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What is Autism - the video essay Posted By: seymoursheep
Posted On: 04/10/2008
As the mom of four kids, 3 with special needs, and my only daughter with autism, I get tired when I am at walmart and she is on the floor screaming and people are glaring, and I say "she has autism" and they look back at me like - "isnt that rain man" and I am like "do I look like we are about to go to Vegas???" I mean honestly?
or...
My mother wants to know more about autism so she looks it up on the internet and gets a scientific definition that makes her hair turn grey....does it really have to be this complicated???
No it doesnt. I mean Autism is complicated because it is a spectrum disorder, and nothing in my crazy insane life is simple...but the definition of Autism really isnt that complex...so I made a video essay to explain the basics of it...generalizing for the masses. This is not a scientific tome, it is a grandma - here watch this and then you will understand why when you smile or frown at the kid she cant tell the difference...and uncle joe, I hate to break it to you, we arent letting you take her to Vegas because she isnt Rain Man (sigh)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1XMSPfNyiA
Tags:  autism,  youtube,  essay,  rain man,  explain,  definition,  understand,  aspergers,  scientific,  essay,  video, 
       
shannonj wrote this reply on 04/11/2008
Nice job--really good awareness tools. The adorable looking children's photos are a bonus!Be sure and download this to your personal page as well.

KevinLivsDad wrote this reply on 04/12/2008
Really thought it was well done. I am inspired to make my own too

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