Published on 12, July, 2020
I was diagnosed autistic not so long ago in my early 40s, the psychiatrist who diagnosed me said I mask phenomenally well that it goes almost undetected.
My family say I should wear a badge that lets others know I am autistic because I can come across rude when shopping or in other social situations where people are new to me. I wore a lapel badge that said I’m autistic to trial it a few weeks and it did make a huge difference when i was shopping, I realised sales assistants willing to help more, more smiley.
The flip side of it is, do I really want people to know I’m autistic ? It feels like a label and does that mean I am giving people an opportunity on passing judgement without knowing me??
Thoughts please? X
I only really use a badge at airports, I’m most probably older and can mask enough to not be normally noticeable. I use this badge, it’s only a glass convex button badge. I understand that the puzzle symbol isn’t favoured by some, it was the best I could find and it’s recognised in most places and doesn’t make me stand out.
Thank you. To me the jigsaw piece isn’t a negative connotation because others may see it as offensive for it being believed theres a piece missing I actually believe for me it represents the missing piece of the jigsaw I’ve been looking for all my life x