This girl is just amazing. What an advocate. You can listen to a little of her story here. http://www.ted.com/talks/rosie_king_how_autism_freed_me_to_be_myself
Category: Online Video Library
These are some videos we’ve found around the internet that say some interesting things about autism.
Four Steps of Communication with Michelle Garcia Winner
Michelle Garcia Winner (she is the person behind “Social Thinking”) and a young man on the autism spectrum teach us about social communication. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYz1SRy15M
Neurotypical
Neurotypical is a documentary from the perspective of individuals with autism discussing what they think about individuals without autism. We’ve included the preview of the 50 minute documentary, but you can stream the entire film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqdIrZ-uTkY
TED talk from Ami Klin
Ami Klin (an award winning researcher in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder) discusses how autism develops and how autism might be diagnosed in the future. [ted id=1472]
Rosie Explains Autism
In this video (from the BBC) Rosie explains what autism means to her as a person diagnosed with Asperger’s and a big sister to a boy with more severe autism. This video really highlights the autism spectrum and discusses the challenges associated with autism from the child’s point of view. http://youtu.be/ejpWWP1HNGQ