There is not enough education presented to the public about autism. Everyone should in some way be educated, at least in a generalized aspect. There are so many families that have a child in their lives who struggle with a disorder that they have no control over, it takes control of them. Personally, my family likes to go out a lot to eat, this is so we can get one-on-one time with one another. My younger brother has autism, every time we go to a new place he has to become adapted to it. Countless time we have gone out, and for no reason -- at least to someone standing by -- my brother starts to get anxious, wants to go, and soon enough will become very disruptive to not only my family but the people around as well. Some of these traits …show more content…
Stop. When you see that child screaming uncontrollably on the floor of the supermarket... Before you blame the parents... Before you judge the child... Stop. You may be seeing autism at it's terrifying, exasperating worst. That poor little soul may simply have seen, heard or smelled something new, and not quite right. And responded in the way the condition dictates. So stop. Stop judging, stop blaming. Try to understand or move on. (Autism - Manners) Those who have autism deserve respect just as much as anyone else. The way that they may behave sometimes when they have an outburst episode may be disruptive when they are in public. They have no control, though. If people are pointing, staring, whispering, or anything relative to this it just causes the whole situation to progress. Again, everything is heightened in people with autism, so they hear and see all these things that you are doing around them. Although they do not have control over their episodes they can, and are usually taught, coping mechanisms. With all the extra extremities in the background, this distracts them from helping themselves come back from their episode. If more people were educated to realize how much their actions as such affect this situation then it could really change how extreme they may escalate to in a public