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Wallet Cards

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I emailed this organization for further details and will post what I find out when they return my correspondence
 
There is a similar thing in South Wales already.

Keep Safe Cymru Card

I have one of these, and also an "orange wallet" which is provided by Cardiff council, to be used on public transport. Bus drivers know that because I have one, I have trouble communicating, and I can put inserts inside that say things like "I would like a ticket to *destination*" so I can show them that instead of having to talk.
 
I am going to do something produtcive for my fellow auties and aspies. In my state, there are no police departments which offer these. I called the DIG co. I talked to the lady and she said I could contaact them as most dept are receptive especially in small towns.

I am very scared of going into meltdown and getting hurt by the responders. She said it happens a lot. They even train the police and also allow auties and aspies to practice.

This might help someone from getting hurt.
 
OkRad , brilliant! I hope you have good luck in passing this on. I have witnessed constables behaving with the utmost of professionalism and compassion, and I have seen them fall short. Every so often the media offers up stories of how things go wrong for people in extremis when dealing with police. Scary, sad stuff, and so unnecessary.
 
OkRad , brilliant! I hope you have good luck in passing this on. I have witnessed constables behaving with the utmost of professionalism and compassion, and I have seen them fall short. Every so often the media offers up stories of how things go wrong for people in extremis when dealing with police. Scary, sad stuff, and so unnecessary.

I agree, Alcyon. They are generally trying to do their job well. But they also have spouses with whom maybe they argued that day, or maybe they have a child on the spectrum that had a meltdown that morning or something or other.

Even if they have a great life, I know meltdowns can freak out even loved ones. How much more scary for an outsider who has had to grapple with people in all sorts of straits? They often think auties in meltdown are on serious drugs or else psychotic or dangerous.

I asked the lady what we ought to do if we are in full meltdown and she did pause, as she realized that is scary territory, but since I am hoping to get this in my town, I would have to relay to them my situation anyway.

I would rather be embarassed up front than shot by responders. I have had meltdowns where I am sure I would have been shot or tazered if someone had called :-( They tazed an autistic guy once and he died. We are fragile.
 
I wanted one of these as well, but in the Netherlands it costs 30 euros to get one of these cards, which is bloody expensive if you ask me.
 
the UK has a similar service, MedicAlert 24/7 vital protection in emergency
ive bought all my medical id bracelets from there and with my last one i bought a wallet card from them to:
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on my bracelet,i made sure my most obvious issues were on there, ie
classic autism
learning disability [US=intellectual,not educational].
epilepsy
un communicative
-theres no room for anything else so i bought the medical card as well which has a lot of sections for things like your conditions,your medications, and a section for 'other information' which my staff have put 'em has severe sensory issues such as being extremely sensitive to noise',we didnt get any further than that as my support staff said its also important to guard your privacy incase you ever lost it,i havent let them put my mh stuff on there,as they treat you like s*** if you have a mh condition,when i was non verbal and had ran away from the supposedly secure residential home i was in,i was sat speed rocking lining up stones in a quiet dark cul de sac road and a neighbour tried to help,obviously wouldnt get anywhere with me so he phoned the police and the police came and ranted at me about being mentally ill and on drugs,causing more pressure for them.they got a call in soon after saying a ginger haired hoodie wearing severely autistic and LD young adult had gone missing,low and behold it was me,and not this mental case on drugs image they were portraying me as,thats when my parents got me my first medical id bracelet and it came in very handy as i was a regular runner.

i had a big self-violent meltdown the other day,i ran off [well staggered off and fell into the wall,as you do,when you have significant nerve damage in your back]i sat inside a huge bush in some ladies front garden,i thought i was hidden,i was speed rocking,but eventually neighbours rallied round and made me feel very anxious and i closed off even more,one of my staff came around and found me,had a go at me and told the neighbours where i lived in case i come out there again and they want to bring me back,they were nice people,i didnt think the neighbours round here were any good.
i didnt use my bracelet or card as i was totally un interactive.
 
The idea of lining up rocks sounds soothing. I was being abused once and was abandoned about 800 miles from my home. I was on the side of the road doing something similar which was burning the hair off my legs. I do not smoke but was using something or other. It was soothing, believe it or not.

I sure could have used a card on that day. I ended up before a shrink unable to explain the situation at all and unable to get home.

Sometimes I wonder how we survived our lives, but I am glad we did. I am so glad that now, if that happens, someone will at least know what is the matter. I am so glad I lived long enough to know that I have autism.
 

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