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Autistic-friendly skies: Breeze Airways event helps ease stress for sensitive travelers
Traveling by air comes with its own set of challenges, even for the most frequent flier. For those with autism, getting on an airplane only intensifies the stress. The anxiety of flying is part of why 35-year-old Allison Wilkes had never boarded an airplane, but it's an experience she longed for. Wilkes was diagnosed with autism when she was 3. Along with post 9-11 terror attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic, that added to the reasons she's been afraid to fly. "I've watched my siblings and I've watched people come and go on airplanes before, and so I know how these things work. It's ...
