Summary Of The Mind Tree By Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

Autistic. A single word. An adjective. Eight letters. How can the human race sum up the whole of an individual in one word? The Mind Tree, written by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay, an autistic child, who began to record personal feelings at the young age of eight years. Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay described heartfelt emotions and thoughts in this eloquently written memoir. Any preconceived opinions and assumptions held on the abilities of autistic people dissolved into positive insight. This simple account written by Mukhopadhyay has led readers into the world that many people with autism face. Finally, the world begins to comprehend the large scale of cruelty shown to the unfortunate… and all because of a little boy’s words. “Tito” Rajarshi

Tito and his mother now work to help other people with autism and volunteer their time for research. Clearly, Tito follows the same path to success as world leaders, such as Colin Powell, who stated, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” ("Hard Work Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.) Even though Tito will probably never be a world leader, he is a leader and role model in his own way. As a talented young author, “Tito” Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay proves to the general public that people with autism are severely underrated. Tito is undoubtedly a capable autistic writer, but could also rival with adult authors of today. In this challenging memoir, Tito displays poetic skills as an eight year old. During a span of several years, the growing boy expresses the emotions in daily life…the struggle of learning to read and write, to go to a gym, to swim. All these diminutive acts that children don’t realize are so important. Tito draws to light the reality of the daily challenges that many children and even adults don’t even think about. In truth, autistic people and others with conditions impairing certain abilities shouldn’t be referred to as disabled. Actress Terry Ann “Teri” Garr believes that, “When you hear the word 'disabled,' people immediately think about people who can't walk or talk or do everything that people take for granted. Now, I take nothing for granted. But I find the real disability is people who can't find joy in life and are bitter.” ("Teri Garr Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.) Will Tito’s message ever be heard? Will autistic people ever be accepted? It all depends on the individuals of today’s