I'm New... To People with Mosaic or people who know people with the same condition as me. What did you do?

[Lotus-Blossom]

Hi I'm looking to get advice I have Mosaic (Downs Syndrome). I am suddenly thinking a lot about my condition in lock down, ever since I got my letter saying I'm at high risk of Coronavirus.

I'm starting to think when I apply for work again. Should I or not mention my condition? I've got two minds about this.

A part of me doesn't care about what other folk think I am as I am but it might help me get far,

But the other part of me is saying what if it stops me from getting certain jobs in the future and what if people started to treat me different and hold it against me.

[LDAutie]

hi Lotus-Blossom one of my old online friends has/had mosaic DS and if she hadnt mentioned her condition at the uni she applied for,she woudnt have been supported correctly on the course she was doing (a drama degree),she probably woud have been thrown off the course.

in terms of jobs, if you dont mention the MDS,you arent entitled to an interview under the two ticks scheme,you woud be at risk at not having your needs,any difficulties or differences understood by your work placement,say if you had difficulty with writing,maths stuff or spelling, your boss woudnt know they need to give you tasks not based on writing,maths and spelling.

people are scared of difference, and can be very judgy,its a behavior that is built in to humans since we all lived in caves-back then if there was someone or something different in their vision they were treated as a threat,this is why difference, whether its race,hair colour,disability,culture, clothing, gender identity, sexuality etc are often abused or discriminated against- unfortunately not all families have passed down good manners and a attitutde where their children feel they can be who they are without threat,so they tend to mix with other people who have the same attitutde ,and then start bigging each other up to bully people for their differences,it coud be as little as wearing glasses in school,or liking certain types of music.

we are definitely no different for having disabilities, we are all fighting some form of prejudice and discrimination,it probably happens now compared to when i was a child but i think disabled or additional needs children shoud be taught from a young age by everyone to be proud of themself,we need to be supported to build a huge strong wall of self esteem and confidence,pride in what we will be and celebrate what we can do instead of sadness for what we cant do,telling our parents we will never be able to do x,y or z...,giving us a happy outlook on life,to counter attack any abuse we get for being different.

[SpeedyH in reply to LDAutie]

I haven’t got anything I can add to that, I just wanted to say that your reply is excellent and very wise. 🙂

[49Twister in reply to LDAutie]

Very well said LDAutie couldn’t have put it any better myself.🙂

[Lotus-Blossom in reply to LDAutie]

Thanks for saying those kind words. You definitely have given me a lot to think about, especially my future.

Thanks for mentioning me xx