Vaccine Controversy

Autism spectrum disorder can be classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder, which relates to anything that affects the development of the nervous system, this disorder impairs those who are diagnosed by causing them to have the inability to communicate and interact with others. At times it can also include restricted repetitive behavior, interests and activities. If all of theses are combined then these issues can and will cause significant impairment in social, occupational, and other areas of functioning. This specific disorder has no cure, affecting a victim for their whole life, which will make it hard for a mother or father when they get told that their child might be autistic. Many parents choose to take the heartache differently. The …show more content…
Between the two articles “Vaccine Controversies” and “Parents of Autistic Children…” the corresponding authors, Philippines Daily Inquirer and Jane Fullerton Lemon choose two separate forms of diction to make their articles strongly represent their argument. Jane Fullerton Lemon, who wrote “Vaccine Controversies”, uses a form of diction that villainizes the idea of vaccination in adolescents. When discussing vaccinations when dealing with autistic children she uses words such as suffering, ineffectiveness, and fear to express the impending horror behind vaccinations. One of Lemon’s sentences reads, “...these parents fear vaccines could have serious side effects, question the vaccines' effectiveness and worry children get too many shots at one time or could develop autism.” By using the words such as fear and serious, Lemon, is attempting to use threatening vocabulary to frighten her readers and show villainization towards the vaccinations. This is effective for her argument because in the act of choosing to discuss the vaccinations in a negative manor she’s able to have a more of an effect on the audience then if she would have used less threatening vocabulary. In the Philippines Daily Inquirer article, “Parents of Autistic Children…,” uses both biblical and uplifting diction to inspire parents with autistic children to love their child for how they are and try to give them the most normal life they can have. The article describes itself as a continuing journey of unconditional love, utmost devotion and hope. The telling is honest and brave. Throughout the article they use quotes right from parents mouths about how they think god everyday for their child despite their disorder. By using uplifting phrases such as unconditional love, and utmost devotion the authors are meaning to attempt to make their readers believe that this route of