Autism Video Analysis

I thought it was cool that she chose to make the film to help people understand her and Autism better. In Sue’s story, I could tell how it was not only about her story, but about helping others in understanding and accepting people with Autism. It showed her figuring out what Autism is and bringing some light to why she does what she does. I was surprised to hear how self-abusive she was. She was very responsible as she got older when dealing with it. She asked for a helmet to keep her head safe. She would put it on when needed and take it off when the urges were done. This is awesome. It also talked a lot about how because of the way she acted people thought she was mentally handicapped. Once she started working with a key board, she could …show more content…
She can do normal activities just like us. I think that this video broke many of the social constructs that we as a society have made about people with disabilities, especially Autism in this case. Sue had an IQ of 133 and is a junior in college. She wrote this movie, a book, and gave a presentation at a university. She does things that I’m unsure I’ll ever do. As time has gone one she had to fight her Autism less, that fight that she had before is going away and she is seeing her potential unlike those who called her “very Autistic” or “retarded.” She over these social constructs and showed everyone how much she can accomplished. She still may have to hold her spoons or play with water to calm her or have a support person with her to help her with shopping, school, etc. but she is independent in her own thinking, writing, and doing some daily tasks. I think as a society we sometimes down talk those with Autism and assume that they do not know anything because they cannot talk or have odd ticks. Sue’s story proves all of those wrong. I think it is awesome that he made this video and she did achieve her goal of having people understand her and the world of Autism