Photo: Jessica Dimmock

I am always interested in different perspectives on what it means to be human, especially when they come from sources that are vastly different than your average Joe Sixpack. So, when I cam across a video of an autistic that makes an amazingly successful attempt at explaining what it is like to have autism, and how she views her life submerged in a sea of “normal” people, I was absolutely astounded. Here is an angle that I have never heard before, so I thought I would share this experience with all of you.

The producer of this video is, like I mentioned above, an autistic. Her name is Amanda, and she is an active advocate for people with autism and disabilities in general. She is making an effort to become a voice for people similar to herself so that she can change the standard/traditional perspective on the so called “retarded” or “inferior” people. What I find most entertaining about the whole thing is how her perspective on life and society is more cognitively advanced than most of America’s self-proclaimed intellectuals, especially when it comes to foreign policy (hint, hint).

When viewing the video, be patient. The first half is, to be completely honest, quite a struggle to watch, but once you get about 3 minutes into it, she translates what the first half means. That is where it gets real interesting. In my opinion, the best part is the very end where she discusses a more global view of living within a judgmental world.