Adjustment Card UK is a medical ID card for people who experience panic attacks. The card is designed by people with panic disorders for people with panic disorders.
Our aim is to enable people to live life to the full, by helping to remove the moments that can impact the whole day. You might love going to the theatre but find the queue a trigger for your panic attacks, so you end up giving up on something you enjoy. That’s where the Adjustment Card comes in, we work with organisations across transport, leisure and events to raise awareness of the Adjustment Card.
Our card is a medical ID card that is strictly issued on request of the holders doctor. This means that the card carries weight with our partner organisations.
The card is a double sided card. The front of the card is the adjustment side, where the focus is on removing factors that can trigger a panic attack for an individual. Adjustments include essential companion, avoiding queues and crowds, extra time and space and toilet access.
On the reverse side of the card there is a clear statement that lets someone know that the holder is having a panic attack and they need help. Their emergency contacts phone number is also printed on the card so they can be quickly contacted.
As well as issuing the card we work with organisations to offer training on how to help someone having a panic attack, based on the experience of having a panic attack. Our aim to reduce the triggers of a panic attack as much as possible, whilst also ensuring that should one happen holders can get the support they need.
Panic attacks can be very intense, extremely frightening and afterwards really embarrassing, which leads to lasting trauma and avoidance.
Through training we hope to make the experience as controlled, private and safe as possible so that panic attacks are not a blocker to doing the things that someone loves doing.
We also write blogs that help share the experience of a panic attack, educate people and widen our network of partnering organisations.