Offline/in person would be fine - no need to respond to this here response of mine.
Along with anxiety issues, someone with a Dx which includes psychosis (several different ones, including ones that don't have as much stigma, such as Parkinson's) stress can bring on a psychotic episode. LOTS of studies back this one up. So you could have someone waiting in the rain for promised transport... who then starts to hear giant bugs crawling in the walls.
Overall it sounds like some of the people you speak of who should know better, are still subscribed to the older "blame the victim" model of mental illness. They might be educable -- but I'd be willing to bet many of the people who are the actual service providers, like the drivers, are less likely to be compassionate about something not under the control of the client, such as apparent apathy.
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Along with anxiety issues, someone with a Dx which includes psychosis (several different ones, including ones that don't have as much stigma, such as Parkinson's) stress can bring on a psychotic episode. LOTS of studies back this one up. So you could have someone waiting in the rain for promised transport... who then starts to hear giant bugs crawling in the walls.
Overall it sounds like some of the people you speak of who should know better, are still subscribed to the older "blame the victim" model of mental illness. They might be educable -- but I'd be willing to bet many of the people who are the actual service providers, like the drivers, are less likely to be compassionate about something not under the control of the client, such as apparent apathy.