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I personally liked the end, but (in my opinion) the beginning is a gross generalization that is only partially true of me, as I don't steal or intentionally disobey authority much more than everyone else or bully ANYONE or anything like that and am not a jock or all that popular, but I am not naive, hate being told what to do, hate being treated differently from the few people that either know of my aspergers or saw it when I was younger and lower-functioning, act kind of tough and can defend myself (verbally and physically) if necessary, dress well, don't get offended easily by bullies, some girls like me, and I and play electric guitar and listen to and wear dress accordingly to heavy metal. I also unknowingly tick off teachers by saying the wrong thing or acting on my (terrible) adhd. I'm a little bit of a class clown, but only because my school is very small and I know my teachers semi-personally. The video, (in my opinion) while well-meaning, just promotes and encourages stereotyping.

Then again, I am a very minor aspie who is really much more adhd (I am kind of a "biological aspie" in that I biologically have it, had it bad when I was younger, and exhibit a few symptoms, but if I were tested right now I wouldn't pass.) What do you think?

I would certainly agree that the traits they're describing don't pertain to all Aspies, although they use the word "most." I went to a school for special needs children, and most of the students were on the spectrum. Save for the odd one out, most of them displayed these traits. However, I think this video leaves something out: it only shows "cool" vs "not cool" (aka the middle school/high school perspective.) They neglect to mention that Aspie children eventually grow into Aspie adults, and that the hatred, abuse, and discrimination against autistic people continues well into adulthood. Even after the "cool or not cool" thing wears off, a person's ignorance and bigotry can remain for life. This video only explains why Aspie children don't get the respect that they deserve. Adult Aspies don't get the respect that they deserve because of lack of education of the general public, lack of resources/accommodations, and media misrepresentation.