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Because of the limitation of certain abilities and coping mechanisms, life can be very challenging for a person with hidden differences when pushed beyond their manageable levels. So everyone needs to respect and to value hidden differences to go at a pace that is manageable for them.
Because the range of difficulties a person lives with, it can lead to situations when they can be psychologically and emotionally compromised when they are pressurised beyond what the can manage. in some cases they can face hostility, intolerance and pressures. This can cause an damaging effect for a person with differences to cope naturally and authentically.
Environments
Certain environments of public spaces, places of interest, transport and locations of leisure can be overbearing and too much for some people with differences to cope and manage.
Communication
If memory affects a person with differences, some people's attitude can disregard their difficulties by communicating excessively which can affect their ability to listen efficiently. Also, some can become extremely impatient and hostile if a person with differences cannot recall information quickly and concisely.
Ability speed and accident risk
At specific locations, there is an expectation to modify abilities to quick speeds at locations such as supermarkets, public transport and other busy locations including crowded events & festivals. Through no fault of their own, some people with differences can struggle and can face intimidation and hostility for not being able to speed their abilities as others. However, pressurising a person with differences to speed up can be impossible for some as they are at risk to face accidents, clumsiness and other similar accidents.
Memory factor
There can be an expectation for not only communicating efficiently but also memorising information accurately when accessing certain levels of service. This can be impossible for some people with differences as memory can be a boundary for some.
Intolerance and demands
A person with differences can face constant intolerance from people who are demanding and impatient attitudes. This can lead to increasing pressure beyond what a particular person can manage. If pushed too far, it can cause a high amount of stress, anxiety and mental burnouts that can last days, weeks and beyond.
The effects on stress.
Some people with differences can face many boundaries that affect their ability to function. For examples, stress can affect practical & physical tasks. It can also affect reading, listening & writing. This can esclate futher related to every day taks including memorising passwords when accessing online accounts and lead to a disruptive sanction including having their online account blocked.
Unless you know a person with specific hidden, you should never become hostile, intimidating if a person with is struggling or have modified their ability speeds to prevent accidents or mistakes which can affect others nearby.
A person's difficulties are not their personaility so do not be disrespectful or offensive.
Friends and families need to modify their patience and how they communicate. Pay more attention to the boundaries a person with differences faces through generalisations and preceptive assumptions. However, never play on the person with differences fears or frustrations based on generalisations
Never overload or be demanding which affect a person with differences ability to listen or to phycological cope efficiently.
A person with differences don't have a choice of the difficulties then you should never use this to test their abilities or provoke unplanned conversations with their ability to cope.
(For any officials or any contacts)
if a person with differences hasn't disclosed their difficulties, do not judge a person's ability and should check beforehand if the person might have specific hidden related difficulties or not.
Advice for young people and adults with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Social Anxiety
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Final Point
No one should pressurise a person with hidden differences beyond what is managable for them
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