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Children, teens, and sometimes even adults can be cruel to people with disabilities. Often, there is the case of people being unaware that they are offending someone with a disability by staring. Although many people can attest to being guilty of starring, society often succumbs to the prevalence of laughing at those with disabilities through movie, television shows, radio, and schools. The quote, “there is safety in numbers,” can help explain why people would be quick to judge others. Many would agree that they would rather be classified as cool or athletic in the macrocosm society of school, rather than harshly labeled a geek, freak, or loser. Although no one can prove what drives people to judge others, the harsh reality is that people judge others without getting to know the person they are making fun of; sadly the people making fun of others may not know that the child may be suffering from a specific disability. This paper will explain in depth what kinds of signs a child who is diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, a specific type of Autism, will demonstrate.
According to Susan Ashley PhD, (2007), Asperger’s syndrome, also labeled AS, is considered a persistent developmental disorder. This means that AS cause’s significant problems in many areas of the child’s development. A child could suffer with a stalemate in their development in socialization, communication, behavior, thinking and activities. Children, teens, and adults who have Asperger’s syndrome have significant problems with crucial developmental skills which limit their social behavior. Of the many crippling affects of Aspergers syndrome several inhibiting contributors go as follows. It is hard for those to socialize with others, think clearly, deal with emotions, intense preoccupation with one or two topics, repetitive routines, behaviors and movements, play, speech and language, motor skills, and sensitivity to sensations of sound, light or touch. (Ashley, 2007)
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