However, DePape and Lindsay (2015) refer to the descriptions provided by the Americal
Psychiatric Association to indicate that the characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
include deficiencies in social interaction and communication as well as repetitive behaviour
displayed by an individual with the disorder. These deficiencies affect the experiences of
autism within the community. The assessment by DePape and Lindsay (2015) indicates that
people with ASD experience different effects that relate to their identity and disorder. In spite
of this provision, it is possible for an individual to take note of the idea that stigmatization
and the social perception that individuals have regarding people with ASD is changing, based
on the prevailing scientific provisions.
There is a possibility of arguing that the stigmatization of individuals with developmental
disabilities is not new. This argument factors in the provision that human beings naturally
judge other people with noticeable physical or mental differences. The severity of the
judgment increases with an increase in the severity of the differences. For this reason, the
stigmatization can affect the families of individuals with ASD. For instance, Jones and
Harwood (2009) indicate that autism affects marriages as well as the future outcome of
sibling marriages. On the other hand, autism affects the functioning of a given family. In this
case, families experience difficulties raising children with autism for which they feel
burdened commonly especially the lower middle class. For this reason, it is vital to conduct
studies that would enable people to understand how individuals with autism think and learn
(Pellicano, Dinsmore, and Charman, 2014). This understanding will be beneficial in terms of
coming up with interventions that would improve the experiences individuals have with
people with the condition.
The signs and symptoms of autism have appeared early in 12 to 18 months and it is quite
prominent in terms of the issues faced in the eye contact abnormal body posturing,
behavioural disturbances, delay in learning to speak (Tanner, & Dounavi, 2020). The
common challenges of autism have also analyzed is associated with communication issues,
speech difficulties, sleep problems etc. lead to making the patient irritated and not well. The
common and effective way to deal with the autism patient issues the family’s needs to get
aware and trained and the children can get their education done from the school where the
counsellor and the therapist facility is provided. Other than that, the equal professional
employment rights are neutrally provided to the people suffering from autism as some of the
fields recognize their abilities in terms and then the opportunities to work are provided by to
the autism patients accordingly (Waisman-Nitzan, Gal, & Schreuer, 2019). Also, society do
criticize which can make the autism patient mentally disturbed but some of the communities
support also.
The person's first perspective focuses on the need to consider the autistic condition as
secondary to the individual. This consideration is necessary for exploiting the social learning
opportunities necessary for alleviating negative social experiences. In this case, putting a
person first is essential for redefining how people look at others. Through this perspective,
individuals are more likely to acknowledge that some situations can provoke anxiety among
autistic people. Such situations might not be an issue for most people. Personal beliefs could
be altered by using a person's first language. In this case, the person's first language is
essential for ensuring that individuals avoid dehumanizing people with autism. This type of
language enables people to put the autistic person first before his or her diagnosis or disorder.
It is possible to use the media to extend and reinforce the need for stereotyping. Jones and
Harwood (2009) the media can expose the lives of children considered disabled, which is a
provision that suggests that such children are a burden to their families, the community, as
well as the education system. For students with ASD, the education system can consider
working towards the understanding of the long-term objectives of these students,
consequently addressing the inconsistencies that exist in the assessment practices (McKenney
and Stachniak et al., 2016). However, the challenging factor is the engagement of the person
with ASD in coming up with behaviours of engagement, which is necessary for the
development of an appropriate model for the population with ASD.