Today, in my statistics class, I raised my hand for a question and the teacher said, "Yes sir? I mean, ma'am. Sorry" And about a week ago, in my intro to sociology class, the same thing happened. (different words, same effect)
And at the main, I handed over my ID to pay for my food, and the worker was like, "Okay, where is she?" ...I was like, "That's me."

I don't know exactly how I feel about this.

I've been on a kind of evolution kick lately. Like, truly wondering how much humans have contributed to the world in the past, and where we'll go in the future. We've made a lot of advancements in technology and towards manipulating the world, but have we really contributed to the advancement of free thought? I often think that the ancient greek philosophers had more to contribute than most of modern society. But that's not really what this post is about.

When speaking in terms of evolution of a species, its a mutation in DNA that causes advancement. Like, the moth that mutates to the color of a tree will survive better than the ones without the mutation. And even though we, as humans, know this is true, we desperately work to "fix" all mutations in human DNA. We try to "cure" every disease. People see suffering because individuals with certain conditions cannot function in our society, but do we really know if that's a bad thing? Seriously, maybe they don't function in our society because they're a step above us. Maybe they've been given a gift, rather than a hinderance.

That being said, I am making the prediction right now. Let it be known that I truly and sincerely believe that those people with advanced cases of Autism are, in fact, the progress of the human species. Call me crazy, but there it is.

Autism is very common, and exists along a spectrum in intensity. But think about what you've seen of autism. Not all, but a lot of those who live with this "condition" are VERY good with computers. Like, these people are brilliant, they just can't communicate in our terms. I believe that they may be able to communicate on a higher level than we know. I watched a clip on CNN of a girl who is autistic and communicates by typing into her computer's voice simulator. She can't speak to us, but she can type really fast, and has a lot to say. She said that she uses the computer to talk to people, and also has other movements that help her communicate to others with autism. I think this is amazing.

Its just a thought. But maybe we should stop trying to "fix" everything that is "wrong" and work better to help accomodate those people into society.

Shells

"Though the limits of man may oppress your roots, do not allow them to conquer your foundation, for even futile attempts to overcome suppression triumph over submission"