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MrsBobgfish

My 14yr daughter has recently been diagnosed with Aspergers.  She is a HUGE BTS fan and they will be playing a concert in London in July.

We went to a concert last year which had a mix result. She had a huge meltdown going into the venue but was able to stay for the concert. After a lot of talking from Mummy. At that stage, we thought she was suffering from social anxiety with panic attacks. However, the BTS concert will be three time if not four times bigger (it’s at Twickenham) and I am extremely worried how she will handle it. She wants to go so badly!

We visited London last summer and once again she had a meltdown after just a few hours of being in the city. The number of people was just too overwhelming for her.

To add to any complication, we live in Switzerland so any British accepted disability ID that would be accepted by the venue we would not have.

Does anyone have any suggestions, thoughts, ideas?

TiA

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  • Most venues have disabled areas - speak to the venue and explain the situation - they will probably seat you in that area.    They are likely to treat you the same as UK fans - they will likely only charge for her ticket as her carer will get in for free.

    Be prepared to leave early if it's too much for her and also plan you travel with great detail - with escape routes if she gets overwhelmed.

    I recommend leaving before the last song to get ahead of the crowds if you want to avoid a long journey and tight crowds.

    If you will have a car, same rule applies - get out early to avoid getting stuck in traffic.  Better to enjoy 90% that have it ruined by a meltdown in the crowds.

    Spend time explaining to her what is going to happen on the evening - get on the internet and use google maps to explore the area so there are less surprises on the night.   Make sure she understands that if she's had enough, you will get her to safety before it becomes a big problem for her.

    Be prepared to bail out before getting to the venue if she overloads.

    Hope it all goes well for you!  Smiley

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  • Most venues have disabled areas - speak to the venue and explain the situation - they will probably seat you in that area.    They are likely to treat you the same as UK fans - they will likely only charge for her ticket as her carer will get in for free.

    Be prepared to leave early if it's too much for her and also plan you travel with great detail - with escape routes if she gets overwhelmed.

    I recommend leaving before the last song to get ahead of the crowds if you want to avoid a long journey and tight crowds.

    If you will have a car, same rule applies - get out early to avoid getting stuck in traffic.  Better to enjoy 90% that have it ruined by a meltdown in the crowds.

    Spend time explaining to her what is going to happen on the evening - get on the internet and use google maps to explore the area so there are less surprises on the night.   Make sure she understands that if she's had enough, you will get her to safety before it becomes a big problem for her.

    Be prepared to bail out before getting to the venue if she overloads.

    Hope it all goes well for you!  Smiley

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