Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD has become one of the most widespread developmental disorders of today’s world. More and more people are encountering people with ASD then they ever have in the past. However, in-spite of the disorders current prevalence in our society people still remain by enlarge ignorant to what it is like to live with ASD. How will people with ASD ever be properly integrated into our society if we continue to ignore them? Being unaware of the history, the rearing, the social interconnections and the challenges those with autism face over a life span is a problem in our culture. This paper will cover these topics to provide a better understanding of what it is like to live with Autism.
People with intellectual disabilities have been recorded as far back as Egyptian times. Per Harbour “the earliest reference to intellectual disability …show more content…
During that period the citizens had very little idea of “who these people were, why they acted the way they did, and how they should be treated” (Beirne-Smith, Patton, & Kim 5). It would not be until the 20th century before society had enough interest and knowledge on people with intellectual disabilities to properly describe the condition. In fact, “the term autism was first used in the early 20th century by psychiatrist Dr. Eugen Bleuler” he would use the expression at the time “to describe individuals with schizophrenia who were disconnected from reality” (Bernier & Gerdts, 2). It would be several years after that before a Dr. Leo Kanner would adopt the term autism to describe those “involving challenges in social and language in addition to the presence of receptive behavior” as it is more commonly used today (Beirne-Smith, Patton, & Kim 5). Autism would also continue to describe individuals who also have extensive trouble in social settings. Tantam confirms “it to apply to
People with intellectual disabilities have been recorded as far back as Egyptian times. Per Harbour “the earliest reference to intellectual disability …show more content…
During that period the citizens had very little idea of “who these people were, why they acted the way they did, and how they should be treated” (Beirne-Smith, Patton, & Kim 5). It would not be until the 20th century before society had enough interest and knowledge on people with intellectual disabilities to properly describe the condition. In fact, “the term autism was first used in the early 20th century by psychiatrist Dr. Eugen Bleuler” he would use the expression at the time “to describe individuals with schizophrenia who were disconnected from reality” (Bernier & Gerdts, 2). It would be several years after that before a Dr. Leo Kanner would adopt the term autism to describe those “involving challenges in social and language in addition to the presence of receptive behavior” as it is more commonly used today (Beirne-Smith, Patton, & Kim 5). Autism would also continue to describe individuals who also have extensive trouble in social settings. Tantam confirms “it to apply to