Supporting Your Neurodivergent Child on Holiday

A practical guide to help you support your neurodivergent (autistic, ADHD) child during holidays. Inside you’ll find clear, neuro affirming strategies for planning ahead, creating predictability, supporting sensory needs, managing transitions, and reducing overwhelm - so your child feels safer and more regulated throughout the holiday.

Sections in the guide include:

• Preparing your child for holidays (UK and abroad)
• Forward‑planning routines and transitions
• Reducing uncertainty with clear walk‑throughs
• Travel tips for airports, ferries, and long journeys
• Considering the right accommodation for ND needs
• Managing sensory overwhelm, building sensory kits
• Sleep, packing, and regulation strategies for travel days and on holiday
• Returning home and settling back into routine
• Extra considerations for different ND profiles