In general, travel provides an excellent experience for travellers, such as moving by transportation, having a local meal, and visiting a sightseeing place. How about people with ADHD and ASD? Of course, they have unique or sensitive minds. So if they utilize their minds, their trips would be a fantastic journey!
Firstly, some persons with ASD have significant memories. For example, some individuals with ASD are interested in the fixed number or name of a place. For example, a timetable for a railway, flight information for an airplane, and traffic information for a coach. It consists of a fixed time or the name of a place. For these reasons, they are good at making an accurate itinerary, consisting of their excellent memories.
Also, some persons with ADHD have flexible thinking. Of course, they sometimes encounter irregular happening during a trip, such as leaving some belongings in a hotel or toilet. However, they know how to deal with these situations. For example, as soon as they forget their belongings, they can buy alternative products at a 100 yen shop, if they are possible.
Secondly, some persons with ASD prefer a simple meal. They have stress when they meet an unfamiliar food. For example, one young man who likes curry. When he goes on a trip, he can’t eat grilled fish. However, he often takes in the schedule to eat a curry. This reason is easy to imagine the taste and smell. Conversely, some persons with ADHD can be familiar with local individuals. For instance, one middle-aged man likes the atmosphere at Izakaya. He often talks with a stranger when he is sitting at the counter table. In other words, he can make friends at once.
Finally, individuals with ASD can make excellent tour guides due to their exceptional memories and firsthand experiences, including knowledge of how to navigate from the terminal to various suburban districts.
Likewise, travellers with ADHD can ask how to go to their destination. Of course, although they lose their way on the street, they can inquire a stranger on the way to their destination. Moreover, some ADHD persons can call hotel staff, office workers, and call centre staff.
Travellers with ASD can effectively plan their itinerary, indulge in their preferences such as customary cuisine, and gain expertise by their second trip. Also, travellers with ADHD can cope with this happening, they can enjoy local food, and they have the bravery to ask unknown people.
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