Awareness Cards (for varying conditions) to use in difficult situations

[hazeyjane]

Ds is 4 he has a genetic condition, as he gets older we tend to get more 'looks', tuts and eyerolls when he gets overwhelmed, and some downright rudeness.

I have seen Autism Awareness cards like the one in the photo, and wondered whether something like this would be helpful in some situations.

I am not at all sure what I think about the cards, part of me thinks it would make life easier and help people be more understanding, and part of me feels uncomfortable about it, although I don't know if i can put my finger on why?!

I would really welcome other's opinions, and if anyone uses cards like this to help with their situation, did you custom make them, or download/order something?

thankyou

[Coccousturia]

I really do not know how much a card is going to help. The reason I am skeptical is because I have seen some terribly horrible people in my day. If your son is actually hitting himself in public and they ask you “Why don’t you just tell him to stop?” it is really doubtful that a card will smarten them up.

[theDudesmummy]

That's my concern: the nice/enlightened people will not cause problems anyway, and the rude/unelightened people won't care about your card and may well be rude to you when you give it to them, thereby increasing your distress. Although if there are people there who are nice but just need/want a bit of information I can see how it could help. The problem is, you don't necessarily know which of these categories of people you are dealing with! And even nice people have days or times when they don't want to have information foisted on them, as I noted above.