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\f0\fs24 \cf0 \ My name is Milly and I'm married to Lee and
we have 3 children, Jacob 9 Louis 5 and Oli 3. \
\ Our Middle son Louis is autistic and non verbal
and he can get very frustrated at times so we thought we'd create a calm place for Louis
to be able to go to and have his own space.\ \
We called RM at Home and they sent round their salesman who was very informative and we sat
down and discussed what products would suit Louis. And together we came up with a plan
and designed the room around Louis' needs.\ \
We had a bubble tube installed. We know that Louis likes this as he has one in his Nursery
room at school. We've also had a Steplight installed which encourages Louis to interact
because he doesn't talk, he is non verbal and it encourages him to make noises and the
light will go up at different times. We've also had a tactile panel fitted with a UV
light, loads of things for him to fiddle with play with twist, turn which is exactly what
he likes to do.\ \
The funds we raised by a local golf society. Every year they choose a charity and they
raise money for a local charity and last year they chose us. So they do lots of Golf days
and auctions and have lots of fun raising money and they manage to raise 5300 pounds
for louis to have this room installed.\ \
We were able to get VAT exemption, we were able to get the exemption because Louis receives
DLA so we were able to get money off because of that.\
\ Louis Loves the room, he settled in very quickly.
The first night he went in there he was very happy and since then Louis can have melt downs
sometimes due to his autism and being frustrated. A couple of times we have taken him up and
within a few minutes he has been laid down calm and happy. Which is exactly why we wanted
the room installed. \ \
I'd recommend these products to the parents of the children who go to school with Louis.
Louis goes to a special school and I feel that these children will benefit from having
rooms like this. }