Travelling with special needs, high needs or neurodiverse children
First week of July in the desert metropolis of Dubai and it is officially summer time.Temperatures are at peak high and schools will be closing for a long two month break.It is also officially travel time for families,mostly expatriates who plan in advance to be away from the scorching sun and take the time to visit their home countries or just take a much deserved vacation. According to Dubai Airports through their official website,a total of 3.3 million passengers are expected to go through their gates from July 6-17 this year, with the peak summer travel surge occurring on the weekend of July 12-14 where they expect 840 000 passengers.Daily peak passenger numbers passing through DXB(Dubai International Airport) is estimated to reach 286,000 that weekend.I can safely assume that half of the families i work with will form a small percentage of those figures. As an occupational therapist , majorly pediatric and interacting with families on a daily basis, it is that time of the ye...