can you remember a time when you felt left out or just different from the rest
left out or just different from the rest
left out or just different from the rest of the crowd someone on the autism
of the crowd someone on the autism
of the crowd someone on the autism spectrum such as myself may experience
spectrum such as myself may experience
spectrum such as myself may experience these emotions frequently but do they
these emotions frequently but do they
these emotions frequently but do they say everything about the condition of
say everything about the condition of
say everything about the condition of course autism has always existed in our
course autism has always existed in our
course autism has always existed in our world although it wasn’t until the 1940s
world although it wasn’t until the 1940s
world although it wasn’t until the 1940s when pediatrician Hans Asperger
when pediatrician Hans Asperger
when pediatrician Hans Asperger published the first-ever paper on the
published the first-ever paper on the
published the first-ever paper on the autistic diagnosis we now know as
autistic diagnosis we now know as
autistic diagnosis we now know as Asperger’s syndrome he discovered that
Asperger’s syndrome he discovered that
Asperger’s syndrome he discovered that autism is suspension condition this
autism is suspension condition this
autism is suspension condition this means that while those with autism share
means that while those with autism share
means that while those with autism share certain characteristics at the same time
certain characteristics at the same time
certain characteristics at the same time every diagnosis is slightly different
every diagnosis is slightly different
every diagnosis is slightly different just as each and every one of you is so
just as each and every one of you is so
just as each and every one of you is so wonderfully unique generally an autistic
wonderfully unique generally an autistic
wonderfully unique generally an autistic spectrum disorder will affect a child or
spectrum disorder will affect a child or
spectrum disorder will affect a child or adult in the following areas social
adult in the following areas social
adult in the following areas social interactions senses and behavior
interactions senses and behavior
interactions senses and behavior patterns on a negative side we may
patterns on a negative side we may
patterns on a negative side we may become rigidly attached to routine or
become rigidly attached to routine or
become rigidly attached to routine or take things literally as a child I
take things literally as a child I
take things literally as a child I struggle to understand idioms and
struggle to understand idioms and
struggle to understand idioms and consequently spent time dedicated
consequently spent time dedicated
consequently spent time dedicated learning how to use them but come on now
learning how to use them but come on now
learning how to use them but come on now let’s get those gates on autism does not
let’s get those gates on autism does not
let’s get those gates on autism does not limit our busy to achieve great things
limit our busy to achieve great things
limit our busy to achieve great things indeed people with autism can become
indeed people with autism can become
indeed people with autism can become great specialists for example some
great specialists for example some
great specialists for example some autism experts believe that key figures
autism experts believe that key figures
autism experts believe that key figures such as Mozart Sir Isaac Newton and
such as Mozart Sir Isaac Newton and
such as Mozart Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein may have been on the
Albert Einstein may have been on the
Albert Einstein may have been on the autism spectrum themselves another more
autism spectrum themselves another more
autism spectrum themselves another more recent example is the highly talented
recent example is the highly talented
recent example is the highly talented artist Stephen Wiltshire who uses pay
artist Stephen Wiltshire who uses pay
artist Stephen Wiltshire who uses pay and pencil to express emotion after just
and pencil to express emotion after just
and pencil to express emotion after just a brief flight over a city in the
a brief flight over a city in the
a brief flight over a city in the helicopter he’s able to recreate the
helicopter he’s able to recreate the
helicopter he’s able to recreate the landscape in amazingly accurate detail
landscape in amazingly accurate detail
landscape in amazingly accurate detail from memory before I finish I would like
from memory before I finish I would like
from memory before I finish I would like to share a final photo with you of
to share a final photo with you of
to share a final photo with you of myself and my best friend Olivia at our
myself and my best friend Olivia at our
myself and my best friend Olivia at our Leivers prom last year I have chosen
Leivers prom last year I have chosen
Leivers prom last year I have chosen this particular photograph as emphasizes
this particular photograph as emphasizes
this particular photograph as emphasizes that many people on the autism spectrum
that many people on the autism spectrum
that many people on the autism spectrum can live normal lives without their
can live normal lives without their
can live normal lives without their diagnosis affecting them in overly
diagnosis affecting them in overly
diagnosis affecting them in overly negative way as long as they receive the
negative way as long as they receive the
negative way as long as they receive the appropriate support from the wider
appropriate support from the wider
appropriate support from the wider community
community
community yes autism is a lifelong condition but
yes autism is a lifelong condition but
yes autism is a lifelong condition but it is not necessarily a disability just
it is not necessarily a disability just
it is not necessarily a disability just a fundamental aspect of our unique
a fundamental aspect of our unique
a fundamental aspect of our unique personalities thank you for listening
personalities thank you for listening
personalities thank you for listening [Applause]
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