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WhatCobblers
5 years agoSeasoned Ace
@Scobre, hello, I am sorry to hear what you have been through, particularly that the public have not always been understanding.
It is incredibly frustrating that some people seem to think you have to 'look disabled' to use certain facilities. My sister has autism and severe learning/ communication difficulties, she is very active and requires 2 carers to access the community. I have lost count of the number of times people have questioned the need to use a disabled parking space for her (it is for safety reasons) or given her carers or my parents funny looks because they are parking there and (to the public) are seemingly getting out with a 'normal' looking young lady.
My parents once made a badge for her as a child to communicate to the public why she behaves the way she does (she is mostly non-verbal but makes a lot of loud noises) because at one point they got fed up of getting odd looks from the public.
I hope, in future, society will become more understanding as more awareness of invisible disabilities grows.
It is nice to see that the Sims has helped so many people through difficult times. I find it is very good for cheering you up when you're feeling down.
It is incredibly frustrating that some people seem to think you have to 'look disabled' to use certain facilities. My sister has autism and severe learning/ communication difficulties, she is very active and requires 2 carers to access the community. I have lost count of the number of times people have questioned the need to use a disabled parking space for her (it is for safety reasons) or given her carers or my parents funny looks because they are parking there and (to the public) are seemingly getting out with a 'normal' looking young lady.
My parents once made a badge for her as a child to communicate to the public why she behaves the way she does (she is mostly non-verbal but makes a lot of loud noises) because at one point they got fed up of getting odd looks from the public.
I hope, in future, society will become more understanding as more awareness of invisible disabilities grows.
It is nice to see that the Sims has helped so many people through difficult times. I find it is very good for cheering you up when you're feeling down.