History 2009-2011

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2009-2011

Please note the information on this page features the original brand names "Differences & Autism Challenge" which is now rebranded "Differences Originals" after the original name was used for offensive video trends on TikTok.

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A historical look of developments in chronological order

2009

April

A visual art project was launched online, it is was call "Stop the freaks and the clown attitude" highlighting examples of intolerance and the negative certain people face. This project was created in conjunction with special campaign designs when the first ever World Autism Awareness Day was launched on April 2nd 2009. This was originally exclusively shown online via my personal facebook page and only my social networking friends could access the project. I did receive a variety of positive and constructive responses. This project was originally focused related to people with autism under the autism challenge banner. However because certain people who did not have autism also responded they also related to some of issued featured. 


2009

December

A project by the creator of Plus Value Awareness developed a digital art design for Christmas became recognised by Autism West Midlands official and wanted to be featured apart if the charities Christmas Greeting Card


2011

April

Eleven years since the first awareness activity the awareness initiative expanded with the launch of Differences the umbrella awareness initiative with expanding projects, campaigns and content beyond autism to cover a variety of invisible disabilities. With the original awareness brand "Autism Challenge" became part of the differences family.


From of the feedback a decision was made to evolve the autism challenge initiative to cover more variety of people who also covers difficulties invisibly leading to various life obstacles. The lead to the creation of the Differences. As part of the plan the "Differences" website be created and autism challenge to part of it. So the autism challenge online presence to the Differences Website. 

2011 

April

The feature "Awareness Series" was launched providing special content linked to key awareness events including World Autism Awareness Day. This includes a designer presentation showing statistics of autism in the UK & Worldwide, official statement from the United Nations for World Autism Awareness Day and typographic messages focusing on the human aspects of autism awareness.. In additional written insights on specific issues are also featured.


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The special awareness element of the Plus Value Awareness family

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