Racing Against the Odds As I stood alongside my son, Joshua, watching the Formula 1 cars speed by at Silverstone, a mix of emotions swirled inside me: pride, anxiety, and a hint of guilt.
This guilt stemmed from the fact that, despite the circuit's efforts to accommodate neurodiverse fans like us, Joshua still struggled with the cacophony of sounds and sights.
Navigating a day out as a parent of an autistic child is always a high stakes gamble. Will carefully planned preparations be enough to mitigate inevitable meltdowns?