I began this in response to a 2 and 1/2 year old boy who needed a way to communicate with extended family, while in quarantine with his parents…When I decided to make a mini video about it, 60 clips flew in over 5 days, from Glasgow to the Isle of Wight.https://vimeo.com/405589052 A fabulous TV Editor stepped in to splice them. It has aided my recovery from 2 spinal fractures ( neck and middle back) – Inspiration is the best pain relief! FAH has touched so many families and lonely individuals – I have received tens of many moving stories…Having been in a kind of lockdown since Christmas Day, when I fell down a flight of stairs and broke my spine in 2 places, this work has uplifted and released me. One Primary School took it up just before the end of last term, where a teacher showed the Vimeo to her bubble. Then those children started spontaneously flying their own hugs across their school, to other bubbles and teachers – easing the tension of the physical distance rules. It’s about everyone having their own way of communicating, but it can be used to promote language and social communication as well as alleviating anxiety and distracting young ones from being confused at not being allowed to touch or cuddle.I have about 20 Speech and Language Therapists involved now, and The Lithuanian Autism Assoc. who are making their own FAH project to teach autistic children about feelings, plus I’ve been working remotely each week with a Dad in Tokyo. He saw the Vimeo, showed it to his 4 year old autistic son, and invented a game based on it. Now his son can receive a hug and says the word ‘hug’ with meaning. A Gran said to me yesterday: ‘the act of flying a hug is an emotional, physical and mental release – it’s a great letting go but with affection and focus’. FAH has also helped neighbours, and a community of young adults with learning disabilities and their carers – I have the recordings and transcripts of their comments. We would love it to be more available to schools this coming term. It is not a product! It’s free