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i uploaded it so people can comment since autism speaks channel don't aloud it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al96VCYOgm8[/youtube]hoa.com






this is the 13 min version www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/edu ... 65ejW4nXnh

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Commented. What disgusting people. *shakes head* Such ignorance. Sure, meltdowns are awful for anyone, but they are only a small portion.

"My kid doesn't speak much." I bet if he was actually hyperactive or something, she'd be like, "my kid speaks too much!"

It was admitted by some people behind the documentary that several aspects of it were fixed to make it look worse than it really was.

Also, one person in the video (Alison Singer) has not been associated with Autism Speaks for quite a while and is on our side.

Wow, this is weird, because when I was a little boy, I was exceptionally quiet and well-behaved. I never ran off and meltdowns were extremely rare. Maybe Autism Speaks has a differnet purpose or agenda than my mom did....

Thanks for sharing.

So the 5 year boy had a soiling problem. I have a soiling problem, and I live a normal life. His mum is such a b***h.

Yeah, and 5 isn't even that late.

Also the video is made in such a way that it minimizes the abilities of the kids. When I showed a nonautistic group of people the video, they at first said the kids were all nonverbal, lacked empathy, lacked eye contact and joint attention, etc. Then I took them through it again and showed them where the kids were not lacking those things. They were shocked.

I find these women selfish...

Why is that woman talking so casually about contemplating murder? My mother didn't exactly want me (post natal depression) but she sure as hell cried when she admitted what she was feeling at the time WHEN WE SPOKE PRIVATELY about it. My mother didn't contemplate murder, but she did feel quite lonely and burdened. Now this woman is talking about murder-suicide in such a casual way to people she probably never met before. I mean, you don't have to have good social skills to know that she didn't seem very pained by the thought of this.

Also talking about murdering your child in front of her is absolutely twisted and disgusting, not to mention the fact that her only motivation not to go ahead with murder-suicide was so that her "normal" little girl would have a mummy. Despicable.

Plus, I love the woman who says "In another life, I could probably have a bagel with you...". Okay, seriously, I know families with profoundlu autistic kids who still have time to catch up with friends. Here's an idea - bring your friends to the house and if they don't like it, they can f**k off.

Also, I remember the daughter of the one of the women was trying to comfort her mother when she started crying and her mother completely ignored her. I mean, aren't you going to, I dunno, praise that? I mean, she did exactly what you though she could do and ignored it!

Also, when I was at school (in a special unit for people with autism), our classrooms were made up of 12 pupils and one teacher There would be a classroom assistant, normally, but the teacher could manage on their own (with mild difficulty). We had weekly speech and language therapy through the school. It was a brilliant place and we made tons of progress. I don't know what the hell she's talking about. I mean, I know this school was probably different, but she makes it sound very scary and it's not. That was normal for me.

I think it;s funny that the women talk about the lack of services for autism because what exactly has autism speaks donated for therapies and for special education and what not? Most of their money is pissed down the drain (mostly due to awareness campaigns and research). I mean, research is important but learning to speak and socialise and become independent is way more important. They've pretty much betrayed these women.

Also, the 80% is a load of s**t: http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/ ... RSS_PUBLIC

I know, it's webMD but all the other sources pretty much say the same thing. Just do a Jenny McCarthy and Google it if you wanna.

Where the hell did these people get that number from? I'm guessing their arses.

This documentary is simply awful because it just tries to tug at people's heartstrings and force people to give pity towards families living with autism. I think they have done a major disservice to the people they supposedly represent.

Shame, shame, shame.

I also find those drill sergeants selfish. Those women are high school bullies, who never grew up.

I missed the part about murdering.... I'm lost....

I was also a well behaved child. I didn't and don't have meltdowns, I just get overloaded and withdraw.

Why didn't this video include any fathers?

*shrug*

OMG that video is years old already, what hasn't been told about it?

That stupid video was recorded in 2006. I bet that the boy who shares my problem, is asking his mum why she hates him, so much, after seeing that video on YouTube.

I haven't watched this yet, but is this the one where the president of Autism Speaks says she wants to drive her autistic daughter off of a bridge while she was in the room?

2006 thats for years ago, i wonder how the kids are doing now,

yes it is the video, and you know what really piss me off about it, when i post this on any where else people are quick to tell me off and justify the part saying her words was taking out of content, but it was said simple, she basically said she was thinking about killing herself and her daughter with autism, and she would of done it but she didn't because of luren who is her baby.