How Useful Is Writing Effective?

Writing is a tool. Like a hammer you use to put nails into walls, or a dart you use to hit the bullseye, a pen or a computer can be utilized for convenience, or like a knife used to kill, it can be used as a weapon. Of the many uses of writing, I believe the most effective is when it’s being used as a tool to communicate with people. I once had the misfortune of coming across a person on the internet who didn’t believe that people with autism should be allowed to be in romantic relationships with people without autism. This person, whom I shall refer to as Sally, wrote that autistic people were mentally deficient and therefore not mature or intelligent enough to ever find love. As a psychology enthusiast, I had done a bit of research on autism, and I found that while autistic people were inclined to see things differently than people who didn’t have autism, it’d be immoral to say that they weren’t allowed to be in relationships with them. Sally expressed these beliefs by using her words as ammunition to try to make me understand. Each falsehood that she claimed was true was a shot, and every stereotype was a wound inflicted from the weapon. In the hands of Sally, writing was like a gun, used recklessly to do …show more content…
I was respectful in my speech and unlike her, I didn’t swear. I drew from experience and wrote to her with an earnest interest in helping her understand why she was wrong. Since I am, by far, not an expert on autism, I also sent her some articles to websites with facts on autism. Sally read the articles, but was obstinate in accepting that she was wrong, however after careful consideration, she recanted her beliefs. The articles helped her understand why she was wrong, and they turned her ignorance into