Part one of this two part series Autism & Travel, a series about traveling as an Autistic Adult, will focus on what happens before you travel. Preparation, Planning and Safety. Part two will focus on the actual trip, Group Dynamics, Self-Regulation, and Unmasking. There can be no underestimating the value of travel in shaping our minds and experiences. Just as young children benefit greatly from interacting with the world around them in the form of local shopping centers and schools, adults benefit from being taken out of their day-to-day local community and spending time in a much larger world. Travelling gives you a unique opportunity to see the world around you from a different perspective, to experience different cultures, how different people live and communicate, what they eat, what they value and how they celebrate life. It also gives you an opportunity to delve into history and to understand your own place in the world. Sure, the prospect of travel can be dauntin...