Access card for disabilities - dyslexia

But she doesn’t think she’s taking advantage - she clearly thinks her child is entitled to one.

Which according to you she should be 🤷‍♀️

It’s AIBU - you clearly think I am. Which you’re allowed to.

I don’t obviously and nothing on this thread has changed my mind.

Same my adult son is severely dyslexic and dyspraxic and high functioning autism

I never claimed DLA for him although I could of claimed it

he had a statement in from infant school
help in school, scriber for exams and extra time in exams , he also had private lesson once a week for help with his dyslexia

He works full time , always had a job since 15
passed his driving test , has his own car and had bought his own house .

I actually think if I would have claimed any disability support for him I think it would’ve held him back as he would have probably used it for a reason for not doing as well ( if that makes sense )

Has it been in the media recently? The Merlin issue was in February.

I already knew this woman’s child has dyslexia as she mentions it regularly on the class WhatsApp group 🙄 She mentioned it again this morning after she asked me if we had an access pass - probably as she knew we’d been to Disney over the summer.

I don’t know why the young adult in front of us at Disney told us.

Why would I make this up?

My adult DS has fairly bad dyslexia, I've never considered queue jumping with him, nor do I consider him disabled (and neither does he), he has additional needs for sure, but not being able to queue or wait his turn isn't one of them.

Most kids get fed up in queues you have to deal with it unless your child has a genuine reason to need access, which you child obviously does.

But what can you do ? Some people will always take the piss, and think they are clever for doing so.

I’ve already explained that actually is does.

If all and sundry including those with dyslexia/privately diagnosed adult ADHD and so many more class themselves as disabled then it does take away from my child.

Im of the opinion that ASD should be categorised as my child is disabled by it whereas many children including numerous that I know who have ASD are “high functioning” and are very verbal/academic/can take part in all elements of normal life.

Saying they have the same diagnosis as my child and deserve the same access/allowances is quite frankly offensive. Don’t get me started on the “superpower” nonsense. But that’s a whole other debate.

I’ve already explained that actually is does.

If all and sundry including those with dyslexia/privately diagnosed adult ADHD and so many more class themselves as disabled then it does take away from my child.

Im of the opinion that ASD should be categorised as my child is disabled by it whereas many children including numerous that I know who have ASD are “high functioning” and are very verbal/academic/can take part in all elements of normal life.

Saying they have the same diagnosis as my child and deserve the same access/allowances is quite frankly offensive. Don’t get me started on the “superpower” nonsense. But that’s a whole other debate.

Not really, the thread is only three pages long, at least read all the op's posts

Has it been in the media recently? The Merlin issue was in February.

I already knew this woman’s child has dyslexia as she mentions it regularly on the class WhatsApp group 🙄 She mentioned it again this morning after she asked me if we had an access pass - probably as she knew we’d been to Disney over the summer.

I don’t know why the young adult in front of us at Disney told us.

Why would I make this up?

Haven't applied for one yet for DC who has multiple diagnoses although I do intend to, but just haven't got round to it yet. However, as dyslexia is one of them, I know that dyslexia can qualify as a disability under the 2010 Disability Act.

So while you're probably right, her child is probably quite capable of queueing, as are many other people with various disabilities not made worse by waiting their turn, I don't see how you distinguish the levels/complexities for every single individual with a disability.

You don’t think dyslexia is an “actual disability”?

You are very naive if you think the systems are fit for purpose, this thread alone is a clear indication that they aren't

I’m astounded they give them out for dyslexia to be honest.

Frankly I find it offensive she was gloating about it to me when she knows I have a child who is actually disabled

.. Is she going to Disney at the same time?

I opt for choosing my monkeys and circuses very carefully. Surely as SEN parents we have enough to be getting on with without worrying about what might happen on days out my kid isn’t going on.

I also believe that the same systems that assess whether my son needs something, can assess other people’s children in the relevant way too.

I wouldn’t want some uninvolved person questioning my kid’s entitlement to the various things he has, so don’t do that to other people’s children either.

Their entitlement has absolutely no bearing on ours. It doesn’t make my son less disabled, it doesn’t remove his access to the same adjustment, your child getting DLA doesn’t make mine not arrive - etc etc.

So I don’t question the entitlement of others, as I wouldn’t like that done to him, and I don’t engage in “disability competitions” because I have no way of knowing how other people live.

My son has the +1 on his card as well as the queues and the WC.

He is 7, non verbal and still in nappies.

I don’t know what symbols her child has on his card. Presumably the ones that correspond with needs for dyslexia.

But for Disney you don’t need any of the symbols - just the access card - they accept it in all forms. Which is ridiculous.

When we went in the summer there were some young adult in front of us in the queue who saw my son‘s sunflower lanyard and told us that one of them had ADHD which was why they had a priority card.

In my opinion high functioning adults with ADHD shouldn’t qualify either but there we are.