In Conversation with an Autistic Adult 

My son is nonverbal and was diagnosed with autism at 2, he is now 4. I got my own autism diagnosis this year and I've been looking back, trying to think of how I can ensure my son doesn't experience some of the hardships I faced. Love that you both mentioned that even though scientists, business owners, artists and other people may have achieved "success" in life, people with autism can too no matter what they choose to do in life. Lovely video, thank you for sharing! ❤

I just now. Autistic people are angels. They are angels amongst us … so they can show us how we should live and go about things. Autistic people are angels. Angels on Earth.

Thank you so much So helpful My 4 year old is nonverbal and I have just been diagnosed at age 30 I want to say thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for helping normalise asd and help to start breaking down the stereotypes surrounding it xxx

Great interview Tara and Jacob. Thank you very much!

Jacob, you are great person! Tara, thank you for this video.

Thank you Jacob and Tara... As a mother I'm trying to help my kid have a full life... He is 4 but I 've already started saying to him "girls love flowers", " it's nice to give flowers"...I imagine that one day he will be in love and he will need help to express his feelings... I don't know if that sounds silly?? I ' m trying to give him a step ahead...He is 4 but I have started teaching him how to read...he is not there yet...but I 'm trying...I'm dreaming of him going to primary and having a good start rather than struggle with reading and writing... And about bullying, what both me and my husband said to him, is if someone push you...push him back... Again I don't know if this is the right thing to do...Bullying is a big issue and hard to deal with and it's something that I expect in his life... It would be nice to have more advices how to handle issues like bullying, teenage love, help him/her choose the right job, guide them right to the important things that will make them happy... Tara, as you said...I want him to be happy!!!

This was so insightful... thank you Tara and Jacob... 💜

I love this, it gives a better understanding and help me through my class.

Thank you for sharing this! Thank you to the both of you and for your vulnerability.

Thank you Jacob great advice.

Another wonderful, inspiring video !

Hi my daughter who is 4 is autistic, my husband who is 30 has just recently been diagnosed with autism. I think he would love to talk to you about being diagnosed as an adult and how people don’t take it as seriously as our daughter. Thanks

This was a very good video and it does share some good insights. The double edge sword of inspiration and setting the bar too high is a big problem and another thing like that is portraying Autism as a superpower. The message is intended as positive and endearing however, it can lead to a lack of worth of feelings of failure that in an ASD mind, isn’t very helpful on top of everything else. What I’d like to see is some insights to masking ASD and how kids develop that coping mechanism to deal with the neurological world. Autism is just a neurological difference and more and more I hear that “Autistic people arent disabled but, their environment is not inclusive enough and built for neurotypical people.” Lastly, comorbities and autism is a pretty important thing to talk about as im sure you are aware. As a channel that can help educate others, a detailed video could be verry informative especially post Lockdown.

Thank u Tara and Jacob 🙏

amazing ! i love the way you both talked to each other, very insightful. i would love to chat to you

Hi, I need help. My nephew is autistic and I do not know how to help him. I am getting certified in autism so that I know more about helping him and others. I am also an educator. Please help

I’ll get back to watching these again at some point. Bit of an ASD overload with Paddy’s doc and matters with our 3 ASDs at home and going up against our council re schooling.

Great video :) ... :):):)

Alicia Hola

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i wasn't diagnosed until my 30s.