I am a High-Functioning Autistic Individual

I describe my experiences with Autism.

(I posted a newer and much better video describing my personal opinion about my High-Functioning Autism. Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ2ttSEBU7Y )

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• whitney
• clever
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• autism
• high
• functioning
• autie
• aspie
• aspergers
• echolalia
• Grapheme
• color
• Synesthesia
• speech
• delay

[kayele]

Holy crap!!!! Can you look at colors and represent them as numbers? Like the reverse...

[CleverGenevieve]

@kayele No, lol. I bet someone could though. :)

[MrBagmon]

Beware the Wikipedia, but seriously i do have high functioning autism. Not totally proud of it, then again its a new challenge every day. I see it as adventure much like traveling and its good 2 understand wat ive got ;P

[CleverGenevieve]

@MrBagmon Lol, that Wikipedia. I tried to employ a little sarcasm when I said "all-knowing", because even though Wikipedia can be very useful at times, it's not the best research tool due to the way it acquires its information.

[dyndor]

You are a bright and beautiful woman. Thank you for posting this. You are very brave and I wish you all the best! Also don't say "somehow" your husband developed a crush on you. It's quite obvious you are beautiful both inside and out.

[CleverGenevieve]

@dyndor Thank you so much!

[CleverGenevieve]

@TheBabystorm He is my Husband now, actually. I didn't try. In fact, I had "given up" trying to find a partner. Somehow, he developed a crush on me, then build up the nerve to ask me out on a date, and we fell in love. Love works in mysterious ways.

[CleverGenevieve]

@AllOtherNamesTaken2 Hm, you present a very good point. I've often thought about the distinction between various levels of functionality within the Autistic community. Like you, I could also easily have been incompetent if I'd been raised differently. Unfortunately, I can't speak for those who- by NT standards- are not, since I don't have the personal experience.

But I do believe everyone born has a equal value in life, no matter what level at which they function. :) Thank you for your comment!

[FuzzyWeekendSocks]

I have color-grapheme and ordinal linguistic personification (which gives the associations gender &personalities) too! I was thinking "no way, 3 is dark blue and definitely male!"

[ravenswingpoetry]

A couple of thoughts: a) some of the commonly reported characteristics of autism do not apply to all of us (i.e. lack of creativity, lack of emotional content in speech), and b) "if you've met one autistic person, you've met one autistic person". You do well in conveying your reality in this video. I wish more autistic African-Americans (I am assuming you are, please correct me if I am wrong) would share their truth and experiences. God bless.

[ravenswingpoetry]

Wow...thank you for sharing this. I have Asperger Syndrome and can relate to some of your experiences. However, I was not diagnosed until 2010, when I was 34 years old, so I went through my childhood and teen years knowing that I was different but not knowing why. (continued in next comment)...

[1PSYTEX1]

huh its not weird im so good at math and understand how stuff works, its all because of my A typical Autism, i do wish i didnt have A typical Autism though, because of my A typical Autism i might not be able to get a eductation because im struggly really hard to even be able to go 3 days at school each week, so i dropped out of school because i was too much away, i have worked a couple of summers and i function a lot better in work than i do in school, so ill soon get a job though this "program"

[MusicOfTheSystem]

I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS when I was 4, but didn't start talking until I've turned 6. I was put into special ed in a few schools while living in the Bronx. It was the hardest years of my life since the 90s. I'm able to start doing things for myself and I'm a college student at SUNY Potsdam. If it wasn't for my family and SOME teachers who believed in me, I would have never made it to 25 years old. BTW, fuck the kids who tortured me when I was young. anyways, great video and good luck!

[pmskyV]

We are never alone and well I so FEEl you for same for me too and my sons ....Great for sharing our thunderdome world LOL :D

[aimeela]

COOL POSTER!!! I LOVE KITTIES & HEELS; PERFECT!!

[usmcoth]

In the PBS special Music Instinct: Science and Song (check you library or NetFlix) there is a segment on babies crying in octaves. I suspect there is a lot more to human communications than just words and the continued study of it could, like sign language, unlock a communication foundation for the autistic also.

[Scott89878]

School was a such a bitch for me too. But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. After many years in the customer service industry, I now find myself to be dominate in social situations. I am my store's best sales person when it comes to selling credit cards and reward cards. But there is so much more to accomplish in this world.