Asking for help but unable to verbalise it

Hi,

When I’m struggling I find it exceptionally difficult to verbalise (Or even know) how I’m feeling. Also it’s very hard to even make initial contact. I’m trying to come up with a list of questions that someone could ask me if I could make that initial ‘I’m struggling, HELP’ call. I think I’m trying to find leading questions that may then enable me to elaborate from just a yes/no answer. Any ideas? I think it would need to be a phone call as even though there are face to face support groups near me they are a bus ride away. When I need help I need it quickly!

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Plectrum over 5 years ago

is it something like this you need, on a card , with a few extra comments guiding what to do?

You can get them for strokes (aphasia help card). https://strokeflashcard.com/product/aphasia-help-card

Maybe the NAS could even produce a card
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Trogluddite over 5 years ago in reply to Plectrum

You can get an "I am autistic" card from the NAS shop for the miserly sum of fifty pence! I have used mine a couple of times already - for example, when I've needed a quiet area to make talking to staff at my local bank easier. I should probably get a new one, as the one I've got is quite an old one from before the NAS branding was all changed, and it's getting rather tatty.
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johnsb over 5 years ago in reply to Trogluddite

The Welsh Government have produced a card and a wrist band, so it should carry some weight in Wales, if anyone knows what it is! They seem to be designed so that only people who know what they are will know what they mean! But I suppose it's better than nothing.
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johnsb over 5 years ago in reply to Trogluddite

The Welsh Government have produced a card and a wrist band, so it should carry some weight in Wales, if anyone knows what it is! They seem to be designed so that only people who know what they are will know what they mean! But I suppose it's better than nothing.
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