Autism: Bus Ride

[dianacisnerosz19]

my almost 4 year old is autistic and Ive always wonder how he is going to be when he is older, or when he goes to middle school. i always wonder if he will have a normal life when he is 16,19,20,25,28 years old. Can you live a normal life being a autistic teen?

[Simbaholic]

I have AS too. People talking and laughing really loudly close to me sounds kind of like that, but is MUCH louder. It reminds me of obnoxious microphone feedback, like in cartoons when a character is testing it. It doesn't exactly scare me, but it does make me feel very tense and trapped. Once I get to a quiet place I feel like I can breathe again.

[BellaMissTrix]

My Two Beautiful Cousins have Autism and I've cried watching each of these videos. I hope they both become who they want to be and never have to face a day like this ever. Please think before you act, say and do. That's all I ask. Please.

[Unicysis]

Such observative talk. I guess you'll never know what it's like to be a retard.

[TheEscapedBalloon]

@multisnootyundead

Learn how autism works. You'd see stuff differently if you had it.

[amazeblaze]

wow...I think have autism now. I thought i was just claustrophobic but i do notice the tiniest amount of information in my environment like this guy, although my case is not so severe. I talk randomly with the strangers...there's so many interesting stuff in the world when I don't close up. I still feel like it every now and then...the feeling of a claustrophobia and ringing of the train or bus. I pissed myself when I was in the store once. Now, it's que sera sera.

[Rexeljet]

Even though I have Asperger Syndrome, I wouldn't find various things that it is said Some people with more severe cases of the syndrome find distressing (i.e. the things covered in this film, along with things like Dogs barking) scary or distressing, they simply piss me off and annoy me.

[kitsune720]

So if you have this, your senses are basically just over-stimulated? Youre hyper-alert about everything? O.o

[Jianlibao]

@kitsune720 No - basically, since the main weakness of autistic spectrum disorders is socialising and interacting with others (which is something that has to be done pretty much constantly throughout life), this might make the person feel constantly intimidated and afraid. I think that's what this was trying to get across.

[hyperbaricchicken101]

I have asperger's syndrome and my spiritual sister has autism.

[VincentBrooke1]

0:46 I'm wearing those phones right now...

[niamhy9090]

I Have Aspergers



[kaihiwatari111]

as a AS sufferer i dont really get bothered by this sort of thing......i find noisy schoolkids annoying tho but dont react

[fergimonkey]

Is it really like that?

[dinglegonzo]

HA HA!! I rode the bus for years and just learned to deal with being overstimulated. I would always carry a journal on the bus to write about the crazy people on-board. When I go to a store I tend to sweat like a fountain and freak out, grocery stores are too much for me to handle!

[fuleiro44]

This video is perfect!

I remembered an advertisement on the subject here in Brazil

about autism that said "While there is a 1% chance

there will be 99% of hope "I have great respect for these people, after all, are human beings like you and me.

[MattTheGodOfTime]

its like a constant bad triip!

[SpokaneGirl85]

Could he actually hear his watch ticking through all that noise? Could he actually hear their conversations through all that noise?

[AbsolutelyCrackers]

I don't get sensory overloads but I can't really filter sounds that well either. He always looks like's high on something lol.

[AspieSean91]

Great video! This demonstrates how many people on the autism spectrum can't stand noise and crowds. I can't handle huge crowds, but I can handle riding the bus.

[SUPEREMERALD123]

Puzzles Forever. I'm diagnosed with A.S., and they're thinking about putting me on medications. I don't want medications ruining my life. Even though I'm depressed, I'm aware that medications can ruin my entire being!

[CrackBadger52]

What kinda meds? Try and get some dexedrine its the best don't settle for Ritalin or Strattera or any other bullshit like that.

[Duvmasta]

I have Asperger's and I'm on medications. Don't worry, medications help improve your mood and control your anxiety.

[bevamartin]

Even though I do have Asperger's Syndromes crowds don't really bother me me at all, except under extreme circumstances.

[WizardOfHumor1989]

Love how the dark eyes signify a scary world from an autistic's point of view, especially with the girls laughing.

[adrishelton]

I love these vids...i have problems when i hear a lot of people talking at the same time, i fell im gonna explode, it hurts and make me fell dizzy

[elenacerasela]

That's sensory overload...I was thinking today about it when I was taking a walk and I was looking for a word, the best I could come up with was "implosion" (that;s how I feel when I get sensory overload). It's funny, you said explosion. Anyway, there is no need for people to talk loud and obnoxious, it is different if it's a baby or child, but grown ups should not be loud like that in confined spaces, I am pretty sure it bothers NTs also.

[inregionecaecorum]

Maybe you do but it is not original it is a copy.

This is actors recreating a journey, all I do and film is for real, so that the bus journey this so wantonly copies that is on the video "outside in" is for real, I took my video onto the bus and filmed whatever happened.

[11krage]

I love this series, it actually makes an effort to portray dificulties and in adults too. Usually people only care about the kids with it. I'm terrified of buses and those sorts of situations so I really relate to this.

[AbiH31]

Thanks for posting!

[Zolg08]

I am diagnosed but I dont have overload usually.

but issue with filtering.

I usually put some earplugs into my ear

[iPopcorn]

i sometimes overload but sound and my surrounding dont affect me. i get a scared feeling when near nuns because my mum said they cane you and that scared me because i dont want to get caned

[shortyg53]

Poor Daniel! People with autism often feel anxious enough to look around themselves as if a baby were looking around in the world it's in, especially in a room full of people.

[knuckles92s]

wtf...its like your on hard ass shrooms man..lol that sucks

[AutismTakeFlight]

I love this whole series showing how an autistic person may experience day to day activities. It really does make me think & want to act differently.

[MkUltraVolunteer]

What a tripper haha

[lamarr912]

They say I have Asperger's... or lack thereof. I do not have sensory overload, and I can go on Charlotte Transit with little or no problems at all.

[Dan08444]

This video did a good job of showinh how some autistics cope with sensory overload.

[AutisticWhoLives4God]

I thought this was a pretty good depiction of sensory overload. Maybe it's not like this for all autistics, but it was accurate for me.

[JoeRoss1993]

theres another interesting website about asperger's. type down Supporting Asperger Families in Essex. I attend a club on the 3rd wednesday of every month run by SAFE called Southend Youth club.

[JoeRoss1993]

Very good film, i have Asperger's syndrome as well, and I sometimes find it very difficult walking around in town with many people i have no idea who they are, i get soemtimes get on well on a bus ride, but i don't stare at people in case they'll stare at me and try to talk to me.

[ThisIsGonnaBeCool]

i still dont understand what autism does and is

[piflover]

Run a search for the National Autistic Society (the charity that produced these films.) They have a very informative website.

[ThisIsGonnaBeCool]

ok, thanks.

[jarduli]

cant understand this advert

[mingyip88cn]

Autism is an abnormal condition

but is also very inspiring for human

to understand how the brain functions.

It remind us that what constitute 'normal'

is a complex issue, it is only a

by-product of our highly specialized mind

well-adapted to survive in society.

In the vast domain of nature, humanity seems

like an illusion.

[philevans1986]

I've got Asperger Syndrome also and I know that everyone is affected in different ways, for example I have issues with Social Interaction and Etiquette (see Receptionist) but if I seen an RTA or when I travel on Public Transport, I'm more than fine with it.

But there is a guy at College who also has Aspergers and these problems don't affect him at all that have been highlighted, his problem is that he can't tell the time or organise himself very well. It can affect anybody in any way at all.

[andyc225]

This is a load of absolute rubbish. I've got Asperger's Syndrome, and last time I travelled on the bus, I didn't have a meth trip. The bell didn't sound like something from Can't Touch This either.

[auti34]

that how it is for me i tolly freak if there to much noise or talking .i wear ear plugs sometiumes to help block out some of the noise

[purplemutantas]

@auti34 Yea. I always carry ear plugs with me just in case

[54321comment]

Maybe the guy in this video did appear to be getting "annoyed" but with Asperger's, people appear "annoyed" when in fact they are becoming "scared".

I haven't got Asperger's, but that bus journey illustrated how crazy day-to-day situations these days are for everyone. :)

[ASPI71]

Can u say "sencery overlload? I knoe you couuld.

[cosmokramer1987]

This is way over the top here. They make Aspergers out to be a 24/7 meth trip.

[chloroxjello]

A little over the top, but I understand they had to exaggerate the symptoms for the "normal" folks.

[LaZyEyE777CSS]

yea i know that feeling. i never use a bus

[LightMyFire92]

I can appreciate the meaning of the ad, but the POV scenes look like the Aspie just smoked a bowl of DMT.

[queenvelvet]

lol

[fiver316]

I have Asperger Syndrome, this bus scene looks extreamly farmilliar.

[TomRaymondUK]

To me as well. For Christ's sake avoid the early morning buses in Northampton, they'll have your nerves a-blaze.

[H0D0NKAIN]

I think that this video portrays Asperger Syndrome very well. He didn't seem scared to me; maybe a bit annoyed though. His watch was possibly his quiet place where everyone else can make it seem like theres an alien party going on around him that somehow involves him but he doesn't "get it". We aspies can be self-centered in our thinking.

[yackityyacityyack]

I myself related very well to this one. I've been misdiagnosed with Social Phobia Disorder for a long time because of experiences exactly on this level. I've had to ride on a bus before like that, and I didn't like it at all. In situations like that I just want to get out of them. That's where my misdiagnosis of Panic Disorder comes in. Its very easy for me to get sensory overload in social situations.

[SpamNapkin]

You have to be fucking kidding me.

I have Asperger's Syndrome, and while I was scared of things other people weren't when I was a child, I eventually grew out of it. Do these people honestly believe that this is how people with Asperger's see the world? If so, maybe they should RESEARCH the subject a bit before making assumptions. Sure, some people with asperger's might be scared of everyday things like public transportation, but we're people. We're all different.

[KuraiGaka2]

I think they needed to film different people in different ads. That would have made it more accurate.

Nonetheless, it's better than all of the other autism ads out there.

[SpamNapkin]

Alright, I was a bit harsh there, but still, having autism isn't like being on an acid trip every day of your life.

I could definately relate with the other PIFs in this series though.