Children with Autism | Stranger in the Family (Full Documentary) | Only Human

Autism; a condition that can leave one child mildly impaired and another totally lost in another world. It is a neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system. It affects communication and language skills: speech, touch, and hand-eye coordination… 'Stranger in the Family' looks at the efforts made at a special school in Sydney called Giant Steps. Based on a Canadian model, the school was set up and is maintained by the parents of the students who attend.
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  • @daniplaysoneasy-9454
    @daniplaysoneasy-94544 жыл бұрын

    At 35, I'm still not making eye contact. People take it really personally. Sets me apart immediately.

  • @1000greengirl

    @1000greengirl

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please dont take offence. I am just really interested in learning more about Autism being in the medical field. Is there a reason you dont like making eye contact? Are u just not able to? Like something wont let u?

  • @daniplaysoneasy-9454

    @daniplaysoneasy-9454

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@1000greengirl I feel overstimulated when making eye contact so I dont do it. It feels like watching a tidal wave coming at you and the only way to stop it to look away.

  • @1000greengirl

    @1000greengirl

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@daniplaysoneasy-9454 oh ok that is a great analogy. Wow i didnt even think that it would feel so uncomfortable in that way...

  • @emmajane646

    @emmajane646

    Жыл бұрын

    Jesus will help you. I know a lot of autistic people are usually atheist but the truth is only Jesus can set you free.

  • @explodingdog
    @explodingdog3 жыл бұрын

    I just wish with all of my heart that more people around me would accept me more for who I am INCLUDING my autism. But now I'm almost completely off medication, I used to take 13 or more pills a day, Xanax and more of that type. I was a complete zombie but very unhappy. But I feel like some people are still trying to make me behave more like a neurotypical person, which is never going to happen because that's not how my brain is wired. I'm way happier now even if I go outside less often. I get overstimulated and that's what makes me nervous. I see so much in these children that I can understand, wish I could explain to more people.

  • @CMoore8539

    @CMoore8539

    10 ай бұрын

    You are totally accepted by me. Lots of Love and Respect for you.❤

  • @GabbyBeyer

    @GabbyBeyer

    7 ай бұрын

    SAME

  • @GabbyBeyer

    @GabbyBeyer

    7 ай бұрын

    And then documentaries like this where they support saying they wouldn’t wish an autistic child on any parent like we are just burdens

  • @Isisbridge

    @Isisbridge

    6 ай бұрын

    Brain wiring is not immutable. It changes according to what you do and experience.

  • @garyandleslied
    @garyandleslied4 жыл бұрын

    I had speech problems with autism while growing up. I had really good speech therapist in school for years which did a fantastic job for me.

  • @greatideasfromlili1843

    @greatideasfromlili1843

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can you plz tell us more about your journey

  • @UjwalRam

    @UjwalRam

    7 ай бұрын

    Hello, my kid is 10 year old. He was diagnosed that he is in spectrum when he is 2.5 years We worked to help him adjust with the world and around 7 he started communicating with us. He is 10 years old now. I am his mother, he communicates well with me. And slowly learning to have conversations with others. He loves to have friends, but finds it a bit difficult to understand how to go about it. He found it very difficult understanding school last year ( not the academics, he does get that stuff and does ok in his tests) . But he prefers hands on learning to conventional education. But the place we are in doesn’t have many options for creative thinkers, application learners. Can you give me life through your eyes and what else I can do to help him manage this world ? I do see him processing lot of stuff before venturing into everyday life. And we both sit and discuss a lot about how to manage certain situations and reactions from people. But your inputs might help me more. Thanks a lot in advance.

  • @amandalongman737
    @amandalongman7374 жыл бұрын

    1 in 500? Umm no creditable publications put it at 1 in 59. So right off the bat I put little stock in what “facts” their putting out.

  • @fatorangebastard

    @fatorangebastard

    4 жыл бұрын

    Although I’m not sure I think it’s safe to assume that this video is old even though it was uploaded a few days ago. So anything they say can be outdated.

  • @ChanaKohen

    @ChanaKohen

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m under the impression that statistics were meant for their country?

  • @survivingitall5263
    @survivingitall52634 жыл бұрын

    I don't think these documentaries cover the anxiety and OCD that frequently accompany autism. Those two things are such a source of frustration for them.

  • @gwendolyn0515
    @gwendolyn05154 жыл бұрын

    This seems to be quite an old documentary, I wonder how the kids are doing now, I hope everything goes well for all of them.

  • @toxindz

    @toxindz

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering the same..

  • @linzeljustlinzelimjustahum8668

    @linzeljustlinzelimjustahum8668

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me to

  • @daniplaysoneasy-9454

    @daniplaysoneasy-9454

    4 жыл бұрын

    Only one thing for sure, they're still not making eye contact

  • @onimod29

    @onimod29

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@toxindz 0

  • @user-jj4zb5jd6r

    @user-jj4zb5jd6r

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@daniplaysoneasy-9454 funny?

  • @savannahinnie4581
    @savannahinnie45814 жыл бұрын

    I have autism sometimes it's difficult for my family sometimes I just wanted to hide sometimes but I can't

  • @sd02

    @sd02

    4 жыл бұрын

    Savannah Innie ❤️❤️❤️

  • @GUY-iz4hk

    @GUY-iz4hk

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same I’m still doing my test but they said I most likely have it I’m only young but I still understand you

  • @WhileMyGuineaPigGentlyWheeks

    @WhileMyGuineaPigGentlyWheeks

    4 жыл бұрын

    Aww hun, I’m so sorry to hear that, I’m sending you love ❤️

  • @justicefonfara17

    @justicefonfara17

    3 жыл бұрын

    Keep that to yourself

  • @justicefonfara17

    @justicefonfara17

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GUY-iz4hk be quiet don't tell others

  • @lolgalit
    @lolgalit4 жыл бұрын

    I am so sad for Patrick. He understand everything and it sims that he is frustrated that he cannot do better or that is hard for others to understand him.

  • @25hayle
    @25hayle4 жыл бұрын

    These families need to realise that Autism can not be cured

  • @coghlanfisher6475

    @coghlanfisher6475

    3 жыл бұрын

    20:36

  • @darya2689

    @darya2689

    3 жыл бұрын

    😔😔😔😔

  • @explodingdog

    @explodingdog

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Al-zein Kusmantoro Yeah, I hate that people make it feel like it's some kind of deadly disease. Some parents even say it's like their child died, breaks my heart.

  • @muslimah42

    @muslimah42

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@explodingdog i have a severe autistic child. Your comment makes me think you really dont know how is our life.

  • @happycook6737

    @happycook6737

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@explodingdog Their dreams of having an average child died. It can be excruciating to parent kids with moderate to severe autism! Often the kids will require lifetime care.

  • @mensplainingproject254
    @mensplainingproject2543 жыл бұрын

    I am disgusted that this programme states that it would not wish an autistic child on anyone. This is very hurtful to those with autism. Maybe you should think about the audience that would look at your programme before you insult them.

  • @zakimtshali8105

    @zakimtshali8105

    3 жыл бұрын

    The programme didn’t say that, the child’s parent did. The whole point of a documentary is to give an honest depiction into people’s lives and thoughts and feelings. You’re entitled to feel hurt by the parent’s comment.

  • @Alaisha7

    @Alaisha7

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, and all the crappy comments insulting us too. I had a feeling the video would be like this, so I checked out comments first.

  • @elainewhitelock5347

    @elainewhitelock5347

    9 ай бұрын

    Autism is a life long disability and that needs to be recognised And then appropriately supported. Services are inadequate and fragmented. I

  • @soullight9073

    @soullight9073

    8 ай бұрын

    I am a mother of autistic child. I understand her feelings. She is right. Telling truth can be hurtful.

  • @GabbyBeyer

    @GabbyBeyer

    7 ай бұрын

    @@soullight9073but at the same time, she isn’t talking to the children. She isn’t saying “I wish that you didn’t have autism so you wouldn’t have to struggle” she is saying “I hope that parents don’t get a child with autism.” And even if she did say it to mean the former that is still demeaning to those of us who are autistic, talking about us like we are burdens.

  • @sadieandbean
    @sadieandbean Жыл бұрын

    The title of the video is offensive. I did not know about my autism until late teens so I literally did feel like an alien to everyone in my school and my family and everyone I ever met and it was a horrible feelings

  • @therealSkarloey
    @therealSkarloey6 ай бұрын

    it’s so sad seeing the doctors and parents in this documentary treating and referring to the children shown with such demeaning and cruel language. imagine being ostracized and alienated by your own parents and those meant to care for you, the neurotypical world has a lot to answer for.

  • @Nosila685

    @Nosila685

    2 ай бұрын

    I have an autistic daughter, 5 years old, I think us parents have to accept the autism so that we can go forward and help the child as much as possible. Beying aware there is a problem isn't nasty, it's necessary

  • @lindalincoln1652
    @lindalincoln16527 ай бұрын

    I love how there are those looking for answers to better support those with autism, but I keep asking myself why we have be adjust, why we have to change. I was asking why I wasnt taught these basic life skills, to be able to fit in to the "normal" world, and I felt sorry formyself, but now my question is WHY. I do not want to fit in with them...I don't even LIKE them. I do not agree with, nor do I identify with, any "normal" person.

  • @AkiWasHere
    @AkiWasHere2 жыл бұрын

    I just started to watch and i am already like disagreeing...4 times more then girls? its actually no difference girls just mask better,then mom saying she wouldn't want child with autism to anyone...that's sad...

  • @charlottegrace6656
    @charlottegrace66564 жыл бұрын

    I'm a mother of three boys, eldest with ADHD and asd, and twins with autism and global developmental delay. This was hard to watch.

  • @Ikr2025

    @Ikr2025

    4 жыл бұрын

    Charlotte Grace - Sorry to hear that. Have you looked into the vaccine issue? Are you aware of the link between vaccine injury and the MTHFR gene mutation? Might give you some answers.

  • @fatorangebastard

    @fatorangebastard

    4 жыл бұрын

    Star Fire Fuck off.

  • @Whyisitthatway

    @Whyisitthatway

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ikr2025 no? Mental issues are not linked with vaccines

  • @Ikr2025

    @Ikr2025

    4 жыл бұрын

    home_juusto - hate to break it to you - but yes they are. They cause inflammation in the body & brain. Inflammation in the brain causes mental issues.

  • @anglophils645
    @anglophils6452 ай бұрын

    My father had Asperger's Syndrome. He was very intelligent, and articulate. But he could not maintain eye contact during conversations, and he was obsessed with details and order. He had a successful marriage to my mother, but he had trouble making friendships with other men. He played golf by himself a lot. He was a loving father to my brother and me, if frustrating at times. He was a successful businessman, and overall, lived a happy, successful life, despite his disability. It's a shame that eye contact is so important in human society, but it is. In some other species, dogs, for example, prolonged eye contact is a sign of aggression, and should be avoided.

  • @ariahlehrmann2327
    @ariahlehrmann23274 жыл бұрын

    I have a friend who has 4 autistic brothers. In watching this documentary it really helped me understand it more.

  • @GabbyBeyer
    @GabbyBeyer7 ай бұрын

    I also hate how Jo talks about stopping the flapping (a stim). Because we stim to release emotion, it is our way of coping. Autistic people should not be stopped from stimming, even if those stims may seem odd to people who do not know what they are

  • @valm.0

    @valm.0

    Ай бұрын

    Hey Gabby but what should I do with my 4yo if all he does it is stimming ?

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    well, I'm part of the autistic spectrum, with Aspergers. Still hard as 20 years old.

  • @GUY-iz4hk

    @GUY-iz4hk

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s as-burgess

  • @noneya7910

    @noneya7910

    4 жыл бұрын

    I feel like it gets harder as you get older. A lot of people will disrespect people who they think are slightly different and it can be harder to get your foot in the door when it comes to jobs and careers.

  • @daniplaysoneasy-9454

    @daniplaysoneasy-9454

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@noneya7910 I've found myself in abusive jobs many times. They'll take advantage of my speed, efficiency and problem solving skills to do things well above mypay grade. They think I dont realize this. I do.

  • @GabbyBeyer

    @GabbyBeyer

    7 ай бұрын

    @@GUY-iz4hkactually, Asperger’s is not a term that we use anymore. It was named after Hans Asperger, a N*zi, and essentially serves to wean out the “less autistic.” It ends up being kind of demeaning plus why would we want to have a condition named after a N*zi?

  • @mumr4268
    @mumr42684 жыл бұрын

    Thank you all for sharing!

  • @jadelynn1703
    @jadelynn170311 ай бұрын

    Be proud of your child on an individual level, not on what YOU want your child to do. Stop dismissing the little things your child accomplished like "yeah they did this this week, but I wish they could do more" STFU

  • @anglophils645

    @anglophils645

    2 ай бұрын

    Geez, who are you to be so critical of loving parents?

  • @pennydawber8983
    @pennydawber89834 ай бұрын

    I am a Special Needs Teacher and my class is 90% children with Autism, love then to bits and would not teach i a mainstream now, I also have 2 children of my own on the spectrum and would not change anything about them , they are fantastic. It is not always easy by any means , but it is amazing and I am always learning. I look for their strengths' and interests and build on those. It is sad to hear so much negativity.

  • @JunaidWolf3
    @JunaidWolf34 жыл бұрын

    I have autism I'm high functioning even though I'm 22 i still struggle i have trouble being in load places and school was hard for me

  • @alexisstroud7162

    @alexisstroud7162

    2 жыл бұрын

    And your not alone I'm autistic to sometimes I had to talk but people don't pay me any attention so I just go with the flo and keep it moving and yes I'm 22 and still have hyper sensitive to some sounds sometimes that's why I always wear ear plugs to help stop the noise so just letting you know that's all

  • @JunaidWolf3

    @JunaidWolf3

    7 ай бұрын

    @@alexisstroud7162I actually started preschool early and at one point they didn’t think I’d be able to talk but now most people don’t even think I have autism

  • @janmarchand7294
    @janmarchand72944 жыл бұрын

    Excellent look into how autism affects not only the child but also the families. Giant Steps seems like a great school to explore what these children can offer and not just what they lack.

  • @darya2689
    @darya26893 жыл бұрын

    My daughter is 8 with level 2 autism.. still in 1st grade and trying to keep up as today’s virtual learning..loves water, speak 2-3words and can copy sentences..able to count and write..before she get frustrated easily and pinching me or other adult due to lack of speech..she had ABA therapy, speech and OT until now..she chooses what clothes should I wear hehe calling me MoM! Don’t lose hope with our little angels😊focus the present in how you can help them than thinking what’s their future gonna be..just think positive!

  • @BubbleArcadia

    @BubbleArcadia

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry but I think Aba is child abuse.

  • @bharatirai527
    @bharatirai5274 жыл бұрын

    Aww bless you all 🙏🙏

  • @carloknuwer1026
    @carloknuwer10263 ай бұрын

    As someone with autism, i have great difficulties with the use of the sentences "something wrong with the child" when they are discussing the possibility or the existence of autism on a particular child. It makes me sad that none of the parents uses a frase like "there's something DIFFERENT with my child. None of those childen are wrong, they just have developed a different brain.😢

  • @lilblacklamb222
    @lilblacklamb2224 жыл бұрын

    These people are so lucky to be able to get a dx so early my daughter is on the wait list here and she won't be assessed until shes 4 or 5. She's 3 and is no verble and no eye contact

  • @zombiericka

    @zombiericka

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same here. They barely want to diagnose my son now. He's going to be 5 in March

  • @Ikr2025

    @Ikr2025

    4 жыл бұрын

    lilblacklamb - check out these links kzread.info/dash/bejne/X52Wj7l6nKe9Ypc.html. And kzread.info/dash/bejne/aqR-16lxZd28frw.html

  • @GUY-iz4hk

    @GUY-iz4hk

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m only 13 but I’m still waiting for my test aswell and I’ve been waiting for months

  • @lilblacklamb222

    @lilblacklamb222

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GUY-iz4hk the wait list here is 12 to 18 months

  • @posideonsheir6231

    @posideonsheir6231

    4 жыл бұрын

    Star Fire STFU

  • @Yin90
    @Yin903 жыл бұрын

    They just don't work the same way normal people do. So instead of trying to make them normal how about working in their world with their rules. Honestly all i see is that they are just not interested in what ur trying to get them to do.

  • @noell9463
    @noell94633 жыл бұрын

    Applaud you for taking the time to share your courage with us! In two experiments, high-functioning autism children aged 8-15 outperformed individually matched subjects on basic language tasks such as vocabulary and spelling. Both autism students outperformed monitors in challenging language activities.

  • @Victor-it6bv
    @Victor-it6bv7 ай бұрын

    I'm glad society has come a long way.

  • @axmxi03
    @axmxi034 ай бұрын

    It’s 1 in 36 born now….theres something going on

  • @user-wz8mg8se9j
    @user-wz8mg8se9j4 ай бұрын

    i have autism and im proud of what i am

  • @queensania6714
    @queensania67144 жыл бұрын

    I love this yt channel

  • @anglophils645
    @anglophils6452 ай бұрын

    I can tell that these are all very educated parents. They're attractive, articulate, and speak with educated accents. They have the skills and means to provide for their children's special needs. What happens to autistic children of working class parents, who cannot pay for private schooling?

  • @Veen0.
    @Veen0.4 жыл бұрын

    I feel as if the parents in this documentary are belittling their children. Autism is definitely a mental and physical challenge but a lot of children learn to live genuine normal happy self-sufficient lives. Like saying their child "died" after receiving an autism diagnosis feels so inconsiderate and unreasonable.

  • @denisewhisler5536

    @denisewhisler5536

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are so wrong

  • @Veen0.

    @Veen0.

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@denisewhisler5536 Thank you for replying to my comment with no substantial evidence. My twin brother along with one of my best friends is on the spectrum and they are very well functioning in regular society. Obviously it's dependent on where the child falls on the spectrum, but there is always room for improvement. Either way, my initial claim was that the parents in this documentary are belittling them, which is quite evident by the statements made by them. It's my opinion on how they describe their children which I personally disagree with.

  • @miss7182

    @miss7182

    4 жыл бұрын

    I feel like it’s just how they felt on the beginning. They obviously support their child and take them to an amazing, probably expensive school and love their kids but it just be difficult to receive this news when you had specific hopes and dreams for your kids.

  • @Veen0.

    @Veen0.

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@miss7182 Fair point, I just believe they had a somewhat negative view point on their child, but they obviously support them and are trying to help them. I just didn't really agree with how the parents felt about their children.

  • @gwendolyn0515

    @gwendolyn0515

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but it really depends on the level, my mother used to be a teacher to special needs children and she had about 5 kids with autism, one of them was really smart, could have a conversation with anyone, but there were others that couldn't even write their own names. But I agree, it's not like the children "died", it must be difficult for the parents but they should learn how to accept them.

  • @queensania6714
    @queensania67144 жыл бұрын

    I love this yt channell

  • @kaidgardner2922
    @kaidgardner29224 жыл бұрын

    there are so many different levels. I have 2 with autistic diagnoses

  • @justicefonfara17

    @justicefonfara17

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why tell people this world is full of haters

  • @patallojomom
    @patallojomom4 жыл бұрын

    My son is 31 and severely autistic. I agree with the Mom who said how hard can it be to fix autism? I grieved years ago, but I still have hope.

  • @justicefonfara17

    @justicefonfara17

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please keep that to yourself

  • @patallojomom

    @patallojomom

    3 жыл бұрын

    Alt Dimas shut up

  • @frillylily8005

    @frillylily8005

    2 жыл бұрын

    The thing about autism is it can’t be fixed its not something that need fixing it needs to be managed.

  • @GabbyBeyer

    @GabbyBeyer

    7 ай бұрын

    But the thing is, autism does not need to be fixed. When you say that you are telling autistic people like me and your son that there is something wrong with us.

  • @patallojomom

    @patallojomom

    7 ай бұрын

    @@GabbyBeyer you don’t have autism like my son does. He is like a 6 years old child. He gets so frustrated when he can’t tell us something. It’s like talking is painful for him. We now hike on challenging trails in a great state park near us everyday. He loves it. Leaves us in the dust!!

  • @sugar-free-2centz
    @sugar-free-2centz6 ай бұрын

    That boy Patrick being in a mainstream classroom is counterproductive on every level possible. He isn't gaining anything from it, and it's depriving the regular students of quality instruction. Any social benefits he could get from it, miniscule as they are, would be more efficiently gained through a different program for disabled kids that took them out into the community. Waste of money, effort, and resources, and time.

  • @lucysanimations3781
    @lucysanimations37814 жыл бұрын

    :OO great video!

  • @mydogsareneat
    @mydogsareneat3 ай бұрын

    Its like my parents always said. They make it so tempting to antagonize and hurt them. Yknow. As an adult. I still think its gross who these children can be stuck under.

  • @8journey8
    @8journey85 ай бұрын

    Are there any updates?

  • @juliakarena8768
    @juliakarena876824 күн бұрын

    Parents may not have seen this book, Healing and Preventing Autism: A Complete Guide, by pediatrician Dr. Jerry Kartzinel and Jenny McCarthy (mom of a son with autism/ actress/celebrity). Dr. Kartzinel's adopted son lost all his language and developed all the classic symptoms, and being determined to undo the injury (caused by thimerasol, he believes), he worked tirelessly researching ways to heal the brain. There is hope here. I am a SpEd teacher who has worked with special needs children, but have no personal experience with his program, just wanted to pass this along....

  • @lindalincoln1652
    @lindalincoln16527 ай бұрын

    I love that she said that: Not to cure them, but to help them

  • @lightningstar6668
    @lightningstar66684 ай бұрын

    when my now 16 year old was younger he was distant and non verbal I had to fight for an autism diagnosis just so that he could get the right help he did eventually and now talks non stop and attends college so getting the right help at the right time makes the world of difference

  • @happycook6737
    @happycook6737 Жыл бұрын

    There are behavioral surveys that identify babies with autism as young as 4 months of age. If it runs in your family or you suspect autism please get the baby/kid screened. Early intervention is key!

  • @Yin90
    @Yin903 жыл бұрын

    "Its definitely like the child u had has died" seriously!!

  • @jarrenlumpkin5178
    @jarrenlumpkin51784 жыл бұрын

    cool.

  • @Seesternle04
    @Seesternle044 күн бұрын

    " a completely different Child in 2 weeks" i wonder what caused this Change? A completely normal born Child becomes authistic, why?

  • @MariahBurley
    @MariahBurley4 жыл бұрын

    My KZread channel is about inspiring and encouraging people with disabilities. I have a learning disability. I love encouraging others with disabilities who might not have had a support system that I had. My passion is helping and supporting people with disabilities in any way.

  • @banyam9690
    @banyam96903 жыл бұрын

    1:29 maybe myka stauffer should have seen this.

  • @janesmith9024
    @janesmith90242 жыл бұрын

    The change is so interesting - that they can be normal and then not as if something external which we do not know takes hold.

  • @valm.0
    @valm.0Ай бұрын

    Do we know how all this kids are doing now ?

  • @CatLover3509
    @CatLover35094 жыл бұрын

    Hi

  • @joelledevries5124
    @joelledevries51245 ай бұрын

    Im sorry but I actually get so angry watching this. Why why why why???? Why are you trying to change them? Would you like it if you suddenly got learned to start lining up your toys instead of playing with them the 'normal' way? Would you??? Like why do people need to be normal. These kind of thoughts displayed in this documantary is putting autisitc people like me in a tight box. Its harmfull and heartbreaking too see. There is nothing wrong with handflapping, lining up toys or not making eye contact. All that you are doing by trying to make us look 'normal' is trying to make yourself better for it, because if I can tell you one thing its that it is not helping any autistic person.

  • @jadelynn1703
    @jadelynn170311 ай бұрын

    Hopefully these parents realized their children can understand some of what they are saying. Breaks my heart that they say bad things about their children while they are there.

  • @SMCwasTaken

    @SMCwasTaken

    5 ай бұрын

    Exactly! Just because they're non verbal doesn't mean they have the mind of a baby

  • @jarrenlumpkin5178
    @jarrenlumpkin51784 жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @cje3247
    @cje32472 жыл бұрын

    Both of Patrick’s parents are older.

  • @denisewhisler5536
    @denisewhisler55364 жыл бұрын

    It's one in thirty now

  • @jessicarabbit6530

    @jessicarabbit6530

    3 жыл бұрын

    Doesnt it just make you wonder why? Like its so prevalent and they dont have a specific reason? There is a reason. Has to be.

  • @___Anakin.Skywalker
    @___Anakin.Skywalker Жыл бұрын

    13:28 💔 Definitely not true though

  • @amandagarnett7299
    @amandagarnett72994 жыл бұрын

    So sad but its things like this that make me not want kids 😢

  • @Ikr2025

    @Ikr2025

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amanda Garnett - the reason so many children have autism these days is largely due to the huge number vaccines they are now required to get by the age of 4. Not all children are equally susceptible to vaccine damage. There are common gene mutations like MTHFR & COMT that make some people more susceptible due to it making it harder for them to utilise neuroprotective anti-oxidants like glutathione and also harder to detox toxins; and other difficulties associated with methylation. Don’t be afraid to have kids, but do your research on vaccines first - including the vit K shot given just after birth. They are not as risk-free and safe as the medical & pharmaceutical industries would have us believe.

  • @Italiasiangamer

    @Italiasiangamer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Star Fire Get your dumb anti vaccine propaganda out of here.

  • @SageShadows

    @SageShadows

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ikr2025 vaccines do not cause autism. we are born with autism. and being autistic is not a bad thing.

  • @Ikr2025

    @Ikr2025

    4 жыл бұрын

    MagiSlash Mild autism is not a bad thing. Certainly not the worst thing a person could have. But it can make life more difficult for the person with it. Severe autism is another thing altogether.

  • @SageShadows

    @SageShadows

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ikr2025 although hard and different it is not a bad thing does not need a cure

  • @fitchikalina7507
    @fitchikalina75072 жыл бұрын

    We have the same problem, being in a similar situation. Its heat breaking seeing people in a much worse situation. The only hope is a medical breakthrough.

  • @GabbyBeyer

    @GabbyBeyer

    7 ай бұрын

    I am autistic, and I will say this until I die: we do not need a cure

  • @andrefagan8933
    @andrefagan893312 күн бұрын

    This is sad

  • @bilingual7688
    @bilingual76882 ай бұрын

    Watching Phone and Tv and eat all fast food and all soft drinks and all sweets it not good .

  • @tomasgomez9925
    @tomasgomez99254 ай бұрын

    1:28 if there is ever a cure, don’t give it to me. Thank you!

  • @Noticccashonly
    @Noticccashonly4 жыл бұрын

    He kneed his own head, skills son skills.

  • @lc285
    @lc2854 ай бұрын

    With the sudden onset of autism in two of the children, does this correlate after receiving childhood vaccinati9ns?

  • @chrisj8764
    @chrisj87644 ай бұрын

    So much negativity and lack of understanding of the challenges for parents of autistic children from people with autism in the comments - from a parent on the spectrum.

  • @lizichell2
    @lizichell211 ай бұрын

    These are some refrigerator mothers right here. I'm autistic and I'm fed up with the self pitying parents and "experts" who paint autism as this evil curse

  • @GabbyBeyer

    @GabbyBeyer

    7 ай бұрын

    EX frickin ACTLY

  • @hann23x
    @hann23x5 ай бұрын

    As a mother to an autistic child what I do know now and what I will say is we as the adults need to stop trying to change these little children! Autism is not curable but manageable and as adults we need to learn from these children instead of finding ways to try and change them. We as adults need to learn more about autism, learn to be more understanding and patient with autistic children. My son has taught me how to be more understanding and patient with him. I would never want to change my son as his autism makes him who he is which is loving, caring, gentle and super intelligent. I understand autism is different for every child and this is why it’s so important that us adults learn to understand a child with autism. It’s a learning lesson every single day, it’s the most hardest thing I’ve ever done but I would never change my life. We need to stop seeing autism as something bad because it is not! I also work in an SEN school as a TA and I find it incredibly interesting working with children who have autism and how unique they all are. It can be frustrating for an adult who cannot understand what an autistic child needs or wants but imagine how much more frustrating it is for the autistic child! As I agree with certain groups and sessions for autistic children I also disagree with many as well! What I also will never understand is why a parent who already has an autistic child goes on to have more children knowing full well their next child may have it, it’s incredibly unfair on the child and it just makes your life harder as a parent. But I guess each to their own, we can’t control what other people do but it’s common sense really. I know I’ll get a negative response to my comment here but I don’t really care what others think, this is my opinion and I stick by it always.

  • @iwannamarrymelaniemartinez3780
    @iwannamarrymelaniemartinez37804 жыл бұрын

    Epic oof

  • @anglophils645
    @anglophils6452 ай бұрын

    ("they're, not "their")

  • @MsMaxinejoy
    @MsMaxinejoy4 жыл бұрын

    The question must be asked, what is going on that there are so many children with autism??? This was not common prior to the 1980s.

  • @denisewhisler5536

    @denisewhisler5536

    4 жыл бұрын

    GOVERNMENT/VACCINES

  • @GUY-iz4hk

    @GUY-iz4hk

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes it was autism has always been a natural thing

  • @Username0467

    @Username0467

    4 жыл бұрын

    It just wasn't as commonly diagnosed.

  • @gwendolyn0515

    @gwendolyn0515

    4 жыл бұрын

    They were locked away. Or at least in my country. People used to dump people with autism and down's syndrome in hospices and other places like that.

  • @emily-rb5dk

    @emily-rb5dk

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its been around for ages. Were now in a time where access to diagnosis and treatment are more available. In the past children with disabilities were left in asylums and kept away from public view. You can't do that now so that's why you see an "increase" in autism and other disabilities

  • @joelledevries5124
    @joelledevries51245 ай бұрын

    I know this is an old documantary but its so full of stigma and the facts are "no longer" correct. Not 1 in 500 children have autism, a lot more do and not 4 in 5 of people with autism are boys. More and more girls are diagnosed and that old stigma has been proven wrong. But yes this is still an old documentary but you should be aware that the facts stated here are not longer considered true. I btw am one of the few girls that was diagnosed as a child.

  • @emmarichardson5357

    @emmarichardson5357

    4 ай бұрын

    I just discovered a couple of months ago that I am likely autistic as the age of 37! I scored 41 on the autistic quotient test & if you score over 32 you are very likely autistic especially if you are female as its particularly accurate for females. I do wonder if I would have had an easier time as a child if I had been diagnosed but then watching this video I suspect I wouldn't have, I would just have had different struggles

  • @joelledevries5124

    @joelledevries5124

    4 ай бұрын

    @@emmarichardson5357 well I would not be envious of you. Even though getting the diagnosis as a child can also have disadvantages it does give you a reason why you are different. The diagnosis gives you handgrips to survive better you might say. I btw completely validate any form of self diagnosis. It's great you found out your autistic! Hope the knowledge lets you accept yourself more.

  • @Isisbridge
    @Isisbridge2 жыл бұрын

    It tends to run in families, but it's not genetic. There's an obvious answer to that, but we're not allowed to talk about it.

  • @jordanhancock279

    @jordanhancock279

    6 ай бұрын

    It is certainly genetic. I’m not sure why you think that? It is not always genetic as of course environmental factors may have an effect. But when you say it runs in families, I am not sure how you can say it is not genetic? I am just curious what you mean exactly?

  • @Isisbridge

    @Isisbridge

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@jordanhancock279 The family IS the environmental factor, which is why you often get more than one autistic child in the same household. Nothing to do with genes.

  • @sbsman4998
    @sbsman49983 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video, speaking as an older Autistic myself, conclusion is that ASD has NOT increased in population, what I call Autism. Mass poisoning from neurotoxins is the cause, affecting a very sensitive nervous system with contaminated food air water vax, causing autistic like symptoms. Reducing demands on immune system is where to start, correct diet/bowel movements, distilled water, organic foods, reduced vax, fresh air, unstructured free play times, patient parenting. Pure Autism is as old as mankind, a genius trait, mindset of warriors craftsman poets and prophets who simply have found something better to do than socialize ~~

  • @joelledevries5124

    @joelledevries5124

    5 ай бұрын

    Im sorry to say but you are simply just incorrect.

  • @sbsman4998

    @sbsman4998

    5 ай бұрын

    Why? @@joelledevries5124

  • @cxarx9810
    @cxarx981011 ай бұрын

    This documentary should be more balanced. Not just negative. I'm not going to finish watching it as it is making me feel sad. Autism should be celebrated. It's ok to be different! Life isn't over because you're autistic. It's not a death sentence. You Tube remove this video please!

  • @meowmeow20371
    @meowmeow203714 жыл бұрын

    First I guess

  • @Kimberly-sy6sj
    @Kimberly-sy6sj3 жыл бұрын

    Vaccines no one talks about the vaccines. I also agree it has a lot to do with the food.

  • @akiramia5106

    @akiramia5106

    Жыл бұрын

    Its the vaccines , many years ago when the internet was not restricted , the was a documantal about parents speaking about how vaccines have distroyed there children , how before any vax they were normal children , and after they became severly autistic , they wanted to sue the medical industry but nothing could be done as this is a mafia

  • @debisieger8299
    @debisieger82994 жыл бұрын

    And sometimes its caused from vaccines if the child has a predisposition..our boy was hitting all growth and development markers..by 21/2 my son and wife still had not allowed him to receive vaccines (they didn't believe in them) my son did receive all vaccines and was on the spectrum and they didn't want their son to have them. They moved, new pediatrician made threats of calling Child Welfare unless they agree to vaccinate...because they moved to a new state they didn't know that states laws so they agreed. That night, our boy developed high fever, could not move at all, no longer potty trained, could no longer speak...new pediatrician met them at hospital gave them paperwork that stated that there is no link between vaccines and spectrum disorders; however, if this happens after receiving vaccines, this is called "vaccine Injured" we did not take our case to "vaccine injury court" and we now have custody of our boy because my son took his life and his wife didn't want our boy...it has been a roller coaster

  • @SageShadows

    @SageShadows

    4 жыл бұрын

    Vaccines do NOT CAUSE AUTISM. we're born with it

  • @debisieger8299

    @debisieger8299

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SageShadows then why do they have vaccine injury courts and have paid out millions in adjudication...some people have a predisposition for this response to vaccines...the PEDIATRICIAN would not have given my boy that diagnosis if it did not exist

  • @SageShadows

    @SageShadows

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@debisieger8299 ive never heard of that but if it exists there a reason it isn't called autism. autism happens from birth. kids with no vaccines can be autistic

  • @debisieger8299

    @debisieger8299

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SageShadows it is considered "on the spectrum" the government contracted Andrew Wakefield MD (he also holds PhD's in organic and neurological micro biology) he states that he found a link between vaccines and spectrum disorders (stating many factors such as a predisposition) the government threatened him so he signed off on their narrative that NO link exists...he said that he couldn't live with that so he retracted his findings...His license was revoked and the government destroyed his life (very sad story)...all I know is my own life and as a healthcare provider, I developed my own conclusions...Big Pharma (big money) have their own reasons for pushing their own narrative...I believe that families have the right to decide for themselves if vaccines are right for them. Personally, I have SLE and this is one of the dx. on the list for "Golf War Syndrome" I received the vaccines that all of us service members received during Desert Storm...The VA has asked that I participate in a study because they have established a link between vaccines and "Golf War Syndrome" ..Again, it is about choice...the number of provable communicable diseases that resulted from a nonvaccinated person (35) is low compared to the number of children affected (remember, millions of dollars adjudicated...and most of them developed symptoms slower than my boy)...its all about choice...obviously, my family has a predisposition to problems with vaccines (my son, my grandson and myself)...and I have another grandson whose other grandmother took him for vaccines despite my daughter and her husband deciding that they didn't want it for their family...this grandson developed symptoms of a spectrum disorder. (Hand flapping, no eye contact, decreased verbal skills) the other grandmother notice these changes as well and admitted to doing this..CHOICE

  • @SageShadows

    @SageShadows

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@debisieger8299 even though vaccines can cause issues, especially older ones, we are born with autism. even if the signs show later on, no one can "catch" or suddenly develop autism, it is with us all along we just might present it differently. i think autistic people have the right to say this is the truth because we live with it

  • @gabe-po9yi
    @gabe-po9yi6 ай бұрын

    The fundraiser dance scene was painful. Truly unbelievable how many white people can’t dance.

  • @wordup1944
    @wordup19444 жыл бұрын

    Vaccines ..???????

  • @emilygwynneth1278

    @emilygwynneth1278

    4 жыл бұрын

    Vaccines do not cause them

  • @justicefonfara17

    @justicefonfara17

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@emilygwynneth1278 exactly

  • @greengreengreen5132

    @greengreengreen5132

    7 ай бұрын

    @@emilygwynneth1278that’s not certain

  • @Ikr2025
    @Ikr20254 жыл бұрын

    23:05 ‘And I can pinpoint it to the week - one week in July, when I went in and ... she wouldn’t look at me’ So what happened that week? Most likely vaccinations happened.

  • @aliciamontero7061

    @aliciamontero7061

    4 жыл бұрын

    Stop speaking non sense.

  • @Ikr2025

    @Ikr2025

    4 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZNmj8t_ic3YiMY.html

  • @Ikr2025

    @Ikr2025

    4 жыл бұрын

    Apophis Rock Not sure what your numbered references in parenthesis refer to. Ps. The plural of anecdote is ‘data’. Seem to be thousands of anecdotes all saying the same thing. Interesting, that. 🤔

  • @Ikr2025

    @Ikr2025

    4 жыл бұрын

    Apophis Rock you need to look well beyond Wikipedia if you want a realistic picture of what vaccines are doing.

  • @Ikr2025

    @Ikr2025

    4 жыл бұрын

    Apophis Rock And if you think the majority of pro-vaccine research articles are unbiased - Ha! Good luck with that.

  • @Isisbridge
    @Isisbridge6 ай бұрын

    21:02 "I felt I didn't really know this child. I hadn't really bonded with him anyway. There wasn't that same interaction that I'd had with my first son."

  • @queensania6714
    @queensania67144 жыл бұрын

    I love this yt channel

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