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cyberscan
Snowy Owl
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 Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:18 am Post subject: Aspie or Autie ID Cards |
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I spent the entire day yesterday designing a program that allows Autie and Aspie (Medical Alert) cards to be printed over the Internet for free. These cards are handy for medical emergencies, D.W.A. (Driving While Autistic), W.W.A. (Walking While Autistic), and many other situations we may run across. I recommend that all people on the spectrum carry these or something like these regardless of "ability to function":
http://www.plaza1.net/autexample.html
No information entered is stored on site once print page is displayed.
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Thank you for making this website. I have not seen a card like this before and it will come in handy.
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KingdomOfRats
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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cyberscan,
great idea-medical people will recognise it a lot easier with the emergency/snake logo as well,am going to use one of these but have also been planning on getting a medical ID bracelet anyway.
Am going to add the link to the links list on the blog am have.
how is the card made exactly? am dont understand how to put it together.
autism,
am could think of a few extra things that would suit it for am including self injury [such as headbanging or punching or kicking or biting self],speed rocking,kick out at light touch etc [but being autism-it wont match everyones experience],what about a option to edit that part ['the people with autism..' bit] to own needs and difficulties-would that open it up to more users?
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earthmonkey
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| KingdomOfRats wrote: | | what about a option to edit that part ['the people with autism..' bit] to own needs and difficulties-would that open it up to more users? |
That's what I think...especially the part about "may not understand the law". If that applies then that is good to have, but if it doesn't, then there is no reason to make the officers or whoever any more nervous around you than they would be already.
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Kilroy
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ohh god the segregation has begun
I will die before I carry a card that segregates me
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject: Great feedback. |
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This is good feedback. I will incorporate some of these suggestions when I break out the next version. I wanted to put something to gether that covers autism in general hence the word "may" being used many times. Maybe I could do a checklist thingie.
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| Kilroy wrote: | ohh god the segregation has begun
I will die before I carry a card that segregates me |
Actually, this might keep you from dieing. The only reason why I even have this card is so that I'm not beaten up tased, peppered sprayed, etc by our "finest." I have time and time again been mistaken as a druggie and have had my truck searched. Now, I have the card ready when the interrogation begins, and I am allowed to go on my way. For me, the segregation has begun many, many years ago.
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i think this is a great card cyberscan, i just made my card, and realized i had no ink in my printer go figure lol. I have something similiar in card form but not medical just explains autism. I love the idea! let me know when you make the next version, maybe ill have ink by then haha, because i def want to print one out!
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| Kilroy wrote: | ohh god the segregation has begun
I will die before I carry a card that segregates me |
No need for a card, just use a Sharpie pen to mark a barcode on your forehead.
Or maybe wear a broken triangle on all your clothes... 
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| great idea for my son who is non verbal |
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Danielismyname
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| In my experience, it's needed, really; if one is standing there banging their head against something due to being overwhelmed, it really helps when you show people who try to "help" the reason for why you're doing such without having to talk, as talking tends to be impossible when one is at said stage. |
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ThunderFox
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| earthmonkey wrote: |
That's what I think...especially the part about "may not understand the law". If that applies then that is good to have, but if it doesn't, then there is no reason to make the officers or whoever any more nervous around you than they would be already. |
Yeah, I would phrase that, tends to understand the law as written, not as practiced.
I've heard of police departments making a sub-department specifically for mental and developmental illnesses, ranging from bipolar and skizofrenia to asperger's and autism to common developmentally disabled people. According to results such departments save an estimated more than twice their expense by reducing unwanted encarserations and lawsuits. I wish every city, and county had such programs.
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| I already carry an autism alert card, from the National Autistic Society in the UK. Remembering I have it with me...that's the problem... |
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jman
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| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:33 am Post subject: |
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I think this is a great idea considering I have had some unfortunate run-ins with the police in the past.
Any chance on making this open source?
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Nicely done  |
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