tinkgirl07
05-25-2008, 12:20 PM
Hi everyone, I saw this forum and I thought I would ask some of my questions here!
In September I will be travelling with my mom, stepdad and sister for the first time to the world. My sister is going to be 8 (I'm 23) and she has Downs and though it has not been diagnosed she shows autistic tendencies. I'm not sure if she is a candidate for the GAC so I'll run down some of her characteristics.
She cannot walk for long periods of time, she had open heart surgery when she was 6 months old and cannot take much physical exertion, so a stroller is a must for us. She also did not walk until she was 2 and wore leg braces for the first 3 years. Depending on how long the line is we would be able to take her through without the stroller, she would probably walk 25% and the other 75% we would have to carry her.
It is incredibly hard for her to wait in any type of line. When we are in a long line or there are just people on every side of her she will have a breakdown, she will cover her ears, put her head down and we have thankfully taught her to breathe through it is more rare that she will sob, but she still will from time to time. Obviously we will not use this pass to get to the front of space mountain but it will be nice to have if she is having a bad day and we need some extra help for something she wants to ride. We are planning on trying to do everything normal, but using the gac as a back up. Not merely a way to get to see everything faster than everyone else.
She is so excited to go and I just want to make it so she has the best trip possible. I'm not sure where we fall in this gray area so I just want to get your opinions.
In September I will be travelling with my mom, stepdad and sister for the first time to the world. My sister is going to be 8 (I'm 23) and she has Downs and though it has not been diagnosed she shows autistic tendencies. I'm not sure if she is a candidate for the GAC so I'll run down some of her characteristics.
She cannot walk for long periods of time, she had open heart surgery when she was 6 months old and cannot take much physical exertion, so a stroller is a must for us. She also did not walk until she was 2 and wore leg braces for the first 3 years. Depending on how long the line is we would be able to take her through without the stroller, she would probably walk 25% and the other 75% we would have to carry her.
It is incredibly hard for her to wait in any type of line. When we are in a long line or there are just people on every side of her she will have a breakdown, she will cover her ears, put her head down and we have thankfully taught her to breathe through it is more rare that she will sob, but she still will from time to time. Obviously we will not use this pass to get to the front of space mountain but it will be nice to have if she is having a bad day and we need some extra help for something she wants to ride. We are planning on trying to do everything normal, but using the gac as a back up. Not merely a way to get to see everything faster than everyone else.
She is so excited to go and I just want to make it so she has the best trip possible. I'm not sure where we fall in this gray area so I just want to get your opinions.