My Inner Life with Asperger's | Alix Generous | TED Talks

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
Today, I want to talk to you about dreams.
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ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื›ื ืขืœ ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช.
00:15
I have been a lucid dreamer my whole life,
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ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื—ืœื™ืžื” ืฆืœื•ืœื”,
00:18
and it's cooler than in the movies.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื” ืฉืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ืกืจื˜ื™ื.
00:20
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:22
Beyond flying, breathing fire,
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ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืืฉืจ ืœืขื•ืฃ, ืœื ืฉื•ื ืืฉ,
00:25
and making hot men spontaneously appear ...
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ื•ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื•ื”ื˜ื™ื ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื™ืฉ ืžืื™ืŸ...
00:28
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:30
I can do things like read and write music.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืœืงืจื•ื ื•ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืžื•ืกื™ืงื”.
00:33
Fun fact is that I wrote my personal statement to college
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ื›ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืžืฉืขืฉืขืฉืช, ืืช ื”ืฆื”ืจืช ื”ืงื•ืœื’' ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื™
00:36
in a dream.
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื‘ื—ืœื•ื.
ื•ื”ืชืงื‘ืœืชื™. ื›ืŸ.
00:38
And I did accepted. So, yeah.
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00:41
I am a very visual thinker.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ื–ื•ืชื™ ืžืื“.
00:44
I think in pictures, not words.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช, ืœื ื‘ืžืœื™ื.
00:47
To me, words are more like instincts and language.
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ื‘ืขื™ื ื™, ืžืœื™ื ื”ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื™ื ืกื˜ื™ื ืงื˜ื™ื ื•ืฉืคื”.
00:51
There are many people like me;
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ื™ืฉ ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™;
00:53
Nikola Tesla, for example,
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ื ื™ืงื•ืœื ื˜ืกืœื”, ืœืžืฉืœ,
00:56
who could visualize, design, test, and troubleshoot everything --
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ, ืœืชื›ื ืŸ, ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ื”ื›ืœ ื•ืœืชืงืŸ ืชืงืœื•ืช
01:01
all of his inventions -- in his mind, accurately.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฆืื•ืชื™ื•, ื‘ืžื•ื—ื• ื•ื‘ืžื“ื•ื™ืง.
01:06
Language is kind of exclusive to our species, anyway.
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ื‘ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•, ื”ืฉืคื” ืžืžื™ืœื ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœื”.
01:09
I am a bit more primitive,
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ืื ื™ ืžืขื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืคืจื™ืžื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช,
01:12
like a beta version of Google Translate.
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ื›ืžื• ื’ื™ืจืกืช ื‘ื™ืชื ืฉืœ "ืชืจื’ื•ื ื’ื•ื’ืœ".
01:14
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:18
My brain has the ability to hyper-focus on things that interest me.
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ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœืžื™ืงื•ื“-ืขืœ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืื•ืชื™.
01:23
For example, once I had an affair with calculus
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ืคืขื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืจื•ืžืŸ ืขื ืชื—ื•ื ื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ,
01:25
that lasted longer than some celebrity marriages.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื ืžืฉืš ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื›ืžื” ื™ื“ื•ืขื ื™ื.
01:28
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:32
There are some other unusual things about me.
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ื™ืฉ ืืฆืœื™ ืขื•ื“ ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
01:36
You may have noticed that I don't have much inflection
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ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืžืชื ืœื‘ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ืงื•ืœื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื’ื•ื•ืŸ
01:39
in my voice.
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01:40
That's why people often confuse me with a GPS.
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ, ืจื‘ื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื’ืค"ืก.
01:43
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ื–ื” ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ืงืฉื•ืช ืขืœ ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ืช ืขื ืื“ื ืฉืœื ืžื‘ืงืฉ ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื”.
01:48
This can make basic communication a challenge, unless you need directions.
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01:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:56
Thank you.
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื) ืชื•ื“ื”.
01:57
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:02
A few years ago, when I started doing presentations,
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืจืฆื•ืช,
02:05
I went to get head shots done for the first time.
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืœื”ืฆื˜ืœื ืœืคื•ืจื˜ืจื˜.
02:09
The photographer told me to look flirty.
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ื”ืฆืœืžืช ืืžืจื” ืœื™ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ืคืœืจื˜ื˜ื ื™ืช.
02:12
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:14
And I had no idea what she was talking about.
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืขืœ ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจืช.
(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:17
(Laughter)
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02:18
She said, "Do that thing, you know, with your eyes,
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื”: "ืชืขืฉื™ ื›ื›ื”, ืืช ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ืขื ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื,
02:21
when you're flirting with guys."
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"ื›ืฉืืช ืžืคืœืจื˜ื˜ืช ืขื ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื."
02:23
"What thing?" I asked.
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"ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื™ืš?" ืฉืืœืชื™.
02:25
"You know, squint."
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"ืืช ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ืœืขืคืขืฃ."
02:27
And so I tried, really.
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ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™, ื‘ืืžืช.
02:29
It looked something like this.
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ื–ื” ื ืจืื” ื‘ืขืจืš ื›ื›ื”.
02:31
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:33
I looked like I was searching for Waldo.
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ื ืจืืชื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉืื ื™ ืžื—ืคืฉืช ืืช ืึถืคึดื™.
02:36
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:40
There's a reason for this,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื›ืš ืกื™ื‘ื”.
02:42
as there is a reason that Waldo is hiding.
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื›ืš ืฉืืคื™ ืžืชื—ื‘ื.
02:44
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:52
I have Asperger's,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืกืคืจื’ืจ,
02:54
a high-functioning form of autism
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ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ื‘ืขืœ ืชืคืงื•ื“ ื’ื‘ื•ื”
02:56
that impairs the basic social skills one is expected to display.
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ืฉืคื•ื’ืขืช ื‘ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื™ื ืฉืžืฆืคื™ื ืฉืื“ื ื™ืคื’ื™ืŸ.
03:02
It's made life difficult in many ways,
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ื–ื” ื”ืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช,
03:05
and growing up, I struggled to fit in socially.
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ื•ื›ืฉื’ื“ืœืชื™, ื ืื‘ืงืชื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืœื‘ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”.
03:09
My friends would tell jokes, but I didn't understand them.
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ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ื• ืžืกืคืจื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื•ืช, ืืš ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืื•ืชืŸ.
03:14
My personal heroes were George Carlin and Stephen Colbert --
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ื”ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ื’'ื•ืจื’' ืงืจืœื™ืŸ ื•ืกื˜ื™ื‘ืŸ ืงื•ืœื‘ืจื˜ --
ื•ื”ื ืœื™ืžื“ื• ืื•ืชื™ ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ืžื”ื•.
03:19
and they taught me humor.
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03:22
My personality switched from being shy and awkward
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ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ืฉืชื ืชื”; ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ืช ื•ืžื’ื•ืฉืžืช,
03:26
to being defiant and cursing out a storm.
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ื•ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœืžืชืจื™ืกื” ื•ืžืงืœืœืช ื‘ืœื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ.
03:30
Needless to say, I did not have many friends.
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ืื™ืŸ ืฆื•ืจืš ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื‘ืจื™ื.
03:33
I was also hypersensitive to texture.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื’ื ืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช-ื™ืชืจ ืœืžืจืงื.
03:36
The feel of water on my skin was like pins and needles,
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ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืžื™ื ืขืœ ืขื•ืจื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ื›ืžื• ืžื—ื˜ื™ื ื•ืกื™ื›ื•ืช,
03:40
and so for years, I refused to shower.
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ื•ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ืœื ื”ืกื›ืžืชื™ ืœื”ืชืงืœื—.
03:43
I can assure you that my hygiene routine is up to standards now, though.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื™ืจื’ืข: ื”ื™ื•ื, ืฉื’ืจืช ื”ื”ื’ื™ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ืขื•ืžื“ืช ื‘ืชืงื ื™ื.
03:47
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:50
I had to do a lot to get here, and my parents --
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ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืขื“ ื”ืœื•ื, ื•ื”ื•ืจื™ --
03:54
things kind of got out of control when I was sexually assaulted by a peer,
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ืฆืื• ืžืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื›ืฉื”ื•ืชืงืคืชื™ ืžื™ื ื™ืช ืข"ื™ ื‘ืŸ-ื’ื™ืœื™,
03:59
and on top of everything, it made a difficult situation worse.
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ื•ื ื•ืกืฃ ืขืœ ื”ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื—ืžื™ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืงืฉื” ืžืžื™ืœื.
04:05
And I had to travel 2,000 miles across the country to get treatment,
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ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืขืœ 3,000 ืง"ืž ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ,
04:10
but within days of them prescribing a new medication,
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ืื‘ืœ ืชื•ืš ื™ืžื™ื ืกืคื•ืจื™ื ืขื ื”ืชืจื•ืคื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืจืฉืžื• ืœื™
04:14
my life turned into an episode of the Walking Dead.
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ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืคืจืง ืžืชื•ืš "ื”ืžืชื™ื ื”ืžื”ืœื›ื™ื".
04:18
I became paranoid, and began to hallucinate
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ื ืขืฉืชื™ ืคืืจืื ื•ืื™ื“ื™ืช ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ
04:21
that rotting corpses were coming towards me.
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ื’ื•ืคื•ืช ื ืจืงื‘ื•ืช ืฉืžืชืงืจื‘ื•ืช ืืœื™.
04:24
My family finally rescued me,
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ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ื”ืฆื™ืœื” ืื•ืชื™, ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ,
04:27
but by that time, I had lost 19 pounds in those three weeks,
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ ืื– ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ 8 ืง"ื’ ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ื”ื,
04:32
as well as developing severe anemia,
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ื•ื’ื ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ืื ืžื™ื” ืงืฉื”,
04:34
and was on the verge of suicide.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืขืœ ืกืฃ ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช.
04:38
I transferred to a new treatment center that understood my aversions,
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ื”ื•ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืœืžืจื›ื– ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื‘ื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
04:42
my trauma, and my social anxiety,
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ืืช ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืฉืœื™ ื•ืืช ื”ื—ืจื“ื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ืฉืœื™,
04:46
and they knew how to treat it, and I got the help I finally needed.
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ื•ื™ื“ืขื• ืื™ืš ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื–ื”, ื•ืกื•ืฃ-ืกื•ืฃ ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขื–ืจื” ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื”.
04:50
And after 18 months of hard work,
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ 18 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื”,
04:52
I went on to do incredible things.
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ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื.
04:56
One of the things with Asperger's is that oftentimes,
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืืกืคืจื’ืจ ื”ื•ื ืฉืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช,
05:00
these people have a very complex inner life,
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ืฉ ื—ื™ื™ื ืคื ื™ืžื™ื™ื ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืžืื“,
05:02
and I know for myself, I have a very colorful personality,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ืžืขืฆืžื™, ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืžืื“ ืกืกื’ื•ื ื™ืช,
ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื, ื•ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ืงื•ืจื” ื”ืžื•ืŸ ื‘ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื™.
05:05
rich ideas, and just a lot going on in my mind.
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05:08
But there's a gap between where that stands,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืคืขืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ื”,
05:12
and how I communicate it with the rest of the world.
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ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื• ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืขื” ืืช ื–ื” ืœืฉืืจ ื”ืขื•ืœื
05:15
And this can make basic communication a challenge.
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ื•ื–ื” ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ืงืฉื•ืช ืขืœ ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ืช.
05:20
Not many places would hire me, due to my lack of social skills,
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ืื™ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื™ืขืกื™ืงื• ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืขื“ืจ ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื,
05:23
which is why I applied to Waffle House.
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืคื ื™ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘"ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื•ื•ืคืœ".
05:25
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:32
Waffle House is an exceptional 24-hour diner --
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"ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื•ื•ืคืœ" ื”ื•ื ืžืกืขื“ื” ื ื”ื“ืจืช ืฉืคืชื•ื—ื” 24 ืฉืขื•ืช --
05:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:37
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืชื•ื“ื” --
05:41
thank you --
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05:42
where you can order your hash browns
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ื•ืฉื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืชืคื•ื“ื™ื ืžื˜ื•ื’ื ื™ื
05:44
the many ways that someone would dispose of a human corpse ...
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ื”ืŸ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื™ืคื˜ืจ ืžื’ื•ืคื”...
05:47
(Laughter)
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05:49
Sliced, diced, peppered, chunked, topped, capped, and covered.
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ืžื‘ื•ืชืจื™ื, ื‘ืงื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช, ืขื ืคืœืคืœ, ื‘ื’ื•ืฉื™ื, ืžืฆื•ืคื™ื, ืขื ืจื•ื˜ื‘.
05:54
(Laughter)
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05:56
As social norms would have it,
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ืœืคื™ ื”ื ื•ืจืžื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช,
05:57
you should only go to Waffle House at an ungodly hour in the night.
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ื—ื•ื‘ื” ืœืœื›ืช ืœ"ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื•ื•ืคืœ" ืจืง ื‘ืฉืขื•ืช ืžืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืœื™ืœื”.
06:01
(Laughter)
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06:02
So one time, at 2 am, I was chatting with a waitress, and I asked her,
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ืื– ืคืขื, ื‘-2 ื‘ืœื™ืœื”, ืคื˜ืคื˜ืชื™ ืขื ืžืœืฆืจื™ืช ื•ืฉืืœืชื™ ืื•ืชื”:
"ืžื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ืžื’ื•ื—ืš ืฉืงืจื” ืœืš ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”?"
06:07
"What's the most ridiculous thing that's happened to you on the job?"
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06:10
And she told me that one time, a man walked in completely naked.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืกื™ืคืจื” ืœื™ ืฉืคืขื, ื’ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“ ื ื›ื ืก ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื™ืจื•ื ื›ื•ืœื•.
06:14
(Laughter)
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06:15
I said, "Great! Sign me up for the graveyard shift!"
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ืืžืจืชื™: "ื™ื•ืคื™! ืชืจืฉืžื™ ืื•ืชื™ ืœืžืฉืžืจืช ื”ืœื™ืœื”!"
06:18
(Laughter)
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06:20
Needless to say, Waffle House did not hire me.
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ืื™ืŸ ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉ"ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื•ื•ืคืœ" ืœื ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืื•ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
06:25
So in terms of having Asperger's, it can be viewed as a disadvantage,
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ืื– ื›ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืืกืคืจื’ืจ, ืืคืฉืจ ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ื–ื” ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ,
06:30
and sometimes it is a real pain in the butt,
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืงื•ืฅ ื‘ืชื—ืช,
06:32
but it's also the opposite.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ื”ื”ื™ืคืš ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
06:34
It's a gift, and it allows me to think innovatively.
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ื–ืืช ืžืชื ื” ืฉืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ื“ืฉื ื™.
06:38
At 19, I won a research competition for my research on coral reefs,
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 19 ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืชื—ืจื•ืช ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืขืœ ืžื—ืงืจื™ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ืฉื•ื ื™ื•ืช ืืœืžื•ื’ื™ื,
06:45
and I ended up speaking
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ื•ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื”ืจืฆื•ืช
06:47
at the UN Convention of Biological Diversity,
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ื‘ื•ื•ืขื™ื“ืช ื”ืื•"ื ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™,
06:49
presenting this research.
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ื•ื”ืฆื’ืชื™ ืฉื ืืช ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืœื™.
06:50
(Applause)
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06:52
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
06:53
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
06:58
And at 22, I'm getting ready to graduate college,
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ื•ื”ื™ื•ื, ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 22, ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื ื ืช ืœืกื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœื’',
07:02
and I am a co-founder of a biotech company called AutismSees.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืฉื•ืชืคื” ืœื™ื™ืกื•ื“ ื—ื‘ืจืช ื‘ื™ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื‘ืฉื "ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื-ืกื™ื–"
07:08
(Applause)
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07:09
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
07:10
(Applause)
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07:13
But consider what I had to do to get here:
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืื• ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื›ืš:
07:16
25 therapists, 11 misdiagnoses, and years of pain and trauma.
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25 ืžื˜ืคืœื™ื, 11 ืื‘ื—ื•ื ื™ื ืฉื’ื•ื™ื™ื ื•ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื›ืื‘ ื•ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”.
07:22
I spent a lot of time thinking if there's a better way,
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ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘ ืชื”ื™ืชื™ ืื ื™ืฉ ื“ืจืš ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
07:25
and I think there is: autism-assistive technology.
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ื•ืœื“ืขืชื™, ื™ืฉ: ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื™ืช ืขื–ืจ ืœืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื.
07:30
This technology could play an integral role
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ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื–ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื•ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ื‘ืœืชื™-ื ืคืจื“
07:32
in helping people with autistic spectrum disorder,
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ื‘ืขื–ืจื” ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืงืฉืช ื”ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช.
07:35
or ASD.
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07:38
The app Podium, released by my company, AutismSees,
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ื”ื™ื™ืฉื•ืžื•ืŸ "ืคื•ื“ื™ื•ื", ืฉื”ื•ืฉืง ืข"ื™ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™, "ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื-ืกื™ื–",
07:43
has the ability to independently assess and help develop communication skills.
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ื™ื•ื“ืข ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืขืฆืžืื™ ืœื”ืขืจื™ืš ื•ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืคืชื— ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช.
07:49
In addition to this, it tracks eye contact through camera
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืงื‘ ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืžืฆืœืžื” ืื—ืจ ืงืฉืจ-ืขื™ืŸ,
07:53
and simulates a public-speaking and job-interview experience.
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ื•ืžืกืคืง ื”ื“ืžื™ื” ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ ื•ืฉืœ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื™ืช ืจืื™ื•ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
08:00
And so maybe one day, Waffle House will hire me,
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ืื– ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, "ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื•ื•ืคืœ" ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืขืกื™ืง ืื•ืชื™,
08:03
after practicing on it some more.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืืชืจื’ืœ ืืช ื–ื” ืขื•ื“ ืงืฆืช.
08:05
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:09
And one of the great things is that I've used Podium
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ื•ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื ื”ื“ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ืฉื ืขื–ืจืชื™ ื‘"ืคื•ื“ื™ื•ื"
08:14
to help me prepare for today, and it's been a great help.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื›ื•ื ืŸ ืœื”ืจืฆืื” ื”ื–ืืช, ื•ื–ื” ืžืื“ ืขื–ืจ ืœื™.
08:19
But it's more than that.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืš.
08:21
There's more that can be done.
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
08:24
For people with ASD --
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืงืฉืช ื”ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช --
08:27
it has been speculated that many innovative scientists,
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ื”ื•ืขืœืชื” ื”ืฉืขืจื” ืฉืœื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื“ืขื ื™ื,
08:31
researchers, artists, and engineers have it;
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ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื, ืืžื ื™ื, ื•ืžื”ื ื“ืกื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ื™ื ื”ื ื›ืืœื”;
08:36
like, for example, Emily Dickinson, Jane Austen, Isaac Newton, and Bill Gates
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ืืžื™ืœื™ ื“ื™ืงื ืกื•ืŸ, ื’'ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืกื˜ืŸ, ืื™ื™ื–ืง ื ื™ื•ื˜ื•ืŸ ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ื’ื™ื™ื˜ืก,
08:42
are some examples.
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ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื›ืžื” ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช.
08:44
But the problem that's encountered
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉื‘ื” ื ืชืงืœื™ื
08:46
is that these brilliant ideas often can't be shared
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืžื‘ืจื™ืงื™ื ืืœื”
08:49
if there are communication roadblocks.
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ืื ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ื ืชืงืฉื•ืจืชื™ื™ื.
08:53
And so, many people with autism are being overlooked every day,
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืชืขืœืžื•ืช ืžื™ื“ื™ ื™ื•ื ื‘ื™ื•ืžื•,
08:57
and they're being taken advantage of.
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ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื ืฆืœื™ื ืื•ืชื.
09:01
So my dream for people with autism is to change that,
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ื—ืœื•ืžื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ื”ื•ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืžืฆื‘ ื–ื”,
ืœืกืœืง ืืช ื”ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ื ืฉืžื•ื ืขื™ื ืžื”ื ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—.
09:08
to remove the roadblocks that prevent them from succeeding.
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09:11
One of the reasons I love lucid dreaming
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ืื—ืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœื›ืš ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื—ืœื™ืžื” ืฆืœื•ืœื”
09:14
is because it allows me to be free,
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ื”ื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื”,
09:17
without judgment of social and physical consequences.
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ืœืœื ืฉื™ืคื•ื˜ ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ื•ืคื™ื–ื™ื™ื.
09:21
When I'm flying over scenes that I create in my mind,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžืจื—ืคืช ืžืขืœ ื ื•ืคื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ื‘ืจืืฉื™,
09:24
I am at peace.
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ืื ื™ ืฉืœื•ื•ื”.
09:27
I am free from judgment,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช ืžืฉื™ืคื•ื˜,
09:29
and so I can do whatever I want, you know?
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืจืฆื”.
09:31
I'm making out with Brad Pitt, and Angelina is totally cool with it.
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ืื ื™ ืžืชืžื–ืžื–ืช ืขื ื‘ืจืื“ ืคื™ื˜, ื•ืœืื ื’'ืœื™ื ื” ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื‘ืขื™ื” ืขื ื–ื”.
09:36
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:39
But the goal of autism-assistive technology is bigger than that,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื˜ืจืช ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื™ืช ื”ืขื–ืจ ืœืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ืžื›ืš.
09:43
and more important.
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09:45
My goal is to shift people's perspective
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ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฉืงืคื•ืชื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
09:49
of autism and people with higher-functioning Asperger's
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ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ื•ืœื—ื•ืœื™ ืืกืคืจื’ืจ ื‘ืชืคืงื•ื“ ื’ื‘ื•ื”
09:54
because there is a lot they can do.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจื‘ื”.
09:58
I mean, look at Temple Grandin, for example.
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ืจืื• ืืช ื˜ืžืคืœ ื’ืจื ื“ื™ืŸ, ืœืžืฉืœ.
ื•ื‘ื›ืš ื ืืคืฉืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื›ืฉืจื•ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื
10:02
And by doing so, we allow people to share their talents with this world
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10:07
and move this world forward.
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ื•ืœืงื“ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”.
10:09
In addition, we give them the courage to pursue their dreams
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ืื ื• ืžืขื ื™ืงื™ื ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ืื•ืžืฅ ืœื”ื’ืฉื™ื ืืช ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™ื”ื
10:12
in the real world, in real time.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™, ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžื™ืชื™.
10:15
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
10:16
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:19
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
10:21
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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