I spent a day with AUTISTIC PEOPLE

I spent a day with people on the autism spectrium to learn the truth about this often misunderstood disorder.

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🗯MORE I SPENT A DAY WITH...

🧨HUGE thank you to:

🎨Set portrait meticulously painted by the very talented:

🎥Crew
▸ Director, Creator, Producer, Writer, etc. - Anthony Padilla
▸ Assistant Producer, Co-writing & Research - Elise Felber
▸ Director of Photography/Gaffer - Zach Zeidman
▸ Editor - Mike Criscimagna
▸ Assistant Camera Operator & Assistant Editor - Robert Butler III
▸ Stage Manager - Cort Maclean

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💉Self plug

[AnthonyPadilla]

NOTE: some misinformed people are recommending i call the video “people with autism” to be more respectful but i reached out to the autistic community and “autistic people” is heavily preferred. please listen to the community before spreading potentially incorrect* information.
ORIGINAL POST: come back next week for *I spent a day with 911 EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS* -- thank you so much for supporting me and this series :)
luv, anthony padildo
ps: shoutout to everyone who has turned on notifications 🔔 and directly support me in continuing this series.

[blazeyoung]

My little brother is autistic, he didn’t realize that it’s a “disability” until he saw a scholarship notice addressed to him for being disabled. His response was “I thought autism just made me smart” I love him.

Edit: just to clarify a little bit the scholarship is offered to every “disabled” child in my state to go to private school grades k-12 not college. My brother goes to normal public school and does not need an aid or attend ESE classes and excels academically. I do know someone personally who used this scholarship so that they went to a year round private school and that helped them tremendously with having a consistent schedule and help alleviate some of the obstacles they faced when in normal public school.

[certlovrboy]

"Why do you have a license?"

*"Im not blind."*

[eeurydicee]

“People get built different; we don’t have to understand it, we just have to respect it”
-Bubblegum

[Georgei_xx]

Im autistic and a lot of people think im just a stupid immature person and it really hurts. I really appreciate this video lol <3

[VOLAIRE]

The girl talking about getting bullied and being mistreated by her teacher and students. Heartbreaking.

[doomdong]

At first I thought these “I spent a day with...” videos were clickbaitey and annoying. But after watching a few I see that he is genuinely trying to remove stigma and have some well educated entertainment. As someone who is on the spectrum, I really appreciate how polite he was and how he was factual yet kind.

[levyk]

When she said the teacher told the kids to be mean to her breaks my heart. That teacher should’ve been fired. That’s honestly so sad :(

[corey]

It broke my heart when Jasmine talked about being bullied in school and to this day, even. I have had very similar experiences. She seems so smart and friendly. I would love to have a friend like her.

[nickgrice]

“I may be autistic but atleast I’m not dying” -2020
Love this dude call them out bro sending you love

[emmi]

I love how he’s not using the baby voice like other people use when talking to someone who has autism

[Jasonzvo]

I always question why do we teach people with disabilities how to behave around others but not teach people without disabilities how to treat people with disabilities properly and behave around them

[valness]

I was pleasantly surprised to hear "I really like bubbly people".

Im often described as being very bubbly and social, and my husband is on the spectrum along with several of my friends. I always thought my kind of personality would actually be annoying for someone on the spectrum because im so giggly and struggle to remain quiet. However, my husband always tells me I'm super expressive and warm to people which makes it very easy to read me. Its kinda nice to know my energy actually works for some people.

[callmekremit]

Not saying Anthony doesn’t have his flaws, he’s only human, but if everyone on earth had even a fraction of Anthony’s kindness and acceptance the world would be a better place

[warmcozyasmr]

“I felt like the world was against me just for existing” that broke me 🥺

[helenpatatfanas]

"Why do you have your license if you have autism?
I'm not blind"
OMG I'M DECEASED

[ellencristini]

I'm autistic, and I like the fact that he invited two women and a black man, in the media autism is often portrayed by white boys, and also women and poc are usually underdiagnosed or are diagnosed later, so I think it's very nice to show autism in different faces and not in the usual representation ♾❤

[stayquietfilms]

When the girl started talking about being bullied it really broke my heart she seems so sweet

[augusth]

"I felt like the world was against me for existing" breaks my heart :(

[shroominguypeter]

“People get built different; we don’t have to understand it, we just have to respect it”