2 UC Berkeley students make history as 1st nonspeaking autistic graduates
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2022
- Someone once said, "Nothing is impossible as long as you believe in it." That best describes two nonspeaking autistic students from U.C. Berkeley who graduated with honors this week. It is a milestone for them and for Cal. abc7ne.ws/3ls387X
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It definitely is inspiring. My son is a non verbal autistic and his teachers always tell me to be realistic but I will encourage and make the way for my son whoever he decides to go. I will fight for him till the day I die
I can't believe teachers, the supposed foundations of a child's knowledge and capability, are actively discouraging your son from achieving what he wants to! It's honestly criminal, I'm so sorry you and your son have to go through that. Just know there are others cheering for him and his ambitions!!
@@amhoodie5678 Unfortunately it is very believable. So many want to set up us autistic people for failure. it's sad.
Don’t trust teachers, trust your son potential and inspire him. I was told i would never become a dentist cause i didn’t have the grades etc. Well guess what i am a dentist now. Just be a parent and encourage your child and draw out any negative BS.
Oh yea I wouldn't listen to the teachers, the ability to speak doesn't immediately mean that they are less functioning than autistic people that are verbal and I think people forget that a lot.
I have given up explaining to teachers that my son has strong receptive language. But I will never give up on my son and his abilities!! 💪
Imagine how hard it is to get a 3.8 or 4.0 GPA without a disability & they did it with non-speaking autism, that's so admirable! They're both brilliant
Congratulations to Hari and David! I hope absorbing kids with disabilities into main stream top colleges becomes a norm and not a special case… since their experience can help bring different perspectives to problems and solutions…
Disability not special needs. We are not special (I have a physical disability) we are just like everybody else. Just say disabled. Thanks!
@@kfrewing thanks for the correction. I have fixed my comment
@@kfrewing depends who you speak to; don’t speak for all of us!
@@kfrewing we are not like everybody else and you’re in denial if you think that lol
@@MsTinkerbelle87 fair enough. but the term special needs is rooted in ableism. Calling someone special needs is an easy way to segregate disabled ppl from the rest of society. Hence special ed. If non disabled people keep saying our needs are “special” that often serves as excuse not to provide us basic human needs like inclusion and access. I highly recommend reading Judy Heuman’s work on disability rights. Lmk your thoughts
I actually briefly met one of them, Hari. And although we didn't interact much, I did know that he was writing for the Daily Cal. Already it seemed to me that he was a lot more than his disability, and as an autistic (though not nonverbal) person myself, it is an inspiration.
Mom/care givers should give a talk on how they did it. My son is non-verbal 16yr old. I wish you shared your success story. 🙏🏻So happy for these kids 🤩
It depends on the type of non-verbal autism. They have apraxia which doesn’t affect intelligence in their case.
@@xander_k_why do you assume my non verbal son has low IQ?
@@pratibhamanjunath5902 most of them do
@@pratibhamanjunath5902 you realize that Xander said it *depends* meaning that he assumed nothing about your son.
Congratulations to both of them!! Truly an inspiring story!! ❤️
I’m so proud of them! If you give people with disabilities the accommodations they need, they will thrive!
FANTASTIC!!!! CONGRATULATIONS DAVD AND HARI!!!🙌🙌🙌🎉🎉🎉👨🎓👨🏽🎓🎓🎓
I have a friend who's sister is blind and she graduated from Law School and now works in a Guelph University. And her husband is also blind and he is a Music Therapist and works with Alzheimer patients. He plays the piano and they are also great singers and have performed in concerts. They have 2 little girls who can both see, one is 4 or 5 and the other 2 or 3yrs old. We want to live in a society where we want to normalize society. Hope this inspires others to go and reach the limit they are able to achieve. 💖💖💖♥♥♥⭐⭐⭐
I go to Cal and have the farthest thing from that GPA. Good for them both, very jnspit
Congratulations to David and Hari!! They are very inspirational and it reminds me of some friends I had who had similar conditions. And we made a play about what it was like to be a nonspeaking autistic student in a public school. There is so much change that is needed and I hope in the future there will be more accommodations in US education. So that in the future more people like David and Hari are able to achieve their dreams! You both are heroes!
I AM SO PROUND OF YOU BOTH !!!! YOU SHOWED US WHAT AUTISTIC PEOPLE CAN DO !! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!
Congratulations to two wonderful young men! What a tremendous accomplishment! Your parents/family must be so very proud of you. I know that I am! You did not allow your disability to stop your dream……you definitely turned it into an ABILITY. Best wishes on your continued educational journey and much success in your future.
I am autistic, though I can speak - and being a girl I can hide it to a certain extent by "masking". I just finished my first year at an ivy league law school. I had issues, but I didn't tell anyone (or the school) about my autism because I'm always worried people - especially future employers - won't give me a chance to do what I know I can do. These guys clearly didn't have the option to hide it, but I think it's absolutely awesome that they have accomplished what they did.
What an amazing and inspiring story… kudos to both of them and their and families and support teams!!! 👍👏👏👏
This is truly joyful. Incredible accomplishments for anybody. Great job young men!
only if we do not judge people by its cover but on their potential. Good work Berkeley!
I have a family member who is on the spectrum and I'm trying to encourage them to also look at other colleges. They are only thinking of only one and said they could never see themselves at Cal due to their personal confidence, but this video is inspiring and I wanna show it to them.
Extremely inspirational. Lot of respect to both of them ❤
Truly inspirational. Gives life to the idea that anything is possible.
This is amazing !!!!! So many people treat those like him like they can’t do anything 😢😢😭😭😭 and look at these 2 out there doing WAYYYY better then anything I could ever do
Congratulations to both of them! This is a very inspiring story that will inspire and motivate many people
You guys are incredibly inspiring! Keep fighting & achieving your dreams!
I'm autistic and still normal and talk with really good communication skills because I'm very very high functioning according to my mom I graduated 🎓 In 2019 when life and the world was normally the same before the pandemic.
I love this. ❤️ both are legends and deserve so much respect, congrats to them both
Wow! Congrats to these two! Absolutely beautiful story. GOD bless and protect these two
My son is autistic and this is very amazing to hear keep going guys
What beautiful people!
Now this is the type of news I can watch all day long 😊
These guys are incredible!
So inspirational
That is amazing! Congrats to both graduates!
This is simply amazing! You can do anything that you put your mind too! Nothing is impossible!
I want more positive CZcams recommendations like this one. Thanks
May many more be encouraged…Despite their disabilities they are both amazing… 🙏😇😃
Actually “they improve the quality of life” for all students impacted by their achievements.
This is amazing! Congratulations to these men!
As someone who works with children with Autism...this made me smile 🥰
Quite amazing & inspiring 🙏💕
Absolutely amazing! So happy for these two young men.
This is fantastic for people and families with children who suffer from this disorder. Wishing them the best!!🙏
This is simply amazing . Kudos to the parents 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Good job guys and Cal.
I wonder if they received the same assignments. For example, was he writing 5,000 word essays this way?
Yes, with a little accommodation i.e. an hour or two extra, which all disabled people can apply for.
Congratulations guys 🎊
Good job guys!!
Very admirable
This is fantastic, congratulations and well done to both 💕
Good for y'all! Shout out to my non-speaking autistics slaying it! Good you you guys.
Sincerely, a fellow autistic. ❤️
Respect
Absolutely Incredible.
Wishing them a bright future ahead! 💙
Amazing video congagulations to both of u omg so so happy for u both u both will have an amazng career a head of u
wonderful congrats both of you
Another excellence from UC Berkeley!
Amazing, inspiring and beautiful
This is so, so inspirational!
Congratulations! Absolutely fabulous!
How are the ways to teach kids with ASD? Please I need some advice. Congratulations to both men !!
Congratulations to both of you. You've inspired both neurotypical and neurodivergent people to not let our situations deter us. 😀
@ELONMUSK put this man to work.... he may change the world.
That is wonderful
Amazing 👏
This is so incredible! Congratulations to them both :)
Wow!
Congrats to them both !!
They should make a movie about this
Congrats!
Love this so much
This makes me wanna cry. So happy for them.
Inspiring
So sweet 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
Wow… so inspiring
Amazing!
He's amazing!
Crying❤️
Lovely smiles!!
inspiring! God bless him
it shows that anyone can go and graduate uc berkeley, inspiring!!
Wow that’s amazing!! God is good 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Wow Masha’Allah 🤩🤩🤩
Congrats guys that’s really cool
Speechless for your Success 👍👍👍
Parents better than myself. God bless you all.
💜💜💜💜
I’m so glad Lyanne Melendez explained apraxia of speech to help us understand why they are nonverbal. I never knew about that. ❤️
Fabulous!
WOW.
How much does their assistant/aide do for them and how much does the assistant/aide cost? How do they carry their course loads by typing one letter at a time? How do they talk to their professors or in class? Does the aide stay with them? Can the parents share more so that other parents may similarly help their spectrum kids?
Amazing! Love thid
Standing ovation 👏
dis is so inspiring frfr
Is non verbal autism at 3 something to be really concerned about ? I'm curious my daughter has it and she's young so I'm thinking the speech can possibly come one day, I try bow to worry but I can't help it
It's always good for the kids to be diagnosed early so they can get the proper resources as soon as possible 💫
Are these the first ones they allowed to attend the college?
I didn't know Hari Sreenivasan was such a common name
LOVE IT
❤️❤️
Great great job
Brilliant !!!!🥳🥳🥳
Congratulations
this shows anybody is limitless sky is the limit awesome