Hi , I have taken my dd who has autism to disney 3 times and she absolutely loves it. 1st week in december would be a good time to go as all the christmas stuff will be going on but is still off peak. You will need to get an easy access pass which will allow you to enter the attractions through the exit so you dont have to queue for long it also allows you in to the disabled area for the parade which is a god send as the crowds are massive and also means that you dont have to queue to meet the characters, you can also use your pass to catch the disney train around the park without having to wait in the crowd, just show your pass to member of staff and they will tell you where to go. To get your pass you will either need a blue badge or a brief letter from your childs GP or paed stating their disability and that they would find it hard to queue, take your letter to the town hall just inside the park an they will give you a pass for the duration of your stay. We've stayed in the New York, Sequoia lodge and the Newport Bay and have found it handy to be able to pop back in the afternoon to chill or go for a swim as it can be very full on, Enjoy your holiday.

might be worth a go then and they r not bad price either.

thanks

Just like to add my son doesn't like anything touching his head lol you want to see the state of his hair as he won't get it cut. However the wearing of those must be more bearable than the noise. Although recurrent pneumonia must outweigh wearing a hat.

thanks so much for feedback its great my daughter wouldnt wear the ear defenders but good idea, she isnt on higher rate dla so have no blue badge

i think a hotel with a pool would be good and very calming but we r looking at sante fe very basic 350 for 4 of us and thats food and tickets to pk, and i mean as long as room is clean i dont mind.

We don't have DLA or a blue badge, so were just going to go as we are. Decided it would be too confusing to try to sort out, and DS can queue.

Have thought about ear defenders, but neither of us like anything touching our ears like that, not even earplugs!

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Although my son is not primarily autistic, we had intervals where we went back to our car to calm.
He doesn't like characters dressed up but was fine with the ones he liked at a distance, or for photo opportunities him in his wheelchair and them beside or behind. then again this was the 3rd time he'd been.
He still can't tolerate any shows or parades. As for queues the pass with your dla/blue badge evidence will get you this. It also works for meeting the characters also, just go to the exit for both rides and characters.
We also use these
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HTH, have fun x

we stayed in the disney newport bay hotel, the hotel wasnt all that you would expect, bit shabby but we had no complaints, the fast track passes are included with that hotel. There is a shop beside the train ststion just at the entrance to the park where you can buy milk and stuff dunno about goats milk. we ordered hot chocolate to the room every night it came in a thermos flask and there was enough for the five of us and the hotel did not charge us! which was a surprise.

thanks mumofthree monkeys thanks

yeh doesnt seem to be many of us on here lol

did you get fastrack because of the asd ?

we r going in december so it will be bitter i know my chum went last year and said she had to buy extra layers as it was so cold and she is french.

r u able to get milk and stuff she likes milk for bed but we have her on goats milk but she doesnt like the carton stuff.

can i ask which hotel u stayed in?

btw im from northern ireland to , not many of us on here!