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| I was just getting ready to renew ours and I was curious how many other
parents have them for their kids? We only have one because we
have two children on the more severe end of the spectrum and I often
travel alone with them. My sons are not afraid of cars, in fact
they will try to get away from me just to get to the cars! It's
very scary stuff. Our Ped and their therapist both suggested
getting one years ago and I'm so glad we did. It really does help
when it's just me with the two of them. Especially now that
they're getting bigger. Anyone else? WOW! I really would love to have one having 2 children that are with disabilities. How did you get one? Thanks for this info.[QUOTE=Kalebton]WOW! I really would love to have one having 2 children that are with disabilities. How did you get one? Thanks for this info.[/QUOTE] I just printed out the form from my state's DMV website and had the Ped fill it out. I just dropped it by her office and picked it up a few days later, no appointment was necessary (thankfully!). If you decide to try for one you may want to call your Ped's office first and verify that they will fill it out or explain to them why you need it. I don't have one but I also don't ever take the boys anywhere alone. I don't think I could handle 3 NT boys by myself considering one is only six months old let alone one diagnosed pdd-nos and the other two we don't know about yet. No thanks lol. I have one. Got it a few months ago. By the time I get home from work, our parking lot is full and I have to park a long way from our building. Ethan will only walk short distances and not usually at all in parking lots. He is afraid of cars. This has been a godsend for me. what explanation you give the ped. to fill it out? what excuses are good? my son does get frustrated walking too long in a parking lot... or waitign so long to get out of car cause there is no near parking . The reasons I gave were no sense of danger , would run out into traffic. Also that she runs away a lot. I have one for my daughter but not my son. I feel I can cope qute well with him and any way I normally have both of them in the car, which is when it gets risky. In Australia you have a disabillity parking permit for each individual with a disabillity and they have to be travelling in the car at the time.Liz Disneymommy,Great It sounds like you really need one.I had one for years because of my son who was in a Chair,they are great for those who really need them. There is alot of abuse of the privilege out there ,Its one of my pet peeves. God bless ,Linda [QUOTE=mosesjr]what explanation you give the ped. to fill it out? what excuses are good? my son does get frustrated walking too long in a parking lot... or waitign so long to get out of car cause there is no near parking . [/QUOTE]My Ped was actually the one who suggested it. But she knew I had two on the spectrum and they will chase after cars so safety was an issue. If you need one I would just explain what your concerns are to the doctor and how parking closer to the building would help. I can't imagine they'd turn you down. I've had three different Peds fill mine out over the years (in two different states since we moved) and never had any problems. [QUOTE=beccaposie] Disneymommy,Great It sounds like you really need one.I had one for years because of my son who was in a Chair,they are great for those who really need them. There is alot of abuse of the privilege out there ,Its one of my pet peeves. God bless ,Linda [/QUOTE]That's very true. I am always careful not to take up spaces designed for vans with lifts since I don't have one or need one. I just got one for my twins. the home school facillitator told me about it. i didnt know they would qualify. She said to get the form from the registry and have the dr fill it out and then return to registry. The dr said autism and that they were bolters and we got two of them,one for each.I asked out ped to fill out the form for Brendon, and she said that she didn't feel comfortable doing that. I did get the prescription for diapers and for a special formula, but no parking permit. Luckily my dad has one and I've been able to use it the few times that I couldn't find a space close enough. I just keep a copy of Brendon's school eval in the glove compartment just in case a cop asks me who is disabled. Brendon doesn't have a fear of cars. He likes them and will try to go towards them so sometimes it's necessary to borrow it. I wish my ped would reconsider. I may make an appointment with one of the other drs in that office and discuss it with them...he sees all 3 dr's for different reasons. One is his "autism dr". One is his "sensory integration disorder dr" and the other one is for common stuff like colds and ear infections. I'll try to get an appointment with the SID doc soon and try again. Thanks for making me think of this again...I'll have to put it on my list of things to do soon.It doesnt have to be his ped. His autism dr, a neurologist geneticist etc.I never thought about getting one for my kids. My husband is a disabled vet so we are planning on getting his soon. I hope all of you can get the permit. I imagine little things like a parking permit could help make our lives a little easier. I wish I'd realized that the handicapped hangtag was available to those on the autism spectrum when my son was little and I REALLY needed it. I only found this out when we went to get a temporary hangtag for my DH when he had a hip replacement. We got the hangtag, in case we needed it. I only use it when I feel there might be a good reason. Like having to walk really far through avery busy parking lot. Even at age 16, my son can be in a fog and may not notice a car coming and won't hear it since he has hearing loss, too. Also, he's old enough to leave a store, with my permission, and go out to the car himself. He actually is pretty good about looking both ways and stopping for a car when he's without me there as his lookout, but still I'd prefer for the car to be pretty close to the store. Most of the time, though, I don't use it. My SIL has spent her life in a wheelchair and the last thing I'd want to do is to take up a space so there wouldn't be a space for someone actually in a wheelchair. Rolling in a wheelchair through a parking lot is truly dangerous. However, having kids who are likely to bolt or who need to be taken quickly to the car during a meltdown is and equally important reason to use the hangtag. Fortunately, we're over that phase and we didn't have the hangtag at that point. Don't feel hesitant to get one. It's one of the few things that the public does to make our lives easier and safer. In NY, there was a form the pediatrician had to fill out. That was about it. I believe the thing has to be renewed every 5 years here. |
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