Places to Visit - the pros and cons for special needs families

Perfect Planning?

Do you ever book a holiday or plan an outing and when you arrive at your destination nothing seems as you thought it would be !!!!!!! Well join the club………..

sightseeing bus

Since Samuel has been diagnosed, as a family we have tried many days out and holiday places in West Sussex and throughout the UK and have had good and bad experiences like most families do, but at the time we did not realise that Samuel’s disorders could affect the day so much!

Try, try and try again!

We have come to understand now that Samuel cannot cope on very long journeys in any transport, he does not like speed and would do anything for Daddy to travel at 20 mph all the time! For any child travelling it can be tedious and boring.

As a family we are trying to adjust ourselves every day as each day is different with hiccups here and there for Samuel and I have felt that it is important to try and go on days out as a family and to face each hurdle or challenge all together so that next time we go on a day out it will not be as much of a worry for Samuel because we will be more prepared than the first day out.

What our my favourites and which ones are not!

My own views and opinions of places we have visited for the day plus holidays will be listed including overseas and please do join in and share your experiences and I will list your comments regarding places you have been to that have not been up to scratch or have they and are brilliant!!!

It is always nice to go to a place you have been recommended and to know that your needs will be attended to. There is nothing worse than spending your money and getting nothing in return apart from unhappy faces!

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Posted on 31 October 2006 by Lynette Coates

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