About Me

Hi there!

I'm Alisha, and I'm in my 20s. In 2019, after my whole childhood of waiting, I finally got my autism diagnosis, and in 2023, I got diagnosed with a mixed-grade brain tumour. Going out to concerts has always been one of my favourite things to do with my friends ever since I was a teenager. Unfortunately, over time, going to events became more and more difficult for me as I started to struggle with loud, busy places, bright lights, and new environments. In February of 2020, I had attended a concert on my own and had a meltdown. At this point I had no evidence of my autism or what I needed in order to help calm me down, or even how to ask for it. So I started crying and ran away from one of the security/ticket people that I was talking to. A minute or so later, he came and found me and said he would swap my standing ticket for a seated ticket in a disability-accessible area where it was less crowded and busy. Unfortunately, my anxiety at this time was still too bad to truly enjoy myself, so I just sat there, counting down the time to the end of the concert so that I could go home. Although I didn't have a very good time, I will never forget what that man did to help me out.
In 2022, after COVID times, my mum finally convinced me to try and go to a concert again, as she knew how much I loved them. She helped me contact the venue and set up plans for accessibility to help make things easier for me and even came to the concert with me. We also brought sunglasses, earplugs, fidget toys, a handheld fan, and some water. (I shall write more about this in my 1st post.).
It's a shame to say that over the years things haven't always gone smoothly, which is why I decided to start this blog. To show you the good and the bad of accessibility at venues from the eyes of someone with a hidden disability and also to help others with disabilities when it comes to attending events and which venues to avoid.