What Is A Sunflower Lanyard? | BBC The Social
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Ever seen someone wearing a sunflower lanyard and wondered what it meant? Sarinah explains what the sunflower lanyard scheme is, how it came about, and who it helps.
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Sarinah also provides practical tips about what you can do to help those wearing a sunflower lanyard, and how to raise awareness about the scheme.
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When I arrived at Gatwick wearing my sunflower lanyard I immediately got routed towards the "Sunflower lane". Unfortunately I thought I was getting separated from others for a whole different reason. But when I figured out why, I felt respected, appreciated and embraced. When I told my parents, they came close to tears.
I wear mine due to my autism and selective mutism oh and ocd and it is very handy!
I wear it for autism
I just got one for sensory needs, but my mam also thinks I may have autism and ADHD
I cant wear one because of sensory. Know an alternative?
@@jennyshmit6172 you could put it on your backpack or purse
Which airport
I’ve had one of these for a while , but I’ve only just started using it. I have a “hidden disability” that causes a problem using disabled spaces in carparks. In reality I’m severely disabled and in a power chair but you can’t tell that until I get out the car!!
Being young means that most people can get the wrong impression and may judge me for misusing the spaces. When in reality, I can’t walk a single step!
I also have some communication issues and I think that the sunflower lanyard highlights the fact that I may need a bit of extra time and space. Although I love the idea very much I just don’t think it’s advertised enough and the majority of people that I know have absolutely no clue what it’s for. I hope that there will be more media campaigns to change this in the future.
I'm also autistic and type one diabetic! I used to wear the lanyard in supermarkets and the staff would find all remaining items on my shopping list if i went a bit blank. Now however so many people wear one for face mask exemption that the staff have got fed up with the scheme which is a shame.
I wear both a lanyard and a mask, or shield, but still no-one wants to know if I need help like turning the radio OFF.
@@majorpygge-phartt2643 Did you ask the staff at all? While it is an amazing support assistance aid you also may need to self advocate to make your needs heard.
@@rebekkahhuck166 Of course I did, but they just didn't want to know, all they did was totally and deliberately ignore me and just treated me like I was some lower form of life with no rights, just like a "pleb" in ancient roman times and it looks like far too many service providers still have their heads stuck in that era and that attitude has no place in any supposedly "civilised" society like ours here in 21st century Britain. And that was boots the pharmacy chain, and also, needless to say when I complained to their head office using their hopelessly inadequate web form all I got again was completely ignored, SHAME on them. Honestly, I ought to sign up to somewhere like trip advisor and tell the world how they treat disabled customers, like SCUM!
@@majorpygge-phartt2643 that’s horrible! I’m sorry you went through that. Hopefully there’s at least a few chains out there who aren’t ableist and do care. I think your experience is 100% valid and that it also can still be used for those it does benefit. I definitely think the education should be higher so this never happens.
@@rebekkahhuck166 You've hit the nail there, we certainly DO need far better education about the more severe life ruining hidden disorders, but there's a problem, you can only educate folk when they're willing to learn, but the trouble is that far too many out there just don't want to know, especially them with status who think they're some kind of big shot and are far too grossly condescending, so first we must thoroughly overcome all the deliberate ignorance and put all the old outdated urban myths to bed for good as in my experience far too many staff who are supposedly "trained about hidden disabilities" still know nothing of misophonia or severe heat intolerance and instead just refuse to recognise such appalling problems as disabilities and insist on only blindly following the age old far too outdated attitudes and just treating such sufferers with nothing but totally unjustified total contempt. And even the disability campaign crowd need to get far more in touch with reality and start recognising such appalling life ruining disorders as disabilities which they most definitely are.
Didn’t know this originated from Gatwick. I was at the airport just yesterday and I was treated like everyone else. Even one airplane attendant was especially rude to me when I was trying to ask for clarification of something. So I thought this lanyard was only recognized in the US because I wore it for the first time at JFK like a week ago and the minute one of the staff members saw this lanyard, they immediately stopped socializing with their coworkers and personally assisted me in the crazy long, loud and hectic security line. This person felt like an angel to me. Though on my arrival back via JFK, despite our flight being two hours late, a totally different JFK staff was downright nasty and sarcastic to me when there was confusion about how to fill out the customs form. Me and everyone in the line didn’t know what to do and when I asked her why the app said to go to Lane 11 and no one was there, she was so dismissive and disrespectful. I was on the verge of having a meltdown so I just became mute and tried to keep it together.
Moral of the story: some staff will recognize this lanyard and actually help you; while others might not have been trained to recognize it or choose to ignore it.
Thank you for this video.
I wear a sunflower lanyard for my autism and severe anxiety. It’s really good for letting people know that I need extra help but also I keep sensory toys on it because I have frequent meltdowns ❤
i really want to wear one for my tics and hsp, but im too scared for my mum to ask
Hey, next time your in a supermarket like Tesco or Sainsburys tell your mum you go to the toilet but instead go to Customer Service and ask for one for free. You won't need to declare a disbillity but tell them if you want. They will most likely give you one
UPDATE: I went to sainsburys and they gave me two for free 😊
I have the sunflower lanyard plus cards as I’m severely sight impaired and registered blind, have autism and I have epilepsy.
I cant wear one because of sensory. Know an alternative?
@@jennyshmit6172 No, if I can wear one without getting a sensory overload anybody can.
I went on holiday from Gatwick airport in 2016. Maybe if I wore one of those then I wouldn't have been charged for my new flight 2 days later after missing my plane due to bad instructions in an over congested, confusing airport.
I use it a lot now all the time
I live in the United States and wear the Sunflower lanyard with my medical id tag. I have low needs autism and am on medication for seizures and a skin condition that can affect my immune system and joints. I also have PTSD. My local airport here in Little Rock, AR welcomes the Sunflower lanyard and gives it out to travelers with hidden disabilities if they need assistance.
I'm going on my first international flight and first flight alone tomorrow and i'm getting myself one at the airport. I have adhd and extreme problems with new sotuations, filtering Sounds and pictures anf general orientation so i was adviced to wear one. I really hope it somehow helps because the flight is tomorrow and i've been panicking about it aince yesterday
Hi, I hope your flights were all smooth! Did you keep your sunflower lanyard on while going through the security scanner? I’m not sure what to do about that moment. Thanks!
my landyard should be arriving in 2 days! :D, i wanted to get one for my tics, especially considering im going to an airport in a few months
I have tics too! I have PANDAS and I have tics because of my PANDAS. I’m wondering if I should get one because of my disorder but I don’t know
Is there a reason that they are green? Mine is purple bc I liked that better but I'm thinking about getting a green one to avoid confusion.
I really want to ask for one but I’m scared my parents will say I don’t need one
Whilst it's good to take their opinion into consideration, it's ultimately your say in weather you think it would help alleviate some of the pressure having a disability has on you. Maybe show them this video also to explain the importance of how hidden disabilities affect you/others. Hope this helps and all the best. 😊
I wear it because of my autism and learning disability
Yes I’ve got one it helps me a lot
I have one too, plus cards, one for my sight impairment, one for my autism and one card for my epilepsy. Sadly with the sight impairment card people still look at my long cane like they don’t know what to do with it whether they should kick it or step to one side or whatever or I’ll get barged into.
I've got one and it does NOTHING for me, it's absolutely USELESS! See my other comments below.
@@majorpygge-phartt2643 They make people aware provided they bother to look.
@@danielledewitt1 They only make folk aware if they know, (and care) about the scheme in the first place. And in my experience even where stores who advertise that they're taking part in the scheme just don't want to know when I ask for help, all I get is a virtual two FAT fingers, STUFF you JACK! They won't turn their radio off, they just totally avoid the whole subject and just deliberately ignore me and treat me with nothing but total contempt, so why do they bother taking part? It looks like they think that folk like me are somehow "an exception" to the scheme and an exception to humanity and somehow "don't matter" so SHAME on them!
@@majorpygge-phartt2643 You mean folk can’t read the 3 cards on my lanyard? How thick are they. One says I am visually impaired, one says I have epilepsy and the other says I am autistic.
mine is for my dyspraxia, really great so people don't pressure me for my motor problems
That’s awesome!!!!!!!
So sad. do they have insurance for this or did that guy just lose a beautiful boat 😢😢
🙏💜🌍💜🙏
My omlnw from amazon arrived andi am wearing it 😁 i have autism and ADHD
Holy eyebrows batman sorry 🤭
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Respectfully please let me just ask this. was that really necessary? She could be insecure about that and if she saw your comment you could've made her feel worse. Not to mention it's HER body, and she can choose how to dress, her appearance, etc. and it doesn't hurt or affect you. please be kind before commenting
The irony of clicking on this video about disabilities and then making a horrible comment like that.
sounds like a waste of time and money
They are.
Actually they do help a lot of people.
@@majorpygge-phartt2643 I know quite a few people who disagree. Many disabled people do benefit from this greatly
Considering it's helped many people..
Saw somebody wearing one lf these today.
Cleary did not need it.
It is for invisable disabilities, so how would you know?
@@ShellRobertsonx
this persons disability was definatly not invisible.
@@ponythroat1405 That's a ridicilous response. How would you know? People can have multiple disabilities.
People who wear them can have anything from adhd to slow processing. If it’s hidden you don’t know the problem. It could have be a problem with their feet but could still walk just not far