We are the parents of 3 kids with autism and we travel a lot. We’ve done planes, trains and automobiles. Recently we’ve been very irked with by people putting out these “how to travel with kids with autism” articles that turned out to be nothing but happy happy joy joy fluff pieces with no real actionable information. So we figured that we had no right to complain if we didn’t help to fix the problem. Here are the 10 best tips. Parenthood Magazine liked them and put them up on their website. Thanks guys 🙂

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By “Navigating Autism” Authors Melissa and Andrew Areffi

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About the Areffis

The Areffis are the parents of three children with autism – Kennedy, age 10, Alex, age 9, and Bella, age 7. They wrote “Navigating Autism” because they were not able to find a book to guide them when Kennedy was diagnosed with autism in 2005. They were still struggling to get the assistance she needed when Alex was diagnosed on the spectrum in 2006 and Bella in 2008. They work tirelessly to support parents of autistic children, “We want to help as many people as possible,” says Melissa. “With early intervention, these kids can go on to become anything, and not dependent on disability services their entire lives. As parents, we want our kids to have a shot at happiness, and a ‘normal’ life. We figured we didn’t have any right to complain about how things are unless we did something about it to help.”

Traveling with kids with autism can be fun again – 10 tips to save your sanity

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