An Anthropologist On Mars Summary

In “An Anthropologist on Mars” Oliver Sacks investigates the label “autistic” within the spectrum there are many different levels of autism. Autism is a “disorder that develops in early childhood and causes problems in forming relationships and in communicating with other people.” Sometimes autism can be favorable but other times it can negatively affect people's lives. Through Oliver Sack’s visit with Temple Grandin, he demonstrates that having autism can be beneficial. Temple Garden who had autism, used words like “autistic weirdo” to label herself, but Oliver Sacks shows that Temple Garden embraces this label and that autism does not have to be detrimental. Today in our society, every person at least ones have been labeled by some name. By labeling these individuals it gives …show more content…
It changed the way I think or I interact with people. I came to United States when I was thirteen years old. It is the most precious age for teens to mentally develop. So, in United States I had to learn all the things over again and I was affect by the label that I was given. So I have faded in the background because of the label that my peers gave me. In School I still do not participate in class and I still have a hard time making friends at school because I have known my peers since I came to United States. My peers were the one who gave me that label, so now I think they will not except me the way I am. But outside of school I am just fine. I am able to interact with people and do everything a normal kid would do, even if they say I have an accent it does not affect me at all. I have accepted who I am. But in school it is a different situation because I see my peers every day and if one person says I have a funny accent then others people think the same way. Outside of school every person is different they are not affect by the label their peers gave them in