The Secret Epidemic in China

Autism in China

I’m doing my research over autism in china. Which is viewed and treated very differently than it is in the United States. Autism has only recently been recognized as a formal disease in China. Before now they didn’t know what to call it, and therefore just kind of overlooked anyone who had it.

The general public not only ignored that people were actually suffering from this disease they disowned anyone they knew who had it. This makes for a very lonely and confusing life for all those affected and their families. They also don’t view it as one single disease or even a spectrum, they call it the “syndrome of 5 delays.”  If you have one of these delays then they diagnose you with Autism and that isn’t necessarily what America would consider as Autism.     

They’re getting better at treating it, but they’re still far behind the rest of the world since it is so new to them and they have different views on medicine. They want to use more natural remedies like acupuncture, diets and herbs to balance your body which will then fix itself; and if it doesn’t fix itself then they don’t understand what to do or how to fit you into society.

America and other countries have had an influence on China and are helping them make progress in not only how they treat autism, but also how they view people who have it and what to diagnose it as. So there is hope for the future that China will get caught up to the rest of the world and get these people the correct care they need. 

Sources:         

Autism Speaks
Chinese medicine
First person point of view  

response to racial test

The test on how racist you are I feel isn’t very accurate. Judging on how fast you click a button doesn’t determine how you view people.  I got a moderate preference towards white people. I’m not really sure that’s true I wouldn’t say I have a preference towards any race, and I wouldn’t treat any of them differently just because they’re not the same race as I am.

       The stories that I listened to on face to face were interesting to say the least. Its eye opening to hear their stories that people have faced or how they’re scared to live in American because they’re not sure how much longer the racial tolerance will hold up.  It makes me sad to hear that people actually think this way and feel like this in their own home.

       The story that probably stood out to me most was the one where the one where the Middle Eastern man poke about riding on an airplane. The last line he said was very powerful, he talked about if the plan was hijacked then he’s just like everyone else, and he’s going to die just like everyone else. Yet people are still afraid to sit by him because of his skin color.    

 

reading response #4

     online articles 

          The two articles I read were a humorous one about college and a more serious one about plagiarism.  The first article about college written by Dave Barry was in a way making fun of college and saying you don’t actually learn things just memorize it long enough to test over it then move on. The second article over plagiarism written by Trip Gabriel was about cases where kids in college had been caught plagiarizing and how it is becoming a huge deal in today’s society with the internet and kids not understanding that using other peoples words without giving credit is wrong.

            I really enjoyed the first article I thought it was funny and gave a different view of college then what you normally here from adults. The second article was informative and I like that I’m learning these things now so that later in college I won’t be caught in a bad situation for doing something I didn’t know was wrong. 

“PSYCHOLOGY: This involves talking about rats and dreams. Psychologists are obsessed with rats and dreams. I once spent an entire semester training a rat to punch little buttons in a certain sequence, then training my roommate to do the same thing. The rat learned much faster. My roommate is now a doctor. If you like rats or dreams, and above all if you dream about rats, you should major in psychology.” –Dave Barry on College

I picked this quote because I plan for my major in college to be psychology. And even though this isn’t everything that is involved in the subject in my psychology classes this year we have already talked about dreams and rats. So I could relate to what he was saying and he made it funny to see psychology from that point of view. I also choose the picture because it is basically the definition of plagiarism which is what the second article was talking about. I feel like if one of these was hanging on the door of every classroom more students would be aware of what it was and how not to do it. 

Reading response #3:

The Six Rules of Maybe

            The book I’m in the process of reading is called “The Six Rules of Maybe” by Deb Caletti. I’m not very far in the book but so far it something I think I could get into and really enjoy it. This is a fiction book told through the eyes of a teenage girl.

So far I’ve only read the first 3 chapters of the book, but I’m liking it. It is about a girl named Scarlet and her family. The book is told through her eyes as she goes through some surprising and big changes in her family. What has happened so far is her sister has come home from college for a visit, brings a bot they’ve never heard of let alone ever seen and BOOM shock to the family big sis is married to the mystery man and has a baby on the way.    

“And then we saw it. We both did, at the same moment.it caught the sun, so shiny and new was the gold. A wedding band. On the guys finger. We both did the same thing next, mom and me. We looked at Juliet’s left hand. And, yes, there was one there, too. That same gold band.” (pg.5)

 

This quote is one of the big things that happen in the book and it shows how you see through scarlet’s eyes as she discovers the new changes that are unfolding all around her. This is also why  chose the picture of the wedding bands, because other than also finding out her older sister Juliet is pregnant that is the only major thing that has happened.  

 

Reading Response #2: My Life Next Door

                                                       My life next door

I just finished the book “My Life Next Door” by Huntley Fitzpatrick and I really enjoy
her as a writer so that’s why I originally picked this book but then quickly fell in love with it like
I did all the others she has written. She writes mostly teen books that our through a girls point of
view, the storylines and topics are never the same but always relatable I feel.
My life next door is about a girl named Samantha reed who lives a very structured life
with her single mom and older sister. Then there are the Garrett’s who live right next door and
are a chaotic messy family of 8 kids, 5 boys and 3 girls. Samantha’s mom has always been
annoyed with the Garretts and their lifestyle but Samantha is curious about their lifestyle.


 “One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts all the time.”


This quote is significant in the book because for the beginning of the book Samantha talks about how even when she was little she would sit on her roof facing the Garretts house and just watch them wishing she could meet them but of course her mom would never let that happen so it’s a secret she keeps from everyone. Then later on in the book her secret gets a little more risky because he actually makes contact with a Garrett. This book is a classic love story with a couple big twists so of course Samantha ends 
up falling in love with a Garrett boy and must keep it a secret from her mother. I wouldn’t 
recommend this book for most males just because it is kind of like a chick flick in book form but 
it is a very good story that I really enjoyed. 

Reading response #1: something like normal

                Something like normal by Trish Doller is a well written gate way. That is very relatable to anyone who is the armed forces or knows someone who is.  The book is about a young man named Travis who is on his first leave from the Marine Corps after his best friend Charlie died in combat.  The reader gets to go on a journey alongside him as he learns how to function in society, deal with his PTSD and cope with his best friend’s death that he feels like is his fault.

 

Doller does a fantastic job getting inside the head of the marine and making these situations raw real and shows how it actually affects the people and the people around them. Her writing is easy to read and relatable because it’s not formal and you as the reader actually feel like you are inside the head of the character. My favorite part about her writing style is that she talks about sticky subjects like death, the living conditions while at war and how it’s hard to live a normal life after seeing all that you have in war.  At the end of the book he writes a letter to Charlie to help himself cope and you can see just what he’s dealing with:

 

I’ve been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, but just talking to a therapist doesn’t make it all magically disappear. I mean, it’s good to unload some of the stuff I’ve been carrying around in my head, but I still have nightmares. I still wake up in the middle of the night, sweaty and scared, and have to remind myself it’s not real. The thing is, she tells me that the nightmares may never go away. That it could take years to stop reacting to loud noises or scanning the ground for IEDs. And even though I haven’t seen you in a while, I’ll probably never stop mistaking strangers in crowds for you. It sucks, but I’m learning to deal.

 

                This passage is one of the only times Travis talks about his problems and its significant because it shows character progression but also shows the writing style and how the reader really gets to get inside the head of a PTSD victim . I would love to read more books by this author because I like the fact that I can relate with the character and put myself in their shoes. It paints a vivid picture in my head of what’s happening.     

101 things about me
 

1) I listen to music almost 24/7

2) I have two dogs and am getting a new puppy by the end of the month

3) I have 4 siblings 3 sisters and 1 brother

4) I'm the middle child, only 3 of us still live at home

5) I attend church every Wednesday and twice on Sunday

6) At one point in time I had a black cat that was diabetic and diagnosed psychotic

7)  My step dad is a musician, artist and  pastor

8)  My favorite color is blue

9) I want to be a child psychologist

10) I plan to never have children

11) I read and write or make art in my free time

12) I've never been out of the united States

13) I have a sister in the U.S. Navy

14) two of my older sisters got engaged within the same week and will be married next year

15) my favorite number is 17

16) I want to live in Texas after college   

17) my parents got divorced when I was 3 years old

18) I've been to 3 different schools in  my life

19) math is my worst school subject

20) summer is my favorite season

21) v isiting the ocean is my favorite family vacation