Rough Draft

      The world as we see it so simple and full of agendas to fulfill. Everyday things we are accustomed to like Asking another how you’re doing or acknowledging someone is there , it comes so natural to us like a machine. Most of our life is like a machine stamping labels on a cereal box repeatedly at a factory. Now is that the case for everyone? The way we function and react since babies is a way of life. How is that a way of life? Well because a large majority of us don’t have that luxury to react and understand like the rest. They are viewed differently and are misjudged. Which made me stop being selfish and actually want to understand where they are coming from and the different perspectives life has to offer instead of judging and labeling. Learning about different disabilities one by one.Which brings me to my question “What is autism? How does a person with autism process information?” Let’s find out!

 

  Before we get into the specifics, as you should know autism is considered a disability and people with disabilities often get discriminated because they are not understood and misjudged. “HR Hub“ a website were its insured employees are not being discriminated against. On this website answers are answered by professional and cases from past employers are displayed legitimely. A person with a mental disability at Chuck E Cheese in wisconsin was fired due to their disability of retardation. This is an example of disability discrimination. When brought to court Chuck E cheese had a large some to give back to this ex employee. “the jury returned its verdict on to damages awarding $10,000 in back pay, $70,000 compensatory and $13 million in punitive damages”. These are the charges that had to be paid back. In this case the fired employee was the plaintiff issuing the lawsuit while the the company Chuck E Cheese was the defendant. The judge request this large amount to be paid so employers would learn from this case and not discriminate against people with disabilities again. As you can see just by getting a job people with disabilities are being discriminated imagine in everyday life.

  

  When reading this case i felt disgusted by this employers actions. Having a mental disability does not mean you are vulnerable. I mean how do you think this person got the job if they were vulnerable. This was a big key to address for my question because it shows what people with autism encounter on a everyday basis. What we do everyday is a struggle for them already and being discriminated makes it even harder. 

 

    Social interactions for people with autism is a constant everyday battle. The are blind and/or immune into understanding that someone is sad. That sadness and happiness are two different things. They struggle with asking questions that come naturally to us like “how are you feeling today? ”The national autism society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people.They are often getting involved in autistic cases which is why this is such a reliable source. In their article they stated “Autistic people often have difficulty ‘reading’ other people – recognising or understanding others’ feelings and intentions” Which is how I got my statement above. In addition, “This can make it very hard for them to navigate the social world”. Navigating everyday life is difficult they appear to be insensitive because of this and not seek comfort by other people.

 

       A big key to humanity in my opinion is feelings and social interactions. This often affects your actions and help people describe who you are in their eyes. I actually find this very interesting because I think feelings are involved with passion. This is something autistic people have is passion and dedication. They have these feelings and they aren’t even aware of them. Which is something I’ve been learning about them and most people don’t know.

 

         Aside from having trouble with social interaction people with autism have different ways of communicating. The times article is known for their partnership with the new cast CNN. They were doing an article called “inside the autistc minds”. They focused on autist kids and gathered evidence which made this such a reliable source. Hannah a kid with autism she communicates by typing. “ a girl though to be incapable to read of write wrote i love mom” In this case the specialist were worried this girl couldn’t communicate but what they found out was that she can just in a different way. This girl was stocked up on information. Later on she was asked, “ Do you have a photographic memory? Hannah typed yes”. These people have abilities we just can see it’s all inside their minds. How they think and process information like hannah she has a photographic memory. Do most autistic people have a photographic memory? I would like to know. Hannah was given a worksheet with 30 math problems and got all 30 right in an instance. This shows how she remembers everything she sees.The reason for this is that “ autistic children tend to have the brain of a 13 year old.” This shows how quick they are in tune with the world already full of knowledge with everything they see they analyze it.

 

         Now that we are getting deep into the brains of autistic children. Autistic kids brains start growing rapidly since the start. “ they experience rapid expansion since the age of 2” Since the age of 2 they start to analyze and process information. People with autism have high levels of anxiety. “High levels of anxiety seen is as many as 80% of people with autism.” their brains growing so rapidly processing and analyzing can be a reason for this anxiety. “ local areas tend to be over connected” Their brains function differently than ours. This means that when they are thinking their brain doesn’t really work together since it’s over powered.

 

      People with autism always have an interest that is what they think about and relate every scenario to.Atypical a show on netflix produced by the bestfriend of someone with autism. This person was very close and spent an abundance amount of time with this person with Autism. This is why this is a credible source even though it is not primary but it seems like it is,   In the netflix show Atypical the main character is autistic and he is very interested in penguins and antártica. When he confronts situations in his everyday life he compares it to a penguin it relaxes him and helps him better understand the situation and what he should do. When he decided he was ready to start dating he compared himself to the penguin male and how they find a partner. He saw how penguins get attention from the female penguins and assert their dominance and so he did the same he changed his appearance. He even made desserts for the person he was trying to make his partner. He wasn’t doing it because of how he felt he did it because it was what penguins did when they are ready to mate.As you can see penguins take a big part in his life and is very important to him. I see this as a comfort zone for him.

 

      In this show, you get to see how and why he makes his every move. This autistic kid being the main character helped understand what might be going on inside an autistic person’s mind. When it comes to the interest we just don’t see that he likes penguins we see that he relates and helps him to cooperate with his everyday life. It shows how he is always thinking about it and it calms him down. 

 

  After reading all these articles learning all these new things I still want to read more and if I’m lucky more netflix shows like the one I introduced. Did I answer my question for the most part yes but my question has an on going answer that keeps building on every month year or day as we speak. It is a question I have to keep my eyes on. I learned a lot special about the brain part with the electrons it was very interesting but difficult to understand.