How they view these children

Whenever a child is outside the spectrum of personal distinction such as having repetitive behaviors or mannerisms, he is usually seen as someone with special needs (or worse, someone who is weird). Affecting millions of people and most especially children all over the world, a developmental or intellectual disorder is an unknown phenomenon that is increasing over time.
Because of the increasing number of people affected by autism, doctors have been mystified by how different each autistic child from one another. History and an in depth investigation are witnesses to how complex autism is. During the late 1800s, a boy with special needs was seen wandering through the woods and was labeled unusual because autism was not known yet. Thinking the boy has attitude problems, a psychologist took care of him, but it was apparent that the boy was having problems in social skills, language, and behavior. The boy does not only look at the doctor when spoken to, but also responds only with hand gestures. Finally, the boy does everything in sequence: eat, play, and sleep. In addition to history, an investigation conducted by the Mayo Clinic Foundation for Medical Education and Research shows that the detection of this disorder could be made even before the child turns three years of age. Even though children with special needs maybe delayed in social development, speech development, or emotional development. Research implies that autistic children may be socially active later on in life and may learn new skills while others may have the same problems within the three developments: social skills, language, and behavior.

Therefore, you have just read how an autistic boy was viewed on the 1800s. How much more now?
Then, you have read what research found out about how children with autism can learn. (I included this because some people believe that an autistic child is not capable of learning)

Now, what?
Well, for starters, change that belief and self-righteousness feeling. And, next time, don't let your friends call them "weirdos" or "freaks." Just because I don't have kids yet nor that I don't have any kind of disability, doesn't mean I can't understand them.
I worked with a girl with autism and even without words we communicated with each other. I know how sad she feels when people couldn't understand her. I can see it on her face and I can feel it when I comforted her.