One
educational blog I am following is called 'The Creative Educational
Blog'. A few months ago they made a post called ' Autism in School-5
of the most common misunderstandings explained'.
I
was interested in reading the blog as I wanted to know a bit more
about Autism and I wanted to see what other people thought about it.
The
5 main misunderstandings are:
- Autism can be cured
- Autistic children are mentally ill
- All autistic children are brilliant
- Autistic children were never loved and are incapable of loving
- Autistic children neither need nor want friends
As
I read on I found out that these are all myths and I found out the
truth.
The
truth is:
- Autism can not be cured → with medical help and strong support the overall developmental outcome can be improved.
- It is not a mental illness → biological illness that inhibits brain development and growth.
- Like other children, autistic children have different strengths and weaknesses.
- Autistic children may want friends and want to show love but they could be incapable of expressing what they need or desire.
I feel that this blog is important and should be shared to ensure that people know the truth about Autism and can stop believing all of the myths that they hear!
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