Tips for Airplane Travel: "SEATS" These tips for airplane travel can help make your next flight - and thus the entire trip - more enjoyable not only for your loved one with special needs but for the rest of your family as well. The tips spell “SEATS” - an easy way to remember what to look ... View Post
What to Put in Your Sensory Survival Kit: Taking Autism on the Road
Your Sensory Survival Kit After some challenging flights - and four years without flying anywhere - our family learned to fly again by building our own "sensory survival kit." You can add or subtract items in your sensory survival kit, to meet the needs of your loved one, but here is what we ... View Post
Why You Need a Sensory Survival Kit: Taking Autism on the Road
Do you need a sensory survival kit? Here's why you may need one more than you think. Autism has created a small radius for our family. Part of breaking out of this boundary is thoughtful family travel: choose destinations that make sense, travel at times that are less crowded, in ... View Post
Special Needs Vacations: 3 Ways to Find Peace of Mind
Special needs vacations are arguably more important to special needs families than vacations are to typical families. A typical family can often take a long day trip, go out to a special or new restaurant, or stay up late for an event or party without thinking twice. Sometimes that could ... View Post
What to Pack: Piece of Mind Picks for Special Needs Travel
What to pack for special needs travel? Special needs travel can be challenging, but the right tools can go a long way to make it more manageable. And remember, the travel itself is just a short part of your vacation. If you can manage the plane, train or automobile part, your reward can be ... View Post