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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.97,0:00:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Autism is something\Nthat many people know about.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.57,0:00:09.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, some people think
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.91,0:00:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that autistic people\Nare fair-skinned males
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.46,0:00:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that speak in monotone
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.54,0:00:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and constantly go on and on\Nabout the same topic.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.26,0:00:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people think that autistic people\Ndo not know right from wrong,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.28,0:00:27.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,avoid attention
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.83,0:00:31.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and usually say the wrong thing\Nat the wrong time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.86,0:00:36.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people think that autistic people\Nare socially awkward
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.38,0:00:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lack humor and empathy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.68,0:00:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now if you agree with what I just said,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.08,0:00:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sorry to tell you,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.52,0:00:48.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you do not have\Nthe right impression of autism.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.93,0:00:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do I know?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.74,0:00:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I have autism.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.32,0:00:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do have my own obsessions\Nwith things like electronics
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.46,0:01:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and public transit,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.76,0:01:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that does not define me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.55,0:01:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of us are different\Nand unique in our own way.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.25,0:01:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, there is not\Na lot of information out there
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.86,0:01:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on what an autistic life\Nactually looks like,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.09,0:01:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so people often resort to stereotypes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.83,0:01:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we see these often in the media.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.71,0:01:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the more common\Nstereotypes in the media
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.77,0:01:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,include being socially awkward,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.93,0:01:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lacking empathy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.66,0:01:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even being a supergenius.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.69,0:01:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the lack of knowledge\Non autism doesn't stop there either.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.53,0:01:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know that some people\Nare trying to find a cure for autism?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.15,0:01:46.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's because they see it\Nas a negative thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.78,0:01:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a disease.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.95,0:01:51.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people are challenging the idea
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.43,0:01:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to us, we think autism\Nis not a disease.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.01,0:02:00.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just another way of thinking\Nand looking at the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.68,0:02:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our brains function differently\Nfrom most people's brains.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.58,0:02:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think of it like comparing\Nand Xbox and a PlayStation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.95,0:02:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're both highly capable consoles\Nwith different programming.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.29,0:02:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you put your Xbox game\Nin a PlayStation,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.21,0:02:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it won't work, because the PlayStation\Ncommunicates differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.20,0:02:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I look in the mirror,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.61,0:02:28.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see someone who thinks differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.73,0:02:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, and I also see nice hair.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.63,0:02:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.69,0:02:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.34,0:02:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the question is,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.47,0:02:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,am I really diseased\Nif I just think differently?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.39,0:02:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The main problem with living autistic\Nin today's society
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.08,0:02:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that the world just isn't built for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.10,0:02:59.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's so many ways\Nthat we can get overwhelmed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.48,0:03:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.08,0:03:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the thing that makes me overwhelmed\Nall the time is loud noises,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.38,0:03:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means I never\Ncrank up my music really loud
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.50,0:03:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I usually am not a fan\Nof large parties.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.32,0:03:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But other people on the spectrum\Nmight get overwhelmed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.79,0:03:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with things like bright lights\Nor strong smells
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.28,0:03:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or gooey textures
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.95,0:03:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that all have the potential\Nto create anxiety.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.85,0:03:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about all of the social gatherings\Nyou've been to in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.32,0:03:36.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Was there loud music playing?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.81,0:03:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Were there really bright lights?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.80,0:03:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Were there lots of different food smells\Ngoing on at the same time?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.26,0:03:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Were there lots of conversations\Nhappening all at once?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.49,0:03:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those things may not\Nhave bothered you guys,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.98,0:03:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for someone with autism,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.88,0:03:56.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can be quite overwhelming.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.52,0:04:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in those situations,\Nwe do something called stimming,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.18,0:04:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is like a repetitive\Nmotion or a noise
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.25,0:04:11.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or some other random fidgeting\Nthat may or may not seem normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.85,0:04:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people will flap their arms
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.27,0:04:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or make a noise or spin.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.36,0:04:23.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ya, it's basically our way of zoning out.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.56,0:04:27.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can often feel necessary\Nfor us to stim.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.89,0:04:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, it's often frowned upon,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.07,0:04:32.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're forced to hide it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.90,0:04:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we're forced to hide\Nour autistic traits like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.90,0:04:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's called masking.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.46,0:04:44.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And some people mask better than others.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.86,0:04:50.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mask so well sometimes\Nthat people don't even know I'm autistic
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.74,0:04:54.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until I give them the big reveal. (Laughs)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.43,0:04:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at the end of the day,\Nit gets really stressful.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.64,0:05:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even something like\Ndoing my homework at night
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.91,0:05:04.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becomes very tiring.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.84,0:05:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people think,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.35,0:05:11.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of our ability to mask,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.46,0:05:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this is the cure to autism.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.99,0:05:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, all it really does\Nis makes us ashamed
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.74,0:05:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of showing our true selves.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.84,0:05:28.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another common stereotype\Nthat is often associated with autism
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.97,0:05:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that autistic people lack empathy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.46,0:05:34.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And again, this is not true.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.12,0:05:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I actually have lots of empathy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.60,0:05:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just not really good at showing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.100,0:05:43.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whenever a friend is trying to tell me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.18,0:05:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the struggles\Nthat they're going through,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.87,0:05:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I often don't know\Nhow to express my reply.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.27,0:05:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is why I don't show\Nas much empathy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.62,0:05:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as my nonautistic friends do.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.25,0:06:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emotional expression,\Nhowever much or however little,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.35,0:06:02.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is difficult for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.67,0:06:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is because I am bursting inside
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.43,0:06:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with every single emotion\None feels at all times.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.19,0:06:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though of course,\NI cannot express it that way.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.52,0:06:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Otherwise, let's say,\Nhappiness, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.08,0:06:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would come out as a huge burst\Nof gleeful wheezing,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.38,0:06:25.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hand flapping and loud vocal "woohoos."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.84,0:06:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.12,0:06:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whereas you may just smile.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.80,0:06:32.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.57,0:06:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether it be receiving\Nan awesome birthday gift
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.78,0:06:43.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or listening to a tragic\Nstory on the news,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.14,0:06:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cannot really express my reply\Nwithout bursting,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.92,0:06:52.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so once again, I have to mask it\Nin order to appear normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.99,0:06:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My inner feelings are unlimited,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.88,0:07:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my mind only lets me\Nexpress extremes or nothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.80,0:07:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my ...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.86,0:07:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not great with my emotions,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.54,0:07:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I communicate differently,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.59,0:07:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because of that, I was diagnosed\Nwith autism spectrum disorder.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.51,0:07:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This diagnosis helps me\Nand my friends and family
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.94,0:07:26.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know how my mind works.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.51,0:07:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.95,0:07:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,approximately one percent\Nof the population
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.59,0:07:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is diagnosed with autism\Nspectrum disorder.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.19,0:07:36.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this number is growing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.76,0:07:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, we are still a big minority.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.22,0:07:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there's still lots of people\Nthat do not see us as equals
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.90,0:07:46.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.37,0:07:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my family.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.78,0:07:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in my family,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.60,0:07:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is one other person\Nwho is also autistic.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.41,0:07:59.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.71,0:08:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, adult women can also be autistic.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.69,0:08:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My dad and my brother\Nare both nonautistic.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.91,0:08:13.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes it can be a bit difficult\Nfor us to communicate with each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.24,0:08:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.04,0:08:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I'll say something like,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.86,0:08:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, Toronto's Union Station, right?"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.85,0:08:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinking that I can
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.60,0:08:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help them to remember\Ncertain aspects of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.71,0:08:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When they get confused, I often\Nhave to elaborate myself on that.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.28,0:08:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we often have to say things
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.83,0:08:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a number of different ways\Nso that everyone understands.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.42,0:08:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, despite all that,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.89,0:08:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we all love each other\Nand respect each other as equals.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.19,0:08:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In his book "NeuroTribes,"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.57,0:08:56.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,author Steve Silberman states\Nthat autism and other mental conditions
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.81,0:08:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should be seen as naturally human,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.75,0:09:02.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,naturally part of a human spectrum
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.63,0:09:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not as defects.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.60,0:09:07.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is something\Nthat I agree to completely.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.90,0:09:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If autism was seen as part\Nof a natural human spectrum,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.47,0:09:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the world could be designed\Nto work better for autistic people.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.73,0:09:23.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not ashamed of my autism.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.19,0:09:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I may not think like you,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.21,0:09:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or act like you,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.91,0:09:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I am still human\Nand I am not diseased.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.73,0:09:34.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.91,0:09:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)