Applied and was approved today for my 8 year old autistic son at DL. He was given the 240 day expiration. I was very nervous as he visibly looks neurotypical (although I hate this stereotype!) and she asked to say hi to him, but he ran away immediately after saying hi and she didn't force him to talk. I'd heard horror stories in other groups of CMs insisting they talk to children, and while I prepped him for this, it was still nerve-wracking. We've only recently explained his diagnosis to him and he gets very embarrassed about it and the challenges associated with it.
I was asked the previously discussed questions about what happens when he waits in an extended queue, what strategies do we have in place to support him, what happens when the supports fail, etc. Other more detailed questions that I won't share, but I think anyone with a disability or a caregiver would be able to answer them. There were probably 5-6 questions in all, I sort of rambled through all of them.
A couple other questions were asked:
-When I shared this was his first time applying for
DAS, the CM asked if anyone in our party had received DAS before. I assume she could see some history and see that I had previously utilized DAS. I was of course honest and shared that I had a disability which previously qualified, but no longer need any accommodations due to changes in my health history. (I gave a more detailed answer than this.) It was clear she wanted an explanation for why I wasn't applying for myself this time but didn't want to give away the game, so to speak. (Especially given my disability no longer qualifies under the new DAS.) She likely could also see I haven't used DAS for myself in almost a year despite going to DL almost weekly, which perhaps helped.
-She also asked how often my son goes to DL, and why we hadn't applied for DAS for him before he is a long time passholder. We had an honest and logical explanation for this, and shared it.
We will have to apply for WDW in March, so it will be interesting to see if they care at all that he has an active DAS at DL. I know they are separate systems, so assuming they won't take that into consideration.