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Originally Posted by cflanery

I would highly recommend anyone who has a child with a disability to strongly consider getting anything available that can help your child enjoy Disney. If a GAC will help than by all means do what is necessary. I like many others have a child who looks normal, but as soon as we are stuck waiting in a line he will lost control and have a total meltdown. I'am in the process of getting a diagnosis, which has taken over a year just to get an appointment at an appropriate facility. My son is 4, and is unable to speak or articulate....which is so difficult for other's to comprehend. Everyone assumes he is misbehaving....because he won't look at them when they are talking to him. It's so frustrating. We did a test run last year, paid a large amount of money to go to a certain amusement park in St. Lous. We got in line for a water raft ride, and although we did what we thought was right by waiting in line with our son. It was so unfair for all the others who were near us to have to hear the sound of my son yelling the entire time. There were teenagers who kept going through the handicap line, while we waited in line just to ride it once. I will not ever do that again. My son, was fine once we were on the ride...he just doesn't do well waiting. We are planning a trip to Disney, and I'am so nervous. I plan to use fast pass for all it's worth. If I can get my son diagnosed soon, I may apply for the GAC, when we go on our trip. I just wanted to write and tell other's not to feel guilty about using it if it is available. Because it may be the only way for your child to truly enjoy Disney.

Don't worry if you can't get an exact diagnosis for your son before your trip. I'm sure that your MD has some kind of idea as to what accomdations would make the trip more comofoetable for him, so just have him/her jot a note on the RX pad. GO and get the GAC pass and enjoy your trip.