WHAT IS AUTISM?
AUTISM. IT IS DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORK, AUTOS, WHICH MEANS SELF. THIS REFERS TO THE APPARENT SELF ABSORPTION OF THE FIRST CHILDREN STUDIED, WHO GAVE AUTISM IT'S PLACE AMONG MENTAL DISORDERS TODAY. AND YET, DESPITE THE FACT THAT AUTISM WAS FIRST DOCUMENTED AROUND 80 YEARS AGO, IT IS STILL NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD.
IN THE MODERN WORLD IT IS ONE OF A MULTITUDE OF NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS THAT EXIST IN THE WORLD OF PSYCHOLOGY. IT IS ALSO THE VICTIM OF A HUGE NUMBER OF MISCONCEPTIONS AND STEREOTYPES. IN REALITY, MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHALLENGES FACED BY AUTISTICS AND ASPIES (PEOPLE WITH ASPERGER'S SYNDROME) ACTUALLY ARE, OR HOW THEY EFFECT DAY TO DAY FUNCTIONALITY IN THE MODERN WORLD. THROUGH THIS ARTICLE, I HOPE TO ILLUMINATE SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES, ADVANTAGES AND MISCONCEPTIONS SURROUNDING AUTISM AND AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS.