

"Vacation, all I ever wanted; Vacation, had to get away." - The Go-Go'sEveryone needs a vacation. Maybe it's the break from everyday routines. Maybe it's the sea air coming off the Atlantic hitting you in the face and clearing your head of the year's accumulated worries. Whatever it is, there's nothing quite like it to refresh and rejuvenate you and your family. So as we stood on the deck of the ferry carrying us from Cape Cod to Martha's Vineyard we found ourselves carried further still into new adventures and freshened spirits. Families of children with special needs can find it hard to get away. When our daughter was younger the behaviors associated with her autism frustrated our attempts to have stress free, pleasant vacations. Danielle was always in constant motion in those days. She'd run from place to place in what looked like haphazard fashion. Once she cried and cried on the car ride home adding to our overall disappointment and taking away any happy vacation memories we might have had. Fortunately as Danielle has matured many of her challenging behaviors have improved. So this summer we decided the time was right. We loaded all of us into the van and headed north to New England for a fun-filled family vacation. This time we were not disappointed!



Copyright 2018 David and Mercedes Rizzo
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David and Mercedes Rizzo
David and Mercedes write and speak from a faith perspective as parents of a child with autism. They are available to speak, and have appeared on radio and other media. Visit DavidAndMercedesRizzo.com to learn more. Follow them on Facebook at Autism With The Rizzos. Authors of Praying For Your Special Needs Child, (Word Among Us Press) and Spiritually Able and The Adaptive First Eucharist Preparation Kit (Loyola Press).
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