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Valuing Hidden Differences

Focusing on how adjustment are essential for a neurodivergent person with differences to maintain their stability.

Background

A neurodivergent person with hidden differences can face many life challenges and boundaries. Because they live with the limitations of ability and capacity, they have to modify how they live their lives to maintain their stability.

This means they have to make modifications & adjustments to make sure their difficulties don't affect their ability to function and not to be a burden to others.

To enable a person to let their difficulties affect the ability to function and to manage the specific situation, they have to adopt some adjustments.

Examples

The examples of adjustments can be manifested in a variety of ways.

Communication
When communicating their points to others some neurodivergent people need to make notes to prepare on what to say and the ability to communicate effectively. If a person with differences is not able to take notes, then they are not likely to be able to say all the points effectively. This is due to memory related difficulties. However, this can mean a person with differences can receive destructive criticism without considering the difficulties they live with.

Listening to others
If a neurodivergent person with differences is receiving too much information or communicated with something which is not familiar, it can it very difficult to retain Infomation on what has mentioned. So some people with differences have make note taking to prevent struggling. However, some people with differences can be unfairly discriminated by attacking their intelligence and adjustments.

Tasks (projects, actions and projects)
During specific tasks, many people with differences struggle to follow and complete certain tasks. Especially if the task is not familiar or is complicated. Just like communication some people use and follow notes to prevent leaving any actions out.

Modify ability speeds
Some neurodivergent people need to modify their ability speeds to prevent accidents and clumsiness. Especially during very tight spaces and when handing delicate items.

Main Point

Every adjustment neurodivergent a makes must be respected, supported and encouraged.

If memory affects a person's difficulties we support their adjustments to make sure they are disadvantaged.

Tips and guidance

There are some steps which everyone can make to value a person with hidden differences

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Tips for the General Public

Unless you understand how a person with hidden differences live, do not be perceptive or pay too much attention to a person's with a differences presence.

Unless you have any understand of a person's circumstances, never behave hostile or threatening towards a person with differences if any adjustments may appear more visible.

Do not use any adjustments to drawn attention a person who have hidden differences, don't bother them, stay out of their way and let them get on with their lives.

Do not harass, intervene or disrupt a person with differences when they are dealing or handling a situation you judge as unusual. Your actions are harming their adjustments and to maintain their stability
Tips for general and personal contacts with hidden differences

Any adjustments a person with differences make can lead to hostility by others due to jealousy and resentment attitudes. When this occurs the prejudiced person must be challenged and corrected.

Avoid making expectations and demands if a person with differences wasn't able to make adjustments.

It is essential to support & encourage note-taking and referring to their notes and to access references to prevent their difficulties affecting their communication or listening.

During tasks or a gatherings, encourage regular or session of extra time to prevent overloading situations along with anxiety and mental health.
Tips for Hidden Differences

Advice for young people and adults with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Social Anxiety

Always inform the trustworthy contact, friend, family or colleague at work education or training & explain in summary how adjustments prevents your difficulties be compromised. This will reduce being singled out on any adjustments.

On occasions, you can face situations or occasions when you are outside to how you manage. You can plan this by brainstorming ideas on a notepad then using a note-taking app to confirm your adjustment guidelines.
Share and plan your adjustments with someone trustworthy.

Developing a personal development system can help generate adjustments ideas and to plan situations without relying on others when situations don't go to plan. This includes daily & week planners, evaluation or noting task actions onto notebooks and note-taking apps for mobiles & tablets.