Brown bear, brown bear what do you see?
Donated by Stuart Phelps, this artwork of Gaston, a heroic brown bear, has been designed to raise awareness about vision processing differences.
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Using a line from the famous children’s storybook Brown Bear, we raise awareness of visual processing differences, attributed to neurodiversity. When there is an issue with the brain’s ability to process what the eyes see, it often leads to significant challenges in learning and quality of life.
The use of animals, colours, and repetition in the story text make it a well-used learning resource. Yet children with learning challenges such as dyslexia, autism, cerebral vision impairment, and/or severe or complex learning disabilities will find this resource inaccessible. They do not see what we see. This is crucial to understanding how neurodivergent individuals process information differently.
The theme and message of the shirt is “It’s in your eyes” to capture the essence of understanding vision processing differences, a concept highlighted by a viral internet phenomenon in 2015.
Click here to read about how 4.4 million tweets were posted in just 24 hours when people realised a stark but common difference in how differently people perceive and process information. This connection between vision and cognitive processing differences is crucial in fostering understanding and empathy for those with conditions like dyslexia, autism, and cerebral vision impairment.
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