Autism: National Autistic Society - Part 2 (Socially awkward)

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.
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With this video our intention is to highlight the effect autism can have on a persons ability to understand non-literal verbiage, and the subsequent effect this has on the individual's ability to communicate within the boundaries of common social conduct.

Daniel, our young man with autism, is taking his lunch break at work. Strolling through the canteen he is invited to join a table of fellow employees his own age. At the table we witness a conversation common to most of us: a teary-eyed young woman lamenting the loss of yet another boyfriend while her friends politely listen.

Staying within the boundaries of common social conduct, the friends at the table, however bored, make placatory noises to the crying woman's question "why?" Daniel, however, takes her question literally, and takes it upon himself to answer her query.

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[EikC]

Autism would be awesome if you automatically gained the ability to spew ownage like that at the most opportune times!

[WizardOfHumor1989]

MAYBE HE THOUGHT YOU WERE UGLY. (Everybody's jaws drop in surprise) 

LMAO!

[Kevn3000]

never thought english people/aussies could be funny. i laughed

[sirmichaeloftherocks]

Why are there all of a sudden a high rising number of Autistic people and children? If you ask me there are a high number of mis-diagnoses. Same thing with ADD, oops, Im rude so i have ADD hey wheres my Ritalin?

[youlosez]

so autism gives you the ability to own people's ranting with one, quick phrase. Cool beans.

[Boxanadu]

this is 100% true.

[tauntingwawa]

well maybe she was ugly

[kmgcatcousin]

Thank you for hitting the nail on the head, for the most part.

[Moshermario1nd]

this is like me sometimes in real with my autism a person is been rude or nasty to me and i took it literally

So a lot of the time him and a lot of the people who was my freinds are nasty then nice to me :S ITS ANNOYING

[GDelva2003]

I would have said that he just doesn't like you

[WizardOfHumor1989]

He said "Maybe he thought you were ugly."

[WizardOfHumor1989]

There are growing children - teens - young adults with high functioning autism who are very intelligent, but have trouble with appropriate social interaction skills. No matter how hard they try, they can still be prone to unthinkable mistakes such as saying something uncalled for, despite little understanding on what's ok and what's not and when. They have little understanding of the sketchy parts of the conversation topic and have trouble knowing opposing point of views from other people.