Things that cause distress

I can see why you'd be wary but the passport really wouldn't be very helpful if it just said you got stressed easily. It doesn't give any information about what might make you feel that way. For example for me it might be someone touching me without a) asking or b) explaining what they are doing.

I have never gone down this route myself but my understanding is that the autism passport would be for situations such as with a medical professional or if stopped by the police etc so that they can fully support you with your needs. It is very unlikely that anybody in a professional capacity would use it against you and if they did you'd have huge grounds for complaint as it's in writing. It's not going to be seen by people that are just out and about that have no reason to care about your needs.

Thanks for your reply Expecto_Patronum .    However, I already have experience of a professional being extremely unfair.    I think it's partly that experience which is making me so very wary.   I think I'm going to put minimal information on that part of the form.

Thanks for your reply Expecto_Patronum .    However, I already have experience of a professional being extremely unfair.    I think it's partly that experience which is making me so very wary.   I think I'm going to put minimal information on that part of the form.

I'm slightly intrigued though. If not to ensure that you get the proper support from professionals etc, what would be the point of getting the passport?

My take on that would be if a professional was unfair and you then raised it to management or whatever and there's not much information on your passport, the professional has a very easy get out - "I didn't know". If it is in black and white on your passport and a professional is still unfair they have no excuse.