"AmTk86;c-17181776" wrote:
I think a way to handle mental illness or non visible conditions (like blindness or deafness) is adding a separate “trait panel” similar to the gender option panel with a list of symptoms rather than actual illnesses. This allows the player to customize to fit whatever symptoms they or the character they’re attempting to portray has and avoids stereotyping a whole disorder.
This is a really good suggestion. It could even be something like: Does the Sim use a cane while walking? Does the Sim speak and sign/gesture or just sign/gesture? Do they listen to music? Do they read books with their eyes or their fingers? Things that more represent a list of adaptations and then decide for yourself what your Sim would use and why.