What is autism?

[malodorous1994]

I think I'm autistic.

[lvivboi]

I believe that discrimination of any kind is disgraceful. People with autism get a real hard time. Leave them be. Autism's just a fuckin' word anyway! It doesn't mean shit.

[XOPWNDOX]

Wow.. This so me, I am autism

[kevingp12]

@XOPWNDOX do you mean autistic?

[thewizard773]

people with autism are so damn annoying

[XxTwistedxBeastxX]

i agree.:I it makes me sick when ppl ask whats wrong with my little brother. they always say "whats wrong with him?" and i always reply "hes not broken." some people are just stupid and it makes me so mad!Dx



[MustNotRead]

so basically, they just want to get away from the idiotic people surrounding them (including their inferior parents). i can relate to that. i often avoid eye-contact with inferior idiots and mostly prefer to retreat into my own imaginary world which doesn't include the vast majority of foolish people i'm surrounded by each day. does that make me autistic?

[TheSuperOlioliolioli]

@MustNotRead I can relate to that also, I can't look at inferior people in the eye

[ESAPOWER]

@MustNotRead *Sigh* It's a lot more complicated than how he *VERY VAGUELY* outlined it with 3 principal symptoms.

If life were so simple as to just withdraw, it would be nice. But Autism leads to such incredible loneliness and despair.

[Benjamin028u20]

@MustNotRead

what if their not inferior, how are they inferior?

[MrRationalize]

@MustNotRead No. You just hang around stupid people.

[bclagnese]

this guys a fucking retard...

[singledad11]

checkout scott james on the x factor, great story

[rehabwrestler69]

this is a brief general description best for those not interested in an in-depth explanation. if you want to further your studies that's fine, but this is a good starting point and he didn't seem to mean any offense in any way to anyone with autism so i don't know where all the rage is coming from.

[qasemkhan]

Short, concise and to the point. Everywhere else, people say stupid things without being to the point. Excellent video. Thanks.

[skankinhome]

I've got AS and for those of you that think that its a bad thing, it isnt, the only people that think its a bad thing, are the people without it, the people with it don't care for those without it because they don't have to know/care. We deal with it, so you "normal" people should also deal with it/us.

[xxomgitsjulzxx]

well i only watched this for a project i have to put it on a website haa

[pivotnoob09]

i have autism and thats nothing how i think or see things,tell this fucktard to get a life

[VisualFib]

some people who have autism are retarded. do not shun me for saying this. that is what it is, Although some people with autism are normal, mabey even just one sign of autism, like a speech impedemant. I agree, this fucktard needs to explain what i had said in the middle of this comment.

[Bloodsport1]

Hey Pivo can you explain to me what is autism? I really dont understand the video because all he is saying is autism means anti social.

[daparkstaman522]

@pivotnoob09 really??

[krispy2short]

about time some one explains in words that i can understand

[hamatoyoshi123]

That is a very informative and correct explanation of autism.

[iKidz11]

hehe , fanks for making this video . i didn't really know what autism was , until now =)

[LadyDeath092]

when i was at a christian the teachers found out i was diasnosed with autism so i had to repeat kindergarden even though when i was younger i was an angry child

[soccercrystal429]

oh my god i had that! see, i was diagnosed with autism at age 2...but with the help of my parents and teachers i entered mainstream school by 5..but saw social workers and speech teachers until about 9 or 10. now im the total opposite...for more details since im proud of my story you can message me...but anyway...just before i was diagnosed i was going to a catholic preschool and they kicked me out due to hyperactivity and my behavior in general!

[soccercrystal429]

and it just disgusts me how some people are just...ignorant almost. and i agree..those who say autism is a disease or even like makes a person stupid..just makes me SO MAD!

[Jeranweakley]

Yeah, I know, It's just like with Bipolar disorder, they don't take it seriously and just keep making fun of it. But I'll tell you what? Somebody they'll get Bipolar or Autism, and whichever one they get, they'll regret making those ignorant comments because then they'll realize what they've been making fun of.

[Jeranweakley]

Besides they would'nt it was so funny If that stuff happened to them.

[Jarudin]

@soccercrystal429 There are varying forms of autism. Children with really bad autism can't speak and don't seem to be aware of other people at all. THAT is what is being referred to.

He also doesn't say it's a disease, it's a quote "developmental disorder".

It disgusts me how some people are just .. ignorant almost. Unable to view the world beyond their own little perspective. Autism doesn't make you stupid, it just makes you unable to communicate or just unaware of it. Watch "Temple Grandin"

[kalasunshine]

thank you for this wonderful vid.. To educate and bring awareness is what we parents look for.

[KEV2620]

unfortuna6ely with a lot of circumstances you have to have the "label" to get the services the child needs

[KuraiGaka]

Personally, I wear the label with pride but when people label autism as a disease rather than a disorder, IT MAKES ME MAD! Otherwise, you're right.

[TheGeekWearsPrada]

Makes me mad too! I ain't ashamed of what i am; I may not live my life like 80% of the worlds population do, but I live it like 20%!

[g4tech]

I've been also diagnosed wth asperger's

[KuraiGaka]

Really? What age? I was at 3 (well, with autism because AS wasn't listed as a disorder until a year after my diagnosis...to my knowledge).

[wpgpeanut]

My each step son is autistic and I work with autistic children... I used the wrong word "disorder" should have been used.. yes autism is very complex... and not every person is the same... that is why they use the terminology "spectrum"... I hope I did not offend anyone.. on my brain fart.

[KuraiGaka]

No, disorder is fine- disorder really just means "doesn't work like normal". Just don't say "retardation" or the even more inaccurate phrase "spastic".

[careena90]

people calling autism a disease are silly because its a disorder not a disease and my brother has it and people think they are weird, but they arent.

[ellatb]

I've been diagnosed wth asperger's , I've read tones about it and I met a lot of people with Asperger's as well as autism. Autism is a horrible diease and I feel extremely sorry for the people affected by it and their faimileis. When it comes to Asperger's though , I don't fuckin understand why the fuck normal people are being fuckin labeled. I'm a fuckin normal person b,just because I have a few fuckin problems in life doesn't mean I'm fuckin ill

[KuraiGaka]

Oh get over yourself, you over dramatic loser. so you are an aspie- join the club, pal.

[princessputter]

hmm this was too vague of an explanation.. autism is so complex and by saying our children with autism are in their own world is just the tip of the iceberg

[sweetkanake]

I didn't mean it was a GOOD label... I only meant that people use that label to identify a list of symptoms. So, it's not a "disease" - it's a label.

[KuraiGaka]

Wait, are you saying autism is a label and not labeling autism as a disease? In that case, you should know that I love having autism and I hate curebies.

[sweetkanake]

What I meant was, that autism was described to me as a label - NOT a disease. The only "diagnosis" is a list of symptoms... I swear, I'm not meaning to offend at all - this is something I'm very interested and invested in. I've got a little boy in my life who I love more than life itself who has autism, so all of this is important to me.

[wpgpeanut]

Simple explanation for a complex disease

[KuraiGaka]

It's not a friggin disease.

[sweetkanake]

As in, it's a LABEL... Right?

[KuraiGaka]

It's not a nice label- it's like calling a chinese person a chinkey or saying "That's gay" as an equivilent to saying "That's disapointing". Well, I can't control your word choice- I'm jut saying that I'm not the only one thats gonna say that to you.

[KuraiGaka]

Yeah, I know I'm in my own world- it's okay, they know me there.