5 Tips for Autism Travel | Record! 1010 Miles in 1 Day

[@AimsAlice]

I love how sweet your kids are to each other! So awesome

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for watching and commenting ❤️

[@TheOrangeStripe]

Im on the Spectrum too!! I love to travel cross-country + international! I’ve visited 30/50 US States and have a goal to be the youngest person to have visited all 50 states! Rock On, 7-Ahead.

[@7Aheadfamily]

That is so awesome! Sounds like we should meet up sometime on our travels. 😊

[@jaidengames26]

Also I love your channel. I recently found it and have been binge watching your channel ever since

[@7Aheadfamily]

Glad you enjoy it! thank you so much for watching and commenting. 😊

[@7Aheadfamily]

When you get to our beginning ones you’ll have to tell us if you think we’ve improved on our movie making skills. 😜

[@Momabearto4]

I love these tips! My youngest is 15 years old and has nonverbal autism. His name is Asa, and i did a double take when you mentioned Asa from Fathering Autism. 😂 We have taken 3500+ mile road trips out west the last 3 years (2020, 2021 and 2022). We are taking this year off…I think! We travel in our minivan and realized how important toilets are for a kid barely toilet trained. After our first trip I build a simple toilet for the van and we use it all the time now! Public restrooms are difficult for him. We also bring most of our food. It saved money and is a comfort too. I look forward to more videos from your family!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks for sharing! Yes, having an onboard toilet is worth it’s weight in gold. 😊 That is so awesome that you travel with your son! Glad to get to know you!

[@7Aheadfamily]

You may enjoy our autism playlist if you liked this video…

[@7Aheadfamily]

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[@Momabearto4]

He LOVES riding but isn’t a fan of exploring! 😂 We take weekly trips to near-ish state parks. He loves a road trip no matter how far!

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s so awesome! Yeah, Ezra loves going anywhere as well. 😊

[@darkchipz3016]

I agree all of them I'm planning to go to USA someday to attend college, but first I need to finish my GED(probably SAT too), I have one more subject(which is Science) left, then I can revise all of the subject and I can take the GED test, I wish I can go to some US states like Utah, North Carolina, Maine, Wyoming and so on

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks! That is awesome that you plan to come to the United States for college. 😊 That will be an awesome experience. Good luck on studying for those tests. 😊

[@darkchipz3016]

@@7Aheadfamily Thank you!

[@7Aheadfamily]

You bet! Let us know if there’s anyway we can help out. 😊

[@chandiballard5857]

Thank you for sharing!! I have 3 autistic young kids (I have a simon too) and will be embarking on a trip! This is very timely!!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for watching and commenting!💕💕💕

[@7Aheadfamily]

We appreciate you!💜💜

[@JonBrase]

With just two fairly chill kids, a sedan, two drivers switching off every hour, and experience taking long road trips pretty much every year (or multiple times a year), the most that my parents were generally willing to do in a day was 500-ish miles. A couple times we pressed longer, but 1000 is extreme, even with far less to manage. Even when me and my brother were old enough to drive and willing to press far into the night, they were reluctant to extend travel days too far.

[@7Aheadfamily]

We are kinda crazy though.

[@KimberlysWorld24]

My son gets very tired of things fast so I make sure to bring soooo many opptions to occupy him. 😊

[@7Aheadfamily]

So smart and necessary with Autism ❤️

[@carstorm85]

I'm petrified of planes so take my trips by car. I try to visit family/friends every summer on the east coast and live in the midwest (average 19 hr drive). I drive strigt through only napping at rest areas if need. For me its definitely about the destination not the journey. I keep snacks and cases of tea in front passenger area. I'll often stop when I first leave at subway and get a couple subway sandwiches so I can eat that as/if needed. I have noise canceling headphones and have podcasts on phone to listen to for the entire trip along with custom mix CDs if I want to change things up. This system prob wouldn't work for most people but it works for me.

[@7Aheadfamily]

I love it! Those are some great ideas.! Thank you for sharing.❤️ That’s a long drive. 😊

[@carstorm85]

@@7Aheadfamily Oh, another thing that helps is not setting times for anything. I turn off my morning alarms and get up naturally whatever time that is. I also leave when packed and ready to go rather than a set time. I usually wind up leaving mid-late afternoon which works out to miss all the major cities at rush hour. I stop for gas and rest areas as needed and do most of the driving overnight which really helps (I'm a night owl naturally anyways). With this I usually arrive at my destination late morning or early afternoon depending on exactly how the timings/stops work out (also there a timezone change) Doing this means I'm not stressed or tired and have no expectations to be ruined so cant get upset that way. I also try to go during the week rather then a weekend day so I'm less likely to run into many long distance travelers near cities helping the drive be quick.

[@7Aheadfamily]

@@carstorm85 that is some great advice and ideas! Doing what works best for you. :-) That is awesome. ❤️ thanks for sharing 😊

[@carstorm85]

@@7Aheadfamily Something I just realized, one way, my trip from Nebraska to central VA or northeast PA is about 1200 miles meaning I drive farther at the start and end of my trip. You however still have me beat overall as I have only done this for the last 5ish years. 😜

[@7Aheadfamily]

12,000 miles that’s a long ways! You have got this travel thing down. 😊

[@nathanjw940]

Have a schedule but one with extra time. If it takes 40 minutes schedule an hour. Being rushed will aggravate the situation.

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s good advice. 👍 thanks Nathan !

[@nathanjw940]

@@7Aheadfamily between that and tech issues where I need to get to something that's when I have a meltdown and it takes even longer

[@7Aheadfamily]

@@nathanjw940 Agreed! I have had my fair share of meltdowns with tech issues as well. 😤

[@nathanjw940]

@@7Aheadfamily if there's anything to help another autistic kid I feel like I should. I hope one day they're doing well and happy with someone special. Friends and more. It might look different but I hope for the best dreams you have will happen for all your kids. I know the older ones will be better people even now to their classmates with compassion they have with their siblings.

[@nathanjw940]

@@7Aheadfamily mine includes biting which many don't realize when I work in a professional setting.

[@theupsidedowngame9194]

love it

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thanks 🙏

[@jaidengames26]

Wait so do you guys still live in your RV or do you just travel sometimes or do you not travel at all since you own a home.

[@7Aheadfamily]

So, now we are in a home, but we haven’t yet published our latest adventure to the East Coast, so that is what we are uploading right now. 😊 We were going to do Alaska this summer, but now we’re going to have a kid instead. 😜

[@LightningRxx]

When you say near death experience what does that mean? 😊

[@7Aheadfamily]

Great question! Here is a video that explains that experience…

[@7Aheadfamily]

Our Why | Memories & Experiences OR Possessions & Things kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5qsloBvapZ-ecU

[@sarahminor7468]

Where do your kiddos with autism sleep in the RV? I have a 4 year old son similar to your Ezra. We have a camper and he usually sleeps with us but he might like his own place to sleep.

[@7Aheadfamily]

We have a couple beds that are like tents that they like. You can Thor bed in this video here. Items not for everyone, I don’t know if your son would like this or not, especially if he’s used to co-sleeping, but ours like them.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Here is the video that shows the beds we took in the RV. Home Tour | Autistic Brothers Sleep in Dog Kennels? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH7ZqWdqoqiSaac

[@kat37328]

Do you think if you ever had another kid would be autistic

[@7Aheadfamily]

Possibly. ❤️