Sneaking in this piece with essential neurodiverse family travel tips before Memorial Weekend kicks off!

Here is how I prep for travel with a neurodiverse family!

I just returned from an epic 10-day trip to Europe over spring break with my husband and my 18, 16, and 12-year-old children. My oldest is a senior, and wise beyond her years, she agreed to skip the more conventional “senior spring break” trip with her peers and share her last spring break before college (insert mom crying) with us!

Ruby and Jeff did the basic itinerary planning together, picking the stops on our European vaca, and then I threw together an itinerary considering everyone’s interests and needs. Ok… less “throwing together” and more accurately, I spent countless hours pouring over blogs, TripAdvisor, Facebook groups, and more!

Curious about where we went and what we did on our Epic European Adventure? Check out my reels on Instagram for all of the deets!

We had a fantastic experience on our European Spring Break. No, that doesn’t mean there were zero sibling squabbles, arguments, or moments I thought of “accidentally” getting lost and spending a day alone. When you go on vacation, your sibling dynamics and everyone’s struggles AND strengths come with you. So my first (and I believe most important) advice when planning a family trip is to " right-size your expectations” and plan ahead.