ASD can i claim if i cancel holiday

peachyprice

Are you going to stop your son leading a normal life in other ways too just because he now has a label?

You were fine to take him when you booked, he's still the same child, you can't exclude him from normal life adventures 'just in case'. It's your job as parents to let him have the same opportunities and experiences as other children, in the safest, easiest way. It's really not fair on him or your other child to say 'oh, he might not react well to that, let's not do it'.

You're worried about being on a high floor, so contact the hotel and ask for a room on a low floor. You're worried about the flight, has he shown any signs of being distressed by travelling on buses, trains, cars etc.? Or have you just heard that some ASD children don't travel well?

Just because he has a ASD label does not mean he will behave in a certain way, the clue is in the 'S', spectrum, it's a very broad spectrum with thousands of symptoms, most of which your child may never present, but you deal with them as and when, not by excluding him just in case.

dannyboy1974

Hold on a minute I am not trying to stop my child leading a normal life BUT he is only 2 and the specialists aren't sure how he will develop also why would travel insurance companies have Autism in one of the medical conditions if it wasn't a serious thing to consider planning a holiday.

Contact the hotel yeah right how many times have people done that and got to hotel and your still left with a room on a high floor.

He hasn't changed but medically he has!!!!!

mummyroysof3

Your child has not changed just because of the diagnosis. You should just deal with safety issues as you would have done before. My son is 4 with a diagnosis of fragile x so safety wise it's like looking after a 2 year old. Is there anything specific other than worrying about a balcony that those of us in a similar situation could advise on?

peachyprice

dannyboy1974 wrote: »

Hold on a minute I am not trying to stop my child leading a normal life BUT he is only 2 and the specialists aren't sure how he will develop also why would travel insurance companies have Autism in one of the medical conditions if it wasn't a serious thing to consider planning a holiday.

Contact the hotel yeah right how many times have people done that and got to hotel and your still left with a room on a high floor.

He hasn't changed but medically he has!!!!!

You're obviously determined to wrap him up in cotton wool now because he has a label, so good luck, hope you get your money back.

ferf1223

I don't have children, let alone a child with any sort of medical condition or special needs...I do have friends with a son who as Aspergers so have some idea how things are for him/them at that range int he spectrum.

But if the child is only 2...would his perception of danger be significantly different than other 2-year-olds? How much of a concept of danger does a 2-year-old have? I'm just struggling to see how it would be that much different than looking after another 2-year-old...

Again, no children, no special needs children so maybe it's not my place to even comment...but my perception of 2-year-olds is that they would require pretty high level supervision on holiday regardless of any medical conditions...so not sure that there's a significant difference now due to the diagnosis received.

shegirl

dannyboy1974 wrote: »

Hold on a minute I am not trying to stop my child leading a normal life BUT he is only 2 and the specialists aren't sure how he will develop also why would travel insurance companies have Autism in one of the medical conditions if it wasn't a serious thing to consider planning a holiday.

Contact the hotel yeah right how many times have people done that and got to hotel and your still left with a room on a high floor.

He hasn't changed but medically he has!!!!!

He's 2? Dear God,what do you think he's going to do?You have No idea what a meltdown is yet so don't mention a 'serious' one!

From the mother of a 14 year old severe autistic- go and do it because you never know how things turn out!He's 2,an absolute doddle!!!!

As for a high room,it's your job to keep him safe,not his.

mummyroysof3

ferf1223 wrote: »

I don't have children, let alone a child with any sort of medical condition or special needs...I do have friends with a son who as Aspergers so have some idea how things are for him/them at that range int he spectrum.

But if the child is only 2...would his perception of danger be significantly different than other 2-year-olds? How much of a concept of danger does a 2-year-old have? I'm just struggling to see how it would be that much different than looking after another 2-year-old...

Again, no children, no special needs children so maybe it's not my place to even comment...but my perception of 2-year-olds is that they would require pretty high level supervision on holiday regardless of any medical conditions...so not sure that there's a significant difference now due to the diagnosis received.

I really do agree with this the majority of 2 year olds want watching like a hawk wherever they are. At least at 2 they can generally fit in high chairs and buggies to give you 5 minutes where they aren't trying to run off.

mummyroysof3

Genuine question as I don't know but is it usual to get a diagnosis that early? Our paediatrician wouldn't consider it. Fragile x is diagnosed via a blood test though not just on behaviours etc

shegirl

mummyroysof3 wrote: »

Genuine question as I don't know but is it usual to get a diagnosis that early? Our paediatrician wouldn't consider it. Fragile x is diagnosed via a blood test though not just on behaviours etc

No,it's not normal,or wasn't-even when obvious!

notanewuser

Is this your Disneyland Paris holiday?