"Autism Awareness Cause Ribbon of Colorful Puzzle Pieces with a Cherub Angel Figurine Statue of a Child"
With 1 in 58 children being austistic in the UK, giving birth to a child with autism is more common than oftenly thought. Groups of people with autism are able to connect on the internet and express views in ways they couldn't ever before. People with autism are challenging the once thought belief that they have to speak "normal" language in order to communicate, when they all communicate already, but just differently in a way we may not understand. In the virutal online universe Second Life, people with autism can create their people to have ticks that match ones they physcially have as well. Internet is giving power and control to people with autism and has given them a sense of freedom, saying autism is a way of life, not a disease. This does however, not ensure help to people who suffer from austism, due to the fact that they would be categorized as having a different way of functioning, not needing funding or assistance. In the video embedded below, it shows an autistic woman using a form of technology where she can enter in words and have them read out loud. She also posted a video on YouTube expressing her opinions on autism and it's not wrong, it's simply a different form of communication and behavior, which recieved many views. This shows other ways technology can impact and benefit people with autism, and people learning about autism, as well.
Photo taken with permission from www.flickr.com
Username: Beverly & Pack - http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkadog/3446100697/
Video taken from www.youtube.com
Username: kumquatkowboy - Second Life with Autism
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