Autism: 'I have no voice, but so much to say' | BBC Ideas

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  • Murray is autistic - he's also non-speaking.
    In this short film, he's shared what he's really feeling.
    Subscribe here: bit.ly/1rbfUog
    Read more on the BBC News website: bbc.in/3Ukbsc6
    Video from @bbcideas.
    #Autism #Neurodivergence #BBCNews

КОМЕНТАРІ • 263

  • @teresalegler2777
    @teresalegler2777 25 днів тому +49

    Giving a voice to the nonverbal Is a statement of under-standing and inclusion. Well done.

  • @stephenmurphy2212
    @stephenmurphy2212 25 днів тому +38

    I’m an almost 30 year old autistic man (who can speak) from Ireland and I can confirm this guy speaks for all of us. We all want to be accepted and treated with kindness. 🙌💙

  • @skycloud4802
    @skycloud4802 25 днів тому +13

    If he can read all the positive comments here, he'll be very happy I reckon.

  • @healthtalksmed
    @healthtalksmed 25 днів тому +75

    my cousin has Autism. hope everyone is kind to him. thanks to BBC for posting this vid 😢🖤

    • @yapiolanda
      @yapiolanda 25 днів тому +4

      @healthtalksmed I feel you I have friends and family members that has ASD, including my deceased ex-boyfriend, he had Asperger Syndrome. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому

      @@yapiolanda The word aspergers isn't used anymore. Hans Asperger was a nazi who experimented on autistic children and then euthanised them. What was once, and never should've been, referred to as "Asperger's syndrome," is just one of many different presentations of autism.

    • @BoldWarrior78
      @BoldWarrior78 24 дні тому +2

      Nobody "has autism" or "ASD". He/She is autistic. Autism isn't a disease or an illness. It's a neurological language difference. Also, any autistic person who can't speak verbally and who has never done so hasn't been able to do so because of the environment he/she was in or is in. This could be because he/she was treated disrespectfully by others and therefore lost the confidence to do so or because there was or is too much sensory stimulus which can inhibit electrical signals from the brain to the vocal chords. The autistic brain is generally more sensitive than the allistic one and this world mostly isn't built with the needs of autistic people in mind. How do I know these things? Because I too am autistic. Autism is my native neurological language. Thankfully, I can now speak verbally and have done so for many years now but I had to and have to ensure that I was and am in the right environments to be able to do so. This includes being around people who love, respect, and accept me for who and what I am and who treat me as whole, human, equal, and who make the effort to learn my language. These are the keys to overcoming disabilities associated with being autistic.

    • @pokey5736
      @pokey5736 24 дні тому +3

      @@BoldWarrior78 life is more bearable when people are kind and understanding. Stay strong and be all you can be or want to be. 😊

    • @astyanax905
      @astyanax905 24 дні тому +2

      I hope everyone is kind to him also! 😊

  • @galatheumbreon6862
    @galatheumbreon6862 25 днів тому +15

    this speaks volumes, well done Murray and well done to the BBC for shining light on this

  • @JootjeJ
    @JootjeJ 25 днів тому +12

    I have selective mutism, which only crops up in moments of exhaustion or severe stress. That's why I carry a notepad and pen. In my half a century (or at least since smartphones existed) it never occurred to me to use "text to speak". D'oh! 🙄

  • @mukkywater
    @mukkywater 25 днів тому +63

    Thankyou BBC for publishing this film.
    I'm ever grateful you did.
    Thank you Murray, and continue to do great work

    • @geoffbirchall7552
      @geoffbirchall7552 25 днів тому

      The question no one is asking is where has this explosion of autism and extreme autism come from?

  • @user-bl3os7mo3j
    @user-bl3os7mo3j 25 днів тому +8

    It is clear that Murray has a rich sensibility and expressiveness. I hope that more people will see this film.
    (I used a translator.)

  • @brendafitzgerald3797
    @brendafitzgerald3797 25 днів тому +27

    I'm so moved by Murray's story❤ That he now has a voice is life changing for him. Murray, I truly wish the absolute best life has to offer. You are a inspiration 😊

  • @mral6809
    @mral6809 25 днів тому +23

    I worked at Misericordia as a habilitation aid in Chicago which changed my life. I believe every American should have the opportunity to work with these abled communities to further their humanity. It's not easy but what we accomplished together made a world of difference in our lives.
    Currently we have autistic computer programmers, engineers, data analysis, accountants, bakers, chefs and so much more that its hard to list them all. All we neurotypicals need to do is to learn and adapt to our community so that the perceived weakest link becomes our strongest unbreakable link.

    • @pokey5736
      @pokey5736 25 днів тому +3

      Well said, thanks.

    • @stickibug
      @stickibug 25 днів тому +4

      I'm autistic and I appreciate the sentiment, but I don't think every American should have access to autistic people. You can't just teach people humanity and empathy by forcing them to interact with people they don't understand or accept. People without humanity in them need to watch things like Murray's film WAY before you get them near autistic people.

  • @melloLL4722
    @melloLL4722 25 днів тому +15

    So nice to meet you Murray. Keep talking, the world is listening to you and needs to learn more of what you have to express. Thanks for sharing your heart!💞

  • @pokey5736
    @pokey5736 25 днів тому +8

    Thanks for bringing awareness to those of us who haven't taken the time to understand autism. Much respect to you all.🥰

  • @ian-flanagan
    @ian-flanagan 25 днів тому +9

    From the headline I expected the usual trash social commentary, but the film is actually about the condition. I retract my eye-rolling 😆
    If you're interested in this, "Born on a Blue Day" is a great book by an autistic author about his life

  • @claire-christmas-august73
    @claire-christmas-august73 25 днів тому +24

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
    it’s a pleasure to meet you.!
    😊
    thanks for sharing..
    i thought that was absolutely sensational
    and throughly enjoyed watching and learning.
    all the very best to you
    from the southern hemisphere..
    😃
    ✌🏻🌏🇦🇺🤘🏻

  • @nadineflow
    @nadineflow 25 днів тому +15

    Just love the film, murray and BBC for this project. Making a better world of empathic understanding. ❤

  • @mattwithoutfear
    @mattwithoutfear 25 днів тому +5

    This whole documentary with Chris Packham was so good, and really helped my 9yo autistic son who'd recently been diagnosed.

  • @littlerubiesdaycare
    @littlerubiesdaycare 25 днів тому +5

    Wow...this made me speechless in awe. Wow,such an amazing production. I teach my preschoolers to be kind every day. This week, I will show them this video. It will be so interesting to listen to their thoughts❤

    • @pokey5736
      @pokey5736 24 дні тому

      Bravo to you choosing to share this with your students. This is something they will never forget, I guarantee.

  • @gcugcugcu
    @gcugcugcu 25 днів тому +5

    Murray never stop sharing the knowledge! Even when people do not understand and you have to kneel to someone's "head" ❤ Keep up the good job. That is why You're born ❤🤟🏻🤘🏻

  • @jumbo1701
    @jumbo1701 24 дні тому +1

    Thank you BBC!
    I am on the spectrum and just seeing that a large media organization publishes things like this not only makes me quite happy and feel supportive, but gives me a lot of hope for the future.

  • @lbednaz
    @lbednaz 24 дні тому +1

    I was a case manager for an adult man who had lived with his Mother alone for 50 years. After she died I became part of his daily support team. He was verbal but didn't say much, typically 1 or 2 words in response to questions. But I discovered when asked in writing, he would write extensive answers! People had assumed he was lost in his world but really he could write entire conversations from weeks before! I always told him he was smarter than all of us, because despite everything he learned how to adapt to our world and still was himself!

  • @juliehunt9199
    @juliehunt9199 25 днів тому +4

    Thank you for this BBC so much misinformation and not enough awareness. And thank you Murray your messages are so important for the world. Bless you ❤

  • @Miawallce80
    @Miawallce80 25 днів тому +4

    I have adhd so much to say but it comes out as verbal diarrhea and nobody's interest!!!
    Lol

  • @CandyCoated96
    @CandyCoated96 24 дні тому +1

    This was so beautiful, I cried. What a amazing thing he has done that will help so many understand those with autism. Everyone deserves to be understood and heard. God bless this man and all those with autism.
    💗You are loved. You mean so much to the world, and the world is a better place because you are in it.💗

  • @myleather7
    @myleather7 25 днів тому +3

    Thank you BBC. This one makes me rethink of my life. Thank you thank you. I am still living in the small world..😊

  • @rosarose3443
    @rosarose3443 25 днів тому +7

    Yes, yes, yes.

  • @carolinam4301
    @carolinam4301 24 дні тому +1

    Thank you Murray for sharing and thank you BBC for giving him a voice. It was beautiful ❤

  • @notuber1435
    @notuber1435 25 днів тому +7

    So beautiful, dear Murray, what you are teaching us. Thx.❤

  • @teachtravelthrive
    @teachtravelthrive 24 дні тому +1

    I'm so pleased to have experienced this! Murray, thank you for sharing!

  • @OceanWarzGTFO
    @OceanWarzGTFO 25 днів тому +2

    The title of the video reminds me of "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"

  • @piccalillipit9211
    @piccalillipit9211 25 днів тому +5

    *OH MY GOD THIS WAS WONDERFUL* this is why the BBC needs to exist...!

  • @lain5678
    @lain5678 25 днів тому +10

    Incredibly beautiful and helpful. Thanks and well done Murray! 🤘🥳👏

  • @nancysmith3400
    @nancysmith3400 25 днів тому +4

    🤗That is so beautiful, please continue to express yourself in whatever way makes you feel happy and joyful. So glad you found your voice and are sharing it with us. 🌟🧡🌎🧡

  • @bobbieblaise
    @bobbieblaise 25 днів тому +3

    Magnificent. I hear you.

  • @lukestratford
    @lukestratford 25 днів тому

    What a beautiful human

  • @matthewcecil8552
    @matthewcecil8552 23 дні тому

    Thank you, Murray. Some of my best friends are autistic and I like them because they are honest and authentic. We like you just the way you are.

  • @user-qj5ok2uj3j
    @user-qj5ok2uj3j 25 днів тому +5

    I can learn a lot from him.
    I'm 42 who's still learning English.
    He can't say anything, but he hears it out and spells it out.
    I speak English a little, but I can't hear it out. I can't catch it. I'm not a good listening and writing English. Things are worse than him. So I'm beginning to think an almost monolingual speaker like ME is an autism man. So I'll practice English with his typing and subtitles.

    • @KC-hl3mh
      @KC-hl3mh 25 днів тому +2

      You are valued.

    • @user-qj5ok2uj3j
      @user-qj5ok2uj3j 25 днів тому

      @@KC-hl3mh
      Thanks, KC. You're so kind.
      AI will overcome our intelligence.
      It's the matter of the time.
      And then I'll be a useless man.
      Yeah, I know I'm already useless.
      But I can't live in the near future.
      It's not a utopia. Hell of heaven.

    • @KC-hl3mh
      @KC-hl3mh 25 днів тому +3

      Even at old age, we should encouraged people to learn. If we stopped learning then we are truly useless. Keep up. You'll be doing great. God bless.

    • @user-qj5ok2uj3j
      @user-qj5ok2uj3j 25 днів тому +1

      @@KC-hl3mh
      Thanks, KC. When I keep learning something, I'm no longer useless.
      Right back to you, God bless you, too.

    • @stickibug
      @stickibug 25 днів тому

      Maybe learning English Sign Language could be a good option for you?

  • @elijahheyes9061
    @elijahheyes9061 24 дні тому +2

    Well done BBC. Thanks.

  • @nardiabrown926
    @nardiabrown926 23 дні тому

    That’s great knowing he has a voice to express himself now.

  • @RegiyThornton
    @RegiyThornton 25 днів тому +5

    Great video Murray you are a creative legend

  • @Charlotte66666
    @Charlotte66666 25 днів тому +3

    This is truly wonderful ❤

  • @sciencesaves
    @sciencesaves 25 днів тому +5

    This was awesome! Great job!!!

  • @NOT.MI5.MI6.
    @NOT.MI5.MI6. 25 днів тому +2

    🥰Murray thank you you made me focus on the real things in life today 😊 beautiful people like yourself are truly a gift to the world we all travel through together at different speeds of time 🤗

  • @Gio.761
    @Gio.761 25 днів тому +8

    You are wonderful boy !!❤

  • @stickibug
    @stickibug 25 днів тому +2

    This is so awesome!! We need more media about autistic people that is created BY autistic people!!! I love this

  • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
    @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому +4

    I'm autistic. I developed speech at 3, which isn't that late for an autistic person, but I still experience verbal shutdowns every now and then. It's called selective mutism. I don't like the word selective though because it implies it's a choice. I can't control verbal shutdowns. I can force myself to speak during a verbal shutdown, but it takes an insane amount of mental energy, causes me distress, and makes the verbal shutdown last longer. Fully non-verbal people basically have a verbal shutdown their entire lives, so they never have the chance to even learn how to physically speak in the first place. I don't know first-hand how it feels to be non-verbal for my entire life, but I do know first-hand how it feels to be non-verbal for a few hours, and it's really annoying not being able to talk when I have something to say, especially when it stops me from communicating my needs to other people when I need to. I really feel sorry for people who never speak. It must be so difficult to live like that. More people should learn sign language. It would make the world a more accessible place. I'm going to try and learn it. Imagine a world where everyone who can see and has enough mobility for it is fluent in sign language. It'd be so much more accessible for deaf and non-verbal/selectively mute people.

    • @stickibug
      @stickibug 25 днів тому +1

      I also suffer from "selective" mutism, and just wanted to pop in to say your comment is wonderful. Good luck with your sign language journey! I think I'll try to learn it, too!

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому +1

      @@stickibug Thank you so much. Good luck with your sign language too! How often are you non-verbal? For me it depends a lot on triggers, but sometimes it is just random. I've been having a lot of verbal shutdowns recently and it's so annoying.

    • @stickibug
      @stickibug 25 днів тому +1

      ​@@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowwordit's usually if I'm in a social setting with more than a handful of people (I can get comfy with 2-3 other people, but more than that and my brain starts silently screaming and melting). It happens almost every time I'm in a very loud environment. Like a sports bar will trigger it real quick. I can't step foot in a Buffalo Wild Wings if anyone wants me to talk 😅 I also have some fresh PTSD from stuff that happened well into adulthood, and now I sometimes dissociate during my mutism. That's a real interesting thing to try to deal with in public 🙃

    • @stickibug
      @stickibug 25 днів тому +1

      ​Oh also if someone I don't know asks me a question I'm not expecting, I sometimes go mute. For example, I was meeting a friend's friend for the first time, and he asked what music I liked. I've loved so many bands for so long, I wanted to gush about them all, but I couldn't talk at all. If my friend who I already knew had asked me the question, I probably would've been able to answer.

    • @galatheumbreon6862
      @galatheumbreon6862 25 днів тому +1

      best of luck to you and god bless

  • @Gio.761
    @Gio.761 25 днів тому +7

    Wonderful documentary!!!!

  • @Dwina5892
    @Dwina5892 25 днів тому +4

    Totally understand 😢❤

  • @owenmcghee1666
    @owenmcghee1666 25 днів тому +3

    Total sense. Nice one.

  • @cindycox4670
    @cindycox4670 25 днів тому +7

    I see you ❤

  • @foxylovelace2679
    @foxylovelace2679 25 днів тому

    That was brilliant.

  • @meganann3876
    @meganann3876 24 дні тому

    AMAZING! Thank you!

  • @follow-up
    @follow-up 25 днів тому +2

    I'm a atypical dad !!

  • @annaanokhina8053
    @annaanokhina8053 25 днів тому +1

    My son and my daughter are non-speaking autists. Both of them! That’s why this video is so valuable for me.

  • @coffee1814
    @coffee1814 25 днів тому +2

    I’m also Autistic so I’m not alone

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому +1

      We are never alone.

    • @Joppi1992
      @Joppi1992 25 днів тому +1

      Sure feels like we're alone, since even if people have the same autism diagnosis they can still be so wildly different. So meetups with other autistic people doesn't really tend to feel that great, and it doesn't help the social bonding when people with social difficulties are put into a room together (so to speak).

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому

      @@Joppi1992 I get that. Neurodiversity is a very broad spectrum. Just like how neurotypical people can be very different to each other, autistic people can be very different to each other too, but you're more likely to find somebody like yourself in a group of people with the same neurotype as yourself. I think that, more often than not, social difficulties in autistic people are caused by years of failure to socialise with neurotypical people, resulting in missed opportunities to learn social skills at times when neurotypical people do, but it's never too late to learn them. I think I've finally found one person who's a lot like me, but that was just good luck in a group of only 5 neurodivergent people including me. I hope you find someone you can relate to and who relates to you too.

    • @Joppi1992
      @Joppi1992 25 днів тому

      @@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword I gave up a long time ago. Too much pain, chaos and stress. It's all on the internet for me now, and have been ever since I was a teenager. Plus medical difficulties also making it harder, which would be a wall of text in itself to explain.

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому

      @@Joppi1992 I gave up on socialising years ago, but I'm lonely. Then I started embracing my neurodivergence and realised my past failures had been the result of neurological differences, so I decided to meet people like me. I'm glad I did, but some people are actually just introverts, and it's up to you whether you want to make friends or not. Not everybody needs them.

  • @Joppi1992
    @Joppi1992 25 днів тому +1

    I'm writing this as a person with Asperger Syndrome without IQ-impairment, with diabetes type 1 for 21 years which I still take several inj. for daily, with severe social anxiety issues, and events and things I've done in social settings that traumatized me (like for example I tried to dance at my brother's wedding alone in front of everyone by picking the song and going at it, and I did dance, but my mind was in such a state of chaos from the anxiety that I ended up picking the wrong song so it wasn't a song for performing pops & locks, but instead a song of the metal genre, and then my brother who was outside went storming back in and was really upset).
    I've also got chronic reflux syndrome which I take prescribed meds for every day ever since I was a teen, digestive problems (my stomach has always been really slow ever since I was a baby), and I've recently been diagnosed with epilepsy because I hadn't checked my bloodsugar in 18 years and then it turned out I get unprovoked seizures. I've had seizures in all kinds of settings. I've been resuscitated several times from cardiac arrest. I grew up with alcoholic parents. I sort of dropped out already in middle school, and still managed to complete the test requirements to finish elementary school (years 1-9).
    I'm severely lactose intolerant. I'm allergic to fur. I'm allergic to grass and birch tree pollen, and my sinuses are sensitive to cold as well as dry air, so I've got problems with that all year round. I'm living alone, with weekly check-ins from my sister. I've got sick pension, which is really low in the country where I grew up and still live in.
    And this video is too limited. Great for him as a person, but it's being applied too broadly. It's called spectrum for a reason, and people's image of autistic people is way too stereotypical on average. There are so many differences between all autistic people, just like there are so many differences between people all over the world. People with autism are individuals, all with their own personalities.
    As for people with autism, check out s-cide rates and compare it to the normal populace wherever you live. Also check out people with both autism and medical diagnoses. It's like that for a reason, and videos like this is just another story depicting survivorship bias.

    • @pokey5736
      @pokey5736 24 дні тому

      Thank you for sharing the challenges in your life. It seems that you have been blessed with inner strength from all that you have endured. I wish only the best for you and hope kindness follows you. You are right, this is your life, no carbon copies. Joppi strong !!!😊

    • @Joppi1992
      @Joppi1992 24 дні тому

      @@pokey5736 Sorry but I haven't built up inner strength from all this. It has just worn me down and now I'm living a life as quietly as possible, with as few interactions with strangers as possible, and my only real goal in life is to not let it be too long, because the diabetes type 1 comes with a lot of, let's say bad things, with age. Especially when it has been mismanaged quite a lot by me through the years.
      I'm left with no hope and just striving to live as comfortably as possible. (Btw about that diabetes type 1 stuff and how emphasized that I still take daily inj. for it, it was just referring to how I don't use a pump and will never use a pump because I don't like the way they plug into the body.)
      I think it's great to put positive focus on what it's like to live on the spectrum, but they always neglect the consequences of it. If nobody ever talks about the extremely high s-cide rates of people on the spectrum, and even higher when combined with a medical diagnosis on top of it, then it will never improve.
      These fluff pieces needs to bring attention to the many consequences on a macro scale for people on the spectrum, instead of just making it out to be some sort of gift that makes people able to experience the world in a more impassioned way.
      It's about more than just the limitations like mutism, or struggling with motor control, and so on. And it's really upsetting that it's somehow taboo to "spread negativity", even though it needs to be talked about on a macro scale.

  • @jonatanwahlstrom5785
    @jonatanwahlstrom5785 25 днів тому +4

    RARE W BBC

  • @Mister.Unknown
    @Mister.Unknown 24 дні тому +1

    I get the feeling that this people would be brutally creative at music, specially electronic, perhaps, siting in front of a computer and a synthesiser. It would be great to see music produced by non-verbal musicians.

  • @40JoCharles
    @40JoCharles 25 днів тому +7

    Beautiful 🥰🙏🏼🤍

  • @astyanax905
    @astyanax905 24 дні тому

    Wow, really powerful stuff. Warm regards, from Canada

  • @adventurecreations3214
    @adventurecreations3214 24 дні тому

    Well this is awesome

  • @monklast9752
    @monklast9752 24 дні тому

    Nobody listens to each other,your not the only one no one hears.

  • @samsmith2635
    @samsmith2635 24 дні тому

    Hello Murray, we can hear you!

  • @ashadash4594
    @ashadash4594 24 дні тому +1

    Was this part of a documentary? If so what is it called. I'd like to watch it

  • @HarHah
    @HarHah 23 дні тому

    I understand you clearly 💕

  • @user-ci2kj2rk6d
    @user-ci2kj2rk6d 24 дні тому

    Where can can i find the music that was being played in the background in the beginning of this video please?

  • @cloudy1494
    @cloudy1494 22 дні тому

    Wonderful job, Murray -- thank you! BBC what can we do to ensure that all nonverbal people have an opportunity to access/purchase these typing/talking devices? So many assumptions are made about the intelligence of nonverbal folks and it's horrifying to imagine how many are denied this opportunity to finally have a voice!

  • @thundercatt5265
    @thundercatt5265 25 днів тому

    ...you do have a voice now and we can hear you now

  • @wildboy78
    @wildboy78 24 дні тому

    You say what you wish

  • @ellenwang9266
    @ellenwang9266 25 днів тому

    God bless!❤

  • @wellcomtozanzibarcoronafre4101
    @wellcomtozanzibarcoronafre4101 25 днів тому +5

    ❤Asante sana ❤

  • @Vera511
    @Vera511 20 днів тому

    "At that time the eyes of the blind will be opened,
    And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
    At that time the lame will leap like the deer,
    And the tongue of the speechless will shout for joy.
    For waters will burst forth in the wilderness,
    And streams in the desert plain." (Isaiah 35:5,6)

  • @TJTRIZZ
    @TJTRIZZ 25 днів тому +5

    ❤️

  • @Vera511
    @Vera511 20 днів тому

    "And no resident will say: “I am sick.” (Isaiah 33:24)

  • @vincentvasconez1745
    @vincentvasconez1745 25 днів тому

    This Video is Brilliant, Amazing and Wonderful.
    Love is an Energy!
    .

  • @adamjoshualevine7714
    @adamjoshualevine7714 15 днів тому

    Goes without saying, sometimes you get more out of listening than speaking.

  • @Mr-Safology
    @Mr-Safology 25 днів тому +2

    Murray is handsome and an inspirational young man! His beard suits him 😊. My cousin is autistic and non verbal, he has a lovely and warm soul...
    Yes, they see the world differently and interact in a unique way, that's comfortable for them. It is our duty to learn and understand their view. Frustration leads to anger, so let them take their time. They may have no (restricted verbal) voice, yet their perspective, displays intelligence and wisdom.
    Murray, my cousin and all autistic (non verbal) individuals around the world: stay safe and keep on sharing your stories and wisdom. We are here together, to help one another. 👍🏼 Mr Safology

    • @stickibug
      @stickibug 25 днів тому +1

      "It is our duty to learn and understand their view" This is a beautiful sentiment and I really appreciate it. I'm autistic and I've rarely heard allistic people say something like that. Society so far has tried to force us to always meet allistics where they are, but we can't. I'm grateful that you see the problem with this, and I'm so grateful you're here spreading the word. We can make the world a much better place for everyone, but we ALL need to be putting effort in. It's far beyond time for allistics to stop making autistic people try to bend over backwards for them. Learn about us, understand us, and accept us for who we are and how we communicate. Sending you much love 💕

    • @Mr-Safology
      @Mr-Safology 25 днів тому

      @@stickibug Thank you. We all need to be putting the effort in, definitely. Stay safe 😊

  • @redbloodedbutterfly
    @redbloodedbutterfly 25 днів тому +1

    I wonder, can non-verbal people use sign language? Would it benefit them?

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому +3

      Yes. The more people who learn sign language, the more accessible the world becomes for non-verbal people. I have selective mutism. I used to just blame myself for being too lazy to talk sometimes, but it's not about laziness. It's a disability. I should probably try and learn sign language. That's what I'm gonna do. I could do with it now, because my verbal shutdowns are being triggered very frequently at the moment.

    • @redbloodedbutterfly
      @redbloodedbutterfly 25 днів тому

      @@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword I'm glad you stopped blaming yourself. :-) Are you able to type with all your fingers? I noticed that the man in the video seemed to only type with one or two fingers, which is slower than using all fingers. If you have the dexterity, but not the knowledge, perhaps that's something else you could teach yourself. Being able to type quickly definitely makes communicating less tiring for me. I don't have autism. I'm an introvert with clinical depression and anxiety.

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому +1

      @@redbloodedbutterfly I can type fast with all my fingers on a keyboard, or both my thumbs on my phone. I have no problem with that, and it's completely unrelated to speech. Btw I have depression and anxiety too.

  • @backpackmatt
    @backpackmatt 25 днів тому

    Where you circumcised?

  • @sindhyarmakhdoom1238
    @sindhyarmakhdoom1238 25 днів тому +19

    Prayers for all parents with autistic children 🙏 My daughter is 4, autistic and still not speaking .. all we pray for is to have a connection with our daughter through words and self expression . But maybe I have to prepare myself for the day that will never come

    • @rosarose3443
      @rosarose3443 25 днів тому +7

      As you can see in the video there are different ways of communicating and contrary to common belief non verbal Autistics quite clearly have plenty to say. They have to be given the tools to speak their words without a voice.
      If you consider the fact that all babies are born non verbal then you also know that as a parent you learnt to understand your daughter's needs and wants, but also that your non verbal baby daughter understood exactly what you were saying even though she could not speak. Your daughter still knows exactly what you are saying, but have you forgotten how to communicate with her in the same way that you did when she was a non verbal baby because your expectations of her are different now?
      I am Autistic with selective mutism and I use a speech App.

    • @JootjeJ
      @JootjeJ 25 днів тому +8

      I don't want to sound aggressive but I'm actually a bit offended by your comment. I'm on the autistic spectrum, as are my spouse and our by now adult children. We neither want nor need anybody's prayers ot sympathy and neither do our parents. We may be different, but I don't think any of us are a burden. We all have friends and family that love us for who we are, as well as careers and/or shools.
      Having said that: if you are struggling with your daughter I really hope that you have appropriate professional support available where you live. We are capable of a lot more than people think, but it does help to have support when needed and for someone to teach any neurotypical (non-autistic) parents / family how we process the world.

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому

      @@rosarose3443What's the app? I have selective mutism.

    • @Trapper_Creek_2024
      @Trapper_Creek_2024 25 днів тому +2

      @@JootjeJ
      Well said. Thank you for your brave response! I fear this commenter is going to stifle her child and cause the girl lose out on what could be a remarkable life. I always think of Temple Grandin and the amazing way that she looked at cows, and how her efforts have made the lives of cows so much better.

    • @Mr-Safology
      @Mr-Safology 25 днів тому +2

      ​@@rosarose3443Hi Rose, I'm Saf. How did you learn to use the speech app? Through school, parents? I have an autistic cousin, I want to help him. Thank you and stay safe.

  • @General_Alek
    @General_Alek 25 днів тому

    he can grow way more of a beard than I can

  • @Nomoredrama2000
    @Nomoredrama2000 25 днів тому

    If I couldn't speak, I would bloody top myself. It's not a superpower. It's a curse.

  • @kirstymackenzie2437
    @kirstymackenzie2437 23 дні тому

    I wonder what dreams he does have then.

  • @public.public
    @public.public 25 днів тому

    Get a Trumpet or a Drum kit.

  • @randombaddie1767
    @randombaddie1767 25 днів тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @lambertois11
    @lambertois11 24 дні тому

    I could not care less !

  • @ToxicJelly9
    @ToxicJelly9 25 днів тому

    Omg bro shaaaaaaaaaave

  • @abdullahiahmed2805
    @abdullahiahmed2805 24 дні тому

    Cool ❤❤❤❤

  • @ryanOGab
    @ryanOGab 24 дні тому +1

    It’s abit unfortunate the majority Off the planet is run in an ableist setting for mostly neurotypical persons who have a false value or premise of others usually deemed lesser. and completely forget that some if not most of the major discovery’s and inventions and stepping stones in human history in fields like science and tech that neurotypical people use everyday to work and function were created by neurodiverse people.

  • @TheAlchemistZero1
    @TheAlchemistZero1 25 днів тому

    Neurodiversity/Autism:
    Autism is a sensory condition.
    Those within the spectrum are affected by ambient stimuli: taste, touch, smell, etc.
    The greater their sensitivities to the aforementioned stimuli; leads to proportionally amplified physical/emotional responsiveness.
    the Alchemist
    - Ø1

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 25 днів тому +3

      Autism isn't a purely sensory condition. It's a different type of nervous system, and every single part of it is structurally different to a neurotypical nervous system. The sensory cortex is just one part of the nervous system.

    • @TheAlchemistZero1
      @TheAlchemistZero1 22 дні тому

      @@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      Superdeterministic Consciousness:
      The unconscious mind "sells" the conscious mind on the concept of Reality. The conscious mind "buys" Reality from the unconscious mind.
      Forming an illusory feedback system (creating the illusion of choice).
      The subconscious mind being a broker between both; neurological imbalances occurring when the conscious mind resists unconscious narratives (superdeterministic).
      Sentience (environmental feedback) propagates consciousness through emergent (microorganisms forming macroscopic life) sensory experiences (environmental exposure), leading to the formation of memories, thus establishing corollary emotional states (dependent on experiences experienced). These emotional markers are activated during recall (remembering).
      (Intelligence levels also being predetermined)
      Microorganisms are sentient but don't experience conscious intelligence until emergence is factored; swarming as a collective through emergence - forming greater scales of intelligence (hive-mind/macroscopic life).
      Everything naturally occurring is Nature, which includes plants, microorganisms, humans (all lifeforms), atoms, energy, stars, planets, black holes, cancer, AIDS, space, Dreams, and Consciousness. (Say what!?)
      Nature is Emergence.
      Roughly half of the total cells (~15 trillion!) comprising an average human are other individually sentient organisms (microbiota).
      Any individual that believes they aren't being wholly influenced by half of their overall cellular matrix; I would encourage them to test that theory, by subtracting half of themselves from existence.
      the Alchemist
      -Ø1

  • @user-fed-yum
    @user-fed-yum 25 днів тому

    So much of this is so insincere. Facilitated communication is disgusting, harmful, fake. Mummy needs to stop holding Murray's arm when he is "typing". Where was the bit where we saw Murray reading a book? We didn't. Mummy reads the book to him. And mummy has no idea to what extent he understands. So much harm. I feel so very sorry for Murray, but not because he a non speaking autistic person like me.

    • @BoldWarrior78
      @BoldWarrior78 24 дні тому

      Hello my dear fellow autistic person!
      What bits of the video are insincere? How is facilitated communication disgusting, harmful, and fake?
      I agree that Murray's Mum shouldn't baby him. Also, his level of understanding is no doubt a lot higher that what she might think.
      What do you think is harmful to Murray? What causes you to be non-speaking?
      I hope you're feeling and doing at least okay. 😊

  • @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr
    @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr 22 дні тому

    Ok. Now let’s see the bbc ask their insurers to address some of the ableism issues (stigma), holding great minds like these back, is addressed?

  • @META-UNIVERSES
    @META-UNIVERSES 25 днів тому +1

    Big Problems of Little People 😢 Good for them God is watching all

  • @jockeb2651
    @jockeb2651 25 днів тому +1

    Would love a mute friend.

  • @jayanthiig5034
    @jayanthiig5034 25 днів тому +1

    தம்பி உணவு வைக்கும் போது தண்ணீரும் சேர்த்து வைங்க பசிக்கு உணவு அளித்ததற்கு நன்றி வாழ்த்துக்கள்❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ erode jayanthii gunasekaran

  • @barrydunne8096
    @barrydunne8096 25 днів тому

    I have great hearing, but I don't care

  • @rc-st9pg
    @rc-st9pg 24 дні тому

    We like to help kids like this but....
    Yea we would rather spend our money on wars.
    Thanks for playin though.

  • @raufsat8261
    @raufsat8261 24 дні тому

    He's not necessarily the problem. The people in his environment are the problem. I have met autistic persons in my life whom completely lock down when certain persons show up.
    He's forced to be around people around he doesn't want to be around.

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 21 день тому

      That's not the only reason some autistic people are non-verbal, especially those who have never said a word.

    • @raufsat8261
      @raufsat8261 18 днів тому

      @@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword that's fine. I didn't speak in absolutes nor did I mention anything about nonverbal autism. Thank you, though.

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 18 днів тому

      @@raufsat8261 Did you even re-read your original comment?

    • @raufsat8261
      @raufsat8261 16 днів тому

      @@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword I can't read 😞

    • @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword
      @Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 16 днів тому

      @@raufsat8261 Do you have someone writing your comments for you then? How do you write if you can't read?

  • @Matty-kelly
    @Matty-kelly 25 днів тому +2

    Looks like a Moe Lester

  • @wrsmith711
    @wrsmith711 25 днів тому +1

    Murray needs to become familiar with the rock opera Tommy and he will start singing soon.

    • @JootjeJ
      @JootjeJ 25 днів тому +1

      Lovely idea but usually not how it works.

    • @wrsmith711
      @wrsmith711 24 дні тому

      @@JootjeJ need to give it a try.

    • @wrsmith711
      @wrsmith711 24 дні тому

      @@JootjeJ go to the mirror boy!

  • @thecookreporting
    @thecookreporting 25 днів тому +1

    He's faking it. Go get him Rishi