16/11/2016
My son Ben is 14 and he has severe autism, he's non-verbal and has very limited understanding. Since the age of 2 he has drunk exclusively from a little blue Tommee Tippee two handled cup (Pictured below).
Fortunately about 3 years ago we managed to replace this very old and disintegrating cup with a newer one - cup part first, lid a few weeks later. He was suspicious but we survived.
But now its time for another replacement and we can't replace his old cup with a glass as he simply won't drink out of it! Ben hasn't drunk at school since the age of 5; he doesn't drink outside of the house so we can't go anywhere. People say he will drink when he's thirsty, but two emergency trips to the A&E with severe dehydration say otherwise.
These cups are not made anymore, the replacements are all new and fancy. We've tried them and Ben throws them at us. Maybe you have one stuck at the back of your cupboard? The one he has right now doesn't have long left. In all honesty we are really worried what will happen if it falls apart completely. Can you help us?
Please share this far and wide, you can find me on Twitter . We will happily pay for the cup and postage, and we would love more than one if we can find them. Thank you!
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