A Sibling’s Search for Answers
I wish more people understood the difference between an autistic meltdown and a temper tantrum. I wish society would be less judgmental, for what people characterize as a misbehaving child could be a child with autism struggling to communicate. I also wish people would think twice before making comments like, “Why can’t that person control her child?”
The trouble with autism—and the reason society has such a problem understanding it—is that it’s an “invisible” disorder. Because mankind possesses the innate tendency to believe only in things that can be seen, “believing” that autism is autism and not something else (like mere misbehavior) can be difficult. But the overwhelming prevalence of this disorder is making it increasingly harder to ignore. The autism rate in the 1950s was approximately two in 10,000 children. Comparatively, today approximately one in 100 children is diagnosed with autism. This has gone well beyond an epidemic; it is slowly but certainly stabilizing itself as a “norm.” To read more Subscribe »
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