Spring in Beijing
The Great Wall of China, two hours north of Beijing Monty, now aged 15 with ASD, continued his travels recently with an Easter visit to China. Long haul travel can be much more demanding than shorter trips because of the change in time zone and simply the fact that you are stuck on the plane for such a long time. Many people with autism, and indeed Asperger’s, have problems with air travel, while some other people even with severe autism have no issues whatsoever. Some people with severe autism never go on holiday, travel being such a problem. Some people repeat the same holiday every year. It does not really follow any pattern. One issue I came across at the recent conference in London was that some people cannot even consider a far-away medical specialist or enroll in a clinical trial, due the travel required. But what to do if the autism doctor does not make house calls? Some people do take their child thousands of miles to see a specialist, but many...