Air travel experiences of autistic children/young people
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13136376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rhona Dempsey (Trinity College Dublin), Olive Healy (0000-0002-2119-4129, Trinity College Dublin, corresponding author), Emma Lundy (Trinity College Dublin), Joanne Banks (0000-0003-2322-662X, Trinity College Dublin), Margaret Lawler (0000-0001-8904-4453, Trinity College Dublin) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 100026-100026 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2666-9579 • E-ISSN: 2666-9579 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.annale.2021.100026 |
| OpenAlex | W3188579053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 19 |
Despite the positive association between tourism and quality of life among the general population, a range of challenges has been found to prevent people with disabilities from participating in tourism. Participation in tourism is lower among families with a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder than among comparable families. Although travelling by airplane has been identified as a particular challenge for these families, few studies investigating air travel experiences have been published. The present study surveyed 97 parents of autistic young people about their experiences of air travel. Participants identified stressors and enablers relevant to these experiences. In particular periods of waiting, crowds, and sensory stimuli emerged as significant stressors across every stage of the air travel process. These factors are discussed in the context of developing effective interventions to improve air travel experiences among autistic young people and their families. Building on these findings will allow researchers to better understand these experiences, better support families, and better address accessibility issues in tourism. Enhancing air travel experiences could allow a cohort of autistic people and their families to enjoy the improved quality of life outcomes that have been reported by tourists in the general population and increase family participation more broadly. A focus on improving customer experience could also entice new customers to air travel and encourage higher frequency of trips for returning customers
Context (archaeology · Environmental health · Geography · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Stressor · Tourism · Transport engineering · TRIPS architecture · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Urban Transport and Accessibility
Collective customer-to-customer co-creation practices
Applying a time-geographical perspective to understand tourism mobilities of families with children who use wheelchairs
Os desafios enfrentados por pessoas com Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) para a prática turística
Exploring autism-friendly initiatives in Australian airports
Tourism and neurodiversity
Family holidays with autistic children
Try before you fly
Are we voiceless? A systematic review of children’s voices in the tourism literature
Progress in research on tourists with mental disorders
Conceptualizing Ableism in Tourism and Hospitality
The geography of dignity and the ethics of care in air travel
Health and Wellness Benefits of Travel Experiences
Virtual Reality Air Travel Training with Children on the Autism Spectrum
Families of Children with Autism
Quality of life (QOL) and well-being research in tourism
Expanding theory of tourists’ destination loyalty
Tourism destination choice sets for families with wheelchair-bound children
The rights to tourism
The contribution of vacations to quality of life
Tourism and autism
| Citations per year | 3.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |