Born Anxious is a homegrown clothing label with two objectives, to make the clothes as comfortable as possible, whilst also remaining planet friendly, and to hold important information that will aim to help not only the child, but also the caregiver as well when required. As an autism mum myself, I have thought about what could help me and other caregivers whilst trying to be as generic as possible within the designs, alongside giving those the opportunity to personalise their products as well.
We are very excited to launch a range of clothing in collaboration with Thomas Henley.
Last year we featured a blog article about Thomas prior to the launch of his documentary. You can read the blog here.
In his documentary, he highlights outstanding Mental Health statistics in the Autistic community.
Thomas Henley is a 24-year-old Biomedical Sciences honours graduate from the University of Manchester, an autistic Commonwealth Gold Medalist in Taekwondo, and a self-taught online content creator on YouTube and Spotify.
In the past 4 years he has been travelling all around the UK to deliver presentations in SEN schools, appear on Radio shows like BBC Radio Manchester and work with important people within the special needs sector - such as Anna Kennedy OBE.
His YouTube channel ‘Aspergers Growth’ has over a total of 200,000 video views. The more recently created ‘Thoughty Auti Podcast’ has a total of 10,000 hits on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, hosting many high-profile and interesting guests from around the globe.
To achieve what Thomas has been able to achieve you need to have determination, resilience, self-belief and a will to change the world for the better; the messages he’s chosen for the designs certainly endorse this.
To pay tribute to his values and dedication to sport and exercise, there are many messages such as Differbility Not Disability, Game Changer and Neurodiverse Squad - all available in gym tees, bags, hoodies and t-shirts.
Take a look at the full collection here and embrace your own strengths in any endeavour you set your eyes on!
Let’s change perceptions together!
