Stop demonising
Don't Demonise
This project was originally specified for the Autistic spectrum (in particular High-functioning Autism & Asperger Syndrome) but it can also apply to other specific invisible difficulties including ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Social Anxiety
Originally an Autism Challenge project now as Differences Originals which focused on challenging mistreatment and to discouraging shaming attitudes against towards people with differences just for simply existing
It addresses society attitude towards hidden differences (in particularly Autism and Asperger Syndrome) and how wrong reactions and intolerance can affect an person's ability to move forward. In these designs the transparent cube or a square shapes represents a person with autism and the circle represent the rest of society.
The featured designs for this project includles:
Causing Harm
If a person keep being the receiving end of constant intolerance prejudice and inappropriate intervention, then this affect an person's coping strategy and not able to live their day to day life naturally.
Dignity
If you keep stopping of their tracks on exercising the dignity and basic human then this will affect their social ability and would find it difficult to adept to change and to care and and be supportive to others.
It addresses society attitude towards hidden differences (in particularly Autism and Asperger Syndrome) and how wrong reactions and intolerance can affect an person's ability to move forward. In these designs the transparent cube or a square shapes represents a person with autism and the circle represent the rest of society.
The featured designs for this project includles:
Causing Harm
If a person keep being the receiving end of constant intolerance prejudice and inappropriate intervention, then this affect an person's coping strategy and not able to live their day to day life naturally.
Dignity
If you keep stopping of their tracks on exercising the dignity and basic human then this will affect their social ability and would find it difficult to adept to change and to care and and be supportive to others.
Imbalanced Dignity
A person with differences can face disapproval of excersicing their dignity due to poor misperceptions.
Obstacles of efforts
Examples of difference between an average person and an autistic person & other differences who might have the basic abilities shown but still being shunned due to unrealistic expectations and wrong judgements.
Door of opportunity
Despite a person with differences (especially autism) do what they can within their abilities to prove their competence other see their minor difficulties as a major problems and close opportunities in their face related to employment, new friends, dating or approaching someone new for the first time for example
Progress level
This demonstrates how a minor difficulties from a person with autism & other differences can be denied from progressing on the same level as the rest of society due to intolerance, prejudice and blame. Intolerance and prejudice can also affect their life goals and progress.
Social Circles obstacles
Due to more judgement society a person with differences can be excluded or have limited number of social circles compared to an average person even its not their fault.
Click on the gallery below to view the project in detail
Obstacles of efforts
Examples of difference between an average person and an autistic person & other differences who might have the basic abilities shown but still being shunned due to unrealistic expectations and wrong judgements.
Door of opportunity
Despite a person with differences (especially autism) do what they can within their abilities to prove their competence other see their minor difficulties as a major problems and close opportunities in their face related to employment, new friends, dating or approaching someone new for the first time for example
Progress level
This demonstrates how a minor difficulties from a person with autism & other differences can be denied from progressing on the same level as the rest of society due to intolerance, prejudice and blame. Intolerance and prejudice can also affect their life goals and progress.
Social Circles obstacles
Due to more judgement society a person with differences can be excluded or have limited number of social circles compared to an average person even its not their fault.
Click on the gallery below to view the project in detail
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