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-   Moving back or to the UK (https://britishexpats.com/forum/moving-back-uk-61/)
-   -   Stranded In Oz....Need Help!!!! (https://britishexpats.com/forum/moving-back-uk-61/stranded-oz-need-help-599254/)

Sherro Apr 22nd 2009 12:31 pm
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Originally Posted by carolinephillips (Post 7408747)
There is a bus from London to OZ- maybe it goes the other way too. Or boat to near east then rail, but they take a long time.
Bus, Ha ha you cant be serious. I reckon that bus trip goes via Nepal, Burma and Acheh province, you'd have more than a fear of flying after that. I costs about $10,000.

carolinephillips Apr 22nd 2009 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Sherro (Post 7505424)
Bus, Ha ha you cant be serious. I reckon that bus trip goes via Nepal, Burma and Acheh province, you'd have more than a fear of flying after that. I costs about $10,000.
Some people think it's a good idea, and if you have the time and are afraid of flying it is a valid suggestion. Mind you I didn't know how much it cost!!!!:blink:

jmh Apr 23rd 2009 3:57 am
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Originally Posted by Hills (Post 7411871)
Thanks for your replies........Tom is 17yrs had some turbulence on way out so that might have been the problem,,,,Tried distraction techniques but nothing worked.....second time we managed to get him on the plane, airline was excellent boarded before anyone else put movie on for him.....I'm a medic so gave him lot's of sedation, but when plane started to move he managed to get himself up and try and open the doors of the plane, myself and a steward had to pin him down........looks like we're going back by boat....via Hawaii, vancouver then new york to Southampton....fingers crossed.:curse:
It's seems so hard to get of this place without flying......
No doubt a boat is the way in the short term.. Seriously, I think you should get him to see a qualified counsellor when you get back. There may be deeper issues here than a fear of flying. I am thinking the phobia may be a symptom of something else. It is not unusual for kids of his age to develop these sorts of things as a displacement for other issues.

bcworld Apr 23rd 2009 10:48 am
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Originally Posted by jmh (Post 7507496)
No doubt a boat is the way in the short term.. Seriously, I think you should get him to see a qualified counsellor when you get back. There may be deeper issues here than a fear of flying. I am thinking the phobia may be a symptom of something else. It is not unusual for kids of his age to develop these sorts of things as a displacement for other issues.
But if you read the news link posted by Pollyana you'll see they tried the boat option with the same result - hence the rest of what you say is probably true.

ann m Apr 23rd 2009 12:59 pm
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It's a shame the OP hasn't been back on here to update - the newspaper article shows they've been through the mill a bit, and have obviously tried other options. The fact that the son has Asperger's may mean that regular counselling will not work?

I too would go for the sedation route just to get back - but looking at previous posts both the OP and her husband are in the health profession and will no doubt know more about this than some of us, and will hopefully have looked into it.

Goodness - what a mess :(

maka paka Apr 25th 2009 9:26 am
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By Christ,a slap round the ear,a stern talking to and perhaps a kick up the jacksey,may get him on to the darn plane!

Young whipersnapper,doesn't know he's alive.

Onwards and upwards I say old bean!!

Dorothy Apr 25th 2009 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by maka paka (Post 7514223)
By Christ,a slap round the ear,a stern talking to and perhaps a kick up the jacksey,may get him on to the darn plane!

Young whipersnapper,doesn't know he's alive.

Onwards and upwards I say old bean!!
Or maybe a little compassion for a child with a condition who is petrified.

maka paka Apr 30th 2009 8:50 am
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Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 7514547)
Or maybe a little compassion for a child with a condition who is petrified.
Being petrified is no condition...Anyway I was joking Mrs Meldrew.

TillyG Apr 30th 2009 2:28 pm
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Originally Posted by maka paka (Post 7530681)
Being petrified is no condition...Anyway I was joking Mrs Meldrew.
But the child in question *does* have a condition - the "being petrified" isn't the condition, but may be part of the side-effect of that condition, but the child actually has a medically diagnosed condition (Aspergers, if I recall correctly).

Samual Apr 30th 2009 4:10 pm
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Originally Posted by TillyG (Post 7531342)
But the child in question *does* have a condition - the "being petrified" isn't the condition, but may be part of the side-effect of that condition, but the child actually has a medically diagnosed condition (Aspergers, if I recall correctly).
Aspies tend to be very logical and rational, so i dont think a fear of flying can be put down to his condition.

Jay-Producer Apr 30th 2009 4:51 pm
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Wouldn't it be a good idea to go to a doctor or specialist to see if they can help? if its a condition you need a medical practitioners advice on how best to treat the side effects of fright of flying.

Another option is hypnosis.

Jay-Producer Apr 30th 2009 4:52 pm
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http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/

Check this forum for help if your son has Aspies/Autism

maka paka May 1st 2009 11:02 am
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I think I've came into the wrong room.

dickchap May 5th 2009 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by Samual (Post 7531479)
Aspies tend to be very logical and rational, so i dont think a fear of flying can be put down to his condition.
I might be wrong but I think with Aspergers the fact that they are very logical could be why he is so petrified, I know someone with the condition and they are very knowledgeable about the solar system.They spend all their time reading up on it. They come out with all these facts that he had obviously read and remembered. Maybe it is the same with him, maybe he knows alot about planes and therefore can see potential problems when flying.

It's such a shame as I really feel for the family. I just hope they get back ok.

Samual May 5th 2009 9:53 pm
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Originally Posted by dickchap (Post 7544158)
maybe he knows alot about planes and therefore can see potential problems when flying.
If that were true he would know that its an indisputable fact that flying is safer than any other mode of transport.


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