“I can hear the fryers, the people in the back yelling back and forth, customers at the drive-thru yelling into the speaker, and people dropping things. “Somewhere like McDonalds, it’s loud and the smells can be overwhelming, and all the people going in and out is a lot,” says Linda.
Because many people on the spectrum are super sensitive to light and sound, a trip to the food court and movies can lead to a sensory-overload disaster. Someone who is autistic might have a different idea of a perfect date than someone who isn't, too. “I like categorizations, so not knowing what a relationship is - what we are - is not a good idea.” Twenty-year-old *Tina says because communication is already tricky, it’s important to be explicitly clear.