DIFFICULTIES & MISTREATMENTS
To understand why certain people with hidden differences can face toxic attitides and hatred, take a look number of different examples how life can affect people with hidden differences.
Mind
Many issues can affect individuals with Autism (including Asperger Syndrome) & Social Anxiety especially when situations & climates are challenging. When being pushed beyond their ability and coping mechanisms are compromised can lead to anxiety. If they don't have the space to prevent or reduce their anxiety and are pushed and pressurised further it can cause harm in how they can. In addition, anxiety can also be caused when receiving an overload of communication which is too intense or when being spoken to continuously which affects their concentration on doing something else at the same time. Unless the person feels supported and taken seriously. This kind of anxiety can last many hours or many days after. So, their place in society must not be undermined or compromised in any way.
Short-term memory can affect Dyspraxia, Dyslexia and can also affect other conditions in different ways. It can be impossible to recall information accurately which can affect all types of communications or while undertaking tasks & actions. This can make them appear as slower than other people with average abilities or above.
This can lead to intolerance and disrespectful attitudes against a person with differences levels of intelligence.
A specific climate & situation which affects some people within the autistic spectrum & Dyspraxia can affect their abilities such as body language and physical confidence. Additionally for the autistic spectrum compromising, environments can even communication and other social skills. This especially occurs when they are pressurised being challenged suddenly or when being provoked.
Some people with differences have a limitation of logical thinking and to have the ability to think on their feel can lead to complexed and compromising situation beyond planned and familiar situations
This can lead to some people with differences being wrongly singled out and facing bullying and harassment
Practical & phyical abilities
Individuals with ADHD can struggle in undertaking & organising to complete a task. Some can only manage one task at a time to avoid confusion or errors. Receiving information can be challenging. Issues for a person with ADHD include processing information quickly and accurately.
A combination of difficulties can affect Dyspraxia including short-term memory which affects their ability and also take longer to complete tasks. It can also be harder to undertake several tasks to complete a major task or action. Short-term memory can also affect some people within the Autistic Spectrum.
This can lead to intolerance and disrespectful remarks against their ability levels
Physical appearance
Despite most difficulties are not visual, some difficulties can affect the physical appearance of some people of the Autistic Spectrum. This includes their ability to walk straight. This is associated​ with physical issues related to deviating locomotion. This can affect them further when attempting to walk while in transit when a bus, train, coach, tram or plane. This will mean they appear different Any sort of physical or practical skills can also affect some people with autism with problems of physical clumsiness. This can affect their practical skills and ability and have to do things slowly to prevent causing accidents even if someone else does an identical task faster and effortlessly.
This can lead to prejudiced people react aggressive and abusive behaviour against a person with differences due to their impatience.
This can lead to prejudiced people react aggressive and abusive behaviour against a person with differences due to their impatience.
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