Here Comes Urlee

The Purpose of the Story

The purpose of this story will enlighten you about a birth defect called autism. Autism, the hidden birth defect, has become a worldwide phenomenon. It’s been around for many years but undetected. Today, one out of every ten thousand children born has been diagnosed to have autism or autistic-like characteristics.

Through clinical research, doctors now have a better understanding of what this developmental disability has done and the long-term effects on these children as they develop much slower than normal children in their own age group.

Understanding Birth Defects

To understand the complexity of birth defects could become a living nightmare. It’s two-fold because it consists of many different kinds. For instance, there’s Down syndrome called Trisomy 21, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and cleft palate, just to name a few.

With each of these birth defects, they all have their own physical traits in appearance, which makes their disability more noticeable. Now, on the other hand, autistic children also have a disability, but for some unexplained reason, many will look quite normal. Yet, in fact, they too have a developmental disability.

In many cases, autistic children appear to be normal with no physical defects. That’s why this makes autistic children so hard to distinguish. What separates them from normal children is their behavior; it’s not normal by society’s standard.