Support, Asking for Help & Being Understood

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Very-Low-Capacity Help Card

An ask that works when speech, composing and deciding are all beyond today.

A keep-close version. Read it here, or screenshot this page to have it on your phone — print and PDF copies will appear once final files are attached.

For the days when even choosing is too much: point to the need, point to the person, point to 'today, yes please' — the whole ask in one gesture. Limited understanding is never assumed; limited capacity is.

The need

WATER
FOOD
MEDICATION
TOILET
QUIET
DARKER
PAIN
HELP
STAY
LEAVE
CALL SOMEONE

The person

Written in advance — or point to their name on the card.

Who this card is for

e.g. Whoever's here — or Anna

The answer to 'when?'

TODAY, YES PLEASE
NOW, PLEASE
WHEN YOU CAN
NOT YET

What helpers should know about this card

The standing note

e.g. I point because composing costs too much today — not because I don't understand you.

Pointing is asking. Whatever you've chosen here is a complete request — and a supporter using your standing defaults is still you shaping your support, just earlier and in fewer words.