WOOD SWINGSET FOR 8 YR OLD BROTHER WITH AUTISM

I have an amazingly strong 8 yr old brother with Asperger's. His everyday life is very difficult because he also suffers from Adhd' severe anxiety,ocd and sleep apnea. My wish is for a wooden swing set so he can go outside and work on his fine motor skills and his vestibular system. His OT says these are very important things for him to work on. She has swings and rockwalls in her center and said he would benefit from these items. The swing helps with his sensory issues. Unfortunately these swings are expensive and hard to afford. With all the Dr appts. And time of work my parents have a hard time buying things like this. My mother recently stopped working to stay home and focus on my brother making things even harder to afford. If anybody could help it would be a blesssing. It is important toget tis item so he can go outside and help build up his vestibular system and fine motorskills. We have tried taking him to the park but this always ends in disaster. He does not have very good social skills, the kids are always loud or they push and shove. Kaleb is different and kids his age notice so the park usually ends up with meltdowns and panic attacks. I wish one day he can go in the safety of his backyard and play and work on is weaknesses. It would be amazing just to see him be ale to have fun without the teasing and anxiety. To anyone who can help thank you for being an ANGEL!!

Wish Info

  • Posted: Jul 3, 2012 12:08 am
  • Member: kalex1120
  • Member Since: Nov 18, 2011
  • Hero: 2 times
  • Wishes Granted: 1 time
  • Raised: $0.00 Goal: $1,200.00
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  • City: fort pierce
  • State: Florida
  • Country: United States
  • Type: Want
  • Wish is for: Child
  • Category: Toys
  • Cause: Autism
  • Views: 482
  • Comments: 18
  • Follows: 3

1 Accepted OffersLast offer 9 months ago

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  • WishUponAHeroFoundationinfo 9 months ago - Accepted!

    Hi! Your wish was the 2nd place winner for TeamWish July. We will be sending a check for $200 towards granting your wish.

Comments & Responses


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kalex1120 3 months ago

Hope he gets a HERO SOON!

kalex1120 9 months ago

@ schana thanks so much and God bless you :-)

kalex1120 9 months ago

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. God bless you @ wish upon a hero foundation, this is a blessing

kalex1120 9 months ago

That is such an amazing blessing thank you for the help :-)

Schana 9 months ago

Hi My name is Schana and I am a Wish Ambassador for WUAH, While I cannot promise anything, I will be working to get your wish granted. I will email you with more information :)

kalex1120 10 months ago

Thanks

danielleinfl 10 months ago

I hope that your wish is granted!

kalex1120 10 months ago

That would be great but I live in FL. :( . Ideas are good :-)

mrsbattle170 10 months ago

I have a swingset I could donate but I live in NJ. :( If there was a way to arrange for someone to take it down and transport it to you I think it would be perfect. It is lifetime warranty on the wood-Rainbow playsets-and we have not used it in a while. My parents spent over $5000 on it in 2005 but we moved when my husband and I separated and the kids dont play on it. Any ideas heros??

kalex1120 10 months ago

Thanks everyone, I checked into our county and they do not offer grants for swing sets, no luck so far. I will keep praying and hoping for a hero :-)

ckirkman 10 months ago

I hope you find your heroes. I am so glad he is getting the help he needs. I have 2 friends with children with aspergers. One is 17 and recently got his drivers license, the other is 15 and is calming down incredibly in the last year and his social skills are really growing. Family support is critical. Until you get your swing set, you might consider taking him to the park either early morning or late evening, when most of the other kids have gone home.

flowerlady 10 months ago

There are some grants available in FLA for autistic children. I hope you find some help here.If you Google I-pads for autistic children, they also have grants for those too.Good Luck
http://www.google.com/search?q=grants+for+autistic+children+FLAL&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

kalex1120 10 months ago

Thanks @mommie817. I know there is a hero out there somewhere. :-)

mommie817 10 months ago

i do hope you get your wish

kalex1120 10 months ago

Thaks everyone. @jenniepepsi, prayers are all that are needed sometimes and also a great gift. Thank you for the compliment he is an amazing brother and God has amazing things planned for him. Thanks for the suggestion. Hope everything is good with your daughter and I will pray for your family. @abettertomorrow, I will check into the county not sure on that one great idea though. I hope your two sons are well and prayers for your boys and you.