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Dealing With The Airport

I think I established in yesterday’s post that our flight has the potential to go pretty badly. Pudding has actually flown quite a lot, though not at all since her diagnosis. She used to love it, and I develo…
Globetrotting with Autism

"An old Romanian joke speaks of a dad sitting on a bench in the park with a unrelentingly screaming baby in his arms whispering, ‘Ferdinand be calm, Ferdinand be calm’. A well-meaning bystander who witness…
The Rules in the Car

When you live in a large metropolitan area like we do, you spend a lot of time waiting in the car. That is not a good thing when you have a boy who hates waiting as much as our son does. As I’ve mentioned befo…
Preventing Travel Meltdowns

Meltdowns are no fun to handle at any age, but can be downright embarrassing to the parents of older autistic travelers. When they occur in daily life, most parents are taught by professionals not to 'cave in' to…
Holiday Special: The Grocery Store Diaries!

Dirty Looks: More than you should get during the holiday season! Damage control: We knocked over: five boxes of cheerios, four yogurt cartons, three soup cans, two red apples, and a some ice cream in the deep f…
This is what you DON'T do

Dear autism, I talk a lot about how difficult it is to take you places with the family. This note is no different I’m afraid…
Packing

Even though it means more travel time, I prefer to drive down to the LA area from the Bay Area. Honestly, I do not think James could wait successfully in the security lines, and all the noise and people would freak hi…
For the Autistic Globetrotter during a layover

When faced with a long scheduled layover or an unexpected flight delay ,autistic globetrotters ,more than any other category of travelers can become increasingly agitated and apprehensive , requiring a plethora of act…
An Illumination on Developmental Disability Awareness Day

We got out of the car in the dark. Despite the lights on the pathway from the parking lot, the only hint we had of the legendary magnificence that lay beyond the trees was an enormous cloud of mist. It hovered in th…
Successful Trips

We are back from an early second trip of the year to visit family and friends in SoCal. Excitement, new experiences, and I am happy to report that that there were no incidents of either car sickness or constipat…