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University of Southampton Students' Union
United Kingdom
Registrace 6. 01. 2012
SUSU is the University of Southampton's Students' Union and we're here to represent students' voice on issues at local, national and international levels.
We also provide all kinds of important services, including great value amenities and facilities, free and confidential advice and support as well as a whole range of exciting opportunities to have fun and socialise!
We also provide all kinds of important services, including great value amenities and facilities, free and confidential advice and support as well as a whole range of exciting opportunities to have fun and socialise!
SUSU Highlights 2023 - 2024!
What a year it has been! From Freshers at the start of the academic year to going out with a bang with Grad Ball! This video showcases a series of highlights featuring many amazing events, campaigns, and projects from throughout the year. Southampton students have smashed it this year, and we can't wait to see what 2024-2025 has to offer!
#susu #southampton #university #students #union #highlights #2023 #2024
#susu #southampton #university #students #union #highlights #2023 #2024
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Introducing Lottie James - VP Welfare and Community
zhlédnutí 24Před dnem
Lottie James is our new VP Welfare & Community for 2024-2025! In this video, they discuss their previous work as a Sabbatical Officer, how they can help students, what they would wish for from a genie, and what students should contact them about! We are excited to see what Lottie brings to SUSU this academic year! #susu #southampton #university #students #union #welfare #community
Reintroducing Rebecca Would - VP Education and Democracy
zhlédnutí 14Před dnem
Rebecca Would is our new VP Education and Democracy for 2024-2025! In this video, she talks about continuing her hard work from last year, her work with reps, and what she can do for students. We also learn what three wishes she would ask from a genie! We are excited to see what Rebecca brings to SUSU this academic year! #SUSU #Southampton #University #Students #Union #education #democracy
Introducing Conor White - VP Sports
zhlédnutí 29Před dnem
Conor White is our new VP Sports for 2024-2025! In this video, we learn more about his previous work in the local community, what students should contact him about, his favourite sporting moment, and even what he would ask for from a genie! We are excited to see what Conor brings to SUSU this academic year! #susu #southampton #university #students #union #sports
General Election Hustings 2024 - Full Live Stream
zhlédnutí 88Před 14 dny
Candidates and representatives from the upcoming general election discuss issues and questions raised by audience members and students. This Hustings event was held in The Bridge on the 26th of June, 2024. #susu #southampton #university #students #union #generalelections #2024
Introducing Emily Dugdale - VP Activities
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Emily Dugdale is our new VP Activities for 2024-2025! Emily discusses her plans for her new role as VP Activities, her musical theatre interests, what she would ask for if she had three wishes, and her message for the students of Southampton University. We are excited to see what Emily brings to SUSU this academic year! #susu #southampton #university #students #union #activities
Introducing Lawrence Coomber - Union President
zhlédnutí 26Před 14 dny
Lawrence Coomber is our new Union President for 2024-2025! In this video, we learn more about his ambitions in his new role as Union President, what students should contact him about, his hidden talents, what time period he would visit, and even what he would ask for from a genie! We are excited to see what Lawrence brings to SUSU this academic year! #susu #southampton #university #students #un...
SUSU Bloopers Reel 2023-2024!
zhlédnutí 50Před 14 dny
This has been a great year for Southampton University Students' Union. Our Sabbatical Officers have worked tirelessly to improve the student experience. Part of this role involves appearing in many videos throughout the year, and sometimes these videos go wrong! Here are some highlights of our favourite moments when things didn't quite go right! #bloopers #southampton #university #students #union
Ed Brooker Union President - Goodbye and Good Luck
zhlédnutí 16Před 14 dny
Ed Brooker, our Union President 2023-2024, discusses his highlights, achievements, and most enjoyable moments of being a Sabbatical Officer this academic year. Ed has been pivotal in fostering a positive relationship with students, representing the union, and creating popular events such as Stags Showdown and Cube in the Cube. We wish him the best of luck in the future! #southampton #university...
Amy Moir VP Activities - Goodbye and Good Luck
zhlédnutí 18Před 14 dny
Amy Moir, our VP of Activities 2023-2024, chats about her favorite moments of being a Sabbatical Officer this academic year. Amy has been fantastic this year, supporting all the students, clubs, and societies of Southampton University Students' Union. She discusses many topics, from her proudest achievement to her most unique moment, which includes being in a banana costume and an elf costume o...
Marina Stasi VP Sports - Goodbye and Good Luck
zhlédnutí 23Před 21 dnem
Marina Stasi, our VP Sports for 2023-2024, talks through her experiences leading the sports community over the past academic year. She has had many achievements this year, including her work on the Sports Pass and another victory over Portsmouth at Varsity 2024. We wish her the best of luck in the future! #southampton #university #students #union #sports #goodbye
Rebecca Would VP Education and Democracy - Goodbye (Not really)
zhlédnutí 30Před 21 dnem
Rebecca Would, our VP Education and Democracy, talks through her highlights of her year as a Sabbatical Officer. She discusses her favorite projects, proudest achievements, and best moments! It has been great to see the fantastic work she's done with student reps and supporting all the students at Southampton University! We can't wait to work with her again next academic year! #southampton #uni...
Stags Pub Garden Highlights
zhlédnutí 11Před 28 dny
The Stags, the Southampton University Students' Union Pub, extended onto the Redbrick for a post-exam celebration in the sun. There was relaxing live acoustic music, summer seating, an open mic later in the evening, and delicious food from the Redbrick Kitchen. In this video, there are a few highlights from the event plus a snippet of incredible live music by Calum Lintott performing a cover of...
Grad Ball Highlights 2024 (Warning: Flash Photography)
zhlédnutí 92Před měsícem
Grad Ball is our annual celebration for all our graduating students! The night was filled with incredible entertainment and activities such as a Ferris wheel, Miami Trip fairground ride, street performers, photo opportunities, carnival games, various food outlets, an ABBA tribute band, an indie music cover band, a silent disco, karaoke, and DJs! Warning: There are a few moments of flash photogr...
Student Experience Awards 2024 Highlights
zhlédnutí 92Před měsícem
Student Experience Awards 2024 Highlights
You Are More Than Summer Highlights so far!
zhlédnutí 18Před měsícem
You Are More Than Summer Highlights so far!
Team Southampton Sports Awards Ball Highlights
zhlédnutí 89Před měsícem
Team Southampton Sports Awards Ball Highlights
Nominate Yourself Now In Our Summer Elections - School and Department Presidents
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Nominate Yourself Now In Our Summer Elections - School and Department Presidents
Nominate Yourself Now In Our Summer Elections - Student Officers
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Nominate Yourself Now In Our Summer Elections - Student Officers
There's Always Room For Dessert! - The Bridge New Menu Launch
zhlédnutí 66Před 2 měsíci
There's Always Room For Dessert! - The Bridge New Menu Launch
Green Week at Southampton University Students' Union
zhlédnutí 25Před 2 měsíci
Green Week at Southampton University Students' Union
Nominate Yourself Now In Our Summer Elections - Sustainability
zhlédnutí 43Před 2 měsíci
Nominate Yourself Now In Our Summer Elections - Sustainability
SUSU Election Night Live 2024 full live stream
zhlédnutí 53Před 3 měsíci
SUSU Election Night Live 2024 full live stream
How to Vote in the SUSU Leadership Election with Quackademic Weapon!
zhlédnutí 62Před 4 měsíci
How to Vote in the SUSU Leadership Election with Quackademic Weapon!
@University of Southampton Students' Union Why are you classifying autism as a disability? For, it clearly isn't. And you call yourselves a university?? Get serious.....
My last psych appointment ended with being informed I need to get assessed for Autism. I see the psych because the world is confusing and as a 50yr old life hasn't ever worked out. We've already worked out I am ADHD, so his wasn't expected (because I was ignorant of how autism manifests in our experiences). Since then, i've watched so many videos where people explain the experience of being autistic and I am absolutely dumbfounded. I am overwhelmed. I thought I was broken, rubbish and can't quite handle how this video (like others) explains my world. This process is intense, but knowing is golden. Thank god I have some wonderful people I am supported by. And thank all those who are willing to be so exposed in order to shine a light on this.
I waited in Southampton Hospital A&E from 10:30pm until 10am after wacky blood pressure readings and palpitations (during dissertation hah). I think the Conservative candidate here is on another planet, they have done nothing but strip the NHS...why even pretend they are interested in public service? As for the Reform party, that's just no 😂 don't even go there...
6/17/2024 Hi I'm Elizabeth 48 years old and I love being alone because no One understands my feelings, People and family are to judgemental and I can't deal with injustice acts... I'm so grateful because being A spiritual person helps me struggle less...🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Houston Texas 🙌
With a lack of peripheral vision My biggest @$%! Is "there's nothing wrong with you!" But then when I walk into a thing that is so obvious; "what the L; didn't you see that!?" I ask for no special treatment, other then to not be given credit for the level of ability I have worked so hard & long for!
Considering a society suited for everyone, I think this is important insight. I know I have been around autism, probably so much that I have been taken for being undiagnosed. Knowing what can help is important, I think.
There already has been awareness for asd. The real question is can these people have autism acceptance?
I hope to see more of these videos done through universities and other institutions. Glad I found this
I just watched the video and I’m not autistic
I would like to know if people with autism have to take medication 💊 like antipsychotics, my son stopped taking his “cold turkey “ and now he is not doing well, PLEASE ANSWER big thanks
I was diagnosed at 51, four years ago. It helped me understand why I was different. I've had a difficult life.
I got anxiety 😥 disorder because it reminds me of Piglet from the movie Winnie the Pooh because we both always get nervous 😥 and anxious 😥 of certain people or a lot of things
This dude is awesome.
Hugs to everyone in the video! From one autistic to another. I can relate much much to you. It’s a tough and rough life as an autistic, no matter what anyone says. We all need support , at least from other autistics.
how to be a part of the production of assistance for the mentally who have invisible handicaps handicapped 😊ww
I generally cannot believe this. It’s amazing to learn more about autism from this video ❤🙏🏻
It is so wrong this goes on-AND ---- Sermon on the MOUNT 😊(Autistic-Artistic) are those that might be the ones mentioned by Jesus -as in - "Blessed are the Peacemakers".... ETC ETC ETC *****
Can relate to 1st guy 100%. Our cities are shitholes in terms of noises, movement, smells, lights and unnecessary verbal input. It's like being firehosed with bullshit 24/7. One day I will hapilly move to rural area and find my peace. And most people don't have boundaries, like at all. It makes it almost impossible to socialize. They either treat you like some weird bug or try to shape you into their norm.
Excellent video, well done to everyone involved for commissioning, creating and publishing this. As a late diagnosed autistic person I wish that this kind of insightful info had existed when I was at Uni in the 90s. I'm very glad young people can have access to it now, its great to see how understanding of neurodiversity is improving all the time.
I was diagnosed at age 40. I had very similar experiences to the guy on the bench. I have a very narrow range of interests, none of which are particularly financially viable, and society considers commerce to be exclusively viable in this way. The idea of giving someone money to help them be who they want is seen as ridiculous because that person isn’t doing anything for society. I have never had a reasonably paying job; the closest I came was working for Lloyd’s TSB in their collections department but I left after two months because we were being paid to bully and harass people and I’ve always believed both to be morally unjustifiable. I will likely never have my own house or flat because there is nothing about me that is seen as useful to society.
Thank you for making this beautiful video.
My sister's classmate said I was *_just_* a guy with disabilities (learning, ASD, and limited motor skills). He made me sound like a joke to still be living at home at 27, graduating from a small charter school--at TWENTY--and being a slow learner in general.
Shy autistic people do not go on camera and make videos about how shy they are and hate attention.
Newly preliminarily diagnosed last year while I work on getting the official which is a process here in my state. My whole life makes sense and courageous stories like this have saved my life. 🩵
Thank you bro... My name is Olwaseun Akinmolu
That beautiful, extraordinary, courageous young man is my hero. He describes perfectly what so few people, through no fault of their own, can never understand.
Autistic from the north and with an active metabolism and a strong sensory issue for shorts. I was in Southampton on Nov 24-5 and 9 Dec 2023, at each end of a cruise. Bright days with springlike weather in the pre-Christmas period with all the market running. Weather that never used to be possible Nov-Mar in Britain of my 70s-80s childhood, but Dec 9 had a nippy windiness too. There were loads of folks wearing shorts. Not just one in a day. Not a few one-off sensory issue outriders like is often how you would see me. No. There were many! Still a minority, but steady stream of them everywhere and all through the day. Like just as casually ordinary to do then as in summer. So that for Dec 9 I could even predict it from the earlier memory, and that prediction was right! A very nice shift in society, in a world with precious few of those, hekping the sensory issue to be asserted and get less resustance for firmal situations.
Why don't we just leave it alone, a person's ASD? Who cares? They're fine the way they are. Let me guess. You guys don't agree. You think ASD is worthy of attention, concern, and "Oh, no, we gotta help this person."
Yes, we do.
@@reviewchan9806That's prejudice
@@johnrainsman6650 good.
It's worthy of compassion, just as every other facet of the human condition.
@@audreydoyle5268Not true. We get singled out. We need the attention and concern because we don't count as _normal_ human beings. I can read between the lines. It's belittling and labeling
At work I am disliked because I won't take "On-Call", but On-Call is for 7 days and in those 7 days I will get no sleep out of fear of missing a phone call. I guess I'm a bit of an outcast. No one at work knows about my issues. Peace to you all.
I had so many jobs like that and it was awful. I needed routine. The stress made me sick. I would be constantly nervous of whether I would have to work or not and also would loose sleep over it. I would get brain fog and make mistakes at work because I was so tired and then after a mistake I would feel nervous of making more mistakes and getting fired. It was hell. I have a routine now and am much healthier. I bet there are autistic people who are on disability because after working terrible conditions they fell apart physically (think fibromyalgia, autoimmune, ibs etc). If they had had quiet, not too bright routine work places without being expected to make witty banter and joke around with colleagues they would have been able to keep working. A few accommodations would save the government a lot of money.
As a child, I experienced so much pain from chronic sensory overwhelm that my parents and doctor originally thought I had injured myself playing in the yard and was hiding the source of my pain. When they found no physical injuries, I was labeled an attention seeker. When I insisted that the world was just really painful and overwhelming, I was called a hypochondriac. I spent my entire childhood feeling like I failed at existing. Like I could do nothing right. As all the adults I looked up to assured me that if I tried hard enough, all these problems would magically disappear on their own. The idea that I may be autistic was never even an option because my doctors, parents, and teachers all believed girls could not have it. Discovering I was autistic in my early to mid 20s was a life changing discovery. Up until that point, I had blamed every meltdown, every shutdown, my sensory sensitivities, my poor emotional regulation, my insomnia, my chronic fatigue, my difficulty reading subtle social cues, my crippling anxiety around new social situations, my inability to form meaningful relationships (with non-disabled people), etc. on my own personal failures. Now, at least I know I have been mistreated by society. That hurts far less than thinking that my own family doesn't love me over factors I should be able to recognize and control.
The two people interviewed in this video look perfectly "fine" to me on the outside, and I look perfectly "fine" on the outside to the people I encounter every day. Yet I can relate to everything that was said here, and both my therapist and psychologist have told me that I'm likely autistic and encouraged me to seek an official diagnosis. I've never considered myself disabled but there are times when it seems to me that other people can handle certain tasks so much more easily than I can, like listening to someone in a noisy room without having to ask them to repeat themselves over and over again, or "winging it" when plans suddenly change. It takes me longer to learn to do certain tasks, and I often can't learn unless someone physically walks me through the steps. When I was a young adult I lost some jobs because I couldn't keep up. I've been diagnosed with anxiety but no one has any idea how anxious I feel on a daily basis because it doesn't show on my face. I was in "gifted" classes in school, and I did great academically. It's so hard for me to believe that I might be autistic; I keep asking myself things like, "doesn't everyone struggle with that?" But two separate mental health professionals think I have autism, and videos like this one featuring low-needs autistic people make me feel like seeking an official diagnosis wouldn't be a waste of time.
Thank you for sharing and we are glad you can relate to the video!
As someone who was diagnosed 4 years ago (at age 45) I would encourage you to seek an assessment. It can be a long and bumpy journey to get diagnosed and then come to terms with it and figure out who you really are but it can also be very rewarding and validating. Also self-diagnosis is totally valid. Good luck!
@@AutiSam1974 Thanks for your encouragement. The screening I did with the psychologist pretty much confirmed it for me. She was really confident. At the same time, she also ruled out ADHD and mood disorders. I've already gone through much of that journey you described, and I feel I'm better able to take care of myself now. Still, I do want to seek an official diagnosis as soon as I'm able to.
I was diagnosed at kid, I've never felt disabled either. It's hidden from others and hidden from me. I have support that I really didn't recognize. My parents, my grandmother, my wife and even my kids. I just didn't really see it as support but they do a ton for me.
This made me cry so hard. I've been trying to understand why I've always felt so different my whole life, and recently have been doing more and more research into autism. I'm trying to get a diagnosis but its so hard because there is a stigma that girls don't have it still, especially since I'm now 25, and most drs won't take me seriously. Thank you for sharing these stories; it's so comforting to know I'm not alone.
Thank you so much for sharing your story! ♥
I feel you!!! I’m a 24 girl and I’ve just found it out as you. It’s been a nightmare my entire life and knowing this at this point is SOOOOO liberating. Trying to get the diagnosis but it’s not easy.
@@UnionSouthamptonwhat outfits/clothes do you mostly prefer to wear as an autistic person?..
Fibro disabled me in my 30s. I am in the USA. It is still very prejudicial here. Few doctors will treat it once diagnosed. But I was a nurse before and was able to slowly get myself healthier over time, with family help. Now, twenty years later, am in remission with no auto-immune markers showing. It can happen so don't lose hope. I am not back in college to finish my degree, at the age of 52. LOL. This time, it doesn't hurt. Though, the tech is new. Be kind to yourself. You may need to slow down.
Thank you for sharing your story!
Do you have hypomobility
Thank you for sharing, especially the gent, as it really helped me appericate that even my small steps ARE strengthening.
That is so great to hear!
For about a decade people have said I have autism, but no one will test me, apparently it is a childhood disability.
PIn the UK you should be able to go through the process of assessment and diagnosis simply by asking your GP.
@@UranusMcVitieFish-yd7oq I live in the USA, and it’s not so easy here.
Autistic children become autistic adults. We don't disappear
It might have more to do with maybe there aren't many resources available to help autistic adults. But of course, autistic children will all become autistic adults. We don't grow out of it The medical community may think why bother diagnosing an adult, because then what? If there isn't any treatment or insurance doesn't cover anything for adults, and the US medical system is profit driven...they have no incentive
@@UranusMcVitieFish-yd7oq Apparently it's not that easy in the UK either. The waiting lists are enormous and in some places can take months if not years to get an actual test & diagnosis.
i don't like to frame autism as a disability per se, rather the *real* problem is the fact that we have monocultured society that try to coerce conformity rather than a polyculture that accommodates people just simply being different
I think it's something Temple Grandin touched on in her quote. The idea of not just being different to them, but rather seen as having less worth. If you take a room of 10 people, 9 of them being average size and one who is significantly bigger and stronger than the others. He's also "different," and even if none of them like him, he's not getting picked on. That only happens when the recipient is seen as being lesser than the group somehow. Then all social morals are deemed inapplicable to them because the lesser person either deserves to be mistreated or is implicitly understood to be unable to defend themselves from it. It isn't only the neurodivergent who are bullied. Contrasted to my first example, smaller sized people are especially picked on because they are also seen as being of lesser worth. The true problem is a lack of social decency as often expressed by the dominant social group, simply because they fear no reciprocal bad behavior from their targets.
@@davezad that's actually probably a better of putting it if i'm being honest
Thank you! Although, I was not intending to improve on what you said. You are not incorrect. There are not enough advocates from the perspective of those outside the social majority. @@EliW95
I disagree, it's very much a disability and we require support regardless of how well the outside world caters to us. Comments like yours are part of a trend that is causing it to be harder for Autistic people to receive (medical) support and get on gouverment benefits. Right now there's a huge 'push' to get Autistic people in the workfield, while the vast majority are entirely unable to work (again, regardless of gow much a comlany caters to their needs.)
I disagree, the percentage of people with autism that cannot hold down a job even with a college degree is up to 85%. I would classify that as a disability because it makes it so much more difficult to support yourself. That and a lot of cases in autism it makes basic tasks like just eating a massive chore.
CZcams. FreshStart
Comorbid with heds ni comment of the link
As someone with autism, this is all totally relatable and a very welcome video to accurately raise awareness !
I am a newly disabled female, I guess. I was diagnosed with chronic vertigo coupled with vestibular chronic migraines in 2008 or nine. I do not look ill. Most of the time people just assume that I’m drunk or high on some thing. It is frustrating, disheartening and it’s very difficult sometimes for me to ask or want people to help me because everybody seems to think that just because I might look good today That I’m not really sick and I’m taking it, or that I can just get over it and push through it no problem which is probably part of my problem because I’ve tried to push through for so long and ignore it to. I can’t even work anymore. I would love to work. I have been told that I am not a viable candidate for any type of work outside or inside the home because of my disability because I fall. I think this is stupid I think if I work from home and I’m taking the risk in my own home, that I should be granted D, or actually afforded the opportunity to do I don’t know answer phones for somebody or something like some of these other remote jobs some people have. I think I would be good at it and it would probably help my self-esteem and my mental net awareness because sometimes I feel like I’m just getting bog down by fogginess because there’s really not a whole lot for me to do. I wish people understood that just because I don’t look sick doesn’t mean that I’m not and that if I actually extend myself and ask for help, please help me because it took a lot for me to do that because I’m a very proud person. Thank you for listening.
Disabilities is an awful word for having inconvenient quirks that help us cope with the super processing system that is our brains. The brilliance we offer comes with a few harmless quirks.... Deal with it!!!
I don't think crying for hours because I didnt like something is an inconvenient quirk :)
@@Sw1rl_st4rz I meant inconvenient to others.
I was born half blind. That makes me a disabled person. Because I cannot see through my left eye. I am also autistic. That makes me a disabled person also. Because it prevents me from social inclusion. We are a social species, we need community. And disability is NOT a dirty word.
Big thanks to Dr emuakhe on CZcams from Africa for giving me a lasting solutions to my fibromyalgia case, you're truly an epitome of good treatment
I hate how I lay in bed in the mornings and hear the world start - how people wake up, some easier than others, but still wake up, get ready, eat breakfast, go out to school/work, drive, take a bus, socialise, talk, laugh, run or be lazy, all ready to do it again the next day ... and I am in bed in sooo much pain feeling exhausted no matter how many hours I slept or didn't sleep, and it's this moment of dark loneliness. But I'm sure many neighbours look at me, an adult living with her parents and think 'she's lazy, she loves to sleep, she is using her parents, she doesn't want to grow up, she smiles/laughs/walks so she must feel great' ... Please don't make assumptions about others. Let's just be kind to each other.
lovely!
having people judge you is not good for anyone
No it isn't.
hopeful that my son gets accepted and attends. Great Uni and atmosphere, and Susu looks awesome
My son got conditional acceptance. Really thrilled
culprit: microwaves, it can last a few years
It can be many things but reason why is autism ADHD hypomobility in alot
My classmate in nursing school’s name is Oyinkansola and I’m here to try and pronounce it because I can see her frustrations as well… thanks for the video
Is there a reason why people with fibromyalgia tend to be women ?
I personally believe that painful periods amp up the pain cycle and make fibro more severe in women.
And the hypomobility is more important n woman heds though I have it and asperger's
And women also are more open to expressing how they feel. I think men with fibromyalgia feel like they’re supposed to be tough and hide it. So they don’t get diagnosed
@@funkymonkey8777 wow that's so heteronormative and misogynistic. Cis women can be tough and hide it and men with fibromyalgia do open up about it.
@@johnathanabrams8434 I agree. Cis/trans/gay women can absolutely be/act tough and hide their pain. And cis/trans/gay men can be open about how they feel. Is it also true that more women are diagnosed with fibromyalgia? Aren’t men generally are taught to be tough and not “complain” when they’re hurting? And therefore not as many men get diagnosed with fibromyalgia…? I believe that fibromyalgia doesn’t discriminate on gender, sex, age, or ethnicity. Anyone can get it. Medical statistics show that women in general are more likely to go to a Dr for various symptoms. While men, in general, think they are supposed to just be tough and ignore them. I think this is true for all kinds of conditions. Please tell me if I’m wrong, I’m interested to expand my understanding.
Let me tell you... my name is also Oluwaseun and I know how you feel about your name. I was born in the Netherlands, and they pronounce my name in many different styles. It's not the easiest name to have it. But we have to thank the Lord that the name is giving to us!