Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm due to fly for the first time in a few days but Have already seen a lack of appetitie as my anxiety is on one with all this stress.
I'm wondering how everyone has coped with Anxiety and how you have found your first flight.
Is there any tips for first time flyers which I haven't covered yet.
I have done the following Airport Familation VisitDestination Research Packing early Sorting out musicPreparing Lavendar Oil resucue
But i'm still struggling with stress of this pre flight stage and I'm getting the autism stress pains which is not good
Which part is stressing you? The airport or the flight? Where are you going and how long is the flight?
I think the airport is chill, I'm going for 5 days 4 nights and I'm going to Jersey, Channel Islands so I don't where the stress is coming from but it surely like a rollercoaster
Do you know about the disability assistance available at the airport? The will give you a sunflower lanyard to let the staff & aircrew know you have a hidden disability - if you're at the airport early enough, they will walk you through the vip.disabled security so they go at your speed - no panic, no rush, no queues, no crowds.
If you speak to the airline, they will pre-board you and they will be very kind - they don't want you freaking out so they will bend over backwards to accommodate you. Be clear with them about your problems when you board the plane - if you've spoken to the head office, they will be prepared for you.
You can also be met at the other end by the disability assistance people - they will get you through the airport at your destination with as little hassle as possible.
Hope you have a great time.
My bugbear when I used to travel SailRail was tech items like cables, chargers etc - now with my new phone, I find that I don’t need any of this for 5 days back home with family in Ireland from the U.K. and even less with air travel - but after my most recent horrific SailRail trip home since my diagnosis, after being stranded in Holyhead for 2 days trying to get back to where I live in Manchester for 20 years, I finally “copped on to myself” and realised that I cannot travel without a chaperone and then only by air travel due to my condition, the ongoing management of which requires ultra strict Millitary style discipline and everyone around me constantly telling me to “cop myself on” “for my own good” as part of management of my condition
With those of us that are recently diagnosed with ASD, we have to learn everything all over again, even if this seems over simplified to some - and this can be very difficult for those of us who have travelled before our diagnosis - in my case, the way I’ve coped with it is to have ultra strict discipline for my own good