<p>An adorable nine-year-old road sign obsessive was left overjoyed when he was invited to spend the day at a sign shop - and even bagged himself his own custom-made sign.<br></p><p>Theo Goodwin, who was diagnosed with autism when he was three-years-old, was left thrilled when he was approached to take a tour of a sign factory in Nuneaton on Thursday (24/2). </p><p>He was asked to come along after midlands-based Nuneaton Signs spotted the street sign obsessive on his TikTok page. </p><p>His TikTok page, which is run by dad, Carl Goodwin, 35, has over 60,000 followers and highlights Theo's other interest which include trainspotting and reading stories. </p><p>Theo, who can remember every road sign from his home in Rhondda to Cardiff, was thrilled to see how the signs were made in a behind-the scenes tour. </p><p>He even bagged himself a 'Theo 30' as well as light up sign and his very own named parking bay on arrival. </p><p>The adorable clip of Theo's big day has now been viewed more than 11,000 times. </p><p>Dad Carl a marketing manager from Rhondda, South Wales, said: "He absolutely loved his trip and has not stop talking about - he is already planning his next trip. </p><p>"Theo is autistic and goes through a lot of different obsessions from toothpaste to spices. More recently, he gained an interest in road signs and speed signs. </p><p>"We often do road sign hunting and look for different speed signs. Every Sunday, we go to Cardiff and he can name every road sign on the journey. </p><p>"A couple of weeks ago we posted a video of this on TikTok and then Nuneaton Signs got in touch after viewing the video. </p><p>"They sent Theo a present which included some road sign tablemats, a road sign poster and then they invited us up for the day. </p><p>"They were amazing. Theo needs preparation before he goes somewhere new and Nuneaton Signs made a custom video to Theo to make him feel at ease. </p><p>"They even asked for his favourite food and snacks. They even had a parking bay ready for us with our names on. It was fantastic. </p><p>"Theo made his own custom sign and settled on 30mph sign. They also gave him a massive road sign that lights up. </p><p>"They are an amazing company. He was so confident there. It is a loud place and we did worry. </p><p>"He had his ear defenders on and he was in his absolute element. He had so much fun. He has talked about it none stop for the last few days. </p><p>"Theo struggles with sound and thrives off routine, every Sunday we go the same place and park in the same floor. </p><p>"Any changes to that routine are a struggle. He constantly looks for sounds he loves and listens to them on repeat. </p><p>"He has come on loads though. His communication has come on. He is starting to have conversations with us now." </p><p>As well as a passion for road signs, Carl admits watching and editing his TikTok videos has helped Theo bring out his creative side. </p><p>They have even both created a book titled 'New Food Saturdays' which is read by book readers on their TikTok page. </p><p>He added: "In a way, TikTok has helped him. He loves it: he loves making the videos and editing them alongside me. </p><p>"The TikTok just grew and grew. He wants to post all the time. We film everything and watch it together. </p><p>"It is helping get creative - some of the videos are his idea which is great. If he wants to make TikTok videos when he is older, then that is great. </p><p>"We also have created a book called 'New Food Saturdays' and we have many people read them to use on our page. It is fantastic." </p><p>Their TikTok page called 'Daddy and Theo' has had over 2 million likes. <br></p>
