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Travel Tips and Items for Anxious/Autistic travelers
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items Traveling can be an exciting yet challenging experience for individuals with anxiety/autism. With thoughtful planning and the right items, you can ensure a smoother, more enjoyable journey. Here are my essential travel tips and recommended items for ...
This web page has lots of helpful info and tips for traveling with autism.
Sunflower Website - Autistic Traveler
Authentically Emily is a brilliant blog which has loads of posts surrounding autism. The tagged page has 8 tips for travelling. Her posts are colourful and the website is easy to navigate.
Why Are Holidays Difficult For Autistic People?
After 4 years of solo travel as an autistic person, I have made a resource to help other people in the neurodivergent community. This guide has 13 pages full with important items to pack, useful apps and tips which have helped me to stay calm and avo...
My Autism Travel Guide
Airports, train stations and ferry's tend to be full of lots loud noises all at once, in these environments I get really over stimulated and using the Loop earplugs is a great way to lower the noise levels and calm down.
Loop Quiet - Noise Reduction Ear Plugs
Keeping calm in stressful environments is important, this roll on essential oil blend helps to reduce anxiety and can help your mind rest while traveling.
Nikura Anti-Anxiety Roll On Oil Blend - 10ml
I take these with me every time I travel. They help with flight anxiety and can relieve blocked ears at takeoff. These reduce anxiety and taste great.
Rescue Remedy, Pastilles, Blackcurrant Flavour
These are a little more expensive, but have been hands down the best investment I have ever made. I used these during college when walking through corridors and lessons. And I now use them every time I travel. They have 3 settings, can be controlled ...
Soundcore by Anker Q30 Hybrid ANC Headphones
Any stuffed animal or comforter is great to take with you while traveling but if you have one which can be heated up it can be really helpful to reduce stress. Just be careful because some destinations don't allow organic material such as rice or whe...
Microwavable Plush -Warmies
Being comfortable while traveling is super important, fluffy socks are an easy way to feel comfy and warm and if your like me, having something fluffy and soft is really comforting and can help me feel less overstimulated.
Fuzzy Socks
These are so relaxing and allow you complete creative freedom, all you need is a black pen and you can pass the time drawing lines and shapes. I prefer these types of books over typical colouring books as I find I get distracted of others easily.
Reverse Colouring Book
Prefer keeping your thoughts and plans on paper? Taking a small notebook will allow you to keep track of everything: plane times, gate numbers, hotel room, booked activities or just to write down your thoughts and adventures.
A6 Notebook - Dingbats
These are discrete and quiet, so perfect for travel. I like to keep my hands busy and if I feel nervous when traveling, this is small and easy to distract myself with. There also great if you find yourself needing to do something with your mouth as y...
Ainiv Fidget Bracelet Toys, Silicone Push Pop Bubble
If you find yourself nervously biting your nails or clothes, this is a brilliant tool. Its on a necklace so while traveling it can be hidden under you t-shirt and wont get lost.
Tilcare Chew Chew Sensory Necklace
This is my favorite fidget cube I've tried. Its really clicky, the switches and gears arent stiff and it feels really comfortable to hold.
Antsy Labs - Fidget Cube