ASD can i claim if i cancel holiday

DorsetGirl_2

Go now! When they are older it is much more difficult. Also, if you get him into a routine of going on holiday now, it may not be so difficult as he gets older.

Have fun. You will have to watch him like a hawk but surely you would do that with any 2 year old?

DorsetGirl_2

notanewuser wrote: »

Is this your Disneyland Paris holiday?

DLP are very good with adults and children with SN. Call them up and speak to them.

dannyboy1974

HOLD ON PEACHYPRICE

I have no intention of wrapping him in cotton!!!!!

I only asked for advice and you seem to know everything about it!!

WELL YOU DONT

GwylimT

Danny his diagnosis makes no difference as it hasn't changed his behaviour, so if you believed you wouldn't be able to manage him without spoiling the holiday you shouldn't have booked it. He is two for goodness sake of course he doesn't have a very good sense of danger (and not all those with ASD lack a sense of danger) and of course he is likely to be a pain on the plane. As a two year old he of course wont know that being on a high floor is dangerous, so like any two year old you wouldn't allow him on the balcony alone/near open windows without an adult.

Our daughter traveled to Spain when she was 2.5, she was grumpy the whole way because she was tired, she would happily ran under a car, she also cried most of the way home because she couldn't get her ears to pop and it was painful. Being two we knew that she would likely be a pain in the !!!! at times, but we knew once she was there it would be worth it and really, what was in total four hours of traveling isn't really a lot to cope with.

michelle568

I have an eleven year old with Aspergers, no sense on danger etc etc, and if we go anywhere we still watch him like a hawk as he'll talk to anyone. I also have a 10 year old who has global development delay and shows more autistic traits than his brother.

At 2/3 he was a wanderer. We used the buggy when walking about, and wrist straps/harness when not.

I wouldn't let a diagnosis of this condition spoil what could be a lovely family holiday. You can role play the proposed trip with toys, talk about planes, point them out in the sky etc etc.

I think it would be a shame to cancel. How is he in the car/bus/train?

dannyboy1974

GwylimT wrote: »

Danny his diagnosis makes no difference as it hasn't changed his behaviour, so if you believed you wouldn't be able to manage him without spoiling the holiday you shouldn't have booked it. He is two for goodness sake of course he doesn't have a very good sense of danger (and not all those with ASD lack a sense of danger) and of course he is likely to be a pain on the plane. As a two year old he of course wont know that being on a high floor is dangerous, so like any two year old you wouldn't allow him on the balcony alone/near open windows without an adult.

Our daughter traveled to Spain when she was 2.5, she was grumpy the whole way because she was tired, she would happily ran under a car, she also cried most of the way home because she couldn't get her ears to pop and it was painful. Being two we knew that she would likely be a pain in the !!!! at times, but we knew once she was there it would be worth it and really, what was in total four hours of traveling isn't really a lot to cope with.

We booked it before he displayed symptoms!!!!!!!!!

dannyboy1974

michelle568 wrote: »

I have an eleven year old with Aspergers, no sense on danger etc etc, and if we go anywhere we still watch him like a hawk as he'll talk to anyone. I also have a 10 year old who has global development delay and shows more autistic traits than his brother.

At 2/3 he was a wanderer. We used the buggy when walking about, and wrist straps/harness when not.

I wouldn't let a diagnosis of this condition spoil what could be a lovely family holiday. You can role play the proposed trip with toys, talk about planes, point them out in the sky etc etc.

I think it would be a shame to cancel. How is he in the car/bus/train?

Hi, yes hes ok in car as long as we dont stop for long periods of time.

shegirl

dannyboy1974 wrote: »

We booked it before he displayed symptoms!!!!!!!!!

Seriously,go.His symptoms will be mild now in comparison.

Do it while you can.He may be fine with it forever,he may not and if he isn't it could be bloody hard.So do it while it's easy.

It may also help with setting him up for future trips.

Seriously,please just go!

GwylimT

dannyboy1974 wrote: »

We booked it before he displayed symptoms!!!!!!!!!

Danny, I think you need to look at this realistically. The changes you have to make for a young autistic child in your case is no different to the changes you would need to make for any two year old. Accepting they may be difficult on the journey and so bringing suitable distractions, accepting they might not like loud noises or very busy places, and not leaving them alone around open windows/balconys above the ground floor.

DorsetGirl_2

shegirl wrote: »

Seriously,go.His symptoms will be mild now in comparison.

Do it while you can.He may be fine with it forever,he may not and if he isn't it could be bloody hard.So do it while it's easy.

It may also help with setting him up for future trips.

Seriously,please just go!

Absolutely. You may think its difficult now, but you will look back on this time and wish it was that easy again.

If it is DLP as I have said, they are really helpful. Which hotel is it?