If it's the Special Needs session at the local splash park and you're not a SN family, would you stay or go?

[Waitrosejunkie1]

What would you do?

Depends on what you mean by special needs session and what it entails/ what the arrangements are.

Perhaps give some more info?

I am a SN family, so not the answer you are looking for, necessarily, but here goes:

I would be more than happy for you to stay, on the understanding that the children with SN are not 'pushed out' iyswim. The time is one allocated for them to enjoy the facilities, and so they should be allowed a higher proportion of 'goes' imo, given that they may not be able to access the facilities at any other time (and so probably have less chance to overall)

I would be annoyed if NT children/families were dominating the toys/facilities, as generally speaking these SN sessions are such a tiny proportion of the time that parks/whatever are open that it wouldn't be fair if the people with SN were not allowed free reign during the short time allocated to them.

Go , unless it's inclusive.

Splash area of local park, signs up and local publicity saying that between 5-7 the splash area is for the use of Special Needs families.

Personally I would leave.
This is simply because my friend has a son with autism, and one of the reasons she takes him to special sessions like this is because it isn't crowded, and he finds crowds hard.
So I would be part of an unnecessary crowd if I stayed. So I would pack up, go to the swings and have and ice cream and come back later.
If my kids were old enough I would explain that to them, and because they know my friend's son well, they would understand.

That sign suggests you should go.

I think I would not stay, plenty of other chances presumably?

In that case, OP, I wouldn't expect a family already there to be hurried out of the area, but inwouldnfind it a bit odd if a family turned up especially at the advertised time.

In that case, I think I'd leave, or at least go and find something else to do for a short while.

I would leave.

I would assume the idea was for SN children and their families to have a bit of space and understanding.

I would leave at that time even if kids were already playing. They have the rest of the day to make use of it so two hours to me sounds fine to have allocated to others.

Yes, I'd leave - not appropriate to stay really

I'd leave so as not to get in the way.

I would leave, it's obviously a one-off.

Is that every day, one session a week?

Need more info.

Is there a particular reason why this is such a generally vague question, OP, or is there a specific situation you wish to talk about?

Sounds perfectly clear to me, that period of time the facility is for the use of families with special needs.

I would leave after five if a lot of other people turned up. Is this a free thing? Or do you pay to use it?

It's a once a month session. And was too busy for us to use today.

Was it busy? If I happened to be at the park at that time and it wasn't too busy I might stay but ensuring my kids were not spoiling the fun for the kids with SN.

I would go.

Sorry x-posted. If it was busy I'd definitely go.

Once a month? Definitely leave. Unless no families turned up at all, then I suppose you could use it until they did.

Definitely leave - same way as I'd leave if it was an over 65s session.