Living with autism: ‘I avoid public transport as much as I can'

For Sky Boswell, who was diagnosed with Asperger’s at the age of 57, travelling can trigger overwhelming anxiety – with far-reaching consequences for her work and personal life The stress of getting a bus or train is overwhelming. It fills me with dread. Telling me “nothing will go wrong” doesn’t change anything. This doesn’t feel like a choice I have made, and it is nothing to do with willpower or lack of exposure. Autism is not like that. It’s the nois