From Asperger's to Autism | Dan LaMorte | Stand Up Comedy

[@DLstandup]

To those who enjoy my weirdness, thank you! I really enjoyed doing this set and hope it offers a small glimpse into my brain.

[@blueandrade5821]

Dude you have no idea how much I needed/loved this

[@NatalieCuomo]

We love your weirdness ❤

[@TrevorTrottier]

I'm a white guy with natural coloured hair and autism. You might want to reconsider your sympathies for the Nazi doctor who's name was leant to mean functional enough to be worked rather than exterminated. I get that it's just a joke, I just think it's fucked up that you want to make a joke at the behest of people trying to remember the Holocaust rather than the ones behind it.

[@bubi352]

@@NatalieCuomo get a room ;) - best wishes for the wedding!

[@omokok1877]

You’re great, you just gotta work on your delivery. Often you speak too fast so the joke doesn’t sink in cos you move on to the next one.

[@julieabraham3566]

Autism wasn't much of a known word in the 80s. The words that described kids like me were usually not very flattering. However, they just didn't have a word, good or bad, for my organizing my cousins' CD collection in alphabetical order. They didn't have a word for my having a messy room but having thousands of pennies perfectly organized by their date. They didn't have a word for my being mostly nonverbal but writing full stories with chapters in elementary. They didn't have a word for me happily killing time with untangling something. The headphones thing... I get it!

[@canaisyoung3601]

I definitely was the kid who could write a chapter story at nine years old, but I did speak (sometimes). It wasn't that I couldn't, it's just that I didn't relate to everyone else's inane conversations. Plus, I read dictionaries, atlases, and thesauruses alongside the usual stuff kids read (since it was the 1990s, Goosebumps and anything by R.L. Stine was popular, as well as The Babysitters' Club and Sweet Valley High. I didn't grow up when stuff like Harry Potter, Twilight, or The Hunger Games were popular). To this day, I don't know if it's possible undiagnosed autism or if I was just trying to reverse the toxic effects of the American public school system (or showing that the system works, despite its flaws).

[@steffersonairplane]

"Just kidding, I bagged a normie," 😂

[@TommyLikeTom]

how is that remotely funny?

[@fizzthewizard]

@@TommyLikeTom ratio

[@KYLETISZAI]

​@@TommyLikeTomright?

[@garybrocklehurst6784]

@@TommyLikeTom Well some people people laugh at Rosanne Barr's comedy...Hell some others love Adam Sandler. IMO he's joking about his disability when he says "I bagged a normie". There's a perception that disabled people would only date other disabled people. In a sense this is self deprecation which is a recognised form of humour, in fact if you're trying to win someone over it's a very reliable tactic.

[@caseys2698]

@@garybrocklehurst6784great comment. Humor is subjective… I like watching comedians occasionally, but mostly like stupid gag humor or esoteric memes. not everyone finds what I find funny funny, and that’s okay! I think as long as it’s not actively hateful comedy it’s cool to like what you like. I also sometimes like comedy that some might find objectionable, but I only enjoy it if I know at its core the person making it is doing a character and isn’t actually being harmful. It can be a hard line and we are always free to argue about when something may go to far or be in bad taste, etc. but, anyway, longwinded way to say that as long as it isn’t hurting anyone (and those types of comedy really tend to only be funny to people caught up in hateful mindsets and therefore rightfully unfunny to most), like what you like- and also realize that comedy is subjective and it’s okay that you or I or someone else doesn’t find a comedian or joke funny. Peace ✌️

[@Nyarlathothep]

As an inordinately late diagnosed autistic person, I seriously applaud this guy. He is on the nose with "You don't look autistic." If enough people saw this, it might actually cause positive change.

[@TrustMelDontCare]

My cousin is non verbal autistic, a "poster child" even. I am flying under the radar. I was diagnosed at 26 and nobody seems to notice. It's a very large spectrum as we know. I haven't ever told anyone in my family because I already know they'd just expect me to know why I'm not like my cousin, or he is not like me.

[@hitmanforhire1698]

I been told by someone who worked as a special needs teacher I'm not autistic well we were in grippy soak jail together

[@FistandFootMartialArts]

@@TrustMelDontCare IKR? And I wish you all the support possible. I feel your pain. My sister doesn't even believe me, even though I carry a copy* of the diagnosis from the doctor. She prefers to think that I meant to hurt her feelings all along. (I was 58 when diagnosed, 62 now) She had carried a grudge for over 40yrs. I had NO idea that she was angry. I could tell something was amiss, just no idea as to what. *It's a bit of a long story, but I carry a laminated copy. lol

[@JenSell1626]

@@FistandFootMartialArtslate in life dx (in my 50s) is a whole new set of issues, I am not saying worse, or competing, but a 40+ year grudge seems like it deserves a new word for the level of baggage and irreversible damage done, and it is a different calculus for whether what it would take to attempt to repair or overcome when you are this exhausted and people aren’t trying to work together on it. I won’t ever get the validation I needed decades ago enough to make that the motivation.

[@FistandFootMartialArts]

@@JenSell1626 Um, I don't know what to make of your reply. Pls, is it supportive? Is it shade? Is it a new topic altogether? Pls elaborate, if you're so inclined. Thx

[@Mallowolf]

I’m a fellow autistic and can confirm that I love ‘surprise life puzzles’ 😂 I will have a blast de-tangling your headphones and putting together your IKEA furniture. Great set!

[@twgood5882]

Headphone cables detangling recreation.❤

[@hakeemwilliams440]

Thank you for confirming my suspicions 😂😂😂

[@HoodBanksy]

Anything needing assembly.. that's been my family 'job' since I was like 6. haha the best

[@shinyshuckle4217]

I enjoy saving Carlos but tangled wires fill me with rage.

[@hannahjordan9833]

I have always been confused why some people have such a hard time with flat-pack stuff. You lay out all the pieces, follow the instructions and BAM you have a new bookcase!

[@tanhawk37]

Public speaking with any degree of ASD is courageous, props to Dan. Loved your little ticks & good material! Inspiring for our people

[@pipdesignshop]

I've been saying knots are just free puzzles! He's one of us.

[@CMStrawbridge]

​@@JorgeALXNDR Everyone wears masks, it's not that deep. Just do you and stay away from toxic people that refuse to understand

[@frankenstein6677]

Stay away from my dog, pip.

[@blueandrade5821]

As a level 1 autistic person I couldn't relate I someone more than dan. Thank you don't tell comedy for always showing me new and actually funny comedians

[@sschilon]

😮!8.!

[@mikiomahoney1]

Same

[@cameronburrell5651]

Same

[@bbjkrss]

I 1000% vibe with the, "my thing is hating change, and you're changing my diagnosis name on me?" bit XD Literally something I have said to my partner. This was excellent, very relateable :D

[@trixie_nuit]

I laughed at the tangled headphones part, my family would give me cables, necklaces and things to sort and organize when I was a kid... Needless to say: I'm autistic.

[@felixhenson9926]

same lol. detangling fairy lights come Christmas is a great time haha

[@nimue325]

I lost it at the dinosaur flag … mainly because I was worried that there would be too much disagreement over feathers versus no feathers and then realized that my own diagnosis was showing. :)

[@brookedickson4118]

@@nimue325 Oh, come on. We’re autistic. We do the obsessive research. There’s gonna be feathers.

[@nimue325]

@@brookedickson4118 I hear you. But which dinosaur? Is it one that we know had feathers (because you know that is enough right there for some of us)? One of which we are not sure but is an icon like the T rex? It is so fraught! 😂

[@NemoMangelk]

You like counting? Count me as someone who really enjoyed your set. Got +1 fan. Fantastic set dude

[@veronicawexel1291]

This is the most at home I've ever felt listening to a comedian. The "relating to animals" thing especially. I had two cats growing up and they were a very important part of my parents' ability to communicate with me, it's crazy.

[@diegogutierrez7149]

3:26 " officer, my ID is extinct" GEEZ WILLIKERS That's funny

[@P71ScrewHead]

"Looks extinct" woulda been funnier..lol

[@choppatool]

as an autistic person, this was beyond amazing

[@EvanMoon]

“The Abyss” is what we call the place beside your car seat where your phone goes 8:56

[@shilombaba]

You mean : the Mouth of Madness ?

[@thingsnstuff85]

I call it the Black Hole, lol

[@ManyArmedMooseDei]

As a high-function autist, I found this quite relatable; I’ve had moments like the lighthouse story mentioned but with cars, myself; I just so happened to memorise the details of my own and many other vehicles, and have had moments at car meets where I knew as much about a person’s car as they did, which, at a car meet, is quite a lot, and often casually know more about non-gearhead’s cars than they do, because for some reason they don’t bother to know anything about their own vehicle. I even read cover-to-cover the owner’s manual for my car, and every area of text in it, including the warnings in the engine bay, in German, Japanese, and English, and know everything from the chassis type to the engine block material, dampers, what fuel is best to run it on, etc. (space frame, compacted graphite iron, electronic adjust variable rate dampers with a double wishbone type multi-link F/R, and high cetane renewable diesel.) Suffice, the ‘tism is strong with me.

[@TechnicolorGothic]

As a woman with autism, my “free puzzle” has always been necklaces that were tangled. 😂 Awesome work. 👏👏👏

[@doreensmith6791]

It's funny - I don't get mad when my necklaces are tangled. I patiently untangle them. Visiting a friend, she had a huge clump of tangled necklaces. I think I managed to get it all sorted....looking back, I did see it as a challenge that was fun. I do get mad when my iPhone earphones get tangled - because I want to make that call right away...why do they have to make the cord so sticky?

[@serenasorensen6734]

As someone who was just diagnosed with a touch of the 'Tism, the laughter from this brought me pure joy. 😂

[@raychelmaclean1091]

As a mom of an autistic son from Jersey, I absolutely love this stand up❤

[@NatalieCuomo]

YESS!!! Such a fantastic set in every way!! Dan is one of the funniest comics working today!!

[@N8_mul]

Totally organic comment, definitely not his fiancée 😆

[@thefivebitegirl]

The untangling thing is so real! My mom used to have a dish of jewelry that would be come impossibly tangled over time. My mom used to pay me $20 to sit down and untangle it for her. Man I wish she still would 😂

[@anthonyreed1310]

This was great! “My id is extinct” was gold.

[@cruzinthruspace]

Dude was absolutely hilarious

[@regib1992]

My son was diagnosed with the same. They are the coolest and realest most creative and intelligent people on earth!

[@CottonmouthMedia]

We need more MANGO HABANERO DAN 🤣

[@calldres-i-guess]

i know this dude has been telling some of these autism jokes for a while now. people just say dumb things straight to you like its a new observation. i remember when folks who didn't know i was autistic would say to me that vaccines cause autism and id go "oh so i get to have the upgrade and yall are stuck at level 1?"

[@FlarkusChunswen]

Except this is all bullshit, and Dan isn't actually autistic. His whole act and persona was different before the pandemic, but he realized that this self-diagnosis shit was getting popular, and DSMTok was getting big. He's a complete fraud who HASN'T been telling these jokes for even a quarter of his career.

[@E.Hunter.Esquire]

Apparently rfk believes this, even though it's been debunked for a long time and in 10000000 different ways

[@nadiamccall4311]

Something strange to me is that people are confused by this. I am so used to not fitting in by now and to people not having a clue about the stuff I know, I don't expect intelligence anywhere. Thus I am pleasantly surprised when I encounter it. Stop expecting the world to cater to your needs and you will be better off. People are dumb. Accept it. Move on.

[@E.Hunter.Esquire]

@@nadiamccall4311 while your perspective is valid, and I get how you feel, it tells of some internalized ableism. It's 2024 and if you're using this platform and speaking fluent English, you're very likely in a first world country. Equity, especially for the disabled, isn't just ethical and morally correct, in countries such as usa, UK, and Australia, it's the law.

[@nadiamccall4311]

@@E.Hunter.Esquire how so? Just my personal observation. Please explain how my not fitting in or finding similar thinking to mine, and accepting that it will always be this way, has anything to do with your statement? I don't expect the world to cater to me and don't get how this is "wrong" to do, or should be "law."

[@EmmyRae1885]

I was glad for the change, aside from the Nazi stuff it was a terrible idea to take children who are already getting bullied for being strange and give them a diagnosis that sounds like "ass burgers"

[@misspat7555]

I mean, I myself personally believe ALL disabilities should be “low support needs” or “high support needs” depending on whether you can adequately perform ADL’s to maintain health and safety (if you can also do the IADL’s, you don’t need a label); but yeah, the whole “Aspie” thing was… not great… 😬

[@rickson50]

I'm autistical and i approve of this video

[@joannaedwards6325]

So fast & clever. Each joke is jammed pack with laughs. Brilliant

[@blockchainprofessor.x]

Me biting my cousin as a kid and saying she tasted like chicken should have been the first sign of my neurodivergency lmfao.

[@breadwatcher3908]

Not really

[@mitchierichie]

Carlos!!! Verde!!! 😂

[@HadenSavanti]

I consider myself something of a standup junkie, I've been into it for 30 years now. This set is one of the best in my recent memory. Thank you for sharing and being real, I will try to look more of you up. Also I consider myself weird as well, I find it much more enjoyable than being "normal" or "average". Be well and I look forward to, hopefully, hearing more. ^_^ EDIT: Jersey Proud!

[@beforedeathstrikes]

"white women with purple hair will call me names for saying it" had me rollin 🤣🤣 great set Dan!

[@TheArcaneMaster]

Had me rolling my eyes.

[@AntoineBandele]

@@TheArcaneMastercan I assume your hair is painted a shade of amethyst?

[@TheArcaneMaster]

@@AntoineBandele you can assume whatever dumb shit you want. My profile pic is right there, not that anyone's hair color is relevant to anything...

[@E.Hunter.Esquire]

Bro why you so aggro, chill homie​@@TheArcaneMaster

[@mastermarkus5307]

@TheArcaneMaster Yeah, it had me worried for a moment that he was going to be a conservative and the comedy was going to be bad and lazy, but that ended up just being a one-time-thing.

[@jackietempra]

It’s the Chilean miners for me 🤣🤣 go dan go!

[@hesimplywillnotdie]

HIlarious!! Can't wait to see more from Dan!

[@QuarterPastBlack]

This is a great set - timing, delivery, structure of the jokes. Totally dry comment here, but this has to be written. Well done!

[@HoodBanksy]

dude life is full of free puzzles. I love it.

[@cr4zysh4dez]

Great set Dan, I am also autistic and love comedy. This was awesome keep it going!

[@peanutbuttercocodude1908]

Bro, I love your style and presence on the stage

[@elijahgelsey7795]

Great insight and humor to a real life experience.

[@johnsmith8981]

The overlap between autistic people and transgender is fascinating. The reason autistic people are often included in LGBQT plus stuff is because autistic people are much more likely to not conform to a traditional gender. My theory is that autistic people who have enough functioning to make it through their daily lives often question societal norms to the point where, growing up, they look at gender and don't understand why people have to put on a performance based on their physical sexual characteristics. In other words, I'm saying that I don't think autism causes gender dysphoria, but I do think, if you have autism, you are much more likely to think of gender as a social construct, and therefore, if you do have gender dysphoria, you're much more likely to just lean into it instead of trying to force yourself to conform to a gender that you don't feel like you fit into. It makes me wonder how many people would still have gender dysphoria if we didn't attach societal roles to your physical sex characteristics... When I talk to a lot of my trans friends, it seems more like their personality doesnt match what society says it shpuld be for their gender. I think when they try to perform that role that fits their personality people say "you cant be like X or Y gender as a person born with a dick/vulva." While I'm sure that there are plenty of people out there who genuinely feel like a different sex, I think there's also a lot of people who are fine with the physical body up until society tells them how they act on the outside needs to align with the physical sex people assume you have when they meet you. tl;dr I think for many people the "dysphoria" is only because our society doesn't seem to be able to handle the idea of somebody who looks like a woman but acts like a man, or somebody who looks like a man but acts like a woman. If society didn't give a shit how you look or dress and only cared about how you behave, I think there would be way less people who feel like they need to change their actual sexual characteristics or outward presentation to fit in.

[@joannaedwards6325]

John Smith Thank you for commenting. I found your explanation informative and well thought out.❤ ✌ 🌈

[@mastermarkus5307]

As a trans (and autistic) guy, sometimes it can be a bit of a mix of both? Like I was genuinely really uncomfortable with my chest, even in private, before I got surgery, but I've come to not feel so dysphoric about genitals _most of the time._ I definitely think more people would be satisfied with less physical transitioning if humanity as a whole was more accepting though.

[@enkiimuto1041]

When the Chilean thing happened, a stand up comedian in Brazil told this story, I still remember the joke: "He was 300 meters down the earth with no one being able to reach it as they found out, which is where any of us would like to be in his situation"

[@JoshuaRoberts-k1r]

Your jokes that get in between the set up and punch line are my favorite , genius

[@5nights]

Dude, that was one of the funniest sets I've heard in ages. Loved it.

[@cazsimon914]

You are hilarious please do more!!!

[@shaynaMo1]

This was the Most Fun!! Badass Dan! Beast of a set!

[@ericjuneau7282]

You can count me as +1 person who loved your set! Thanks for the great jokes, Dan!

[@motherpanic4265]

i think about "it's a free puzzle" every single time i have to untangle anything now. i even just accidentally ripped a key hook off of my wall and it took some drywall with it, but i just thought "it's a free puzzle" and put the pieces back together and glued them back into the wall seamlessly. so satisfying.

[@arnbrandy]

What a great set, I laughed from start to end. Amazing!

[@claytoncucuzza588]

Absolutely crushed it! Amazingly funny set!

[@kitsunefire1]

The more I learn about autism, the easier it is to spot it in the wild. People have this misconception that autism = extremely mentally disabled or unable to care for themselves. My fiancée is just extremely excited to talk about things they love for hours, and I hang on their every word cause I like seeing someone happy.

[@wesleyanhorn7257]

Incredible set. Thank you so much for the giggles and also we are the same person lolol

[@raipa111]

He is absolutely f-ing hilarious!

[@RaquelFoster]

5:12 I thought for sure he'd spent the next 5 min. talking about Fresnel lenses.

[@oneofus6924]

i am so glad i saw this guy for the first time.

[@JohnSt.Carroll]

LOOOOOOOVED IT and the running on shrooms is actually so relatable 😂😂😂😂😂

[@miksreaction42]

Best stand up I've seen in ages

[@burkabu]

This was great! I hope to see more from you in the future.

[@andreasstenberg2676]

Great set, all relatable. Our tribe has a new voice amd he’s fun🙌

[@PoshMurder]

I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as a teen, and found a lot of this relateable haha. Embrace the weirdness!

[@XII_Tweezy]

Needed this laugh this morning 😂

[@lewisfolkner7516]

What a brilliant set!

[@MulliniksRolland]

you’re literally my comfort person i love you kislux !

[@stormelightmusic]

Love this man! Awesome job :))

[@Stu_DLNGR]

8:07 loved that buffey and Wendy's salad bar and dessert bar. Bangerang❤

[@CrunchyGreenWater]

Very funny and clever set. Can't wait to see more!!!!! 👍

[@LRT630]

Excellent set!!! Hilarious

[@PotooBurd]

Solid gold comedy! 😂🏅👍 Rooting for your success!

[@gillie-gils]

I have a stamp collection and I’m dying-fantastic!😂😂😂😂

[@jonathanmassaro3142]

Finally something for us too!

[@joseantonioalonsoschmitz3645]

As a Chilean, I confirm hahaha

[@kylelacovara6501]

I definitely loved the delivery and transitions. I hope 🤞 to see a half hour special or longer.

[@marclaguardia3529]

Great set! Awesome closer!!

[@chriss0192]

The phone on the charger was too spot on 🥸

[@dacooldragonakadanny7833]

“Put a T Rex or a Train on a banner, most of us would be happy” My boyfriend and I’s respective special interests lmao

[@shannonmariehauck]

As a Level 1 Autistic, I am 90% of Dan’s comedy. 🤣

[@Spackhead1]

i like the way your brain works!! keep it up

[@deuteriumtritium9700]

The most relatable stand up i've seen in a while

[@cdifreakguy]

"When you tangle your headphone, hand it to your buddy with Asperger's; it's a free puzzle." I'm autistic and ngl, I would find it a fun challenge lol

[@cragictomedy]

Solid set!

[@rogersimms9775]

Thank you sir Great set😂

[@sincerely-b]

His eyes are striking!! Wow.

[@No______Name______]

😂😂😂😂 that was great! Loved the ending cause it's a true story lol

[@jessemusic606]

This is amazing. ❤

[@bubi352]

great set!

[@GezaMika-vd7bz]

I love this guy his brain talks out loud what I only think to myself.

[@dmw870]

Great laughs, dude!

[@ze0tech189]

I love this guy. Makes me feel seen.

[@alexisdamnit9012]

It’s Dan!!! ❤ his shows are always a surprise 😂

[@gregjones8996]

Good set. Hopefully you continue to develop good material.

[@bigbrowncow7570]

Jonny putting in work 💪 😂

[@CMStrawbridge]

Holy shit, I feel seen 😅🫶🏻 F*cking hilarious! Dan LaMorte, definitely checking for more of his work!

[@cleew8762]

Definitely a fan. 😂😂😂

[@marydohrenwend7612]

I'm always saying I'm more puppy than person!😊

[@Estiallina]

Loved this!

[@MawdyDev]

2:10 The reason there is a pride flag for autism as well is because it's more common for people on the spectrum to be out and proud about their sexuality and/or gender, that "bluntly honest" trait that we have. We're less willing to hide if we're gay or something than neurotypical people, since we don't care as much about social norms. It's not to imply that all autistic people are LGBTQ+, but rather shine a light on the overlap. For example, there's also an overlap between the LGBTQ+ community and the furry community because once you've already come out as gay, coming out as a furry doesn't seem so scary anymore. "I already went through this sh!t once and survived, so I'll be fine doing it a second time." That's not to say someone has to "come out as autistic" to have the same effect, but the fear of judgement is reduced in both cases, for one reason or another.

[@ujeanallday]

😂😂😂😂😂 oh this was a good one✅

[@storiesbyleah]

We stan Dan!!!!

[@halbirb7303]

Lvl 10 set, rly hope Carlos sees this one day.

[@kojote]

😂 Thanks for the laughs