A response to the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
I have a cousin who suffers from autism and I've never really paid much attention to it. I've always thought he was smart but just a little different than everyone else. After reading just a small amount of this novel I came to realize how brilliant autistic children really are. The way they lay out evey situation and every idea, looking at it in such detail is amazing, it is not something that most teenagers would ever be able to do. It seems to me that our school system does an exceptional job of tending to kids like Christopher. I love how most of them are able to take part in normal classes and be a part of the middle school experience. I really appreciate those people who take there time to help. But there are some that don't respect this. They choose to make fun, call names, be completely irresponsible. The US is supposed to be a place of equality. It upsets me to see autistic kids treated differently. There are kids that deny them their chance of experience what all children experience. When I get to spend time with my cousin I enjoy listening to what has been going on in his life; he is able to have a job and have friends and graduate from highschool. It's not like that for all autistic kids, however. Some are constantly alone and left behind. There's something we can do to change this. By do one kind thing for these less fortunate children you can start a chain reaction.
Oh my gosh Liv this is amazing! I really wouldn't change anything about it! It's great that you can relate the book to your own life, and it changed the way you saw your cousin. I especially like the last sentence because it makes you think of the difference you can make.
ReplyDeleteHey Liv,
ReplyDeleteThis is a really sincere piece and I can tell it's from the heart. I liked how you related it to your own life, very nicely done!
I love how you found something in your life that you could compare Christopher to. This is really nicely written!!!!! You made some really good points in this. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWow Liv! It's really cool that you were able to learn something from the book and then relate it back to your own life. My mom knows a lot of autistic kids from her work, and she says that they are the sweetest, most kind kids in the world since they don't care what kind of car you drive, or how much money you have so long as you care for them and love them. So I completely agree that they shouldn't be treated any differently since they are just as good of people as the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteI love how you take the text to a real place, and pu ti tinto a context for yourself, then share with the rest of us. I love it. You know, there are some people who are looking at conditions like autism as not a disability, but simply a matter of some people's minds looking at the world in a completely different way, making them valuable for being able to see things others can't. Ands if we think about it, doesn't everyone already look at the world in slightly different ways? That should be, perhaps, something to celebrate, and not something to eradicate.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the peanut brittle recipe :)
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