Animated PSA on Aspergers that requires interviews

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Hi, I'm Samuel Kupa. I'm in the 12th grade at EWG and need some help with my senior project. Since I have
Asperger's Syndorme, I decided that I'm doing a little animation project on Aspergers to educate children
and adults who don't know much about it. Anyone interested in participating, please respond. It's going to be
an animated PSA so that not only could it catch a younger audience's attention, but also teach people that
everyone is unique despite what stereotypes are adhered to one's group. Like I said before, it's going to
be animated and the part I want you to play is to be interviewed to show the huge scope of
different, unique, individual mind-sets that people with this disorder have. If you have drawing talents,
you can create your own character and send it to me so I can animate it for the project. If you don't want to,
please give me some ideas of what you want your character to look like. Also, please give me names for
your characters. You can even use your own name. But if you want to stay anonymous, I understand.

Here are some interview questions I have came up with:

1.What do you think when you think of yourself having Aspergers?

2.What is your most favorite subject?

3.Do you ever daydream when you listen to music?

4.Can you tolerate loud, sharp noises?

5.What do you do when you get embarresed in front of your friends?

6.If you have a crush, how do you react when she/he talks to you?

7.Do you ever pre-think things to say in awkward conversations, but immediatley forget because you're too nervous?

8.How would you react if you were told to do something that you had to get done, but really didn't want to?

9.When people laugh at something you don't understand, how do you react?

10.Why is eye contact so difficult with newer people?

11.Did you enjoy the interview?

12.Do you have any questions you'd like to ask yourself?

Thank you for taking your time reading this. I am looking forward to your responses.

You want us to answer the questions, right, here are my responses.

I think of myself as being different, being confused and misunderstood.



Chemistry, Statistics



Oh all the time. Music takes me away, it takes me into a different world a realm of imagination.



No, I hate alarms, ticking noises, beeps, squeaks,motorcycles, lawn mowers. Anything loud and annoying, often sounds of machinery.



Now...I learned just to play if off as a joke before, I used to react not so well. Perhaps walk out, get mad, or recoil.



I normally crush on people I already know so I want to talk to them. I try to get there attention and I try to hard to be there friend.



I try not to pre-think in the 1st place due to that very reason



I would just do it anyways and secretly complain and grunt in my head.



That hasnt happened in a while. I'll sit there very confused and not laugh, ill feel left out. Now I know there's a subtle social timing when there's a joke so I typically just go along with it. I get humor now.



It isnt anymore. Before, it was very awkward and intimidating.



yes it was enjoyable and no, no other Qs

1.What do you think when you think of yourself having Aspergers?
Feeling I missed out and never had a fighting chance at life like my peers

2.What is your most favorite subject?
Electronics

3.Do you ever daydream when you listen to music?
All the time

4.Can you tolerate loud, sharp noises?
Not really-- but ironically nails on a blackboard does not bother

5.What do you do when you get embarresed in front of your friends?
I get real quiet and upset inside and have really no friends anyway.

6.If you have a crush, how do you react when she/he talks to you?
I get real shy and cant speak well or say silly things-I cant read others and hence I don't know if they feel the same way about me.

7.Do you ever pre-think things to say in awkward conversations, but immediatley forget because you're too nervous?
All the time

8.How would you react if you were told to do something that you had to get done, but really didn't want to?
I get upset inside and sometimes it overwhelms me and I do it

9.When people laugh at something you don't understand, how do you react?
I feel puzzled quite a bit

10.Why is eye contact so difficult with newer people?
It is painful to me and it disturbs me quite a bit-I feel very uncomfortable

11.Did you enjoy the interview?
Yes.

12.Do you have any questions you'd like to ask yourself?
will it ever get easier to obtain the things my peers have without any struggle.

Last edited by Radiofixr on 16 Nov 2011, 3:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.

1.What do you think when you think of yourself having Aspergers?

I dont know yet. I'm very recenlty diagnosed as a 20 year old.

2.What is your most favorite subject?

Psychology.

3.Do you ever daydream when you listen to music?

No, and I never listen to music just as a primary activity.

4.Can you tolerate loud, sharp noises?

Yes, but I don't like it.

5.What do you do when you get embarresed in front of your friends?

What friends?

6.If you have a crush, how do you react when she/he talks to you?

Embaressed I suppose.

7.Do you ever pre-think things to say in awkward conversations, but immediatley forget because you're too nervous?

All the time. But I try not to care to much to anymore, since I figure I will come off as a little odd anyway.

8.How would you react if you were told to do something that you had to get done, but really didn't want to?

I feel you have all ready answered the question. If i had to get it done, I would have done it.

9.When people laugh at something you don't understand, how do you react?

Depends what the context is. I might ignore it, just smile or find them stupid.

10.Why is eye contact so difficult with newer people?

I guess because I don't like most people?

11.Did you enjoy the interview?

Yes.

12.Do you have any questions you'd like to ask yourself?

Yes: 13: Do you think your childhood might have been better if you were diagnosed as a child? - Yes. People with autism spectrum disorder are at risk for several psychological disorders, the main reason probably is the increased stress. The stress expierenced is probably much higher for those individuals who does not know, growing up, why they are diffrent/odd etc. As a result I've had major depressive disorder and social anxity.

Thank you for taking your time reading this. I am looking forward to your responses. [/quote]

I am not dx AS, I'll know next Monday. I can answer a few of your questions just from my perspective though.

Yes, always.


Nope. I jump and scream and used to flap my hands.


Now I usually just laugh because I know that's what I'm supposed to do to dissipate the problem. Before I knew this, I would usually just shut down, sometimes the room would go dark and I would just be non responsive.


Yes, every time. I write it down often so I don't forget.


Depends. Really good friends, I'll say "I don't get it" so someone will explain. Most of the time, I just laugh and pretend to get it.


Too intimate. It makes me feel like I'm staring into train headlights.

You guys are the best. Thank you for answering my questions. Now I should be able to get a pretty decent grade on my Senior Project. I have Aspergers myself, but I didn't think that my perspective would be enough just to show what I am trying to convey. I apologize if I did something wrong with the post. I am really new to this website and have really never been on forum sites before. Once again, Thank you and I am glad that you've responded.