Sky Blue Pete
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Does anyone know whether the club does anything to support our supporters who manage autism?
Autism support (5 Viewers)
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Si80
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stay_up_skyblues
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This got booked up within hours I think. I registered interest for my youngest as soon as the club put the post up and they announced it fully booked for the season the same day. Hopefully get him in next season
clint van damme
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This got booked up within hours I think. I registered interest for my youngest as soon as the club put the post up and they announced it fully booked for the season the same day. Hopefully get him in next season
Or extend it or create another one. The demand is clearly there
Sky Blue Pete
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Was for older teenagers I was asking don’t even know what support might be needed or necessary
Sky Blue Pete
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Thanks shmmeee
Terry_dactyl
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Not support but my mate regularly goes up with his lad who has a diagnosis of ASC. He took him up, fearing he’d be completely overwhelmed - too noisy, too many people etc - turns out he loves it.
He’ll need my mate to go with him to the toilet and he’s always stood really close by to him but watching him bouncing about after Max scored vs Newport was great to see.
He’ll need my mate to go with him to the toilet and he’s always stood really close by to him but watching him bouncing about after Max scored vs Newport was great to see.
Sky Blue Pete
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I think that’s a really good point and why the person who I’m asking for wants to ensure is really beneficial for their daughter
stay_up_skyblues
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When I take my lad (he’s only 7 atm) the plan will be to get there early and hang on ten minutes at the end as the crowds in the concourse will be overwhelming for him. And yeah, ear defenders and the iPad will be a must.
If the club really wanted to cater for it then a quiet area to go during the game would be welcome. As it stands, I think the only option for me if he does get overwhelmed by the noise/crowd will be to leave. I had reason to visit the medical room the other week and something like that but decked out for kids would be ideal.
If the club really wanted to cater for it then a quiet area to go during the game would be welcome. As it stands, I think the only option for me if he does get overwhelmed by the noise/crowd will be to leave. I had reason to visit the medical room the other week and something like that but decked out for kids would be ideal.
Astute
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The demand is absolutely massive. But many people think autism is visual so quite rare.
I'm autistic. So are my children. But most people don't have a clue. Out of children living with us my 21 year old is gifted in just about everything. A** in both English language and literature. Now top student in French in France. 15 year old daughter very quiet until she knows you then never shuts up. 13 year old boy a handful. You notice it with him more. But as a family we just look like any other family. And there's many more of us that go unnoticed.
Astute
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Noise can be a strange one.
My little boy (5'10" and size 11 feet at 13) loves the noise at the football. But he started slowly. Pre season then games at places like Yeovil. Even loved Wembley. But put him in a disco.....he just stands there with his hands over his ears....or at least he did last time he went to one.
Only ever had a problem once before. Pre Covid. Man City scored at the start of injury time against Palace to pull it back to 2-3. I was just 3 rows away from the Man City fans. They just had a row of stewards separating the fans. It was the loudest I have ever heard and my body felt it. I turned to jelly
Just beware if your daughter has never been to a disco before that it could be a problem. My poor son stood there for 3 hours with his hands over his ears
Briles
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Do you find that usual personality traits can be labeled as autism?
stupot07
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Not through a formal diagnosis. The threshold it's really high. People might have similar traits to some people with autism, but that doesn't make them autistic. It's like someone being particularly about the way they like things haven't got OCD.
Every autistic person is different, if you've met one autistic person, you've met one autistic person.
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Astute
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The difficulty is that many who have autism also have other problems. People can have personality traits the same who have autism that are caused by something else.
I can quite often see when someone has autism. It's easy to spot when you know what to look for. Am getting my youngest diagnosed right now privately. It's nearly finished. Within 5 minutes of meeting the specialist she asked me if I had been diagnosed
Astute
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Absolutely spot on.
We're different even with food. My 21 year old has a problem with food texture. Taste doesn't come into it. I can't do slimy food. My little boy eats everything. He wasn't sure about olives at first but loves them now. That's the nearest we have come to finding anything he doesn't like. And school dinners in France are amazing. They had veal yesterday.