Tag: Disney
20+ Things I’ve Learned from Our Trip to Disney (Including Tips for Families with Toddlers and Special Needs Kids)
I’m going to post my thoughts on the new DAS system at Walt Disney World in a separate post. I wanted this post to focus on more general tips to pass on. 1) Even though the 6 ½ year old may be physically capable of […]
Reviewing the new DAS and Getting the Most Out of the DAS and FastPasses at Walt Disney World During a Slower Time of Year
It’s November 2015, and a few changes have been made to the DAS system. As most people know, Disney World has been moving over to a system using Magic Bands. At the time I wrote this in November 2013, there were still FastPass […]
Autism Hat Tutorial
For a while now I’ve been contemplating making something that would possibly make my life a little easier. I’ve had enough meltdowns on outings with my ASD kids to know I wanted to do something to indicate we are an Autism family. I also […]
Autism Hat Tutorial
The Back Story of this Autism Hat Tutorial For a while now I’ve been contemplating making something that would possibly make my life a little easier. I’ve had enough meltdowns on outings with my ASD kids to know I wanted to do something to indicate […]
Review of Vintage Mickey
As I was thinking of countdown activities to do with my kids, the idea came to me to have the family watch every Disney movie ever made. then I realized 1) If you count sequels and all live action movies, it is a verrrrry long […]
13 Tips and/or Mistakes to Avoid When Taking Your Autism Spectrum Child(ren) to Universal Studios Wizarding World of Harry Potter
This post used to be titled, “Why I Won’t Be Taking My Autism Spectrum Children Back to Universal Islands of Adventure” I generally try to be pretty positive, and I realized my post and title were not at all positive. So I’m rewriting this […]
Getaway with the Hubby
A few weeks ago I mentioned I might be able to getaway with my husband to a conference in Orlando. We were able to work it out with someone to watch the children and we went away for a few days. I was able to […]
More Doctors, More Evals, and a Break
Looking at my month you can see it is very full of evaluations for Acroboy, and Doctors appointments for the kids and myself. We had the usual orthodontist visits, immunization visits for Acroboy, and a visit for Princess Ballerina to the dermatologist to look at […]
Our Family’s Disney Packing Lists
Trying to find the perfect Disney packing list can be challenging Before we left, I scoured the web for ideas for our packing list. The Ultimate Packing List is really very good, as is this one, but I’ve made a few changes to it […]
How to Safely Surprise Kids on the Autism Spectrum with a Trip to Disney (and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter)
I have always loved those commercials where the parents surprise the kids with a trip to Disney. They choke me up. However, surprises in schedule and ASD kids don’t always mix well. My kids get upset if I don’t remind them they have scouts that […]