Traveling Different - Vacation Strategies for Parents of Anxious, Inflexible, Neurodiverse

This book combines advice from certified autism travel professionals, parents, and advocates to restructure every aspect of vacations for those with autism/ASD or mood/distraction disorders, though the tips can be used to soothe any child’s travel anxieties.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Preface
Part I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter One: Every Family Deserves to Travel
Chapter Two: Traveling with Any Child Can Be Challenging
Chapter Three: The Growing Focus on Traveling with Children on and off the Spectrum
Chapter Four: Modifications Can Help Every Family's Travel
Part II: SETTING THE STAGE
Chapter Five: Starting Small
Chapter Six: Pre-Trip Preparation
Chapter Seven: Foreign vs. Domestic?
PART III: MODES OF TRAVEL
Chapter Eight: Navigating Airline Travel
Chapter Nine: Negotiating Car and Bus Travel
Chapter Ten: Chugging Along: Train Travel
Chapter Eleven: Smooth Sailing: Cruise Travel
PART IV: ONCE YOU'VE ARRIVED
Chapter Twelve: Staying the Course: Various Accommodations Options
Chapter Thirteen: The Great Outdoors-Camping, RVs, and More
Chapter Fourteen: To See or Not to See-Tours and Venues
Chapter Fifteen: Taking the Bite Out of Restaurant Dining
Chapter Sixteen: Other Suggested Modifications
PART V: DESTINATIONS AND SPECIAL INTEREST TRAVEL
Chapter Seventeen: Suggested Itineraries
PART VI: RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE
Chapter Eighteen: Resources
Bibliography
Notes
Index
About the Author

About the author

Dawn M. Barclay is an award-winning author who has spent a career working in different aspects of the travel industry. She started as a travel agent before branching out into travel trade reporting with senior or contributing editor positions at Travel Agent Magazine, Travel Life, Travel Market Report, and Insider Travel Report. She resides in New York’s scenic Hudson Valley.

Product details

• Authors: Dawn M Barclay, Dawn M. Barclay
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9781538192719
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9271-9
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Travel > Travel guides; TRAVEL / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, HEALTH & FITNESS / Physical Impairments, Travel & holiday guides, MEDICAL / Neurology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Child & developmental psychology, Advice on parenting, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Coping with disability, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Age groups: children, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Parenting: advice and issues, Travel and holiday guides, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General, Coping with / advice about physical impairments / disability