Busyknitter

I went shopping in Lytham this morning (Blackpool’s posh neighbour). I needed some new bras and wanted to check out a lingerie shop that I hadn’t been in before which happened to be having a sale.

And I had to take T with me.

An autistic 4-year old with severely impaired communication skills and absolutely no understanding of the world around him makes an unpredictable shopping companion to say the least. Particularly if I need to try things on. Sometimes he is fairly calm, but if he gets put out he can be a complete git and make the whole trip impossible. I always restrain him in his buggy, but it’s getting a bit small for him and he is quite capable of tipping it backwards if he is so minded. Not to mention the screaming.

So it was with trepidation that we entered a small, beautifully laid out boutique with a stunning sale rail. And the proprietress was absolutely lovely to T. She started trying to talk to him immediately and wasn’t phased when I explained about his autism. When I went into the changing room for 15 minutes to try on a mountain of different styles, she just sat down and chatted to him the whole time. And he was happy and calm the whole time.

So there you are folks, an ASDFriendly approved bra shop - Pure Mischief, Henry Street, Lytham.