Thanks for the suggestions will have to try some of those. A social story is a good idea too... we have one of those about the wind (he's terrified of the wind because we lost our roof in the last storm). We have the tasting/biting issue too but we have a huge range of toys he is allowed to bite/chew and also ice, he LOVES ice

Freya, that would be awesome! RE Carers allowance, I got back paid quite a few months (2 months prior to the assessment!). I rang up to make sure it was right LOL.