I won't go into all the reasons why I think it is bad that we have to wear masks but I am getting fed up of the pressure to wear a mask, it's making me avoid indoor places. My first challenge was walking into Primark and the second one was a motorway service station. Both times they SHOUTED at me "where's your mask!" twice infront of everyone and I had to shout back that I can't wear one. Both times it made me angry and put me in a mood for the next hour, at Primark I couldn't cope and just walked out and gave in and bought one at a stall later that day.
As well as ASD I have acne which I have had on my face for over 10 years.
After being the only person in the post office with one on a few times (wearing one also made me feel anxious with others looking at me) I built up the confidence to stop wearing one again. When I went into the petrol station yesterday the woman shouted at the man infront of me you need a face covering and then the same to me. While being served she said "next time you need one" and I said "I cant wear one" and she just ignored me and gave the most ignorant rude look. it's so embarassing and draining to have to keep shouting infront of other people I feel like screaming as loud as I can that I HAVE AUTISM SOME PEOPLE HAVE HEALTH CONDITIONS AND CAN'T WEAR MASKS!
Is anyone else having similar experiences or know what happens if the police try to fine you? How am I supposed to prove that I have the condition? All I have is a PDF of a psychiatrict report on my PC. which is very personal.
I don't really want to go to the effort of getting a badge and taking it with me as it would make me feel embarassed and anxious to have to show this to people, I don't want to feel like my ASD is labelling me with a disability and to be constantly reminded of this as I'm sure like a lot of people have said on here thinking of yourself as having something "wrong" with you isn't good for your mental health and many people seem to experience depression after their diagnosis.
