Autism: False Words And False Hope
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Autism is a childhood disease where the child is in a private world of
their own. A description of an autistic child by her mother is:
We start with an image---a tiny, golden child on hands and knees,
circling round and round a spot on the floor in mysterious self-
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Middle of paper
.... "poor parenting" and that the
only solution was that the parents should be removed from the child (Baron-Cohen
26). Now it is known that autism is caused by biological factors due to:
neurological symptoms, mental handicap, genetic causes, infections, and even
difficulties in pregnancy.
Even though autism is thought of as a disease or disorder, autistic
children can demonstrate special skills. These skills are referred to as
"isolated islets of intelligence" (Baron-Cohen 53). Some example ....
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