Asperger's syndrome explained for children

[emilyjello]

LOL I have aspergers XD for me, people don't talk to loud, it's there smells that throw me off..

[musebreako]

Good night for bananafight, LOL

[99shadowcat99]

They explained that allot better then I expected.... :/

[guitarsarah5th]

hey evelynproductions me too

[guitarsarah5th]

it makes alot of sence to me.

[EvelynProductions1]

I have aspergers.

[KroMcLovinFaSho]

@TheNiggafuck Fuck off, nigga.

[avalanchesuperstar]

Which episode is the one where Mr. Ratburn has tourettes?

[Haloplaya2332]

some point during Authur one character had cancer

[Disneyfan5150]

People also say we are all geniuses, not 100% true, sure im a business student doing a degree but same as some others here there are a shit load of things im not good at

[antiHUMANDesigns]

@Disneyfan5150 I've met at least one aspie who wasn't perticularly smart. But most of them are.

[Disneyfan5150]

Aaron91092, consider yourself lucky usually the weakness for us with aspergers is no friends at all

[Disneyfan5150]

@TheNiggaFuck, I have aspergers, and so do alot of people i know, try saying that to us personally, we just to aggresiveness quite quickly

[SaintsBro217]

I have aspergers, and I'm fine and happy now with these videos people have been posting, I'm 11 years old that's why

[KroMcLovinFaSho]

I have a friend with AS. In order to *help* him cope, his parents sheltered him from the realities of the world. That only made his Asperger's worse. After a while, his parents took a more laissez-faire approach. He watched a lot of racy TV shows and R-rated movies. This did wonders for his socio-emotional development because HE COULD FINALLY UNDERSTAND NORMAL SOCIAL BEHAVIOR FROM OBSERVING CHARACTERS ON TV. Bottom line, PARENTS ARE NOT DOING CHILDREN ANY FAVORS BY CODDLING THEM.

[TemujinMSM]

@KroMcLovinFaSho While I am not sure TV is the best way to learn about life I agree with the sentiment. I have Aspergers but didn't know until later in life and I am thankful for that I went to normal school and learned to sink and swim on my own. I had some hard days sure and I have a hard time with seemingly easy shit like tying my shoes but I am a lot less socially awkward than a lot of people I know with Aspergers, because I wasn't sheltered

[KroMcLovinFaSho]

@misspinkpunkykat Are you on crack? First off, if anything Carl has HFA, definitely not LFA. D.W. acts like a four-year-old girl is supposed to act, and Buster acts like an 8-year-old boy is supposed to act. There is a huge problem with adults observing a certain type of behavior in children as 'autistic', when in reality it's just a phase that they grow out of.

[TheNiggafuck]

Give it up aspergers peeps cuz no matter what u do yo gonna be an anti social outcast for all eternity

[mikeandratm]

@TheNiggafuck Why would you say such a horrible thing, man?

[Linguma]

@TheNiggafuck Or we could follow the footsteps of many highly successful people with aspergers syndrome such as Albert Einstein, Nikolai Tesla and George Washington, and live out our aspirations whilst possessing wealth and success in ways you couldn't fathom while cleaning the toilets of a McDonald's.

[99shadowcat99]

@TheNiggafuck I know, it's depressing isn't it? Sometime I wish society would just try to understand us....

[Aaron91092]

I have Aspergers and it sucks. Anytime I want to feel isolated from society Ill go try to talk to someone. When I want to hang out with my "friends" Ill text them and they say their busy all night; 30 minutes later on facebook they're like "bored, who wants to chill? And Im not good at anything either. :(

[Frizzurd]

@Aaron91092 Me too, tired of everyone saying we are geniuses when I am a talentless moron.

[RipperRooFanXZ]

i was diagnosed when i was 4 or 5

[oggypopstar]

I want shows like south park

to stop making fun of got it!

[coolguitar123]

I'm surprised that they would talk about aspergers on a kids show like this. I watched Arthur quite a bit as a kid and don't at all remember this episode. They should've also gone into depth of how everything just seems like shit just like in the South Park aspergers episode. (Btw I'm an aspie too so I'm not really hating like those sick fucks on encyclopedia dramatica).

[Pooper2471]

I am a 20 year old with Asperger's Syndrome. I was diagnosed when I was 3. I'm really into arcade machines and video games. He'll, I can even draw an arcade machine. I'm also really into Mario. I suck at making friends, so video games are what I really depend upon to express myself.

[RaguelAngelofBalance]

Aside from severe symptoms its just another label used as an excuse to medicate those deemed as "non comformists". The new "sexy".

[miouth150]

@RaguelAngelofBalance what are you talking about there is no medications for asperger

[RaguelAngelofBalance]

@miouth150 Maybe not directly, but indirectly for other diagnosis such as ADD or depression and so on.

[TairoruSan]

@RaguelAngelofBalance Wow, and some people call us aspies retarded. -_- There is NO medication for Aspergers Syndrome. THERE IS NO MEDICATION FOR AS. I have it so I know. So shut up troll. Educate yourself. webmd .com/brain/autism/tc/aspergers­-syndrome-symptoms.

[RaguelAngelofBalance]

@TairoruSan How about thinking outside the box? There are other traits that require meds. Speaking of which, you are low on yours.

[sangeliastorck]

@RaguelAngelofBalance there is NO medication for Aspergers. only things that help is understanding and therapy. mainly therapy to help socialize. and part of that is to learn HOW to understand various forms of body language. since it is harder for a aspie to do so!!!

understanding on what a person on that point of the autism spectrum goes thru. as well as other aspects of a aspie's life and personality.

[RaguelAngelofBalance]

@sangeliastorck Its not hard for an "Aspie" to do anything, its other make it harder for them to be themselves. "Them" also don't understand and medicate them. Often give bad diagnosis for ADD or other mental issues.

[sangeliastorck]

@RaguelAngelofBalance I KNOW what it is like to be one. because I am one. just like my mom, daughter and the others on my mom's side of the family.

we are expected to act "normal". we tend to be the ones that go "what is normal? no such thing." in many cases.

[Kelleekendra]

@RaguelAngelofBalance  I find your reply highly insensitive, and extremely uneducated!

[RaguelAngelofBalance]

@Kelleekendra I do not know what you are talking about. Can be more specific, please?

[AlohaDucky]

Love "Arthur!" 24 years old and still watching it. :D

[ganondorfchampin]

@TheEots

AS is not a personality, everyone with it is different. I wouldn't say it is a disease though, I don't believe it is negative. Syndrome is the best word, as AS is best described as a collection of symptoms.

[ganondorfchampin]

I have AS myself and I find this to be a good description a children's show, though I still need to look into what they did with the aspie character, they really didn't need to add in an entirely new character.

[16lucylover]

Sometimes I feel like I am the loneliest in the world like in high school people are talking but I know they won't understand me so I stay out of it and now my family and I are visiting new York and I just want to talk to one of them but they will be like "who r u?"

[misspinkpunkykat]

I praise PBS fot taking the effort, but Carl seems more LFA than Asperger's. Buster and D.W, seem to have Asperger's more than Carl does, But maybe that's because I have AS and was one of those "in your face" type kids and was always going on and on about my obsessions like Buster and his aliens and D.W. with her ponies and Mary Moo Cow.

[TheFatalSyndrome]

I don't even think I have asperger's but this clip just described me lmao.

[TallandAsian89]

Here's an idea conquer the planet lol

[johmarie7]

the aliens on this planet seem a little too normal. they should cut their eys out or sth to make it more compareble.. or they should throu themselfes infront of moving cars and laugh about it.

[miouth150]

@johmarie7 becaus on your daily life you see people throwing themselfes infront of cars ???

[johmarie7]

@miouth150 no I practised to speak in picutres. people do that a lot.

[johmarie7]

@miouth150 and also I think the alien-plante should have only 10 hours a day. and you are used to have a 24 h day. but the day is only 10 h! thats a problem.

[miouth150]

@johmarie7 sorry but i can't really follow your thoughts

[fancyshmancypants]

@miouth150 I think they're saying that their perception of the world relative to how it actually is more severe than the example shown in the video. I think the 10 hours a day thing might refer to how a lot of people with aspergers don't seem to run on a 24 hour internal clock.

[TheGordogringo]

Just when I didn't think I could love the arthur series any more..... I have Asperger's and Arthur has always been my favorite series, you can imagine my delight when I saw this!

[narutokage777]

But what has this to do with ass burgers? I dont understand it..

[TheEots]

made up disease to describe a personality

[superfawful65]

@TheEots If we could just write off every disorder as a disease made up to describe a personality, what would we need doctors for?

[Bioshocked555]

Pretty spot on and easy to understand for kids:)It's nice to see Aspergers awareness becoming more active in society.Ive known u had Aspergers since I was six or so,but I was diagnosed at 2.The world around me is incredibly foreign sometimes but it's navigatable.

[ILUVHORSES1981]

Wow, to have this in an episode of a kids show to teach them about Asperger kids is great! Arthur is one of my favorite kids shows!

[Disneyfan5150]

I have aspergers, I used to watch this and almost found it offensive but sadly true, however for those with it we are either really successful or complete failures

[jonathanreilly1000]

yeah! my uncle has assburgers too!

[Simbaholic]

As much as I love this scene and this episode, I wish this scene had also had a bunch of those loud people talking at the same time without a single pause. As an Aspie I find that incredibly overwhelming and exhausting, especially if I'm trying to talk to one person in a room full of loud talking people, because I can't drown out the background noise.

[Tracebebo]

I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2003. I was about 7 or 8. I kinda had the same thing as Carl. Whenever my dad would make dental clicks I went into a crying fit. Now, I'm 16 and have learned great social skills! My dad still makes dental clicks occasionally but all it really does is annoy the hell out of me.

[mackjordann]

i learned more about aspergers in this one ep than i did in school

[CuriosityRocks]

That's really good but why would he want a plant with those creepy eyes!?

[rockhuerta]

This wouldn't make sense to a godamn ACID CAUSALITY much less a kid asspie

[MetallicaBrando217]

One of the things that makes me laugh for some reason is Geoff Ramsey's voice (even when he's not laughing, which is kinda weird to some people :O)

[JaggyTheJaguar]

I've been a Arthur fan for years and I never seen this one before. Kinda wished I saw this episode back when I was first learning what Aspergers is. Either way, it's a pretty accurate metaphor.

[girlstorm09]

this is awesome didnt know there was an Arthur episode about AS:P

[b1t4r]

I have aspergers :)

[FeroxX]

assburger

[TheTylerKauffmanShow]

Man arthur was the best

[Bzgurl85]

I luv Arthur I remember coming home from high school and watching it..... Thanks for this episode because now I have a son w/ autism..... its becoming more and more common.

[DakariKingMykan]

IT's all true... I show know.. I have ASD...

Which is the same thing

[Elliotize]

which episode of auther is this?

[miouth150]

@Elliotize George introduces us to Carl

[Elliotize]

@miouth150 thanks



[jman19mwi]

i dont understand people think judge people because they dont social alot mean they have syndrome. not everyone the same if everyone the same then world be boring

[kimb786]

Thanks for posting this-it helped my 5 year old daughter to understand her sister's condition better!

[sbrocksman]

I have Asperger's too, they explained it very well. Short, simple and to the point. :-)

[EmoLiTiOuSxXxLoVe]

I love Arthur... Im 18, but i love it. and this video shows one of the reasons.

My cousin has asperger's syndrome. I did a report about it in 8th grade. (that was when his parents found out he had it)

All my aunt (not his mother) would say when i would ask if any of them could tell me something about it, was... "its the reason he does what he does." They blamed everything he did wrong on him having that... im glad to see that people can get a real definition of what it is. :]

[JAKEYtheSNAKEYr]

Thumbs up if you have Aspergers

[MisledTrick]

@JAKEYtheSNAKEYr Really? 82 of you guys have it? :O

[AmayaChosha]

@MisledTrick We're everywhere >:D

[ypjman119]

Great job 'Arthur', a wonderful explaination!

[RikuReplicate]

Holy carp, that's pretty darn accurate. I'm very impressed how they could simplify what people like me go through for children to understand. I mean, I don't feel like the world is THAT weird to me, but that's after 7 years of Prozac and training does to you. The real sucky stuff, even when you get older, is the emotional instability. Off my meds, I can seem like a woman (I'm a dude, of course) on her period: I'm at every point on the emotional spectrum.

[CurareHakira]

I remember this program :) I used to watch it when I was a kid :) I got diagnosed with AS when I was 7. I keep trying to figure out what it is but it never makes sense to me. It made me smile when the stuff he was saying I could relate to :) I understand AS better now :) Thanks for the video!

[seaweedbeach]

wow this is a really good explanation :) and I use to love arthur haha

[lanii0o]

I LOVE THIS SHOW!

[Hoshimaru57]

Yo, right here.

In fact so many people within proximity of me have it that I'm beginning to wonder if we're actually the weird ones.

Made for a terrible childhood, but that was also 70% ADHD.

I've pretty much gotten most things under control by now, and even learned to be well respected and known in my various communities. But...it takes me a while to adapt to new stuff.

[xmisskate1990x]

I got it too i'm 20

[TheWickedAvatar]

he's 23 I think now

[crywalkr]

I have Asperger's Syndrome and I have to say that this episode of Arthur was very wel done. I have tremendous respect for the Arthur series, and even them I'm 32 years old, I still like to watch it sometimes. Sometimes, I can relate better to younger kids than I can people my own age.

[Kaiserfangirl]

@crywalkr Same here on all counts.

I'm 23 and I've always felt more comfortable with kids than others around my age.

I feel that this is a very good way to explain AS. It explains it in a straightforward non derogatory manner that is easily understandable for all ages.

[FeroxX]

@Kaiserfangirl no. you are just a pedo.

[Kaiserfangirl]

@FeroxX

So people who want to be kindergarten teachers or pediatricians are pedos due to enjoying working with children? That's what your logic is stating.

Fail Troll is fail.

[TheGordogringo]

@Kaiserfangirl I am the same way too! I'm also 23 and have a difficult time understanding my peers, I agree I love how they did this, creative and kind and resptectable way to explain AS

[6johansenad]

@crywalkr - Interesting. I have Asperger's too and at 16 I relate better to adults rather than those my own age.

[badw666]

0:06

[badw666]

my uncle has ass burgers

[miouth150]

@badw666 does he work in mac donald .?

[lttlbr]

@miouth150 no he works in his parent ice cream shop

[in2this11]

@badw666 shut up and stop making fun of thiis syndrom



[in2this11]

@badw666 freaking rude



[in2this11]

awesome

[in2this11]

Respond to this video... shit shit shitttttty shit



[TehFunnehMann]

@badw666 I know what Asperger's is, but I don't kno what ass burgers is. I think Ass burgers is the clinical condition that compelled your uncl to molest you as a little boy. Yeah, that sounds about right.

[101GameGuru]

:) 

[TheWickedAvatar]

He's 22

[TheWickedAvatar]

my friend has asbergers

[miouth150]

@TheWickedAvatar how old is he/she ?

[kennybenny2009]

my brother has aspergers