Thomas Wooden Railway Set - 65th Anniversary Thomas & Bertie Story Pack £40RRP to £10

samanthaw111

youth_leader wrote: »

thanks so much - my brother-in-law has adopted a lovely little boy on the autism spectrum - thomas the tank is recommended because of the facial expressions on the dvds. bought him a grotty tesco one for his birthday off ebay so very pleased to be sending him the real thing for christmas!

Ah, thats so sweet! Thank you, your welcome! I hope he likes it

pinkladymel

youth_leader wrote: »

thanks so much - my brother-in-law has adopted a lovely little boy on the autism spectrum - thomas the tank is recommended because of the facial expressions on the dvds. bought him a grotty tesco one for his birthday off ebay so very pleased to be sending him the real thing for christmas!

My son is also on the autism spectrum and was heavily in to Thomas for a great many years so this set will have its wear 20x over if he's anything the same! He also loves Disney Cars, again, because of the faces - might be something to keep in mind if you come across cheap DVDs or anything

veruccasalt

pinkladymel wrote: »

Would it help if I confessed that my DS walked past the Thomas for the first time in his life the other day and straight up the Star Wars aisle.. and my eyes welled up!! Sad, I know!!

Shame they have to grow up

I have a chink of light though. I was making DS's bed the other day, and jokingly said 'shall I put your Thomas duvet cover on?' (which hasn't seen the light of day for YEARS). DS replied 'oh yes please!'.

He was so happy to see the familiar engines, and remembered all their names. By the end of the day, he started to nag that he wanted to see all his trains again, so I hauled myself into the loft and tracked down the box they are in.

The look of delight on his face was joyful, and now his bedroom floor is an enormous track, with one of those massive trains that goes nearly the whole way round. Thomas in the lead of course!

So I think there is a little bit of his heart that will be forever Thomas, even though Darth Vader and Yoda seem to have a monopoly on it at times.:):):)