Analysis Of Ann Bauer's Essay 'The New Autism Reality'
In Ann Bauer’s essay, “The new autism reality,” she not only focuses on her son’s autism, but also the stigma that comes with it. At first, the thought of autism repulses her and she describes the term as “monstrous”. She says this because autism where she used to live was not very common and people were not familiar with it. Bauer also admits to having very little knowledge of autism at this point. She gives credit to the movie, “Rain Man”, as her only understanding of it. Throughout the article, the reader can see her transition to accept it. In Andrew’s younger years, Bauer describes her son with some normal and eccentric qualities. He had no problem with being educated in the classroom, but lacked other skills. “The things he couldn’t
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She finds an article from the journal Pediatrics that she says, “really, well, pissed me off”. Its states that, “mothers of children with autism earn 56 percent less than mothers of ‘typical’ children and 35% less than mothers of children with other disabilities.” Bauer further along the article talks about a woman that she knows that has a son with cerebral palsy, autism, and is bipolar. The woman is a security broker and is very successful with it. Although, one person does not represent a whole population, she wants to only express her disagreement with the statistic, and show that she knows women going through the same problem as her that are successful. I believe Ann Bauer has really shown growth throughout the article as a mother and person. This article really shows the bad reputation that autism is given and really proves that not all cases of autism are different. At the end of her article, she wants society to make the change that she has, which is to become more accepting of autism. She also goes on to say that even though it took her twenty years to learn what she has, she still has more room to learn about autism. This shows how she has transitioned from despising the word autism, to learning to live with it and accept
She finds an article from the journal Pediatrics that she says, “really, well, pissed me off”. Its states that, “mothers of children with autism earn 56 percent less than mothers of ‘typical’ children and 35% less than mothers of children with other disabilities.” Bauer further along the article talks about a woman that she knows that has a son with cerebral palsy, autism, and is bipolar. The woman is a security broker and is very successful with it. Although, one person does not represent a whole population, she wants to only express her disagreement with the statistic, and show that she knows women going through the same problem as her that are successful. I believe Ann Bauer has really shown growth throughout the article as a mother and person. This article really shows the bad reputation that autism is given and really proves that not all cases of autism are different. At the end of her article, she wants society to make the change that she has, which is to become more accepting of autism. She also goes on to say that even though it took her twenty years to learn what she has, she still has more room to learn about autism. This shows how she has transitioned from despising the word autism, to learning to live with it and accept