Difference Between Autistic People

Everyone is created equal, in all shapes and sizes. When one looks at a different person that is not "normal", what does one think? Does one feel sorry for them or does one laugh? There are many ways people can react to a person with autism. Is there really any difference between someone that is deaf or someone that has a mental illness from a "normal" person? Can autistic people think like "regular" people? Although people with autism are not always treated as "regular" people, they should have the same opportunities as "regular" people because they can do extraordinary things in science or math, they feel the same feelings as we do, and they can be smarter than we could ever understand. If people see and think that people with autism can't do "regular" activities, we will never think they are capable of doing amazing things. The definition of disabilities or autism, is in Federal Law, define a person with a disability or being autistic as "any person who has a physical or mental impairment. That substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment; or is regarded as having such an impairment" (Carson). When seeing a autistic person, people usually think that they will look deformed or be in a wheelchair. That is not always the case. For example, my brother has autism, and he …show more content…
The man that could not walk was saying that if he could walk again he would give up all other abilities, as in being able to hear or to see for example. The man that can not walk is not saying that being able to walk again would be better to hear. He is saying that to be able to use your legs is more important than hearing because you don't have to be able to hear a persons reaction to a event, but just see what there facial expressions are. The man that can not walk is showing that some people would trade it all to stand up again or to be able to hear once