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Memoir Monday - The Unimaginable Happened

It's Monday! As any brained washed cult member does, I'm dutifully obeying Travis and posting a true story, displaying his new button and inviting ya'll to join us.
One Heck of a Day (& Night)

After 2 full days (and 3 nights) of James being sick and crying, I decided it probably wasn't the flu that was making him so sick. I called for a weekend appointment. Unfortunately, the earliest one was nearly 4 hours…
Cruise Tips for Autistic Families

For anyone considering or already booked on a cruise , here are a few useful tips and pointers to help you get the most out of your cruise experience. Before You Board Before you board, be sure to get travel insuranc…
Airlines and Autism: Anxiety with Flying

I received an message on my Facebook today from a most distraught mother whose family was kicked off an airplane when her autistic daughter wasn't able to fasten her seat belt because of her anxiety with flying. The a…
Vacationing In Virginia With The Family

I had a nice weekend with my family. We went up to Virginia, and stayed in a small motel in Williamsburg. Originally, we were going to find a place to camp, but the motel was having a special. Only $35.99 a night. My…
Dos and Dont's of Flying with Children on the Autism Spectrum

We just flew for the first time since Pudding was diagnosed with an ASD almost two years ago. However, it is definitely NOT the first time we have flown with a child with autism. Before we returned to the US, we wer…
Travels with Autism - Time to Prepare!

At this time of year you might be lucky enough to be planning a holiday. And some of you, thanks to a negative experience in the past might be having trepidations - I have some advice that might make it easier and m…
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…
Planning for cruising with allergies

One of my readers contacted me this week asking for my tips when traveling with an allergic child on a gluten free casein free diet. As spring break and summer are fast approaching here are some tips to use for your n…