In defense of autism

Autism spectrum disorder a mental disorder effecting some fifteen million persons in the United States remains very poorly understood. We tend to think of mental disorders only in the pujorative. Basically it is a superficial and unidimensial view that is not totally correct. Firstly not all autistic people are socially retarded. That is a pernicious myth constructed by people who seek to degrade us. Also autism has a wide variety of forms. Autistic people have often shaped the era we live in today. Most truly great minds in history had some for a mental disorder. We should not be prejudiced by it. What we need is better understanding. Of course that is not always in the offing. People innately fear what they do not understand. I was aware of that as well.