What it's really like to have autism | Ethan Lisi

Autism means i miss what others catch And I catch what others miss

"My inner feelings are unlimited, but my mind only lets me express extremes or nothing." That one line reveals a great deal for those of us with autism.

When he said “When I’m masking most of the time people don’t realize I’m autistic until I give them the Big Reveal” and then he does a little laugh as the crowd was silent, I laughed along with him and made me realize if it was a room full of autistic people we probably all would’ve giggled along because it’s almost like having to “come out” as autistic lol

"Some people think because of our ability to mask, that this is a cure to autism. However, all it really does it make us ashamed of showing our true selves" Added to liked videos

"I actually have lots of empathy, I am just not good at showing it".

to stand up on a stage is extremely hard for non autistic people and here he is doing it better than most i can assure you this is not easy for him

I was bulliedin school, med school, residency because I didn’t fit in. They used to call me robot. Now I am a dermatologist! My autism helps me recognise pattern and help in diagnosing. I help patients by giving free treatments. People were not nice to me. I have been unhappy most of the time. But I am nice to people and I try to be positive.

My husband was just diagnosed with high functioning autism at 29 and I'm trying to learn everything I can to support him. Thanks for educating people on autism 💞

I remember people just tossing the word around like an insult.

I hate bright lights, loud noises and other overwhelming sensory. I am completely onboard for creating environments that are calm and less stressful.

As an autistic individual with ADHD diagnosed late because I’m female and a master of masking this was a very empowering. I was told I wouldn’t get far in life, I was lazy , too sensitive and self centred but here I am graduated with a 2:1 in psychology, awaiting to start my post grad and with the aim to become a clinical psychologist. Yes we think differently but we can also tech the world to understand us if they are willing to listen. I often get told I don’t look autistic because I don’t fit the stereotype.

“I may not think like you or act like you, but I'm still human and not diseased.” 👏🏾 Those who are actually autistic are awesome like this guy ❤️

"Loud noises are difficult for me to cope with" audience: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I see a good, sensitive person, whos struggling to fit in our weird, fast paced society we call normal.

The masking stuff made me tear up. I have autism and it takes everything in me to try and hide it. Most people when I tell them I have ASD, they almost don’t believe me because I’ve gotten so good at hiding it. I was bullied a lot when I was younger and I had to try to hide how I was in order to not get bullied as much.

I get overwhelmed with choices, i literally freeze up

"I can't stand loud noises" "The world should also adapt to autistic people. Thank you" Audience: wooooooo Loud clapping

Being on the spectrum I can't fethom how much courage it must have taken Ethan to go on stage like this. Go Ethan!

I was diagnosed with autism when I was 8, and it helped my parents understand why I acted the way I did, I've never hide my autism because it's who I am and if someone doesn't like that, thinks im inferior to them, or thinks I'm a disease, who cares what they think, i know I'm not.

From someone with autism, this is extremely encouraging to watch. It is true that autism is different for each person, but what makes us all the same is that we all misunderstood. I was diagnose with 5 different psych disorders, and psych meds are have adverse reactions with autistic people i soon found out. Most ant-psychotics, and depressants can have EPS, create ticks, random nerve firings, and worse yet can worsen the effects of the sensory overload associated with autism. We need more people like him, more research on autism so that those living with get the support they need not the harm it takes currently to get it.