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Being asked to take off my hat.

MidEssexGuy

Like many people on the spectrum, I am seriously senstive to light, mostly artifical light. I wear a cap to block out bright lights when I'm out and about, often with sunglasses as and when I feel I need them. It'll only take a few minutes of bright lights for my brain to start struggling and it can take hours to recover.

Dispite all my sensory and social challenges, I do have a very good social life but sometimes I have to cut my nights short. I'm not allowed to wear a cap in most bar's in town, no matter how much I explain. I see my friends for the warm up drinks, then I have to go home when they go else where.

I've also had this issue in local shops before (they don't allow hats for security issues). I just tell them I need it because I'm autistic and if they don't like that I refuse to buy anything there.

It's not a day to day issue but it's horrible feeling left out, for something I can't help.

Anyone know the legal position on this?

(ps. I really wish this forum had a spell checker )

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  • I agree in part with this. I think that the point is, most people will know the impairment that someone carrying a white stick has, it's visible (ironicaly) and obvious. But, how would you know that you are trying to speak to a hearing impaited person? They have the same issue as we do - at first sight, you can't see their wheelchair, either.

    I wouldn't mind a range of items to indicate our difficulties, whether it be a badge (some would want to wear one) a card (some would want to carry one) or a wearable item. That's besides the point.

    The issue is that we have no symbol. It follows that without a symbol, there is nothing to educate people with, nothing to instantly identify us, and nothing around which any publicity campaign can be centred, and that's where the problem lies.

    Currently, as we have seen here, showing an NAS card to a standard copper who is just as ignorant as anyone else, gets no response. We would hope that they'd try to help when they see one, but I defy anyone reading this to show their card to any copper on the street and find one who recognises what it represents. I guess it might be possible to find an exception to the rule, but I, for one, wouldn't rely on it.

    OK you AS artists out there, offer us a design, but I see nothing wrong with the current NAS logo. However, it isn't nationaly advertised and no-one is trained to recognise or understand it, and I very much doubt that the NAS has the resources to fund a TV campiagn. I don't even see the NAS sign in shop windows, to tell us that 'Here, someone is trained to help you with your/your child's needs'. That, at least, would be a start - has anyone told the supermarkets?

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  • I agree in part with this. I think that the point is, most people will know the impairment that someone carrying a white stick has, it's visible (ironicaly) and obvious. But, how would you know that you are trying to speak to a hearing impaited person? They have the same issue as we do - at first sight, you can't see their wheelchair, either.

    I wouldn't mind a range of items to indicate our difficulties, whether it be a badge (some would want to wear one) a card (some would want to carry one) or a wearable item. That's besides the point.

    The issue is that we have no symbol. It follows that without a symbol, there is nothing to educate people with, nothing to instantly identify us, and nothing around which any publicity campaign can be centred, and that's where the problem lies.

    Currently, as we have seen here, showing an NAS card to a standard copper who is just as ignorant as anyone else, gets no response. We would hope that they'd try to help when they see one, but I defy anyone reading this to show their card to any copper on the street and find one who recognises what it represents. I guess it might be possible to find an exception to the rule, but I, for one, wouldn't rely on it.

    OK you AS artists out there, offer us a design, but I see nothing wrong with the current NAS logo. However, it isn't nationaly advertised and no-one is trained to recognise or understand it, and I very much doubt that the NAS has the resources to fund a TV campiagn. I don't even see the NAS sign in shop windows, to tell us that 'Here, someone is trained to help you with your/your child's needs'. That, at least, would be a start - has anyone told the supermarkets?

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