ISU Blogpost #5

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/20/health/autism-adults/

This article is discussing how autism is more often found in adults and how regardless of their age, need a lot of support to help grow and learn. Throughout the novel "Dear John" John's father was not aware of the fact that he had this disorder, therefore making it challenging to be cared for. The article also discusses how adults with this disorder are more prone to anxiety and depression. This is relevant to my ISU novel because John's dad has always dealt with extreme anxiety when being forced into socializing with anyone other than discussing his hobby of collecting coins. These problems occurred with his own son also which had detrimental affects on John's life growing up, since he had no one at home to talk to, considering it was just him and his father.