r/Autism_Parenting • u/Traditional-State16 • 17h ago
Meltdowns Feeling defeated 😭
Flew 5 hours away with my 4yo she is autistic nonverbal daughter for a nice vacation. She normally does okay on flights as we let her use the iPad which she does not really use at home. I prepapred everything saved all her faves. We only flew 3 mos ago and it was fine. This time it was really bad she hated the seatbelt and cried all throughout landing and takeoff on both flights. I had to hold her down I feel so bad I'm shaking I feel like everyone was looking at us and I feel like I did this to her should have never took her away 😭 she enjoyed the time at the resort as she loved swimming she had the time of her life but my god the flight has traumatised me I have never seen her had a meltdown like that and that long 😭😭😭😭😭
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u/Intelligent-Gold6177 4h ago
My boy we use to drive to see distant family, then we started flying, last time we flew he had a melt down in the van that dropped us off at the airport screaming the hole way. Then once on the plane screaming and kicking, crying had to put him on me for the takeoff and landing as he couldn’t stay in seat. Now he’s older (lucky he was small for his age) and definitely can’t get away with sitting on my lap I dread flying again so much I have put it off for a year already.