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ðãTinyâs Story ãA Journey Designed for Our Cow-Loving Autistic Boy
â Creating a âPerfect Tripâ That Fits Our Family â
ð§ Who is this for?
This story is for parents raising children who, like my son Gene, have strong interests and unique needsâespecially those who love cows.
If youâve ever thought,
âI canât go out, people stareâŠâ
âIf our schedule shifts even a little, weâre in troubleâŠâ
Then I want to share this with you:
You can create a journey that works for your child by building it around their âspecial loves.â
Not everything will go smoothly. But the more you prepare, the smoother things tend to go.
Thatâs what Iâve learnedâstep by step.
ð Planning with Google Street View
My husband and I have always loved to travel.
But traveling with Gene is like managing a mini-project.
- Meltdowns
- Difficulty waiting
- Anxiety about unexpected changes
All of these require thorough preparation.
Once, I told Geneâs psychiatrist about how he chased pigeons and caused a commotion.
The doctor replied:
âNext time, check Google Street View to see if there are pigeons there.â
I wanted empathy⊠not strategy.
It stung.
But now I understandâit was actually a golden hint:
âPlan ahead so YOU can feel more secure.â
ð® When a beloved place becomes too much
Gene used to love visiting a local farm center.
He could quietly watch cows, feed goatsâit was his calm, happy place.
Then came the renovation.
Suddenly it was crowded, noisy, and full of new rules.
Geneâs stress skyrocketed.
ð± Finding âour kind of paradiseâ
So I made a list of what we needed:
- Few tourists
- No waiting in line
- Lots of cows, up close
- Within a 1-night drive from Nagoya
And then we found it: Tateshina Second Farm.
It had everything:
- A quiet, spacious pasture full of cows
- A tiny soft serve stand (âMoo Moo Senkaâ)
- A restroom and parking lotâbut no area to sit and linger
- A perfect spot where Gene could enjoy, uninterrupted
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ðºïž Prepping the journey like a pro
Weâve had our share of slip-upsâlike the time we stopped at a rest area with a McDonaldâs and couldnât get Gene to leave without fries.
So now we plan everything using Google Maps and user photos:
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No waiting
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Local food with calm atmosphere
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Gene-friendly menu options
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Printable images of restaurant interiors and dishes
We even made a visual schedule with real photos for Gene, from âHome to Home.â
ð Trying Something New: Eating Out
Eating out is usually a no-go for Gene.
He canât wait. He makes loud sounds. He doesnât eat.
But this timeâŠ
- He waited in line (thanks to a spacious outdoor waiting area)
- He stayed calm (well, calm for Gene ð)
- Andâhe ate the ramen we showed him in the picture beforehand!
A miracle in noodle form.
ðµ A small fail (and big learning)
We arrived near the hotel earlier than planned.
So we stopped at a scenic rest area to âtake a break.â
But Gene wasnât having it.
- He had already used the restroom
- He didnât want to âenjoy the viewâ or âwalk aroundâ
- He wanted to get to the hotelânow
He got upset, loud, and aggressive.
Lesson: For us, too much free time = stress.
Thankfully, the hotel let us check in early. Forever grateful.
ð¡ The âShinyuâ hotel: Healing for the whole family
We stayed at Shinyu, a beautiful lakeside ryokan near Lake Suwa.
- A private onsen in our room
- Traditional meals in a private dining room
- Staff with gentle, welcoming energy
And Gene? He discovered a new love: Nozawana pickles.
Now he picks them out himself at the grocery store!
ðš ããã«ãããïŒãŠãããŒãµã«å¯Ÿå¿ã»å ¬åŒïŒ
ð¡ Tiny Yes = Big Shift
That âGoogle it firstâ comment used to feel like blame.
Now I hear it differently:
âWhen you feel secure, your child can feel secure too.â
Perfect plans donât exist.
But more preparation = more peace.
And thatâs enough.
ð What I feel now
Travel used to mean âextraordinary.â
But now I think of it as
âThe most extraordinary version of our everyday life.â
We donât need someone elseâs kind of trip.
We just need our kind of trip, designed around Geneâs joy.
âš Just one word to you
It doesnât have to be perfect.
Even if 100% success isnât possible,
a little planning might help us enjoy âour kind of tripâ more than we imagined.
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