Entering Society As An Autistic Man | Coming Of Age Story | Limits Of My World
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- An autistic coming of age story exploring what it means to be a nonverbal disabled person in society.
This documentary tells the story of a severely autistic young man facing the challenges of entering into the adult world after his "high school" graduation. Because of state policy, Brian is forced out of the education system after his 21st birthday.
Now officially an adult, Brian moves from his residential school to his new home. His family worries that without the day to day structure of education Brian will regress to his previous violent behaviors. To combat this fear, Brian's parents enrolled him in a newly formed program designed specifically for adults with autism. He is the first to participate in this program, as services for adults with autism are scarce in the state of Maryland.
The Limits of My World is filmed from the unique perspective of Brian's sister, frequently breaching the wall between subject and documentarian. The filmmaker explores Brian's new life alongside him, rejecting the societal convention that Brian must work and assimilate in order to be a productive member of society. The film, instead, seeks to understand Brian's personality beneath his disability. What does Brian want out of life, and how can that be achieved? How does someone with a disability as severe as Brian's function in this world? What can he contribute to society? The Limits of My World attempts to answer these questions through the intimate lens of a sibling relationship.
Director & Producer: Heather Cassano
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I don’t think a lot of those people understand how uncomfortable the constant touching him and all those voices trying to talk to him at once and then the grabbing his hands and trying to put it in the plaster of Paris. That was overwhelming for me! I couldn’t imagine what that sensory overload was for him. He handled himself so well and that teacher didn’t pick up one que. Multiple times he tried to express that he was uncomfortable but they didn’t listen/ pick it up. She’s like “he’s fine” then back all up in his space again grabbing on him. When he striked the man wearing the white shirt, in the stomach, Brian immediately kept his hand there to hold it to express his apologies. He either regretted it immediately or was so overwhelmed that it was completely uncontrollable and he tried to take it back. I don’t know at what part of the spectrum he’s on but there was so many things wrong with that scenario it basically set him up for that.
@mika lane yes it is
So much ignorance in these comments, wow. As an autistic person let me say: We are not burdens or 'poor unfortunates'. We're different, not broken and given accommodations for our triggers we can function perfectly fine. Autism often gets 'worse' as we age and our brain develops fully. We need space and time away from people, noises and lights on a regular basis. When we don't get that, we'll seem a lot 'more autistic' but this does not mean we're stupid. Finally, in many cases Autism is genetic. There is nothing the mother did in pregnancy to 'bring this on her child'. So the douchebags on here shaming this mother for daring to have a child past age 30 can take a running jump.
You're exactly right. My 24 yr old nephew spends a lot of time by himself. He comes out of his room a few times a day to sit with us. He also works a few hours a day with his teachers. He's always happy unless loud noises or doing stuff out of the norm. He cooks and showers himself with no problem. He's different but we all are in our own way.
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Well the first guy is definitely not going to function ever!
❤❤❤ thank you for your comment.
Thank you ! Mom of 5 here, I was 19 when my first child was born, she is autistic; as are most of my kids. 💕 they’re Ausome!
Woah so many people all interacting with him at once. Too much stimulation.
TV blaring in the house constantly.
That woman saying what's your name over and over....omg
I wish people understand it is not malicious aggression. It is overstimulation. Deep pressure stimulation can be calming (being in the pool) Constant verbal cues can be highly stressful for someone with autism.
Hi I have Autism and I find too much information is too much for me. It stresses me out so much I don’t even know what the other person is saying
Even if is not malicious is still aggression
@@nl-ho4wm doesn’t matter. It should be understood
Exactly! It stressed me out just watching the balloon art project thing. Yikes!
He loves his sister and she loves him. Such a blessing.
During art it looks like he had a sensory overload which caused him to lash out, too much going on in the environment.
@mika lane he was overwhelmed by all the people surrounding him, which caused him to be anxious and agitated he couldn't control his emotions.
@mika lane no. His needs must be accommodated. If you were in his situation, you’d want that too. Learn to have some empathy
Omg to loud 😭 😳 😫
Lots of support, education, and training until you are 18 then it's good luck to you.
yeah life of special needs it is so sad. People need way more support they have so much potential even people who are non verbal they can understand like any regular person they just can't express back to you very well but thanks to electronic communication devices it makes it easier for everyone.
@@jessicas2379 Well said Jessica
Depends on the country. Many western nations care about people with mental or physical disabilities. Governmental support in funding, healthcare, adjustments and also programs to be able to work.
@@ACZcamsChannelwithNoName thanks!
Watching the art studio scene, I cried. I empathized with him on a deep level. As someone on the spectrum, I can only imagine what Brian must have been feeling. Simply too much stimulation, too many people hovering over him, too many people talking to him at once, and too many people failing to understand and empathize with how he was feeling. If he didn't want to do the art project with the balloons and the (most likely) foul and discomforting sludge, he doesn't and didn't have to! He probably hated the mess, how it felt on his hands, and having too many people forcing him to do what he simply didn't want to do must have felt overwhelming. I hate how that lady dismissed him and his emotions, saying "He's fine." Does he look FINE to you? Because what I saw was someone being dismissed and ignored over and over to the point where they became agitate and frustrated. They should have given him other things that would calm him down, like allowing him to paint or draw in the first place, because even I could tell just from the first 20 minutes that he does like to express himself. Just listen, and treat him like a human being, God damn it.
omg yes!!! she totally dismissed his feelings, He was not fine I could see it on his face when she tried to FORCE him to do the balloon, you could see h disliked her!!! FFS, that broke my heart.
24:20(ish)...Overwhelming Overload ...poor lad, it'd freaked me out with all those instructions, questions, talking over each other, all at once....xx 🇬🇧
Out of my mother’s 8 grandchildren, 5 are somewhere on the autism spectrum. We are lucky that all but one are very verbal and have been able to finish school. None had the really overwhelmingly violent meltdowns that Brian has had. These kids take some understanding and they need the explanations of how the world works. They need lots of down time. They need friends who accept their quirks and can handle their social issues without being offended. We’re lucky, because we have that. We love them, and are glad they are who they are.
No, beating his chest should not be considered “self injury.” It sucks that more training, education, and money are not offered to the individuals working as caregivers. If it was, the level of care that autistic adults who cannot live independently receive would improve significantly. Look at how he was as a child versus how he is now. Keep in mind that this man is getting much better care than most autistic adults that are nonverbal or have difficulty communicating.
the art activity looked overwhelming even for me, i can't imagine the sensory overload he must've had...
too many people surrounding him, too much going on...and the lady just said "he's fine"
He seems to be heavily medicated. When you are in that state and you have so much outside stimulation (balloon art project) it’s not going to go well. He needs routine as there is comfort in routine. He needs to be retaught basic life skills. He needs to have say in what his interests are and an individual program should be constructed For him. This is so sad. Humanity, as a whole, need to care for the ones who are vulnerable and help them live their Best lives.
Brian...what a Beautiful Human being☺️👍🏽
I just seen a Miracle Transpire right before my eyes 🙏🏽 God Bless Your Special Children, for they Will See the Kingdom of Heaven😇
Great documentary with lots of love and understanding people💚, I wish them and you who is reading this coment all the best from a woman living in Norway 🤗
Props to parents and caregivers that provide support for these children and adults. It is an extremely stressful life to have. Doing this sort of work or parenting can wear you down, and wear you down fast. Kudos to everyone making the lives of these people better.
that art class would be awful even without autism jesus christ give the man some space
This has to be some extreme version
Lovely man and great Documentary
Broken walls, ripped clothes, violent attacks, headbanging. Sounds like a typical day at our house.
My son is six and appears to present very similarly to Brian when he was young. Luckily he is our only child as he is the main focus of our lives. I worry about the future for him as he takes after his dad for stature so will be tall and strong which will be a problem if he carries on lashing out at me into his adulthood. I love him beyond measure and he was a much longed for child and I honestly think it would break me if he had to live away from home x
i love his relationship with his sister
Another great documentary to make my night x Brian is a great guy.. Best wishes x😊👍❤️🙏
I hope you have a really good sleep, lots of love and light from Norway 💞
I think its great he is doing so many activities and projects 😊
That art session made me so angry for him.
Have you ever noticed that in a lot of videos about severely autistic people where they show old family videos of them they almost always seem to be higher functioning in the old videos? it's sad in a lot of ways specially since this man's getting a lot of services as an adult but he just seemed more verbal as a child. Maybe that's because his parents only videotaped him when he met a mile stone or some thing?
I think that's because since they're a child it sticks out less than if they're an adult. There are studies about slowing of brain growth in adolescence in autistic people. Adolescent regressions do happen. As we become adults we sometimes mellow out and our brains lose a wee bit of neuroplasticity.
I hate documentaries about autism as they focus on the tantrums more than the other behaviors associated with the disorder
The maths teaching is way over his head! I'm just waiting for him to have a completely justifiable meltdown...
I agree I thought it was ridiculous but he coped really well
Yeah, if he can't even add numbers why would he be able to do graphing
They try to force them to learn skills they will never use smh. Why not teach him do daily tasks instead like bathing himself, making simple foods like a sandwich ect
Useless in his case really
When I am overwhelmed I just go nonverbal for the next 5-10 minutes
25:25
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*RARE* Windows 3.1 error sound!
I can’t look at people they are the scariest thing I panic
35:33 Take your time Brian.
That must be a very expensive school.
He was able to speak when he was younger what happened.
There all deferent types of autism some can talk some can be normal and have autism.. there so many types of them.. ✌️
@@simonehunter2509 Right, but he went from being able to speak to not being able to speak? how does that work !
@@edarion01 We don’t actually know why the regression happens. There’s a lot of research to indicate that a significant proportion of those with autism will suffer some form of regression with learnt skills in life. Sometimes, the communication may be ‘fluent’ as you saw with the mushu pork clip but then other times the communication can be more challenging as you saw with the speech and language therapist asking him to say, “Hello, Gretchen”. A lot of what people are saying to him and around him is very simple and repetitive so that he is able to answer very simply or taught responses to certain situations - him wanting to leave the farm and not touch the horse.
@@OfficialRyanx Thank you for the great information, explained perfectly.xx🇬🇧
He's the copy-man autism type. He always coping anything that he see or hear
He wanted to play “this little piggy “ when the lady was putting lotion on his feet. Did anyone else notice that?
Is this in Maryland?
It is just saw the license plates. I'm from Maryland too. I have an autistic nephew who is 24 in March and he can say only a few words. He loves the water too. When my sister had her pool we would spend hours in it together. I'm still very close to him. He lives with my mother. Also have a great nephew who is autistic too. He seems to be more verbal and is 6 yrs old. They both are mostly so happy. Love them both as if they were mine ❤
Eventually, he'll be in an asylum. Whats going to happen when the parents die? I highly doubt the sister will take care of her brother, especially since she admittedly hasnt been in his life much prior to this filming.
I ❤ brandon
DAMN PEOPLE!! HE DOESN'T LIKE THE DAMN BALLOON!!
Looks like Brandon enjoyed the outings more than Brian lol
Poveri ragazzi ❤❤❤😊
So his parents put him in a home?
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Because he was getting violent and they couldn't handle him since they are both elderly. The boys the size of a linebacker and he was breaking the tiles of the bathroom floor and harming them when he had fits. Sometimes they do better with non family members, just like other kids. We all know kids act better for someone else than they do their parents.
The new employee Brandon' has it all wrong. He thinks he was hired to be a companion. But he wasn't. He was hired to mentor him, and train him to be the best he can be. Not to get close to him and be his buddy.
Mentor = Companion. very similar
@@edarion01 Definition of mentor: An experienced and trusted advisor.
I have many years of experience working with developmentally and physically disabled adults. In the private sector, and also in the state schools. I'm a retired Registered Nurse.
@@arosencrantz18 ok you're the professional.
In '93 he could talk, undrrstand, say daddy etc... he was normal... when diid he get this?
most ppl with autism can regress during developmental years mostly. Hope that answers your question. I have Autistic family members on the spectrum. ✌🏻
Normal? Maybe read up on autism!
@@carichaos1651 Isn't there where (in the past) people would think their children were swapped by fairies ? Like one day your child speaks, and the next day he can't.
Women also deal with autism
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Nobody cares!
So let me feel appreciated for watching a video first!
@@hannahgragg7700 WTF? Grow up and stop with those old overused generic stupid coments like first! 😖
@@sylwia7060 I am 10
@@hannahgragg7700 so f what? Grow up anyways! Jeeeez 🤮
Don't have kids after certain age. It is seriously inhumane to bring forth a child into this world with such affliction.
I'm so glad I never had kids with global warming and resource depletion.
It's not always with older mothers. A lot of younger mothers have autistic children as well.
So what was I supposed to do when I found out I was pregnant with my only child at age 39? She has Aspergers. It’s challenging but not the end of the world. Her cousin has Killian-Pallister. He’s the happiest man on planet Earth. Brings joy to everyone who interacts with him. He takes loads of work, but you know what? We’re here to work and take care of each other.
@@RK-kz2kt older fathers actually run a higher risk of having a child on the spectrum.
@@anncoxwell7015 Right, autism/Asperger's are not death sentences. Can it be difficult for the person and those around them? Absolutely. But it is not the end of the world. It requires taking a different perspective on life, acceptance, and support.
This is so weird
Why do you think it wired
So is your comment
Don’t be an idiot
Why so wired..Autism is on a spectrum and complex and varies from person to person...i work with young adults of varying levels of autism..
I was just saying it’s a little weird why do you guys have to be so rude autism is special and honestly I think it’s a gift but still you don’t have to be rude to me if you think it’s a little bit weird