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Ds 5.5 has what i can only describe as a sort of 'tic' where he wipes his lips with the cuff of his jumper or the neck of his jumper very roughly every few minutes. Its because he cant stand his lips being wet or moist. Do you think it could be a sensory thing with your ds?

Oh Riven, you poor thing, that sounds horrendous and very distressing. I hope you manage to get some sleep today. I hope it gets a little easier x

Sorry just to add, I am a regular poster but have name changed on this one.

We have decided that for DS5 (Autismic, 3.5, GDD of 2yrs) we are going to get him a heap of stuff with wheels on. It matters not one jot of the make - he doesnt care, so long as it has wheels on. Oh and a bit of hotwheels track, cos most hand held wheely things will fit. I have looked longingly at little noah's arks, and 'little people' things, but really its a total waste of time. It ...

Have to take it as holiday or unpaid, BUT they have to be flexible & really cannot refuse.

That's the spirit. No, 124 isn't an indicator of mild anything and hopefully this report will make these people sit up and move the process along

I guess not, I suppose it is a rather weird question, yesterday was just one of those awful and frustrating days where everything was upsetting.

we all like e-mailing - we could all start to e-mail our MPs.

Usually up to just a couple of weeks.