An Imperfect Reality

The author begins by explaining that more and more developmental disorders afflict children in the United States. Americans are starting to pay more attention to children’s mental health. People are not more educated about disorders now than they were in the past. However, it is now okay to acknowledge that children aren’t “perfect”. One of the first disorders the public was conscious about was autism. Autism is a brain disorder that impairs a person’s ability to communicate, socialize, and participate in group behavior. As early as 3, a child could begin having symptoms of autism. About 1 in 150 American children are autistic. This is the fastest growing developmental disorder in the United States. People and organizations all over the world are raising public awareness about autism. Most of the commercials reveal how the reality of autism crushes unrealistic ideas of American boys and girls. As the commercials play on, one realizes their child would be that 1 in 150. The sponsors logo and slogan tells the parent to pay attention to the development of the parent’s child. Then the ad scares us. It hits us in between idealism and our fear, between dreams and the truth.

I couldn't find a chapter about Autism but if i could put it in a chapter i would put it in 13 or 14. I know we did not cover Autism in class but i think it relates to what we have covered so far. Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of a child's life, and affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skill. These things that describe Autism relates to things we've studied in class. I chose this topic because people need to be more aware of Autism.

My summary is about an essay that was written in my English 101 Book called The Composition of Everyday Life.