Travel with our children can be educational, magical and down right insane. In the best of circumstances, I would say a family of 4 can expect a collapse of one person per day, if we are lucky! Children love to travel and learn as much as we take them places. When our child has a disability, travel becomes more difficult to plan and research, but it can be full of surprises and memories that you did not want to miss.
Regardless of where your family is the best way to travel with our children is to research and plan in detail. To know what is expected is important for everyone. There are family vacation specialist out there that can help you plan the perfect holiday to meet the needs of your child, at no cost whatsoever to you,
Below are some examples of possible ways to minimize the possible situations that may occur when you travel with children with special needs.
For a family to go to Disney or any major amusement park, and has a child on the autism spectrum, they should prepare the baby by talking about the sights, sounds, and events that will happen while they are in the parks. They can expose the child parades, a Carnival, or by displaying them in Disney planning videos. In the Park, they can go for short two-hour bursts, staying in place to maximize their time. Using the pool or "anyplace to phase out during the day. They can take items with them to the park that helps the child calm, if things start to get without them (a stuffed animal, felt or clothes favorite item). A prearranged quiet place where they can go to, just like the small areas around the Palace which is away from everything, can be a screen saver in life. If your child wants to meet a character prepare them for having regard to the size of most people. Talk about the characters, if your child is afraid of sudden movements, so the character will know how to deal with your child. In particular, would be my best suggestion is not possible during a vacation or Holiday times, when it is very crowded.
A child with mobility problems, may have a special van pick family up at the airport with a child size Scooter or wheelchair already there waiting for them, hotels in Disney gives free refrigerator for insulin with a doctor. There are special entrances to tours for people with disabilities or wheelchairs, if proper documentation from a doctor must be specified. These inputs can not cut down waiting times in a row, but can be quieter, and from the crowd and sometimes heated. To get these passports at Disney, you must go to guest services and ask for a "guest assistance pass".
Let hotel management know if your children need something, they will be happy with whatever they can, with bed rails, adjoining rooms or wheelchair accessible rooms. Make sure you have plenty of help. Take Grandma, an uncle, just another set of eye and hands to help. This is a holiday and everyone deserves to have a few moments to relax; FYI.COV, Universal Studios in Orlando is also a guest assistance pass for families to use, but it must be picked up on a daily basis.
Many families with children with disabilities find trips to the beach resorts is easier. Again, to find a spot where there are large masses of people, would be the best option. There are companies out there who rent beach chairs and beach items for children and adults who have mobility concerns. All inclusive resorts are great for all children, because there is so much to do. If your child is able to handle will be a club for children, take them in a time where it is not too crowded, ensure that staff know your child's triggers, and check the beeper or cell you are functioning properly. Again in this situation to ensure that the child has been prepared on what they can do and how long they should try to avoid. Again busy times in those places where there is a mad house, and there are 10 people to a beach chair.
Cruises can be a good time for all. The best suggestion is to stay with the larger new ships will have more accessible accommodations and more amenities that will help our children. These larger vessels has public areas and staterooms large enough for wheelchairs, often including an accessible bathroom with handrails and emergency call buttons. Lifts buttons, room number and the restaurant menus are Braille coded, and guide dogs are generally welcomed. For the hearing impaired, the ship offers telephone amplifiers, Visual knockers and smoke detectors and text based phones. Some ships offer "dippers" to lower swimmers with a disability in the pools. Cruises are great for kids with food allergies, where you can speak with an Executive Officer of them and have a menu for the child and that includes making sure that there is no cross-contamination. If your child attends a kids club, let the advisor who knows something that annoys your child, and the quickest way to contact you. I cannot stress enough to prepare your child about what you expect. There is a large company for the rental of oxygen to wheelchairs will have your items to ship awaits you, if necessary.
Make sure that you speak with your child about what they should expect; let them be a part of your planning. They know what they would feel comfortable doing, so let them help if they can. Make sure you don't promise anything that can't be performed that sees a sign, which is no longer in the Park, or encounter that Dolphins in the sea if you are not a dolphin. Make sure that you travel with "bag of tricks", usually the items that can entertain, calm or nourish your child. You might want to add sunglasses or earplugs for children who do not like brightness or loud noise. Expect perfection. When you travel with children, it is best to "expect the unexpected", or at least leave room for something that pops up.
Travelling with children occurs only for a short time. They are growing up and then we lost opportunity, travel builds tolerance and experience we cannot give them by staying at home. Our memories of travel with our children lasts a lifetime, and those smiles are burned in our memories forever.
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