Steve Silberman: The forgotten history of autism
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In 1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the autism spectrum. What caused this steep rise? Steve Silberman points to “a perfect storm of autism awareness” - a pair of doctors with an accepting view, an unexpected pop culture moment and a new clinical test. But to really understand, we have to go back further to an Austrian doctor by the name of Hans Asperger, who published a pioneering paper in 1944. Because it was buried in time, autism has been shrouded in misunderstanding ever since. (This talk was part of a TED2015 session curated by Pop-Up Magazine: popupmagazine.com or @popupmag on Twitter.)
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Rest in peace Steve. You've done some wonderful work and informed a lot of people about things that they never knew.
This deserves more views than it has.
***** The video just has been released...
I have an idea. This video will be promoted on twitter and my vlogs more often.
He's over 100,000 viewers right now.
Everyone should read Mr. Silberman's book titled Neuro Tribes. The talk he gave are excerpts from this insightful book.
My son is on the spectrum; he has PDD-NOS. When Mr. Silberman spoke about the hyperfocusing on music and math by some autistic kids and adults, it was as if he was describing my son, who taught himself to read and write music with full notation by the age of 7 when he composed his first concerto. I have saved some of his 1st and 2nd grade essays in which he overwhelmingly chose to write biographical stories about his favorite classical composers, for which he had a deep affection. One essay that he wrote about Edvard Grieg read, "I wish he was still alive so I could live with him in my house", haha! He has an enormous gift for music and it brings him so much joy. The music he still creates now at age 13 brings the rest of our family a lot of joy as well.
Raising a child on the autism spectrum has been a challenge for sure, but I wouldn't change him for a second if it meant giving up these profound gifts. He is an amazing person! I am a very lucky mom. :-) ♡
+April Shattuck Saving his work is a good thing because he can create a portfolio and sell his work.
Hope his teenage years weren't too painful
The issue with Autism Speaks is that they are interested in trying to find a cure but they could be using all that time to figure out where one could get resources
@@YxYzYxThere is no cure for your traits because your traits are not a disease. Ask your neurotypical friends if there is a cure for their traits.
For An Angel Don’t be foolish. Neurotyoical isn’t even a medical term. If I could cure whatever causes my motor delays I would. If there was a cure for my tics I would overwhelmed with joy. If I could cure my cognitive struggles and executive functioning problems, I would. I talk to parents of non verbal children , if they could cure whatever it is that makes the child not speak, they would. Quit being a fool. You, and fake “neurodiversity” are a threat to the most vulnerable people with Autism. I will defend them as Aspie’s try to flood them out. My DISABILITY is not ANYONES identity
There are environmental triggers that cause more negatively viewed responses in some individuals this is documented for a number of health factors although with autism they call it a coincidence. There is nothing wrong with exploring relationships, this is how many coincidences were found to actually be causation. I have never met someone who thought autism was caused by a vaccine other than those who witnessed or knew someones whose autism showed after vaccine. Re-read that. Autism was first noticeable after vaccine. Don't get defensive and fight against that, ask why? Autism wasn't caused by environmental factors but was instead amplified and seen because of it. Why? Was their also damage? No one knows, the study that we have that says MMR didn't cause autism ignores that people are not saying it was only MMR vaccine as the trigger or amp lifer. Basically the study is not done, a biased abstract of an observation is not a study. Vaccines do have a host of adverse reactions and it could be likely that some children are more prone to the negative side effects that can be seen in the raw data that isn't given out at the doctors office but hidden away with biased abstracts that push one agenda or another, while ignoring the unique needs of the individuals that may, by nature, be more sensitive and in need of medical or even moral exemption. There is nothing moral about the lack of information most doctors and nurses have, they should be transparent experts and not end justifies the means propagandists. Is the truth far more messy than the easy to say black and white statements? Absolutely! Ironically, if your thankful for your modern vaccines be thankful to all those who have provided push back against vaccines, government overstepping, and the corporations that have a monopoly on them. Thanks to them we have seen, and will continue to see, massive improvements and improved ethical considerations, medical freedoms, and awareness. Almost no one in the debate actually knows what's going on but their pushes have those actually in power observing and reflecting on everything from the safety of pushing vaccines procured off the fetus of once race onto another race, to safety of preservatives(many that have been recently reduced), to the actual adverse reactions that do happen daily and what leads to them.
Your traits are not a disease. Some of them can be lessened but THAT takes someone who understands autism...and THAT cannot be found within traditional billable by the minute corporate medical model.
@@SRose-vp6ew your supposition doesn't take into account that unvaccinated children are actually diagnosed autistic at a slightly higher rate than vaccinated children...
As an autistic, I want to thank you for giving this talk.
Autism is not a disease, nor is it an epidemic or a threat to society. Any attempt to cure it is a waste of scientific time and energy. We'd love some help with some of the more difficult symptoms, for sure, but 90% of the problems that ALL autistics face (regardless of 'severity') are steeped in society's inability to adapt and accommodate autism on a daily basis.
We need to teach society about the things that make us different--stimming, special interests--and collectively learn how to deeply change what it means to be autistic in today's world. Not the autism itself. Simply how we as a group are treated.
bombygriz Thank you for sharing your point of view; along with the video this is incredible food for thought. It is about time that we stopped categorizing different types of thinking as superior or inferior.
bombygriz As a species we need to more often ask what people can do and how to help them do it to the best of their potential - so much lost potential in all parts of the spectrum of mental states.
Adrian Jenkin Who are you to say that someone who is autistic has 'lost potential'? Not all people are meant to do great things. Some people are happy to be alive and able to take care of themselves.
bombygriz I think Adrian Jenkin is saying that every individual has a difference they can make in the world, a potential that is often wasted because it is overlooked. If we as a society think of people with Autism a being less because it's a different type of thinking we then miss out on the potential there.
For example, the speaker mentions that some people with Autism are wonderful in Mathematics and Art--he even suggests that to be great in those fields you "need a dash of Autism" at least.
I honestly believe everyone makes a difference unique to each person; whether it is considered big or small is relative to the observer's perspective. On a day that I'm down the right words or a useful invention means the world to me and I know a woman who reconsidered committing suicide because a friend took her out to ice cream.
bombygriz Not what I said at all. I was not even talking about autism specifically. I was talking about giving people the opportunity and support to be their best.
The more I learn about autism the more I hate those kind of people on the Internet who make fun of it.
Yeah but this is the internet and people think it's fun and hysterical to get away with trolling other people.
I've been diagnosed as Aspie and I joke about it.
Humour is good, it's different if it's just blatant insults.
i actually like the jokes about autism,way often they're so wrong,not about autism that it is funny.WHy do i know this,i have aspergers myself.TO explain it lets say someone makes a joke about trees growing cheese,you know it is bs but they don't.WHich makes them dumb to you and exactly that is funny.
@@MiyahSundermeyer it really is though :D
@@Feniksds Its dark humor. People make far darker humor than a disorder like autism or aspergers etc. people make dark humor about the darkest of things like countries cultures and their peoples
I was diagnosed on November 1st, 2019 in Winnipeg. The significance of that date is I had to go through a painful process of self-discovery and acceptance. Ever since I could remember I've struggled with sleep, self-esteem, organization, and making GOOD friends. For years I whispered under my breath "I hate myself", "you're an idiot" because I didn't understand. I didn't understand who I was, why I'm a late bloomer, why am I the way I am? I feel after the diagnosis I am free from the energy of my nightmare ball in an existential crisis. I feel autism is becoming more understood through TV shows with autistic characters. I'd like to see what my future self can become, and stop selling myself short.
My son is 31 and saying he is "done", he says NOBODY understands. He has a driving job and is good at it but he hates his life. I'm his mom and I'm so worried and I KNOW he has struggled his entire life with reading and understanding things. He's a tough guy and fights everyday just to make it thru each day. Many say he is an "old soul" because he connects more with older people, even when he was little, very serious! I asked for school records when looking up graduation papers for a resume for him a few years ago saw something surprising stating he had a "communication disorder" but it was NEVER brought to my attention. He graduated in 2006. I don't even know what a "communication disorder" is. I hope to get him help but where do we start? He's at least telling me how sad he is so I have hope because he is asking for help. I'm looking into help but if you have any advice I'd love to hear it. Thank you.
Good talk. I think it's great that the Internet has allowed people on the spectrum to get in touch with like minded individuals. Society is still acting wastefully with human potential, not just in the realm of autism. _"Normal"_ itself has arguably become more narrow in the information age, making people worry about minor aberrations in themselves and their children. Many disorders (ADHD, Autism Spectrum, Alzheimer's) were recognized in the past and just went under non-scientific names. Pathologizing them isn't always for the better.
Adrian Couldn't have said it better.
The LostBoys Vaccines *do not cause autism*. They don't, they don't, they diddly don't. Please please *PLEASE* read: www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/yes-autism-rate-rising-vaccines-caused-vaccines/
Even if vaccines had some very minor chance of increasing the risk of developing autism (which again, they don't), not using them has a *definite chance of increasing the risk of infectious diseases.* Again, please read: time.com/27308/4-diseases-making-a-comeback-thanks-to-anti-vaxxers/
***** I would like to know what studies you are speaking of exactly and who was behind funding these studies. If you could provide the names of the documents or reasearch and who they were preformed by and who funded them that would be great. Have you truly done research into the research and can say that said "studies" are not bias?
Absolutely because you get around a group of people or an organization and they have a "Mold" that they expect you to fit in or you are the odd person out. Sadly, I am autistic and I am facing this at my synagogue.
Indeed😊😊😊😊
As someone recently diagnosed with Asperger's, I feel a great sense of relief and freedom from having to try compensating for the unusual behavioral things that make people see me as weird or different. As Popeye says, "I yam who I yam!" and that's what makes me ME. I've begun looking back through my life at all the situations where there were issues with people, and realizing that most of them were predicated on an implied expectation that as a member of society, I would twist myself into contortions to "fit in" and want to "be accepted" in different social groups. I couldn't give a crap about fitting-in or even being a member of anything. Like Groucho Marks like to joke, "Any group that would accept me as a member is not one I'd want to belong to!" Especially when you start to look at the lengths people will go to in order to get you to conform to their ways for the supposed "privilege" of being part of their "gang". People with autism just don't care about that, and that in itself creates a lot of "social stress" in neuro-typical people who cannot understand others who really DON'T CARE. In my experience, this is the biggest source of conflict with others, because they cannot use that to manipulate me they way they do with "normal" people. (Bullies...)
This video is very interesting. My only criticism is that I believe that this speaker doesn't mention race and gender in autism diagnosis. We're just starting to realize that autism appears in girls differently. Also, there are still many people who believe autism is a "young white boy thing" and because of it, there are many girls and people who aren't white who are misdiagnosed. This video is still very good though. I like that he mentions the neurodiversity movement.
Also, he's writing a book much more in depth about this called "Neurotribes". I believe it comes out in August of this year, so if you're interested in this, you might want to check out the book!
Silberman has mentioned race and gender in other talks and his writings. There's only so much he can say in 13 minutes.
Yes. "Racial minorities" (race is not a "real" scientific category) and women (watch this space) are unfairly and unconscionably excluded from diagnosis and assistance. And even they can be subject to the same biases as the NT public.
@@Celestatiune I'm so glad you were specific and wrote NT, I use to think I was autistic because I related a lot with autistic ppl when I was younger. I'm like he just wants to be left alone!! When the autistic boy in my class was stimming. Typicals can be so annoying 😂🤭
This is a very dark corner of the mental health industry we are starting to see go on under our nose for decades it has consumed countless lives.
I love Steve's work and I just made a short video on how society in general, families and the mental health industry have misunderstood autism for schizophrenia.
nice
Autism + cptsd comorbidity is extremely common.
The clinical presentation is nearly identical to schizoaffective disorder.
They're all dark corners
Excellent and important Talk, Steve! As a teacher, I believe this is essential viewing. Thanks for your time and effort. Big hugs, friend.
This is the story that too few people know, and too few understand. We, as humans, prefer simple stories, simple problems and simple solutions. Reality tends not to give us this, and so we cling to the first explanation that does.
It's time we gave it up, and realized that the autism spectrum is not something new, and it is not something bad.
Autism should not be cured. As he says: We cannot afford to waste a brain.
+The LostBoys How can you not agree with this? These stories are true. The history is true. Vaccines do not cause autism. Why can't you people digest the truth or even be open minded? Why does everyone have to be a "shill" to you people? Why don't you all work hard and do the science and research yourself if you think you have all the answers instead of blabbing about it on blogs and conspiracy sites?
The LostBoys Got polio?
+ManDeeDooPwee Because weirdly enough, the belief that your child was damaged by a vaccine is more desirable than the alternative which is that you child was born autistic and will always have autism. If you believe that they were typically developing and that its some kind of toxic insult on their body which is causing the autism, then in that exists the possibility that if you can detox the damage, the autism will just melt away like unwanted fat. There's a whole industry around 'recovering' autistic children which involves all kinds of intensive, potentially dangerous and expensive treatments. Most parents who go down this road fully expect that their child will become neurotypical and go on to have all American lives complete with obligatory kids and white picket fences. I feel desperately sorry for these families. They put all their resources into this dream, and never truly make peace with or except the child they have.
ikr and i'm autistic and i am here to get the facts from these vids
i saw the whole vid and this vid is the entire truth man
Im happy to see so many intelligent people watching this presentation. He is correct in his speech.
I have always had a suspicion that I was not diagnosed with autism as a child because I had epilepsy. I was born in 1963 and lived in Northumberland and London and autism was not heard of in the 60's 70's and earlier as my mother was a paediatric and general state registered nurse and it did not any of her many medical books as I used to read them as a child. I was only diagnosed at the age of 51 (still diagnosed with epilepsy) in 2014. As a child in the 70's, I would go to a child guidance clinic in Stratford in East London but never was told why.
I'm autistic, and it's true that i have a pretty good memory, I still have a lot of memories about me before I even entered school, I'm 20 and I can still easily recall memories, information and details from any time of my 20 years of life...
My earliest memory is from around the age of four, only one from that age tho. And I tend to remember weirdly specific details or odd memories instead of actually useful or impactful ones haha.
Me too I've been thinking where I can direct this kind of strength to
I have Asperger's but I don't suffer from it - IT suffers from ME. Splendid talk.
So it's suggested that it isn't viewed as an illness anymore but a diverse functionality, affecting behavior, focus, positive talents and disabilities. Einstein was very slow to speak as a child but could continue a thought process deep and for a long time without quitting.
There's so much stuff like that which goes unnoticed or untecognized. Maladaptive daydreaming is one of my favourite examples. At the time I suffered from it, it didn't even have a name... so noone knew how to help, nor could they properly diagnose me.
Excellent talk. We do certainly need "all hands on deck". I have found in too many school districts that administrators are literally paid to pull services and deem kids "no longer autistic" simply for the sake of saving the districts money. Too many of these administrators care nothing about the students they are responsible for serving and have another agenda. What ends up happening is teachers and other personnel who are untrained and uneducated about the unique learning styles and needs of children with autism end up unable to provide the proper education. The trend in schools to pull services just for the sake of saving money has got to stop. We have to continue to invest in research and training so these kids can get the education they deserve and reach their full potential.
Blaming vaccines for autism seems weird when the skyrocketing of autism began in the 90's. If vaccines were doing it, why wouldn't the generations of the 50's and 60's where vaccines were coming online be the beginning of that skyrocketing curve ... i.e. why would that curve not be shifted back 30 years?
justgivemethetruth Not that I agree with them, but I think they're saying that we started putting "dangerous chemicals" in vaccines around that time.
Lord Vivec No, they blame the change of the vaccine schedule and the amount of vaccines given at once or in a short period.
justgivemethetruth in the 50s and 60s, the amount of vaccines given shortly after birth were much less than the amount that are given today, almost three times more.
Lord Vivec Thanks for that clarification. Of the children that did not get vaccinated, I wonder if anyone did any studies as to whether they had lesser frequencies of autism? That would be another way to get some objective data on the subject.
justgivemethetruth Denmark studied millions of children in the 90s-00s to see if more autistic children showed up in the vaccinated group. Turns out, nope, there was no correlation between being vaccinated and being autistic. If you want more studies, search RUclips for Healthcare Triage's episode about vaccines and autism.
my oldest is high functioning, but my youngest is completely unreachable atm...what good is an operating system that no-one can interface with.
dudabar2 Have you tried alternative communication like sign languages (ASL, BSL, LSF, LSI, etc) or AAC communication?
Abby Hagle I’m afraid no alternative communication device would be of any use if the child’s receptive language and expressive language are severely impacted. Most non verbal people are low functioning due to their inability to understand any language verbal and non verbal.
I'm not going to get into the political/social nature of this talk but I will say that my TED Talk is titled, "An Autistic Genius Discusses How Differences Make Us Special." I'm grateful for my gifts and hope everyone with autism, their parents and their classmates can embrace these differences as well. The diagnosis keeps changing but we need to keep living, loving and thriving!!!
I enjoy Steve Siberman's presentation style a lot. It is straightforward but still engaging. I am very much looking forward to reading Neurotribes.
Thank you so much!! I am doing a presentation on autism and this helped a lot in differentiating fact from fiction. I hope I can help educate my classmate. Fingers crossed 🤞🤞
Hi, I'm an autistic person who studies human behavior. These have been my observations of wbat is autism based on my own experiences and speaking to other autistic persons.
Autism is a different way the brain can be "wired". Some observations may lead an outside observer to think one way, but without the rest of the context it can be very misleading. People with autism take in more information from their surroundings. While doing some activity the neurotypical person (not autistic) may take some time to process said activity and some of their surroundings, an autistic person takes in everything around them that is going on while doing an activity. Take eating lunch in cafeteria for example; while sitting with their friends a neurotypical person will be eating food, talking with their friends, and listening to what they are saying while an autistic person will be doing the same while taking in every sound difference in their friends voice, eye movement, body language, and doing all of these things with anything they also see and hear. Because of that a delay in time to respond may occur as they are taking in and processing more information before they can respond. A lot of autistic people also have Sensory Processing Disorder, which is a disorder that manifest itself in such a way that the individual with it processes their senses either more dramatically or less. For example, take the cafeteria example again; the autistic may be hearing every noise and conversation at once in that room and the lights may be fine for some people and so bright for an autistic person it is physically painful. This can get overwhelming as all of this stimulus can be too much. Stimulus is any information gathered by any of your 7 primary senses: sight, touch, hearing, smell, taste, proprioceptive (sense of where you are in space and movement), and vestibular (sense of balance). While these are external stimuli, internal stimuli can affect an autistic person in the same way; internal stimulus being things such as stress or anxiety to name a few. It is important to let an autistic person know how they live and process information is normal and fine, there is nothing wrong with them. They are perfectly normal people, just with a nerotype that isn't typical. Too much can cause a meltdown sometimes, or a shutdown. A shutdown is straightforward as they just shutdown like a computer and need to rebute away from all that stimulus. A meltdown is when the autistic person goes into a fight or flight response, where they will act accordingly as does anyone when their subconscious feels threatened. Keep in mind, too much stimulus is painful, and be drastically so. You could say that a shutdown is when the fight or flight response goes so extreme they freeze. To combat all of this stimulus an autistic person needs to do one of two things, and may sometimes need help doing them: 1.) Remove the negative stimulus, say like going somewhere darker or quieter 2.) Stim. Stimming can be with any of the 7 primary senses as it replaces bad information, or stimulus, with good. This may be repeating some sound, rocking back or forth, touching some textured object, or hand flapping. These are just a tiny few examples of stimming. Stimming is good stimulus, so an autistic person may stim sometimes just because it feels good to do so with no other reason or maybe to express themselves as is natural and feels good to them. Sometimes when an autistic person has too much negative stimulus they may become nonverbal, or in other words may not be able to talk or use their words. Sometimes they may still be able to make sounds, write, or communicate in some other alternative fashion. Some autistic people take in more stimulus than other autistic people, and can be prone to experiencing more meltdowns and being nonverbal. Nonverbal occurs when the mind and body has to divert resources to dealing with other tasks. An autistic person may normally not be nonverbal but become so during a meltdown or when overwhelmed. Sometimes instead of being nonverbal, there might be a stutter instead. An autistic person has a certain amount of “spoons” they have for every day. Spoons the resources (mentally, emotionally, physically) you can use to do some task. Some days you may have more spoons, and other days you may feel like you none. Getting up out of bed cost spoons, dressing oneself cost spoons, brushing your teeth, showering, eating breakfast, going to work, going to class, anything you do cost some amount of spoons; with little resources of spoons available, you may only be able to accomplish only a few tasks, and that is perfectly okay. Sometimes a task can cost a lot of spoons, and sometimes the same task may cost more spoons than other times. Sometimes looking at a person's face or communicating with someone can be difficult. Communication is like a dance, and can be very difficult to follow. There are 3 ways of communication: what is said, how it is said, and body language. A person's face goes through a lot of changes over a short period of time to reflect how they are feeling, and looking at a person while talking can take a lot of spoons at time. It can be very overwhelming to try to pick up on a lot of cues people have in any form of communication. A lot of times an autistic person may only focus on one form of communication, if any, to be able to communicate. Communication in of itself (talking, listening, changes in subject) yet alone looking at some, taking in all the noise, and light, among some many things happening at once can be too much. If things feel that way, that everything is overwhelming, it is okay to remove yourself from that situation or choose not to be there in the first place. There is nothing wrong in taking care of yourself.
This was a beautifully informative speech with a lot of facts neatly delivered in a short time. I will take this with me into my career
Brilliant talk. Thank you Mr. Silberman.
Just cause a PC doesn’t run on windows doesn’t mean it is broken.
… woah, Bro!
This is very interesting. I love how human kind has really bekond into a far far better place
Brilliant, unfortunately none of the resources you mention seem to be available in Pembrokeshire U.K.We are still to get support and my son is 28 as soon as he finished his appalling abusive schooling no support was given
sounds interesting can you give more info please.
thankyou
For anyone who has recently had a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Hurry and listen to this whole talk. You can save a lot of mental and emotional energies if you hear what Steve has to say. He gives you a historical map that will quickly place you in the here and now. More parents and teachers need to see this video to clarify their ideas around autism.
Anishka Nosek And Autistic people also need to see it too.
This Guy. This guy knows what he's talking about.
RIP Steve Silberman
Where is the help for those of us who were diagnosed, misdiagnosed as children? Where is the accountability for all the doctors who insisted I had ADD, ADHD, Depression, Thyroid disorder? Where are the chargebacks into their bank accounts for all the fraudulent advice they gave?
This Ted Talk of Steve Silberman is excerpts from this wonderful book Neuro Tribes.
A great book to read is Aspergirls by Rudy Simone, about this topic.
before watching the video. what caused the steep rise? improved diagnostic methods.
Julian Walker Improved diagnostic methods, or diagnostic flavor of the month?
Julian Walker thank you dr walker
ThereforeAliens yea i am not a climate scientist either, but...
or an evolutionary biologist, for that matter.
educating oneself based on what the experts in a field have to say is not the same as claiming to be an expert in any of those fields -but to be well-informed.
Julian Walker Someone does not understand sarcasm - admittedly the lowest form of wit. The idea that levels have increased due to better diagnostic levels is overtly obvious and too outlined in his speech.
ThereforeAliens ah i knew it was sarcasm but the implication was not yet clear.... :)
yea perhaps obvious, but i hadn't watched the talk yet and was just responding to the question in the title.
now if you had said "thank you dr obvious..."
Steve, I your wording on "Human Operating Systems," is very similar to my words for people with autism who learn how to do things that one on the spectrum can do and not what they can't.
I work with people with special needs and autists, great video. Very interesting! :)
The lost boys? I haven't seen your movie in ages
Very Interesring!
I read his book, but didn't recognize his name until the end. I'd definitely recommend Neurotribes
I will be making a commentary video on my channel, but this literally explains everything I try to explain to my neurotypical peers, & I am also trying to bring this msg to the hispanic community that is really behind on information and very Very misinformed. 😉
I would like to see someone do a study on the number of kids who haven't been vaccinated, but who have been diagnosed with autism. Has anyone crunched those numbers? The results would be very telling.
If the number of unvaccinated kids with autism is statistically on par with the number of vaccinated kids with autism, then that would be strong evidence that vaccinations do not cause autism.
Conversely, if the number of unvaccinated autistic is lower than the general population, that would be a significant finding.
Would be interesting. I'm not convinced that autism has always been this common. I don't recall knowing so many parents with children with autism like I have these last 20 years. In the last 10 years it seems to be getting even more common. I'm not saying its the vaccines but something has to be causing the raise. I think it may be a combination of many things. Too me a lot of gen z seems to have some level of autism. They even joke about it.
Very well constructed overview! Thanks, Silberman!
Anti-Vaccers should be accused and charged of child abuse.
The LostBoys _You are aware that *measles* do have horrible effects...such as...complete brain damage, paralyzed and even death...yeah?_
TFTFY
The LostBoys Yes there are vaccination complications. Yes there are people who got sick after been vaccinated. Yes there are vaccines that turned out to be unsafe. But, and that's a reasonably big but, whatever illness you look at. If vaccinated against sufficiently cases of that illness drop until extinct.
Your argument is like saying, "oh someone broke his collarbone while using a seatbelt. let's ban seatbelts", totally ignoring the fact that seatbelts have saved countless lives before.
I never said there cannot be complications. But they are rare. And yes, _taking one for the team_ is pretty much how it works.
Addendum: Or, to quote Spock: The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
The LostBoys Oh yes, and if the theory of a teapot orbiting Saturn is true then Cassini might bring us some nice pictures of it.
The LostBoys I'm not belittling anything. I am actually sorry for your inability to google and tell credible sources from not credible ones. Because RUclips eats comments with links I will have to encode this one:
www (dot) autismsciencefoundation (dot) org (slash) autismandvaccines (dot) html
Addendum: Oh and that is all. I'm bored with you.
Every anti-vaxer needs to see this.
It would make no difference. They like their narrative because it offers the potential for a cure. Excepting that your child's autism is genetic and intrinsic to who they are means that they'd have no choice but to accept their child as they were (which would not suit their vanity or ego). Interestingly, if it were ever to be conclusively proven that vaccines do not cause autism, I believe there would be a significant rise in the number of parents relinquishing their parental responsibilities and putting their severely autistic child into state care.
I think so too because Silderman is pretty sharp,
I will second that
It had no actual information. It was one of the two popular bias putting together a few stories to create one version of reality that isn't a lie, but it also isn't the whole truth. It was black and white fluff. I am not pro or anti vaccine but the doctors and parents who quietly choose not to vaccinate often have stronger reasons than what this man accused them of and those in full awareness who vaccinate are not foolish enough to think their are no risks. He was painting a story about those who don't agree with him and took people on an emotional ride with some creative story telling. It's what politicians do to the simple minded, no the busy and overwhelmed, the average people who are just looking for reassurance that they aren't wrong as they make an otherwise difficult choice. He proved nothing and instead argued against a narrative for the other side that he accused them of as the simple issue but that was more of a creation of the issue as the real issues are not often discussed. If you want to know what the real vaccine debate is listen to those who discuss the raw data and share similar concerns over all the many gray areas. Vaccines are improving, they are improving because they needed to be improved upon. The real debate is not if vaccines are perfect or not but can the government force medical injections or deny 14th amendment rights as they are in California. If MMR can be forced, what is next? These are the things people should talk about.
S. Rose Thank you so much. Could you, please, copy your comment and place it in the main comment section.
I'm skeptical of the way the guy made Leo Kanner a villain and Hans Asperger a hero. I'm curious if that was actually called for. Sounds like he's playing fast and loose with the truth for the sake of storytelling.
Rest in Peace.
I want to understand autism completely. I will be honest, I'm struggling to understand what it is exactly. My son is 3 and he is non verbal. He is going to start w.e.a.p (Wisconsin Early Autism Project) I want to learn everything I can for my son, but I am struggling
What? Then why did Asperger put some many of these children to death?
Great talk! Very informative!
The answer of what’s autism and where it comes from is: we need to listen to earth…
Why is she doing human beings like us?
We all autism people have a mission every idea rising in your head in your mind is a signal or task send by her.
I have actually found my mission in this world while I was wondering why is this even possible or what are the clues I was missing.
Wish I could talk to experts in biology, history, psychology, logical, and environment. Since it’s all related 😊
Good work sir, nice talk.
Good talk, my sisters autistic so that makes this even more interesting to me.
Thanks.
We have 3, the youngest ,autistic his mom (ex wife) disliked him, he was resented but was brilliant until he turned 3, then he turned “OFF” to the world and became autistic. Resentment is experienced in the womb and maybe the pain and shock of the triple antigens confirms ( in their mind not to trust us.
Treat all with love and respect
Thanks
In the Norse Pantheon, the God Heimdall, a son of Odin, is a very gifted warrior; his five basic senses are all enhanced to such a degree that he can see, hear, even feel just about everything in the universe. But unfortunately, Heimdall's mind is so overtaken by his mind's senses that he can't connect personally with his fellow Asgardians and spends every moment of his life alone on the rainbow bridge stand guard, sometimes so perfect still it's like he's not alive. But he already knew if anyone was coming even if they were eons away; Heimdall is already prepared for an onslaught.
We also see neurotypicals as LAZY
Yes all you need to do is remember football stats and you’re all good
wait, did he just call me a macintosh computer?
Nicholas Boudreau lol
Genio!!! Emocionante!!! Muchas gracias!!!
Luckily between 2020 & 2021 the vaccine issue was finally solved and never became a continuous subject ever again.
You had my 52 YEAR OLD BLACK FEMALE FROM BROOKLYN CLASSIC BRILLIANT NATURALLY AUTISTIC MIND, ENGAGED, UNTIL YOU SOFT-KILLED MY INTELLECT with the rainman paradigm! RAINMAN SUCKS!!!!!!! Next .......
This is pure beauty
fabulous talk
I commend your use of that music stand. I'll suggest it to people who wish to give speeches
This is so true, thank you!
We're no less no more inteligent, we just have a slightly different inteligence. But, if undiagnosed, it can ruin a person's life, because in most cases they don't know how to copy and are severely punished for little things. We're hundreds of millions of people, in almost every extended family, neighbourhood, school, big company etc. Many of us have been lucky to have support. But many other's don't, and they end up living a substandard life: marginalized, unemployed or subemployed, even homeless or dead. And that costs billions of dollars a year for rich and poor countries. And yet, the solution is so incredibly easy: we just need undestanding and open mindedness about stupid things; we don't even need your tax or company money (as it's the case with most other dissabilities), only that you understand our excentricities at school, universities and all kinds of jobs. Quite often we are more right than you, other times is otherwise; but, in any case, most of the time we just need normal people to be more flexible, to relax the norms and set aside preconceptions, specially when those norms are objectively unnecessarily narrow. If these little things change, if these mental frameworks broaden a little bit, our potential as family members, workers and members of society would unleash. This would make dozens of millions of families happier in a couple of decades, GDP per capita levels (not growth rates) in every country in the world will shift up a little bit (which is trillions of dollars worldwide in a decade), and fill the world with new small and big ideas that will make it richer, more colourful and more happy. All of that practically for free.
Wow, this one is a great one!
The information is excellent , but the way he presented it was a bit boring . But good job !
Awesome talk!
I don't get it. What's his point? What's the idea worth spreading?
YouHolli Informative piece explaining history of the diagnosis of the condition, further clarifying how anti-vaxxers are in error when blaming increased autism diagnosis on vaccines. For many of us, particularly if we have a relative with special needs this is rather interesting. I'm glad he shared and I plan on spreading this video through my limited means.
A lot of people believe autism = stupidity. The point is that it isn't true.
Maybe we shouldn't be using mercury as a preservative in vaccines. That might help curtail some of peoples fears
They no longer use thimerisol (ethyl Mercury compound) in childhood vaccines.
Mercury compounds have been dramatically reduced since the vaccines of the 50-60's. However this has nothing to do with autisim.
Absolutely amazing
Scrubbzzy Hyperbole much?
Thoughts on MRNA steve?
I have worked with a lot of moderate to high functioning autistic children and they can describe it quite eloquently. It's like playing a game where everyone else knows the rules of the game apart from you. You're always playing catch up, what seems fair to you is completely unfair to everyone else.its confusing and irritating and annoying. What rules you learn the previous day sometimes don't matter or work the next day. However many of the children once they're a bit older and have knowledge of their condition can manage it and educate others.
regardless, I believe in freedom of choice when deciding to vaccinate or not, if we lose that right it will be time to leave a America or fight
I don't believe vaccines 'cause' autism. There is, however, a link between autism and autoimmunity, and vaccines and autoimmunity. It doesn't seem possible for a vaccine to change your whole neurotype since that's such a profound part of a person, but if certain vaccines can increase the level of inflammation in the body (which some sources suggest is possible), the stress this causes to the body might make it harder to 'pass' as neurotypical if you were already autistic. Autistic people often have very sensitive immune systems, so it's more likely a vaccine would affect us adversely anyway. Ongoing inflammation can really drain your energy, and autistic people who are burnt out/lack energy don't have as much capacity to tolerate sensations we find grating, so the signs of autism are more visible. It sucks that there's such a stigma that goes along with being neurodiverse - it makes it near impossible to have a nuanced conversation about a topic like this. Vaccines are already a divisive topic without adding mainstream, pathologised ideas about autistic people into the mix.
I agree with you. The case with vaccines is more complex than many think. They are so scared of diseases that were once common, they ignore the real side of effects of vaccines. They don't take many things in to account like most people today live more cleaner and healthier than the days when measles killed people. Even in those days most children survived it. Also I believe its more the chemical toxins in vaccines, medicines, food that might be the cause. The reason I believe this is because my daughter and I have autism and when I started to eat more organic food and stay away from as much chemical toxins has I could. I noticed our symptoms got better. My view with autism is not as positive as this guys but that doesn't mean I'm ashamed of myself or my daughter. But I still see autism more of a disadvantage its not normal and doesn't feel right.
"Autism Is The New Normal"~ Copyright (c) 2016 by PE CHANDLER. All Rights Reserved. Film coming Summer 2017.
Very interestingggggg
Deferent races. Deferent colors. Deferent operating systems. Humankind is more diverse than we thought .
He forgot to include Temple Garden.
THANK YOU!!! Common, common , common. Yes yes yes!!!
Why did they take Asperger's syndrome out of the autism spectrum in the DSM-5?
Chi Chi It wasn't. The DSM-5 changed Asperger's from a standalone disorder and folded it within the Autism Spectrum. The problem is that someone who might show symptoms of Asperger's may not exhibit qualities associated with Autism, and therefore they might not be diagnosed with anything at all (or be misdiagnosed) because Asperger's is now considered a part of Autism.
I thought it already was considered part of the autism spectrum disorder.... And that they took it out and made it separate. I must have just gotten my information backwards. Thanks.
Chi Chi I know ThePlayfulDreamer already answered, but another reason why the DSM-5 combined Aspergers and "Classic Autism" was because they had no differences, except that Aspergers was given to people who spoke before the age of three.
Awesome!
jesus he made that tie into a noose
UnderATallTree He looks like the opposite of the counselor from South Park
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Why would anyone waste a brain, doesn't everyone know how delicious they are? /s But seriously folks, with the pervasive aspect, the sheer numbers how about do a more comprehensive study, like comparing the incidence in multiple cultures, especially those living modern life styles in homes where bacterial exposure as changed to chemical exposure from our diets, building materials and everything else we are now exposed to. Can we at least answer the question of if it is getting worse?
The neurotypical brain is like Windows operating system. I like that analogy. Maybe the autistic brain is like Linux (also of better quality to get things done in the computer science and technology fields). ;)
elements os autism are also found in fragile X and Rhett syndrome,PKU,tuberous sclerosis,Angelman syndrome.Those with mild autism are the ones who are the eccentrics,the mirthless,flat personalities,unable to adapt socially,avoiding eye contact but possess some unusual aptitudes.rapin uses the term semantic-pragmatic disorder to describe the language affection.NICE TALK.
Is that what I am?
"mirthless,flat personalities,unable to adapt socially,avoiding eye contact"
That most certainly does not describe me. What kind of doctor are you anyway? I think you need to understand the basics about autism before making such offensive, blanket statements about an extremely diverse group, especially when you put a "Dr." in front of your name. Were you actually listening during this talk? Silberman emphasized that point very clearly, that autism, especially "mild" or "high functioning", includes a very broad range of features, not just the negative things you list. And not all of us have unusual aptitudes either. Some of us have quite ordinary talents, skills, and abilities. I do agree that we are an eccentric bunch though.
Those are not "elements of autism", as you call them, that are found in those other conditions. They are common features, or common symptoms that sometimes overlap. They are not necessarily related any more than autism is related to borderline personality disorder, though they also share some overlapping features. Remember these things are defined statistically, usually 2 standard deviations outside the mean. There is extraordinary bias in choosing what characteristics to analyze statistically. If you are in the US, get a copy of the DSM-V and find out for yourself why the NIH no longer accepts grant proposals based on DSM-V criteria. If you serve patients or clients, you better start studying these things. First do no harm, ok?
Think, Doctor!
(Yes, I have a "Dr." in front of my name too.)
Edit:
I hope this makes my meaning clear, if it isn't already. Influenza usually comes with a mild fever. Would you therefore say that peptic ulcers, cellulitis in the leg, and some vaccine reactions have "elements of influenza"? They are all often mildly febrile. Would you say that warts, nevi and strawberry angiomas all have "elements of breast cancer"? They are all neoplastic conditions. (They all feature tumors.)
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1/68 ppl in alot
It’s way more than that, in reality. You will see... 😉
It's now 1/55
Edit: 1/54
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Evolution?
Walter Mitty It doesn't offer reproductive advantages, at least not anymore.
Adrian That's the selection part, not the evolution part. Evolution is constantly exploring as many possibilities as it can, and selection weeds out what doesn't work. And it's more than just about reproductive advantage.
Adrian Not so sure about that. The world is so complex that no individual being has any hope to grasp it. Maybe, in 50,000 years human societies will be like an ant hive, having special casts for warfare, science, music and so on. Who knows what the future brings?
Walter Mitty No, if anything, natural selection doesn't favor autism as sufferers often struggle to develop romantic relationships, lessening their chances f reproduction. Autism may have been advantageous in hunter gatherer times, when being anti-social and obsessive behavior could improve your chances of being a successful hunter.
kaupaxup It's all about reproduction. Anything that improves the chances of us surviving to reproduce will be an evolutionary advantage. If someone develops a mutation, unless they are able to pass that on via reproduction, it will die with them.
I am early!;DD
Thank goodness for Hans Asperger.
Flounder has done well for himself since Animal House ...
First off, I have to say in all honesty with apologies to sounding superficial, I can't trust anybody bloated and completely unhealthy looking giving me any sort of health/psychological information. It just makes me think they dont take care of themselves properly, and perhaps do the opposite of care. Secondly, hasn't he ever heard the saying "if you met one person with autism, you met one person with autism". They are not all Rainman. Up until about 25 years ago they were diagnosing most autistics as schizophrenics. A friend has a 40 something year old cousin who the family still thinks is schizophrenic but likely has autism because he didnt get properly diagnosed. Its sad. And quite frankly, psychiatry is a joke, unless you need valium, I suggest stay away. There is a rise in what they call 'autism', and there likely is an environmental factor. If you can't see that you're not looking around. Perhaps Aspergers has been here without being diagnosed properly but autism is a spectrum and its getting wider now. You are talking about kids 10, 11, 14 years old who are not using the toilet and not having any productive conversation while the parents are doing everything desperately trying to reach them. I don't believe in the history of this earth a parent has ever given up on a child that they truly loved on the result of what some silly doctor told them. There is a rise in this population. Stop blowing it off.
Who gives a TED Talk and reads the entire thing?
This lie again? Too many people are still buying it though.
I wonder what would be the rate that people would start
asking question. 1 out of 10 kids? maybe not even then.
Noam L IT'S NOT A LIE!
abby everett great argument. thanks you convinced me. watch the film Vaxxed. an insider from CDC tells you it is a a fraud and they faked the researched to show to sheeple like you that there is no link between vaccines and autism.
Everyone loves to pretend they're so special, that's what's happening...
It's not special snowflake syndrome. You can find direct neurological differences, be it structurally or chemically in those with autism. Have you ever even stopped and talked to a disabled person on their expirences?
Julliete Blackwood Well, obviously I'm referring to the people he mentioned were in between. The symptoms he describes seems to be more a sign of classical "male-brainess" than anything else. There is actually a theory that supports this by the way and which attempts to link it to the fact that autism is seen 4 times more often in men then women...
TimmacTR Actually, autism in men and women is a 1:1 ratio. Please, stop with the misinformation.
abby everett That's false, it's 4:1
TimmacTR I'm an autistic girl. 99% of the Autistic people in my family, including me, are women. also, recent studies have shown mine to be true. look it up.
what do you expect when you don't vaccinate your children? while I agree it is great that huge steps have been taken in this field of study. Sadly I mostly see it as people using it as an excuse for their children to act up in public. Perhaps if your child can't act right take him away from the situation not everybody wants to hear your teen scream and cry like a toddler. I mostly see adults using this as an excuse not to work and act like idiots. What makes this even worse people expect the tax payers to pay their way through life. I can't wait for Trump to shut down Obama care and aca. I'm sorry if your child has a mental or medical condition that is your responsibility not everyone else's.