Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Several years ago, my husband and I took a tour through Europe. This was his first time, and given his driving habits, I thought it best to be on a tour. At this point, I'd not even heard of AS....that was about 11-12 years ago. Upon arrival in London, we were given about an hour and a half to go across the street to a department store deli to grab a quick sandwich in order to catch a bus for a tour to Windsor Castle. There must have been 6-7 rows of sandwiches, at least 6 feet high on the shelves, literally hundreds of them. But he simply couldn't choose a sandwich! At first, I thought it was funny, but then it got serious and, as it turned out, an omen of what was to come in the next two weeks. This exposure to another culture, food, language, hours, etc, etc. were just too much for him. Overwhelming! After 3 days, I was ready to go back home to the States. I couldn't understand these behaviors....now I know it must have been attributable to the AS. I find that the best trips for us are in the car, with a cooler of soda and snacks in the backseat. This is much more predictable for him and, therefore, pleasurable. Anyone else have similar experiences? Longing to travel, but really not by myself, Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 hi eileen , you said: Several years ago, my husband and I took a tour through Europe. Thiswas his first time, and given his driving habits, I thought it best tobe on a tour. At this point, I'd not even heard of AS....that wasabout 11-12 years ago.Upon arrival in London, we were given about an hour and a half to goacross the street to a department store deli to grab a quick sandwichin order to catch a bus for a tour to Windsor Castle.There must have been 6-7 rows of sandwiches, at least 6 feet high onthe shelves, literally hundreds of them. But he simply couldn'tchoose a sandwich! me here: yes, the choice, the horror of choice. unlike a lot of AS i dont have food tolerance/semsitivity issues. I will eat nearly anything, but once i try it, i prefer it the same, again and again and again. this is helpfull for my fiancee as she likes to cook and prepare meals. she will ask me what i want to eat for dinner. i will answer her with a choice or tell her, i dont care ,i dont want to chose ,i want to be fed. she will then chose and cook somethign for me. more importantly she has been trained to learn that when i answer like this , it is a little disguised warning...no more questions for a little while, is stressed. i avoid dining out fo rthis reason too....cluttered tables with 3 differenr glasses. a vase and napkins, 3 forks, 3 knives a candle and somewhere your meant to eat and not knock anything off the table? where there is too much of anything i think a lot of AS can get overwhelmed...you will see the chicken and mayonaise sandwich, but i will see them all, consider them all compare prices, taste and freshness and it is too much. i do get overwhelmed. you said:At first, I thought it was funny, but then it got serious and, as itturned out, an omen of what was to come in the next two weeks. Thisexposure to another culture, food, language, hours, etc, etc. werejust too much for him. Overwhelming!After 3 days, I was ready to go back home to the States. I couldn'tunderstand these behaviors... .now I know it must have beenattributable to the AS.I find that the best trips for us are in the car, with a cooler ofsoda and snacks in the backseat. This is much more predictable forhim and, therefore, pleasurable. me here: you said an important word here , very important.....predictable. you said:Anyone else have similar experiences? me here: yes ,off course, i am AS. you said:Longing to travel, but really not by myself,Eileen me here: the best journey i once took was alone and inside myself. 36 m diagnosed AS Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 : Thanks for the response. If only I'd known about this a few years ago..... Eileen > > > > > > hi eileen , you said: > > > Â > > > > > Several years ago, my husband and I took a tour through Europe. This > was his first time, and given his driving habits, I thought it best to > be on a tour. At this point, I'd not even heard of AS....that was > about 11-12 years ago. > > Upon arrival in London, we were given about an hour and a half to go > across the street to a department store deli to grab a quick sandwich > in order to catch a bus for a tour to Windsor Castle. > There must have been 6-7 rows of sandwiches, at least 6 feet high on > the shelves, literally hundreds of them. But he simply couldn't > choose a sandwich! > Â > Â > me here:Â yes, the choice, the horror of choice. > unlike a lot of AS i dont have food tolerance/semsitivity issues. > I will eat nearly anything, but once i try it, i prefer it the same, again and again and again. > this is helpfull for my fiancee as she likes to cook and prepare meals. she will ask me what i want to eat for dinner. > i will answer her with a choice or tell her, i dont care ,i dont want to chose ,i want to be fed. > she will then chose and cook somethign for me. more importantly she has been trained to learn that when i answer like this , it is a little disguised warning...no more questions for a little while, is stressed. > i avoid dining out fo rthis reason too....cluttered tables with 3 differenr glasses. a vase and napkins, 3 forks, 3 knives a candle and somewhere your meant to eat and not knock anything off the table? > where there is too much of anything i think a lot of AS can get overwhelmed...you will see the chicken and mayonaise sandwich, but i will see them all, consider them all compare prices, taste and freshness and it is too much. i do get overwhelmed. > Â > you said: > > At first, I thought it was funny, but then it got serious and, as it > turned out, an omen of what was to come in the next two weeks. This > exposure to another culture, food, language, hours, etc, etc. were > just too much for him. Overwhelming! > > After 3 days, I was ready to go back home to the States. I couldn't > understand these behaviors... .now I know it must have been > attributable to the AS. > > I find that the best trips for us are in the car, with a cooler of > soda and snacks in the backseat. This is much more predictable for > him and, therefore, pleasurable. > Â > me here: you said an important word here , very important.....predictable. > Â > you said: > > Anyone else have similar experiences? > Â > me here: yes ,off course, i am AS. > Â > you said: > > Longing to travel, but really not by myself, > Eileen > Â > me here: the best journey i once took was alone and inside myself. > Â > Â > 36 m diagnosed AS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Not happy with your email address?. > Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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