Traveling on the Spectrum - PREP 346
WDW Prep To Go - a Disney World planning podcast
Shannon Albert from WDWPrepSchool.com, a Disney World planning site
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2023
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Summary
Walt Disney World vacation planning can be tricky (even for seasoned travelers!). Families with autistic children or adults have extra accommodations to take into consideration. Today, Shannon talks with Melinda, Amanda, Emily, Lori, and Anthony about traveling with family on the autism spectrum. They share their experiences, tips, and encouragement.
Links:
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Planning Resources for Visiting Walt Disney World with Special Needs
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Guide to Disability Access Service (DAS) at Walt Disney World
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| 0:00.0 | Today, we'll talk to people about traveling with someone on the spectrum that's coming up on this episode 346 of WWE Prep to Go. |
| 0:24.0 | Hello and welcome to WWE Prep to Go! |
| 0:26.0 | To Go! Re-talk strategy and ideas for people playing their Disney World trips, I am your host Shannon Albert from www.webprepschool.com. |
| 0:32.0 | Thank you for being here for episode 346. |
| 0:35.0 | So today's interesting one, been really enjoying this format where I talked to several people about a topic. |
| 0:41.0 | Last fall, I talked to people that were a Disney World during the hurricane. |
| 0:44.0 | I talked to people that traveled over the holidays. |
| 0:47.0 | But for this episode, I'm talking to people who all have something in common, which is that either they or someone in their family is on the spectrum. |
| 0:56.0 | And how they plan trips based on that. |
| 0:59.0 | So we'll get to my conversations with them in just a moment. |
| 1:02.0 | As always, a reminder to follow on social media. |
| 1:04.0 | Just search www.webprepschool on all the platforms we post every single day. |
| 1:08.0 | And that includes Twitter and Facebook and Instagram and TikTok. |
| 1:12.0 | We also post videos on YouTube. |
| 1:15.0 | There are shorts posted multiple times a week and a longer video at least once a week. |
| 1:19.0 | So follow there if you are a YouTube person. |
| 1:22.0 | I think that's all the housekeeping I have. |
| 1:24.0 | Now let's get into today's topic. |
| 1:27.0 | So for this episode, I talked to five different people for I would say between 15 and 30 minutes each, something like that. |
| 1:35.0 | And I just wanted them to share what it was like to travel with someone on the spectrum. |
| 1:39.0 | They have all different kinds of accommodations that they need. |
| 1:44.0 | I also talked to people about non-Disney World things if it was appropriate. |
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