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Birthday presents

Jess

Hi there so I was just wondering if anybody would be able to help me? My son turns 3 at the end of the month and I have no clue in what to buy him. When he was diagnosed over a year ago I was told everything he likes playing or doing is somehow stimulating him in a way we probably wouldn't know. 

At the moment his current things he likes to play with are balls, pop tubes, his pop up toy and his soft clemmy sensory mats. He also likes to bunny hop when excited, put anything in his mouth and also bang his hands on the door as he's realised it makes a noise. 

He used to obsess over bead mazes and cars (spinning the wheels on them).  He doesn't like anything wet touching him, doesn't cope to well with loud noises. And doesn't do very well with going outside if he's on his feet as gets very anxious. 

  • Great ideas needed! Three is a fun age. My nephew loved ride-on toys around then. Maybe a small balance bike? Also, anything with cause and effect is great. My son was obsessed with games like Moto X3M - super stimulating for coordination, though obviously he's a little young! A musical instrument (even a small drum) could be fun considering his hand-banging phase. Good luck finding the perfect gift!

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  • in reply to Homebird

    Does he like pop tubes??? My daughter hates them, even though she used to play with them to her heart's content. She's older, but she still acts like a child. She doesn't like noise and always flinches because of it. Even though she's grown up, I often notice that I don't know her as a girl. She has her own interests and habits. Recently, I was looking for 16 gifts for her and didn't find any idea... until I noticed for myself that my daughter draws. I never took her to draw. She didn't study anywhere. But she draws from memory everything she has seen in the last couple of days. I gave her a huge easel and several sets of palette paints of gouache, watercolor, pastels, and a bunch of brushes. Silently I put the gift next to her bed. She woke up and said I was her best friend for the first time in her life. I have never had a seizure since then. It's been three years.

  • I think he would appreciate it if you gave him something special for him and something that he likes.  For example, my son likes to look at stars through a telescope and for his birthday I’ve decided to get one. It was not a very expensive one, but it was enough to see the moon and some planets. This made him really happy and helped him learn what a birthday is.  The next time, when his grandmother had her birthday, he offered to write happy birthday grandma on a postcard and send it to her. This was really nice of him. I am sure now that he can understand what’s good for him and for other people.

  • My son liked getting into boxes or tents. (Still gets into empty boxes now). He loved a sleeping bag he had with a hood. He loves getting into things which comfort him by being enclosed. His dressing gown always has to have a hood.

    Not sure if this is age appropriate (son now teenager), but wonder about a small pop up tent with plastic balls if he likes balls. Some have a tunnel attached. Alternatively, don't know how much space you have but thinking as he likes noise of doors, what about a small play house?