Autistic people and handicap spots?

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What if it causes problems with cooridination/balance and motor movement?

Honestly though, unless like others have said... there's a problem with motor/coordination, I don't think autistic children or adults should have handicap spots at all. It makes it harder for those who need them for physical or mobility issues that need them because they can't walk long distances. :/

I've never heard them be called "handicap spots" before.

The really ought to be just for those who need them the most.

I once broke my foot and was hobbling around on crutches, but it never occurred to me to apply for a handicap permit.
I don't know why it didn't occur to me, I sure could have used it.

Well, that I can totally understand. I think for something like that, they usually give you a temporary permit to use until you heal or something like that. I haven't gotten a single broken bone in my body to really warrant a permit either. Even if I did, it's not like I'd have to get one considering my dad has his plates. I don't drive... and I never will because of my multiple disabilities.

have a look at the earlier post of mine which have explained some of the reasons behind mine/having a disabled badge.
have known hundreds of autistics with blue badges but have personaly never known an adult aspie get a blue badge [for US members,this is the card displayed on our dashboards to park in disabled bays] for their aspergers specificaly.

its ignorant of the spectrum to assume only autistics who meet two criteria need disabled parking,are not taking into considration autistic complex needs and more so those of us on the severe or profound ends of the spectrum who cannot access anywhere in the community without the use of disabled parking due to many different acute complex complications that people who only have physical disabilities will never have to face.

not like we were given our share enough already severe and profound classic autism both come along with daily severe challenging behavior and high complex needs which creates acute mobility barriers and challenges not just for us but for our support staff and for other people using the car park which is why we need to be as close to services as possible.

people have to fight to get blue badges in this country,it isnt given out for mild or moderate mobility/outdoor needs,am regulary e-complaining to businesses when seeing people without blue badges using up all the disabled spaces as it means theyre going to be stopping disabled people from carrying out their day,they havent a clue how it feels.

starbucks are probably the most understanding have come across,ASDA simply dont give a sht,we recently directed a skiving car park attendant to four cars next to ours that didnt have disabled badges this week hewalked right past them hovered around a car that did have a badge then went back to skiving again.

I think anyone who doubts that there are people on the spectrum who are severely affected enough to genuinely need the closer parking spot the disabled badge allows, should read KingdomOfRats responses again.

Milder spectrumites and Aspies, of course not. But those who have severe challenges need every bit of help they can get in limiting the provocation of those challenges, and if the disabled parking spot assists in getting them into or out of the location with minimal overstimulation, then that's why they need it.

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