Autisim Question

[SueM in MN]

Glad to hear your plans are going well.
Let us know if you want any more information on anything.
Do you want to know more about Space Mountain, Mission Space or Malestrom, or do you think you know enough about them?

 

[coolkidhann95]

Need to know more since those are rides I have never even thought about in the past

 

[Starr W.]

He makes me as proud as it sounds like you make your mom! The only ride he really couldn't do was Soarin' was because he is deathly afraid of heights. Because of the manner in which the seats are raised, he knew he would be elevated above the floor regardless of which row he sat on. We had to get out before the ride started. He didn't care for Dinosaur at all because of the T-Rex. NOW...the thrill rides...that was a totally different ball game! He would ride those ALLLLLLL day long. I would encourage you to at least walk through the queue. When ds first faces a new ride, that's when he is able to work his bravery up! I commend you for trying to get informed before you go. It helps when we know a little bit of what to expect.

My 10 yr old Aspie didn't like Soarin' because of the seat belts(He is OC and was worried that a smoker might have touched the seat belt). Other than that he loved EE and Dinousaur.

 

[Dis1978]

Any aspie parents out there? If I just scream "aspie teen!!!" will you know how I am feeling? I am new to this and have read the books but is sure is more than tough. Any advice will be much appreciated.

 

[SueM in MN]

Need to know more since those are rides I have never even thought about in the past

I can tell you about Maelstrom.
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It is dim when you enter the ride - not real dark, just dim.
You get onto Viking boats and you go up a little hill. There is a deep voice talking to you about going back to the sea if you want to find out about the Spirit of Norway. While the voice is talking a bright light ahead of your boat is pulsating. When your boat gets to the top of the hill, it will float on the water past a number of scenes of Vikings getting ready for trips on the sea.
After your boat passes those scenes, it comes to a forest scene where there is a troll with 3 heads. All the heads are talking and they say that you are entering troll country and they tell you to go away. A creature of some kind is in the water next to them. The trolls tell you to "Be gone" and they say they are going to send you over the falls. Your boat turns a bit and does go backwards past polar bears. The first part is a bit fast, but then it slows down. You go past some nice wooded scenes. Your boat turns around to go frontwards again then. There is a scene of oil mining from the ocean and then you end up in a model of a village by the ocean. Your boat stops there and you get out.
There are some doors to your left after you get out. The doors lead to a theater that shows a movie about Norway. If the doors are open when you come, you can choose to watch the movie or walk right thru (I like the movie). If the doors are shut, you will need to wait a few minute for them to open.
This is a link to a movie of Maelstrom on youtube if you want to watch. It is not a very good movie, but it is the best one I could find on youtube.

I hope this is helpful. My nephew has Asperger's Syndrome. He likes very precise explanations, so I wrote this the way he would like. I hope you like precise explanations too.

 

[PixieDustTink]

Any aspie parents out there? If I just scream "aspie teen!!!" will you know how I am feeling? I am new to this and have read the books but is sure is more than tough. Any advice will be much appreciated.

Let it all out!! LOL, I have a teen with NLD which is VERY similar to Aspergers. Things are JUST beginning to get some better but, for three years straight it was one heck of a ride. Not that he was doing anything necessarily "bad" he's a really good kid but, my goodness his NLD got worse and worse, last year he developed depression AND OCD secondary to the pressures of dealing with NLD and school. DS is a PERFECTIONIST to the HILT. Let me tell you something, it has NOT been a "typical" teen type of experience but, you gotta adore and admire these kids. I really don't know how on earth they do as well as they do. Oh, and pat yourself on the back, all of us with kids who have these problems are simply MARVELOUS when it comes to being cheerleaders,defenders, shoulders, and super parents for our kids. When you add in the issues of being a regular teen on top of these other things our kids deal with it can surely be difficult. I think my hair started falling out last year because of this!! LOL! Send me a pm if you want to discuss anything further!

My biggest issue at WDW last time we went was people not realizing DS has a disability because NLD is a "hidden" disability. He LOOKS just like everyone else but he often acts MUCH younger than his age yet has the vocabulary of a professor! So it looks odd when I am helping him do things at times that other kids his age wouldn't need help with. DS has lots of coordination issues. One day we were getting on a truck and the lady started to drive off before we were seated. Now I KNEW DS would fall down right on his bum if she did that so I asked her if she could please wait just a second till DS was seated. I didn't WANT to say right in front of him and everyone could hear, that he was disabled. HE is at an age where that mortifies him. She was QUITE rude about it. Telling me that I was an over protective parent and should let him worry about being able to balance now at his age. GEEZ! It's hard enough living with this for my son and for us without having such comments. I KNOW she didn't know and that it might just have been a hard day for her but, it sure didn't feel good at the time, AND it was DS's birthday on top of it soooo. Lots of other kind people MORE than made up for that but, still.

DS liked all the rides except Space Mountain, and he did not do the big drops at the water parks. We had a great time at TL without the slides!! We loved it especially DS!! I can't wait to go back with him this year!

 

[leanan]

Any aspie parents out there? If I just scream "aspie teen!!!" will you know how I am feeling? I am new to this and have read the books but is sure is more than tough. Any advice will be much appreciated.

My daughter is 9 YO. She sometimes acts like she is going on 16 though. It is funny a lot of the typical teenage clothing issues can be seen from very early on with an Aspie child. She was worried about it all when she was as young as 3. I can only imagine what she will be like when she really hits her teenage years.

The Children's Place that I used to frequent would not allow me to buy clothing without her present because they knew I would just be back returning them. My mom used to be the best person to buy her clothing. Now my mom is gone and I am lost. I just let her pick out her own stuff. I do not even try anymore. The funny thing is sometimes she steals my girl style tshirts for herself because she loves the ones from Disney and Jinx.com that I pick out for myself.

 

[Christine43]

Hey CoolKid, I talked to my aspie son and he said Space Mountain was awesome. You couldn't get me on it with a blowtorch to my head but he and his autistic brother loved it. They have a new non spinning version of Mission Space, I believe the original version is pretty intense although I wouldn't know personally. I think I'm going to let one of the boys on the non spinning version this time. Let me know how Maelstrom is. I'm going on it with the kids this time and depending on how I do on this drop, I may go on Splash Mountain too. I got very leery of rides when we were there in August because I have some issues with virtual reality rides and my rotten kids told me one in particular was "no big deal" and then laughed their heads off at my reaction when they scammed me on it. I hope you have an awesome time on your vacation.
For the parent of the Aspie teen, you scream and I'll scream right along with you. I'm having a really hard time liking my son right now. He's sarcastic, cynical, insulting and disrespectful. A) he's a teenager (no offense to any teenagers reading this but c'mon) B) he's an Aspie teen and C) he's bipolar so he's even more obnoxious at times and he thinks he knows everything and I'm a moron. I'm currently fighting with him about his senior year and about college although I really do believe he'll do better in a couple of college classes than in high school. Mind you, I'm in college taking classes to get into the nursing program. He has a "girl friend" that he met online from another state who has emotional issues and is planning on bringing her here to Ma. when she turns 18 ala Romeo and Juliet so I can go on a mission to save both of them. I'm seriously thinking of moving to another state under an assumed name. I totally get you so vent away. It's either that we all end up making ash trays in a loony bin somewhere. Take care, Christine