Alex is an award-winning individual with international experience of working with children and young people. Years of experience as a teacher, carer, and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator led to him founding a not-for-profit organization, alongside one of the young men he cared for. Happy Smiles Training CIC empowers disabled young adults to create positive social change, by delivering awareness training across schools, community groups, businesses, and more. Alex is currently working on a series of children's books, to raise awareness of a range of long-term health conditions, particularly in adults. Starting with a dementia awareness book, inspired by his grandma and acclaimed by dementia specialists worldwide, he will be releasing the books throughout 2021, including books on depression and cancer. The aim is to start the conversation for children about how these conditions can impact the individual and themselves, whilst giving them an understanding of how they can support people living with those conditions. Alex aims to decrease the anxieties children may have about family members living with long-term health conditions and help them to develop a positive, person-centered approach to life!
