Understanding Autism - Asperger's syndrome

[SebStagnant]

Sometimes high school can be tantamount to a prison sentence. It is an environment where only the strong an fit survive and the weaker breed die out. If people see that you have the slightest difference, you're prone to be terrorized by your peers. I can almost imagine what it would be like for a person with AS being placed in a regular school and forced to adapt quickly to the taunts of their peers and the apathy of the teachers, administration, etc. especially in today's era where technology

[lurconis666]

High school, that was like my own personal hell. That's where you're trapped, with no way out whatsoever. Just the terror, the intimidation and bullying and the ostracization... Not to mention the hierarchy and the pecking order. All that social fascism crap.

Now, with a proper education and an interesting job, I can look back at that period and fully see how absurd and primordial this whole high school system is. There, conformity is enforced and autonomous thinking is met with oppression.

[PinkPunkyKat]

Teachers were my worse bullies.

[milascave]

How do you know none of them had it?

[mac19971]

Comment from REDEMPTION: Tell the people who were all part of this video, to go to Welsh Valley Middle School CLASS!! E101, Street Tower Lane, Pennsylvania.

[bombergal1]

I was bullied in school because I have asperger's and was diagnosed 20 years ago, when it was virtually unknown. If only I could have attended this school, I would have been better off.

[OhRhonda]

That is really awesome. My son did that also..he does great now too

[GeneralOJB]

I can't stand autistic kids. They're all ugly and self-centred.

JUST DIE!!!!!!

[toyy7675]

@GeneralOJB I don't like you.

[IceChateau777]

@toyy7675 are you some supporter? it's all good, man.

[toyy7675]

@IceChateau777 Supporter me? No..i am not a supporter, i am just a 19year old guy with aspergers.

[Ilovecats112233]

"In this school, it is considered 'cool' to look out for others who are being bullied."

Sounds like a splendid school!

[djdavemick]

God bless each and every Aspie in the universe.

[maishiranui33]

really? like ass burger?

[AboveControl]

i was bullied a lot because i had AS and sometimes relapse.

[fleisch09]

I have asperger's syndrome.  I am an adult with it.

[IceChateau777]

@fleisch09 i'm a BLACK teenage girl with Aspbergers. I was talked about. I was yelled at. I'm addicted to Japanese pharphenalia. I was also the black girl that stood out. I was also classified as a/n (otaku=nerd). Seemingly, not too many black females (such as myself) are diagnosed with Aspbergers in the US (although there are some females out there with it).

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[IceChateau777]

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[josehector]

However, this isn't the case of many schools. Many children still are unknowing of autism.

[IceChateau777]

@josehector Grammar check: Many children ajd adults don't know about autism, thus they are not only negligent of children who do have mental and psycological disorders (aspergers is a psycological disorder), but they (the adults) would sometimes put those children in special education just because they have tourettes or OCD...and it's tiring.

[mylovesofmylife]

Those who judge people with aspergers or any other difficulty someone faces, realise they would have difficulties of there own to overcome. One of those difficulties is to stop there desire to judge others.

[Devik666]

maybe im misdiagnosed with ass burger sydrome and maybe aspergers should come under super human rather than high functioning autism ha ha well least us ones who just missed running away from the net

[toyy7675]

@Devik666 No you got it all right, huh no not aspergers you got some thing much worse the assburger syndrom.

I am sorry to say there is no cure but for the low of god don't eat those burgers!

Who ever said people with asperger don't got a sense of humor? XD

[IceChateau777]

I, too have aspergers but I have the kind that Bill Gates had. I'm actually 12 years old but I had good grades. I can fix a computer and do animations but I don't have much friends. I guess you would hate me...

[Khamug]

Being autistic isn't fun. today I waited at a line in a shop, and while I was waiting the line beside me scattered and from one moment to the other, four people crossed the line and skipped before me. I didn't know what to say. This happens all the time.

[toloverufan2]

i wish i were in that school T_T

[imeshot]

IAN FUGAL IS A BULLY!!

[numberonesurvivor75]

I have asperger's syndrome and I disagree with what this school did. The solution to bullies is to push back.

[Renegademoustache]

I have aspergers as well but, I went to a school like that It helped but, I didn't learn much. Having aspergers isn't and shouldn't be too much of a big deal. For GOD sakes Einstien had it!! I hate people who give excuses to people with autisim!

[numberonesurvivor75]

Some people have more problems than others. Also, what might not harm or even help one's intellect could hurt them a lot socially.

[bilzzy101]

wats the diff between pdd nos n asperger's especially if ur high functioning

[ultradumbass]

@bilzzy101 from what i know about PDD NOS and aspergers (i have aspergers) is PDD-NOS are people who are mostly socially awkward but are capable of understanding emotions better. essentially, PDD-NOS is a higher functioning form of autism than aspergers.

[CrackBadger52]

I'm lucky I was a good fighter I used to kick the shit out of anyone who'd talk shit to me for the way I act. Looking back on it I had it real easy. Everyone would just say "ah thats Ed for you hes crazy" so nobody would ever gimme shit for my absurd behaviour.

[AniramSB]

How interesting... my husband also has AS and you are the first person I have seen that has the same cordination problem with the lips.... do you know more people with aspergers with this problem?

[angloengland]

Hi, I have some questions that I'd like someone to answer on Autism. I understand that the majority of children with Autism have brains that are 10% larger than other children - so does the brain in Autism children grow quicker or does the majority of adults also have a brain that is larger than other people? Secondly - is Autism more common among Asian/ Europeans as oppossed to people of African descent as I can't find any data?

[jugarnaut40]

there is a milde form of asperger isnt there? cause i got probly 95% of the symptoms of someone with asperger, i just dont have horrible social problems....(i could fit in with the "normal" people if i wanted to, i just choose not to cause most of them seem to be mean and preppy)

[Teenwithaspergers]

Autism is spead out equally among all races. I don't know about the brain one. And to have Asperger's you have to have social impairment, that ispart of the diagnoses for it.

[IceChateau777]

@Teenwithaspergers to prove yo theory, im a black girl w/ aspbergers syndrome. I'M PROUD TO BE AFRICAN-AMERICAN! NIGGA, I'M PROUD TO HAVE ASPBERGER SYNDROME!

[sistermitzi]

I have a son with asperger's & he is the most kind, wonderful person I have ever known. God blessed him with a wife with the same problems. They have been married 5 years.They have more challenges than most people, but most people I know could learn a lot by watching how they love & respond to one another.They have the strongest marriage I have ever seen.They know what true love is. They each have been wounded beyond belief by bullies but they rise above it and exhibit extraordinary grace.

[Breeslave]

I have Aspergers and have trouble finding long term girlfriends, how can I get what your son has? Any advice for me? I get extremely nervous around girls I like or want to be friends with and this impacts this can you help me please?

[freedomwarrior43]

The only way to deal with a damn school bully is to kick their asses. First tell the parents, of course, and give them a chance to discipline their asshole kids.

[DBroesberg]

In highschool I didn't have to fight. all I did when someone tried to make fun of me is tell them to shut there fucking mouth or fuck off and funny enough I could not get in trouble in class when I'd tell someone that.

[Jeebers87]

Genius.

[HolyhellTV]

i have this problom, well i dont think i do but its said i do, ugh bs i mean aspergers?

common thay are makeing bullshit up like lets say i like pizza oh shit looks like i have fucking pizza loveing syndrome. omfg i need pills! bull fucking shit in the ass. leave people the fuck alone!!!!.

[animalcrosser5]

It's a real thing. Don't judge. I was diagnosed when I was in 5th grade, and ever since I've been on medication it's really helped a lot. Besides, some of the most famous and succsesful people in the world have had AS.

[DBroesberg]

I think my pills don't do shit all cause with or without them I still act the same way

one downside to it is that I can't get to sleep without a certain pill cause my body relies on it plus if I don't take them i'll get terrible withdrawl symtoms

[bmwguy21]

If you or someone has Aspergers & maybe live closer to a real life then remember there is hope. The treatments are so exspensive though. hyperbaric oxygen, gluten free diet, chelation,sauna VS#3 for the gut & colonics work miracles so many for ASPERGERS  This is what the top DAN doctors use. I just want to give people hope that don't know about these treatments. Pharmacuiticals can help but, they only help so much. I know most people can't afford hyperbarics but it's amazing.

[bmwguy21]

That was VSL #3. I don't have Aspergers but I found these treatments for my step sister & they are helping her so much. Hyperbarics really does work. I have severe OCD & post traumatic disorder which is just severe constant panic anxiety & my brain has started really working again & many forms working better than it ever did. It will cost several thousands to really help a person with hyperbarics but it isn't false hope.

[artman127]

inspiring I might have Asbergus

[HoodArt916]

KOOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[Krishna227]

I love people who know what to do. It makes me feel better.

[Devik666]

i consider myself high functioning aspergers syndrome and not high functioning autism and no offence i dont relate to alot of these geeky kids some my friends were a bit geeky and i didnt relate to all the time either does anyone else feel like this?

[Devik666]

you mean your geeky or you feel like this or both lol sorry if ive offended you?

[IceChateau777]

@Devik666 you really don't get it, do you?

[AmnAbdulla9]

hey, just because you read on the internet about asperger's syndrom doesn't mean you got it. Much of the information on the web is junk nowadays. As soon as we meet a person, we make judgements about him/her. The people that call others who have autism bullies are jerks themselves.

[Chibiicap]

I have Asperger's and i still have a hard time understanding what it is, and people have to tell me things over and over and over again before i can understand them beacuse i learn very slowly.

The only friends i really have are online beacuse i can't seem to find anything in commen with the people i meet in my own town

[Thecheckerchex]

true. same here, i have this condition and the constants seem to be trouble understanding certain things.....and if you think "i'm nothing like the kid in the video", of course, everyone is different, even within different conditions such as AS...

[chloroxjello]

Hmm, I have AS and I was nothing like that kid at that age towards the beggining or in the video. I've actually always been vailed as a "normal" kid. Could it be that there is literally a spectrum of AS within the Autism spectrum?

[odogcainemenace]

i mean, my boy has made much progress and i'm so proud of him. he just lacks what it takes in the dating game, and he's expressed how badly he wants a wife. hell, he's had a beautiful woman before who basically threw herself onto him. i just need some advice on how my son can meet that right women. i told him you can't find her in a church, or in a club, they have to need you as badly as you need them.

[odogcainemenace]

i understand the frustrations and anguish of dealing with asperger's syndrome, as i have a son with asperger's syndrome, whose website i am writing on. he is so high functioning and has made so much progress and advancement in time it is amazing. he is a bodybuilder, a consummate piano player, he fairs pretty well in lumberjacking. my boy has gone from 255 to a slim mountain of muscle. i mean, his problem is dating women. he wants a wife when i die to take care of him and start a family.

[ligyro]

whoa whoa , wait. more than 90% of the eight grade is signed up for the aspergers support group? what the hell is going on? NO ONE at my school had aspergers

[bfugal]

The people that sign up for the support group aren't the ones with Aspergers, they are the ones supporting those who do have it, being their friend, etc.

[bfugal]

The people that sign up for the support group aren't the ones with Aspergers, they are the ones supporting those who do have it, being their friend, etc.

[petchharrison]

@ligyro how do you know i did not know for 40 years..jeff

[christschool]

@ligyro You most definitely had kids with AS in your school. When 1 in 110 children have an autism disorder, you had to have some kids in your school that had it unless you went to a school with fewer than 110 students. The school won't tell you another child's medical diagnosis, its against the law.

[karaxxjolly]

thanks for posting this!

my dad has this...

i never understood why he did certin things or didnt get things..

now im begining to understand :)

[matthias66]

I have high functioning autism as well- P.D.D-NOS. I admire my fellow slightly autistic brethren, for they put up with a lot more shit from people with normal cognitive abilities. I resent people with normal cognitive abilities who display any rudeness or hatred in their behavior. They understand people emotionally and socially, unlike a slightly autistic person, and what do they do, they mock others. Pathetic that people who have normal mental functions use their knowledge to aggitate others!

[mac19971]

@matthias66 UH OH.

[mac19971]

@matthias66 I have PDD-NOS Myself. In my experience I lived in Denver Colorado for 13 and half years, all my friends for 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th grade had disabilities. I never asked or specified what disability 2 of me friends had, but for the rest. One was my top best friend, who had a Very Bad case of PDD-NOS, we always talk to each other about what we like and just all conversations. And another friend were both twins, who were extreme Spasms.

[mac19971]

Reply to @matthias66 part 2: And the twins would have these crazy over their head breakouts, and would sometimes pretend they are going SUPERNOVA or something, just very HYPER and causing trouble, but they were my friends. And I would help them calm down. When 5th grade came, I was transfered to a school called Cory elementry. I was still friends with my friend with PDD-NOS from me old school. But at Cory I met new friends. One had some ADHD, very interesting friend I made.

[mac19971]

Reply to @matthias66 part 3: And another friend I made at Cory had heart problems, because he had 2 heart transplants. After 5th. we moved to Pennsylvania. and I was in middle school. My friend from Denver were me REAL friends, and inspiring. But when I came to Welsh Valley middle school. I meta friend who had Asperger Syndrome, but it seemed mild. He is now my only friend I hang out with in PA.

[Eatmyfeet14]

Oh and thanks for the video I have AS myself, I can sometimes be depressed like crazy because of the fact that very few people tolerate me and people aren't ever going to understand me that well. I highly encourage you to keep making videos like this, it's awesome!

[bfugal]

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

[Kdeyaktn]

Kids who bully have social issues if they didn't then why do they treat people like crap? Treating people like crap makes it easier for bullies to interact. Makes it appear they have no disability.

[CoolNASCARGuy]

I had a WONDERFUL time in Middle School; it's HIGH SCHOOL that has yielded more trouble for me.

[ramapho]

bullying yes to the point i felt imprisoned.. my whole life was about trying to be like other people to be normal yet i tried so hard even when i surpassed them i still questioned whether i was good enough - read about how I came to terms with my condition

[julianreggae]

Aspergers is a gift, it gives you a brilliant memory and many with Aspergers in the past have gone on to great things and become famous. This rubbish that Aspergers is "autistic" is stupid. I have Aspergers but I have never accepted that I have a disability or autistic disorder - just because they have poor social skills doesn't mean that their autistic so why are people with AS singled out and made to feel different?

[ItachiXAnko]

That's right. If you have Asperger's Syndrome, don't consider it as a threat, but a great asset. There are no disabilities found in a person who has AS. Your giftedness is a great gift. You have the potential, use it wisely.

[seeleunitone]

That's a sweet thing to say.we are just like everyone else and we just want to live life to the fulliest.

[bigbadbeast2007]

Because the world is full of ignorant F#$%tards thats why! Aspergers is just a LABEL like add adhd. bipoler what ever! We are all special in our own way it's what in your heart that counts!

[Zoisitetta]

I have to agree with you.

IT. IS. NOT. AN AUSISUM!

It's a.....PERSONALITY!

There are many personalities out there and no one makes labels for them, so why make a label for this?

Also, people may think Aspergers have only one perticuler interest. Ah...NO!! BIG TIME NO!

It should not be called a disablity, because they have MANY inerests are VERY GOOD at them. Also, because Aspies are intelligent, they don't like to hang around with idiotic morons who don't do anything.Their smart.

[lilzstar1234]

I have it and i dnt regard that i have a disability either. hwever the main reason they label it such is so ppl with as arent discrimanated against for jobs and stuff as part as disability disacrimated act. its a probelm though coz most ppl i know only regard a disability as someone with a wheelchair/brain problems/damage

[doctorgsja]

Too right! What do Isaac Newton, Einstein, Michelangelo, van Gogh, Dirac and Bill Gates have common-they probably all had/have Asperger's.

[seeleunitone]

Human nature is what it is.Some time when poeple don't undrestand sometime or someone they(the people who don't understand)can and do act hostile ...even violent

[matthias66]

I agree with you that human nature is a cause for resentment, misunderstanding, and judgement. However, is it fitting that humans with normal cognitive behaviors and social understanding mock and criticize people they don't understand? People with normal cognitive abilities have the blessing of understanding people socially and emotionally, a gift they take too much for granted. And yet they use that gift for self centered and petty reasons. Such a capacity for good, and yet so often wasted.

[FleenorFamily]

I have Aspergers. We are a child trapped in an adult body waiting to bloom. You just wait. If someone takes the time to teach us, we can learn. THere is a will, there is a way. If it wasnt for the services for adults with disabilities, I wouldnt know how to live on my own, I wouldnt cook or daily chores or budget, I wouldnt have a job. But guess what folks, I do. There are services that will help you. Sure I got times that I dont understand, but those who willing to help, will help you learn...

[y1434]

asperger syndrome isnt bad!!!

[pkrcaliber03]

Actually, I suffer from Aspergers as well. Socially, people with Asbergers are disabled but they aren't because most people can teach them along the way when they making mistakes or not. Sad thing is, most people will never understand what autism is.

[leoleponge]

So informative, thank you!

[candleoflife]

You are gifts to this world...Your spirits were born into these bodies for a purpose. You are Very Special souls, sent to teach the others understanding, compassion, and love...You are the lucky one's, for you already know what they have yet to learn...

[SK371]

i think its better for the kid to bebullied

[CassetteMaster]

no.

[RandomEdd]

I have only three words for you boi: Get a life.

[Eatmyfeet14]

SK371(PG 3): SDFU I think it would be better if you were bullied.

[wpgeek]

Thanks for the video. Wished this happened at my school and I would probably have been a bit happier throughout my lower-school career.

[tyronix]

was my teachers that bullied me, could handel the kids bullying lol

[Lisarata]

I'm beginning to see something I didn't before about how normal types cling to the inside of that box, paying attention only to what fits in the box, and don't easily tolerate those who are different. My kid is a lot like someone with Aspergers. Maybe he has it. I didn't know because I'm not that normal myself! I'm going to keep learning what's the best way for him to make his way in the world.

[sheps999]

Good informative video.

Just one problem: Aspergers is a disability now, is it?

That just makes it sound like people who have it are cripples, or degenerates of society.

Well they're not.

[bfugal]

yeah, sheps999. Socially, Aspergers people are disabled, in the most literal sense of the word. That is what people don't understand, because other than that they don't seem different at all, for the most part.

[NZtegmen]

each person with asperger's chooses their own term for their condition, Personally, I think disabled is a very powerful word but has many negative connotations. I prefer to use the term impairment. Because most people I have met with Asperger's ARE able to communicate and interact but the process is impaired, ie it is harder and stressful to do it, but often not impossible.Also being a spectrum disorder the severity is different in each individual's case.

[frelledsenseless]

I have AS and as far as I am concerned it is a disability.

That doesn't mean that I can't have a fulfilling life it just means I struggle a lot because aspects of day tp day life affect me differently than most people.

Labelling it a disability itself is not a negative thing, it only becomes negative when people let it bog them down

[twinmama2x]

Just because someone isn't sitting in a wheel chair doesn't mean they don't have difficulties. Since when is someone different a degenerate of society? What is wrong with being crippled? People don't suffer from disabilities, they suffer from the ignorance of others!

[sheps999]

I think I was a bit heavy-handed when I wrote that, and I apologise.

[XILUVDREWFULLER4EVAX]

i have aspergers my skwl dont no how 2 handle me they think i just use it as an excuse 2 get out of stuff:( i dont even have any mates!

[AngryNicklos]

It doesn't sound like you do.

[detonation555666]

this is a good vid and this is what people should do more of

[bfugal]

Thank you, We just have to help make it more publicly known that this condition exists and needs a little bit of specialized attention. Does everyone that you know understand this condition? Please pass this on so that other schools can take the same action that this one did.

[moltres234]

im autistic and i had a tramatic high school experience i wish this had happened at my school

[lordalfredhenry]

My high school graduation was a challenge too. I did not attend my graduation despite fairly good grades.

[lordalfredhenry]

Thanks for this video.

[bfugal]

Thanks for watching.

[lordalfredhenry]

I'm an aspie who used to live in Salt Lake City. I also had my graduation taken away from me despite having good grades. I was framed and denied being able to graduate until paying a massive fine at a time when my family was penniless.

[Emanuelknicks]

I feel bad for you, you were dealt a bad hand. It shows how much Asperger's is misunderstood.

[eclipselive]

AS isnt rare 6 people in 1000 have it

[bfugal]

Yeah, I realize that now. Until just recently I hadn't seen anyone else with as extreme of a condition that my little brother has.

[Devik666]

only 6 ha ha