In Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin, Jason Blake is a twelve year-old boy who was born with autism and is having a lot of trouble making friends. He thinks people doesn’t want to be friends with him because all they see in him is his autism. Not his funny and caring personality. Jason spends most of his time at home and school. When he is home, he is on the computer reading and writing stories to whoever wants to see. He writes about myths, trolls, and dwarfs. The main thing he wants, is to make friends with anyone that will accept him and become popular on the Internet, for his stories. He also wants his stories go viral. However, he is not yet getting any comments or likes on them. Until a girl named Rebecca on the other side …show more content…
One day Rebecca decides to leave a comment to Jason that says, “The storyboard convection is going to be right in my hometown this year. And guess what… I am going to go!”(115) Jason is going to the convention too and he is so mad because he might bump into Rebecca. Jason says, “I think something bad just might happen”(116). He says this because he thinks if they meet then she is only going to see his autism and never talk to him again. His mom and dad are trying to get him to tell them what is going on with him and this girl, but nothing is working. Jason thinking in his head of what to say to his parents. He doesn’t want to tell them about Rebecca. Jason can’t think of anything because he can’t believe what just happened. Jason is waiting line and a girl walked up next to him and said, “‘My name is Rebecca. Am I in the right line to get my name tag?’ She doesn’t know because she can't see. Nothing here is in Braille, and Rebecca is blind”(157). A huge relief went off Jason’s shoulders because he isn’t worried about meeting Rebecca anymore. He realizes that he is not the only one in the world, that has a challenge born into
There are a lot of people who live with autism, and by the time they are adults, are able to take care of themselves. “My autism is the reason I’m in college and successful. It’s the reason I’m in math and science. It’s the reason I care,” (Jacob Barnett). Jacob is a math and physics prodigy, and he lives with autism. All over the internet there are stories about people with autism living normal, or even extraordinary lives. People who work with them learn to accept their quirks and eventually realize that they can function just as well as anyone else. This is one example of someone who learned how to overcome the issues that autism presents, and go on to be something really special.
vastness of life and he realizes that god is there to look after him and help him handle his
Are you able to comprehend the confrontations faced by an autistic child? In the book “the curious incident of the dog in the night time” by Mark Haddon, You are able to understand the challenges faced by the main protagonist Christopher Boone. In order to gain a sense of maturity an individual must overcome difficult challenges. This will be demonstrated by examining Christopher Boone’s ability to learn to become independent and understand social interaction and emotions.
adopts a new attitude in place of the sorrow and despair he encountered earlier. Now filled with
The moral of the video is to take a chance. Jason took his chance by showing up to all the practices and trying to be part of a team in some way. It dosen’t matter if your autistic, have ADHD, or has down syndrome. Every body
In that, in the first place, he is adamant and reluctant towards issues affecting other people. However, he manages to feel sad and compassionate for the future of the other students after witnessing the ordeal that his brother faces.
For the first time he feels an emotional and nourishing connection with a woman He adapts to and becomes accepted by the people of Shalimar. He gains a sense of self and truly discovers his identity, he has finally able to free himself from "..the shit that weights <him> down"(Morrison page #).
At the same time, he makes attempts to fulfill his desire to be happy. He realizes that he has been forcing himself to feel happy and satisfied (but he was not successful in those
He explains how this can set off a whole different path for them with much more liberty and exploration. Much like finding their career or calling by a passion, want or need of theirs or
And although his fate is uncertain, we can conclude that for the first time instead of listening to the people and the environment around him, he listened to his conscious. This allows him to gain what he previously was aiming for and that is independence, and being his own
He learns that their were people in the past with great technology, not gods. He realises that much of the information he has been told by his father and the rest of his society is simply not true. To come to this revelation, he had to stop believing what he had heard his entire life. He chose to break from the societal norm, he chose to be brave, and thus was rewarded with knowledge and truth about the
The mind of an autistic person is fascinating and frightening because usually their actions can’t accurately express what their brain is thinking. It is frustrating to try and determine what a child with autism is trying to say, and often results in them being misunderstood. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, tells the story from the perspective of Christopher Boone, a fifteen year old boy with autism. Chris is brilliant at math and science, but is unable to understand or express emotion. His difficult home life further contributes to his illness; he doesn’t have anyone at home who supports him and tries to help him. His teacher, Siobhan, is his only friend and the only person who tries to help him learn to
He realises that he needs to
He is seeking out something new and this significant because his thought turned in to an action and his true personality came through that had been covered so long by the fear of his
He is upset, and even frightened, but he finds his newfound intellectual ability more thrilling and keeps working hard.