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Things To Know!

Hey there and welcome to a very inconsistent travel blog of my adventures as a disabled adult! I thought it would be a great idea to make an extensive guide to travel for people like me because I went all over the internet looking for detailed information on what to expect when traveling alone for the first time and found only vague travel guides and what to do with your autistic kids on long trips.

Things to know:

How I rate places and experiences:

How am I going to rate things and experiences? We're gonna call them "sensory stars" since autism/sensory issues are my biggest obstacle. I'll award points activities or experiences based on how accessible and friendly they are. I do not expect every venue, experience, etc to be friendly because quite frankly there's some that aren't, but those that go out of their way to be accessibility friendly and go out of their way to offer it etc will earn "bonus points" so to speak.

Consistency:

If you're expecting to see new trips every month from this Tumblr I am sorry to tell you you'll be disappointed. While I (in theory) enjoy travel it takes a lot of planning and money. I may post about new trips every few months however the plan for this blog is to share helpful tips and advice, share things I've learned to make travel easier and rate activities and places I've been for others planning trips.

Qualifications:

How could I possibly be qualified to write a blog about traveling with disabilities? I'm so glad you ask! I'm a late diagnosed AuDHD, non-binary person who presents fem, who also happens to be HOH and have a chronic illness that effects both my energy level and joints, with some PTSD and mental illness as a cherry on top.

Vocab: (updated as needed)

AuDHD- Autism ADHD wombo combo

HOH- Hard Of Hearing, moderate to severe hearing loss

Tism- shortened term for autism

Sensory Friendly- things that don't rub my Autism or ADHD the wrong way

(C)PTSD- (complex) post traumatic stress disorder, I have complex but I just shorten it to PTSD and happens after traumatic episodes and events

Final Thoughts:

So in summary that's me and what I'm planning to do with this space and maybe help some people?

Life is too short to not see the massive world we live in and I want to both see it and help people like me be less scared/anxious about traveling.