There is a variety of response from the society for autistic people just like the people with mental and physical disability. Some give full assistance while others totally ignore them. Even the caregivers, co-workers, family members who encourage and help the autistic are not fully aware of the autism in detail. So their way of handling becomes typecast which results in disgusted and other miserable conditions, Thus it is better to gain complete knowledge about autism so that handling autistic children will be easier and you can also help the other in the society.
Each and every autistic person is unique. There are sets of patterns for other types of diseases and impairments. But autism is an intricate brain disorder which has different response from different persons. There are two types of functioning levels in autism the high functioning people and the low functioning people. The high functioning people can grow up as individuals and can also pursue jobs whereas low functioning autistic people need support throughout their life. The signs of autism like impairment of speech and communication skills and other behavioral problems are present in low functioning people while high functioning people have control over their behavior through behavior modification therapies and sometimes never look like autistic people at all.
There can never an overall opinion about autism as every autistic person is unique. But the most common is the impairment in the communication skill. Although they cannot communicate they have a strong sense of feeling. Some autistic people fall in love and also get married. These relationships are very tough to be made but can be achieved with time and training.
Some autistic people exhibit exceptional qualities and function unusually. They excel in music, arts and also in math. Films portray autistic people as talented heroes but in real life such things do not happen. So it is better not expect too much from an autistic person. They behave according to their functioning level.
Never confuse autism with mental retardation but some autistic children turn out also as mentally retarded. So treat autistic people according to their disability.
Finally studies on autism say that patience and open-mindedness are the most vital message imparted to us. When one gains complete knowledge on the subject of autism his awareness on autism is better making them to handle an autistic person with more patience and skill. Take one more step to extend the knowledge to the community and society who can have a better approach to autism.