Is wearing my lanyard worth it ?
Hello. This is my first post here. I am a 24 year old who was diagnosed this year and I was not expecting it.. to have Autism. But it felt right to get tested. However I was expecting to be told I just have anxiety.
I have had a lot of social issues at my job , and I also often feel very exposed and anxious in public. It was suggested to me to get a Sunflower lanyard, so I did.
It has the card that says my name and what I need on it. I have had a few good experiences of it. Once at my doctor's surgery they recognised it , and made sure I was comfortable.
However , to be honest , I do feel a bit exposed wearing it. I know social media is a bad influence overall. But I have seen a lot of people use derogatory terms for these lanyards. It makes me feel a bit embarrassed and scared to wear mine. I have also seen apparently a lot of people wear them for ulterior motives that part I dont really understand. Someone at work, suggested i should get a jigsaw lanyard. To signal more clearly I have autism. I'm not really sure what's best. Someone at work also called my sunflower lanyard an autism lanyard.