Autism Awareness

Short video piece showing that what neurotypical people see, feel, taste, touch, and hear can be quite different from what those with autism experience.

This video beautifully articulates those sensory challenges:

Autism Symptoms Video

This autism video is part of a series of autism videos from a half-hour special on autism. This segment is very informative and gives the signs, symptoms, and characteristics of autism at an early age. Autism can be diagnosed in children as young as 12 months old. This is extremely important because the studies have shown that the earlier treatment and therapy can begin, the better chance of success for that child later in life.

When autism is suspected in a young child, common things to look for include:

• No smiling or cooing by 6 months
• No back and forth interaction by 9 months
• Lacking eye contact
• Delayed speech
• No response to own name by 12 months
• No two-word phrases by 24 months
• Lack of social interaction by 24 months
• More symptoms in video below….

3 Year Old Child with Autism Spinning

Video of non-verbal child with autism exhibiting classic behaviors such as spinning, humming, and hand flapping. These actions are also known as self stimulatory behaviors AKA stimming.

Autism and Vaccines - CNN Report

Special report from Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN investigating whether vaccines played a role in injuring Michelle Cedillo, whose parents claim regressed after a combination of the MMR and thimerisol.

Mickies Progress

Mickies progress on the SCD Diet and Antifungal and Antiviral protocol. I made this video a few weeks after making dietary changes and starting him on antifungal and antiviral therapy. Autistic enterocolitis is a inflamarory bowel disease identified by Dr. Andrew Wakefield. Mickie still has bad days, but the self injurious behaviors have all but disappeared Mickies progress on the SCD Diet and Antifungal and Antiviral protocol.

Daniel Tammet on David Letterman

Daniel Tammet - Autistic Savant. Daniel’s appearance on the David Letterman Show. Tammet is a high-functioning Aspie savant gifted with a facility for mathematical calculations.

Snow Cake Movie Trailer

Snow Cake starring Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman. This is the trailer to Snowcake a movie where Sigourney Weaver plays the role of a high functioning autistic woman.

The Miracle Project Trailer - Autism Program

The Miracle Project is a special program founded by Elaine Hall and is a theater and film program for children with autism and children of all abilities. More info at: http://www.themiracleproject.org

Repetitive Behaviors of Autism in Target

This video was taken at a Target store by the boy’s mother when he was seven years old. According to his mom, this repetitive behavior was going on for 15 minutes prior to being filmed. These types of repetitive activities are very typical for children with autism spectrum disorders.

Einstein and Autism

Short video that examines the evidence that point to Albert Einstein being on the autism spectrum. This possibility also highlights the strong positives that many people with autism can have. Einstein exhibits many of the characteristics of those on the autism spectrum, including a speech delay.