Lol, back in my day you would get smacked up, if you didn't smarten up. I used to have this tics, but had to make an effort to make life feel bad and understand stuff.
Michael Falk is the most convincing autistic/Asperger character in history. No condescension, no sugarcoating, no violins, but lots of genuine sympathy.
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!! The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ." Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE."
Michael Falk: "in 2010 there were 132 homicides in detroit, in 2009 there were 141 homicides in detroit, in 2008 there were 186 homicides in detroit, in 2007 there were 181 homicides in detroit, in 2006 there were 169 homicides in detroit." councilman: "ok"
In 2010, there were 310 homicides in Detroit. In 2009, there were 363 homicides in Detroit. In 2008, there were 323 homicides in Detroit. In 2007, there were 392 homicides in Detroit. In 2006, there were 421 homicides in Detroit.
It brilliantly references a book many people (including myself) read as teens, about an autistic savant who displays many of the same traits as this reporter.
BTW as of now thats 5 comments posted 1 second ago, 1 day ago, 1 week ago, ≈1year ago and over 5 years ago. a really symbolic picture of youtubes growth
@@nealteitelbaum8660 I mean, the interviewee _did_ return the question for him to answer it. He just happened to do so rhetorically since he assumed it would be obvious to everyone
I love the way the way he says "Danielle's-mother-was-wearing-a-shirt-missing-a-second-button from-the-button-in-a-row-of-SEVEN! The buttons were black!"
I love the whole button thing because you understand why he's doing it. He just got told to go, making realize he was being insensitive. While running, he's trying to think of something to talk about. The thing that comes to mind is a missing button.
“No it was a very good day, I saw three red cars” I seriously cannot tell you how much I miss this era of RUclips. These ONN videos are literally more clever and funny than anything else on here
Check out cer spence and his group of friends (Ryan the Leader, Trevor Wallace, etc.). They make comedy sketches about current topics that are very reminiscent of early youtube.
yeah its actually pretty accurate. i am autistic and the running back and forth after somebody is angry at you and you dont know why is something that i used to do, but now i usually ask them why they are angry.
@@sexypigeonlover4631 It's triggered by indecision and doubt. Questioning your actions is a major symptom especially when high emotions are boiling up.
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!! The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ." Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE."
@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 sure, but what does it mean. When you quote someone else’s work, you should explain it in your own words and show how it connects to your points.
@@SirDankleberry oh sorry, one of them pushed my son down the stairs and nearly killed him, mistakenly thinking my son had broken his favourite stick. It was explained to me that he was autistic and didn't understand consequences. When he found out he was in trouble, he immediately started crying, after being a blank-faced cut-out for an hour and walking away from the act. So maybe he wasn't autistic, but just a really evil little shit, and the school staff were just managing liability. Still, autists can be infuriatingly unempathetic.
"How do you think they feel?" " _how do you think they feel_ -Happy because they get to see each other!" "No." "Sad because Daniel is dead." "Yes." "Yes." _smiles because he got it right on the second try_
I usually just give up because I know they're going to get mad at me before I get the right answer, or they will act like I had to have known it all along.
As someone who’s autistic this hits a bit too close to home lmao. I can really tell that the character has a major special interest in news broadcasting and journalism, especially when he was listing all of the homicides.
As someone who skirts the border between "severe asperger's" and "mild autism," I must say this is HILARIOUS. And true. My favorite moment was when he was running back and forth from the bushes to the funeral. I do that sometimes. It's like my pathfinding AI is glitched.
@mars المريخ she was never ill to begin with, friend. if anybody on the spectrum ever feels bad about their condition, it is only due to other people demanding what they cannot supply. it's no different than a left-handed person being forced to write with their right hand, in some schools. you don't get better from the condition. that's not how it works. what you can become better at, is learning strategies to fit in better. but these strategies force the person to not act naturally. so they might be better off unlearned.
@@amillipede9397 I have severe autism in my family, and have experienced other people with severe autism first hand. They dont understand what you are saying to them, they are violent (mostly to themselves), they dont talk and they are for sure not interested in computers. Im not talking about mild aspbergers or mild autism (The one that is divided into "High Functioning" and Aspbergers). You have to understand that severe autism is usually paired with neurological damage from childhood. People with severe autism and/or aspbergers will never lead "normal" lives and will surely (I think) not write long sentences on a keyboard and post it to the internet without sufficient help. I didnt wanna have this conversation, im sorry, i really just wanted to give someone a boost in their day. Ive seen people that really suffer from this disease and seeing people being able to be on the internet, have an opinion that people can relate to is something really awesome and inspiring. Every day is a task for these people, they deserve everything good going for them. I thank you for pointing out that reducing peoples problems, a problem I have personally, is something that just is no good. I hope you understand what im trying to say here. And again, thank you!
People often wonder why it takes people with autism a few moments to respond This is why. We have to think about what we’ll say and how it might be responded to
@MEDIA THING actually the same! Over text I'm fine but put me in voice and if it's not well practised I often have to pause to run through a mental flow diagram of "Is what I instinctively want to say going to upset people. If no, continue. If yes, revise statement. Repeat until no longer likely to upset people."
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!! The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ." Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE."
As the parent of a teenager on the spectrum, I love this cause I see how well he plays it. Dude is fully committed. And it makes me smile for what all my son has been able accomplish despite the obstacles he's had to overcome.
the fact that this dude is a playwright who wrote one of the most produced plays in history is somehow making this funnier. i kinda just imagine all onion actors live in a white void until they have to do their sketches
My son is autistic and I found this video delightful. Nothing better to initiate people unfamiliar with the autism spectrum than some humor. Well done - and yes, the char is absolutely priceless.
Exactly, I am the same as you with that stuff, I also absolutely cannot stand messages, why would anyone like someone digging their hands and elbows into them
The way the old man says "Why do you think?" And Michael just stared in total confusion- I felt that in my bones- my whole life in one second haha Also "people tried to quiet the mother by placing their arms around her and hitting her on the back" yup. That's how normal human interactions appear to aspergers lolol --Over time, I've learned this interaction is "affection" or "consolation" and have filed it in the appropriate "Interacting With Humans" brain file upstairs...
Honestly curious - does Asperger's just make you unable to rationalize such gestures, or do you legitimately don't get an emotional response out of it?
@@pvshka On the rare occasion when someone offers me such a gesture, and as someone on the autistic spectrum, these human interactions seem more like threats or assaults than statements of comfort.
When the reporter started listing off statistics really fast, it honestly reminded me of my friend (who has Asperger's). When it comes to world capitals (and where appropriate he will list administrative, legislative and judicial “capitals” as well as the actual capital), US prison names (Federal, State and private), medication names and effects, celebrities height and (lesser so) weight. He aces all these categories, and he really gives himself a hard time if he gets any of this info wrong, ever.
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ." Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE." And please repent of all of your sins and be baptized by the Holy Spirit before it is too late, you will never know when the time will come 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Several autistic people in my family, lots of people that have ghosting of symptoms too. My grandmother wasn’t young or shot, but we had an awesome time at her funeral. It WAS nice to get to see everyone. 🤷🏻♀️
@@knmplans He finds the lack of grief response at the funeral, the fact it was overt, and the fact you wrote about it overtly, repulsing. Repulsion is used both to warn ourself from others, and to dis-incentivise others from doing something. Even if it not biologically relevant now, it is deep coded, as if you were meeting in person, and potentially interacting repeatedly. Repulsion here makes a lot of sense because, among other things: 1) He empathises with your grandmother, and what she would feel if she knew that in advance. He doesn't want that to happen to him or anyone around him. 2) This may indicate common morals and lack of empathy, traits who better be avoided and discouraged. I hope that helped made some sense. As a neurotypical person, I had the same instinctive gut response, but I knew logically it is irrelevant here. Because you are autistic, and I actually appreciate you sharing your experience. Overall, I would say their response was rude and unnecessary, but definitely made sense. You did nothing wrong sharing, and they were rude.
Autistic people are more direct though, this autistic reporter didn't even directly say his point that the shootings were down, that's a neurotypical glitch in the matrix ;).
I have a son with aspergers and he is non-verbal but the character traits are totally dead on. My daughter and I were in tears laughing over this, its something we live with everyday and love about him.
i don’t think he has aspergers then, because being non-verbal implies deficits in language development, which are completely absent in asperger’s syndrome, however children and adults with aspergers do have trouble with communication, which is why a lot of them do not understand sarcasm or other types of non verbal communication
@@tirididjdjwieidiw1138 being nonverbal is definitely a sign of being autistic, which aspergers is categorized under and shares many of the symptoms, such as stimming. but yah, it would seem that aspergers specifically is not associated with being nonverbal. it could have simply been a lazy sentence, since the autistic character in the video has aspergers, and simply acknowledge OP's child's autism.
Notice how he pauses & frowns after reeling off the statistics rapidfire? and doesn't know how to get back into the interview? So true! So validating & normalising if you're on the spectrum to have this reflected back & not seem catastrophic - but actually endearing.
I'm not sure it's *entirely* meant as endearing. And, with no offense intended, could it maybe be a little unhealthy to have problems validated and normalized? Maybe it's better to know they're problems and feel motivated to work on overcoming them, even if that pressure is a little uncomfortable (within reason)? It is said that a lot of people recover from Asperger's after years of studying other people and trying to improve. It's not necessarily one of those things that have no hope of being fixed, leaving no choice but to accept and validate.
there's "pressuring someone to correct a problem affecting others" and then there's "giving a disabled person shit for a harmless trait that's at worst mildly awkward for the person speaking with them"-- if they're having a pretty normal conversation besides sounding a little odd, putting "uncomfortable" pressure on them would be pressing them to micromanage themselves to make yourself more comfortable (and if you're doing it without explaining yourself, you're expecting someone that struggles with social cues to guess why you suddenly seem angry during a normal conversation) I'm leaning toward OP with enjoying that you can see Michael's brain going "brrrr" like an old hard drive while he switches topics & the councilman gives him a few seconds worth of breathing room to get there lol
@@XezlecI don’t mean to be rude, but i just wanted to say that there is no such thing as “recovering” from autism. It’s a neurological disorder, meaning its source is in the brain. Autistic people can learn to “fit in” better, and appear “normal”, but it doesn’t mean that they no longer have autism. The people that you’ve seen “recovering”, probably just learned better social/coping skills. You could use computer programming as an example: for most people, everything runs in a certain way, using the same language, and you can typically figure out the way someone else “runs” because their code is similar to yours. For disorders that affect your neurology + development (like autism), the code that they run on is in a different language, which makes it harder for people running on the “typical” code to understand & vice versa. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re “wrong” or need “fixing”, just that they have to work extra hard to translate their code to everyone else’s (I imagine that it’s easier to do this when the other party is giving you a bit of leeway & is being understanding, instead of ridiculing you, which is what OP’s comment is referring to). But to finish my long winded example, you cant “recover” from different coding, because it’s just how you were made. Someone can get really good at translating it, but that doesn’t mean that their coding is now in the same language as a “typical” person’s. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. As long as a person is happy, healthy, & living life well, does it really matter what code they’re using? :)
I love that the news team clearly treats him like they respect him and agree with his assessment, and everyone else is kinda like, "Why is this happening...?" It's so great that the news people are just like, "This is how he is, there's nothing wrong with it."
“It sounds like a very sad day.” “Actually I had a very nice day!” Ah, if I had a dollar for every time I answered a rhetorical statement in relation to myself, I’d have at least 3,000 dollars.
I *love* that you gave the dollar amount as $3,000. A very realistic total, rather than the hyperbole most people would have quoted. How very autistic of you. Made me smile.
I’m autistic (although not to the degree of Michael) and I think it’s hilarious. I think it’s worth noting that he isn’t stupid, he just thinks very differently.
Aside from the brilliant impersonation of somebody with autism, this is also always a great parody on the media in general. "There were many people who said that it's bad that Danielle is a dead body now", the media is often presenting things as if they are up for debate, "he said she said"
same here. The autistic reporter was always one of the very few sketches that would make me laugh hysterically and now I know that I'm on the spectrum as well... such a weird situation now.
as an autistic person i'm laughing my ass off at this, my god this is hilariously accurate. the onion did an autistic character way better than stuff over a decade later managed to-- the good doctor could never be michael falk 😤
I so wish this reporter existed. The ability to identify facts and report them without embellishment or personal interpretation would be a breath of fresh air. CNN, do you want a new viewer? Hire the Onion's autistic reporter and put him on the politics beat.
Holy shit I don't know if anyone noticed but Onion at 1:40 made a reference to Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by referencing Christopher's (the autistic main character) utilization of cars passing by as a way to determine whether it was a good day or not. Now, if I remember correctly in the book it was four red cars in a row made a good day, and four yellow cars in a row made a black day. The Onion's satire is always top notch.
The reaction of the mother - and then the voice of the father straight after did it for me 🤣 _"Just what they needed, right?"_ Terrible being able to see the funny side of things sometimes 😔
I'm autistic af and I love Michael Falk. He's as funny as any other character on ONN but I've never found the representation of his autism offensive and I think that it's actually quite well observed.
Damn. Even the car thing; this is kinda similar to me. Listing every minute detail on a list. Not understanding people's emotions. Noting things that are irrelevant to a situation. Accidently saying and acting inappropriately... And I always assume a day is going good if I see yellow two door cars because I think it's synchronicity telling me something.
Why is it so fucking relatable when he’s confronted with a time when he messes up socially and he just. He just fucking books it. I wish I could do that. I wish I could do that so much.
I have two children with autism as well and I couldn't stop laughing at this one and at the one where the man was hit by the train. Spot on. It's like they peeked into my son's head and wrote down the transcript.
„Sad because Danielle is dead“ „Yes“ Love how he smiles afterwards because he correctly interpreted people‘s feelings.
:) “Yes!”
Lol, back in my day you would get smacked up, if you didn't smarten up. I used to have this tics, but had to make an effort to make life feel bad and understand stuff.
Reminds me of Sheldon Cooper
@@DaniSlot yeah, thats not what autism is. sounds like youve just got gatekeeping moron syndrome to me
@@ml.frossard but what theyre talking about is totally unrelated. all that can be inferred is that they are mislabeling autism.
I want a spin off show of Micheal Falk, living his life, doing his thing its amazing.
same
Agreed
collab of oblivion npc and autistic reporter is better
@@9trogenta13 There's more laughs in this two minute skit than the entire run of Big Bang Theory.
@@trevorlambert4226 Can't deny that
I love that he goes on about homicides in Detroit when he's in DC.
Thank you for pointing that out, I missed it!
@@andrewblackwell6054 pay more attention next time
@@none5435 Bruh "pay more attention" head ass shut up
@@matyhewjewers6277 Fr
@@none5435 weeb
Michael Falk is the most convincing autistic/Asperger character in history. No condescension, no sugarcoating, no violins, but lots of genuine sympathy.
aspbergers isn’t a proper term anymore, it’s all just referred to as autism now
What about pianos?
@@shaggyshef855huh, since when?
@@alst4817 i think over a decade, the word put into use by a nazi scientist named Hanz Asperger
@@alst4817I had to check , but Google says Asperger's syndrome (AS) and autism both come under the autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
My favorite part of these is that people are always so patient with him. A lot more patient than a lot of people are to real people with autism.
Well, they’re theoretically on TV so they have to act like they want to make a good impression? 🤷
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!
The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME."
In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ."
Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE."
They're patient with him because it's set-up. It's comedy, it's satire. It's not real. But still hilarious.
@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 thanks gigachad
@@jesper164a he knows that why he said real people.
Michael Falk: "in 2010 there were 132 homicides in detroit,
in 2009 there were 141 homicides in detroit,
in 2008 there were 186 homicides in detroit,
in 2007 there were 181 homicides in detroit,
in 2006 there were 169 homicides in detroit."
councilman: "ok"
Are those stats accurate though?
Actually the real stats are higher
"
What a number"
Are those numbers...accurate?
In 2010, there were 310 homicides in Detroit. In 2009, there were 363 homicides in Detroit. In 2008, there were 323 homicides in Detroit. In 2007, there were 392 homicides in Detroit. In 2006, there were 421 homicides in Detroit.
I't'd be a happy day for me too if i saw 3 red cars
As an autistic person myself... michael falk is my spirt animal XD
It brilliantly references a book many people (including myself) read as teens, about an autistic savant who displays many of the same traits as this reporter.
@@SkateAs10 I thought it did but I wasn't sure! The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Great book.
what astonishes me even more is two of the exact same car next to each other, but with. different color
BTW
as of now thats 5 comments posted 1 second ago, 1 day ago, 1 week ago, ≈1year ago and over 5 years ago. a really symbolic picture of youtubes growth
On the bright side, this man has a bright future ahead of him as a Wikipedia admin.
hello how are you sir. how have the last 9 years been treating you
Hopefully like 3 red cars
@@tim9325 They've not been nice
*discord
based
"I saw three red cars, it was a very good day" Lol. _The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time_ reference?
Summer Skull this guy reminds me of an adult version of the kid from that book (forgot his name)
That it is! Brilliant and freaking hilarious.
+Viktoriya T he also remibd of norman bated
I think that kid also hated yellow for some reason.
as soon as he said that I thought of christopher
"Happy because they all get to see each other!"
"No"
@Pen Island Hysterical
@@nealteitelbaum8660
I mean, the interviewee _did_ return the question for him to answer it. He just happened to do so rhetorically since he assumed it would be obvious to everyone
"Sad because Danielle is dead."
"Yes"
"Yes"
I mean can we just appreciate how much progress he made by being able to talk to so many strangers?
Bet he was smoking weed, that's how I do it.
Being autistic doesn’t necessarily mean you are introverted or have social anxiety.
@@Nekotaku_TV no but its difficult to walk up to random stranger and talk to them because you have no excuse, being a reporter gives you an excuse.
I have no issue talking with strangers.
@@thefunniestfarm4731 pathetic
I love the way the way he says "Danielle's-mother-was-wearing-a-shirt-missing-a-second-button from-the-button-in-a-row-of-SEVEN! The buttons were black!"
He actually said "the second bottom from the button"
I love the whole button thing because you understand why he's doing it. He just got told to go, making realize he was being insensitive. While running, he's trying to think of something to talk about. The thing that comes to mind is a missing button.
@@Fuchsia_tudeI’m trying to figure out how many other ppl caught that lololol
👍👍👍
“No it was a very good day, I saw three red cars” I seriously cannot tell you how much I miss this era of RUclips. These ONN videos are literally more clever and funny than anything else on here
Check out cer spence and his group of friends (Ryan the Leader, Trevor Wallace, etc.). They make comedy sketches about current topics that are very reminiscent of early youtube.
Not true, when The Bee is able to shell out for full blown skits like this their jokes are just as spot on
@@aymnno6734 did your insurance cover it?
@@victorkreig6089 Probably not in the US
@@hopeboyherewithyourmcdonal3634 ah yes, I too love spending 70% of my working life to provide other people with services I'll never get to use
'Say "I'm sorry for your loss" and move on.'
'Im sorry for your loss. Move on.'
😂😂😂😂 Excellent quote placement
It Crowd.
I love the way they portray autism. It's honest and humorous without being overly insensitive (just the right amount)
yeah its actually pretty accurate. i am autistic and the running back and forth after somebody is angry at you and you dont know why is something that i used to do, but now i usually ask them why they are angry.
@@sexypigeonlover4631 It's triggered by indecision and doubt. Questioning your actions is a major symptom especially when high emotions are boiling up.
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!
The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME."
In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ."
Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE."
@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 sure, but what does it mean. When you quote someone else’s work, you should explain it in your own words and show how it connects to your points.
@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 Hail satan
“It’s a funeral, how do you think they feel?”
“Happy, because they get to see each other.”
Okay but that is such a sweet and positive response
...but still inappropriate and insensitive, which is why a fella is socially struggling when he's a heartless robot.
@@xyaeiounn autistic people aren't heartless robots, they just don't understand emotions the same way non-autistic people do
@@xyaeiounn Umm what? Autistic people aren't heartless robots.
@@SirDankleberry oh sorry, one of them pushed my son down the stairs and nearly killed him, mistakenly thinking my son had broken his favourite stick. It was explained to me that he was autistic and didn't understand consequences.
When he found out he was in trouble, he immediately started crying, after being a blank-faced cut-out for an hour and walking away from the act.
So maybe he wasn't autistic, but just a really evil little shit, and the school staff were just managing liability. Still, autists can be infuriatingly unempathetic.
Tbh some funerals are like that, though.
"How do you think they feel?"
" _how do you think they feel_ -Happy because they get to see each other!"
"No."
"Sad because Daniel is dead."
"Yes."
"Yes." _smiles because he got it right on the second try_
I usually just give up because I know they're going to get mad at me before I get the right answer, or they will act like I had to have known it all along.
That was too much lmao 🤣🤣🤣
As someone who’s autistic this hits a bit too close to home lmao. I can really tell that the character has a major special interest in news broadcasting and journalism, especially when he was listing all of the homicides.
I recently released a shortfilm about autism, i hope you like it!! ruclips.net/video/dr4bX8qmed0/видео.html
The special interest thing hits so close to home for me.
The man was on top of his game on that one.
The actor is very talented, yes. All of the segmenys with him are worth a watch.
As someone who skirts the border between "severe asperger's" and "mild autism," I must say this is HILARIOUS. And true. My favorite moment was when he was running back and forth from the bushes to the funeral. I do that sometimes. It's like my pathfinding AI is glitched.
u got better?
@mars المريخ she was never ill to begin with, friend.
if anybody on the spectrum ever feels bad about their condition, it is only due to other people demanding what they cannot supply.
it's no different than a left-handed person being forced to write with their right hand, in some schools.
you don't get better from the condition. that's not how it works.
what you can become better at, is learning strategies to fit in better.
but these strategies force the person to not act naturally.
so they might be better off unlearned.
If you do that while playing Among Us, you get voted off.
Severe aspergers makes you almost non-functioning. I don't think you are non-functioning, you don't seem that way atleast :)
@@amillipede9397 I have severe autism in my family, and have experienced other people with severe autism first hand. They dont understand what you are saying to them, they are violent (mostly to themselves), they dont talk and they are for sure not interested in computers. Im not talking about mild aspbergers or mild autism (The one that is divided into "High Functioning" and Aspbergers). You have to understand that severe autism is usually paired with neurological damage from childhood. People with severe autism and/or aspbergers will never lead "normal" lives and will surely (I think) not write long sentences on a keyboard and post it to the internet without sufficient help.
I didnt wanna have this conversation, im sorry, i really just wanted to give someone a boost in their day. Ive seen people that really suffer from this disease and seeing people being able to be on the internet, have an opinion that people can relate to is something really awesome and inspiring. Every day is a task for these people, they deserve everything good going for them.
I thank you for pointing out that reducing peoples problems, a problem I have personally, is something that just is no good.
I hope you understand what im trying to say here. And again, thank you!
People often wonder why it takes people with autism a few moments to respond
This is why. We have to think about what we’ll say and how it might be responded to
@MEDIA THING actually the same! Over text I'm fine but put me in voice and if it's not well practised I often have to pause to run through a mental flow diagram of "Is what I instinctively want to say going to upset people. If no, continue. If yes, revise statement. Repeat until no longer likely to upset people."
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!
The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME."
In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ."
Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE."
oh wow. Thank you for this very helpful comment. I’ll be sure to try that
quite so, it takes a while to take all the variables into account when trying to think of what to say
@@tirididjdjwieidiw1138 yes
As the parent of a teenager on the spectrum, I love this cause I see how well he plays it. Dude is fully committed. And it makes me smile for what all my son has been able accomplish despite the obstacles he's had to overcome.
"Many other people came to the church to say that it is a bad thing that Danielle is a dead body now" I love this man so much
"I saw three red cars. It was a pretty good day."
the fact that this dude is a playwright who wrote one of the most produced plays in history is somehow making this funnier. i kinda just imagine all onion actors live in a white void until they have to do their sketches
Wait, who is he? What did he write?
John Carini, he wrote "Almost, Maine"
@@ZackTheGiantyou may also recognize him as Julien Beck from Law and Order
@ZackReviewsStuff he also was Nigel Bottom on Broadway for Something Rotten!! Him on the og cast recording is amazingg
The way he innocently says "no" at the end
I have aspergers and thought this was hilarious.
+RXdash78 Me too, because I was literally diagnosed with aspergers more than 12 years ago back in 2002 at age 21.
I like asparagus too.
Assburgers taste like shit.
Synnerization, i agree. I tried to eat my assburgers, but i almost puked.
me too. lol
My son is autistic and I found this video delightful. Nothing better to initiate people unfamiliar with the autism spectrum than some humor. Well done - and yes, the char is absolutely priceless.
I have aspergers and all of the responses that he gave to questions like how does he feel are exactly like how my mind works
Exactly, I am the same as you with that stuff, I also absolutely cannot stand messages, why would anyone like someone digging their hands and elbows into them
@MEDIA THING Haha no I don't think so, I guess the person that I replied to deleted their message or account
I am 72 and just discovered I have Asperger's only a year ago!!!
@@ruthiemay423 Congratulations on your discovery!
I love how he calls out the City Councilman's bullshit by listing statistics without calling him a liar.
But this news story is in Washington DC. The Councilman has nothing to do with Detroit lol. The reporter was just being randomly factual.
That was not the joke dude....
@@annanabil73 He was showing how homicides were going down over time, not up.
@@comedianww ....but he was listing statistics for Detroid, not Washington DC.
@@comedianww In the wrong city.
The way the old man says "Why do you think?" And Michael just stared in total confusion- I felt that in my bones- my whole life in one second haha
Also "people tried to quiet the mother by placing their arms around her and hitting her on the back" yup. That's how normal human interactions appear to aspergers lolol --Over time, I've learned this interaction is "affection" or "consolation" and have filed it in the appropriate "Interacting With Humans" brain file upstairs...
@@geyotepilkington2892 boog
Honestly curious - does Asperger's just make you unable to rationalize such gestures, or do you legitimately don't get an emotional response out of it?
@@pvshka for me personally i just dont get an emotional response out of it
@@diegomeringer3953 ok, thank you for the response
@@pvshka On the rare occasion when someone offers me such a gesture, and as someone on the autistic spectrum, these human interactions seem more like threats or assaults than statements of comfort.
When the reporter started listing off statistics really fast, it honestly reminded me of my friend (who has Asperger's). When it comes to world capitals (and where appropriate he will list administrative, legislative and judicial “capitals” as well as the actual capital), US prison names (Federal, State and private), medication names and effects, celebrities height and (lesser so) weight. He aces all these categories, and he really gives himself a hard time if he gets any of this info wrong, ever.
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME."
In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ."
Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE." And please repent of all of your sins and be baptized by the Holy Spirit before it is too late, you will never know when the time will come 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wrong video.
That was for the missionary. He is on the wrong channel and I am using Opera which doesn't tag replies correctly. Sorry
Several autistic people in my family, lots of people that have ghosting of symptoms too. My grandmother wasn’t young or shot, but we had an awesome time at her funeral. It WAS nice to get to see everyone. 🤷🏻♀️
Eww
@@kevint5890 your comment makes no sense.
Autists are better people.
My dad had said that the only times you see people you know is at a funeral or at a Wal-Mart!
@@knmplans He finds the lack of grief response at the funeral, the fact it was overt, and the fact you wrote about it overtly, repulsing.
Repulsion is used both to warn ourself from others, and to dis-incentivise others from doing something.
Even if it not biologically relevant now, it is deep coded, as if you were meeting in person, and potentially interacting repeatedly.
Repulsion here makes a lot of sense because, among other things:
1) He empathises with your grandmother, and what she would feel if she knew that in advance. He doesn't want that to happen to him or anyone around him.
2) This may indicate common morals and lack of empathy, traits who better be avoided and discouraged.
I hope that helped made some sense.
As a neurotypical person, I had the same instinctive gut response, but I knew logically it is irrelevant here.
Because you are autistic, and I actually appreciate you sharing your experience.
Overall, I would say their response was rude and unnecessary, but definitely made sense.
You did nothing wrong sharing, and they were rude.
"Many other people came to the church to that it is a bad thing that Danielle is a dead body now."
“Happy because they get to see each other.”
I just like that he called the congress man out on the fact that the rate of shootings is actually going down.
But this news story is in Washington DC. The Councilman has nothing to do with Detroit lol. The reporter was just being randomly factual.
And now they’re going back up .
@@annanabil73 Well spotted, I've seen this a dozen times and not noticed that. I'd actually be agreeing with DrAmazing if you hadn't.
Autistic people are more direct though, this autistic reporter didn't even directly say his point that the shootings were down, that's a neurotypical glitch in the matrix ;).
“Happy because they get to see each other” is actually a good consolation prize at funerals
Finally. A reporter worth watching
I'm just happy they accepted him on to the news as a reporter
@@Zipstoneso this is a parody?
Exactly. Don't reveal until after hired. And make sure all disciplinaries are written and kept so you have protection against firing ADA.
“No, I saw 3 red cars, so it was a very good day.”
He is always happy
I have a son with aspergers and he is non-verbal but the character traits are totally dead on. My daughter and I were in tears laughing over this, its something we live with everyday and love about him.
i don’t think he has aspergers then, because being non-verbal implies deficits in language development, which are completely absent in asperger’s syndrome, however children and adults with aspergers do have trouble with communication, which is why a lot of them do not understand sarcasm or other types of non verbal communication
@@tirididjdjwieidiw1138hopefully they figured it out within 11 years
@@tirididjdjwieidiw1138 being nonverbal is definitely a sign of being autistic, which aspergers is categorized under and shares many of the symptoms, such as stimming. but yah, it would seem that aspergers specifically is not associated with being nonverbal. it could have simply been a lazy sentence, since the autistic character in the video has aspergers, and simply acknowledge OP's child's autism.
@@mrlugh They've been integrated in the ICD
I’m an adult with aspbergers, what is key for me is structure, pomodoro method and be active.
Notice how he pauses & frowns after reeling off the statistics rapidfire? and doesn't know how to get back into the interview? So true! So validating & normalising if you're on the spectrum to have this reflected back & not seem catastrophic - but actually endearing.
I'm not sure it's *entirely* meant as endearing. And, with no offense intended, could it maybe be a little unhealthy to have problems validated and normalized? Maybe it's better to know they're problems and feel motivated to work on overcoming them, even if that pressure is a little uncomfortable (within reason)? It is said that a lot of people recover from Asperger's after years of studying other people and trying to improve. It's not necessarily one of those things that have no hope of being fixed, leaving no choice but to accept and validate.
there's "pressuring someone to correct a problem affecting others" and then there's "giving a disabled person shit for a harmless trait that's at worst mildly awkward for the person speaking with them"-- if they're having a pretty normal conversation besides sounding a little odd, putting "uncomfortable" pressure on them would be pressing them to micromanage themselves to make yourself more comfortable (and if you're doing it without explaining yourself, you're expecting someone that struggles with social cues to guess why you suddenly seem angry during a normal conversation)
I'm leaning toward OP with enjoying that you can see Michael's brain going "brrrr" like an old hard drive while he switches topics & the councilman gives him a few seconds worth of breathing room to get there lol
@@XezlecI don’t mean to be rude, but i just wanted to say that there is no such thing as “recovering” from autism. It’s a neurological disorder, meaning its source is in the brain. Autistic people can learn to “fit in” better, and appear “normal”, but it doesn’t mean that they no longer have autism. The people that you’ve seen “recovering”, probably just learned better social/coping skills. You could use computer programming as an example: for most people, everything runs in a certain way, using the same language, and you can typically figure out the way someone else “runs” because their code is similar to yours. For disorders that affect your neurology + development (like autism), the code that they run on is in a different language, which makes it harder for people running on the “typical” code to understand & vice versa. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re “wrong” or need “fixing”, just that they have to work extra hard to translate their code to everyone else’s (I imagine that it’s easier to do this when the other party is giving you a bit of leeway & is being understanding, instead of ridiculing you, which is what OP’s comment is referring to). But to finish my long winded example, you cant “recover” from different coding, because it’s just how you were made. Someone can get really good at translating it, but that doesn’t mean that their coding is now in the same language as a “typical” person’s. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. As long as a person is happy, healthy, & living life well, does it really matter what code they’re using? :)
I love that the news team clearly treats him like they respect him and agree with his assessment, and everyone else is kinda like, "Why is this happening...?" It's so great that the news people are just like, "This is how he is, there's nothing wrong with it."
haha the ending was a reference to the book "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime"
Love that book
My favourite part was him taking "get out of here" literally by running away.😂
him running back and forth in the bushes had me dying
Gotta say, red cars are pretty cool
Helicopters are cooler, though. He reports on those as well in the Missing Hikers Are Dead story.
Meddl
“It sounds like a very sad day.”
“Actually I had a very nice day!”
Ah, if I had a dollar for every time I answered a rhetorical statement in relation to myself, I’d have at least 3,000 dollars.
I *love* that you gave the dollar amount as $3,000. A very realistic total, rather than the hyperbole most people would have quoted. How very autistic of you. Made me smile.
@@altitudeiseverything3163 I often do that with percentages. I try to be more realistic intead of going for the classic "99,9%" that people often say
@@MatejCharbusky Or the annoyingly nonsensical 110%.
@@MatejCharbusky it feels like its almost every day I find out a quirk I have that I thought was just a me thing might be yet another autism thing
Sometimes I wonder if I'm on the spectrum. I just am surprised how close to relatable this series of sketches has become.
I know these made me sign up to get evaluated
I’m autistic (although not to the degree of Michael) and I think it’s hilarious. I think it’s worth noting that he isn’t stupid, he just thinks very differently.
The echolalia was so perfect, this was clearly written by someone who "gets it".
Yeah but this reuploader is stupid
How do you think they feel? "Good because they get to see eachother!" Had me laughing hysterically
As quite the autist I must say this is a *very* accurate depiction of autism.
Why would you say that? A girl is DEAD
Level 2 I would say.
Neurodivergent people can be just as insensitive as neurotypical reporters.
As an Autistic person, this is incredibly accurate.
Aside from the brilliant impersonation of somebody with autism, this is also always a great parody on the media in general. "There were many people who said that it's bad that Danielle is a dead body now", the media is often presenting things as if they are up for debate, "he said she said"
I have Aspergers, and I approve of this stereotype! Laughed so hard. ;)
these are even funnier now that i know im autistic
better representation than 99% of popular media tbh
same here. The autistic reporter was always one of the very few sketches that would make me laugh hysterically and now I know that I'm on the spectrum as well... such a weird situation now.
If he was a real person, Michael Falk would be my hero/role model.
as an autistic person i'm laughing my ass off at this, my god this is hilariously accurate. the onion did an autistic character way better than stuff over a decade later managed to-- the good doctor could never be michael falk 😤
No! I saw three red cars today. I was a good day haha. Still can not explain the joy of seeing something that's just 👌
Especially if i see a mk3-5 supra or a 100e ford or escort of any kind.
The Good Doctor could never
I so wish this reporter existed. The ability to identify facts and report them without embellishment or personal interpretation would be a breath of fresh air. CNN, do you want a new viewer? Hire the Onion's autistic reporter and put him on the politics beat.
Holy shit I don't know if anyone noticed but Onion at 1:40 made a reference to Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by referencing Christopher's (the autistic main character) utilization of cars passing by as a way to determine whether it was a good day or not. Now, if I remember correctly in the book it was four red cars in a row made a good day, and four yellow cars in a row made a black day. The Onion's satire is always top notch.
“No, I saw three red cars; it was a very good day.” That has to be a reference to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
"No. I saw 3 red cars. It was a very good day."
Lmao
Days when you see three red cars are _rad_.
I bet he's actually a surgeon.
I just lost it when he started running off
And then came back, and then ran off again.
When he asked her about how she felt about her daughter getting shot I died of laughter
The reaction of the mother - and then the voice of the father straight after did it for me 🤣
_"Just what they needed, right?"_
Terrible being able to see the funny side of things sometimes 😔
"No, I saw three red cars, it was a very good day"
Bless you Michael Falk
They call Michael autistic, but I think he’s just someone who has his priorities in order. Seeing 3 red cars in one day is a pretty big deal
No, that can't be right
Yes because as we know being red makes cars go faster!
Good on ONN for hiring this legend of a reporter
As an autistic, I'm happy to see neurodivergent people getting some representation here.
I missed this episode of The Good Journalist
He is so adorable I cannot
“No. I saw 3 red cars. It was a really good day.”
Probably one of the best reporters out there. Just look at how he corrected that city councilman’s false statement on the spot. Nothing gets by him!
I'm autistic af and I love Michael Falk. He's as funny as any other character on ONN but I've never found the representation of his autism offensive and I think that it's actually quite well observed.
Damn. Even the car thing; this is kinda similar to me. Listing every minute detail on a list. Not understanding people's emotions. Noting things that are irrelevant to a situation. Accidently saying and acting inappropriately...
And I always assume a day is going good if I see yellow two door cars because I think it's synchronicity telling me something.
I want Michael Falk to have his own show
The 3 red cars caught me off guard
What I love about Michael's portrayal is you can give reason for his reactions.
I love how he protrays autism so accurately. This was definitely me when i was 16
"I saw three red cars, it was a good day"
Michael Falk always brightens my day 😂
The ending was just perfect 👌
-For our beloved reporter, not so much for the grieving family members.
“what was the scene like today?” oh my he gets it perfect every time 😂 my brain goes into a test pattern when i hear questions like that.
Honestly i've seen a lot of reporters really less sensitive than him
I'm just glad that Yoda was able to attend and console the mother of Danielle's dead body.
"She don't wanna talk to you"
"Why??"
God I wish the Onion still made content like this
Sadly, we don't need the Onion anymore.
I NEED a whole show with Michael Falk as the main character.
Good thing he saw 3 red cars, we wouldn’t it want to be a bad day
i love this man. i want him to report on cnn.
Such an amazing actor.
Jon Cariani
Why is it so fucking relatable when he’s confronted with a time when he messes up socially and he just. He just fucking books it. I wish I could do that. I wish I could do that so much.
The guy said why do you think? Get outa here, Get outa here.
So he did just that.
I have two children with autism as well and I couldn't stop laughing at this one and at the one where the man was hit by the train. Spot on. It's like they peeked into my son's head and wrote down the transcript.
Michael is love, Michael is life
I like the part where he's told to go awqy, turns around and notices that he is surrounded by people looking at him disapprovingly, and runs away.
this aged well
Happy! Because they get to see each other :)
You can't bring him down, he saw three red cars today!