A teenager with Autism fooled many into thinking he was a business tycoon looking to lease planes for an expansion of his airline empire. Using the alias Adam Tait, the young man, who has a love of aviation spend months emailing and calling aviation executives to line up future visits to inspect airplanes to lease.
13 year old Kenton Weaver went missing on Tuesday in West Boca, Florida . Kenton, diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome was found safe in California, having somehow boarded an aircraft and traveled to San Jose to visit his mother and other family.
A documentary premiered recently at the Sundance Film Festival; Over the Hills and Far Away tells the story of parents Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff and their son Rowan. The documentary portrays their struggle to find ways to treat their son's severe autism as they feel western medicine has failed them
Angie and I spent last week in New York City. This was a much needed break from the madness of start-up life and the daily adventures of a family living with autism. We have been married for twelve and a half years. A good portion of the first five years was spent traveling to some very fun places. When you have a child with autism, travel often just flies out the window like the rest of your "planned life." Depending on circumstances, everything you knew prior to autism may seem like it vanishes into thin air.
CNN recently posted an article on what its like to travel with an autistic child. The article offers many tips in making the experience easier on the entire family. Many of the ideas and tips offered are also covered in our video series on travel. Check them out.
USA Today posted an article that speaks from a parent perspective in offering tips to flying with an autistic child, in addition to some experiences others have encountered from fellow travelers.