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The law doesn't mention specific disabilities or conditions: rather, it says that you may have a reasonable excuse not to wear a mask if:

> you have a health condition or you are disabled and **a face covering would be inappropriate because it would cause difficulty, pain or severe distress or anxiety** or because you cannot apply a covering and wear it in the proper manner safely and consistently. Individual discretion should be applied in considering the use of face coverings for other children including, for example, children with breathing difficulties and disabled children who would struggle to wear a face covering

The best thing your mother can do is to try wearing a face covering in a safe environment, such as being indoors or close to home (such as in a garden). Ultimately, some asthmatic people will be able to wear a mask perfectly fine, while others will have difficulty - this isn't something a comments section can really judge (even people who are asthmatic since things can vary quite a bit).

If your mother can't wear a mask, look into [Thistle Assistance](https://www.thistleassistance.com/) \- it's available as a card and an app, and it provides a simple way to explain disabilities for things like this, including to transport providers and staff where required. This will suffice - a letter from a GP would also work, but is probably overkill. (In practice, nobody's going to go after someone for this if they're being reasonable about it - much like lockdown, it's only really going to be heavily enforced if people are taking the piss/refusing to listen to people.