Noise Cancelling Headphones - anyone bring them?

[lanejudy]

I wear glasses and have never had a problem with them coming loose on any ride.

Enjoy your vacation!

 

[knitteresq]

We do use ear covers, but what helped my daughter more was a stroller with a hood that she could pull down over herself- the GT Mini was perfect. Yes, she's too old in general for a stroller, but DisneyWorld is a high stress environment and she needed the retreat.

My son as well! I use the stroller as a wheelchair for other needs, but it also really helps for him to be able to cancel out noise/movement/crowds and relax in there!

 

[gap2368]

So those rides aren't jarring enough to knock them off? He also wears glasses - would those stay on too? Should I invest in a croakie for him and his older brother for their glasses?

They stay on me I do have a zip tie around them and will sometimes hold on to them this way ( I also use it to clip them to my bag when not in use)

 

[Treysar]

You can hijack me! It's a good question. I don't want to have to deal with the transition of taking off the earmuffs if my kids get accustomed to them. That would be more tramatic than the loud noises for my crew.

 

[ml sumner]

As a child, my daughter was terrified by loud noises-- like Fireworks!! (She still doesn't love them, but is learning to tolerate them better.)

We got her the Peltor noise cancelling ones-- the Junior ones when she was little, and now the adult ones.

Absolutely a trip saver our first few trips to WDW... and now our 4 year old neighbor has her Junior set.

This is just what I need! It was discovered last year that my son HATES the sound of fireworks. He is now terrified of them and it would really upset him when they would go off during the day at the Castle show or at night when he was in the pool at resort. I am going to look into buying a pair of these for him.

 

[ml sumner]

We ended up doing this too. We rented a Disney double stroller for our 8 year old half-way through our trip. I definitely recommend it if you have a kid with sensory issues. Wish we had figured out what a big help it would be sooner rather than later.

My son has sensory issues also. He will be 5 on our trip and wouldn't dream of not taking a stroller! He will not watch fireworks, or go to the movies or even ride rides that show pictures of fire works (Soarin and Journey to Little Mermaid). We don't do parades and he doesn't like bathrooms where the toilet flushes automatically. Needless to say we have to be careful with what events we plan when going to Disney!

 

[cosmicmommy]

My son has sensory issues also. He will be 5 on our trip and wouldn't dream of not taking a stroller! He will not watch fireworks, or go to the movies or even ride rides that show pictures of fire works (Soarin and Journey to Little Mermaid). We don't do parades and he doesn't like bathrooms where the toilet flushes automatically. Needless to say we have to be careful with what events we plan when going to Disney!

I thought the toilet thing was just my kid! He absolutely freaks out on those toilets - so much so that I have to promise to keep my hand over the sensor until he is completely out of the stall.

 

[Kindermouse]

Funny trick with the toilets, becuase they still bother my son and he is too old to come in the bathroom with me and finding a family restroom isn't alway a possibility.

Post its. I use about a about 3 stuck together at a time but I keep a stackin my purse in a ziplock and I give my son a few before he goes in the bathroom. The world is full of things that trigger his OCD, I don't need he toilet to be one of them

 

[cornflkgrl]

I thought the toilet thing was just my kid! He absolutely freaks out on those toilets - so much so that I have to promise to keep my hand over the sensor until he is completely out of the stall.

Funny trick with the toilets, becuase they still bother my son and he is too old to come in the bathroom with me and finding a family restroom isn't alway a possibility.

Post its. I use about a about 3 stuck together at a time but I keep a stackin my purse in a ziplock and I give my son a few before he goes in the bathroom. The world is full of things that trigger his OCD, I don't need he toilet to be one of them

My older son had a terrible time with the bathrooms at Disney last year. He is not just sensitive to the noise, but actually afraid of the toilets themselves. Getting him to even walk into a bathroom where the toilet is "looking at him" is really hard. I did find out a new trick at the urologist for the type of auto flush toilets that are not flat against the wall. A plastic cup covers the entire portion of the flusher mechanism and you almost can't even tell it is auto flush. Works really well. Just another idea.

We also got some Mickey Mouse stickers from First Aid at MK that went on the flat wall-eye toilets. That was really awesome because for some reason he thought they were extra special magical at stopping the eye because First Aid gave them to him. Unfortunately, the anxiety starts all over again every time. It isn't like something he "gets over."

They can also give you a list of every family restroom in MK at First Aid (they might have this list at Guest Services at the front of the park too). That was VERY helpful so we could at least quickly find those single stalls, as that is all he will use.

Eventually I'm going to develop a crowd-sourcing toilet-finding app for parents.

 

[LovePug]

I recently bought the Peltor headphones for me DS9 (ASD with sensory disorder). When I told them what they were for, he got so excited! He said, "Now I can go on Test Track!" We haven't been able to even get near that ride, so far. I'm happy I found them, but feel bad it's taken me so long after seeing his joy.