WonderlandisReality
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2016
So we have (and will continue to work on) practicing life skills for my SN kids.
There appears to be one situation that is not getting better...it's getting worse whenever we face a situation we will almost certainly encounter at Disney.
Youngest child is OK (not fantastic) with incidental/accidental bumps in line by other kids. She's small in height for age. If she continues on her current curve she will be ~45-46" at our planned trip. She will be measured a lot. Last weekend we went to indoor waterslide park. She got measured a lot. UNTIL she lost it completely from the staff lifeguards touching her and we had a near-miss assault. She couldn't handle being touched by anybody strange anymore at that point.
Honestly, except for that, she did much better than I thought for the crowds. Waterpark did a work-around where I measured her (one last time) and the lifeguard watched me put a red wristband on her with the height. We just flashed it for the rest of the weekend.
It's actually a good thing for her that she is becoming less tolerant of strangers touching her. And more tolerant of family. But obviously, I also don't want to see anyone getting hurt while they are just doing their job. Does Disney have a similar work-around for a one time measure? Will a CM allow me to do it at the ride entrance if they are right there watching? Not trying to get around safety rules at all, just don't want to put an unsuspecting cast member in a situation with a unpredictable kid.
There appears to be one situation that is not getting better...it's getting worse whenever we face a situation we will almost certainly encounter at Disney.
Youngest child is OK (not fantastic) with incidental/accidental bumps in line by other kids. She's small in height for age. If she continues on her current curve she will be ~45-46" at our planned trip. She will be measured a lot. Last weekend we went to indoor waterslide park. She got measured a lot. UNTIL she lost it completely from the staff lifeguards touching her and we had a near-miss assault. She couldn't handle being touched by anybody strange anymore at that point.
Honestly, except for that, she did much better than I thought for the crowds. Waterpark did a work-around where I measured her (one last time) and the lifeguard watched me put a red wristband on her with the height. We just flashed it for the rest of the weekend.
It's actually a good thing for her that she is becoming less tolerant of strangers touching her. And more tolerant of family. But obviously, I also don't want to see anyone getting hurt while they are just doing their job. Does Disney have a similar work-around for a one time measure? Will a CM allow me to do it at the ride entrance if they are right there watching? Not trying to get around safety rules at all, just don't want to put an unsuspecting cast member in a situation with a unpredictable kid.