The Kids Who Beat Autism Essay

Autism is a disorder; each and every person with Autism is unique, with a different set of skill sets as well as challenges. Some people are more profoundly impacted by Autism and face many challenges and are perhaps, unable to even speak. While others on the Autism spectrum will face fewer challenges in life. “If you know one child with autism, you know one child with autism” which clearly means that every kid is different and what might work for one may not for another. Autism is a way of being. Many including myself believe that it is not possible to separate the autism from the person. And if it were possible, the person you 'd have left would not be the same person as the one you have started with.

In "The Kids Who Beat Autism," Ruth

“At some point,” she told me, “I realized he was never going to be normal...And I realized Matthew’s autism wasn’t the enemy; it’s what he is. I had to make peace with that. If Matthew was still unhappy, I’d still be fighting. But he’s happy. Frankly, he’s happier than a lot of typically developing kids his age. And we get a lot of joy from him. He’s very cuddly. He gives us endless kisses. I consider all that a victory” (Padawer). In this quote, Padawer shows a mother 's opinion in regards to her son 's condition. Jackie clearly discusses how she feels no shame or embarrassment from admitting that her son has autism and is different from the rest. She accepted the fact that Matthew is autistic, and believes he’s more joyful than those who are non-autistic. When asked for my perspective on a cure for autism I strongly disagree and believe that there should be no cure because I feel like we have to have more people like Jackie who is accepting of their child’s difference and isn’t trying to change her child just to fit in with the rest or be consider whatever “normal” really is. Instead of cure coming about we need more parental involvement by that I mean acting as a child’s believer, working with the child at home, listening to what they have to say. They truly do need is someone whose in their life supporting them As the mother Jackie in the article with her

In my opinion, I don 't see how you could perhaps remove something from someone that is so tight to their being. How could you remove the Autism, without removing a huge part of who they are? Honestly I believe that it’s completely impossible to remove autism from the individual without removing their identity. We don’t have the right to make that decision for anyone. Most autistic individuals would be offended by this question because it shows that there is something wrong with them to begin with. I would think that if a cure were available, it would have to be up to the individual person. It 's their life, therefore their decision to make. The individual may struggle at times but they will always find a way to overcome their obstacles. If I were pressed to make a decision, I would not "cure" them of what makes them them. What they truly need is a place in this world because this sicken world shows them there is no place for them sadly. We have to work as one and change or thoughts and welcome them to our world because if it’s too late then we end up losing a child with autism due to that reason. Listen to their voices they are just like an ordinary person but even