Autism: National Autistic Society Part 2 (misunderstanding)

National Autistic Society to raise awareness of autism.
Autism is a serious, lifelong and disabling condition. Without the right support it can have a profound -- sometimes devastating effect on individuals and families. Over half a million people in the UK have autism. Together with their families they make up over two million people whose lives are touched by autism every single day. A lack of public understanding of autism means that these people often don't get the support and services they so desperately need.
Together we can change this.

Our intention with this video clip is to allow people to "see things from my point of view"; to witness the world through the eyes of a person with autism.

In this film we will see Daniel, a man with autism, who appeared in the first film on his way to work. Daniel arrives for his first day of work. Approaching the receptionist, he introduces himself in the polite and cordial manner which he has learned. Not having the correct response reciprocated from the receptionist, he mistakenly appears to be preoccupied with her cleavage but is merely trying to learn her name. This embarrassing faux pas is caused by Daniel's inability to understand spacial awareness and social etiquette.

The film highlights how easily the behaviour of people with autism may be misinterpreted, which can lead to damaging misconceptions about the condition. This is compounded by the fact that it is a 'hidden' disability and it is not always possible to tell that people have autism.

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[kgaccount]

Last week at local library with my severely autistic adult son, we walked by a group of women, one said, "oh, be careful, he might hurt someone," because he was giggling and flapping his hands....I ignored them..Later, had to ask a mom to get her 5 yr. old to stop screaming loudly, as w/ every scream, my autistic son would drop to his knees and start punching his face...The lady's answer: "that's not my problem..you shouldn't bring him here if he can't handle noise." So much for autism tolerance

[DANWOODHOUSE1]

its society in general that got a prolem

society hasnt got a clue about how to deal with autism

[bigguyeric]

you shuld white the things to do on a peace of paper it helps me

[dalektaliban]

lol nt's are fail at tolerance

[Emanuelknicks]

The exact same thing happened to me when I was at a speed dating event at St. John's University in the fall of 2005. I was accused of being a pervert when I was trying to make out a lady's name on a piece of tape, which happened to be near her chest. So I can understand how that guy felt.

[homesweethome1984]

In my opinion, the receptionist is the one with the learning difficulty. When I went to college the 3rd floor of 7 was where they had classes for people with autism; a girl in my class used to refer to them as the "floor 3 retards". She could learn a lot from these videos. As for me, I have Aspergers and can often see the world through the eyes of someone with and without autism.

[HexicRave]

Its not that they cant hear, its that they can't focus on the meaning behind what people are saying. Their mental processes overpower the incoming sound and therefore it is sometimes experienced as a lack of hearing.

[Janet2Hot]

people need to be more patient with kids/people with autism. I have a son who has autism and its very hard for me to go the store with people that stare at him when he rocks. Anyone who has a son/daughter with autism and could help me to understand my 5yr old son?? Im so very scared about his future.

[enumaerash]

They can't hear well in a place where many

people talks ?