to think that just because dd is disabled she doesn't need another......

[2shoesonanegghunt]

bloody teddy.
Why oh why do people think "oh lets give half shoe a teddy" ffs she will be 12.
her driver gave me her birthday present(as it is hols) you can feel it is a teddy......now I know lovely of him and the escort to do it. BUT what do I do with all these endless bloody furry things.
SO PLEASE IF BUYING FOR A CHILD WITH SN DON'T BUY A TEDDY

Dinosaur i will speak to dd and we will pick one out

We have a glut of teddys and soft-toys too. I was going to start re-homing them when i read that you shouldnt be in a hurry to do that as small children need them as characters in their fantasies and role-play. So im holding out till my DDs are a bit older.
Sorry, this doesnt help OP....

What can we send in return though? Lots of drawing/art materials?

You'd think there must be a charity somewhere that sends them to orphanages in the third world or something???

I know exactly what you mean & it's nothing to do with the SN.

My charge has...wait for it... 62 teddies & 50 of them are now in the attic!

The biggest waste of money ever, I never buy children cuddly toys!

Since the new year I have thrown out 2 bin liners full of teddies that people have gven to my sn dd... I know how you feel, 2shoes and the worst culprits here are the pil's, They don;t understand her disabilities and have asked nothing, even when offered information.
The worst thing is they don't bother asking what to get for the children, but thats a whole other thread!