Texts have been written on acts of filial piety. Some date back a long time and some are very recent. One of the oldest texts is by Guo Jujing, a scholar of the Yuan Dynasty, which was a dynasty from 1272 to 1368 AD. His book, The Twenty-Four Examples of Filial Piety, contains multiple stories and situations in which filial piety was present. In the very first story there is a son named Shun, who lives in a family that doesn't get along with each other, but still treats them with the utmost respect. The emperor, Emperor Yao, is informed of all of Shun's acts of filial piety and asks nine of his sons to help Shun with the work he must do every day. When the emperor withdrew from ruling all of China, he gave the title emperor to Shun because of his devotion to his family. Shun's respect for his disconnected family allowed him to become a great ruler, who influenced much of China. Guo wrote this story because Shun is a perfect example of the “benefits of a proper attitude of filial respect” (Guo). Even hundreds of years ago, filial piety played one of the most important roles in Chinese society. Since tradition has always been a very important concept, it is understandable why people still regard filial piety as something necessary to hide in modern China. Traditions can change, but because China has always been so rigidly structured, no one has been able to. freely change anything. Common beliefs about disabled children have been passed down for decades, and it is difficult to change the image of someone who is not identical. Normal people contribute to and increase the challenges that disabled children face, such as discrimination, stereotypes and common beliefs. The traditional belief is that all d...... half the paper ......t. Filial piety is also a subset of traditional Chinese life that will most likely remain a rule. It is a concept that shows respect, perhaps even gratitude, towards parents and elders who have been part of a person's entire life. While it shows that autistic children may not be able to achieve all the goals of filial piety, it should not discourage them from trying. It is the idea that every aspect of filial piety must be achieved so that parents do not feel as if their child has failed them and themselves. It is this view that causes autistic children to live the difficult lives that they do. The rigidity and conformity within Chinese society and government structure are and will still be very difficult to change; even the greatest efforts will most likely not have a significant effect on the treatment of autistic children and their families.