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Aim Higher

To encourage to aim higher and to move on from seeking acceptance and improve ability and standards to the Key areas of the Plus Value Awareness Initiative including Inclusion, Participation, representation, participation and dignity.


This will mean going through important decision making & go through challenging situations to make great things happen.

Background Information

FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, ADHD, DYSLEXIA, DYSPRAXIA AND SOCIAL ANXIETY


Society in recent times has become more competitive, more demanding along with being more judgemental. This can lead to ignorance, stereotypes & prejudice and it can get on the way on where anyone needs to be in life.


In a changing climate on society, seeking to be understood and be accepted in the society based on your on your condition & your difficulties is simply not enough.


You need to take greater responsibility and aim high & to achieve better. This is an important factor to gain and to maintain respect and creditability. Without this, you cannot move forward in life 


It is up to you to make changes & improve your sense of value in life and in society.


It is important you must not be defined by the conditions you are living or the stereotypes & any sort of myths you need to achieve more to move forward to a level that you can be an inspiration to others.

Main points


To move forward in life you must aim higher beyond what you expected to achieve the following:


1 Dignity

Exercising your dignity and human rights fairly and smartly but must be combined with your responsibility & obligations. Also, it is important not to go excessively when exercising your rights otherwise you could be perceived as disruptive, a nuisance and inconsiderate to others.


2 Integration & inclusion

You must not be too much defined by your condition or limit your surrounding to similar people like you. You must take regular responsibility to gain and to maintain contacts or some sort of friendship or relationship with different types of society. 


Make special efforts with any relationship or friendship you have is essential for them on occasions to maintain their appreciation to you. You must manage how your difficulties affect you smartly, otherwise, others use your difficulties to misperceive you negatively, therefore you could lose creditability and be quickly excluded and alienated.


3 Represented

To be well represented you must able to connect and relate to different types of people at the same time raise your living standards in your abilities tastes and lifestyle to avoid being misrepresented. If you need to enable others to understand you better, be cautious to who & how your share your difficulties or your life experiences otherwise you could be automatically discredit you. Especially if the other person has their lives & circumstances greater than yours. You must think carefully about how you share your feelings and experiences to avoid being toxic or a nuisance to others.


4 Participation

To be well rounded and not be defined by your difficulties or your condition, you need to attend and participate in activities, groups with different types of society attending. 


5 Responsibility and adjustment

As well as exercising your rights, it is also essential to take your obligation on responsibilities on what you should be doing. This covers areas like looking out for others & support important ones around you. In addition, taking steps to improve certain opportunities including employment, education. Also the importance to maintain expectations and standards. This inclulde appearance, tastes and how you look after where your day to day life as well your health.

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Get in touch

If this project can be potentially beneficial to your community, organisations or groups, the project director Keith McKenzie is available to be in touch via his Linkedin profile.   
If you wish to connect on the link please send a message beforehand with details of your organisation, your objectives. Also to inform how can this project can be beneficial to your organisation and community.


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It will be up to the discretion of the project drector on any acceptance of connection requests on Linkedin.

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