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Walking

Simon

Hi i have a 3yr old son who is being assessed for autism, hes quite tall and doesnt fit in a pram anymore, im really struggling to get him to walk beside me on rains. He just runs off or keeps stopping and dropping to the floor, then wanting to be picked up, just lately i have noticed that hes been covering hes eyes with his hands. Can anyone help with this? And any ideas how to get him walking please? Thanks simon

  • in reply to Lau

    How do you get one on the nhs please? 

  • in reply to NAS73797

    Thanks, my son does have swimming lessons every week, i will try ear defenders and sun glasses thank you 

  • my son didnt walk well when young, behaviour similar to yours, would cry too, turns out he is hypermobile and had to have physio for a few years, the running could be over stimulation, ear defenders for noise and sun glasses with blue light blocking filter. also to help with any pain he might be getting from walking you could try regular swimming sessions to help, once diagnosed see if your area has disabled swimming lessons. you could look online for reviews of strollers that fitted larger toddlers and older, i did and my son stayed in the pram until around 5 1/2. walks fine now

  • in reply to Simon

    Another option is a Pram sun shade net that covers over the full pram. Your son can still see out but the over stimulation from outside is reduced after all the  lockdown’s in 2020 I had to have the pram sun shade net on my sons pram all the time to help him cope with the outside world again. When we are in the car now, I have a sun shade net that covers the full window in the side he sits in the car even if it’s not sunny I have this on the window it really helps my son from being visually overloaded. I hope you find a solution. 

    Our current pram from the nhs is an Excel elise and it’s the exact same shape as a Mclaren elise pram. I did purchased Mclaren elise accessories for mine as I felt they were better quality than the Excel elise accessory pack. 

  • in reply to Lau

    Yes i could try thanks, but he doesnt like hsts or anything on hes face or head 

  • Could you give him some sunglasses to shade his eyes as it sounds like he’s visually over stimulated.

  • My son developmental therapist put a referral in to mobility unit at the NHS for a disability pram. My child who is 4 was given the option of a wheel chair or a pram and we opted for the pram they got children up to the age of 7. Ask you child’s paediatrician or GP to put a referral in.