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Vacations, never. Has anyone else here never been "on Holiday" as an (Autistic) Adult?

Disambiguating Cynosure

Has anyone else here NEVER been "on Holiday" as an (Autistic) Adult? Either within the British Isles or, especially, leaving the Country.
When at school, I was allowed - with the School - to visit The Isle Of Wight, and France, and then Belgium...
But now that I am an adult (since leaving school)... London is as if imposed as a Prison, which financial constraints prevent me from ever escaping. And so I am curious as to whether anyone else has 'Never Really Been Allowed To Have A Vacation', just like myself...

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  • Unknown said:
    One of your problems might be living in London, if I lived in London I would have had to buy a much smaller house (probably a one or two bed flat) and my living costs would be higher which would probably rule out holidays. 

    Well, Thank You to all who have replied... and this Thread was a short question, and so I expected it to be short... and the "short" answer to my question so far seems to be that I am indeed the only one!

    I quote MattBucks in order to say that he is correct, utterly. Money is mad. Money is a matter not mentioned in mass conversation. That Money is never mentioned is one of the greatest frustrations presented by society. Even travelling from South London to North London now costs more than Ten Pounds, and newspapers and the Internet should inform anyone of how these costs simply increase. 

    In short, what I want or need to do, is not what I am allowed to do (by Money). This Post is long, and so I close it now, or else it may disappear...! 

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  • Unknown said:
    One of your problems might be living in London, if I lived in London I would have had to buy a much smaller house (probably a one or two bed flat) and my living costs would be higher which would probably rule out holidays. 

    Well, Thank You to all who have replied... and this Thread was a short question, and so I expected it to be short... and the "short" answer to my question so far seems to be that I am indeed the only one!

    I quote MattBucks in order to say that he is correct, utterly. Money is mad. Money is a matter not mentioned in mass conversation. That Money is never mentioned is one of the greatest frustrations presented by society. Even travelling from South London to North London now costs more than Ten Pounds, and newspapers and the Internet should inform anyone of how these costs simply increase. 

    In short, what I want or need to do, is not what I am allowed to do (by Money). This Post is long, and so I close it now, or else it may disappear...! 

Children
  • in reply to Disambiguating Cynosure

    Lastly... I wanted to add that, that, as a child, I *did* gain a family holiday to America. But I was asking about being an ADULT. As an adult, I twice afforded myself two trips to the coast, in secret, not telling my family. Since then, the prices have become beyond what I can afford.

    I travelled to the coast, for a couple of hours... and simply stood...for hours... looking at... THE OCEAN. It was amazing and unreal for me to actually be able to see... THE HORIZON!!