Senior project on autism???

Question

my school is just starting this new thing where we are supposed to research a topic, write a paper, complete a project, and make a presentation to a panel of judges. the topic is supposed to relate to a current issue. my teacher said lots of schools have been doing this. so...can anyone think of a good topic for my project...like a question. something like: "How does autism affect the life of a child?" to narrow down the category.

Answer 1

Maybe something more directed towards treatment of/for autistic kids would be more rewarding for you. You could ask something like, "what sort of treatment and/or therapy is considered most effective for helping children with autism?"  You'll find that there is more than one answer, and this kind of question would allow you to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches for dealing with the problem, and then you could draw some conclusions about what can be accomplished and how.  You could also ask the question you stated, of course, but then you need to make sure to get beyond simply describing what autism is (symptoms)  to addressing what that really means for an autistic child's life -- how they view the world, what their future may hold, etc.