M.Remi Yergeau, a white person with shoulder-length blond hair, holding a sign that has a puzzle piece image with a red slash through it and the wording, “People not puzzles.”

Study Shows that Puzzle Pieces Evoke Negativity from the Public

September 7, 2017April 24, 2023 by Morton Ann Gernsbacher

This study’s results suggest that if an organization wants to evoke negativity from the public, using puzzle pieces is the way to go. Puzzle pieces evoke negativity. However, if an organization wants to evoke positivity about autism, puzzle-piece imagery is probably not the way to go.