LEGOLAND !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi,

So the reason why I didn't post this on saturday was I wanted to get the best possible first hand information,which came a little late- but at least you're getting a post. Do you guys remember my post on 'Ron'? Well since it's the summer his Grandma, let's call her 'K', has took him to LEGOLAND. (lucky kid) Anyways, she was telling me how the staff reacted to his autism.

When I asked 'K' how did the staff treated 'Ron' she told me," once we were in LEGOLAND the staff were really great. We didn't have to queue to get on things and the environment was really low sensory. it would have helped to have wrist bands but once we had told a few people 'Ron' had autism they made sure that all the other staff knew about him and also knew his name, that helped loads." I think that it's very important that tourist attractions go the extra mile to support, not only the disabled child,but the Parents and carers too because it can be very stressful for the carer/parent constantly trying to keep the disabled child as calm as possible in an unknown environment for them,so just the staff making the child feel safe is a massive weight of the adults shoulders.       

I then asked how 'Ron' reacted to being in a new environment and how did the staff help 'K'  said  " 'Ron' was quite anxious anyway and quite aggressive as he always is in new places but the staff helped a lot because they  understood and didn't bombard him with questions. they seemed to really like their jobs and children and that is essential with 'Ron'. It is really the first time we have been in a cinema and 'Ron' has actually been able to sit still for a period of time. We watched 4d movie which was about 15 mins long and it was awesome." Again I feel that disabled children feel more at ease when the people around them are calm.   

Finally I asked her if any improvements could be made,what are they? and 'K' answered  "If there was anything that they could do better the two things that i would say are 1) wristbands to identify autism or other issues so that a conversation doesn't have to take place between parents/carers and staff to get them to the front of the queue. 2) letting people with disabilities in without having to queue at the entrance. This was too hard for all of us." I think these ideas should be adapted to the experience so for disabled people its more enjoyable.

tell me what you think in the comments. 

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