When I heard April is National Autism Awareness month, I wanted to find some form of media that could better educate me on what life is like for those with autism. The most I have heard about organizations and media surrounding autism are the negative examples such as Sia’s 2021 film Musicand Autism Speaks, an organization that frames autism as a terrible disease in need of a cure. Despite its prevalence though, I have not come across much media that positively depicts and educates about autism. According to the World Heath Organization, about 1 in 100 children have some form of autism. I know that awareness for autism has grown within my lifetime and that more people are diagnosed early on. If someone asked me this question, I would have to answer honestly with, “Not much.” I know that autism exists along a spectrum and that someone having autism could mean a variety of things.
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