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Parent facing pram for autistic 2 year old

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savvymum
savvymum Community member Posts: 5 Listener
edited June 2014 in Aids, adaptations, and equipment
I am looking for a parent facing pram for my 2 year old who is autistic and suffers major meltdowns and head bangs in his current maclaren major

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wendy
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  • pinklisa2010
    pinklisa2010 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
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    Hi Wendy there are two pushchairs that i can find that are suitable for older children as most standard pushchairs only go up to 15kg, they are both very expensive but you can get help with buying 1 from the family fund or Cerebra if you meet thier critera the first 1 is called Stringray its made buy a company called R82 and is parent or forward facing and the max weight is 40kg the 2 is kiwi pushchair made by otto bock again its parent and forward facing and takes a max weight of 25kg hope this of some help
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  • Natasha Brown
    Natasha Brown Community member Posts: 108 Courageous
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    Are you sure the problem will be solved by forward facing?

    What do you think his issue is with the pushchair ? Does he sit ok in other chairs eg for eating, car etc?
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