How do I explain the recent airport pat downs too my daughter.

[mickey&minniealways]

My 24 year old son, who has some issues of his own just volunteered to be pat down so she can watch and still ask me questions.

 

[Kat77]

My 24 year old son, who has some issues of his own just volunteered to be pat down so she can watch and still ask me questions.

Sounds like a great plan!
They may have to switch agents so you might mention that, I think (not positive) pat downs are given by same sex persons. Anyone here know?

 

[disney david]

Sounds like a great plan!
They may have to switch agents so you might mention that, I think (not positive) pat downs are given by same sex persons. Anyone here know?

Yes males will be searched by a male agent and females w ill be searched by a female agent. Male agents are not allowed to pat down and female and female agents are not allowed to pat down a male.

 

[disney david]

The Transportation Security Administration has a notification template for organizations and their constituents to use to discreetly provide information about their medical condition or disability to Transportation Security Officers at airports. These cards are intended to facilitate communication and do not exempt anyone from screening.


http://quest.mda.org/sites/default/files/Notification%20Cards%20II.pdf


Thought this might help because you could write on this and pass it to the tsa agent without her knowing to try to make it easier for her. You don't have to write on it if you don't want to they cant ask or question you about it it just something that might make it easier and without other people knowing. You can also ask that they do the search as quietly and discreetly as possible.

 

[EvangelineG]

The Transportation Security Administration has a notification template for organizations and their constituents to use to discreetly provide information about their medical condition or disability to Transportation Security Officers at airports. These cards are intended to facilitate communication and do not exempt anyone from screening.


http://quest.mda.org/sites/default/files/Notification%20Cards%20II.pdf


Thought this might help because you could write on this and pass it to the tsa agent without her knowing to try to make it easier for her. You don't have to write on it if you don't want to they cant ask or question you about it it just something that might make it easier and without other people knowing. You can also ask that they do the search as quietly and discreetly as possible.

Thank you for this. My sons are HFA/Aspergers, OCD and GAD, and may get agitated and embarrassed if they hear me talking about their diagnoses and needs. Like the OP's daughter, there is often nothing in their appearance or mannerism to indicate autism/OCD/anxiety until we have hit that "point of no return". I was wondering how to discreetly notify the TSA workers, so these cards are great.

 

[disney david]

Thank you for this. My sons are HFA/Aspergers, OCD and GAD, and may get agitated and embarrassed if they hear me talking about their diagnoses and needs. Like the OP's daughter, there is often nothing in their appearance or mannerism to indicate autism/OCD/anxiety until we have hit that "point of no return". I was wondering how to discreetly notify the TSA workers, so these cards are great.

Your. Welcome glad they helped I happy I found these because they proberly help alot of people.