Taking Our Neurodivergent Kids Abroad | Rebecca Huseyin

To kick off season four of Neuroshambles, Mark is joined by returning guest Rebecca Huseyin, as they discuss their recent experiences of taking neurodivergent kids abroad. Turns out, neither trip was for the faint hearted, but they have both sufficiently recovered to be able to compare notes and look at the highs and lows of their respective adventures. They dig into the challenges of holidaying with autistic, ADHD and PDA kids: choosing a destination when everyone needs to be on board, the nightmares of packing, surviving airports, flights and working out what your kids are able to manage when you actually get there. Mark and Rebecca swap honest autistic parenting advice on special assistance, sunflower lanyards, feeding kids when the food is unfamiliar and what happens when the end of the holiday goes disastrously wrong. It’s not all bad though, Mark and Rebecca look at the positives, shout out some neurodiversity champions, share their tiny epic wins and round things off with some classic What the Flip moments from the holiday. It’s a candid, funny and relatable listen for any neurodivergent parenting podcast fan, and for anyone who has ever wondered whether a family trip is even possible.   CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS (ESTIMATED) 00:00:00 Welcome to season four 00:01:40 Meet the Guest 00:05:17 The Topic of the Week: Taking Neurodivergent Kids Abroad 00:10:33 Choosing where to go 00:19:15 The nightmare of packing for neurodivergent kids 00:26:10 Navigating airports and the lifeline of special assistance 00:40:14 Sunflower lanyards and arriving abroad 00:44:41 Feeding the kids in a different country 00:54:22 Itineraries, control and planning with PDA 00:58:04 Choosing activities on holiday 01:03:30 Mark’s penultimate day shit show 01:16:59 Rebecca’s nightmare at 40,000 feet 01:28:58 The Positives 01:31:38 Neurodiversity Champions 01:34:02 Tiny Epic Wins 01:37:52 What the Flip Moments 01:40:42 Wrapping up   LINKS TO STUFF WE MENTION IN THIS EPISODE Neuroshambles YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@Neuroshambles A Boy Less Ordinary (Rebecca’s blog) - https://aboylessordinary.com/ PDA Society - https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/ Lalandia - https://www.lalandia.dk/en/billund Airport special assistance - https://hdsunflower.com/uk/insights/post/the-autistic-traveller Hidden Disabilities Sunflower - https://hdsunflower.com/ Google Translate (camera translation feature) - https://translate.google.com/   📣 CONTACT NEUROSHAMBLES 📧 Email: [email protected]   ✨ MORE FROM NEUROSHAMBLES 🌐 Website: https://www.neuroshambles.com 📬 Mailing list: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/2414072/190019322933937234/share ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Neuroshambles 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neuroshambles/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Neuroshambles 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@neuroshamblespod   🎙️ CREDITS 🎶 Theme music by OctoSound on Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/octosound-39205072/