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Believing in the Invisible Lights
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- Jul 5, 2012
Praying antibiotics do their thing and get Anakin feeling better!
hope the new meds will get him feeling better soon !
Boy I can only imagine.
I hope your son is on the fast track to recovery!! I hope the antibiotics do their job quickly!!
I have been enjoying your trip report so much! My grandson has aspergers and is on the autism spectrum. He is 6, but normally we still bring out huge double BOB, as he can isolate himself under the huge canopy when need be.
This September will be our first trip without BOB. It will be interesting to say the least. There are times that my grandson determines when we leave parks, whether or not we eat at CS or in a restaurant, as you say, pick your battles.
Looking forward to more!!
Praying antibiotics do their thing and get Anakin feeling better!
Thanks! He liked the flavor of the liquid antibiotic.
Another lightsaber?!
Lunch at Sci-Fi was lots of fun! With bellies filled we had some time before A Conversation With Dave Filoni. Anakin still had more spending money. He began to have a panic attack over his Boba Fett gun at home. We told him there was NO WAY we were going home to get it. He insisted he could buy another one with his money. Apparently this was festering in him since Boba Fett compared costumes earlier, but he didn’t say anything to us about it until he was about to “lose” it. He was so concerned that his costume was not complete.
We walked over to Tattooine traders. He found a Boba Fett gun and was not happy with the price. He asked if we would buy it for him. We told him no, if he wanted another it was his money to be spent. He said he could get another light saber for that price. We told him it’s his choice. We also assured him that he looked great as he was. It felt like he spent an eternity making his decision.
Up next: A mask torture or treasure?
Well that is a small but definite plus! Sometimes those liquids can taste so icky, glad I'm older and do pills now!
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I'm glad that you were able to avoid a meltdown and hold firm that it needed to be Anakin's money. One of my friends with Aspergers has his parents buy tons of expensive things for him, but I don't judge them, because I'm sure they are trying to avoid meltdowns. I feel him on the indecisiveness though, choices are impossible.
Still torturing me with the mask suspense, are you?
Welcome! Thank you so much! I hope all goes well in September! How do you think he will handle the change if he's always used the BOB? My son doesn't like people touching him in the queue. He had problems in the Splash Mt FP line when a foreign tour group was behind us and packed in like sardine, actually pressing their bodies against us, not understanding that we value our personal space. DH and I ended up as blockers and we put him in front of us giving him some space. The medical stroller acts as a place of refuge for him. It has a canopy, but we don't use that unless it's raining. He usually wears a hat so that he can't see all the people around him.
Does your grandson like patterns? My son can spend hours at Epcot with all the fiberoptic lights in the ground. There is one area that has a little "court yard" with benches surrounding the lights. Those are his favorite!
My son and a couple of Aspies he's met, really like the Sorcerer's of the Magic Kingdom Game at the Magic Kingdom. He will gladly foresake going on attractions to play the game.
One trick that works for us at the parks, is making a list ahead of time of a few things we are going to do that WE want to do, ADR, a certain attraction, a particular store. He likes lists and he likes a definative plan. In between those things he can pick what he wants to do, it give him a sense of control over the situation and makes him feel more confident being there.
I also bring a "survival kit" in my back pack.
-a brush for Wilbarger brushing.
-a glow stick or flash light in case we get stuck on a dark attraction
-hand sanitizer in a scent he can handl and wet ones for sensitive skin wipes (they stink less)
-ear phones to block some sound
-sun hat to wear to block out seeing all the people.
I'm not too sure yet how he will handle the lack of BOB, but we are driving from TX in my daughters Fiat 500, so there is no way to bring BOB. I think he will do ok, as we also are 'defensive backs' for my grandson, making sure we give him his personal space in lines and in crowds.
Because I also have a younger grandson, we only plan 1/2 days in the parks. We have been to WDW several times and know when it is time to go. lol. The thing that could be harder this year is the new fast pass rules. We try to do most rides with as short a wait as possible. We would get a fast pass asap for Peter Pan, go on Winnie the Pooh, go see Philarmagic and then head to another area.
Our second day at MK we would start in Tomorrowland, ride Buzz, get a fast pass for Buzz, and go from there. We would save the fast pass until it was crowded, too hot or as a last surprise.
WDW is my grandsons 'happy place'! He truly is a different child there. We usually get a GAC card for him, so that we could bring BOB in line with us. This year, we will go by how much he seems to be handling. We will be getting cheapo umbrella strollers, so he will still have some space, but not the cover. I am hoping it will go well.
Thank you so much for your survival tips!! We always carry lots of baby wipes, unscented, a plushie, as he loves them, glow sticks, for the same reason you do and for night time walks and time at the pool.
We also make sure to have a snack or two that he will eat for sure, as he is NOT a good eater at WDW. The heat, crowds, excitement, tend to cause him not to eat much. If we have something he can snack on in line, or while we are on the bus, we at least get something in to him, which prevents a lot of hunger related problems!!:
Loved Anakin's interaction with Jedi Mickey!! : He made a good and logical choice for his light saber/gun, I would say!!
Looking forward to more!!!! And ty again for your tips and your understanding!!
Anakin did not look thrilled to see Princess Leia.
I love, love, love the Mickey pictures!! That was so cute!!
I am glad to hear Anakin had a better night!
Sounds like you are all set! I hope the umbrella stroller works well!
He was disappointed that he missed R2D2 and C3PO. Despite his serious look, he did enjoy Princess Leia and they talked a long time about his new lightsaber.
Update coming in the next few minutes.
I wish he could swallow pills, but he just can't coordinate it. He says he's not that good at multitasking.
Meltdowns stink. Thankfully they are becoming less. We are using the book The Explosive Child: A New Approach to Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene.
See it's a matter of perspective. Hopefully tonight or tomorrow morning I can write the last part of day 11. Then your suspense, I mean torture, will be over.
Oh okay.
What a crazy amount of rain. The meet and greet sounds great. It's so nice when they take the time like that.
I don't understand how people can be like that guy in the store. You are at the happiest place in the world, get with the program!! It sounds like the manager is a good judge of how to handle people by body language.
Tell Anakin not to feel bad, I couldn't swallow pills until I was probably around 12 or 13. Then it was by necessity. It is very difficult to master, I have friends who still struggle with taking them!
What an amazing M&G it looked truly magical! Glad Anaking got his mask signed without too much hesitation. Did you wind up getting his costume that day? I can understand why he would want a new mask, but it is too cool that his other one is now signed!
Loved reading about the meet and greet .. that was awesome ! Good idea about having the mask signed .. makes it that much more special.
Sorry about the rain and the rude guy in the store. How scary !
love the mickey meet Hoe cool with him helping Anakin into the poses
Tink, I have to get to bed but had to comment...LOVE the pics, but my old eyes need them bigger please!
Tip to swallowing pills and YES it does work, try it yourselves!
Place the pill under your tongue and forget about it while you take a swallow of your drink...it will AUTOMATICALLY go down...come on. You KNOW you want to see if it works.
Tink, I have to get to bed but had to comment...LOVE the pics, but my old eyes need them bigger please!
Tip to swallowing pills and YES it does work, try it yourselves!
Place the pill under your tongue and forget about it while you take a swallow of your drink...it will AUTOMATICALLY go down...come on. You KNOW you want to see if it works.