S#!T Ignorant People Say To Autistics

Every statement written in the script for this video has actually been said to an Autistic person's face. None of these are made up. They are all real. Watch the video, share the link, and please don't be this person.

- StimNation

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Captions and text-version:

(Woman looking into camera.)
Is your parent here?

(Title: "Shit Ignorant People Say To Autistics.")

I've seen Rain Man.

Wait, are you ACTUALLY Autistic or do you just have Asperger's?

You must be very high-functioning.

Why are you doing that? It looks so weird. People can see you.

(Holding book with title "Body Language")
I think this book could really help you.

(Woman almost spits up her coffee.)
YOU'RE Autistic? Oh I am so sorry. That is so sad.

You seem so -- normal.

Oh I never would have guessed.

But there's nothing wrong with you.

But I like you.

You can't expect us to accommodate ALL of your needs.

You're Autistic? Give me a hug. It's gonna be okay.
(Woman walks toward camera.)

What do you mean you don't want a hug?

Hey, I heard that they think it might be...
Vaccines.
Geeks marrying geeks.
Something in the water.
Yeast.
Too much TV.
Mercury.
Inflammation.
X-rays.
Pesticides.
Stress.
The internet.
(Woman closes her laptop and shakes her head.)

Oh I read Temple Grandin's book. Do you like cows?

Have you tried...
Chelation?
Swimming with dolphins?
Riding horses?
Special diets?
Therapy?
Hugs! (Walks toward camera)
Meds! (opens medicine cabinet)
Not being Autistic?

Autistic people are so spiritual.

You don't mean "Autistic." You mean "has autism."

Autistic people are closer to God.
(Choir like "Ahh")

Can you count these toothpicks?
(Woman empties container of toothpicks onto floor.)

Autistic people are so honest and authentic.

What are you, retarded?

Autistic people are so -- refreshing and real.

I didn't mean it like that.

I didn't mean like retarded retarded. I just meant retarded.

I like Autistic people almost as much as I like real people.

Just get over it.

Labels go on soup cans. Not people.

Stop making excuses to be rude to people.

I saw...
Sherlock,
Bones,
That episode of House,
The Big Bang Theory,
Adam,
Parenthood,
...So I know all about autism.

(Woman grabs the hands of a person stimming with fingers.)
Quiet hands!

But you have a job -- with people!

But you go to school -- with people!

The ADA? Are you sure that's a real thing?

I don't think you have autism. You're so...
Smart.
Social.
Pretty.
Nice.

You have feelings.

(Sliding caption: Don't be this person.)

Aren't we all just a little bit Autistic?

(Sliding caption: Just don't be.)

Credits:

Educate Yourself!

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/
http://www.autreat.com/
http://autisticsspeakingday.blogspot....
http://main.autistics.org/

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[viperz888]

thank god she doesn't have any other videos

[Joe Smith]

This is great!!!

[Joe Greer]

i have autism... people cant understand me.

[Ashleylorac]

40% is still fairly high given the stats, a lot of low functioning Autistics do have a diagnosis of MR unfortunately.

But what still stands is that Asperger's makes up a considerably smaller percentage of the spectrum than what people would like to believe. If you go to a website like say Wrongplanet, they make it seem like 80% of people on the Autism spectrum are high functioning and that classsic autism iis somehow "rare" - which is a crock of sh*t of course lol.

[LordAssortedBits]

Thanks for that CDC-recommendation. Interesting to see data. But the CDC shows that mental retardation ("intellectual disability") occurs in less than 40%. That's still a lot, but still not a majority

Besides, keep in mind that IQ tests in general only show how good people are at that specific IQ test. ;)

I can't find much data on the exact diagnoses, The median in the researched area's seem to be classical 44%, ASD/PDD-NOS (the umbrella-category) 47% and Aspergers 9% (102% total? Interesting).

[Ashleylorac]

PDD-NOS is less common than Kanners or Asperger's. What I meant to say is that the largest part of spectrum is built up of low functioning Autistics, not high functioning Autistics. Check on the CDC website.

[erinclem]

This video made me laugh out loud...because it's SO well done! SO TRUE! I've heard it all. What's even funnier? Half of the things said were things I have heard from OTHERS on the spectrum! (I have Asperger's myself.)

[Victoria Nagy]

Brilliant! So true too. One's missing though: The look with the chin up and a longish, deep 'Ah' sound of "I haven't the f***ing clue what Autism is but trying to hide my ignorance"

[weatherstorms]

"I can't believe people would have the nerve to say those things to people whether they have special needs or not."

[Melissa0774]

You should listen to the Howard Stern interview where he talked about the autistic kid who was embarassed on the Today Show by Kathy Lee Griffin. It's exactly the kind of crap adressed in this video. watch?v=Qty2-KnC8W0