The Role Of Autism In Rain Man

There is a myth that people with autism have the same characteristics, and thus all are like Dustin Hoffman's character in "Rain Man." The reality, the characteristics of people with autism vary from one person to another because it is a spectrum disorder. The limitations and capabilities of one individual with autism cannot be compared to the capabilities and limitations of another individual with autism. There is also a myth that autism affects only children that have bad parents or careless parent and thus it is caused by bad parenting. The reality is that the assumption has been disapproved of lacking emotional warmth from the other causing autism. Lastly, there is a myth that once a child has autism, then they will leave it forever. The truth of this myth is that improvement can be made when the child with autism has been diagnosed early enough (John et al. 2017). Autism should, therefore, be address when its first signs have appeared on a child.
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They should be therefore supported and not be despised for the condition of their children. The support should come from family members, friends and any other person that surrounds them. First, they should be encouraged to seek for social and educational support for their child. This will help in the diagnosis of the disorder when it is still in its early stage instead of them shying away and lock up their child not to be seen by anyone. The parents should be encouraged that they are worth it and the fact that their children have autism does not make them be worthless people in the society. This will help them to have high