ThemeParkJunkee
Well-Known Member
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you....I have been following this thread but didn't feel I could contribute much. I went to WDW when my son (ADHD, OCD, hypersensitivity issues...I think it was some sort of tactile thing according to his OT) back in 1998. I planned every day down to the last detail so he would always know the schedule. I gave him a choice of only two items for each meal so he wouldn't melt down at the decision making required. He had to be able to ask, "what are we doing now?" and get a concrete answer. It was the only time he has ever been to WDW and we managed with only one major meltdown requiring CM intervention.
I was married to a surgeon and he had all the best medical people "on the case" including the freaking Mayo Clinic. He is now 24, in college and still has social issues but apologizes to me all the time for being such a complete $%#@ when he was a kid. He learned to feel "entitled to his meltdowns" because, he was diagnosed. None of the 15 books I read about his "diagnosis" ever said "It is not OK for him to behave this way so deal with it".
Sometimes the diagnosis itself makes the person feel entitled or "weird" or different or whatever. Sometimes, dealing with the behavior is just all that is needed.
Flame On....
It's not about not being able to play sports, but about finding a sport you can do. I used to dance and my asthma is horrible (and I mean, put me into the hospital bad). It's one thing to say, "not outside" because of temperature or allergies. I don't exercise outside if it's below 50 degrees. But indoors is fine usually. Most people with asthma can do badminton or volleyball. Wish I were as lucky with you and the soccer. I ride an exercise bike indoors at full speed on a regular basis. Running for more than a minute makes me wheeze
. All about finding the right type!
