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Do you hate Alton Towers?

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For Alton Towers, also read Flamingo Land, Lego World, Chessington World of Adventure, and any other "Theme Park"

A bit of background to the question. I've been coaching and supporting a young person today who is Autistic, is 17, and has gone to Alton Towers for the first time.  I didn't go on the trip as I've been a few times before and ***ING HATED IT BEYOND EMOTIONAL POSSIBILITIES.  If you hate it, I don't need to explain, but "the noise" is only the tip of the iceberg. 

This young person had a terrible time, describing themselves as being overwhelmed, having to leave a shop because they were going to cry, and all the *** shame something like that feels like, being surrounded by NT peers who are loving it. One of the final comments I made to this young person was going to be along the lines of "don't worry, all Autistic people hate Alton Towers" but I didn't send it because I realised I was projecting my own thoughts and feelings onto all autistic people.

So I thought I'd ask this community if there were any types of Autism which don't mind or even LOVE Alton Towers

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  • I like the rides. It's the crowds and the queuing that I hate. Combine the two and put me in a crowded queue where the person behind keeps bumping into me and I am likely to have a "Little Moment". I've concluded that I hate the queues more than I like the rides, so theme parks are on my list of places of avoid.

    My latest accommodation/support, which I tried out recently in an airport while queuing to board a plane, was to have a person I was travelling with stand directly behind me in the queue to act as a buffer. It worked a treat. Maybe there's hope for me yet.

  • in reply to Damojo
    Damojo said:
    put me in a crowded queue where the person behind keeps bumping into me and I am likely to have a "Little Moment".

    You could adopt a bit of a biker persona and get a jacket wth lots of metal spikes on the back. I imaging there won't be too many repeat occurrances of the bumping then.

  • in reply to Iain

    Thumbsup Great idea!

    I'd bet if I when full-on stimming autistic they'd back off, too, in case it was catching. (Cheaper than a leather jacket and boots.)

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