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London Travel

Mumof2ASDGirls

Hello everyone

I'm hoping someone here might have experience/knowledge of this and be able to help me.

I am wondering if there are any services you can book that will take autistic families to the theatre in London (not Uber.. lol). I ask because I have 2 autistic girls, who love the theatre, but the act of getting there and back is so stressful that the night is tainted and turns into a memorable occasion for all the wrong reasons (panic attacks and emotional outbursts/meltdowns). Taxi's are not a viable option financially, but the train and walking through the crowded streets, with rickshaws blaring out loud music, crowds outside pubs and smells of cigarettes etc are just all too much.

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  • Would it be a  learning experience for them say with ear defenders and scarfs or masks? Maybe sunglasses? I get exhausted but I love the train, the tube, reading on it… feeling a little bit like society haha 

    There are moments that one cannot prepare enough for but then I reroute. If a few possibilities are routed in advance maybe over a map and if possible together, with identifications of public toilets and the best coffee shops with cocoa, it can become a bit more like an adventure. I do somewhat only get on public transport and into shops with ear plugs. 

    Every major city I have to be in I have hunted down and created a constellation of coffee shops and quiet spaces in. Public libraries and art galleries during the day never seem to disappoint. 

  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    *Bearing in mind the theatre district is much. But it’s usually quiet in Benjamin Pollocks toy shop, toilets lower ground.  The crypt cafe (tho I haven’t been in years). Cafe in the Crypt used to be a nice escape too 

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