Shopping as an autistic person

[@kevinchapmanvlog]

I can actually watch it properly now! Happy to be a part of this, great work Charlie.

[@charliehaynes2376]

Absolute pleasure! Thanks so much for being so accommodating, you and Andy were both great!

[@AveryTCC]

✌️

[@TrixAndWhipz]

Yo Kevin what you doing here lol!

[@ConnorWardUK]

Well done on how this turned out and thank you so much for letting me be a part of it :)

[@raea3588]

This is a wonderful video! As someone with autism it's always been very hard for me to go into shopping malls. They seem fun but I tire quickly from sensory overload. The noise, the smells, the bright lights, so many people...it was hard as a teenager because all of my friends went shopping and I couldn't as they did. I think Autism hour is a fantastic idea and should be done all over the world in as many shops as possible :D

[@leonthedogchanel7540]

Thanks Charlie for supporting me and everyone else who has autism

[@OrthodoxChristian809]

I really struggle with shop assistants trying to talk to me. I hate it and it's so stressful and distracting. I just want to be left alone. I don't go to the shops much now, but I need to buy food. I do shop online, but it's not the same as actually visiting a shop and seeing the products. I wish shops were more inclusive. Loud music is horrible as well.

[@Yours_sincerely_thedreamer]

I have ASD and I don’t go into Shopping Centers at all. I buy my groceries from the same supermarket once a week wearing headphones and it is very overwhelming. On some days I can’t do it and rather stay hungry😅 When I get visitors and we prepare some food and they are like „oh, you have no tomatoes? Why don`t we just go to the supermarket real quick and get some?“ they often don`t understand why I would never do such a thing. To them shopping is easy and they think I am just lazy. But to me it just takes all of my energy for the day.

[@Tenareful]

I wish there was a way to indicate to shop assistant to leave you alone I understand that thy often have to ask as policy but it makes it much harder and often gives me a fright

[@GeneralAeon]

Comment is old but I think I recall a system that would help with this - they had coloured baskets at the front and if you picked a certain colour it would help assistants know that someone needs guidance or just wants to be left alone. It would also be nice if this "autistic awareness hour" would be where I live and not just for an hour.

[@giovannamoro8564]

If I were autistic i would move to a little city in the country side .

[@nicholasholmes9338]

Well done Charlie. Really good report on a much misunderstood issue.

[@danyelPitmon]

I would love to see this kind of thing throughout malls everywhere in the world because going into a mall is extremely excruciating when is it very busy very crowded and very noisy when it’s not that full of people and music is not that high it’s fine for me but I still get a little stressed and anxiety but at least it’s better than it normally is

[@sarahlund-nt3kw]

I'm glad that I'm not the only autistic person who really can't abide Supermarkets [and other really busy places like fairgrounds, live show's, etc]. My boyfriend is a high-functioning autistic person. What I always notice without fail, is that whenever we go to a supermarket, with one of his support workers, to do his food shopping, he actually can't be that bothered with it. As much as he loves his food, as soon as it comes to him doing his food shopping, he just ends up really flustered and agitated. I wonder how much longer he'll be able to cope with doing his weekly food shopping, as it looks like he's actually struggling to cope with it. He gets very mentally sapped from it. We can be halfway through helping him with his groceries, but then he'll just suddenly lose all interest in it, and then he gets agitated and starts saying stuff like "I don't want to". And quite honestly, whether anyone apart from me wants to admit it or not, I think his heart isn't in it. I know he wants to rent a house, but then I witness how he gets, whenever his support workers take him to supermarkets, and I just wish they would admit defeat, because he'll never change, so what's the point in carrying on? He might get dissapointed at the thought of ending up living back in a residential care home again, but it's better to be 100% honest, than pretend that he'll actually be able to cope with supermarket shopping. Obviously, he could live with his mum again, but I don't really think he can cope with everyday tasks. Even when his support workers ask him to do such simple tasks, like the washing up, or hoovering the floor, he will huff and puff at them, and he doesn't really want to bother with housework, so again, why give him a flat, or house, or bungalow, when he's finding even the easiest tasks, quite exhausting? I'm just surprised that none of his support workers have noticed this. I'm not sure why his social worker feels it's okay to just continue letting him live in his own flat. I'm completely confused, because I'm getting mixed messages about it, from the way he behaves. He doesn't seem that bothered about chores. 🤔

[@bark9572]

I couldnt wach this and i really wanted to, i can now. Thanks Charlie

[@christophersantos5312]

awesome

[@AveryTCC]

Amazing vid

[@nottellingyoumyname6362]

This is Good

[@christiancrown7864]

I hope your the guy I'm looking for. Just read your story on 5G. How much do they pay you to say 5G is ok? Just wondering....

[@acgraphics1139]

Non

[@mywifetookthekids1923]

Editing was a bit much in my opinion but its still a great video

[@Andy-hr2kf]

Agree. Way too much shakey cam made me feel queezy. Shame as it's a great report

[@Pinedirt_]

@@Andy-hr2kf thats the point, at least in some parts. it's supposed to show kind of how it is to be autistic and have all your senses constantly overwhelmed. i didn't think it was too accurate personally, with the heavy blur on the edges and it was from a low angle but it still gets across the overwhelming feeling.