In our situation, assistance dogs (clearly far fewer of those about than general pets) can be avoided.
Walking down the street and see an assistance dog? Cross the road. Dd1 still highly anxious, but disaster averted. At least the dog isn’t on an extending lead, able to run up to us, and is properly trained sonignkring her anyway.
Want to have lunch out and there’s an assistance dog in the café? Find another café. Dd1 highly anxious, but disaster averted. At least the dog is under control and properly settled, not loose and making a nuisance of itself.
And so on.
Current situation with dogs being taken anywhere and eveywhere: can’t cross the road to avoid, as here’s more in the other side. Can’t nip into a shop while the dog passes, as there’s likely to be a dog in there too. Can’t have lunch anywhere because there’s a dog in every café. Can’t go to the park because there are several dogs tied up at the playground entrance meaning dd1 is terrified, and that’s hoping someone didn’t let them in the playground too (frequent occurrence).
So dd1 can’t actually go about her daily life without being terrified. But that’s ok, because dogs are welcome everywhere now and that’s so much nicer.
And I do mean terrified, btw. Properly screaming terrified. And that has a knock on effect for the rest of us, obviously, as well as it just not being very nice for dd1 to live like that. Severe anxiety and frustration + ASD and learning difficulties often combines into challenging behaviour, usually physical, and we (me and her younger siblings) often end up getting hurt as she lashes out.
But it’s ok, because the dogs are having a happier life (because it must be so interesting for them, going clothes shopping, or being tied up outside playgrounds, or waiting outside the library; hours of fun).