I couldn't agree more. Silent M's knowledge and understanding of Normals, of how our brains work, of what limits us, and motivates us, interests and engages us, and what doesn't ... is light years away from any kind of comparable understanding of Autism, by advocates and experts in parent-centric autism organizations. M's keenest insight into what makes Normals tick, may be her understanding of the crippling nature of our unthinking, unshakeable superiority. It fucks us up more than anything.
I have a son on the severe end of the spectrum as well. I post silentmiaow's videos to my facebook in order to show people that our son is a person as well. I hope to get conversations going as well.
Thank you for sharing your personal story and adding another diemension, not only to silentmiaow's Amazing Videos, but to the conversations that she has sparked.
My son is six years old and on the severe end of the spectrum. When we go out to eat or to the park we get the most horrible looks and things said to us. I'm glad she is here to show people that all people deserve respect and to be able to go out in public without ridicule.
silentmiaow's videos was like a punch in the face for me. I don't know much of anything about autism and If I would not have seen this video, I would have continued to view people like this as dumb or oblivious to the real world that I think I live in.
silentmiaow's video make me feel both ashamed and ignorant. I will make an effort to understand autism from here.
Thanks for the showing me pointing me to silentmiaow's videos.
I'm really touched by your reaction to her videos. She certainly calls into question everything that most of us thought about the meaning of autism. But I don't believe you need to be ashamed of the images you've developed about this kind of disability. It's the image our culture has created. Seeing the terrible shortcomings of that image is what you've now done. That's more than most will ever do.
The video did it's job. Not in making you feel ashamed for what you believed but for giving you a glimpse as to what is happening behind the curtain. Upon watching the video I was struck with the beauty of how she perceived her environment. Don't feel ashamed, embrace your newfound understanding. :-)
That's exactly why I wanted to comment on her remarkable work. She can provide tremendous insight for us all into what is often a simply baffling condition.
I hadn't seen this before now, the first thing that entered my mind was the concept of bio-ethics. A disturbing subject, I wonder, have you got any thoughts on that?
None, just the concepts behind bioethics. The ideas proposed by some that people who have mental handicaps or physical ones aren't worth as much, things of that nature proposed by that thought process.
I watched them after I saw Peri's response. I'm so glad that she is informing and educating people. I'm at a loss for words. I think you said it well.
Thanks for this. I'm going to watch her video later. Interesting to hear you are a physcologist. I have always been very stirred, moved and interested by mental illness, since my grandmother suffers from Alzhiemer's disease. Thanks, Ben, UK
I couldn't agree more. Silent M's knowledge and understanding of Normals, of how our brains work, of what limits us, and motivates us, interests and engages us, and what doesn't ... is light years away from any kind of comparable understanding of Autism, by advocates and experts in parent-centric autism organizations. M's keenest insight into what makes Normals tick, may be her understanding of the crippling nature of our unthinking, unshakeable superiority. It fucks us up more than anything.
andrewajax 1 year ago
I have a son on the severe end of the spectrum as well. I post silentmiaow's videos to my facebook in order to show people that our son is a person as well. I hope to get conversations going as well.
conduirty 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing your personal story and adding another diemension, not only to silentmiaow's Amazing Videos, but to the conversations that she has sparked.
Deeply moving - yes, indeed.
AmitaiGivertz 3 years ago
thank you for spreading her word i have been moved by her video's also
rachael596 3 years ago
My son is six years old and on the severe end of the spectrum. When we go out to eat or to the park we get the most horrible looks and things said to us. I'm glad she is here to show people that all people deserve respect and to be able to go out in public without ridicule.
conduirty 3 years ago
It's still a pretty cruel world, isn't it? Hopefully videos like hers will open people's minds and hearts to our differences. Thanks.
tlg847 3 years ago
those people are immature idiots,i cant belive someone can be mean and disrespectfull like that,sorry for what you are going through.
WebSurfer30 3 years ago
silentmiaow's videos was like a punch in the face for me. I don't know much of anything about autism and If I would not have seen this video, I would have continued to view people like this as dumb or oblivious to the real world that I think I live in.
silentmiaow's video make me feel both ashamed and ignorant. I will make an effort to understand autism from here.
Thanks for the showing me pointing me to silentmiaow's videos.
Husko272 5 years ago
I'm really touched by your reaction to her videos. She certainly calls into question everything that most of us thought about the meaning of autism. But I don't believe you need to be ashamed of the images you've developed about this kind of disability. It's the image our culture has created. Seeing the terrible shortcomings of that image is what you've now done. That's more than most will ever do.
tlg847 5 years ago
The video did it's job. Not in making you feel ashamed for what you believed but for giving you a glimpse as to what is happening behind the curtain. Upon watching the video I was struck with the beauty of how she perceived her environment. Don't feel ashamed, embrace your newfound understanding. :-)
jtstogner 5 years ago
Thanks for the referral.
ExperimentsinHonesty 5 years ago
Amen!
Marihani 5 years ago
That's exactly why I wanted to comment on her remarkable work. She can provide tremendous insight for us all into what is often a simply baffling condition.
tlg847 5 years ago
Certainly an eye-opener.
PastaBaby 5 years ago
I hadn't seen this before now, the first thing that entered my mind was the concept of bio-ethics. A disturbing subject, I wonder, have you got any thoughts on that?
Argent009 5 years ago
I'm interested in knowing the ethical questions that came to you, Mike.
tlg847 5 years ago
None, just the concepts behind bioethics. The ideas proposed by some that people who have mental handicaps or physical ones aren't worth as much, things of that nature proposed by that thought process.
Argent009 5 years ago
I watched them after I saw Peri's response. I'm so glad that she is informing and educating people. I'm at a loss for words. I think you said it well.
WrenFreya 5 years ago
Wonderful video on language etc. Thanks so much for suggesting it, really mind-opening.
crazymml 5 years ago
Thanks for this. I'm going to watch her video later. Interesting to hear you are a physcologist. I have always been very stirred, moved and interested by mental illness, since my grandmother suffers from Alzhiemer's disease. Thanks, Ben, UK
longwayrounder 5 years ago
Thx 4 referral :-)
LiberalViewer 5 years ago
And thanks for turning me on to silentmiaow's video. That was very interesting
Capslock17 5 years ago