Autism and Democracy

In commercials for children with Autism you may see the lone child staring into space aimlessly. This of course is misleading because the child may have much activity going on behind those eyes. The child with Autism may be pondering more than staring. To some people it seems un-American to institutionalize people, although many people have used and do use this option. When thinking of people with Autism, civil rights must apply to everyone or they mean nothing.