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I'm on the spectrum and live in a large city in Canada. I very much dislike taking the train. For me, it's due to the crowding of people, although I admit it's
by creep 8y ago
I'm on the spectrum and live in a large city in Canada. I very much dislike taking the train. For me, it's due to the crowding of people, although I admit it's very nice when there are only a few people on board and I can stare at the city behind a window at night as it rolls by. Otherwise it's a very stressful experience for me that I've never been able to attenuate. I simply do not cope well with sitting and standing so close to other people, and the noises and smells are intolerable. I take the train to university. After the ride I usually need an hour or more to calm the fuck down before getting to work/going to class.
Mind you, I'm female and there have been proposed some significant differences between males and females on the spectrum, never mind the differences between any two people.
- Fnoord 8y agoI'm on the spectrum, and I love taking the bus/tram/metro/train as long as it isn't crowded. I want to travel without getting distracting, nervous, nauseous, hot/humid, seeing people eat things I find disgusting or smelling certain things such as perfume. I want to sit alone, in white noise or silence, so I can read a book instead of having to hear to music to negate the noise and zone out. The common denominator in that one is the place being crowded, and it turns out these places are crowded on workdays from 6-9 and 16-19. Driving instead is even worse on these times. Amsterdam traffic is crowded everywhere around these times. If there are too little people around (such as at night) that also doesn't feel safe though. However if I don't have anything with me I'm good on that one.
- freeflight 8y agoGet a good pair of in-ear headphones to drown out the noise. Depending on mood and situation you can listen to music for calming down or podcasts for distraction. Books can also be a good distraction, but depending on how crowded the bus/trains are, sometimes not of much use.