Ah, Autism, something that is a nightmare for many a parent. There are many effects, but the most common one seems to be lack of social skills. However, this is not all that bad, and with a little therapy, can be fixed. Why do I know so much about Autism and a few of it's effects?

Long story short, I've Asperger Syndrome, a form of Autism moderately high up on the spectrum. Furthermore, I've done more than my fair share of research on Autism and Asperger's. What I do know about Asperger Syndrome is that while it affects social skills, it also affects interests, and limits them. Like for me, for a while, my only interest was video games, but now my interests include technology in general and foreign cultures, especially European and Asian cultures. Asperger's also causes one to have bad fine motor skills, thus leading to things like sloppy handwriting. This doesn't mean however, that everyone with horrid handwriting is Autistic. This can easily be fixed by typing things instead of writing things out in school, if the teacher allows it. If the teacher doesn't allow it, explain the situation to him/her, and perhaps they'll understand. And while not every teacher will understand, the bunch I've had for the past 5 years or so do or did understand. Also, Autism does not make one stupid, just more focused when it comes to food, interests, and friends. In fact, my I.Q., last I checked it, was 135.

Now you may be wondering why I explained this to you. Well, this is the topic of my rant. On too many occasions have I seen discrimination based on nothing more than this one thing the person has. Autism has been used time and time again to prevent one from getting jobs, getting a decent education, or perhaps pretty much anything, depending on where you live. But judging someone based on the fact that they're Autistic is like judging a black man due to his race. It's an attribute we cannot exactly help, so tolerate or leave. Autism is not a habit, it's not something us Autistics can change. It just is.

Many people claim Autistics aren't hired as much because they require structure. True, Aspies like myself especially need a bit of structure. It helps if we don't have to move around everywhere. It helps if we stick with a routine. Many jobs have structure but many Autistics aren't hired anyway, simply because of their neurodifferences. That's right, I don't consider Autism to be a syndrome to be cured or a disease to be rid of, no, I consider it to be a neurological difference, and nothing more.

Furthermore, we can easily be put into seperate classes in school without putting us with, and mxing us in with, the kids and teens with REAL learning disorders.

What I ask is not that we Autistics be treated like gods, but to be treated like you would another average human being.

I know I just covered this, but isn't there a law in Amerca that inexplicitly says that it's discrimination if one is denied a job or a decent education due to disability or something like that? Oh yeah, THERE IS. I'mma calling my lawyer...