Autistic Children and the Society: a Case Study

Abstract

Society is a complex phenomenon and many types of people are living here in many ways. It

includes those autistic children who are living with us. Autism is not a mental disease. As we do

not have any data in Bangladesh we can estimate that the numbers is not any less than that of

India. Day by day their number is increasing alarmingly. They are facing a difficult reality from

the mainstream society, who have always been cruel to people different from the majority.

People with physical disabilities, in particular, face with an apathetic, uncaring environment

that pushes them into a state of feeling redundant and unwanted. Despite the prejudice and lack

of patronization many individuals have proven that with a little help they have much to offer to

the society. People with disabilities are often defined by what they can’t do as opposed to what

they can. Could a person with disabilities have the courage to do something for his/her own

profit or for the national and global development in the face of continuous obstacles and

stigmatization? But they have some power of their own. To utilize the hidden power of the

autistic children SWAC is working for 13 years. Having training and assistance from SWAC

many of them are able to take part in different schools and the society and they are becoming

able to do their daily activities independently. There future is not fearsome; the earlier a

diagnosis is made the better the chance of receiving appropriate help and support and better

will be the prognosis.