WDW and frequent seizures

[OneMoreTry]

My daughter's handicap is frequent seizures and associated developmental delay and behavioral abnormalities. At her best she has about five short (myoclonic) seizures a day that cause her to fall. She has to wear a helmet.

She's four but will be five soon. Talks only a little. Over 4 feet tall so could ride almost all rides but we don't take her on coasters or scary rides.

Anyone else go to WDW with a child that has a similar problem?

Someone tell me not to feel guilty about using a GAC. We use it but are hesitant when lines are real long.

 

[alohacousin]

Our daughter has been to disney when her seizures were not under control with her meds. We carried diastat where ever we went. We did get the pass to go past the long rides she could ride on. which helped us have fun and be out of the parks sooner and on to the pool. Because of her visual disability she was always greeted by characters and that made the experience even better. I even felt with her special pass that the cast members were so accomadating to her/us that it helped us all relax.
Feel free to contact me anytime...

 

[SueM in MN]

I think you need to do what makes sense for you.
If your DD has behaviors and might have a seizure while you are in line, using a GAC doesn't only benefit your family, it also helps the other people in line. If she has a seizure while in line, it might be difficult to get out of line for her to rest (if needed) and she might injure herself on the rails that are used to separate people. Or the stress of being in line might cause her to have more behaviors. Those things impact the other people who are waiting in line also, so using the GAC makes the wait easier for everyone.
WE try not to use DD's GAC if the line is very long and try to come back later, if possible. There are rides/attractions that have long lines in the beginning of the day that are 10-15 minutes waits later in the day. Each park had a Status Board near the entrance where CMs post the wait time for different rides. We've found them very helpful in figuring out when different places will be busy.

 

[coachYO & my 3 girls]

OneMoreTry,
I don't think you should feel guilty about using a GAC, we are going for our 1st time in June and DD 8 also has seizures, ADHD, sleep disorders, facial angiofibromas and some developmental delays. As I have learned from this site and from friends theGAC is for situations like ours. It has been explained to me that since we will not be able to spend near as much time at the parks because of these things this is one way to help us enjoy or shorter time. If DD gets too tired or too stimulated those are just another trigger for her to have a seizure or behavior issues. We'd rather not have to experience any at the park. We plan to hit the parks early and leave early and get naps in and come back for a short time but we know we won't be at to many parks later than 7:00 or so. good luck. YO