What Is Autism To You?
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- OK, here goes..."What is Autism to You?" from an Autistic adult's perspective.
Part 1 of 3 in our "What's Normal Anyway" video series.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: includes footage of Autism cure talk & Autistic pathology - Also...lot's of Actually Autistic Pride x
Video featuring (to name a few): Steve Silberman, Rosie King, Chris Packham, Anthony Hopkins, Life, Animated, National Autistic Society
#actuallyautistic #autisticpride #autisticidentity #WhatisAutism #theAutisticRevolutionWillbeTelevised #neurodiversity #agonyautie
ADDITIONAL AUDIO PRODUCTION
Peter Crosbie
LOGO & THUMBNAIL ART
Kevin Atterig
FOOTAGE BY (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
Spectrum: A Story Of The Mind
Please Stand By
Black Balloon
“The Fight Flight Freeze Response” Braive
Neurotypical
Life, Animated
Chris Packham; Aspergers & Me
The Story Of Luke
TED Talks - Rosie King & Steve Silberman
What Is Autism? National Autistic Society
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
They will have a breakdown by the time they're 30. Wow. Yep. Especially if you don't know you have it until afterwards.
PS I love that you have a wee clip of meditating monks in there. I think Buddha was the original Agony Aunt. The meditation he taught seems perfectly designed for autistic minds.
Julian Luckee South same!!! Wow.
Yep. 22 for me and then again at 28
23 for me then 27 with onset of psychosis
@Awkward Autistic Jesus that make me happy being "just" an alcoholic
I'm now on the diagnostic journey as a 21 year-old and hearing the untrue things people think about autism breaks my heart and scares me. I'm scared that we live in a world where autistic people are so misunderstood and misrepresented in society. Autistic people have so many spectacular qualities and skills to contribute to the world.
I'd say Autism Speaks and just the states in general are quite guilty of a lot of the problems we Autists face especially on the internet.
But man, this video really resonated with me.
You goddamn right,i`am an autistic person,and i know how you fell about this world.
Her video makes me fell more conscious about the internet and so on.
*Autism $peaks
I wasn't expecting this video to make me so emotional, but it did. I'm an adult and have only recently (last few years) caught on that I have autism. So many things about my life make so much more sense now, and hearing you talk about the innovation and creativity and beauty of autistic minds really resonated with me. Thank you so much.
I only found out a few months ago, and now my life is a mixture of understanding and chaos. I'm understanding more now than ever, but I've found adapting to find the best jobs to get some form of proper income to live off is a flippin' nightmare.
Same here. I recommend Tony Attwood's book "The complete guide to Asperger's syndrome". The first 30 pages were like running through a takeoff checklist. Yep, yep, yep, check.. It opened my eyes, I see the past in a different light now. Years of questions answered at once. Such a relief!
Same!! 😰
me too , so powerful and i heard it all , like really heard it i felt it ...you are incredible, i am going to share share share this video like everywhere! every people need to know and hear what you say.
Reading this and the replies to it as a 48 year old who, with the help of wonderful people realised he was autistic (and possably adhd) over the last 2 or 3 years.
I am sitting in my truck in the services and just had to take a few deep breaths to not start crying. 😂
Your stories are my story.
Moments i used to find mortifyingly embarassing are now just autistc me coping with the neurotypical world i have had to live in.
I am so comfortable in social situations and loud that despite the little i knew about autism resonating with me i never actually realised i was. I didn't realise how diverse we could be.
Finding out has helped me. It helped my wife who has been awesome throughout. (My sister in law is one of the aformentioned wonderful people too) (more deep breaths)
The thrill seakers discober the world about us. The autistic create the equipment to do it and the rest of the world is reaping the benefits and calling us weird 😂😂
Autism is a very misunderstood condition. On the internet it has become stereotyped as a disability or a disease, especially with the normies who use it as an insult to people online without context. In reality, its just a different way the mind works. It has it's upsides, and its downsides, one of the main upsides being how good an autistic person can become in their interests, such as me with my video creation, mainly with editing videos, but now getting into 3D animation.
I play a ten year old online game that most normies jump onto the bandwagon and call it a dead game. A lot of my friends that I met in that game I have also found to be autistic. At first I thought, "Wow! What a nice coincidence!" though now I feel this is no coincidence. They shared my uncommon interests, and I could relate to them, and that's why we became such good friends despite having never yet met face to face.
Autistic people don't tend to care as much about whatever is the most trendy thing, like a lot of normies do, they don't feel the pressure to fit in with everyone else, but rather to go their own way. I remember how back in the day, my parents would try and stop my autistic behaviors, to which seven year old me replied, "There is no cure for autism". Which to this day, is completely accurate.
Not saying I haven't gotten better over the years, as most people these days can't tell I have a mental condition, and it comes as a big surprise when I tell them. But it's great to see a fellow autistic shed light on it, and explain it with such a well made video.
One of the best things for an autistic person to do, is to become self aware. So that they can figure out what is wrong with them, so they can then move on to embrace their gifts...
Autism is nothing to be ashamed of
Thanks a lot Agony Autie
P.S: I have experienced all the communication symptoms from 1:48 to 2:00 (obviously except for not developing speech) at some part of my life
lol I guess...
Tyranny of the NTs
What game
Ye.. theres so many young guys today with those folded up hippie style hats... every1 wears them... Most people just go with the flow.
It is a disability and classed as special needs also a delvemental disorder
I usually say autism is sensory, emotional, socially communicative and cognitive ( as in thinking style and executive functioning ).
Autism to me is basically just going through each day missing social cues and mistakes..I can't ever imagine life without my Autism. So in a way Autism makes up a big portion of my personality...everyone seems to love me for who I am so I love my Autism because it brings my family together 🙂.
YES CHARLES. What a fantastic attitude - so true about autistic self-realization bringing the family together!
What autism means to me is when i get overwhelmed I hide in my room where it's quiet thanks for making this video its inspired me
Wow, you should research the entire spectrum.
@@pleasedontkillmyvibe2774 Autism doesn't ruin your relationship with your peers nor does it break families apart. It's people who allow their discrimination against autism that ruin their relationship and break families apart.
Misty Dora Hernandez lol now that I think about it I am not autistic... it was just a phase for me. I was going through some tough times and I accidentally used autism as a crutch to explain what was happening since at that point in time it fit the profile. But yeah, I doubt I am autistic.
My husband has Aspergers and always has known. I met him and on our second encounter he told me and I didn't blink because I already knew he was unique. After getting married his Aspergers came to mean more than his uniqueness. It came with challenges I hadn't prepared for and still live with but he is the most amazing person. I would never wish for him to be any different. I learn more and more about him and more and more I understand him the better things get. We aren't 100% in sync but so what. Most of our issues come from me not understanding his language well enough and Im getting better. This video helped as well! Thank you for it, the behavior as language was like getting smacked in the face and so many things clicked. Thank you thank you
I have reached another level of burnout and I'm deep into defense mode at the age of 36. This has happened to me numerous times through out my life and have finally started to understand that I can no longer constantly accommodate neurotypical dynamics that do not reflect my emotional intensity and passion for moral integrity. I struggle daily to understand the conflicting standards of society and am starting to learn to fully embracing oneself and engaging with those who build, support, and sustain the level of emotional intelligence that I possess, as well as all of my flaws. There is no reason to focus on the perceived inadequacies of a dominantly "normal" brained world that doesn't allow me to thrive with my abilities to contribute and improve the lives of others, whether diverse, or typical. I thinks it's fantastic that you have found your strength, beauty, and passion. You possess a high level of intelligence and to take the time to help educate others and help those that are suffering, is deeply respected. I am grateful for the work you put into your channel and helping others live a higher quality of deserved life.
My 3 year old was recently diagnosed, it’s been confusing time for my husband and I, we’ve never know anyone with Autism. Your videos are helping me understand my little guy and how we can connect to his world, thank you.
I can't control the feeling of excitement, it makes me act out. the hyperactivity resonates in my soul.
I resonate with everything in this video so much. Thank you for making it. I feel so validated.
Thank YOU for watching Brooke, so glad it was in some way helpful x
My partner is a teacher, and works with children with Autism. He has developed a special connection with a young boy he works with. My partner introduced this young boy to video game developing and he is hooked! He comes in early to school, and sits next to my partner desks, asks for extra homework! But this friendship is not one way. The boy is an incredibly fast learner, and genuinely sweet and passionate about things. He is my partner's biggest source of daily inspiration, and it is because of this young boy's unique, growing and magical mind. Hope this video reaches alot of people! You are doing wonderful things!
aww so sweet. I had a good mentor as an autistic kid too.
I am Autistic and I have fibromyalgia and generalized anxiety disorder inherited from my family, the Anxiety magnifies my obsessions in things.
Me to are you hypermobile to heds do ADHD meds help your pain
I'm an autistic guy...diagnosed with Asperger's a few years ago. Experienced mental breakdown, substance abuse. I also experienced physical and emotional abuse growing up from other people. You're very expressive Agony Auntie...great video.
I have two older brothers with autism and epilepsy. I also have to little cousins with autism and adhd. I love them the same and i never would change anything about them.
Thank you so much for making this! I have a 9 year old son who is on the autism spectrum and I'm saving this video as inspiration for him. I'm also sharing this with my family. You are amazing and I wish you the very best best in life. Thank you for helping me reaffirm what I've learned over these years about my son.
Such a good video. so much of what I want to say, summed up and really well said.
Hey, I'm a French autist. We're 50 years late in understanding and caring for autists. yes, that means we stopped learning just when the rest of the world started. Yes it's intensely awful being autistic here.
I would very appreciate if I could write a translation for your video and it were added subtitles.
2 reasons (aside from the already started awesomeness of this video)
- French autists and relatives need to be able to access it, and we're shit at languages.
- I've been asked to give a conference in my town on autism, and I'm pondering to use this video as support. (May I, pretty please?) But it'd have to have French subtitles.
this is making so many boxes click for me. It makes my blood boil to hear the beginning clips in this compared to "30 years ago" as if something went wrong meanwhile when really, as a 36 year old woman, I was just categorised as a "weirdo" as a youngling, , never given any understanding or support, and if I wasn't getting "normal" social interactions, I wasn't trying hard enough. When i started rocking back and forth as a child as a soothing method, my mother was mocking me saying "only crazy people do that" and such... the effort anything considered "Normal" has required of me my entire life, and still not succeeding cause things evidently don't feel or are perceived by most people as I do, has made me feel so isolated that when someone suggested a few weeks ago maybe autism would explain a lot of things, everything just started to click. Thank you so so very much for this, I have been resigned to be just a "weirdo" for my whole life and learning from what you're sharing is making me feel like I can reclaim my identity ❤
This is brilliant. Best video I have seen describing impacts of Autism on development in a holistic way. Congratulations.
I always knew the world was build by authistic minds. But here I am sitting in my head unable to communicate any of it. Any of the truths about all the authistic perks. And how mad it is.. how people don't know, they also confuse it as a weakness.. while it is nothing less than a super power. It is as you obviously know.
But now I'm four-five seconds from wildin', 'cause we got three more days 'til Friday! And I just wanna make it back home by Monday morning! I swear I wish somebody would tell me, ooh that's all I want!
Neurodiversity. That is beautiful.
I was diagnosed with autism when I was in my early teens,I’m now a young adult, I love your videos as I do a lot of these things myself so it makes me feel like I’m understood and that it’s ok to do these things.
Thank you for making these videos and your channel.
I really appreciate your video. It explains autism to those who don't understand it. Myself included. You are brilliant.
I've only just discovered this channel, but I'm being regularly impressed, and moved by the excellent commentary in each video I watch. Bravo!
This is the best video I’ve seen what autism is. You’ve touched me emotionally. We’re going through such in our family. I understand but many do not. This needs to go viral! Spread awareness and people will understand.
i live with a family who are all non autistic and every day its a struggle both my parents aren't supportive they dont understand my condition they try to normalise me i moved and now i live alone its better for them and my self they have 6 other kids and im the only one who has it all i do is draw and make things im a surrealist painter and cosplayer my folks dont want me to be part of the family business so i do art to escape from the world they never told me i was autistic when i asked about my autism it got worst i now have ptsd and isolation issues i am with my partner and she understands me really well and shes non autistic and she accepts me for me i enjoy watching your videos keep up with the good work ^^
My main special interest among others is to create a generator type that will render the meathods of big oil obsolete, and to use the same generator to drive a powered armor suit for when they try to send the goons to prevent its cost-free deployment, as I know it will be against their rich, "powerful" will. From the brief glimpses of the dakota access pipeline construction, I think the armor is likely required, but it's not the main goal. The main goal is to save the world and alleviate suffering.
I've been struggling as a parent recently. My son was diagnosed just over a year ago, he's now 5. I've attended a lot of workshops but this is the best version of that information..... Explained clearly. It's opened my mind up a little more. Thank you.
I sent this to everyone I meet that uses the term autism as an insult or use it as a joke. Hopefully it helps them understand..
Thank you so much for this video, it’s so nice to hear how things are from the POV of someone with autism. Autism runs in my family, one of my brothers has high-functioning autism. I am not autistic, but I do have quirks, as does everyone. When I was a kid I hated having my hair done, and hated certain textures of clothing. But I’ve grown out of that, as many kids with sensitivities will do.
This brings me to question if autism is over diagnosed, and has it become a way to label any child that is slightly different? Autism has always been around, but most people with it were given a different diagnosis. I went to Sunday school in the mid-80’s with a boy we were told was deaf. He spent the entire classes rocking in his chair, grunting and sometimes screaming. So I grew up thinking this was what deaf people were like. We are so young as a modern society, that researchers are just now figuring these diagnoses out. My brother was labeled ADHD in the 90’s, which was the catch-all diagnosis for the Millennial generation. He was on various medications that probably did nothing for him, but helped him from having meltdowns in school. It’s so sad these kids have to fit a mold, and any deviation from the norm has to be shut down.
i have aspergers, misdiagnosed(possibly) adhd 4-12 40-120mg ritalin , life long bullying which now im spd due to a decade of mdd, so i understand completely though im not on the far end of the autism spectrum its mild, am also 30, unemployed -_-.. thanks for making this video
I was diagnosed with aspergers when I was 14, I'm now 34 and I still haven't really come to terms with what autism means to me. I looked for literature when I was first given the diagnosis but all of the books I found were written for parents - and if I may take the liberty of paraphrasing them, were all along the lines of "how to raise a demon child". So, I ended up just avoiding the subject as much as I could for most of my life.
I've recently started to realize, however, that in ignoring this part of me, there are times when I can't fully accept myself for who I am and really *own* and celebrate every part of me, and all of my eccentricities the way I should be able to. So I'm taking more time now to get to know this part of me, and what it means. Your videos have helped me in this journey - thank you so much for making them!
The first real insight I got was from a book by Donna Williams called “Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of An Autistic Girl.“
I love the way you are providing different perspectives for people to consider around behavior. This reframing helps show how those of us that are not neurotypical, want and need the same things such as connection, communication, and to be of contribution, and simply do this in different ways that may even be more optimal in certain situations. I'm also appreciating the clarification around conditions and related but separate health conditions. It's a complex issue of what issues can be "cured" such as some of the health issues, and what "issues" are simply the brain thinking or processing differently, which isn't even something that needs cured. Love your content, hope you continue to create!
I recently developed a habit to early apologize for the need to look away for and take notes to catch it all. This might differ in different cultures but I’ve found here that the person feels almost honored I’m so willing to listen and catch it all that I’ll go through such a ritual not to miss a thing. A bonus of it is this helps me feel less weird or rude.
I’m not saying we have anything to apologize for, that’s not it. Its just how they see it and to avoid non verbal misunderstandings. This strategy I use with people who I haven’t come out of the closet to. I usually do it once and they remember, if they forget and like ask I’ll do it again of course.
I had to pause at "they will have a breakdown by the time they're 30". I'm 28 and I smashed into that wall a week ago. I will begin my diagnosis evaluation next month but I already know I'm autistic. This breakdown is absolutely due to me not being able to exist on neurotypical terms anymore. I'm currently unable to be social with others. I miss my friends but I don't miss people. I'm done with masking.
This is the first of your videos I have watched. My young daughter only 2 is in the process of being diagnosed. Before watching your videos I was terrified and ignorant to autism and my outlook was through the eyes of those trying to fix it or to “control” it. That just isn’t my way of life we are a free spirited family and I want her to simply be her With whatever support she needs. You have inspired my family ❤️
Recently diagnosed at 28. This is very much on point. Thanks!
Brilliant video! This video alone breaks down many stereotypes and disproves them in simple, laymen's terms.
While I do not have autism, I wish autistics the best of luck and in general, society really needs to do better at helping people that are DIFFERENT than others.
Disability or difference, mental illness/disorder or mental diversity - these shouldn't affect how people perceive OTHER people and we should work to ACCOMMODATE people that are different. People that have different strengths and weaknesses. I fail to understand why that's so hard for other people to grasp.
thank you so so much for this video, it's REALLY good and I love it. Hearing other autistic people talk about autism and their experiences, explaining them, putting them into context- it always makes me understand myself so much better.
Even though I was diagnosed as a kid and knew about my autism since i was 5 and what that meant, I always went around identifying more as "wierd" or "lazy". I have to work on reminding myself that i'm not "wierd".. I'm autistic!! and i'm great as fuck!!
I'm 21 now and working on finding a balance to slowly let go of this acting normal behaviour.
Bless you so much for talking about this, this video made me really happy
Wonderful !Seen this video from France, touched my heart so deep ! Thank you from deep inside my soul, we are brothers and sisters !
I'm going to show this to my mom and I hope it sparks a conversation.
Hi Sara,
I had a dream you might like:
All ASD folk in the World got sick of living with NTs and all sodded off to live on their own island. They were fine and developed a relatively peaceful, harmonious and independent society, where social interaction was always voluntary and far more subdued. Technology and medicine advanced rapidly. It was a real utopia. The rest of the world, however.............
I wish that come true...
It can be just mix with autism folks
You have validated my struggle with proper diagnosis and feeling ashamed of myself and how I interact with loved ones. Thank you, I am so elated to have found your channel.
My son is high functioning, he is amazing at piano he listens once or twice then plays music, classical music! He is amazing I swear only ten years old. Would I change him, absolutely not! They are gifted individuals and deserve recognition!
Absolutely beautiful. At the end of the day, nobody sees the world exactly as you do. It is what makes all of us different.
Hello and well done thank you ..... , for being you ! for being a voice fantastic video . Steve .
I wish there was someone who puts such clarity on ADD the way you described and explained Autism
I cry so much when I watch this. Someone finally says it so clearly. I have never been able to communicate this to anyone. I needed this like 35 years ago.
I helped my son reduce aggression and improve in speech and social skill with the help of Dr Oyalo herbal supplement I got from CZcams here. His herbs work perfectly
This is such a good video. I have Autism since 2010 and since then have many difficulties in explaining exactly how life is for me as a person with autism. Thank you so much!
The first minute and a half made me so fucking angry as an autistic person. I’ve never seen those clips. People want to use eugenics and fear against us. What you had to say made me want to cry. You captured the experience well. I love being autistic.
My daughter has autism and our family see it as her super power. She is amazing and so are you. Thank you for this great video.
I love your videos so much! This one, especially, is fantastic. I'm looking forward to the next installments.
I love this. I work with adults with disabilities and am working to become a music educator. People tell me I'm such a good person to do my job, but the people I work with are just people. They have problems just like us. They have passions, they have dislikes, THEY'RE FUCKING PEOPLE AND THEY ARE VALID AS SHIT. They just need a different kind of support to live their life fully.
That's make me cry.. I've never heard something as emotional and true in my yong life. Thanks you so much.. So much
My autistic daughter diagnosed me as autistic.... turns out, she was 100% correct! Thank you for this video! I have Ehlers Danlos, gut dysmotility too as well as other conditions which sometimes co exist in EDS! Stay safe and well and thank you! 👍🙏💪
I cry so much when I watch this. But I think it's good cries. Thank you for making this.
I went into a stimming fit because I related to every single thing in this video (I was so happy). I'm not diagnosed yet but this video made everything clear. I had flashbacks to my life where I remember all the times I displayed echolalia or could tell people I feel the "distress" in my body because I felt too much. If there was any doubt in my mind I have autism it went away and now I really want to get the diagnosis 22 years later
Thank you for making this!!! Only in the last years time, have i truly been presented with the IDEA of being Autistic... i've come to learn i do meet EVERY criteria the DSM wishes to list. I would be High Functioning (if you will). I was presented when a new friend (at the time) wondered if i was because everything about me suggested so. I told her "No, i am not, i have dyslexia! but i'm not autistic"... i am currently in search of any professional in my area (South Texas) who would hear me out and see if i do have Autism.
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I found your channel when my best friend showed me your Theory of Mind video... that example of a present is literally me cause last night, i finally decided on the gift i want to give someone and your way of sharing those thoughts... ATTACKED! haha but i welcome it! It makes me feel better and confident i do have autism.
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in this video, you mentioned of Gut Dismotility, THANK YOU for finally putting it together what i have always ALWAYS felt maybe why i just can't handle certain things... in my case, it makes more sense on not eating meat.. it just never agreed with me... chicken is fine, but not red meat.
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the creative aspect makes so much MORE sense cause i've always attributed it with being dyslexic (as aforementioned to another point) but given all i've learned with autism, and now with your voice speaking TRUTH!!! I recently have told people, "I possibly may be autistic" so should i be, well, there you go! If i'm not, i'm all too stubborn to just leave it at one opinion... i'd have to have SEVERAL to shut me down on thinking i am...
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Forgive the apparent rant i caused on this amazing video. I shall end my comment with the same words i started with... Thank you!
I remember telling someone close to me I can either listen to what you're saying to you or look at you (eyes).
And this just made me think of something...my favorite conversations have always been in the dark at night when it's just our voices/ ideas etc and I can't be derailed by any visual feedback.
(be it friends at sleep overs roommates, significant other, children etc we use to always talk for hours at night! )
Sometimes I wish we were just voices and not visible!
Thank you for putting captions!! I have perfect hearing but I can never understand or process what I’m hearing or looking at without the words and it’s tiring finding good CZcams channels who only have the automated captions that never pick up the right words.
Brilliant! I can relate to all of that, as a former partner of an autistic person. If only we'd known about autism, if only we'd known that one of us was autistic, if only we'd understood what you say in this video - we could have avoided quite a lot of grim suffering, I wouldn't have had a nervous breakdown trying to cope with my partners meltdowns and other stuff, we probably wouldn't have tried to live together, we are both much happier living on our own, we can be real friends now. Autism needs to be talked about more. You are helping with that. Brilliant, and thank you.
Excellent production, editing, pacing, and color grading! Subbed!
You helped me realized why I do some of the things I do. Thank you so much!!!!
Hard hitting impact awareness video, I'm very pleased you made and I saw it. Well said!
I've always been different than my peers. I was never shy till school, talked all the time and loved to pretend. Once I started school it slowly backtracked, I was nearly always crying or frustrated and flight or fight was on 24/7 it seemed. I was diagnosed with ODD "Opposition diffidence disorder" when I was 8 yr old after a stay in children mental hospital. I was later told I "grew out" of the tantrum episodes and my diagnosis moved to Generalized Anxiety and Depression. I've recently, over 1.5 years, been properly diagnosed with OCD. But this only feels like the tip of the iceberg that has been trying to crash my life at times. I'm hoping someday soon and with the support of my team I will get the right tools. Really I just want the world and the people I see daily to meet me where I'm at. Stop assuming I can do better than I am. I'm working my ass off daily and often over due it, but I don't show many this side because its been brushed off as not trying hard enough. I can and I am succeeding at life right now and always, it is just soooo much more full of rich emotion and beautiful interconnection than most experience.
I can't believe you can articulate it like this. Thank you so much.
Here in 2020. Superb video. Hope this gets way more views. Truly eye opening
Autism to our Family is Betty and just as I write this she is being dropped off by the bus from special school.
Looking forward to the event in Chester on 1st July, most of the family will be there along with Betty’s support Spaniels.
I hate when people think we arent people too, I hate when people think theres somthing wrong with us, I hate when people think we cant handle ANYTHING just because sometimes we struggle to function a little more, I hate when they gudge us for being diferent.
Amazing message! Thank you so much for making this video! I just watched it again with my autistic son! LOVE!
Waves of emotion washed over me as I watched your energetic transmission. I identify with the brutal honesty of your beautiful message. Abused as a child, I have spent the last fifty years wearing a socially cordial mask and pseudo-spiritual armour just to survive
the complexities of day to day living. Never fitting in, always feeling like the odd one out, masking, hiding in plain sight, never questioning why I could not foster friendships or lasting relationships, or hold down a job for any decent amount of time. My GP has referred me and I must now wait 6 or 7 months for my assessment. The anxiety is monumental...That's ok, compared to the five decades it has taken me to finally understand who I am.
Thank you for your message. Thank you for your help and inspiration.
Autism basically to me is you can't really get all those thoughts out of your head or you can't really get anything done so thats what it means to me
I cannot watch this video enough. Thank you so much! I share this all the time with many parents who just got a diagnosis, and are still full of myths and bad information, or their pride has them in denial and fear. Thank you! I hope your healing from the tonsil surgery goes well!
With this video I feel like I am finally being noticed and that I am recognizing who I am as an artistic self diagnosing person and I am looking at getting and I have been set up for a referral to get tested and also retest all of my current mental health disorders as well no if only we could get society to completely wake up and understand us which is what I’m hoping this video will help to thank you for putting it out
I found out I was autistic 3 years ago and I handled it very well. When my dad showed me this I was like oh its 1 of those nice Autism videos that make me happy but when I found how the world thinks of us especially Trump I just started to cry and Dad just told me about those people how it can go away and that its like a curse for people" and called it Bullshit and I like u how u say "what is normal?" and I usually don't care about being this "normal" I usually like acting like a funny freak around my friends and family so I'm really happy u made this video Arigato! and I like ur hair!
I feel like the way I now act in public, in general, is borderline psychopathy. Having to learn body language, vocal tonality, facial expressions and diction as someone who had no 'innate' understanding of these things has, in many ways, gamified it for me. I read people not as a matter of subconscious perception but deliberate action, and I wear a mask that fits the situation. I feel like I'm a different person with everyone I know, and it hurts whenever I am with more than one person I know, because I have to 'hybridize' myself.
I wish I wasn't like this. People say I'm going to make a great politician or public speaker, and sometimes I wonder if everyone who fits the definition of 'charismatic' lives a lie like I do. If they're as broken as I am.
In some ways, I think Aspergers (I know it carries a different name and banner now, but I will wear this one since it is what I was grown with. I had already grown to accept it by now) has given me a lot of advantages in life. I also feel like it has made me an imposter. It's a complicated relationship, and I don't think I can say I love myself.
23 years down, another 70 or so to go. Maybe things will make more sense later. I expected things to make sense by now already, though.
Okay, for some reason in all these years of my learning about autism I somehow never made the connection that sensory processing issues NATURALLY affect one's ability to learn how to speak??? Which is really weird considering that I myself have a hearing impairment (partially hearing impaired in one ear, fully deaf in the other) and therefore know from personal lived experience that your senses obviously affect your ability to communicate (background noise making it harder to process speech, your brain sometimes "lagging" behind in comprehension of what you've technically already heard etc.) 🙈 Though I haven't had that hearing impairment since birth and was normal hearing while developing speech. So maybe that's why I didn't immediately make the connection.
Anyway. This is an outstanding video really explaining autism at its core from an autistic perspective. I think everyone, but especially people who interact with autistic people in their daily lives, should watch this at least once.
I have Asperger's syndrome. When others look at me they say that I am like any other teenager. But I don't really understand most of the things I hear or read. I have sensory processing disorder. I don't talk to others because they don't understand me. I am bullied because of my "weird behavior", because I am different and because I need to play with something/draw so I can focus on what teacher is saying. It's not like I don't pay attention to people who talk to me when do these things. I pay attention but playing or drawing helps me to focus. I am just 15 year old girl who tries to understand things that surround me. Sometimes I need help with that and my mom and grandparents understand that. They help me a lot. I know that they're like this because my brother is autistic and they know what to do with people like us. It is good to have someone who understands you no matter if you say what happened or not.
Congratulations, Sara, this video is amazing!
You're such a good designer. The aesthetic of these videos makes them so pleasant to watch. Thanks for making these videos, they resonate really hard with me and I'm grateful to you!
I use stimming to manage all emotions expect misery, emotional deadness, anger and calm.
thank you for this !!! My 6 year old son loves watching this video, he is currently being assessed to find out what causes his differences. he says he doesn't have ADHD but has SPD but i tell him nothing is 'wrong' with him but i want to help him find ways to help him deal with things he has trouble with so he can have a happy life and be the best he can be. xx
This is an excellent video, huge thank you Agony Autie. This was perfect. This has to be shared with as many people as possible. Helps me also understand my son (nonverbal and autistic) even more. Thank you!
Trying to explain to my asd grandmother that my asd son is not weird, that's a challenge I can tell you... We are all on the spectrum, the difference is that no one knows I myself or my grandmother are asd. Loved the video.
Your videos are wonderful, insightful and deeply needed. I am so thankful for them. My son was just diagnosed and we are waiting on ABA therapy, but right now I'm trying to learn as much as possible to help him, to decrease my frustration levels at times and to love him the way he needs me to. Your video on meltdowns was/is extremely helpful and I was able to use the advice the morning after I watched it. Thank you thank you thank you.
This video is so well done, moved me to tears. My son was just recently diagnosed with ASD. Thank you so much for sharing this and educating me further. I will be sharing this!!
Recently was diagnosed ( a couple months ago ) this is nice. Thank you. Felt bad about my self now feeling better. Sorry speech bad, brain tired. Will rewrite later.
you really brought home the feeling i have that there are people all over the world that are like me. autistic, seeing the world the same way. also you reminded me of something through this whole video and i just thought of who it is, the 13th doctor from doctor who. just the intense force of wanting the world to be better, and of course the accent(northern english being for the win!). so just,, thanks you.
I've fairly recently been able to accept that I have autism at 37. A lot of youtube channels have helped me through this and this is one of the videos that has spoken to me the most.
Congratulations!👏👏👏
One of the best explanation of what Autism actually is.
Big up to you Sara to your kids and family.
What you do is valuable for us.
You and Amythest Schaber make the best educational videos about autism.🧠
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I was so intrigued by the colours and your voice I could not stop watching. I am glad I did that. It was awesome video.
I have never seen such a succinct, easily understandable look at what autism may feel like to others. Thank you
As somebody who is autistic and has a hard time explaining it, this is just everything i ever wanted to say and everything I've ever felt. This is amazing, thank you.
This was absolutely fantastic. Thank you so very much for taking your time to provide such amazing insight❤️
all I have to say is you did a FANTASTIC JOB ON THIS! as a person with Asperger i approve! and yes we have been around for a long time and now we are just becoming visible. thanks for setting the record straight!
Thank you for this video. I don’t believe that I’m autistic but, have Functional Neurological Disorder and a fair bit of the information in this video is relatable. It is refreshing to hear someone speak with authority without condescension and who is so informed and willing to help. You and your team are doing superb work. Best wishes to you all
How are you now
Utterly exceptional video! Amen to this. I strongly believe that all the awareness has come from the individuals diagnosed themselves, speaking out and making change on humans assumptions! This video is another excellent representation on awareness which doesn't need doctors advice, doesn't need a social worker to explain, doesn't need a clinical psychologist to baffle on about. Whats annoying is you see all these practitioners gaining all the credit! Great video :)
This video gives me so much joy. It's perfect. I love it.