My son has asperger's and SPD. In getting him help, we realized I also had it (grew up thinking I was just stubborn, picky, and unique). I wasn't aware of that 1/100 statistic. Thank you.
thank you Adam for doing what you do ! you are an inspiration and ray of light. I have two boys with autism in Ireland and I believe you have and will continue to make a positive difference in people's lives! keep up the good work..
As a person with multiple disabilities like ne Rather than talk about my disability I am going to talk about my experience as an Independent Living Advocate. We should all strive for equality under the guidelines of the ADA and just be who and what we are and to let people know that as a person with a disability life can be great just being who we and what we were and that what we really want and need is to have as normal a life as possible and be happy being myself. So many people can't seem to understand that as a people we we are people first not a disability living life one Day at a time and loving it!
Outstanding! Thank you, Adam and DCU for this. I hope to show this video to Canadian colleges and universities, to at least learn and be in-spired as we are very behind on understanding people with disability.
In some countries, autism over 18 is not recognised. And nobody is going to talk about something that is not universally recognised. Everybody will always just laugh at adults with Asperger for the rest of their lives, and doctors, if anything, will diagnose them with every sort of other mental illnesses, staunchly dismissing autism as mock-science until it will be proven without any doubt that this is a seriously real thing This is unfortunate, because so many symptoms that people affected experience identically to other people affected cannot be just a coincidence But it is almost painful to me now watching videos on things that are actually only British, American or Australian when it should be something worldwide recognised like any other disease, like heart diseases or even mental illnesses like depression Nowadays other minorities, like for example gay people, can "come out" easier than before. But mental illnesses are still stigmatised and the situation doesn't seem to improve So yes, nice talk for an English-speaking country..
I know what you mean because last week, I was riding the train into work and there was a woman who appeared to be having a conversation to herself. After she left, other people started making fun of her so I got up and said that most people with mental illness are a danger to themselves. I also said that not all people who talk to themselves are mentally ill but are loud thinkers.
Hello World: with Miyah just gonna say, you were pretty brave to do that, that's a really amazing thing you did. Standing up to people who are discriminated, I wish I had someone like you when I was bullied hah
Yes indeed novie, misunderstandings are our greatest curse!! I believe autism is more than enough to make us a separate species of homo sapiens. If you study insects and how they are separated into species by very minute differences, like how veins in wings vary slightly in large populations of flies. Aspergicans have a very different neural wiring, qualifying us to be called the species "Homo Sapiens Autistia". Is not social consciousness a defining quality of humans? Of course we would have to throw out the window such silly ideals as equality of man (about time!) to finally treat us like what we are ~~> from a different planet indeed!!
SBS man uhh, I think jumping your conclusions from insects to humans is a very complex leap, I don't think it can translate very well to humans but I get what you're saying
When my son got diagnosed for Autism I asked the doctor if HE himself had Autism. He had a look of surprise and said NO. Not sure if he was surprised because I thought someone with Autism could be a doctor or if he wondered what made me think HE might has Autism himself. Maybe it's something no one has ever asked him before. But he did have an awkwardness about him and I don't doubt that people with high functioning Autism are just as able to learn and maybe even more so from being able to spend so much time alone.
A prime example of “doctors” in the autism closet is Simon Baron Cohen, who is regarded by neurotypicals as an autism “expert” (cough cough). He is clearly autistic - monotone voice and little facial expression. Yet Simon Baron Cohen spreads hated of autistic people with his ridiculous theories that autistic people lack empathy. The opposite is true, we have far more empathy than neurotypicals, in fact too much empathy. It’s neurotypicals who lack empathy for autistic people.
@@actually_autistic That is an oversimplified view of his position. He never said we lack all forms of empathy. There is a difference between how autistic and non-autistic children perform in certain theory of mind questions. This difference requires some explanation, and does not require one that makes everyone feel optimal or flatters everyone. Science will never get off the ground if we're always afraid of hurting someone's feelings. The best explanation for this observable phenomenon is "non-autistic children have a better sense of theory of mind on average". Sometimes there are differences between groups and we can't just force equal outcomes. Why would we want to? We're not all the same. So? Science isn't about flattering my ego or anyone's, it's about discovering truth. If the truth is that I'm just not as good at certain tasks as if I had the same identity in other ways but was allistic, then I have no choice but to accept that truth.
Aspergers is a neurological condition not a mental illness my unhappiness is that I can't get to know people because they assume they know me first I have sharper senses that's it totally disgusted
I wonder if the speaker is now using identity-first language. We don't have autism. We are autistic. Its a subtle but important distinction to get passed the archaic medical model that pathologizes and stigmatizes autism by labeling it as a condition/disability rather than a neurotype.
I prefer to get more specific. Rather than, I "have some sensory issues" I just say that crowds tire me out or that I can't stand the feel of chenille. There is such a broad range of things aspys might have difficulty with.
As an recently diagnosed person I can say that "identity furst language" does not effect me in the slightest. I think people who like to change others way of speaking just like the idea of control. I have autism. I am also autistic. They both mean the same thing. Neither phrases signify anything bad so stop making it like that.
Legally there are many reasons it needs to be talked about as a condition/disability though. The law is always around 30 years behind social progress because it's so hard to change. There's no legal recognition or protection or accomodation for any such thing as a "neurotype".
He uses the word normal even though he doesn't know what it means and then puts it in quotation marks (too late in the sentence as well) to show that he doesn't even believe in the concept? I would have expected far better logic from a fellow aspie.
I'm almost 100% convinced I have autism. I have read about many of the signs of autism and I have almost all of them. How can I ascertain that I do indeed have it? Do I consult with a psychiatrist?
Wow that was a great talk. Very moving. I admire to speaker's courage to speak out for people in the autism community.
My son has asperger's and SPD. In getting him help, we realized I also had it (grew up thinking I was just stubborn, picky, and unique). I wasn't aware of that 1/100 statistic. Thank you.
thank you Adam for doing what you do ! you are an inspiration and ray of light. I have two boys with autism in Ireland and I believe you have and will continue to make a positive difference in people's lives! keep up the good work..
As a person with multiple disabilities like ne Rather than talk about my disability I am going to talk about my experience as an Independent Living Advocate. We should all strive for equality under the guidelines of the ADA and just be who and what we are and to let people know that as a person with a disability life can be great just being who we and what we were and that what we really want and need is to have as normal a life as possible and be happy being myself. So many people can't seem to understand that as a people we we are people first not a disability living life one Day at a time and loving it!
Outstanding! Thank you, Adam and DCU for this. I hope to show this video to Canadian colleges and universities, to at least learn and be in-spired as we are very behind on understanding people with disability.
Even after 6 years, society has nothing changed for autism. 🤯
Well I dont think they will😊😊😊
I love his analogy about Autism and how we we are aliens or rather vulcans be don't understand what's going on from the other side.
You are amazing Adam. Thank you.
Thank you for such an excellent talk (have shared).
Thank you for sharing your story. My little boy has ASD he is 4 years old. 💙
Beautiful ending
In some countries, autism over 18 is not recognised. And nobody is going to talk about something that is not universally recognised. Everybody will always just laugh at adults with Asperger for the rest of their lives, and doctors, if anything, will diagnose them with every sort of other mental illnesses, staunchly dismissing autism as mock-science until it will be proven without any doubt that this is a seriously real thing
This is unfortunate, because so many symptoms that people affected experience identically to other people affected cannot be just a coincidence
But it is almost painful to me now watching videos on things that are actually only British, American or Australian when it should be something worldwide recognised like any other disease, like heart diseases or even mental illnesses like depression
Nowadays other minorities, like for example gay people, can "come out" easier than before. But mental illnesses are still stigmatised and the situation doesn't seem to improve
So yes, nice talk for an English-speaking country..
I know what you mean because last week, I was riding the train into work and there was a woman who appeared to be having a conversation to herself. After she left, other people started making fun of her so I got up and said that most people with mental illness are a danger to themselves. I also said that not all people who talk to themselves are mentally ill but are loud thinkers.
Hello World: with Miyah just gonna say, you were pretty brave to do that, that's a really amazing thing you did. Standing up to people who are discriminated, I wish I had someone like you when I was bullied hah
Yes indeed novie, misunderstandings are our greatest curse!! I believe autism is more than enough to make us a separate species of homo sapiens. If you study insects and how they are separated into species by very minute differences, like how veins in wings vary slightly in large populations of flies. Aspergicans have a very different neural wiring, qualifying us to be called the species "Homo Sapiens Autistia". Is not social consciousness a defining quality of humans? Of course we would have to throw out the window such silly ideals as equality of man (about time!) to finally treat us like what we are ~~> from a different planet indeed!!
SBS man uhh, I think jumping your conclusions from insects to humans is a very complex leap, I don't think it can translate very well to humans but I get what you're saying
That's depressing. Where is autism dismissed entirely in over-18s?
Great job, thank you.
When my son got diagnosed for Autism I asked the doctor if HE himself had Autism. He had a look of surprise and said NO. Not sure if he was surprised because I thought someone with Autism could be a doctor or if he wondered what made me think HE might has Autism himself. Maybe it's something no one has ever asked him before. But he did have an awkwardness about him and I don't doubt that people with high functioning Autism are just as able to learn and maybe even more so from being able to spend so much time alone.
A prime example of “doctors” in the autism closet is Simon Baron Cohen, who is regarded by neurotypicals as an autism “expert” (cough cough). He is clearly autistic - monotone voice and little facial expression. Yet Simon Baron Cohen spreads hated of autistic people with his ridiculous theories that autistic people lack empathy. The opposite is true, we have far more empathy than neurotypicals, in fact too much empathy. It’s neurotypicals who lack empathy for autistic people.
@@actually_autistic That is an oversimplified view of his position. He never said we lack all forms of empathy. There is a difference between how autistic and non-autistic children perform in certain theory of mind questions. This difference requires some explanation, and does not require one that makes everyone feel optimal or flatters everyone. Science will never get off the ground if we're always afraid of hurting someone's feelings.
The best explanation for this observable phenomenon is "non-autistic children have a better sense of theory of mind on average". Sometimes there are differences between groups and we can't just force equal outcomes. Why would we want to? We're not all the same. So?
Science isn't about flattering my ego or anyone's, it's about discovering truth. If the truth is that I'm just not as good at certain tasks as if I had the same identity in other ways but was allistic, then I have no choice but to accept that truth.
@@actually_autisticright on empathy
Aspergers is a neurological condition not a mental illness my unhappiness is that I can't get to know people because they assume they know me first I have sharper senses that's it totally disgusted
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autism IS a disability
I wonder if the speaker is now using identity-first language. We don't have autism. We are autistic. Its a subtle but important distinction to get passed the archaic medical model that pathologizes and stigmatizes autism by labeling it as a condition/disability rather than a neurotype.
I prefer to get more specific. Rather than, I "have some sensory issues" I just say that crowds tire me out or that I can't stand the feel of chenille. There is such a broad range of things aspys might have difficulty with.
As an recently diagnosed person I can say that "identity furst language" does not effect me in the slightest.
I think people who like to change others way of speaking just like the idea of control.
I have autism.
I am also autistic.
They both mean the same thing.
Neither phrases signify anything bad so stop making it like that.
Legally there are many reasons it needs to be talked about as a condition/disability though. The law is always around 30 years behind social progress because it's so hard to change. There's no legal recognition or protection or accomodation for any such thing as a "neurotype".
He uses the word normal even though he doesn't know what it means and then puts it in quotation marks (too late in the sentence as well) to show that he doesn't even believe in the concept? I would have expected far better logic from a fellow aspie.
I'm almost 100% convinced I have autism. I have read about many of the signs of autism and I have almost all of them. How can I ascertain that I do indeed have it? Do I consult with a psychiatrist?