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Sunflower lanyard

Stewart

I'm flying for the first time since my diagnosis and found this on the airport website https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/help/assisted-travel/non-visible-disabilities/ I'd never heard of sunflower lanyard before. I'll be on my own so it seems like a good idea for me to get one to deal with the buzz and business of the airport especially being able to use the fast lane at security. I thought the assistance point was for people with physical disabilities before reading that. However I'm a bit wary of asking for the lanyard, what am I supposed to say without feeling guilty/self-conscious? I wondered if anyone else had used the lanyard and what their experience was?

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  • Hello, I have worn a lanyard for years now and would not leave home without it. I use the railways not airports so cannot comment but find it so useful as rail staff are trained to recognize the lanyard and offer help. East Midlands Railways staff have undergone autism training and I love using their services as the staff have always been so kind and helpful. I always book assistance to help me around stations and on and off trains, do airports offer this? Maybe it might be helpful to book if they do? 

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  • Hello, I have worn a lanyard for years now and would not leave home without it. I use the railways not airports so cannot comment but find it so useful as rail staff are trained to recognize the lanyard and offer help. East Midlands Railways staff have undergone autism training and I love using their services as the staff have always been so kind and helpful. I always book assistance to help me around stations and on and off trains, do airports offer this? Maybe it might be helpful to book if they do? 

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