How do you feel about social events where they only give people with physical disabilities accommodations? I'm not saying this is bad because they should but... I mean because we are autistic, how does it make you feel if you have to say... be up front? Does it bother you when you have a few needs to keep yourself from having any sort of meltdown or sensory overload?
I know for me, I always have to be up front. If I'm even in the second row, someone sits in front of me or whatever and I start melting down because I can't see. I have mild hearing problems too and sometimes I can't sit up front. It can be a hassle because people don't always move or let you sit up front, no matter how autistic you seem.
Does this ever happen to you? Are there other things that tend to trigger your meltdowns in social events? I'm talking like events such as a Renaissance Festival or some sort of attraction where you have fun. I don't mind the sensory or social concerns I have but I do have trouble with controlling my emotions because of HFA/AS and my severe anxiety. If I am under pressure or become distressed, anything that happens can cause me to start melting down without warning.
So what about you? How do you react with things like these?
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Diagnosed with an autistic disorder (Not AS but mild to moderate classic Autism), ADHD, Learning Disability, intellectual disability and severe anxiety (part of the autism); iPad user; written expressionist; emotionally-sensitive
30 May 2011, 10:36 am
