Dignity

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Valuing Hidden Differences

Focusing on the importance of dignity and human rights

Introduction

Dignity and human rights are the most important component for people with hidden differences to maintain their sustainability and to take control of their lives. Without this, maintaining stability cannot be possible.

This involves adopting several procedures especially when important decisions needs to be made or when being compromised. Also when being challenged and critised for the wrong reasons.

Examples includes becoming assertive, standing up themselves, making important decisions and imposing sanctions when any misjudgement and mistreatments have gone too far.

If anyone denying a person with differences from exercising their dignity and human rights they are damaging their ability to cope with any situation thrown at them

Examples

However because of stereotypes and distorted profiling, some people have been wrongly exploited, abused and violated a person with differences human rights and dignity for the wrong reasons.

There are some prejudice and the intolerant attitudes that doesn't approve a person with differences level of intelligence. They would attempt to violate and suppress a person with differences from exercising their dignity. This kind of mistreatment is usually caused by the preceptive and from those who can make inaccurate profiling & judgements.

There is a danger when dignity and human rights have been ignored, it has led to situations when hidden differences are abused, injured and some have even lost their lives because of bad decision-making by officials who have made inaccurate profiling and presumptions.

Main Point

A person with hidden differences should have the right with the following examples:

The ability to have their say and be taken seriously at face value without being be filtered or misinterpreted.

The ability to exercise their human rights without being violated or facing any level of oppression

The ability to choose what they prefer and not be dictated on what & how they choose

The right to exist and function in society without being made to feel suspicious or a threat

The right to express how they feel without being compromised on their expressions and emotions.

The right to address any issues that may be a concern or to challenge things on something they think is not right.

The ability to be fully understood and not be interpreted through false misinterpretation or over perceptions.

The right to defend themselves against any stereotypes and not punish a person with differences who are articulate.

To stand up for himself and to speak up against discrimination sacred or any form of exploitation and manipulation

The right to be assertive and intolerant if they feel the misjudgments and mistreatment has gone too far

To choose how they deal with a particular situation problem had been dictated by.

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

When a person with differences is speaking up for themself or others while exercising and human rights at public places, you should never heckle, ridicule or intervene at any level. It is not your business to undermine their dignity and human rights. Even if they are upset, angry or become emotional.
Tips for general and person contacts with hidden differences

Regardsless of your ethical values and principles, you should never use a person hidden differences to undermine or deny their ability to stand for themselves and to exercise their human rights.

Any denial of dignity & human rights is a form of oppression & abuse and therefore, this is never acceptable.
Tips for Hidden Differences

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

It is your responsibility to speak and stand up for yourself when you are not treated with dignity, especially with families, friendships, work, education and leisure environments.

This applies when you are having appointments and any contacts with professionals, advisors and with public services.

Be careful when exercising your dignity with strangers or other people you don't understand as they could cause abuse and damaging risk to your safety. So you must assess the risk every time you intend to stand up for yourself. In some cases report the matter to officials, security or the police when necessary.

However, if you feel you are abused, there are information helplines you can get in touch for advice along with options on any steps to make.