Raenstoirm
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 20, 2007
My 2.5 year old has sensory processing disorder. We are still working though what that actually means, but our upcoming october disney trip has me a bit spooked. This will be his 5th WDW trip (and we had zero issues on past trips but the last trip he was only 20 months old). He is a "person" now with very distinct opinions on things so I don't know what to expect. So first is he eligible for a DAS even though he wont have a ticket? And if so, I have some specific ride concerns, well queue concerns. He doesn't do well squished around other people. He seems to have claustrophobia. So HM should be hell and the stairs leading to TSMM wont go over well either. Would they let us board HM at the ride exit when its crowded and with the wheelchairs at TSMM? We plan on FP+ both of them so the line accommodation that goes with DAS wont be needed. I think things like Pirates, Nemo, little mermaid should be ok since you can "build" space around yourself. No one is telling you to "fill in all available space." Some days he is totally fine so we wouldnt need to worry about it, but today was hell with him so I have to plan for his bad days. Also would stroller as wheelchair be advantageous? He has zero mobility issues, but the security of the sun shade might help some. He always has it pulled down when out and about at home for example. I don't want to be "that" family that has people sneering because I am bringing a stroller into a line and the kid hops out and climbs into a ride totally fine though. This is all new to me so I never really paid attention to anything disability related since the 90s when we brought my grandmother in a wheelchair.