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Disabled traveller

yummymummy

2010-10-13 19:09:45

Hello

my young son is dual diagnosed with autism and attention deficit disorder, and i am wondering if airlines provide specific assistance with regard to this disability, for example boarding first or last, so it will ease the discomfort for my son.

Now, before the negative comments start to come, i would just like to say that i would pay any money in the world for my 7 year old son to have a 'normal' childhood, but unfortunetly no amount of money will change the fact that he is disabled.

We will be travelling with thomson airlines.

thanks

juby 5

2010-10-13 21:58:17

Re: Disabled traveller

Hi yummymummy, my friend also has an autistic son ( he's 4 yrs old ) and is toying with the idea of a holiday abroad for the first time. I looked up any helpful tips for travel on planes for autistic children and all say to phone the airline and explain about your sons needs and to arrive at the airport early, hopefully the airline will do all they can to make yours and your little lads journey as stress free as possible.
hope you have a great time :tup

yummymummy

2010-10-14 06:17:49

Re: Disabled traveller

Hello Juby,

thankyou for your kind reply.

I suppose i was a bit harsh in my opening comment about receiving negative comments, but i have had bad experiences with british people, who think that just because my son 'looks normal', then i must be trying it on to get these perks.

Thanks again, and i will phone up the airline very soon, but we don't depart until April.

yummymummy

2010-10-14 06:54:19

Re: Disabled traveller

I have found a book called 'multicoloured mayhem' by Jacqui Jackson. It is a book about a single mother parenting 7 children, with a mixture of autism, aspergers, and adhd. There is a chapter in there about holidays, so maybe this could be useful.

Im a nearly qualified learning disability nurse (just got one last placement and 1 more essay to do at uni), and this book is in my university library.

Kiltman HT Mod

2010-10-14 08:27:02

Re: Disabled traveller

I was having a look to see if this question had arisen before and it gets a few mentions in various flight forums, if you put autism in to the search facility at the top of the page you will find many references to it which might be of some help to you.

yummymummy

2010-10-14 16:07:38

Re: Disabled traveller

thankyou

, i will do that now.

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