3TinksAndAnEeyore
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I can appreciate your position. One of our nephews is autistic and his parents have been through the ringer with his behavior. I understand your need to keep him on his schedule, I know routines are key for kids with autism. I'm not sure what you've tried in regards to medication. I understand folks have different opinions on that matter, but I know they had some luck going that route. That said, I'm going to throw a suggestion out there that we used with our kids. Again, not pressing if this is not your thing, I'm just one who likes to know my options so I thought I'd share.
Anyway, when our kids were young (heck, we do it on long flights) and couldn't understand popping their ears and such, we would give them Dramamine before flights. If you've not heard of it before, Dramamine (and Bonine) are over the counter medications that help with motion sickness. Folks mostly use it on boats, but I know some folks who use it for flights because they are hyper sensitive to motion. The difference between Dramamine and Bonine is Dramamine is known to cause drowsiness where Bonine does not. So basically I take Bonine if I want to stay awake and I take Dramamine if I want to sleep. To me it doesn't have a knock out effect, but it does relax me to the point where it's easy to doze off. If it was me and you were open to trying it, obviously I'd consult the doc first, but then maybe consider taking your boy out for a day of driving and try it out then (just so you're not trying it for the first time on your trip). Your mileage may vary, but we always found it to work well and head off any issues with air sickness as well as relaxing both us and the kids.
What are your experiences with Grad Night? I was there once about 10 years ago over Grad Nights and don't remember much, pretty sure it has changed anyway.
We are planning to do DCA on Tuesday the 6th (Grad Night)
Disneyland Wednesday (Great Night)
Use Magic Morning for Disneyland Thursday.
Anticipating our pace is going to be very slow we don't have park hoppers. We will probably play it by ear whether or not we take afternoon breaks or just go to bed early. At this point we are not planning to do World of Color, too hard with little kids who mostly won't be able to see. However MSEP is a priority so at least one night will need to accommodate that. Thoughts?
I'm glad you have decided to go! It will be magical, I'm sure, even with the challenges!We booked our flights yesterday. EEK! I am seriously so nervous though.
I'm glad you have decided to go! It will be magical, I'm sure, even with the challenges!
We hit our double digit dance mark yesterday! It's getting closer!
That's what we're waiting to find out as well!With the passing of February we're all that little bit closer! My spreadsheets are coming together! Now if only I knew if the Red Rose Tavern would still be there in June... or if MaxPass would start...
With the passing of February we're all that little bit closer! My spreadsheets are coming together! Now if only I knew if the Red Rose Tavern would still be there in June... or if MaxPass would start...
Hoping Red Rose will still be open. It seems to be a hit, and hey Hyperspace is still around because it's so popular. I really want MaxPass to get underway and get a feel from everyone how it is working. I also really want to know if they are adding Peter Pan to FP as rumored.
I'll be here in my corner hoping MaxPass doesn't drop until after June.
It's not so much that I want it for my trip, it's more that I expect it to come before our June trip and so I'm hoping it comes sooner rather than later so we can learn more about how it will effect our trip and whether or not we would consider using it.