But ultimately, the process of learning to love David means that Catherine is better at appreciating people than most people are, and so she learns to give back. Austism within the family usually means ostracism from normal society, and just having to go to David's OT with him means that Catherine has less time for things like friends and basketball. Life with an autistic family member is a unique challenge, but a meaningful oneĪutism is a difficult aspect of life. That's not to say that living in community with the differently abled is necessarily easy-for instance, David has screaming fits that embarrass Catherine-but it's still an important part of learning to love people well. But that is prejudiced behavior, akin to racism. The natural assumption is that if you can be friends with a mentally handicapped person or a "cool," "normal" person, most people would prefer the second person. Treating people equally is seriously difficult Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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