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Loads of Irish people helped this man find a special sippy cup for his son with autism
IT ALL STARTED yesterday, when dad Marc Carter in Devon, UK took to Twitter with a unique request.
His son Ben has severe non-verbal autism. Ever since he was two, Ben has exclusively drank out of a little blue Tommee Tippee sippy cup – and he won’t drink from anything else.
The cups are no longer made, and little Ben’s cup has started to fall apart and doesn’t have long left.
So his dad put out a call on social media for people with the exact same cups
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Yesterday, The Sligo Volunteer Centre posted the plea on their Facebook page – and the result has been amazing.
People around Ireland began sending photos to the page to see if their particular sippy cup matches the one needed
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The post went viral on the Sligo Volunteer Centre page, with over 4000 shares and hundreds of people getting in contact – the centre then liaised with the family to see if any matched
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As the centre tells DailyEdge.ie, it’s already been a success – despite only being up for 24 hours:
And they had nothing but praise for all the Irish people that got in touch:
Hopefully now the family will be sorted for sippy cups for years to come
The #CupForBen hashtag has exploded on social media in the meantime – and people across the world are getting in touch as the story spreads.
The manufacturers are getting involved too
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And Ben’s dad has posted a moving thank you note to Twitter as a result of all the attention:
Hopefully Ben will have all the blue sippy cups he’ll ever need.
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