{"id":3262,"date":"2015-06-11T13:06:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T20:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:17:21","slug":"traveling-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?p=3262","title":{"rendered":"Traveling Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Make sure your child has some <strong>interest<\/strong> in the destination you have decided to spend your vacation at. Museums and scientific sites can be too boring for your 3 or 4 years old. Choose age appropriate activities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?p=373\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sensory integration issues and allergies<\/strong> <\/a>are very important factors to be taken into consideration. Too hot, too humid, too crowded, very tiring, too noisy, the touch of the sand or water,..You know your child best.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aVvTEzvAtHo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?p=63\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Preparedness<\/strong><\/a> is pivotal to achieve your goal. Whether you are traveling by car, coach, train, or plane prepare your child accordingly. Social stories are mostly helpful for that purpose. Make everything as <strong>predictable<\/strong> as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Try your best to keep the child&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?p=73\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>routine<\/strong><\/a> respected; <a href=\"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?p=944\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>temper tantrums <\/strong><\/a>can compromise your vacation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prepare ahead of time.<\/strong> Check out the websites or call places your are planning to visit to find out about what accommodations they provide for guests with ASD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?page_id=1223\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pack up the comfort items<\/strong><\/a> your child would need to calm down or to be consoled, like her blanket, stuffed animal, favorite object, books, non-perishable snacks, pillow, &#8230;they are life saviors.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hmXjb3naXI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Don&#8217;t overdo.<\/strong> Vacation is about having a good time and keeping memorable moments. Filling the day with too many activities may defeat the purpose of going on vacation. Opt for quality over quantity. Follow your child&#8217;s pace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make it short.<\/strong> If you are exploring a destination for the first time make your stay brief, in case you&#8217;re\u00a0 not able to put up with the whole situation. Vacations are made to relax and recharge the batteries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take enough time to prepare.<\/strong> Don&#8217;t leave home as if you have an emergency. Last minute preparations are very stressful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making lists makes life much easier.<\/strong> It doesn&#8217;t take that much time to be organized than not to be.<\/p>\n<p>As I always say: &#8220;take your cues from your child&#8221;, she holds all the answers for you.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your vacation; make it a positive experience for your child to look forward to.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great summer!<\/p>\n<p>nadia shanab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make sure your child has some interest in the destination you have decided to spend your vacation at. Museums and scientific sites can be too boring for your 3 or 4 years old. Choose age appropriate activities. Sensory integration issues and allergies are very important factors to be taken into consideration. Too hot, too humid, &#8230; <a title=\"Traveling Tips\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?p=3262\" aria-label=\"Read more about Traveling Tips\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,5,4],"tags":[23,381,10,20,30,14,383,297,295,299,13,149,296,298,382,294,266,9],"class_list":["post-3262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-autism","category-general-advice","category-parenting","category-tips","tag-aspergers-syndrome","tag-autism","tag-communication","tag-discipline","tag-flexibility","tag-organization","tag-parenting","tag-predictability","tag-preparedness","tag-routine","tag-schedule","tag-sensory-integration-issues","tag-social-stories","tag-temper-tantrums","tag-tips","tag-travel","tag-vacation","tag-visual-aids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3262"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3281,"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3262\/revisions\/3281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}