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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LzxbtA-lAA[/youtube]

I'm the guy in the front.
It's ok to hate me.

Me talking again. That, the previous video and the message above is pretty much all of it other than developmental history.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xm9TaLCtIQ[/youtube]

I like your video. I was glad you brought up the subject of private messages. I have the same difficulties in composing private messages (for the purpose of socializing/bonding). Writing in the forums is much easier for me. How do you explain these difficulties to people who are not familiar with autism? Or even here on WP? I find that not many aspies understand this either.

Thanks.

RE: PMs.

It's quite hard to explain for me in reality; if someone was to approach me out there in the physical realm with the same words, I wouldn't know what to say due to being overwhelmed by all of the information and spontaneity of the approach, and then I become more uncomfortable knowing that I should say something, but I cannot. It's not as pronounced with private messages, i.e., I know what to say most times as I'm not as overwhelmed (I can compose a message, sometimes anyway, other times, not at all), but I still find it uncomfortable reading the words that are written by another human that are directed solely at me.

Discomfort explains it adequately to me.

Since it's a spectrum and all, many people with an ASD probably won't mind PMs, like how the stereotypical "aspie" will approach many people out there (sometimes everyone), albeit oddly.

The forum gives me time to think about what i am going to say. I can edit myself before i hit that button. I find that i am uncomfortable with IMs, because i never know how long to keep a conversation going. Daniel, you sound so sad, but you're so sincere. I am glad to be able to read your thoughts on these forums. You are wise beyond your years.

Thanks for your kind words.

Ironically, I'm not sad in the video above, I'm more indifferent really; I'm not too anxious with talking in front of the camera, in fact, I'd much rather take a video than answer an IM/PM type thingy (I'm not camera shy at all). A couple of people who're close to me said I appeared sad too (my mother says I'm a totally different person to her--she's the only individual I interact with "normally", albeit, I look away from her a lot when talking, like in the video, but I can modulate my voice for her). If I can talk to you, how I am in the video above is an accurate representation of how I appear, I may not look at you at all, but I'll appear and sound the same (the only people I can talk to are those I have known since I was little, and another who I went out of my way to interact with).

Ironically again, my wisdom comes from being detached from society and people; I've always been on the outside looking in, into the interactions of others, and ultimately within myself. In a way, I'm as wise as my years for I've never been distracted from them. I understand social dynamics, I cannot partake in such; I can talk to my nephew on the strengths and weaknesses of Transformers, and I can talk the same concerning philosophical intangibilities to my mother (I'm uneducated; she's not). I cannot ask someone I don't know, 'How're you feeling today?' I cannot answer someone when they ask me, 'Why don't you talk to me?' It's one of the most interesting of conditions.

The 'net allows humanity, the rest of humanity to see the words of those who don't talk; what we have to say is just as pertinent to all people and important as those who have a voice.

As an addendum: I don't really have too many problems with emotional outbursts that are common with ASDs, I keep it all within; I'm unable to speak of my basic emotions to my mother, I'm incapable of showing the extremes unless the situation is extremely dire, and even then, I'm usually "calm".

That is a wonderful video, Daniel. I can't wait for the next one!

Robyn

Daniel... i laughed (in a good way) when you said something about "talking AT people"......... i use that phrase a lot as i have always felt there is a distinction (for me) between talking AT or TO/WITH people.

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Me driving truck though Saskatchewan, and only having
country stations to listen to on the radio!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
Please forgive the foul language in my video, country music pisses me off!

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Yeah, when I talk out here, I'm not really--well, it doesn't feel like I'm talking to anyone as it's as if you put your hand up in a crowd of people and talk to me. Whereas, talking to, and ultimately with people is something I can barely do here, let alone out there where there are so many added factors (the comparison cannot even be made in reality).

New video: autism and disability. My main argument in this video, which of note, I thought of spontaneously, which is pretty good for me; all of this typing has seemed to help my ability to put--to make thoughts into words. Just FYI and all, I didn't know I was grinning so much, nor was I intending to throughout (I don't have much control over what my face does in many ways). My main argument is based on taking away choices, choices that the majority of individuals have compared to those with ASDs; the more choices taken away, the greater the propensity for something to be classed as a disability in this context. Not that there's anything wrong with having a disability, a disease, and/or a disorder, and for the majority of those with a diagnosed ASD, I'm run of the mill (these things need to be said to bring a clear picture, rather than a glossed over view that does many with autism an injustice for the difficulties they face doing everyday things).

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ko-b08Y5xk[/youtube]

I tried to post a video of myself mumbling semicoharently about nothing much which happens to hosted at another site than YouBigSillyTube, and the preview either just showed the code or there was an error message saying that the HTML I was using was not accepted. I'd like to post the video, but I'm not so crazy about YouBigSillyTube. Am I outta luck?

Kill me now! Do I really talk that way, yuk! Haha, I made one and it was even worse, I had the camera really low, so I thought I looked like a pig, it did have my cat in, so its probably slightly better in that sense I really should make one in my room, its just plain in my conservatory
[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9m94Gz3xmJw[/youtube]

don't think thats gonna work, if not here's the link!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9m94Gz3xmJw

http://www.revver.com/video/704299/who- ... s-he-want/

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBuc1TCdcV0[/youtube]

Just me. The visual moved slower than the audio, so it looks really weird in that aspect. My mother said I sounded a bit hoarse earlier, and I also only ever manage to make stupid looking faces (see the last thirty seconds or so) when I film myself, so whatever.

I will speak to Daniel and Rainsong because you are two that I know.

I had tears in my eyes as I watched you, Daniel. Poignant is a word I would use. And I have such deep respect as I watch you master bit by bit the art of communication.

What you say is worth listening to.

Hi Rainsong. You also showed courage to appear on video. Don't ever cut your hair!What stupid looking faces? I never saw any stupid looking faces, Rainsong.

I am waiting for the next video.

Robyn

Thanks. I find it alien to me how you experience such emotion from viewing me talk; not bad in any way, it's just that I've never experienced the level of empathetic connection normal people experience. I lived half of my life not even knowing the rest of humanity were actually alive, and individuals with their own feelings; I don't feel that anyone is alive, still, but I know that everyone is just as alive as me, and the thought of that is so overwhelming to my mind. Especially that I cannot read people, and I cannot discern friend from foe like most people can, so everyone appears as a foe to me due to bullying I've experienced (I was trusting of people, once), before my "awakening" so to speak.

I say the same for everyone.

Heather, I have to say it again, nice hat.

Another of me:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMMqcGUGOhc[/youtube]