Stand-up comic mines Asperger syndrome for laughs
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2016
- Michael McCreary has Asperger syndrome. Now, as AspieComic, he's turning traumatic experiences into stand-up comedy.
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I think he described it perfectly: being surrounded by people you can’t seem to form connections with even after trying like hell. It’s very lonely. You have to have a sense of humor just to survive.
I've heard one autistic comedienne describe ASD as being the only sober person in a room full of drunks.
It’s not a “compulsive tic” it’s called “stimming” and there’s nothing wrong with it
The narrator is so patronizing.
Charis M Glad I'm not the only one to notice. ugh.
Hi boy, why patronising sonny?
Yeah she was totally towering over him like Bill Clinton wanting some "Grande Fries" after Aretha Franklin's wake. I can agree(as a person with asd and 26 going on 27!) he is one fine piece of art but geez lady your obvisiously thirsty for some 20 yr old boy? No wonder he was so nervous. Never thought part of the eye contact thing was due to intimacy?!
I don’t really like this as a whole, I thought it was just gonna be like him doing a comedy routine but I feel like it comes off as,” Hey!!! Look at this Autistic kid he looks and acts kinda normal right? Well look!! He’s autistic, look how he can fit in” and it doesn’t really feel like it’s focusing on him as a whole and it seems to treat him childishly. Idk if it’s just me, but it’s how I feel a lot of times when I talk about my fixations that I’m treated like a child who you want to act interested in but aren’t actually invested.
I honestly thought that was part of some self referential joke
This kid is so bright it's off the charts. He's also extremely likable, and funny. And very decent. Thanks for introducing him to me, CBC.
And not to mention cute as a button! 26 and still going strong myself!
I have aspergers myself, and my favorite part was "I AM A LAWN CHAIR."
The fact that people call Asperger's a social disorder bothers me. It's a neurological disorder. It's more than just not knowing how others feel and sometimes saying the wrong thing. It's sensory overload, hyper or hypo sensitivity to senses, it's literally a different wiring of the brain.
Well, we may know how people feel. The problem is we can't confort people or we are feel overwhelmed by their feelings. It's two options: aspies who don't understand emotions and aspies who are overwhelmed by emotions
Marina Ogneva I’m usually overwhelmed by feelings but I’m an overly compassionate person and sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn’t
As Michael McCreary says, "empathy" is a misleading term. We can feel and experience emotions, but we just have a hard time expressing them in a conventional way.
@TrueDepth I find that very insulting, especially as a person with Asperger's. The way that you just belittled a disability just to promote your opinion. The primitive actions of a human being can be quite disappointing and sickening when it escalates, but utilizing a disability as some sort of punching bag just to promote your opinion on a very unrelated subject is actually primitive. If you think of it, since the beginning of humans we have always valued our views more than others but we have evolved with empathy so we can see the importance of others and the struggles of others. You, however, seem to still see your opinions as the center of the universe. It would've been fine if you started your statement with "another disorder could be..." That would've been fine. Weird to include in a discussion about Asperger's syndrome, but it would be fine because as a human you are obligated to your own opinion. But when you belittle a serious disability that has gone over several years of scientific studies you are being very insulting because that is an egotistical spit in the face to all of those infected with serious disabilities around the world. I apologise if I snapped, because that may not have been your intentions, but the way you worded it was so rude, especially how it undermined a disability that I have struggled with for 21 years. Yeah, it felt like a punch in the gut. Sure it's just some statement on the internet, but words have power. And the power of your words triggered a part of me that hasn't been triggered in years.
it Sounds Like You Can Relate,do You Have Aspergers Too,or,do You Know Somebody With Aspergers?Just so You Know I’ve Got Aspergers Too,I Was Born With it
"like this is a elephant trunk sticking out" something only another aspie would understand 😂💯
I was like "finally someone said it!"
this is amazing! I love the line "I hope they laugh first, but that they learn later". brave kid, no way I would have the courage to try comedy!
I’ve Got Aspergers,&,Nothing Pisses me Off More Then When People Think We’re All Basically Just Emotionless Robots,But The Fact of The Matter is That Couldn’t be Farther From The Truth,we Feel All of Our Emotions so Deeply That Most of The Time we Don’t Know How to Outwardly Show Them in Front of People so we Just Wind up Keeping All of it Bottled up Like I Can’t Physically Cry in Front of People Anymore
Exactly because we’ve been bullied so much for wearing our hearts on our sleeves
Dancestar1981 Totally
Yes...."...we feel all of our emotions so deeply..." !!
“I’m an extravert and there’s nothing worse then being surrounded by people everywhere and you can make a connection with anyone” I’ve never...never felt so understood
He's found a way to socially connect. Good for him.
*cracks knuckles with him*
Misanthropic! Chara paces with him in sync
Ikr
Child I'm 44 and see myself in you. And you in myself. Life at times feels like a tragic comedy. Or a large channel I'm trying to swim across and hoping I'll get to the beach where things are light, fun, and feel right. Until then...we keep paddling. Thank you so much for helping us. You are not alone. You are brave. You are awsome! The pioneer of a new frontier.
"Does this make my aspergers look big"
one of my 60yr. old opthamologists has aspergers.........awesome doctor!!
I'm actually wondering if there are even times he can do things without the equipment that most people can't. That would be proof of a sixth sense in alot of folks with ASD. I actually can put on makeup and cut my own hair without a mirror(and do so very well!)
@@riannamajzoub5241 , I tried that once, but I ended up looking like Beavis and Butt-Head did when they tried to cut their hair and glued it to their faces to make beards, except the beard and glue parts...needless to say, I let professionals handle that job for me since then. As for the makeup thing, I am completely the wrong gender for that, so, outside of LGBT people that are physically male, or people that need to be in front of a camera, I have no use for makeup.
So touching and inspiring and relatable man plus hes funny and hot
I saw him perform when he was 16 in Denver. He is amazing!!!
Having an Aspie child let's you see the world through different eyes. Who says that they are not normal ,have you ever wondered that maybe we are the ones that aren't normal
Damn skippy
as a fellow aspie, I can FEEL him getting stressed from being interviewed, just from his breathing between words.
Even though knuckle cracking is soothing to him, I hate hearing it because my sensory trigger is noise.
Same, the way he talks in the interview reminds me of myself a lot, that aspie "intensity" that others find peculiar
Because of aspergers i take everything literally. Even though i have learned about most expressions and i know it is not what people actually mean to say, i can turn those literal explanations into jokes.
I was like that, but humor started being my hyper focus, I'm 20 now and can understand irony, sarcasm, etc almost automatically because I practiced it all my life
Bingo here! Bingo!
Me, an autistic, reading this comment : "because of aspergers ? do you mean being around them made you think differently" and then I understood the "s" was unintentionnal
she low key called stimming a compulsive tic
I was also the whipping post...I was very depressed and felt very alone while trying to socialize and not understanding that people weren't my friends until much later
THANK YOU FOR SHARING.....YOUR GREAT AND I LOVE YOU....THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX IS WHAT WE NEED MORE OF ...
I accidentally read the title as "Stand-up comic *mimes* Asperger syndrome for laughs" and thought: "Oh, boy" 😂
Who’s here from his book? :D
Meeeeee, and gosh am I the only one that doesn't like the narrative here hahahah
I have Aspergers and I really don’t like eye contact when talking
You’re absolutely inspirational in the fantastic way you’re getting out there and making people laugh!
you're awesome michael!
"Forget being ostracized, just being totally ignored and not having anybody to connect with."
...That is the definition of ostracization.
Misanthropic! Chara perhaps a subtle way of putting into terms the viewers would understand.
I thought that was the joke.
I have Aspergers but didn't know it til my early twenties., I consider my Aspergers a blessing cause again I did not know about my early twenties., I 😍 my Aspergers cause it let me see the world from a different perspective and I cherish that quirk among many others., FYI: I take wellbutrin for my Aspergers.,,.
*You're lucky.. I was getting constantly bullied for it and laughed at. They called me all kinds of names. like weirdo..*
I do not take medication for mine because, as a younger person, since ASD was not diagnosed, and I was labeled as hyperactive in the 1980s, and ADHD in the early 1990s, the schools forced me to take Ritalin and Cylert, and I found out that both of them are chemically similar to cocaine, not to mention that they are also often sold illegally as a substitute for cocaine as well, so, between that, and the fact that I was acting like a zombie from The Walking Dead, I vowed that I would take as little medicine, natural or synthetic, as I possibly could in my life. Moreover, I have heard a lot of bad side effects also exist with Wellbutrin as well, so I say no to medication of any sort in my life. Oh, I also forgot to mention that people that were around me were also drinking and on drugs as well, so that makes me all the more against drug use.
@@puurrrr , I would have called them an ambulance.
@@paxhumana2015 *hahaha nice one.*
Danno Kane Try not knowing until your mid 30s like most women with it. I think early 20s is pretty normal or even early detection for Aspergers. Since depression and anxiety are associated with it, many people end up on medication anyway. It’s not for me . . Didn’t help. . Just made me tired and foggy. Now I just run a lot for anger / anxiety management
Inspiring!
Everyone experience is different. I don't have tics. I never have.
Why is the most entertaining part of the video the "i aM a LaWn ChAiR"?
I had that fear of people staring at me to and after of doing the cooking school I had to be around all those kids
Even if you adult I still suffer from
Big crowds of people after a
Vacation I feel the heat of walking between them very uncomfortable
I understand cus I also have this.
April Morone same boat
Instead of being given a hamburger at birth I was given an Asperger.
He has a book, can’t remember what it’s called but it’s really good.
I finished his book recently, I wonder if this is the interview he mentions at the end...lol
What did he mention about the interview?
@@mookX92 He mentioned that it basically came off as demeaning and wasn't a proper representation of him or his comedy. I recommend the book, there's a lot of funny stories in it. It was part of a nationwide library read-along so if your library has Libby or Hoopla you might be able to borrow it.
@@ethanuyeda7352 Thanks.
I kind of felt this way about this interview. They make it seem so sad.. he’s happy. We should be having a more celebratory mood!
@@ethanuyeda7352 I’m only 40 seconds in, and I already feel that way! The narrator is talking about his stimming as if it is a symptom of a terminal illness. 🤦♀️
He looks like the prettier version of tom holland
I came for the comedy. Now I've got a name. Tnx = )
Speaking that accurately and that precise and enthusiastic with emotion, life could have been less abrasive for me. But then again its all scripted. Point blank interaction without connecting individually on a personal level i bet this still takes a lot from him as he is still giving more of himself to people than he could ever get back in return on a more deeper level. (Soon we'll be found by Sia)
The more I try it the less of crowd sick I get
Only a year and a half ago, I came to learn that I was on the spectrum--at age 50! Knowing it now makes it clear just what all my issues were. I would say I don't have problems talking to people, just people I don't know well, but I've also learned to mask all too well, much to my chagrin. I guess doing theatre since age 8 contributed to that. In any case, I am not as far down the spectrum as some, but now I get it. It also makes me sad there are not enough resources for adults, as all the focus seems to be on children and the idiotic notion that they need to "find a cure." What I hear is, "There is no money in adults, so let's focus on the children and try to find a nonexistent 'cure' and suck as much money as we can from people until they figure it out. By then, we'll be too rich to care about their ridicule to our quackery." In the meantime, adults that could benefit from diagnosis and learning to cope are ignored, suffer long, as long as I did or longer, and blame the autistic for their own suffering.
wow, first time meetg extrovert aspie. he seems lucky in term of he has the 'instinct' to socialize
For me I think it’s about getting passed the FEAR of just being yourself in public
Social problem? Negative, Ghost Rider, it's a neuropsych disorder.
It’s a neurological brain wiring difference that’s genetic and we are born with it
we have so much in common i wish we could meet at like a timmy's or something
Hahshha
Kindergarten I had no friends
But in high school I communicate with boys and girls and the eyes thing is always a strange thing
Not a thing to laugh at. But a way to connect
This is scary, I also can't do small talks.
Did this guy play Spiderman in the Avengers?
Thats awesome wish I knew I was an alien when tried mg hand at stand up. Like the Mike I hand and abducted audience type. Not the untimate gathering type you preform for the people who can tolerate you.
Edit: I am sure you are very funny to them. Your delivery is enviable... i obviously must asymilate what i have learned into my programming.
is this Tom Holland ? lol
I think they look very alike, too
He's one of the lucky ones, good on him!
wdym lucky
@@joy1847 asperger's can get very very intense.
@@hotfroganimations mine is a lot more intense
@@spooks2086 I feel for you, I'm in a similar boat.
Wow. The narrator of this piece is really cringe. How would you feel if someone narrated your life and your quirks as if you are just so tragic? Geez! I also hate how she calls the neurotypical world "normal" even though Micheal already explained what neurotypical means and why it's a better term to use than "normal".
Anyway, Micheal is pretty cool, though. I'm glad he's out there smashing stereotypes.
😁😁😁😁
I feel so bad for him thats not fair man....ppl are scum....
Ugh, my Mom keeps thinking I have this. I don't.
Strange...my Mom kept telling me for years that my father had Asperger's. He didn't. (He's passed on now, hence the usage of past tense.) I think people who are "different" get misdiagnosed a fair bit. But we know so much more now than we did a generation ago. SO much more.
(Leonard H.) I'm sorry to hear that. But the entire thing is that I don't want that kind of label above my head for the rest of my life. I mean, if someone found out they'd start treating me an entirely different way than before. Maybe it would be with sympathy, maybe hate, either way I don't want that kind of label there.
You are very smart. Wouldn't it be great if people were treated entirely according to their personalities. I hate to tell people my ethnic background, because as soon as many know it it becomes part of my identity in their minds, and that can influence the way they think about me. I want to be just Dan, not Dan the ethnic.
Don't be literal, and keep your powder dry. So don't let the cocaine get wet.
The dealers won't like their products getting wet.
Why do we have to put a label on everything?? Sure he's a little different, but hes funny and likable, as others have said. Show me a totally 'normal' person, lol.
We put labels on things because people grow up thinking they're weird, they're inadequate, they're subordinate, they always fuck up, when really when they learn what they DO have, it's like a light turning on in a dark room and you're able to find your way around the world a little easier as you educate yourself, get medicated, get therapy, various services, etc. It's that feeling of "so I'm not a fuckup, this is a real thing that many people have lived with for centuries and I can meet people like me in a world where I've often felt all alone."
I have ADHD from my mother (yep, my kind's genetic) and I went my entire life thinking I was just stupid, didn't know social cues, was spacey, "lost in my own little world", overcreative, couldn't shut up, couldn't get to the point, rambled constantly, and that all of my symptoms were just deficiencies. This led to a lifetime of bullying and severe abuse. I was actually told that I had ADHD back at a special school I went to (for other mental health reasons that I was quite aware of) but brushed it off as something that my hyperactive cousin-in-law had before he got medicated (at the very same school, nonetheless). It turns out I had the inattentive subtype and my friend with ADHD and autism put me onto it after I described my peculiar reactions to stimulants. I got on the path of getting tested and getting medicated, and I'll never be cured (not that I'd want to be) because it's the foundation of my brain and how it interacts consciously with the world, but Ritalin allows me to finally think clearly and take that tiny step up to be able to function.
Before you go off about how this is unrelated, ADHD, Asperger's, and ASD are all 'cousin disorders' and share VERY similar traits. ADHD for me isn't just my brain, it's when and where my nervous system engages or winds down, it's how I flap my arms when I'm extremely excited, it's being able to notice the slightest detail in a room, see colour contrasts, and develop design palettes where other people don't see compatibility. It's how certain sounds inspire extreme involuntary emotion in me (type of synesthesia), how I can't process if someone is being mean to me if they're speaking normally, it's my delayed sleep phase syndrome, it's fifteen years of the same hobby. It's rejection and pain and misunderstanding and feeling like a worthless piece of shit but it's also beautiful, messy, ephemeral, spontaneous, and wonder-filled. I understand this guy so much.
Also, this has nothing to do with being raised wrong or right. I know people with fantastic parents and people with shitty parents who have the same mental health issues. Brains can develop differently for any number of reasons. I was born intersex, I was born trans, I was born with ADHD, etc - I could have been raised into a fantastic family and still had the same brain, the same body.
Snapshot Exactly it helped my self esteem so much.
theaspieteacher.tumblr.com/post/146498380452/sparrows-and-penguins
Honestly, I have Aspergers/ASD & I behave almost identically to this guy, it was almost hard to watch lmao. There is a reason this is considered a specific diagnosis. Though we’re all individuals, we share a set of traits. Those traits are really what we are giving the “label” to.
@@SnapshotOfASoul That's definitely a lot to deal with! I'd got the ADHD message early from Voc-Rehab, but it didn't strike me as particularly important. Later I mentioned it to Primary Care and the same thing helped me for the time I had healthcare. Later being Disabled from an occupational injury and my family was worried I might be violent as I spent a lot of time in my room & they compelled me to see a mental health pro and they picked up what nobody else saw. Aspie? What's that?
Funny, he doesn’t look autistic….
Funny, you don’t look like a dumbass.
What does autistic look like? 🤨
Being Aspergic is not traumatic, maybe he was wrongly diagnosed?
Why do you say he might be misdiagnosed??
You are speaking for yourself I take it? Lucky you but maybe you have been misdiagnosed.
It depends how you are effected & whether you pick up on people treating you poorly & why, or not. Many who are higher functioning & more likely to understand things that go over my head, or I assume the nice innocent intent when the truth is worse & upsetting.
So being more aware obviously you would be more upset/angry & add all that negativity up it is not suprise many suffer with depression & anxiety.
Traumatic are you serious... never naturally connecting to people or even having a conversation like regular people do... 3 way conversations turn into monkey in the middle and its like everything being said is one big inside joke. No matter how hard you keep trying to understand what they are saying, people are not literally saying what they are saying now how is that not TORTURE ... HMM
He lacks one crucial in order to be a comic - FUNNY.
What a douche canoe. Rescue yourself.
mr joe cooly ... So cool we can call you CULO.