“If airports and planes could be quieter, filled with fewer people, and require N95 masks, I'd be much happier.”“I kind of like air travel.
All the waiting is basically free daydreaming time.”“I absolutely get impatient and full of rage in airports.”“I'm on fire at the airport!
Deadlines and fast thinking. No problem there.”“Bold of you to assume I ever fly.”ADDitude readers have strong opinions — love, hate, and little in between — about flying and navigating airports with ADHD.Beyond packing, checking in well in advance, and taking necessary steps to ease your nerves, here are tips for flying from the ADDitude readers who have figured out how to enjoy air travel by coping with travel stress and overstimulation.“I assemble a kit of dopamine and sensory relief items, games, and foods. I do this well ahead of traveling so that I forget what is in the kit, which makes it even more exciting to explore during travel.” — Taylor, Washington“I always pack ‘new’ toys, books, and paper and markers for creative work.” — Michele, Tennessee“I became a master at traveling with three young children.
Each child had a backpack with books, a few favorite toys, and small dollar store presents that I wrapped. If they were well behaved, they got to open a prize. Maybe it was a little puzzle, a coloring book and crayons, a new book, and so on.