Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello from the US.
We are a family who enjoys travelling and we are planning a trip to Scotland for 2 weeks next summer. In planning an itinerary with our 18 year old son with aspergers, he mentioned wanting to possibly meet and connect with young ASD women and men during our travels.
He is open and friendly and sometimes shy (socialization not terribly difficult for him but sometimes conversation lags).
He will be going away from home to college in another state in the US next August and this trip is his graduation gift!
I expect having lunch or dinner, a drink (he's not that much into drinking but in Scotland, he may enjoy a pub experience!) an afternoon visiting sites, may be just the connection he seeks.
Since we travel often, he's got a keen sense of people and places and wants to expand his circle to include an international group of friends. If this resonates with anyone, let me know.
Regards,
EMP
Thank you! we need to do more research but are excited about our visit.
Good points Curious.
Might be worth trying other fora for autistic people that are more focused on social events, try Aspie Village, Ambitious about Autism or Wrong Planet
If you are going to Glasgow there are some groups on meetup and in Edinburgh there is ELAS (Edinburgh and Lothian Asperger Society), though none of the groups mentioned are specifically for young people.
Think about the timing of your trip and how keen your son is on crowds of people. Edinburgh gets packed during August and accommodation in particular gets booked up well in advance, as that is the height of the festival season...or maybe that is exactly what you are coming for.
There are a few autism "one stop shops" in different parts of Scotland. Maybe they would be willing to tell you about local groups and whether a visitor is allowed to go to any of their groups.