As a 14 year old with high functioning autism, if I heard my mom saying she thought of driving me and herself off a cliff but couldn't do it because of my dad (I don't have siblings and the only other person in my house is my dad), I would be heartbroken. These parents, who Autism Speaks say deserve sympathy (they don't, they're horrible), talk about their kids like they're burdens. I get that there are struggles having autistic or special needs children in general, but you chose to have this kid. And the second you find out they have autism and they start ACTING like an autistic child, you suddenly talk about how "hard it is to raise them" and you're "so exhausted". These parents just constantly talk about themselves and how they deserve sympathy. HELLO?! Imagine how your kids feel! But that question doesn't come to mind in this video.

This video made me cry 😢

As someone on the spectrum, I’m glad I have parents that actually understands and willing to help me out whenever I’m having problems whether that’ll be emotionally or mentally. Instead of being “woe is me” or “what went wrong “

These parents and this organization are all horrible.

I’m currently 19 and a first grade in college with much milder case of autism (high functioning) than these kids but still have a hard time in everyday life especially regarding to interpersonal relationships and academics. Imagining how these kids have to go through every day makes me sad 😢 Hopefully no one will have to go through this pain and torture someday

I showed my mom this. Physical reactions of disgust at some comments (esp the suicide one) and started crying. My mom is neurotypical and this made her cry because she was worried I (autistic) thought she saw me like that. Good parents don’t made remarks about considering murdering their neurodivergent children.

Never disliked a video as fast as soon as I saw that blue puzzle piece

and no-one asking if they consented to this.

That mom changing her son's diaper on camera at 1:36 is CRAZY Like who the genuine fuck approved that?

It really is no wonder why this program abbreviates to "ASS."

I hate these parents, as an autistic person, all we want is to be understood, but this video makes us look like monsters or something- and they're just showing kids! What about autistic adults? The autistic teenagers? The term "autistic mom" is only valid for mothers that are in the spectrum, not mothers that are just watching from the outside saying "oh it's so hard to be a mother of an autistic child" while ignoring the kid or worse, causing the meltdown

I hate how she says at 10:56 that by the time her _neurotypical daughter_ is going to have a baby, they'll hopefully have found a cure for autism or some way to prevent it. She doesn't even care about her autistic daughter, just that her "normal" one doesn't have to suffer like she did by having a child like her sister. Disgusting.

All problems with the moms aside, can we talk about how not one husband/father is shown with the kids that I can see?? Why does it seem like caretaking of any special needs child is always thrust onto the moms?? Where tf are the dads?? They're your child too!!

11:50 so, what did you smoke? 💀

Almost 20 years later and it's still the most ableist video of all time. As a Gen Z autistic adult, I can't describe the absolute dread I feel listening to these heartless adults. Autism Speaks was already digging their fucking grave at this point, and they are still 6 feet under.

7:17 Lauren was 100% told to say this…

Autistic is a retarded

Neurotypicals are the real monsters

The bravest thing they could’ve done is leave the comments on 💀

I hate Autism. It ruined our lives. Its a curse

Watch Mary and Max instead of this BS

It's really hard, I haveA16 year old.I understand God be with us!!!

6:58 The little sister is smarter than her mom, she really understands her older sister situation and loves her like she is

Every time they say they can't do something because of 'autism' I want you to imagine them instead saying their child's name and realize how insensitive and disgusting it sounds, because that's really what they mean. "My entire life revolves around Autism" no, it revolves around your child, much like any parent.

The only good thing about this “”documentary”” is that I’m thankful my views on autism have changed as it used to seem like something difficult to understand; but once you understand autism and that they deal with so many overwhelming sensitivities. ANd yet these people have had a first hand experience with autism and are trying to force them into horrendous neurotypical behaviors and trying to make them fit in (when it’s not necessary) it’s so painful to watch. They’re in so much pain and being uncomfortable and these fucking parents don’t give a single fuck; they just want them to be “”normal”” 🤮

It’s so crazy that most of y’all only recognize the negative things in this video but never talked about how sweet and loving the parents are to their autistic children as a autistic mom things are very very difficult and I used to cry all the time but things are getting better with my big boy now ..I would never judge another autistic parent because all autistic children are different from each other

10:20 …no shit?

6:07 WTF

5:01 I wish it was the parents or specifically my parents that were more understanding when I have a meltdown.

As an autistic teen, these parents are horrible. I'd have a breakdown too if I had to live with them every day. I almost can't believe this organisation is ok with this. I hope the kids are ok now.

why do parents of autistic children make their child's autism all about them

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Give them books, say I love you be there support system and watch the results so says a 30yrs old Mililanils NonNuroTypical community educator and figit toys are a must and KZbin kids app parents can set it to age apporiate content there making the same mistakes I saw myself on the daily there gonna cry and it's gonna suck but it's how we learn and grow keeping them babies forever is the actual problem in this video 📹 now I hope they all learn to love and except the children here and meet them where there at instead of focusing on where there not I was in the libarry every single day as a kid apparently no one thought I could do anything ethier but now who is an actual Community Educator Lol XD

Parents shouldn't talk in front of their child about how they are hard to care or how they ruinning the parent's life. In these things parent is the one supposed to be strong and you can't say 'look, you are hard and bad and I'm strong so I can handle with you'

As an autistic person, thanks for extinguishing my sense of self worth and making me feel like a burden.

Even if the kids don't speak they can still hear you...

Well.....this hasn't aged well.

Does anyone else feel like these parents assume that their children have no competence whatsoever?! (I’m an autistic woman and this makes me beyond angry.)

There are countless things I saw that were horendous, but 2 for examole that u might not see-- one of the moms is grabbing her son's hands from stimming--derogatory to autistic ppl!!!! Plus anothwr one of them is changing her kid's diaper live infront of the camera man--- why are u doin that publically-kinda innappropriate

"It's like having a hangover but you didn't have any fun the night before" What a despicable analogy! Gives you an idea of her mindset... and probably how she got pregnant in the first place. Disgraceful.

Aww i love children and adults with autism and autism spectrum and i love them so much and support them so much because i have spectrum special needs speech delay 🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩😘🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️💒🫡🫂♥️🥹🥰💪🏻🌈🎗

Stop the unsolicited exploitation of children with autism for sympathy and donations. Can't handle it? Give the child to someone who can. Signed, An Autism Mom

"And what was taken from him.... Waahhhh" All I heard was "My cat will never bark!!! My dog will never fly!!! I was robbed of my right to own a pet. My pet is a rock! My life is horrible!!!"

Autistic here, watching in 2024. Hearing that little girl say "I wish I didn't have a sister with autism." Just. Wow. 😢 We were so hated that even Neurotypical children would pickup on that attitude towards us. That we were a problem and needed to stop existing.

6:10 i don't even what to say about this part, just.. what in the actual fuck???

I feel bad for thses kids man...fuck the parents

My favorite commercial of Autism Speaks HAS to be "I Am Autism". Its so bad its good. "I am autism. I invisibly haunt your children, until its too late. I WILL destroy your marriage. I am one with no morality, empathy, language or humanity. i know where you live. I am everywhere. In your house, your backyard, everywhere you go my misery trail lingers. You can run, but you can't hide. I am autism. I will ruin your everything." ..damn.

This video is so offensive on so many levels!!!! 😠

Don't give up hope. My son has autism and is amazing. We travel on planes and trains. Set little goals and soon all goals are achieved. He has little mood swings. Overall, a great kid.

This is the *wrong* way to teach a child with autism, I am autistic myself