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Things that cause distress

Crystal

I'm doing an autism passport.    But I can't get my head round sharing with other people things that cause me distress.  Obviously not all people can be trusted, so why give other people that information??    Am I wrong?   Isn't it just enough to say that I get stressed easily?   How have other people navigated this part of the form?   Grateful for any advice.

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  • You want the other people to avoid the things that cause you distress, right?

    You need to give them something to go on, they won't have telepathy.

    You don't need to be super specific, but you need to give them a hint or top level idea.

    Just saying you get stressed does not tell them what not to do. If you want them to speak quietly, only ask one question and wait for an answer, stick to yes no questions, or you're scared of hospitals or dogs, etc. you need to say. I think this is what it means.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    Sorry  , I've read my post again and can see that I got progressively more stressed as I wrote it.   (Lol!)

    I think I'm going to have to focus more on what I do want, and then explain that diverging from that can be stressful.

    Thanks so much for helping to put it in perspective.

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