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How Autism Feels, From the Inside Op-Docs

How Autism Feels, From the Inside Op-Docs

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What is it like to live with Aspergers syndrome? Jordan Kamnitzer tries to answer that question in Perfectly Normal, this weeks Op-Doc. Its beautifully directed by Joris Debeij, who frames Kamnitzers experiences and ideas with evocative cinematography and editing, giving us a beautiful but challenging glimpse into another way of being. In a related essay, the writer Eli Gottlieb describes it as a rare filmic experience of the sensory overload of autism as Jordan, the articulate middle-aged subject of the film, speaks about his own condition, the music skitters and booms, rapid jump cuts intensify the sense of danger, and in this swelling moment of uncertainty, the viewer experiences a fleeting sense of what it might be like to live in a condition of permanent, anxious neural flood. Gottlieb grew up with a severely autistic older brother, but even after 40 years, find[s] his emotional and cognitive process as fundamentally mysterious as ever. The impenetrability of autism, with its seemingly endless variants and its essential otherness, is its hallmark. All this renders Jordans testimony that much more useful and intriguing. He is a reporter at a hinge-point of consciousness, able to inhabit his condition while describing it for us whether we are neurotypicals or lodged somewhere on the spectrum with remarkable precision and insight.
Date: 2020-08-15

Comments and reviews: 9


I know this is kind of late but I have autism to I got really upset when people were being mean to one of my friends and I got so mad it sucks to have autism I have trouble understanding alot of things and I've been bullied and the person who was bullying my friend was a girl and she kept calling me a simp and I got so mad I could not take it that's what I struggle with I overreact she also said why do you need to keep repeating yourself and it was hard I cant control myself but now I'm 15 and I've changed alot and I've been getting better at things in my life it really sucks to have autism everyone thinks your annoying and you tell them how you feel and they dont care to all the people with autism I know its hard and dont let people make fun of you because you have autism be proud of it instead
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I'm 33 and only just figured out I have aspergers, how the schools and doctors never picked up on it is quite scary because if after 33 years I had to figure this out myself. I think schools especially need to have mandatory education courses on autism/adhd and other mental illnesses and how to spot the signs because if your able to diagnose someone early on then they can be taught life lessons and be treated accurately. for me it's too late all the isolation and lack of interaction with other humans has taken its toll but the NHS schools and parents need to learn from my situation in order to save other children from suffering like me.
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My granddaughter has high functioning autism. She's very intelligent but she has NO FRIENDS. We live in a small town and all
she does is stay home all day. She's 19. I work part-time and my husband full time. I tried to get her to go to work with me but she hates it. She says she loves to stay home. I don't know where to send her in the day. She melts down easily if she gets nervous but she's BRILLIANT! She never made one lasting friend in all her years of school. She never finished school. I'm older and i raised her. I'm tired. I love her so much but i don't know how to help her.

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This is really interesting, and society needs to know about this. They dont understand. I have a brother that is autistic and has been developing a lot that is way couple of years. We are best friends. He has a disability, but that doesnt disregard him as a person. Everyone is special and we as a society should do our best to hela them.
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How people with ASD can eventually respons to a certain person who talk to them with so many distortion (visual, auditory, etc? I'm wondering whether the distortion is still there or its gone (feels more calm) when you guys give some respons when people talk to you?
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It's painful when people don't understand you and Shame you and force you to stay inside the home. I still don't have friends. I feel depressed. I'm a young adult who still feels left out and it's painful. I daydream and I hate getting rejected.
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I appreciate this video. Keep in mind though this is how autism feels. to Jordan. Every autistic person has a unique experience. Its important to make that distinction, even if it doesnt make for such a catchy title.
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My son is also high-functioning autistic, and I have struggled to understand his world view at times. This video was very useful to me for its insight into autism through a first-person narrative.
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I wish all the best for these two; the world needs them. We have to support and not forget every human regardless of any condition that may be inherited.
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