Published on 12, July, 2020
Newly officially diagnosed but suspected for a long time. Now comes the point where I actually could get help for my hidden disability but I would like to know which organisations that people visit for pleasure like galleries, museum, historic buildings etc are friendly towards autistic adults. For example my experience in The National Trust has often been negative. I do not drive, the anxiety and thought processing is too overwhelming. I always travel with a rucksack so I can carry all of my the things for the whole day like, like food, medicines, phone charger, hairbrush yada yada yada. They don’t seem to appreciate any of this and only like car drivers with small handbags.
I try to be positive in my posts/replies as much as possible but do have to warn of two popular cultural venues, adjacent to each other, which are auti nightmares: the Imperial War Museum North, and The Lowry Gallery and Theatre, both in Salford Quays. The floors slope unpredictably, the colour schemes are excessively stimulating with odd lighting, the ceilings either oppress or disorienrate, and the walking routes all very confusing. Both were deliberately designed with these features but despite being really important and of national importance I just cant cope with them.