2006 What Does Autism Mean To You? ****UPDATED FINAL VERSION*****

A short film where some friends say what autism means to them...

To me it is part of my life; my middle son Zain who day by day amazes me and gives me hope because of his bravery in trying to communicate and live in our world. Through him and our other children, we are learning that there are many ways of seeing. (more)

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• ABA
• Autism
• skinnyman
• skitz
• ti2bs
• music
• zain

[mattmashup]

Thankyou to everyone who has posted a comment, it means so much to us to know that most of you understand and appreciate what the film say's. I will get around to replying to as many as i can as soon as possible.

Thankyou,

Matt

[CyRxJustin]

Also remember that they're working with you, and they're just as frustrated at you as you are at them. They have problems communicating their thoughts which is frustrating for both parties

[TiptheJester]

Reading the comments on the other video, some people tend to say "never lose patience with them." As a person who work with autistic children at camp, and freelance in the school year, I can tell you that unless you're a saint, you will lose patience eventually. The point is to control yourself when you do, and that you come back. Its about coming back, time after time, each time, with a longer fuse, and building a relationship like that.

[pshepherd58]

@cmoorecole that is so true beating is stupid and it doesn't change being autistic. my son is 21 and autistic and I wouldn't hit on him. they dont need that

[ihartsome1]

ADD and ADHD are definitely not the same as autism, but it's simply a form of it. From ADD or ADHD, some people can look at each other and see there's something wrong with them. Everyone is different. Usually though, you may be Born with it, and sometimes, these things form through "Trauma" or major occurrence. Me for example, I simply could be "anti-social" as some people who know me look at it. For the most part, it could be immensely habit-forming.

[ABAisSCIENCE]

Autism means "Stimulus Overselectivity" or highly focused either to learning or to lack of it.

[noutmy]

super,,,

very goood..

cok guzel

[sickoflifetoday]

killer video

[rhondaanthonytanner]

beautiful video friend--hugz--Brittani aka Rhonda Anthony Tanner/R.A.T. Coaching aka B-RAT :)

[MegaManFanJ]

Yes, great video about this.

To tell you, I have Asperger's Syndrome, a type of autisim.

[CyRxJustin]

xanna did you just argue with yourself? anyway, ADD and ADHD are not the same as autism, autism is something you can plainly see is wrong with an individual. People with ADD and ADHD just appear to be normal kids who need smacked. Nice cliche flamer comment though.

[jjuanita5]

This Is So True I Think I Was Misdiagnose As Well And Giving The Wrong Medications As Well Thank You For This Video

[xannatose2]

doctors were also not as good at diagnostics