Guest guest Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hi Everyone,I tend to " lurk " on here still but a question came up and I suspected that you all would " get " this totally and possibly have some suggestions.My daughter is 8 years old and has Asperger's, ADHD, sensory integration and feeding difficulties. We have always used the Ikea kids cups because they seemed to be a simple and inexpensive way to handle this. However, I find that more often than not, we resort to a couple of cups from a dish set or a couple of cups that were given to us as gifts. We need more and I am finding that the " flatter " the " base " is and less " curved " the actual cup is, the better. Otherwise, we have a constant spill on our hands. I attempted a search on drinking cups for kids with special needs but nothing truly relevant came up except for infants. Thoughts are most welcome! Respectfully,Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 My favorite cups are the 16 oz. tumblers from Tupperware. Let me see if I can find a link to show you a pic. It comes w/ a lid and a straw and they don't seem like baby cups. They sell them in 4-packs. Here is a picture:http://compare.ebay.com/like/370529136729?_lwgsi=y & ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes & var=sbarIt has a wider base than the other tumblers they have that are more designed specifically for kids. I don't know why they do that??!! Dumb. You'd think cup makers would get it!! To: autism-aspergers Cc: Deb Discenza Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 7:28 PM Subject: Drinking Cups Hi Everyone,I tend to "lurk" on here still but a question came up and I suspected that you all would "get" this totally and possibly have some suggestions.My daughter is 8 years old and has Asperger's, ADHD, sensory integration and feeding difficulties. We have always used the Ikea kids cups because they seemed to be a simple and inexpensive way to handle this. However, I find that more often than not, we resort to a couple of cups from a dish set or a couple of cups that were given to us as gifts. We need more and I am finding that the "flatter" the "base" is and less "curved" the actual cup is, the better. Otherwise, we have a constant spill on our hands. I attempted a search on drinking cups for kids with special needs but nothing truly relevant came up except for infants. Thoughts are most welcome! Respectfully,Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hello, Wal-Mart has a horizontally ribbed plastic cup with a lid. It looks like a “grown up†cup and has a straw attached to the cup. The ribbed part reminds me of the Michelin man, big and wide ribs. The straw also functions as the handle. I can’t find a picture but they work great for my daughter. The down side is you can’t use the sanitize cycle in the dishwasher, it will melt them. I have used the regular setting and they do fine. Another cup I have seen around it looks like a fancy fast food pop cup. It has a hard straw, hard plastic cup the lid looks like a Mc’s lid except it screws on tight. They are also dishwasher safe. I have seen them in sports teams to designs with dots. If guns kill people then pencils cause misspelled words To: autism-aspergers Cc: Deb Discenza Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 6:28 PM Subject: Drinking Cups Hi Everyone,I tend to "lurk" on here still but a question came up and I suspected that you all would "get" this totally and possibly have some suggestions.My daughter is 8 years old and has Asperger's, ADHD, sensory integration and feeding difficulties. We have always used the Ikea kids cups because they seemed to be a simple and inexpensive way to handle this. However, I find that more often than not, we resort to a couple of cups from a dish set or a couple of cups that were given to us as gifts. We need more and I am finding that the "flatter" the "base" is and less "curved" the actual cup is, the better. Otherwise, we have a constant spill on our hands. I attempted a search on drinking cups for kids with special needs but nothing truly relevant came up except for infants. Thoughts are most welcome! Respectfully,Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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