While I don’t have a lot of experience in many areas, my own disability is something I have a lot of experience with. My carers do not seem to understand this.

I promise you I have been there during my care more times than they have. I know why and how they do everything that they do.

While I recognise that this is something they may do for the sake of other clients who lack this understanding. They must know individually what each of their clients needs, and this I do not need. It feels patronising, to say the least.

The is to say firstly if you’re a carer know who you caring for and what they require of you. Specifically if you are a paid carer this is your job, you need to do it with that level of respect for your client.

And secondly, you should be assuming understooding of clients until told or proven otherwise, not lack of understanding.