22/10/2025
Ever seen someone wearing a sunflower 🌻 lanyard?
It means they are living with an invisible illness or disability.
It might be a physical one like Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), arthritis, Fibromyalgia etc, or neurological like Autism or anxiety. There are many hidden conditions, but the sunflower lanyard helps people identify who might need extra assistance.
My son's have worn them at airports, and the staff who were trained to recognize them were great by coming up and asking what extra support was needed.
Globally 1.3 billion people live with a disability.
The Sunflower symbol provides individuals with a discreet, voluntary way to share that they have a non-visible disability, condition, or neurodivergence and may need extra assistance, understanding, time, or space.
No two people are the same, and giving a voice to Sunflower wearers in our community is something we are proud of. It is through their stories that we can begin to understand the barriers they face, so that, as colleagues, friends, family members, and service providers, we can reflect on the decisions and actions we make with a view to becoming more inclusive and effectively making the Sunflower the voice.
Making the invisible visible.
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Learn more about the Sunflower by visiting our website 👉 https://bit.ly/3JVe0b7
