Autism

I really liked the part about autistic disorders in this chapter. I found it interesting and sad that one in one hundred people have an autistic disorder. That is way more than I thought! I have often heard people say that vaccines cause autism. I have heard teachers talk about the controversy behind the debate and I have heard people give speeches on it for public speaking. I think there is a third factor and not vaccines that cause autism. I think the reason autism has spiked so dramatically recently is because more people are becoming aware of the symptoms and signs of autism and more people are being diagnosed with it than before.

I also like dissociative fugue. It was really interesting to read about. One thing I find really hard when reading about all these disorders is not having my own judgments about them. It sounds really bad, but for instance when I read about dissociative fugue I was thinking oh that's just an excuse to escape from your problems. I keep finding myself coming up with these horrible remarks to these various disorders and I think it is because I find it so very hard to relate to them without having experienced them myself.