'Life, Animated' Parents on When They Learned Son Had Autism: Part 1

[@Bellastanton1654]

As a father of a autistic son I feel the pain of just wanting you son to come talk to you, say a few words, to bond through conversations. He's 6yo and has gotten alot better at communicating but usually needs to be prompted, alot of times it's the parroting talked about in the video. He's happy and the sweetest kid ever, which is all I care about and want for him. To be healthy and happy. Doing well in school

[@Chibikins]

Watching how excited this Dad gets is everything.

[@mandysimms4184]

My grand daughter has autism, is somewhat verbal, and every now and again she shocks us with something she says. Your heart soars.thinking there is hope out there for these kids.

[@silicon212]

The biggest challenge an autistic person encounters is acceptance in the community at large. Acceptance means just that, not trying to force the autist to be something they're not. It's damaging in ways that even the autist doesn't see at the time. You go through school being bullied and teased for your difference, not understanding why. You get excluded from things you want to partake in. You're made to feel like an alien who's stranded on this planet. Acceptance means all that goes away. Take this from an autistic person - me.

[@Osephinejay]

Anyone notice how Owen's brother's name is Walter? Like Walt Disney? Incredibly interesting.

[@somethingwithbungalows]

stinky anyone who doesn’t know of the meme is probably going to be ?¿?¿

[@umbrumsoldier1544]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@DiamondAviator4]

Autism is not so easy to live with. I should know, I’m autistic.

[@emiliobello2429]

Wow. Check out my other comments

[@davidsharif2696]

One of the best documentaries ever. It is as good as my five minute animated autism video.

[@galadrielgrenzschutzerinvo5592]

I am autistic too, the Asperger Syndrome and i can understand Owen very well. For me are Cate Blanchett movies the same that for him Disney movies are...this movies help me to understand the world better and give me very much joy. And i know all her movies from the heart. My biggest wish is it to meet her...what a pitty, that this dream will never come true, that makes me very sad. I would be so happy, if i could meet her, even if it is only for one or two minutes, it would be a big joy for me.

[@bevs9995]

whats your favorite cate blanchett movies?

[@ellesnyder942]

Saw this on tv last might- astounding.

[@kellykim3684]

What a beautiful boy God bless him

[@lanejoiner1511]

If anyone wants Owen to rewrite the screenplay of Wish, raise your hand. And perhaps something will be proper for Disney100.

[@jackwilkinson4911]

Don't. Just stop it, okay

[@everafter2611]

These parents are amazing

[@spike16965]

My little cousin who is autistic uses movie lines to communicate. He loves Disney movies and can tell you everything about them.

[@emiliobello2538]

You two could watch this together

[@Chibikins]

My brother is PDD-NOS, and he regressed and lost his language suddenly and rapidly as well and was never the same. It's an incredible thing to witness.

[@dariusvilla5680]

SleepyMoogle, I have autism and it started off with this same kind of regression that happened to me when I was about 18 months old. Before then, I was a normal baby and toddler. But when I started regressing, I lost my speech and my social skills, and started doing weird, autistic repetitive behaviors. I dd not speak again until I was 6, the same age Owen started to speak again. I'm now at Asperger's level since I was like 8. There are few other autistics who appeared to be normal and nuerotypical for the first few years and regress like that, that can say that. How is your brother now?

[@Chibikins]

@Joice Omo There is no such thing as a miracle cure for autism, it is a disorder caused by having too many connections in the brain after birth. If this isn't spam I seriously hope you see a real doctor because early intervention life skills therapy and speech therapy is the one thing that is most likely to increase the odds of a good long term outcome.

[@anetamichniak7483]

I learned from Disney movies like the little mermaid and. Frozen and Cinderella and Alice in wonderland. Cause I was diagnosed with autism after I had my third birthday. Cause my mom saw the dark days of my early signs of autism like not eye contact and speech and not sleeping

[@emiliobello2429]

Same

[@katerezzzamack8139]

this is amazing

[@emiliobello2538]

This should have got the Oscar and not OJ Made In America

[@emiliobello2538]

@Joice Omo great news.

[@Lanearndt]

C'mon, it's not like he died, he's still a human kid!

[@sarinabina5487]

Thank you! Finally someone said it. As an autistic person this annoyed me so much it's like were sub human or something to a lot of people asdfghjkl.

[@mandysimms4184]

You know nothing John Snow.

[@elsakristina2689]

@@sarinabina5487 and it disgusts me that that view about us is so mainstream and widespread

[@laurenanderson7330]

Tbf it was 1994

[@Mooms]

⁠@@laurenanderson7330It’s still rather gross that they’re acting like he died or that his autism is something that needs to be “fixed”

[@parmjitsingh2329]

Bless your children lord

[@madeleinemcgregor2855]

Me and Owen have so much in common.

[@manofthesnails]

where's owen now? why can't we hear his take on all this?

[@gillywillybythesea]

We do hear his take on all this. There are several documentaries or interviews with him and his mum and/or dad (Ron and Cornelia Suskind). They're fascinating, and give a real insight into Owen. #actuallyautistic

[@balthasardenner5216]

I haven't watched the whole documentary, but it's am hour and a half long, this is just an 8 minute clip

[@rivkastock2684]

I wander what caused the regression

[@aaliyahparker4492]

I have autism

[@emiliobello2429]

Cool

[@emiliobello2538]

Interesting

[@gorgeouswales9635]

Thank you!

[@anacervantes6754]

How is it all of a sudden he stops talking😔 Im a Grandma to My Autism Wonderful Baby boy❤

[@Tyminator502]

Juicervoce

[@emiliobello2429]

Movie should have been of Disney

[@brunochavez2371]

Watch Vaxxed!

[@sandrameneguzzo9372]

Meraviglia

[@HBudianu]

Was he given the MMR vaccine by any chance? It contains a big amount of mercury which is a neurotoxin and can therefore cause a serious neurological developmental delay such as low functioning autism (high f. tends to be genetic). Unfortunately I have experience with autism but fortunately an anti-metal detox can help greatly. Chlorella and mineral water with silica clean the brain of metals such as mercury and aluminum. Vitamin B12, magnesium and going gluten free and casein protein free I find helpful too. Nonetheless, it's a huge thing to receive this diagnosis and my heart goes out to this family.

[@davidelliott1396]

Dutch Rose shut up you anti vax twat

[@jackwilkinson4911]

Okay, that is an offensive stereotype right there! There is no evidence to suggest that autism is brought on by vaccines or anything else of any kind! So stop talking about autism as if it's a disease, because it's not! Nothing causes autism! It just happens that's all

[@silicon212]

Vaccines do not cause autism. Say it with me. Vaccines do not cause autism. Autism is the result of a brain that is wired differently - synaptic pruning that occurs in the neurotypical brain does not work the same way in an autistic brain - in the autistic brain there are more synapses, more noise and hyper-everything. A lot of what people who are not autistic see in the autistic person is due to a brain that is overworking - the hyperconnectivity etc. Too much noise, too much sensory input, it overwhelms.

[@YoloSwegs]

If only Disney movies were good