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In My Language
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 515 seconds

The first part is in my "native language," and then the second part provides a translation, or at least an explanation. This is not a look-at-the-autie gawking freakshow as much as it is a statement about what gets considered thought, intelligence, personhood, language, and communication, and what does not.

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It's a ...
By: silentmiaow. on 13 Sep 08, 15:07:05
It's a sound-related response to the things going on in the video (recorded while I was watching the video). Sound-related stuff is obviously not all I was doing in the video.

Thank you so much ...
By: boudica82. on 12 Sep 08, 15:43:11
Thank you so much for making this video. I work with youth that have a range of disabilities, some verbal but still their communication style is often overlooked. I am going to share this with my students and encourage them to make and post their own videos. Thank you so very much!

thats allright.
By: chrisaira. on 11 Sep 08, 14:45:06
thats allright.

i do have autism.
By: chrisaira. on 11 Sep 08, 14:41:24
i do have autism.

Oh okay. That's ...
By: silentmiaow. on 11 Sep 08, 14:40:19
Oh okay. That's probably because in the video I only have a certain amount of time to say a whole lot of things, and over a number of comments I can say things I didn't have time to say. Also, although I have my own way of relating to the world, I am often (not always) perfectly capable of doing what I said in the video and switching into other people's language if I have to.

oh no, i replyed ...
By: chrisaira. on 11 Sep 08, 10:09:39
oh no, i replyed too early, my computer is so annoying, and ive been getting stomach aches all day, oh, anyway the reply is, i didnt really know if you did it all day long, its a bit confusing but after reading your words, your replies and channel, you seem more logical than in the video.

Wonderful! I'm ...
By: glcomstock2. on 10 Sep 08, 23:50:18
Wonderful! I'm struck by your title, "In My Language." It seems that the language metaphor gets in the way here. Could I make a suggestion? People for whom language comes easily control their psychological lives by using stories (paradigmatically, plot and character). They live autobiographically. Perhaps others have alternative ways of controlling their psychological lives. Perhaps some use music (paradigmatically, rhythm and melody). If so, then perhaps they live autobio-musically?

thank you for ...
By: rachael596. on 10 Sep 08, 18:22:31
thank you for posting this video i have two atustic sons who are non verbal to the normal world i seem to understand them just fine .. this video was completely normal for me as with a few of the others you have posted i understand them completly but only because my son's have taught me your language.. but to learn it you have to care enough to listen

i think chrisaira ...
By: rachael596. on 10 Sep 08, 18:16:05
i think chrisaira is exactly the type of person she's responding to ... you are obviously a narrow minded person who has never met another with autism or relating disability =(

What makes you ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Sep 08, 17:34:35
What makes you think I do it all day long? :-)

YAY this was ...
By: miasansom. on 07 Sep 08, 13:15:26
YAY this was chocolate ice cream! flappy! 5 stars! I totally understand this on so many levels. Although I am verbal and "high functioning" I could never verbalize what I am able to think, feel, experience, or write. I understand the delight in smelling things etc... etc... on and on, rave rave! Why haven't I watched this before?

Thank you so much ...
By: highdesertmom. on 04 Sep 08, 18:50:26
Thank you so much for sharing.

Anyway, my last ...
By: marsman57. on 04 Sep 08, 15:20:57
Anyway, my last comment may have been unclear. You did open my eyes to a new way of thinking. I just think the burden is on both sides to bridge communication gaps, not solely on the side of society at large.

Interesting video. ...
By: marsman57. on 04 Sep 08, 15:19:23
Interesting video. I do not see you as sub-human or anything of that nature, but I am uncertain that I see your language as a meaningful form of primary communication as it is non-standard even among those who are autistic. I mean, if I had spoke a language that only I knew, is it really a language? Also, is it really the burden of society to have to learn the individual language of each autistic person in order to communicate with them?

Thank you for ...
By: VJZANNE. on 03 Sep 08, 19:30:09
Thank you for sharing this! I know what you mean..

nice video, I made ...
By: Klarley. on 02 Sep 08, 16:54:00
nice video, I made also a few short movies, please check them if you want

why do you say ...
By: chrisaira. on 02 Sep 08, 16:30:29
why do you say eeeeeeeeeeeeee? it doesnt really sund like a language, how can EEEEEEEEEEEE! be translated into all those words?

...
By: chrisaira. on 01 Sep 08, 12:41:52
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

why cant you just ...
By: chrisaira. on 01 Sep 08, 10:48:30
why cant you just speak english, onstead of going EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! all day long?

This is so touching ...
By: Uskyld. on 31 Aug 08, 06:00:30
This is so touching, and a relavation. I have never been the type of person to make fun of or think people with disabilities as "bizarre", but I never thought about the things you've said in this video and it helps me understand things better, you are an amazing and couragious person for posting this.

This is beautiful. ...
By: watchitlugnuts. on 30 Aug 08, 22:59:42
This is beautiful. I'm so glad you made this.

thank you thank you ...
By: joelleppard. on 30 Aug 08, 21:18:18
thank you thank you! your perspective has made my day. I will think of this video for many years to come.

Thank you for this ...
By: Seinneann. on 29 Aug 08, 12:47:19
Thank you for this video. I teach a class of sensory autistic teens and always strive to understand their language and needs and hope that I have never considered my students to be any less of a person than anyone else. But I'm a bit worried about the idea of deficits that has been talked about in these comments. I think that if there are differences, one cannot consider *either* side to have a deficit. We can only hope to build understanding from *both* sides. I hope to do my part in that.

It's so amazing ...
By: StarfoxRoy1902. on 26 Aug 08, 03:37:06
It's so amazing that, although she could not learn her own language, she was able to create her own. This is one of the best examples of the progress of Autistic people I have ever seen.

wow.. thank you for ...
By: cantatasacra. on 25 Aug 08, 22:39:34
wow.. thank you for your courage.

$If You Can Do X, Why Can\$

If You Can Do X, Why Can't You Do Y? My All-Purpose Answer.
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 521 seconds

My all-purpose answer to the question "If you can do such-and-such, why can't you do this other thing?" A question that many neurologically unusual people of all sorts get a lot of the time. The target audience has a relatively typical range of hearing and color perception. The video itself is mostly text and spoken words, but there's other things

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The comparison is ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Sep 08, 17:17:03
The comparison is there for a reason.

There's a lot more ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Sep 08, 17:16:25
There's a lot more to understanding surroundings than seeing, as any blind person could tell you. And pitch recognition is enhanced in cultures with tonal languages. (Look at other comments to see what my point was about this. It was not assuming that my claims in the video about them being the same were correct, it was just saying that my believing they are, is the same lack of logic as other people when they think one thing is necessarily there just because another thing is.)

lishen hun the ...
By: kazza224. on 04 Sep 08, 22:42:16
lishen hun the autistic mind is wired different 2 nts mind,i know of an autistic that only has 2 lishen 2 a piece of music once even if its a hard piece and he can tell u every note and play it

well because we are ...
By: kazza224. on 04 Sep 08, 22:38:06
well because we are taught what colours are put we aint taught what sounds are,at school i was taught colour but i wasnt taught what different notes were,i cant explain it,if it was taught like the alphabet or colours then we would recognise notes as easy as colour but it isnt

This reminds me of ...
By: shortboy. on 16 Jul 08, 10:30:18
This reminds me of how I can be a very good cameraman but I don't think of myself as a good director nor do I think I can actually be a director for someone else. My cousin is the director of our independent filmmaking group and I am his cameraman but even then I usually go on his cue. It also reminds me of when friend's ask me to help them on their projects but I become a bit hesitant since I don't have the direction or guidance of my cousin.

You know pitch ...
By: fatheed66. on 15 Jul 08, 11:32:49
You know pitch because you learned it. This comparison is really pointless. Great if you're a musician. But otherwise, you might as well have the ability to accurately identify measures of liquid in a container to the nearest mililitre. Useful to a cook in a hurry, but no real application from day to day in the way that colour recognition is. Sorry!

In the Words of ...
By: fatheed66. on 15 Jul 08, 11:32:07
In the Words of John Berger: "Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak. It is seeing which estabishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but words can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it." Describing and labelling colour is much more important and functional than sound. What survival use is pitch recognition to humans? Colour reference is crucial in understanding and relaying information...

i have seen some of ...
By: shortkilledlives. on 02 Jul 08, 11:39:29
i have seen some of your videos and think that if people could listen to them and think with a clear mind not one that has been influnced by culture then they will understand that some people are made different and shouldnt be hated for them but want to understand more i hope this comes across the right way you have done a great job and i think you should keep it up thank you for teaching more about autisism

Ehh? It's hardly ...
By: JaymaBear. on 20 May 08, 10:38:59
Ehh? It's hardly ludicrous... very few people have perfect pitch, but most people can reproduce a note if they hear it first.... even if they don't know the 'name' for it. Someone could still recognise the different colors, even if they don't know what they are called. So what you are saying is that because we don't know the name of something then we can't distinguish it from something else?

ghostofxmaspast: ...
By: argenfargabarg. on 17 May 08, 09:41:49
ghostofxmaspast: It's her example. And she chose this it carefully. Much more familiar examples come to mind. Speech is not formally taught, reading is. And we both know some people are naturally excellent speakers while their classroom peers may be stuck putting together a good sentence. This is apparent to any primary school teacher of the lower grades. With reading, everybody is taught it the same way together. Yet, variation in reading development over just two years is astounding.

That's the point, ...
By: silentmiaow. on 03 May 08, 19:47:17
That's the point, my assuming that they ought to be the same, is the equivalent of someone else assuming that if I can type or sing then I can talk conversationally or something: Seems to make sense to the individual doing the assuming, but makes no sense neurologically and/or culturally as far as what skills get developed how and in what way.

I don't know if it ...
By: MonochromaticStains. on 26 Apr 08, 05:16:19
I don't know if it counts. But someone tried to teach me the names of notes. I couldn't learn it because I already know notes by the colour and pattern I see them as. It's called synaesthesia. It is a different way of thinking. I like your videos.

Well considering ...
By: darkshadyfigure. on 17 Apr 08, 19:31:23
Well considering perfect pitch is very rare (about 11% in american students of music while 30ish percent of asian student of music have it) It's very different. Colors must be taught as well as music must be taught, and as it stands the general populace is not fully instructed in music, while colors on the other hand they are. Mastering perfect pitch is a lot more complex actually, but for someone not possessing insight about music, it's an effective video.

you completely ...
By: ashemolee. on 07 Apr 08, 17:01:27
you completely missed the point...and if you honestly think like that, you wont have many friends when you grow up. sorry kid

Thank you.
By: Encynic. on 06 Apr 08, 03:01:51
Thank you.

LOL Your example is ...
By: ghostofxmaspast. on 05 Apr 08, 01:10:00
LOL Your example is stupid. Music is not taught to everybody as often as colors.

Answer: ...
By: Warsie. on 04 Apr 08, 05:14:02
Answer: Specialization.

this video is ...
By: ephod214. on 04 Apr 08, 00:53:04
this video is brillaint.

It is curious how ...
By: 24KZone. on 03 Apr 08, 22:59:23
It is curious how you speak so clearly and beautifully with your written words and yet remain silent verbally, but then again, silence is golden and speaking is often over rated and not always understood. I almost envy your grasp of language, but think it better to simply respect it. Be well.

Brilliant
By: 24KZone. on 03 Apr 08, 15:53:39
Brilliant

Hey, This is Noah ...
By: HIGRecords. on 31 Mar 08, 04:43:09
Hey, This is Noah from the Asperger community. I liked this video's message, of course, but think the analogy is flawed. The reason people can identify colors more quickly is that names such as "red" and "blue" are accurate within a wide range of frequencies. I am similarly able to identify that the first note was "in the middle" the 2nd was "low" and the third was "high." If I had to identify the exact frequency of that shade of red, I would be as lost as if I tried to identify the pitches.

Wow!!! Girl you are ...
By: LeonardodiserPier. on 29 Mar 08, 07:53:46
Wow!!! Girl you are so bright!!... you are opening my eyes in an amazing way!!! You are brilliant in getting your point across. I really appreciate your videos. Now I know that you understand ours ("normal" people) limitations. I hope some day I can be nearly as kind as you are. All the love for you!!!

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By: dominian42. on 14 Mar 08, 17:20:00
Pitch-identification deficiency, I love it! I have absolute pitch and I've often considered that being 'gifted' can be thought of as essentially the same as being 'not handicapped'...the only difference being whether a majority of people have the ability or not.

Your videos are ...
By: shellbertie. on 11 Mar 08, 19:29:49
Your videos are incredibly insightful and helpful to those who want to understand better! Not to mention very clever. I also liked the touches of humor :-)

I work with a ...
By: carissa888888888. on 05 Mar 08, 04:46:02
I work with a little autistic boy and sometimes he can do things while other times he cant do it. This video helped me to understand. Thanks Amanda!

Re: Re: Disability Characteristics and Political Correctness
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 309 seconds

A response to coquidave's video. (And my first conversational video with other Youtubers.)

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wow, humans are ...
By: eatmyplum. on 07 May 08, 12:17:46
wow, humans are fucked up!

Thank god for ...
By: weheeedis. on 06 May 08, 18:03:55
Thank god for technology....

I know I'm not the ...
By: XxSaraBluexX. on 04 May 08, 12:42:23
I know I'm not the same kind of disabled as you, I am only physically disabled, the politically correctiveness still applies I guess. Just yesterday actually, someone told me that they're boyfriend had told them off for mentioning about them ending up in a wheelchair if they fell down the stairs, because I am myself in a wheelchair. When he told me I laughed, because it was like he was worried I'd be upset, like I didn't know I was in a wheelchair. I think the world is becoming too Pc.

We're a family of ...
By: momtoreezles. on 02 May 08, 18:07:40
We're a family of four with autism and autism spectrum disorders, and I can't tell you how thankful I am for the videos you've made. So many people think you can judge what is inside by what you see outside, and they're so wrong.

silentmiaow, thank ...
By: PinecrestRailroad. on 19 Apr 08, 23:06:26
silentmiaow, thank you so much for mixing all the humor in with all the ass chewing. Have you ever considered doing standup comedy with an edge? Please keep talking to us, some of us are listening, and learning. Peace and safe travels, Mike Hall

Our teachers unions ...
By: Yetti0. on 14 Mar 08, 02:19:54
Our teachers unions keep the bad teachers... schools cannot get rid of them due to the unions. Many of them have no business around children or animals. Our society is shameful and USA is getting a bad reputation for its schools

I think its ...
By: Yetti0. on 14 Mar 08, 02:17:52
I think its wonderful she has electronic voice like Stephen Hawking has...

I think society ...
By: Yetti0. on 14 Mar 08, 02:17:01
I think society needs to look into families of bullies. what family in their right mind would encourage and teach their kids to be bullies. bullies are insecure. I think we need to intercede in homes where bullies are bred and work with the parents who allow or encourage this. when I was 12 I saw a teacher bully two physically handicapped girls in wheelchairs. we could not say a thing without her attacking us too. It hurts me to this day to see her victimize them. I could not stand the teacher

Do you think if you ...
By: Yetti0. on 13 Mar 08, 12:26:44
Do you think if you had a portable voice synthasizer like Stephen Hawking has when you were in school , it would have been more enjoyable?

This video is ...
By: AvangionQ. on 09 Mar 08, 20:05:52
This video is messed up ... makes me seriously rethink the validity of the Americans with Disabilities Act ...

Thank you for ...
By: MistressDidi. on 09 Mar 08, 08:35:51
Thank you for sharing your experience. I truly admire you.

so glad to have ...
By: BigIronWife. on 28 Nov 07, 01:26:40
so glad to have come across your video's. Im getting to see another point of view and I love it. thank you! keep um coming

i'm addicted to ...
By: chikotube. on 22 Nov 07, 01:02:42
i'm addicted to these videos. I'm learning so much I've never really been exposed to. Thanks!

A great video; I ...
By: jayjayjay. on 07 Nov 07, 08:56:26
A great video; I found myself extremely interested in what you had to say. I think you contribute to opening a dialogue, there are some considerate reactions from people who had misconceptions. Keep on truckin'!

glad you made this ...
By: frustrated2222. on 21 Oct 07, 04:33:34
glad you made this video. Very enlightening. Some of it went by a little fast for me, but I understand your points. I had a classmate that became disabled during the school year and disappeared from school and my life. I always wanted to see her again. I never understood why she couldn't return, in her wheelchair. Her legs were impaired, not her thoughts, feelings, or capability to learn.

I agree to all ...
By: SchinTeth. on 27 Sep 07, 12:54:31
I agree to all dark420bishop says...Good Job!

I think it's so ...
By: dark420bishop. on 26 Aug 07, 21:52:35
I think it's so cool that with computers and the internet, you can communicate and make videos just like anyone else. I never thought of the medium in those terms before. It makes me appreciate the internet and our little YouTube society even more. It's too bad that older generations didn't have tools like these. Who knows how many geniuses slipped through the cracks because no one could figure out how to communicate with them?

..there was a 6yr ...
By: LucyShy. on 12 Aug 07, 22:08:48
..there was a 6yr old boy in her class nonverbal w/autism, he had an assistant. The parents insisted he be there for a 'regular' education - staff had no clue what to do, he was disruptive. The only time he was quiet was when they sat him next to the copier machine in the copy room. So, sadly, that is where he spent most of the school year. Sitting in the copy room with the EA.

Honestly, I think ...
By: LucyShy. on 12 Aug 07, 22:08:32
Honestly, I think that is your best bet. I feel bad for saying this b/c my moms a teacher, but most of them can barely teach NT/MT children! A story that to this day bothers me:

That is such ...
By: momof2boyswithautism. on 12 Aug 07, 15:12:46
That is such relevent statement. My experience last year was that the "regular ed" teacher went to perhaps a 3 day course on autism- the other staff was educated very little. Although initially, I was for integration- after this experience; I'd rather have my son in a school- where EVERYONE including the janitor- is an expert on autism; and have seen it and understand it. We also have some medically fragile kids being integrated- i don't think it is really fair for the teachers myself.

I'd rather not have ...
By: silentmiaow. on 12 Aug 07, 14:42:32
I'd rather not have gone to school at all. (Again, I'm a bad person to ask about school, I don't believe in any mass-education system I've seen so far.)

I am not a good ...
By: silentmiaow. on 12 Aug 07, 14:42:00
I am not a good person to ask about the school system, seeing as I don't believe the current school system is much of any good for anyone. I technically believe in inclusive education, but I've never seen it exist in practice, I've only seen integrated and segregated education. And I never learned much in school myself, at least nothing of what they were claiming to teach. (Fortunately I learned fine at home or I'd have been screwed.)

Especially the ...
By: LucyShy. on 10 Aug 07, 07:43:31
Especially the medical ones, she's always terrified a child will die in her class since she has no clue about medical disabilities...

That was hilarious! ...
By: LucyShy. on 10 Aug 07, 07:43:20
That was hilarious! First time I've seen humor in your videos. Would you say that integration is bad then? Here (Canada) they are big in placing (sometimes several) kids with 'challenges' into the regular classrooms. My mother's a teacher and she finds it difficult b/c they don't give the teachers ANY training or information on how to deal with children with disabilities.

Just wondering- I ...
By: momof2boyswithautism. on 10 Aug 07, 05:39:59
Just wondering- I made a decision to send my son to a "special" school this fall- he had summer school there and loved it! He hated kindergarten in our local school- would flop down and cry- didn't learn much at all. Do you have strong feelings on this subject? Maybe had you gone to an alternative school- those ***holes- wouldn't have been there to be so evil.

A Way of Describing Autism
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 215 seconds

Dave Spicer's analogy of autistic people to different kinds of unusual rocks. (He wrote the words, I did the video. Used his words with his written permission.)

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My son Michael is 9 ...
By: Catherine8here. on 15 Sep 08, 10:49:34
My son Michael is 9 and has to be the last one, tiger eye! He is yet to be discovered, and it hurts! Tiger eye, also being the eye of a little tiger who strangles us, rips everything, and causes alot of stress for his family, yet he is strong and powerfully built, and sees a different world to us. At times he is just a fury cute thing, I want to cuddle, always has been good looking and loved.

This is the very ...
By: angelinaisback. on 14 Sep 08, 18:35:30
This is the very theory I am using for parents to learn about autism on my channel,I love the way those of us (with the Nerotypical's who see as we do also)and relate to other's so that we understand.Thank you sir for this video

I am autistic high ...
By: angelinaisback. on 13 Sep 08, 16:49:05
I am autistic high functioning 46 and not diagnosed until 46,I am there for you without question. You now have my attention as well as youtube address,I can prove that I am all the stones no matter what the doctor's say that it is not possible,that is why I was misdiagnoised for so long..Let me know. Thank you.

quick answer is ...
By: peaceandloveletsblow. on 13 Sep 08, 11:21:42
quick answer is they don't have imitation ability, which help us learn and socialize and exist according to the outside world. learn to paint if your blind, learn to play music deaf.

Google Dave Spicer, ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Sep 08, 17:29:39
Google Dave Spicer, include autism in the search, and you can find the man who wrote the text, which is also on the Autism Network International website. You can ask him for permission to use it, just as I asked him permission to use it in this video.

Many autistic ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Sep 08, 17:28:32
Many autistic people, including the man who wrote the text, don't see saying "autistic person" as any worse than saying "Catholic person". Nobody assumes that calling someone a Catholic person or even a Catholic is, in that context, "putting the religion before the person," so it's the same with autism for some people. In this context it's better to call people what they prefer to be called, and that varies from person to person.

It was a ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Sep 08, 17:27:04
It was a description of different people's autistic traits, written by an autistic person. His name is Dave Spicer if you want to look him up and ask him, he has a website. Just make sure to include autism in the search because there are a few different Dave Spicers.

I everyone watching ...
By: mindlessponderer. on 06 Sep 08, 08:55:55
I everyone watching this! I have been trying to message individuals but I think this might be quicker... I am writting a short story about Autism and I need references! if you are friends or family of someone who is Autistic, or you are autistic and would like to help me, please message me! Any help would be really appreciated!

ive got my special ...
By: chrisaira. on 02 Sep 08, 12:54:54
ive got my special intrest and rituals, one of my rituals is to make sure my collection is safe after someone leave smy room to make sure nothings been stolen (i collect doctor who action figures) and i dont hid everything and reveal everything bit of both to be honets, my special intrest is a televison show called dr who, it says in this comment that i collect the aaction figures from that show.

I like the analogy. ...
By: p717. on 23 Aug 08, 01:26:01
I like the analogy. It seems appropriate because most autistic folks including myself are fascinated with gems and minerals.

That was amazing. ...
By: Dragontail1992. on 22 Aug 08, 19:08:55
That was amazing. Very good explanation^^

funny voice
By: Devilishish. on 19 Aug 08, 07:54:43
funny voice

heheehehee She did ...
By: personfromafar. on 18 Aug 08, 01:48:55
heheehehee She did something hidden. She described autistic people but the traits she listed are all traits of many people if not all to some degree. x = the stone traits If Autistic people = x and Non-Autistic people = x Then Autistic people = Non-Autistic people We're the similar and all exist with life.

Alas, Autism is a ...
By: KEOFFRYX. on 16 Aug 08, 15:53:18
Alas, Autism is a blessing and a curse, while you have quite an advanced mind, you will never fit in socially. What good is a very high IQ if nobody can test you? What good is an advanced vocabulary if your communication skills are terrible?

amazing thankyou.
By: MissMolly32. on 14 Aug 08, 08:31:34
amazing thankyou.

thats a wonderful ...
By: 2darbit. on 09 Aug 08, 03:00:11
thats a wonderful way to understand. I have many rocks and stones thru-out my house. I would be the complex stone, but I am the tiger eye too because I like to keep moving. I have a question for anyone interested in answering. Where are the older others, the seniors with aspergers.

What a wonderful ...
By: miraclevoice. on 06 Aug 08, 18:05:16
What a wonderful video. I have ASD and am 27 and appreciate the such a simple, but poweful, explanation.

Great vid man my ...
By: mwr0585. on 27 Jul 08, 18:38:47
Great vid man my older brother has autism and its great to see somebody that cares and takes the time

Dave and Amanda, ...
By: ghjab4. on 24 Jul 08, 19:01:22
Dave and Amanda, Thank you for putting so simply the complexity and beauty of autism. I am reminded of a diamond; ORIGINALLY a living organism TRANSFORMED into "just" a lump of coal COMPRESSED to expose its inner beauty CARVED into a jewel with many facets VALUED by many but MOST precious to its Creator. THANK YOU!

Fourth stone, ...
By: LucyShy. on 24 Jul 08, 08:15:51
Fourth stone, definitely.

I may only have a ...
By: posthumanfetus. on 19 Jul 08, 04:46:47
I may only have a small tiny hint of autism, if any, but my brother ended up getting it in the worst way. He didn't really start walking until he was 2, and that's pretty much as far as he developed. It took to age 10 just to get him to stop destroying everything in sight or putting everything in his mouth. He hasn't said a word yet, and wears diapers. He is very limited in motor skills, likes to hit surfaces, dangle string, makes noises, and laughs uncontrollably. Which stone is that?

I don't like the ...
By: Catherine8here. on 13 Jul 08, 18:47:01
I don't like the description, wheres the feelings in a stone? Where is all the screaming and the frustration I hear? Autism is not all about structures or different characters, many autistic children are deficient in nutrients due to severe probs with wheat/milk. I accept my child and love him, yet I want him to be well. I have found chagning his diet helped alot. Where is the reality, autism is autism, everyone is a stone. Every child with autism is beautiful with autism

i have autism i am ...
By: neoyojo2. on 08 Jul 08, 09:10:32
i have autism i am stone one three and four

Loved this video ...
By: skycladwow. on 03 Jul 08, 19:51:29
Loved this video but once again do not like the language used. I used to say that my son was a diabetic. i cringe now bcos he is my son who has diabetes. Please put the person b4 the diagnosis ;0

I am not alone ...
By: assanep. on 30 Jun 08, 21:56:42
I am not alone anymore!! I am touched by this video. It was difficult for me, now i just understand that I am the stone that catches attention(which made me very affraid at times), but also the one that hides everything!! I want to be myself now, like D.Mammet! great, I do feel good now!! thanks for the video.

Synaesthesia (Colored letters and numbers)
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 300 seconds

A video response to "My Synesthete Samples" by KittiesRock46. Shows my colored letters and numbers and a bit of an explanation of the broader concept of synaesthesia. In other words, yet another synaesthete goofing off.

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my synesthesia has ...
By: madisonthegreat710. on 31 Aug 08, 02:09:38
my synesthesia has brought me to have something against the color orange...but blue and green is the best combination of colors to me.

I have Synaestesia, ...
By: LittleMsLaughsALot. on 30 Aug 08, 17:23:10
I have Synaestesia, and it WAS really annoying to see the colors that didn't match up to mine! I actually didn't realize that I had Synaestesia until just a little while ago when I made a comment to my piano teacher saying "Yeah, I see #C as a golden yellow color, what do you see it as?" and she just looked at me like I was insane! I just thought that everybody saw things in colors. People think it's really weird when I tell them about it, but I can't imagine life with out it, really.

Wow your colors are ...
By: FunkyShoe. on 29 Aug 08, 05:51:30
Wow your colors are so different from mine! It's so interesting though, I love seeing other people's alphabets.

You're right, this ...
By: SydMonster334. on 24 Jul 08, 09:14:32
You're right, this did piss me off, lol.

Hi, I am not a ...
By: chakazul. on 22 Jul 08, 13:54:12
Hi, I am not a synnie (person with synesthesia), but i study it as a scientific researcher. Surprised that you also have it! I wonder that some special mental conditions, like autism, synesthesia, and "highly sensitive person" (like me), are somehow related. Not exactly similar, but all are about a higher sensibility to the environment and a different sensory system from "normal" people. You have black 0 and O, white 1, I and L, which is quite common among synnies!

We agree in the B,C ...
By: gi0vi. on 03 Jul 08, 05:10:15
We agree in the B,C,M and S, specially this one, it's just like you match the exact color of mine.

WTF i'm synesthetic ...
By: mestesso00. on 01 Jul 08, 14:01:35
WTF i'm synesthetic for numbers and this is driving me crazy! 2 is red not yellow! 3 is yellow! It's really annoying, i'm sorry i can't watch this video

You were right ...
By: Randommelon. on 10 Jun 08, 07:46:09
You were right about it being irritating for synesthetes! My alphabet and numbers were completely different to your's - they closest ones to mine would probably be your V and M, but even they were pretty far off!

2 is red, duh. ...
By: christina274. on 05 Jun 08, 21:21:04
2 is red, duh. Sorry. But it is :)

Not wrong, just ...
By: CakadaOokamiko. on 30 May 08, 20:09:05
Not wrong, just differently perceived...

ahaha, I think it's ...
By: erinfaceface. on 30 Apr 08, 07:21:28
ahaha, I think it's great that you have documented your synaesthesia like this. Well done to you!! However, my grapheme/colour/number perception is completely different to yours. I think my only similarity to you was the number 3 - bright chili red! Although I couldn't watch the whole movie because it was just too irritating (like you warned) I also experience smells, personalities and textures. And some sounds. How fascinating!

Statistically, ...
By: JamieWhite1096. on 20 Apr 08, 02:41:34
Statistically, synestheists are more prone to attention problems such as ADHD and dyslexia than normal people.

My 3 is also red ...
By: musicaabimopectore. on 16 Apr 08, 22:35:31
My 3 is also red and my 4 also blue. My A has some blue in it too; my K is also blue, but darker than yours; my N has some orange in it also; the rest is different.

haha i couldn't ...
By: stigandr. on 16 Apr 08, 16:19:59
haha i couldn't watch the whole thing cos it just didn't fit! i don't think i have a 100% conscious thing about every number, but to me 4 is clearly the reddest digit i can think of, while 3 is green and 5 is blue. i think you got 2 and 6 "right"...

most of your colors ...
By: dantheman163. on 13 Apr 08, 23:14:20
most of your colors are wrong!!!!!

The credit list - ' ...
By: trenttim. on 03 Apr 08, 19:01:57
The credit list - 'Colours by Amanda's brain' reminded me of Dan Eldon, a photojournalist, who asked a painter in remote Africa what he used to mix his colours (meaning what materials). The man responded - 'with my brains of course'. We are often unaware that the meaning of what we say is always entirely specific to us, even when the other knows the words we are using.

I am visually ...
By: auroranebulosa. on 03 Apr 08, 16:57:35
I am visually impaired and the numbers of my grapheme-color synesthesia are strikingly identical to yours! The color which you gave your "3" matched mine so precisely that it was scary. :-) It indeed seems that synesthesia occurs more often among the disability community as a whole and is not limited to a particular disability. Grapheme-color is certainly common among people with low vision.

hahah! i see them ...
By: laughinoutloud24. on 31 Mar 08, 00:01:16
hahah! i see them totally different colors.. everyone sees them different

what's the music? ...
By: splicegraph. on 27 Mar 08, 00:27:08
what's the music? sounds like the Lounge Lizards.

Very thoughtfull ...
By: PolekatBooks. on 18 Mar 08, 12:51:09
Very thoughtfull and very cool.

Okay, there's now a ...
By: silentmiaow. on 13 Mar 08, 22:20:13
Okay, there's now a post on my blog about this, it's basically, take the address to my blog (my blog can be found in my profile) and add ?p=499

I have just posted ...
By: drovetv. on 13 Mar 08, 05:15:31
I have just posted a video about my synaesthesia related to numbers and while watching this video I was thinking "No way! Zero is absolutely white!!" Lol!

Right now, I would ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Mar 08, 15:40:53
Right now, I would associate colors with them based mostly on similarity to the shape of Roman letters. As I got to know the language, I would begin to associate colors to them based on the phonetics of them (the associations become complex if the sound is not one that exists in English). I ought to post my colors for the Arabic alphabet sometime to show what I mean.

Right now, I would ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Mar 08, 15:40:48
Right now, I would associate colors with them based mostly on similarity to the shape of Roman letters. As I got to know the language, I would begin to associate colors to them based on the phonetics of them (the associations become complex if the sound is not one that exists in English). I ought to post my colors for the Arabic alphabet sometime to show what I mean.

i feel the same way ...
By: licho69. on 07 Mar 08, 00:06:19
i feel the same way - i know that every synesthesia is diffrent but all the time wtching this i was like "nooo! WRONG! it's red/blue/whatever godamnt it!!!" XD aww. so diffrent fom how i percieve numbers...

Reply to Autism Speaks and GRASP Articles of Understanding
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 147 seconds

This is a reply to the "articles of understanding" exchanged between Autism Speaks and GRASP, in which both sides pretty much ignored the existence of autistic self-advocates who do not speak and do not want to be cured, reducing us to old cliches. It primarily addresses the assumptions made by Alison Tepper Singer in her article and some of her other work.

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THANK YOU for this ...
By: momtoreezles. on 28 Apr 08, 16:12:26
THANK YOU for this video! It's great!

Yeh get in there m8 ...
By: Megatronmrs. on 17 Apr 08, 15:05:06
Yeh get in there m8 you can communicat it is just that ignorant people need to take the time to understand us and get a life and stop discriminating us.

I would also ...
By: purplemutantas. on 16 Apr 08, 01:48:38
I would also recommend the book 'Songs of the gorilla nation'. It's a auto biography of a person with autism. She goes into great detail explaining her experience.

What do you base ...
By: purplemutantas. on 16 Apr 08, 01:43:43
What do you base that opinion on? I am autistic and it's not dreadful.

o,wow,this lady is ...
By: anniehuff. on 07 Apr 08, 04:31:12
o,wow,this lady is so brave!thank you for sticking up for autistic people everywhere.

LOL
By: coolkiwidragon. on 05 Apr 08, 07:05:12
LOL

Thank you for ...
By: cjayo123. on 04 Apr 08, 22:55:52
Thank you for helping me see inside your world and I love what I see. I work with children with Autism and I have always seen this light. I hope with more insite people will be able to change the way we approach Autism.

Why don't you put a ...
By: MistyEyes347. on 04 Apr 08, 16:10:23
Why don't you put a gun to your head and pull the trigger u selfish, sentimental worm?

I wasn't "born" wiv ...
By: Deadboy360. on 01 Apr 08, 14:49:50
I wasn't "born" wiv autism and I can tell u that many are and that some are not...

You and your cat ...
By: Yetti0. on 14 Mar 08, 02:27:51
You and your cat are beautiful....

You are terrific, ...
By: NadezhdaRozagy1. on 12 Mar 08, 22:43:51
You are terrific, your videos are great and what you're doing for all us Autistic people and their families is better than Autism speaks can even hope to achieve!!! Great job and thank you!!!! You even teach me to understand myself more! I have Asperger's, I can speak but I don't make myself understood well, not always and I often get treated like a non-person but I thought it was because of my Russian accent. There's much xenophobia in this world and rejection of 'different'.

i guess it is ...
By: nmste. on 07 Mar 08, 00:23:09
i guess it is easier to be stoic, than angry, but I am too much a realist, and I know many parents who have seen their kids regress , they were not born that way, and it is brain damage, but with treatment many children improve, there is alot of hope

politically correct ...
By: nmste. on 07 Mar 08, 00:20:12
politically correct rubbish,,, nonone said you have nothing to offer,,, but you are damaged, let's all just accept the fact that the human brain and species is degenerating because of pollution, and let's be politically correct and call it a "special gift", ha rubbish,,,,I am glad this woman has found a way to communicate, god bless her, but, let's get real, most of these people are HANDICAPPED, they're not genious savants, and most of them were not born that way, this is an epidemic

HUGE TITS
By: Nihilive. on 02 Mar 08, 02:35:24
HUGE TITS

I am a teacher of ...
By: rustupid171234. on 29 Feb 08, 01:36:00
I am a teacher of children with autism. I am particularly interested in working with children who don't speak. Can you help me learn how you learned to use a keyboard so I can help others. Also, your sounds are beautiful- the video is a wonderful piece of art work. Thank you, Gayle

For the record, " ...
By: NoemieArmstrong. on 27 Feb 08, 11:54:02
For the record, "Sybil" had dissociative identity disorder, or the old term is MPD. The Sybil book was never about an autistic person, and people with DID don't change into autistic people. Abuse does not cause autism. That "your mother was bad and that's why you are like this" theory is obsolete psychology now.

my mother almost ...
By: sollinkmaster. on 11 Feb 08, 02:03:01
my mother almost went half crazy but kept in there and beleived in the word of god and my brother is healing every day and know our faith in every parent must rely on god.

Right on. My ...
By: Jpmadore1. on 11 Feb 08, 01:16:50
Right on. My parents actually considered suing my elementary school for continually violating my I.E.P. and lying about it.

That cat is awesome
By: thewolf86. on 10 Feb 08, 20:27:13
That cat is awesome

God Bless you, you ...
By: guf74. on 07 Feb 08, 23:04:30
God Bless you, you have made a fantastic video to share! Angie Mommy to Ethan, Alex, and Megan "Autism Speaks" for NOBODY!

Very stirring. I ...
By: audesapere06. on 06 Jan 08, 22:54:05
Very stirring. I saw your response video to Autism Speaks on the web a year or so ago. Excellent. :)

I am christian, but ...
By: bigdaddysquirel. on 02 Jan 08, 02:13:22
I am christian, but DAMN! Is that a booy or a girl, \

I agree. I am ...
By: micksmom2. on 18 Dec 07, 17:10:38
I agree. I am rather fed up with the depressing music people attach to some of their vids. My son is autistic and it's *not* a depressing situation.

I work with people ...
By: bugsyholly. on 17 Dec 07, 21:43:44
I work with people on the spectrum. I have often thought that it is horrible that neurotypical people often think that people with autism have nothing to offer the world. You have made a huge impact just by making this video! You may be labeled as a low functioning non speaking woman but to me you are extremely intelligent. You just don't communicate in what is considered a "normal" way, but your communication is far more sophisticated than man other neurotypical people I know!

Jen Brings Her Dog to Work
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 358 seconds

Jen (my morning staff) brings her Rottweiler to work, where he meets my dog, BJ. Much play ensues, after which BJ is sad to see them go.

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My dogs get excited ...
By: elvencellist. on 27 Feb 08, 00:21:10
My dogs get excited whenever we go near the area where their leashes are stored. This doggie interaction was too cute!

Rottweilers have ...
By: TraceyTi. on 29 Dec 07, 19:27:53
Rottweilers have been given such bad reputations because of their tendency to be overly aggressive and vicious. It was nice to see this one being so loving and attentive to your dog, BJ. Friends come in all shapes, sizes, colors and species! I'm glad you have BJ and a cat to keep you company.

Beagle, bluetick ...
By: silentmiaow. on 03 Sep 07, 00:44:13
Beagle, bluetick coonhound, and pointer, as far as anyone can tell.

You dog looks just ...
By: cloey1798. on 28 Jun 07, 02:52:12
You dog looks just like mine (a beagle/italian greyhound mix)! What beagle mix is yours?

She knows. When ...
By: silentmiaow. on 15 Apr 07, 15:56:18
She knows. When she knows we're getting ready to take her, it's because two of us are going out with her at once instead of just one. Then she runs up and down the hall and does an excited sneeze and capers around and yips and howls and does various wavery-whiny-beagle-barks.

BJ is such a cute ...
By: hamstergeisha76. on 15 Apr 07, 15:42:44
BJ is such a cute girl! She reminds me of my Duke who died last year, so friendly with everyone and other dogs. I sure miss him. :(

lol awe, poor baby ...
By: tiffanybea. on 13 Apr 07, 09:33:34
lol awe, poor baby puppy. I hate it when they cry for something they want. It breaks my heart. It looks like she had such a good time with her new friend, though! :) They were both beautiful puppy-doggies. Thank you for sharing!

That's great that ...
By: jaymedecas. on 06 Apr 07, 01:10:10
That's great that she has friends even though they don't live with her. I'll bet she KNOWS when she's going to the park! I'd love to see her reaction when you're getting ready to take her!

Bj has a great ...
By: twosidesoftara. on 05 Apr 07, 02:11:43
Bj has a great owner:)

I wish I could. ...
By: silentmiaow. on 03 Apr 07, 04:20:43
I wish I could. This apartment only allows one dog at a time. We take her to the dog park any chance we get though and she has lots of human and dog friends just about everywhere. (Because she's super-friendly.)

poor baby...my kids ...
By: iamSTORMYWATERS. on 27 Mar 07, 22:08:32
poor baby...my kids do that when other pups come over to play...i have 2 wolf hybreds and a fox terrier and 5 cats(who arent happy to see other dogs come over) give your pup a pet from me please thank you for the videos...i enjoy them

cute!
By: TheAlchemist78. on 27 Mar 07, 20:12:50
cute!

The Rottweiler was ...
By: lavaboy23. on 27 Mar 07, 19:37:54
The Rottweiler was huge. Both dogs were pretty cool. You have to get another dog! she wants a playmate! :)

That video was so ...
By: thesoothingsurf. on 27 Mar 07, 18:18:54
That video was so cute. BJ's crying nearly broke my heart. I always enjoy your videos. :)

Have you considered ...
By: jaymedecas. on 27 Mar 07, 17:05:56
Have you considered getting another dog for BJ? My heart broke when BJ was crying.

Shows you the need ...
By: 30andout. on 27 Mar 07, 12:20:40
Shows you the need for social interaction is universal.

My dog looked so ...
By: Berkeleyappho. on 27 Mar 07, 07:18:48
My dog looked so sad when your dog cried and my cat perked his ears up and looked towards the computer. I had to turn the sound off to calm my dog!

*smiling* They ...
By: Buliwif32. on 27 Mar 07, 05:43:35
*smiling* They really seemed to enjoy each other's company! Great vid, silentmiaow!

We think she's got ...
By: silentmiaow. on 27 Mar 07, 04:23:23
We think she's got pointer in her somewhere.

Jen was in CNN but ...
By: silentmiaow. on 27 Mar 07, 04:22:08
Jen was in CNN but not any of the other YouTube videos. A different staff person's noises can be heard in the background of the interviews with Laura, but she's not shown (and wouldn't want to be).

Not that I've ...
By: silentmiaow. on 27 Mar 07, 04:21:24
Not that I've noticed.

The big one's a boy ...
By: silentmiaow. on 27 Mar 07, 04:21:15
The big one's a boy, the little one's a girl.

I love your dog ! ...
By: heyitsAnnieD. on 27 Mar 07, 04:16:19
I love your dog ! Is that an english pointer ? I have had several pointers-they are great dogs ! My dog did the same thing when we played her own whine back on a recorder, perked her ears up and moved her head over to the side. Thanks for sharing this video-I have been checking out your site because I loved your "In My Language" video. It really got me thinking about something I never thought about before, thank you so much for sharing.

Cute pups :-)
By: PolyrhythmIndustries. on 27 Mar 07, 02:29:43
Cute pups :-)

Really glad to see ...
By: Tes2fy. on 26 Mar 07, 23:13:24
Really glad to see you back on, SilentMiaow. I've thoroughly enjoyed your videos. That's one huge dog - looks like he could enjoy the smaller dog for supper, haha. "Don't let the bastards get you down." -Again, glad to see you back on YouTube, you were missed.

Happy Dance
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 134 seconds

A response to "Exuberance" by ShinyMetalBrain. The happy dance I always want to do when I'm in a really good mood. And how I couldn't be trained out of it by a guy determined to pathologize it. And yes this was filmed while IN that flappy/bouncy sort of mood.

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I have some. :-)
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Sep 08, 17:13:08
I have some. :-)

You made me smile ...
By: DivinityBleu. on 02 Sep 08, 05:06:49
You made me smile today. You are one of the most endearing and inspirational people I've ever come across. Thank you for sharing your life and soul with us...I wonder if you know how many lives you effect.

have you stopped ...
By: Plasticdolly69. on 01 Sep 08, 22:42:07
have you stopped making videos? :(

great to see you ...
By: ladyparfum. on 24 Jul 08, 15:52:05
great to see you happy ;-)

Agreed, fuck the ...
By: Innomen. on 18 Jul 08, 21:21:05
Agreed, fuck the system.

hello, My name is ...
By: slayer510aj. on 09 Jul 08, 23:41:38
hello, My name is Ashtyn. I am on my friends account but I still wanted to leave a comment. I was waching your documentery and it really touched me and my mom in a special way. My brother is a slight autistic and seeing a person like you trying to explain autism to other people is a very brave and good thing. We have been explaining to people why he talks different or moves different ever since he was dignosed. I just want to say thank you and you are a beautiful person inside and out.

get some friends, ...
By: scottison123. on 05 Jul 08, 02:32:49
get some friends, Scottison

great dance, and ...
By: dicobat. on 01 Jul 08, 22:22:31
great dance, and your others videos are great too , keep going .

You are very ...
By: 483115. on 26 Jun 08, 00:06:42
You are very interesting and inspirational!

what make you happy
By: pcuser510. on 04 Jun 08, 09:13:32
what make you happy

Yeh well i'm ...
By: Megatronmrs. on 27 May 08, 14:58:32
Yeh well i'm autistic and i know what happines is thanks to this very brave woman thankyou very much for being here love.

I can relate to ...
By: mizlydia. on 25 May 08, 01:46:58
I can relate to that. Some days I feel so good I can barely stand to stay within my skin.

I can't remember. ...
By: silentmiaow. on 25 May 08, 01:38:34
I can't remember. I think I was just having a good day.

Call me nosy if you ...
By: mizlydia. on 24 May 08, 00:26:48
Call me nosy if you want, just curious (without reading a billion responses first to see if anyone else asked...) what were you all excited and happy about? I jump about like that when I'm super happy too. Can't sit down or betill when I'm excited and happy!

Amanda! I love your ...
By: Yetti0. on 18 May 08, 23:15:12
Amanda! I love your "Happy Dance". My husband and I always dance. Its good for the soul. Dance is an expression of the soul. We call it Happy Feet! I think the doctor who wanted you to stop is nutz. Keep dancing My dear!

I think you dance ...
By: MichaelinArizona309. on 11 May 08, 07:34:44
I think you dance wonderfully pretty lady. You do what makes you happy. Don't worry about what anyone else thinks about you. Talk to you soon Hugs, Michael

Amanda, Your ...
By: bottlefed1971. on 08 May 08, 02:14:48
Amanda, Your happy dance makes me feel wonderful. You should be happy any way you want to. I think you are a great person.

I love this video, ...
By: momtoreezles. on 30 Apr 08, 16:57:31
I love this video, it's awesome. I think the world would be happier if we didn't all have to fit some cookie-cutter image. I hope you found a new doctor? Keep dancing!

It is so good to ...
By: Leahlambchops. on 21 Apr 08, 01:09:48
It is so good to see you happy an expressing yourself through dance! You are an inspiration to all. Keep up the good work!

Agreed.
By: snevelin. on 19 Apr 08, 19:20:41
Agreed.

YESSSSS you are ...
By: Megatronmrs. on 17 Apr 08, 15:07:17
YESSSSS you are very happy m8 i love to see you happy dancing.

I am so glad you ...
By: SamRubinPictures. on 16 Apr 08, 03:33:35
I am so glad you know what your happiness is.

Thank You your ...
By: AugustAmy. on 09 Apr 08, 18:40:23
Thank You your reply and also for educating us better on autism. When I get happy or exited I do my own little dance too :)

And I also have a ...
By: silentmiaow. on 09 Apr 08, 17:20:57
And I also have a condition that makes my legs and ankles hurt a lot if I stand too long, especially if I (like usual) forget my ankle braces. So that doesn't help. In one of my other videos (the one about boiling water) the part where I sat down in the middle of the video wasn't exactly planned, it just happened, so then I filmed something to fill in that gap with a bit of what I was doing, although the real break I took was much longer than the video.

Yeah, it's called ...
By: silentmiaow. on 09 Apr 08, 16:51:05
Yeah, it's called part-time wheelchair use. My movement disorder (which was not explained adequately on CNN at all) makes voluntary movement extremely difficult, but automatic and triggered movements are not affected. I can also walk part of the time, it is just not something I can sustain.

$Father\$

Father's Day 2007
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 252 seconds

A tribute to my dad, with a song that gave us hope in a lot of scary times.

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Beautiful video!!!
By: momtoreezles. on 29 Apr 08, 03:19:09
Beautiful video!!!

That's Just About ...
By: silentmiaow. on 02 Feb 08, 17:49:07
That's Just About Right.

I just "happened" ...
By: whistonlass. on 02 Feb 08, 15:54:27
I just "happened" upon this video and found it a lovely tribute to your dad. A very beautiful treasure you have created for him on Father's Day. Well done...thank you for sharing. Jacquie (UK) x

I love the song; ...
By: 435rd. on 02 Feb 08, 04:52:15
I love the song; what is the name of it?

this video brought ...
By: letto2103. on 01 Feb 08, 18:42:37
this video brought tears to my eyes. my father passed away in august and by watching this i miss him even more... being daddy's girl is the bestest thing ever, isn't it? just a hug from him made things better, now i long that specially since my 2yo boy was just diagnosed with autism but, watching your videos i am not that scared anymore. thanks!!! god bless you

That is the most ...
By: hmariewv. on 24 Dec 07, 02:07:08
That is the most beautiful video and the song is perfect!!! You amaze me over and over.

Wow, this actually ...
By: enigmachine85. on 17 Nov 07, 04:44:50
Wow, this actually brought tears to my eyes.. :)

You have such an ...
By: mixedpixel. on 21 Oct 07, 14:25:15
You have such an amazing dad! He seems to be a very nice person and so full of love. I believe he is very proud of you.

Aww, you just gave ...
By: gwen1987. on 17 Oct 07, 02:50:38
Aww, you just gave me inspiration for my dad's x-mas present.

Grew up on a farm, ...
By: silentmiaow. on 28 Sep 07, 13:04:33
Grew up on a farm, doesn't live on one now.

Your dad seems ...
By: vtwinheart. on 27 Sep 07, 07:19:20
Your dad seems pretty cool and you were a cute kid. I dig the mountain man look, does he live on a farm now? or just keep pets?

That is beautiful, ...
By: momof2boyswithautism. on 10 Aug 07, 05:23:38
That is beautiful, well done, impressive. I am sure he is so very proud of you:)

you were cute in ...
By: thecheapbluecube. on 01 Aug 07, 03:13:28
you were cute in those photos when you were younger. especially when you were fishing in the photo

Ron is my dad (we ...
By: silentmiaow. on 22 Jun 07, 13:59:17
Ron is my dad (we didn't call our parents mom and dad unless asking for something, hence the joke partway in), and I'm in a lot of the pictures. I'm the only female in there besides my mother, and my mother is only in my brother's graduation photo (the only photo of the whole family) and the second-to-last photo. Any other female in the photos is me.

Who is Ron, are you ...
By: raulitech. on 22 Jun 07, 13:47:25
Who is Ron, are you in any of the photos Silentmiaow?

Because I have ...
By: silentmiaow. on 21 Jun 07, 01:30:40
Because I have trouble with un-subtitled sound some of the time, and so do many of the readers of my blog, so I just reflexively add them. (Either for auditory processing reasons or hearing loss.)

Why do you have ...
By: pozatree. on 21 Jun 07, 00:12:07
Why do you have subtitles for a song?!?!

Yes, his response ...
By: silentmiaow. on 20 Jun 07, 20:07:52
Yes, his response is on my blog: "Comment from Blockhead / Chip: You've made this the happiest Fathers Day of my life. Thanks so much! Now to dry my tears."

has your dad seen ...
By: KittiesRock46. on 20 Jun 07, 19:54:43
has your dad seen this video yet?

He lives in the ...
By: silentmiaow. on 20 Jun 07, 14:26:46
He lives in the Siskiyous.

I love the pics in ...
By: aware4autism. on 20 Jun 07, 14:23:50
I love the pics in this vid! I am sooo envious of your dad, wherever it is he lives is beautiful! I love all those trees! Great video!

No, only known ...
By: silentmiaow. on 20 Jun 07, 03:17:29
No, only known since 14. Back when I was little part of it really WAS the "chip off the old blockhead" phenomenon. I was a lot like my dad.

was it known that ...
By: marajade619. on 20 Jun 07, 03:14:35
was it known that you had autism back then when you were little too

Yeah that was me, ...
By: silentmiaow. on 20 Jun 07, 00:21:48
Yeah that was me, and occasionally my brothers too, and my mom is in a couple pictures.

you look like your ...
By: marajade619. on 20 Jun 07, 00:20:04
you look like your daddy and you are a cute little girl that was you right?

In My Language (Untranslated Version)
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 190 seconds

Translation forthcoming. ;-)

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WHO MADE YOU?!!!!
By: joeyramoney. on 26 May 08, 20:32:34
WHO MADE YOU?!!!!

Hi m8 it is nice to ...
By: Megatronmrs. on 17 Apr 08, 15:00:21
Hi m8 it is nice to see someone communicating in our native autism. WELL DONE *Hugs*

you are a complete ...
By: juicybeetle14. on 13 Apr 08, 23:02:10
you are a complete jerk. the poor woman is profoundly autistic. completely trapped in her own world and has found a way to advocate for her disability. she is my hero. she has autism so what is your excuse/

I must admit I'm in ...
By: caubani. on 17 Mar 08, 22:41:50
I must admit I'm in shock. It's been really quite some time since I last saw something that strong n' unusual.... wow.

Sounds like zeta ...
By: zionlion777. on 14 Mar 08, 01:24:50
Sounds like zeta reticulan.

Very soothing.
By: anonymousfourfour. on 01 Mar 08, 13:27:37
Very soothing.

Soothing..........
By: anonymousfourfour. on 01 Mar 08, 01:36:28
Soothing..........

ANSWER TO ...
By: hmariewv. on 24 Dec 07, 02:39:51
ANSWER TO jizzalicious--------anyone who hasnt been hiding in a closet knows who silentmiaow is and about her videos. She is a wonderful intellegent woman who has autism, [look it up if you dont know what it is]. She has found a way to use her life to educate others about autism. If you took some of your precious time [what else were you doing? kicking kittens] to really understand you would be ashamed by your post!

WHAT THE FUCK IS ...
By: Jizzalicious. on 21 Nov 07, 00:25:02
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT? There is absolutely NO point to ANY clip in this ENTIRE video. You have successfully waste 3 minutes and 10 seconds of my life, and I'll even hold against you the additional 1 minute and 23 seconds that it took to write this flame. You are a complete moron, and you look like you have down syndrome in the few parts in which any part of you is visible. I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul.

Most of those stims ...
By: LucyShy. on 10 Aug 07, 07:15:31
Most of those stims I find soothing, but some are really irritating (metal scratching on wood).

good intentions.
By: Fusionpuppy. on 09 Aug 07, 18:52:48
good intentions.

you are beautiful ...
By: star4kaeylarae. on 08 Aug 07, 18:10:11
you are beautiful I love you and you misice is wonderful don't look at my videos because they are not me yet, they are my daughter fooling around. I'm getting courgae to show and make a real me video, stay tuned. my courage is building, thanks.

Ask CNN.
By: silentmiaow. on 19 Jun 07, 12:13:24
Ask CNN.

It's actually the ...
By: silentmiaow. on 19 Jun 07, 12:12:50
It's actually the first thing I put up, because I wasn't sure how long it'd take to post the "translation".

The keyboard.. And ...
By: RocketRodder. on 19 Jun 07, 07:05:31
The keyboard.. And yet you type so flawlessly with that thing.. This is like.. really cool!

Please, PLEASE ...
By: RocketRodder. on 19 Jun 07, 06:53:47
Please, PLEASE don't take offence to this, but it looks like you're conducting a.. um.. what do they call it.. A Sayance :O And yeah, your voice is pretty. Sounds like you're singing.

This is very ...
By: AlucardsQuest. on 17 Mar 07, 07:12:21
This is very musical and melodic, it reminds me of traditional American Indian songs. That's how I see this untranslated version.

I have a hard time ...
By: marajade619. on 26 Feb 07, 04:47:55
I have a hard time believing any of this is true

I really am glad ...
By: ThePamster. on 22 Feb 07, 20:33:55
I really am glad you made the untranslated version available, I plan on playing it for my 10 year old son with autism and I wanted to thank you for what you're doing. You're a very special young woman silentmiaow, thank you for sharing your videos with the world.

Fascinating, even ...
By: kenrg. on 16 Jan 07, 18:09:17
Fascinating, even without the translation (but I'll watch the translation anyway).

i think i get it, ...
By: karaokemac. on 16 Jan 07, 16:55:07
i think i get it, if you look at the tags your answer will be found.

I eagerly await the ...
By: dog1dog2. on 14 Jan 07, 18:39:04
I eagerly await the translation video!

Yes there is a ...
By: silentmiaow. on 14 Jan 07, 05:17:12
Yes there is a translation, although it's not about symbolism. This is actually just the start to a longer video (which will have an explanation in it), but I thought I'd put it in by itself first.

/P+ V-h @u qLI IG ...
By: lordalfredhenry. on 14 Jan 07, 05:15:50
/P+ V-h @u qLI IG hM \P' pP \P' FI g/ \P' Mn d* @- eU Y @u qLI vt /P+ /:e /P+' /:eY Zb.L hkCG /P+ /P+' $v< Y /P+ ; hkCG /P+' $v

Your voice has a ...
By: lordalfredhenry. on 14 Jan 07, 05:11:30
Your voice has a pretty tone and if I may say, eerie quality. I had one sense offense with the metal scrape ( I'm curious what it means though ). I get "impressions" from things. I thought the paper flapping and dresser knob had to do with something bad but then ended with something more tranquil. ? Mysterious to me and I like it. Will you be translating?

Happy Dance Meme (post your own!)
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 92 seconds

Starting a meme for people to post happy dances in response to. And showing a dog happy dance. (See my other happy dance video for my own happy dance, and see shinymetalbrain's "Exuberance" for hers.)

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I've worked on ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Sep 08, 17:18:56
I've worked on other ones, but have had offline life getting in the way of a lot of things lately.

Hi, silentmiaow! I ...
By: IAMoraes. on 28 Aug 08, 05:32:36
Hi, silentmiaow! I am wondering when you will post again. It's been 11 months: make us happy! New video now!

I saw you on CNN! ^ ...
By: PineappleWave. on 08 May 08, 06:13:34
I saw you on CNN! ^_^

Dogs have their own ...
By: MonochromaticStains. on 26 Apr 08, 05:10:07
Dogs have their own native language too. Thanks for posting this, it made me happy.

Thanks for ...
By: SamRubinPictures. on 16 Apr 08, 03:35:58
Thanks for convincing everyone.

Slow loss of ...
By: silentmiaow. on 09 Apr 08, 16:41:59
Slow loss of certainly abilities during puberty (happens in about 1/3 to 1/6 of autistic people) combined with also-slow intensification of a movement disorder during the same time. Also not all of my verbal "communication" was as communicative as it looked.

if it is not too ...
By: aniloJJ. on 04 Apr 08, 01:57:44
if it is not too personal.. i would like to ask why you are not able to communicate verbally as you did before?

I like your dog.
By: punkylittledude. on 03 Apr 08, 16:24:20
I like your dog.

we are dog family. ...
By: Yetti0. on 13 Mar 08, 12:29:40
we are dog family..and believe dogs are angels from God. They teach us humanity.

She's some kind of ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Mar 08, 15:33:52
She's some kind of mix of beagle, bluetick coonhound, and pointer, as far as anyone can tell.

man he is such a ...
By: Shannonbarnesdr1. on 01 Mar 08, 01:23:37
man he is such a cute dog, what breed is he ? i have a cat honeybear, shes really sweet she is a domestic longhair tabby mix and her coloring is black and brown with some white, she a talker ;-) meow, we hold long conversations sometimes hehehe ;-) oh by the way, i loved your next cnn thing, that was great your very lucky to have to many awesome frirnds and connections

Wait, that's a girl?
By: bigdaddysquirel. on 06 Jan 08, 16:41:56
Wait, that's a girl?

Dogs are AWESOME ...
By: TraceyTi. on 29 Dec 07, 18:34:05
Dogs are AWESOME animals. They can teach us alot about life. They don't care what we look like, what religion we have or how much money we make. They only want to be fed, accepted and loved. Quite frankly, isn't that what we all want out of life?

I got a comment ...
By: silentmiaow. on 02 Dec 07, 19:25:31
I got a comment asking whether I could talk to other autistic people 'in my native language' and also whether other people could learn it. My answer is sometimes, and sometimes.

awesome
By: chikotube. on 22 Nov 07, 00:26:02
awesome

Congratulations, ...
By: JRoque250. on 20 Nov 07, 03:22:16
Congratulations, Amanda, for your CNN interview! You looked great!

thank you for your ...
By: hrtrain4od. on 03 Oct 07, 02:55:42
thank you for your happy dance. I am a "clinical" person...and I can tell you that your psychologist is disrespectful to you. Keep doing what you are doing. Keep feeling what you are feeling...and you go girl!

what a great happy ...
By: LukaIsntLuka. on 27 Sep 07, 23:31:53
what a great happy dance! :-)

What a great idea!! ...
By: momto2miracles. on 27 Sep 07, 22:18:27
What a great idea!! That puppy looks SO happy :-)

A very happy dog ...
By: kenrg. on 27 Sep 07, 19:11:29
A very happy dog dancing!

I love my dog's ...
By: binsk. on 27 Sep 07, 19:08:16
I love my dog's happy dance!!!! :)

wow that tail could ...
By: ShineOnThrough. on 27 Sep 07, 18:59:44
wow that tail could knock someone out...my lab mix knocks over things with her's sometimes when she gets excited too.

Double-Flute Messing Around
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 82 seconds

Messing around on my double-flute (two pennywhistles stuck together). With a cat trying to interfere.

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congrats amanda on ...
By: davidnee. on 13 Apr 08, 01:56:48
congrats amanda on being so successful even though people may think you are completely disabled jsut because of your autism. i think you are very talented and should continue expressing yourself.

its was really good ...
By: luvndilln. on 26 Mar 08, 23:00:56
its was really good, btw your cat is really cute too! :)

Thank you for your ...
By: lillyanpoirier. on 12 Feb 08, 04:35:12
Thank you for your beautifull gift, and thank you for helping us to understand.. : 0 ) I have never heard anything like this before.

that's called OCD. ...
By: bigmikecomedy. on 16 Dec 07, 21:40:22
that's called OCD. Obsessive compulsive disorder

that was 2 note ...
By: cowpunk1978. on 01 Dec 07, 06:09:51
that was 2 note chords. the second flute was harmonizing with the first. btw, love your videos amanda. you deserve your own full-length documentary.

It was a gift a ...
By: silentmiaow. on 21 Nov 07, 15:44:00
It was a gift a long time ago, I have no idea where it's from.

I cannot explain it ...
By: nuentoter. on 20 Nov 07, 09:01:18
I cannot explain it because it is what is normal to me, it's just what i do, just like some other people roll in their sleep ect.. anyway i was curious about the choice for 2 flutes, and also if you believe you can expand and play different notes on them to create 2 note chords.

i am curious though ...
By: nuentoter. on 20 Nov 07, 09:00:51
i am curious though, i have certain problems dealing with things in life, such as if i walk into a room that has floor tiles, there are certain ones i feel an inner doom about touching. also i have an inner urge for even numbers, if i do something like tap a finger, it must be an even amount of times.

Where did you get ...
By: iBlake. on 14 Nov 07, 11:03:14
Where did you get your double flute? Through lots of searching I've only found one source online that has them below $100. Does it have a brand on it? Thanks! Blake

ok - that makes ...
By: mixedpixel. on 22 Oct 07, 18:28:47
ok - that makes sense to me, thanks for the explanation. i have another question but i post it to your 'in my language# video to which it belongs.

Yes, I know they ...
By: silentmiaow. on 22 Oct 07, 15:00:33
Yes, I know they are -- but it's not all a bad thing, which is why I objected to the original phrasing which put it purely in negative terms. And it's not cut and dried, there's of course massive intersection with the way most people's minds work. But it's definitely more than just what people think of when they think of movement.

Hi Amanda, thanks ...
By: mixedpixel. on 22 Oct 07, 13:59:24
Hi Amanda, thanks so much for answering me - this made my day :) Do you really think that your thoughts, perceptions, emotions and memories are affected too? To me this seems a dangerous statement because it questions your reality - and as a consequence your personality! Or did i get that wrong?

And I spoke to one ...
By: silentmiaow. on 21 Oct 07, 22:28:30
And I spoke to one of the people who wrote the original version of that recently, and she said she could tell I had some of these movement issues just from my posture and such in childhood photos, and that she suspected I was one of those kids who climbed everything but could be clumsy on the ground (which is correct). There's a rhyme and reason to it, it's just not immediately obvious to people who move in more standard ways.

Differences in: ...
By: silentmiaow. on 21 Oct 07, 22:27:13
Differences in: starting, stopping, executing, continuing, combining, switching. May affect: postures, actions, speech, thoughts, perceptions, emotions, memories.

And there's a very ...
By: silentmiaow. on 21 Oct 07, 22:22:41
And there's a very short description of movement in autism that I paraphrase (don't like the original, and the original author now agrees with me) to:

Coordination isn't ...
By: silentmiaow. on 21 Oct 07, 22:20:34
Coordination isn't my problem usually. It's further up the movement chain than that in the brain. They're saying now that coordination problems and my sort of more advanced motor problems in autistic people are related to each other, but they're differences in different *parts* of how movement takes place.

i watch all your ...
By: mixedpixel. on 21 Oct 07, 21:45:56
i watch all your videos and try to imaginate the things that are difficult for you and the ones that are easy. fascinating that you can play 2 flutes at the same time! i can not imagine why you can not use this coordination skills in other circumstances - but that only tells something about my imaginatin skills :(

Hey! This was fun ...
By: MelodiesforJesus. on 25 Aug 07, 04:20:00
Hey! This was fun to watch! I do this often with my recorders, the hardest part is getting both mouth pieces in your mouth! Good job! Bravo!

Again- Bravo- you ...
By: momof2boyswithautism. on 10 Aug 07, 12:58:53
Again- Bravo- you rock- that's awesome. so very talented- blows me away. thanks for staying so positive- when there are too many evil people on you tube to count.

I liked it, good ...
By: LucyShy. on 10 Aug 07, 06:36:49
I liked it, good tune.

Yeah, there's not a ...
By: silentmiaow. on 17 Jul 07, 00:05:46
Yeah, there's not a whole lot of notes you can hit with one hand.

lol 4 different ...
By: cardboredknight. on 17 Jul 07, 00:04:53
lol 4 different intervals.

Thats amazing... ...
By: Hiilani98. on 04 Jul 07, 06:33:32
Thats amazing...fine motors skills at its best!!!

lol! your cat was ...
By: codegaard. on 15 May 07, 01:57:11
lol! your cat was trying so hard to get your attention (i think she licked your arm)-but she gave up and jumped down.

That's cool!
By: Director555. on 21 Apr 07, 14:48:23
That's cool!

Cat and Single-Antenna Theremin
Posted by: silentmiaow

Video duration: 57 seconds

As requested by blog readers, my cat meets my single-antenna theremin. Captioned, although there's no words in it, just varying tones based on how close the cat is to the theremin.

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That CAT ROCKS! ...
By: jennybell420. on 07 May 08, 05:20:24
That CAT ROCKS! whens the album release? Nice job playin it off puss,we all know cats are natural theremin virtosos......

the low tone, ...
By: wolfkiba2010. on 30 Apr 08, 10:44:50
the low tone, sounds like cat. meowing its kinda scary

lol the cat doesnt ...
By: GoodTimeLover. on 21 Apr 08, 15:51:31
lol the cat doesnt realize what the noise is, but it's expressions were priceless. nice clip.

My cat was leaning ...
By: AuntieSocial76. on 17 Apr 08, 03:56:52
My cat was leaning on my lap as I watched this on the laptop, and he was NOT PLEASED. hee.

I dig this. This ...
By: purplemutantas. on 04 Apr 08, 08:38:25
I dig this. This looks like it would be a fun gizmo to play with. You should check out the singing tesla coil here on youtube. It's AMAZING.

As I'm sure you are ...
By: zionlion777. on 14 Mar 08, 00:11:44
As I'm sure you are aware the sounds emmited by the theremin were very similar to the sounds emmited by an angry cat. I don't think he liked that much.

Two-antenna ...
By: silentmiaow. on 10 Mar 08, 15:35:57
Two-antenna versions are more expensive.

Hi, I was wondering ...
By: gifoolv2. on 29 Feb 08, 16:30:34
Hi, I was wondering why you didn't get the two-antennae version? I didn't know a one-antennae version existed. Do you listen to/compose/play much theremin music? (I posted on your 'In My Native Language' video btw.) Is it interesting to 'hear' what your hands are doing? Also, do you ever modify/distort the sound that comes out or is it always like that?

It'd be useful for ...
By: silentmiaow. on 24 Feb 08, 18:10:57
It'd be useful for some, aggravating for others. I'm learning to play it, but it's slow going because I only have the single-antenna one and it requires a foot pedal for volume, which hurts my legs too much.

Can you "actually ...
By: timaaaahhhh. on 24 Feb 08, 00:59:03
Can you "actually play it", or do you just mess around with it? Wouldn't a theremin be an awesome instrument for autistic people because of the whole aspect of the hand motions?

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By: bigdaddysquirel. on 06 Jan 08, 16:46:17
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was joking, I'm ...
By: Deelhs. on 26 Dec 07, 06:06:33
I was joking, I'm aware it was the theremin. Wouldn't mind one myself though, although I could easily add a theremin module for my modular synth.

No, that's what ...
By: silentmiaow. on 24 Dec 07, 17:23:38
No, that's what happens with the theremin's lowest noise. :-)

Are you farting ...
By: Deelhs. on 23 Dec 07, 01:25:29
Are you farting there?

oh, im surorised i ...
By: Shannonbarnesdr1. on 04 Dec 07, 01:00:58
oh, im surorised i never heard of one before, ;-) okay cool, oh by the way i hope your feeling better i know you said you w ere having neck and back issues ? im glad to hear from and hope your doig better i like your new layout on your web page, pretty cool ;-) cheers talk to ya later

It's an electronic ...
By: silentmiaow. on 04 Dec 07, 00:59:04
It's an electronic musical instrument played in the air around it.

what is a thermin ...
By: Shannonbarnesdr1. on 04 Dec 07, 00:06:28
what is a thermin and what is its purpose ?

the sounds remind ...
By: chikotube. on 22 Nov 07, 00:29:20
the sounds remind me almost of two cats about to have a heated "discussion" of sorts

cat-like playing ...
By: AbqHalsey. on 05 Nov 07, 08:50:25
cat-like playing detected.

You should look up ...
By: silentmiaow. on 07 Sep 07, 14:28:05
You should look up some of the videos on here of people *actually* playing it well, like Lydia Kavina. They're pretty amazing.

My goodness. That ...
By: lordalfredhenry. on 06 Sep 07, 15:05:57
My goodness. That sounded like Dr. Who theme in a kind of polynomial refactored way.

You got the ...
By: momof2boyswithautism. on 05 Sep 07, 12:06:36
You got the attention of m