You don’t need to be a genius to understand that someone using a wheelchair has a a mobility problem. But when it comes to the Big A there are no visible signs. So it seems that us ND sorts have adopted the sunflower as a visible sign of our differences to the other lot. You can get a sunflower lanyard if you need to wear a pass or similar at work. (I have to say, I don’t like them. To me they are very in your face). But for everyone else who doesn’t wear a lanyard at work the question is how help NTs recognise us for ourselves.
My girlfriend, who BTW is the person responsible for helping me on this journey of self discovery, had a brilliant idea. She got me a bag of very pretty sunflower pins. They are only about 3/8” across and quite subtle but still visible. I wear one on my tops and fleeces Etc. So far a few people have enquired. I am still trying to work out how to explain that I am not rude. I just say it as it is.
Got to work on that one
