The Child Who Believes Can Achieve
Sadly, 16% of Australian children suffer a language and learning difficulty that inhibits their ability to develop normally and learn. In some cases, these difficulties can have serious effects on a child’s self esteem, confidence, learning potential, employment options and life choices.
Shine, a division of The Andrew Dean Fildes Foundation, exists to ensure every child gets an opportunity to overcome his/her language and learning problems.
Andrew Fildes was born on 10th June 1973. At 3 and 1/2 years of age, he was still not speaking and had difficulty understanding what others were saying although his hearing was normal.