Planning a Disney trip with a special needs child.

[clov878]

My daughter is 6-years old and has Asperger's, sensory issues, and hypotonia (low muscle tone). She's pretty high functioning, but new situations - environments out of her comfort zone, chaos/crowds, etc...can be reallllllly difficult and challenging (for all of us).

We are currently in the process of planning a trip - and preparing her (which takes awhile - and has been built into her therapy sessions, as well as at home).

We are aiming for the first week in March. We are probably staying at Shades of Green - if I can multi-confirm that it's not super chaotic, otherwise we'll probably need to grab a condo off-site (I'd prefer to stay on-site, so escaping quickly is somewhat easy, if needed).

I've done a fair amount of research and I know March isn't the least crowded time, but I understand there aren't as many crowds as...say, May or December? We had hoped for October originally, but that just isn't enough time to get her ready and we also don't want to wait nearly another full year.

I'm just looking for advice/suggestions/experience?

Is Disney fairly accomodating (we will have MD notes with us to bring to Guest Relations), specifically with children on the spectrum?

Thanks in advance.

Ahhh, I just found the Disabilities forum.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Make sure you read the FAQ on the disABILITIES board. That will help you with a lot of your questions and then you can ask on that board about other things you may need.

Have a great trip!

 

[Metro West]

 

[Disn3y]