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Me, Courtney and our family can’t thank you enough 🙏❤️🙏

Love it 🙏❤️ you guys are amazing, he loves being there, can tell, he’s so excited to be there

Such amazing my dear friend, I totally agree, very much life can be hard, maybe as much or more as a dad, stuff upper lip, as the saying goes, 😫, if only non-special parents knew what it’s like in our world, I often say to people it’s a doing a 24 hour risk assessment on the house 😣 is the door locked / anything on the floor that can be picked up / etc 😫 then it’s hiding behind one of these 😆 when really it’s 😰

This was so touching, not just the way the company put people ahead of profit, but the way you love, support, and protect your son. I'm sure it seems natural to you, like there's no other choice, but many autistic kids have relationships with their parents that are... not like this. I know from experience. And I feel a little bit healed witnessing parents like you, knowing that kids in the future will have a better experience. Thanks so much.

He looks just like you! Great grin he has! When he waves his arms I can tell he’s happy!

Your son is a waste of oxygen. He is good for nothing but turning perfectly good food into shit. He will never contribute ANYTHING worthwhile to society.

If I were a little autistic soul waiting to be born I would choose these people to be my family, lucky boy

That’s so lovely, just look at his smile.

Just a lovely lovely film

Wish I was there to help. I live in the USA but my mum lives just up the road from you. I would love to be part of a community. I have a daughter with autism but am pretty much isolated.

Good luck 😊 it is a wonderful presentation.

I found that almost everyone here forget the most important thing is that without chinese factories' priceless producing of those 500 cups. nobody will be happy. I see nobody thank chinese kind people and their factory. OK, I just want to show my thanks to those nice people in china. thank you for your unselfishness kind hard works and good luck.

Dylan now has a new cup, it's a direct replacement for the one that was going to last a few more days. Although it's obviously fantastic news we now need to find him many more so he has spares for as long as he needs them. And of course Robert and Esmae need their bottle and cups. And my young friend Trey has joined the LittleBluCup club, he needs a cup too. We can't stop, the more people who are aware the more people we will help. Families need this stuff, it maybe small and worthless to most but to some of my friends out there these little items mean the world.

We found Dylan's cup!! I just need the momma to call me! She stopped by our little consignment shop this morning just outside of Traverse City MI. I posted to my page...and one of my momma's messaged me!! PLEASE have momma call Small Wonders Consignment!!! 231-943-3880

Shared! x

Awesome :) I love Bude too its such a lovely place , thank you for sharing you day :) looks like Ben had a brill time :)

You are an incredible parent! Thank you for sharing your relationship. He clearly LOVES the sea ❤️

What a wonderful father you are to Ben. It's lovely to see you interacting with him with such tenderness.

I love this little updates. In my country we drink "mate". Its a infusion made from yerba mate that you are supposed to drink from a straw and my cousin have a collection of mates, the things is they have to be red. He wont drink from anything that is not red. I see why people dont understand your dilemma but Ben story reminds me of my cousin and Im happy to know you have some progress.

It is massive! Fantastic news! :) Happy Christmas from a fellow autism parent in Colorado, though all my family live in Bideford and Barnstaple! Thanks for sharing your videos.

That's fantastic, I hope you have a wonderful new year xx

Oh, brilliant, definitely MASSIVE news. I'm so glad you've had a good Christmas. My son's major beef about Christmas is that the tv programmes he watches are put on hold. He's always a bit miserable and out of sorts until the tv schedule is back on track. A suggestion: the text commentary on your videos is sometimes a touch inaccurate, to say the least. It's also quite humorous at times! It's fine for everyone who is familiar with British accents; we can just listen to you, but you have viewers and subscribers around the world and a more effective text commentary might help them. I don't know how you'd go about it. It's not a criticism, just a supportive comment.

Encouraging news! After watching some of your previous updates, I can appreciate that this is a big step for you and for Ben, even though he doesn't realise it. Have you given any thoughts to how you might "pre-distress" the other cups, particularly the top part, to better match his current one? It would need to be done in a way that doesn't compromise hygiene but does fool Ben into not spotting the swap.

Yay! So stoked for you and Ben! A step is a step, no matter how small! <3 Fingers crossed switching out the tops happens soon too! <3

This is like a win win win win situation. Not only does this help Ben and his family, the company gets to help which is always a good feeling, they also get well deserved advertising and it raises attention for autism.

I'm not crying there's something in my eye

I don't know if anyone has mentioned to you before but there's a guy here in the US named Christopher Ulmer. Check out www.specialbooksbyspecialkids.org/ They are also on fb with the same name Special Books By Special kids. He used to teach children with autism among other things. He is absolutely amazing and travels to meet and make videos with children who the world might consider different but he wants to help educate people and does an amazing job at it. If you haven't already look him/the site up on FB. Perhaps there is something he or the organization can do to help you also be a beacon of education for this cause! I wish you all the best and will continue to follow your familys journey! <3

I really hope continue to report on the progress especially how the transition to newer cups works out. I think that could be very useful.

mark mate you are a legend i myself am deemed disabled by my country but in all honesty i couldnt bare haveing bens condition you and he are both absolute bloody legends ( and the family as well ) please tell ben he has fans all over the world and enjoy the cups if i had one it would be comeing your way unfortunately TommyTipy never sold to Australia as far as i know stay strong all of you and god bless

Удачи, люди со всего света молодцы, они остались не равнодушны

It was so nice of you to thank people, it might be a little thing for them but a big thing for you, I wish you the best

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your hat is brillant. I prefer a fez, but that is only to due to our house holds small (it's bigger on the inside) obsession with the doctor. Excited to see it all come together. It will be wonderful to connect to other parents/caregiver out there. This is a beautiful thing you're doing. Keep up the good work.

This really is wonderful. My older brother is autistic and when we were little he would only wear 1 shirt... it was a Looney Tunes shirt... and it was DISGUSTING because it had so many holes and it was very threadbare. My mom and I worked together to duplicate the shirt by tracing it on a new shirt and painting it with fabric paint (didn't have fancy technology back in the 90's). SOMEHOW it worked and he adjusted to it, but I remember his face when we presented it to him... he was very suspicious lol

Your story traveled all the way to Brazil, there's a lot of people talking about how amazing your story is. Congratulations for your fight and lots of love to Ben. Im glad people like you exist.

I know how hard that is with the tonsilitis and my step-son only has mild ADHD. But after he had his tonsils removed I was very scared that he would get dehydrated because he refused to drink anything for 3 days. So I know you have to stress and worry even worse with a child that doesn't understand. Prayers for Ben and your family.

I didn't find this boring. You're so passionate about this and it shows! I think a show where people who have their own "little blue cup" are helped along to find extras or a way to have their need met would be interesting!

I cried. I just sat and cried. my Ben is called Adrian. He inspires me. He one of the most beautiful things to happen in my life. In a world that is so focused on the 'antidote' or 'fixing the problem', I think there are so many people who don't realize. He is my baby, he is my little boy. He is not a problem or a disability. I want to scream "thank you for you support but he does not need to be fixed" and in fact I may have made it to the end of my rope once or twice, and have said it. My biggest problem is that once you have decided that my son's autism is a problem, people quit enjoying him, and only want to focus on fixing him. once people have designated his autism as a mistake, they don't realize the miracle was sitting right in front of them anymore. This little boy, whose not so little anymore, has inspired me to be my best self. He doesn't understand 'strangers'. They are friends he simply hasn't met yet. And yeah, it can be hard, life can be a hot mess when you have to deal with all the little tics, that a accompany just going to the store, but I don't think people see all the happiness he brings to us. I wish people wouldn't just sum him up as a defect, or "just something werid he can't help, that makes everyone else slightly uncomfortable" He is my son, with more depth and brilliance than they could ever imagine. I have alot to say on the subject of my son (of course my husband says I have alot to say in general) But I feel like its an important job. We are the protectors and voices of those who need a voice. If you ever need to talk I would love to. You can find me on facebook: Brooklyn Grace Sparks (Heard). And I hope you do.

Marc - I am so happy for your family and for Ben . As a father of an autistic individual who can be a rather picky eater I teared up because your not only getting a few but enough to help cover Ben's life time. That IS HUGE! I am more surprised at the company who came through for you , THAT is amazing ! I happy for your family and Ben. I hope he enjoys his new cups.

If you start a TV program, then I suggest having multiple autistic people as part of the show. You can introduce everyone in the first episode and then continue to follow them and learn more about them as the show goes on. Just an idea. Another idea would be to dedicate individual episodes to unique cases.

Boy, he almost died from dehydration? That sucks. Sure looks like he never held back from eating, though.

This is a real company run by real people! Too many companies seem to be run by robots that have no connection to people or the world. We need to support companies like this one! Bravo Tommy Tippee! Honestly. I am not surprised the company is owned by a British firm. Some of the best people in the world (minus those UKIP fools!)

Why can't autistic children just act normal? it's not hard, just act normal. it's like they want all the attention. I'm glad my kids are normal.

Other than the 500 Tommy Tippee cups made, did someone locate one for Ben in the mean time?

Not only did Ben get a lifetime supply of his cups, but you've helped raise attention for autism. This event has sparked many conversations. Great work, Marc!

Well done Tommee Tippee! And well done to you sir. I wish you and your family all the happiness and well being life can bring. I can not fathom how anyone would have the gal to criticise you for doing anything to make Ben's life easier. So many armchair experts. You are not alone, Ben is not alone.

Thank you so much for what you said about Autistic children all having their own needs and that as the care givers we know how to meet those needs. My daughter, Jack LOVES a little stuffed bat. A lot of folks don't get it that her little bat is like a member of our family, because that bat helps her get through every day. Any little thing that gives my daughter peace of mind is a good thing in my book.

So touched by your story! Thank goodness you will get the cups from Tommee Tippee. Praise God. Each child of autism is different.

I just love Tommee Tippee and all the wonderful folks that were trying to help Ben!