Our Top 13 Products relevant to ME

We often get asked which of our products are relevant to ME. Dozens are potentially relevant - but browsing through them all may not be realisitc, so here is a shortlist of our top 13 ME-related products:

(If you create an account on our website, you can then click the links and save the ones you might want to your wishlist - then they will all be in one place, and you can go back later and decide which ones to buy.)

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1. ME card

This card gives an overview of ME, so that you can explain without having to explain, and the format helps the reader to absorb the information rather than argue it.

Price: £1.90 + VAT (Note: Disability VAT exemption is available on this product)

Striped border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/me-card/

Plain border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/me-card-plain/

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2. Brain fog card

Helping people to understand what brainfog really means - showing this card can let people know your current limitations, so their expectations can be realistic.

Price: £1.90 + VAT (Note: Disability VAT exemption is available on this product)

Striped border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/brain-fog-card/

Plain border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/brain-fog-card-plain/

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3. Autonomic dysfunction card

This card explains a common and often misunderstood set of symptoms that can often occur with ME.

Price: £1.90 + VAT (Note: Disability VAT exemption is available on this product)

Striped border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/autonomic-dysfunction-card/

Plain border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/autonomic-dysfunction-card-plain/

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4. Pain card

If we tell people you are in pain, we are complaining. If we don't then they demand we do things that we can't or are bewildered by our reactions. This card gives a lighthearted but very clear way to get that message across.

Price: £1.90 + VAT (Note: Disability VAT exemption is available on this product)

Striped border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/pain-2-card/

Plain border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/pain-card-option-2-plain/

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5. Lying down card

For some people with ME (especially where there is an autonomic element) lying down is vital to symptom management, so here's a way to let people know and improve your ability to self-manage while in company.

Price: £1.90 + VAT (Note: Disability VAT exemption is available on this product)

Striped border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/lying-down-card/

Plain border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/lying-down-card-plain/

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6. Finding speaking difficult card

It's so frustrating when you are trying to say something but keep getting interrupted - they are trying to be helpful but what you really need is for them to be patient and wait for you to get the words out. Showing this card can instantly get them to change their behaviour and reduce the stress levels all round.

Price: £1.90 + VAT (Note: Disability VAT exemption is available on this product)

Striped border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/difficulty-speaking-card/

Plain border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/difficulty-speaking-card-plain/

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7. Fatigue card

Because people who haven't experienced fatigue rarely realise how far beyond 'tired' it is.

Price: £1.90 + VAT (Note: Disability VAT exemption is available on this product)

Striped border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/fatigue-card/

Plain border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/fatigue-card-plain/

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8. Decisions poster

When we say no to something, people often don't realise a whole process of weighing up likely outcomes, possible things that might help etc has happened in the background. This poster helps externalise some of that process helping us make sensible decisions but also helping other people to understand and respect those decisions.

Price: From £1.20 (including VAT)

Link: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/activity-decision-chart-pacing-poster/

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9. Pocket book of pacing

This book is all about energy management - but in simple illustrations and short sentences. It can be dipped into a little bit at a time. It covers lots of things you can do to help minimise crashes, and get the best out of the energy you have.

(Note: This is not pacing as a cure, or demanding increasing levels of activity. It is about learning to live with conditions that cause very real energy limitations, based on lived experience.)

Price: £5.50

Link: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/the-pocket-book-of-pacing/

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10. Now is.... wristband.

With limited energy, the last thing we want to do is use it in constantly updating people on how we are. And yet if we don't update them they are pretty much guaranteed to get it wrong. These reversible wristbands give a quick and easy way to say how you are doing to anyone who's around you.

Price: £7.20

Link: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/now-is-symptom-wristband/

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11. Recharging card:

It's horrible when we want to be up and doing - but realise we need to recharge, and so make the hard decision to recharge....and then loved ones mistaken 'encourage' us to do more instead. This card lets people know simply and clearly what we are doing.

Price: £1.90 + VAT (Note: Disability VAT exemption is available on this product)

Striped border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/recharging-card/

Plain border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/recharging-card-plain/

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12. Sensory Overload card:

Sensory overload is hugely debilitating, and people trying to help can inadvertently make things worse by asking questions, or attempting to give a hug - creating even more sensory input for our overloaded brain to cope with - and so this card was born. The back of this card is blank so you can write on your specific triggers or needs.

Price: £1.90 + VAT (Note: Disability VAT exemption is available on this product)

Striped border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/sensory-overload-card/

Plain border version: https://stickmancommunications.co.uk/product/sensory-overload-card-plain/

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13. Go Away card:

Sometimes symptoms mean we just need to be left alone. We are OK. But asking someone who cares to go away can cause offence or upset, that we don't have the energy to deal with. This card offers a cheerful, calm, non-confrontational way to tell them.