Posted on September 20th, 2011 by admin
We’re making a trip to Florida in the near future for a doctor visit and a quick trip to Walt Disney World. We have always traveled with a stroller. It makes getting through airport security MUCH easier. However, she is getting a tad too big for the standard umbrella stroller. I have gotten used to the dirty looks by judgmental people. I am counting on karma paying them a visit at some point. I noticed when searching for a big kid stroller that there is even a blog and a Facebook page where folks can go and practice being judgmental by mocking kids too big to be in strollers. Granted, most of these kids at the WALK blog probably are too big for a stroller. It is impossible to know what their circumstances are just from a picture.
Continue Reading–43 words totally
1 Comment »
Filed under: Autism Awareness, Autism at the Airport, Family, Parent Tips, Traveling with Autism
Posted on June 29th, 2011 by admin
Oh, joy, I am so looking forward to getting through airport security tomorrow with a 10 year old with autism. Added to this joy will be explaining to the TSA staff about the Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) implant. This will be our first trip with this device. I’ve been told by some to not even try explaining the seizure aspect and just call it a pacemaker.
Continue Reading–21 words totally
1 Comment »
Filed under: Autism at the Airport, Family, Parent Tips, Traveling with Autism
Posted on May 8th, 2008 by admin
Traveling with your child who has Autism is always an adventure. In our case, it’s usually not a big problem, but it’s easy to see how airport security could trigger a meltdown. I am the parent WITHOUT Autism and traveling these days often pushes me to the brink of a breakdown myself, so this has to be a daunting process for the child.
Continue Reading–44 words totally
2 Comments »
Filed under: Autism at the Airport, Family, Parent Tips, Traveling with Autism
