So we've been granted Child Disability payments for my non-verbal son with autism and learning difficulties who is 9 years old.
This has been such a massive weight off our
shoulders as a family, after ages of humming and ha-ing about whether to claim, because we were 'fine' in terms of costs. My mum ultimately said 'If you don't 'need' it, then keep it for taking the boys on activity breaks or save for when he's older and his living costs get higher' (He will likely be our dependant for the rest of our lives)
We've taken the boys on an obligatory treat day, we've applied for a blue badge (he is a risk in traffic) gotten sensory toys/ weighted blanket, a keyboard (hes started a love for playing instruments and actually has shown talent).
We're thinking of getting him some sort of harness for when we're out and about because he would think nothing about bolting straight onto a busy road if we took our eyes off him for a second (any recommendations?)
Any good ideas to help make life easier/ improve the quality of his life? We're talking about getting him music tuition for his keyboard hobby now and again, but other than that we're stumped. We are going to be really careful with the money but are looking to get some staples that are relevant to his needs.