SENSORY ISSUE: Any swedish speakers here?

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I'll try and keep this simple, but this for me really came out of the blue. I was diagnosed with Autism at birth, and then around 1976 re-diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. Through growing up I had my usual anxieties, and with that, the meltdowns, not knowing what to do. Suddenly around 12 13 years of age, my parents noticed a huge improvement, and at first they were bafflled in my sudden calming of behaviour. Did they think it was just me growing up, but a change within a month, seriously they wondered what the hell.

I remember this being around the middle of 1982, in which at the same time I started fidgeting with the older style soft-drink bottles, the ones made of PET Plastic, with the large black polypropylene cap on the bottom. The further I grew into my teen-age years, I received much bullying at school. When I was home from school, I remember placing my hand around the soft black plastic of the soft-drink bottle base. Immediately I felt this incredible sense of pleasure, more to the point of euphoria. It was all rather unexplicable, but I definitely had a sensory reaction to that special kind of plastic.

Around 1990, the soft-drink companies, changed the shape of their bottles from the black bases, to the rocket bottom bottles. The black polypropylene caps on the bottom were gone, and the PET plastic felt thicker and harder.

That soft bubbly feel that helped me with my anxiety was gone. At this point I was about 20 21.

Though it was not immediate, around the mid to late nineties, I started forming a number of habbits and rituals, which of today I understand are related to the anxiety related to Asperger's. I've spoken to doctors and specialists over the years, but none have been able to address my issue.......... UNTIL UNTIL

NOW

Two weeks ago, my friends and I went to a Roxette concert in Sydney. We enjoyed the concert, singing along with the songs, then suddenly a number of inflatable beach balls were released into the crowd.

One of the balls bounced off the crowd, and landed directly into my lap between my legs. Within seconds I rapidly fell into a huge presents of Euphoria, and I swear to God right now, I had never felt so good in 20 years. I was completely drowning in this beautiful see of well being, piece of mind, and Euphoria. I tried holding onto the ball to take it home, but couldn't as people in the row down from me snatched it from me.

I then rapidly fell into a deep abyss. To put it simply, the concert was over, and my friends were very worried about my emotional state, and wondered if I'd be okay when I get home.

I told them that these balls were made of this same plastic, that stimulated me back in the 80s. I also told them that I just couldn't go to any factory in China, as every factory uses different plastics, thicknesses, and material.

What was so special about these Roxette balls was they were made of a thin plastic, they were black, and were exactly of the right size. They weren't too big or too small. In other words, they were pretty much made of the same plastic as the black bases of the 1980's soft-drink bottles.



I then went back to the venue the next day, and purchased four from the Merchandise store. As much as I was happy to get at least four, I knew that these were not going to last me long.

The next day I saw the merchandisers company name appear on my bank statement, and decided to fire them an e-mail. I asked them if they knew where and what factory in China these balls came from.

These were the merchandisers in Sydney, who immediately forwarded my e-mail on to the concert organisers in Melbourne. They then referred my mail on to SCM in Sweden, who I think are the Swedish tour organisers. They then refered me to Ballonger & San't, who is the balloon place that ordered the balls from China.

All this happened within five hours, and I thought; great, this has gone really fast. Noting the time zone difference between Australia and Sweden, I should have an answer by tonight. I noted that I wanted the Roxette balls, but without the Roxette logo. I just wanted them in pure black.

I got an e-mail from SCM noting that Ballonger & San't don't give out there source factory contact details. I immediately went into shock, as now I new I was up against a middle man that doesn't want to reveal his sources. Ulf from Ballonger & San't quoted me US$24 per beach ball. Knowing these things are made in china for $2 a pop, I knew this guy was taking me for a ride.

Despite that, the main thing was that I had to stay focused and friendly, as I sent him another three e-mails explainly my Asperger's and pleading to assist with my situation. From this point onwards I've not heard back from this Ulf.

The reason why I'm in such desperate need to find the factory where these balls are made, is because they use exactly the right plastic. I've got the money, and wanted to order a thousand of them, to last me for the rest of my life.

I know getting access to a good supply of these balls will eliminate my anxiety, thus breaking many of my habbits and rituals. This would not just make me happy, but also my parents and brothers. All of which are annoyed as hell with me because of my incapability to break out.

As I've been civil to this guy, I can only imagine that the communications have stopped, because of a language barrier.

Trying to be as friendly as possible, I politely pointed out that if I were a competing business that I could still undercut him. This is because they are another thousand factories in China. I assured him that this was not the case, and he only needed to check out my documentary to see I was genuine in my need, and that I only wanted to get some to assist with my condition, rather then re-selling them.

Over the last two weeks, I feel like I've been to hell and back with this beach ball thing. I feel that I was in a hair's width of changing my entire life in a big way. I found how just one man standing in the way is preventing me from doing this. I just find it incredible how he will not give me the contact info to the factory that has made these Roxette Beach Balls. Truly for me, this would be a true lottery win, yet it wouldn't cost this guy anything.

So in the end, is there anyone who could contact this guy and explain the Asperger thing in Swedish, and to let him know that I'm just after the contact info from the Chinese factory that has made these balls.

Is there anyone in Sweden who can contact this guy direct? If anyone could, I would be very grateful as I'm sure this is just a misunderstanding, well at least I hope it is.

Here's the link to my doco:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JlC45LOMw4

...and this is his contact info:


Ulf Frojdendahl
Ballonger & San't
Box 1
SE-162 12 Vallingby
Sweden
Tel +46 8 650 99 55
http://www.reklamballonger.se
http://www.reklamflaggor.se
http://www.reklamgrejer.se
[email protected]