For Kids with Autism, a 'Flight' to Ease Stress
From: Bioscience Technology - 12/08/2014

With boarding passes in hand, children with autism spectrum disorders and
their families took part in an air travel rehearsal at Baltimore-Washington
International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Fifty families experienced a typical day at an airport, from check-in and
security to receiving peanuts and pretzels from flight attendants onboard a
Southwest Airlines jet for a 30-minute simulated "flight" that never left the
gate.

Rehearsals like this one originated with a Massachusetts-based chapter of The
Arc, an advocacy organization for individuals with intellectual and
developmental disabilities and their families, with the intention of
alleviating some of the stress of air travel for children with autism.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2014/12/kids-autism-flight-ease-stress

Links:
Massachusetts-based chapters of The Arc
http://www.thearc.org/Page.aspx?&pid=310

Wings for Autism
http://www.thearc.org/wingsforautism

About Wings for Autism
http://www.thearc.org/wingsforautism/about

Children with special needs have 'dress rehearsal' for flying
http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/ph-ac-cn-flying-with-autism-1207-20141207-story.html