Sometimes it is difficult for people to understand the problems you are having, e.g. why you don't want to go to crowded social gatherings etc...
Explaining a complex mental illness can be quite hard.
So instead, why not just stock a bunch of business cards sized "advisory cards" (specific to a form of mental illness), that suffers can stock up to use in social gatherings, jobs, appointments as needed.
What it contains is a cheatsheet on what it is, and frequently asked question. (e.g. what to do if your friend has a panic attack)
It also contains a QR code and NFC tag that links to a website explaining what the issue is, the rights and regulations, etc... All in a quick and easy to reference manner. (The NFC/QR could also be useful for storing quick info for first responders)
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Since everyone is different, a psychologist appointment can be done perhaps, to generate a specific card that is most suitable for the user, and is verified by the psychologist.-- mofosyne, Mar 30 2015 Inside the Aspie Brain; Why social scenarios are so difficult... (self.aspergers) http://np.reddit.co...cial_scenarios_are/ [mofosyne, Mar 30 2015] the /r/bestof thread about the above-linked thread https://np.reddit.c...drome_explains_why/I'm PointyOintment there [notexactly, Mar 31 2015] Autism Alert Card http://www.autismwe...etail/53ac4c9f32ce5Sort of baked for Autism and encounters with the authorities in the West Midlands [oneoffdave, Mar 31 2015] [+]
When I was much younger (maybe around 10?) and was going on a trip or to the Stampede or something, my mom gave me a card to put in my wallet that explained how I might behave in ways people might not expect due to my Asperger syndrome, so that in case I was on my own with strangers (or police, I think she said something about) and was having difficulty, I could show them the card. I never had to use it, but I think it was a good idea.
I think she printed the card from some Asperger- parents website. Not to say that this is baked already, necessarily; I don't think it was anywhere near as sophisticated as what you're suggesting. QR codes and NFC certainly didn't exist back then.
The discussion in the /r/bestof thread is also interesting to read—[link].-- notexactly, Mar 31 2015 Medic Alert bracelet ?-- FlyingToaster, Mar 31 2015 NFC Medic Alert bracelet?-- notexactly, Mar 31 2015 //NFC// No Fat Chicks ?-- FlyingToaster, Mar 31 2015 + But the thought of actually giving some one such a card gives me the screaming heebie jeebies.-- zeno, Mar 31 2015 notexactly, Mar 31 2015
Not exactly. Medic Alert bracelets may be more durable, but it comes at a cost of universality.
Not everyone has a smartphone. Hence the disposable printed text. The NFC+QR is just there to increase it's effectiveness in getting the point across, without the user have to explain further.-- mofosyne, Mar 31 2015 //NFC// No Fat Chicks ?
Nebraska Fried Chicken.-- angel, Mar 31 2015 For fashion's sake, one could wear a necklace with a highly polished chestnut pendant, or peanut, or acorn, etc.-- FlyingToaster, Mar 31 2015 So I guess my card would read:
the one who handed you this card has a permanent case of the screaming heebie jeebies, do not be alarmed he will not try to kill you.-- zeno, Mar 31 2015 I'd like a laminated card that read "You are hopelessly unrealistic and what you are planning to do is almost certainly a very bad idea."-- MaxwellBuchanan, Mar 31 2015 //I'd like a laminated card that read "You are hopelessly unrealistic and what you are planning to do is almost certainly a very bad idea."//
Card unnecessary. All of my English friends say this about pretty much everything, pretty much all of the time.-- bs0u0155, Mar 31 2015 {Do Not Leave Un-Attended Near Windmills}-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Apr 01 2015 {...anything spinny really}-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Apr 01 2015 [+]-- Voice, Apr 01 2015 I keep half a croissant in my shoe. When I show them that they usually leave me alone.-- AusCan531, Apr 01 2015 Show them the shoe, or the croissant ? Is this a shoe you are wearing, or an extra one you carry with you ?
// a bunch of business cards sized "advisory cards" //
What if your problem is that you're phobic about business cards ? What do you do then, hand out printed tea towels ?-- 8th of 7, Apr 01 2015 ^ neither. I show them my crummy sock.-- AusCan531, Apr 01 2015 random, halfbakery