---
title: 'Michael Charles'
url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/michael-charles'
markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/michael-charles.md'
date: '2026-07-16'
description: 'Michael Charles runs a Dads Group in Gwent for parents of children with additional needs.'
taxonomy:
  tag:
    - Stigma
    - Autism
    - Neurodivergence
---

![Michael Charles](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/02.authors-and-experts/blackandwhite-wedding-play.jpg)

# Michael Charles

 ![Michael Charles](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/02.authors-and-experts/michael-charles/support-for-fathers.webp)## Michael Charles

### Mental Health Advocate

Michael Charles runs a Dads Group in Gwent for parents of children with additional needs.

 ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/03.home-life/support-for-fathers-of-children-with-additional-needs/support-for-fathers.webp) 

###  Article:  Support for fathers of children with additional needs 

[Article: Support for fathers of children with additional needs](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/support-for-fathers-of-children-with-additional-needs)

Michael Charles runs a Dads Group for parents of children with additional needs. He reflects on the challenges fathers face, the value of shared experience,…

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