Tips Traveling with Autistic Children

Tips Traveling with Autistic Children Children with autism like things that are routine and structured. Therefore, traveling means interrupt their routines. No wonder that many parents of children with autism avoid traveling show. In fact, with these tips, parents can still take a child with autism to travel long distances for vacation. 1. Describe points of interest Before traveling, explain to children about the destination to be visited. So advice from Daniel Openden, Director of the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, Phoenix, USA. "Show me a photo or movie on the locations to be visited. Tell me another reason to come to these places and activities to be done there," he said. 2. Traveling by plane Explain to the flight crew regarding your child's condition. To dispel the boredom on board, prepare a book or toy for children. Bring candy, especially if the child is unable to communicate verbally and can not be revealed if the buzzing ears. 3. Stay Plans to stay at the hotel during the holidays? You can begin to teach children to stay somewhere else, can at the home of relatives or hotels in town for one night so that children get used to the atmosphere of the other bed. That children are not too "shocked" by the new atmosphere, bring a pillow or blanket that she usually wore. 4. Security As a precaution, wear identification that contains the data yourself and your phone number. Bring also shown in the photograph to the police if your child separate from you. 5. Customize your child's interest For your child to enjoy the journey, with whom he visited places in accordance with their interests. For example, to Sea World if he is interested in marine animals or to the pool when he liked to swim. Avoid overcrowded schedules, take time so that children can play in a hotel room for the little guy was not too tired.