BBC News - Heathrow Airport recreates departure day for a young man with autism
Aaran Stewart does not react well to change.
The 21-year-old has severe autism and obsessive compulsive disorder, but has to negotiate the hectic bustle of Heathrow airport to attend Boston Higashi High School.
To cater for him, staff have attempted to recreate the same conditions every time he flies.
Four times a year for five years, Aaran has met the same airport staff, at the same check in desk, visiting the same shops, leaving from the same gate onto a plane on which the exact same seats are reserved.
Austistic kids are a right pain.
Why not just go to school in the UK?
Aaran Stewart does not react well to change.
The 21-year-old has severe autism and obsessive compulsive disorder, but has to negotiate the hectic bustle of Heathrow airport to attend Boston Higashi High School.
To cater for him, staff have attempted to recreate the same conditions every time he flies.
Four times a year for five years, Aaran has met the same airport staff, at the same check in desk, visiting the same shops, leaving from the same gate onto a plane on which the exact same seats are reserved.
Austistic kids are a right pain.
Why not just go to school in the UK?
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