Adelaide social circus group helping improve vulnerable children’s development

When the coronavirus pandemic first struck, it sent the members of a small Adelaide community circus into a spiral.

Lolly Jar Circus was shut down for four months, with worrying health implications for its members.

“We have a lot of participants with autism and young people in general, but particularly young people with autism, thrive on routine,” circus founder Judy Bowden said.

“When that’s disrupted, it’s really stressful and it’s very distressing.”

Now the circus is back, although some…