What it's really like to have autism | Ethan Lisi

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Shimon Rottenberg ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Sigal Tifferet
00:13
Autism is something that many people know about.
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ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืขืœื™ื•.
00:19
For example, some people think
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื
00:21
that autistic people are fair-skinned males
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ื”ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื”ื™ืจื™ ืขื•ืจ
00:26
that speak in monotone
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ืฉืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืžื•ื ื•ื˜ื•ื ื™ื•ืช
00:28
and constantly go on and on about the same topic.
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ื•ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืคื˜ืคื˜ื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืขืœ ืื•ืชื• ื ื•ืฉื.
00:33
Some people think that autistic people do not know right from wrong,
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ื™ืฉ ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ืœื ืžื‘ื“ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœืจืข,
00:38
avoid attention
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ื ืžื ืขื™ื ืžืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘,
00:39
and usually say the wrong thing at the wrong time.
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ื•ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
00:43
Some people think that autistic people are socially awkward
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ื”ื ืžื’ื•ืฉืžื™ื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช
00:48
and lack humor and empathy.
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ื•ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื—ื•ืฉ ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื—ื•ืฉ ืืžืคืชื™ื”.
00:51
Now if you agree with what I just said,
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ืื ืืชื ืžืกื›ื™ืžื™ื ืขื ืžื” ืฉื›ืจื’ืข ืืžืจืชื™,
00:55
I'm sorry to tell you,
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ืื ื™ ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ืœื”ื•ื“ื™ืข ืœื›ื,
00:56
but you do not have the right impression of autism.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื•ืฉื ืฉืœื›ื ืขืœ ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ืžื•ื˜ืขื”.
01:00
How do I know?
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ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข?
01:02
Because I have autism.
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื.
01:06
I do have my own obsessions with things like electronics
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืืœืงื˜ืจื•ื ื™ืงื”
01:11
and public transit,
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ื•ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช,
01:13
but that does not define me.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืžื’ื“ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื™.
01:16
Each of us are different and unique in our own way.
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ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื”ื•ื ืฉื•ื ื” ื•ื™ื—ื™ื“ ื‘ืžื™ื ื• ื‘ื“ืจื›ื• ืฉืœื•.
01:21
However, there is not a lot of information out there
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ืื™ืŸ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืžื™ื“ืข
01:24
on what an autistic life actually looks like,
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ืขืœ ืื™ืš ื‘ืืžืช ื ืจืื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื,
01:28
so people often resort to stereotypes.
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ืื– ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื.
01:31
And we see these often in the media.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช.
01:34
Some of the more common stereotypes in the media
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ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื ื‘ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช
01:38
include being socially awkward,
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ื”ื ืžื’ื•ืฉืžื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช,
01:40
lacking empathy
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ื—ื•ืกืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื—ื•ืฉ ืืžืคืชื™ื”,
01:42
and even being a supergenius.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื’ืื•ื ื•ืช-ืขืœ.
01:47
And the lack of knowledge on autism doesn't stop there either.
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ื•ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื™ื“ืข ืขืœ ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ืœื ื ื’ืžืจ ืจืง ื‘ื–ื”.
01:52
Did you know that some people are trying to find a cure for autism?
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ื™ื“ืขืชื ืฉื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื ืกื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืจื™ืคื•ื™ ืœืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื?
01:56
That's because they see it as a negative thing,
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ื–ื” ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื›ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ืœื™,
01:58
as a disease.
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ื›ืžื—ืœื”.
02:00
Many people are challenging the idea
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืชื™ื’ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืš
02:03
and to us, we think autism is not a disease.
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ืื™ื ื ื• ืžื—ืœื”.
02:08
It's just another way of thinking and looking at the world.
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ื–ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ืจืš ืื—ืจืช ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
02:12
Our brains function differently from most people's brains.
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ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื ื• ืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืžื•ื—ื ืฉืœ ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื.
02:16
Think of it like comparing and Xbox and a PlayStation.
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ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืงืก-ื‘ื•ืงืก ืœืคืœื™ื™ืกื˜ื™ืฉืŸ.
02:19
They're both highly capable consoles with different programming.
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ืฉืชื™ื”ืŸ ืงื•ื ืกื•ืœื•ืช ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืžืฆื•ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืชื™ื›ื ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื”.
02:24
But if you put your Xbox game in a PlayStation,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืชื›ื ื™ืกื• ืžืฉื—ืง ืืงืก-ื‘ื•ืงืก ืœืชื•ืš ืคืœื™ื™ืกื˜ื™ืฉืŸ,
02:28
it won't work, because the PlayStation communicates differently.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, ื›ื™ ืคืœื™ื™ืกื˜ื™ืฉืŸ ืžืชืงืฉืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื•ื ื”.
02:37
When I look in the mirror,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื˜ ื‘ืจืื™,
02:38
I see someone who thinks differently.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื•ื ื”.
02:40
Oh, and I also see nice hair.
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ืื”, ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื’ื ืฉื™ืขืจ ื™ืคื”.
02:42
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:44
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:51
But the question is,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื™ื,
02:53
am I really diseased if I just think differently?
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ื”ืื ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ืœื” ืื ืื ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืื—ืจืช?
03:00
The main problem with living autistic in today's society
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืขื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ื
03:05
is that the world just isn't built for us.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื ื•ื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ื•.
03:08
There's so many ways that we can get overwhelmed.
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฆื™ืฃ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
03:12
For example,
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ืœืžืฉืœ,
03:14
the thing that makes me overwhelmed all the time is loud noises,
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ืžื” ืฉืžืฆื™ืฃ ืื•ืชื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื•ื ืจืขืฉื™ื ื—ื–ืงื™ื,
03:19
which means I never crank up my music really loud
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืื ื™ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืžื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื•ืžืข.
03:22
and I usually am not a fan of large parties.
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ื•ืœืจื•ื‘ ืื ื™ ืœื ื—ื•ื‘ื‘ ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
03:27
But other people on the spectrum might get overwhelmed
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืกืคืงื˜ืจื•ื ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืœื—ืฅ
03:30
with things like bright lights or strong smells
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ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ื”ื™ืจื™ื ืื• ืจื™ื—ื•ืช ืขื–ื™ื
03:34
or gooey textures
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ืื• ืžืจืงืžื™ื ื“ื‘ื™ืงื™ื
03:36
that all have the potential to create anxiety.
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ืฉืœื›ื•ืœื ื™ืฉ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื—ืจื“ื”.
03:40
Think about all of the social gatherings you've been to in the past.
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ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืžืคื’ืฉื™ื ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื ื‘ื”ื ื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
03:46
Was there loud music playing?
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื‘ืขื•ืฆืžื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”?
03:48
Were there really bright lights?
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ืื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ื”ื™ืจื™ื ืžืื“?
03:51
Were there lots of different food smells going on at the same time?
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ืขืจื‘ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ืจื™ื—ื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืื›ืœื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื?
03:56
Were there lots of conversations happening all at once?
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ื”ืื ื”ืชืงื™ื™ืžื• ืฉื ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื•-ื–ืžื ื™ื•ืช?
04:01
Those things may not have bothered you guys,
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ืœื›ื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ื”ืคืจื™ืขื•,
04:03
but for someone with autism,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืื“ื ืขื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื,
04:06
they can be quite overwhelming.
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื“ื™ ืžืฆื™ืคื™ื ื•ืžืœื—ื™ืฆื™ื.
04:09
So in those situations, we do something called stimming,
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ืื– ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ื›ืืœื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื ืงืจื ื—ึดืฉื—ื•ึผืฉ (stimming),
04:15
which is like a repetitive motion or a noise
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ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืชื ื•ืขื” ืื• ืงื•ืœ ื—ื–ืจืชื™ื™ื
04:18
or some other random fidgeting that may or may not seem normal.
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ืื• ืชื ื•ืขื” ืขืฆื‘ื ื™ืช ื›ืœืฉื”ื™ ืฉืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืื• ืœื ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ืช.
04:24
Some people will flap their arms
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืืœื” ืฉืžื ืคื ืคื™ื ื‘ื–ืจื•ืขื•ืชื™ื”ื
04:27
or make a noise or spin.
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ืื• ืžืฉืžื™ืขื™ื ืื™ื–ื” ืฆืœื™ืœ ืื• ืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืขืฆืžื.
04:32
Ya, it's basically our way of zoning out.
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ื›ืŸ, ื–ื• ื“ืจื›ื ื• ืœื”ืชื ืชืง.
04:36
It can often feel necessary for us to stim.
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืฉื–ื” ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื• ืœื—ืฉื—ืฉ.
04:39
However, it's often frowned upon,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืจื•ื‘ ื–ื” ืื™ื ื• ืžืชืงื‘ืœ ื‘ืขื™ืŸ ื™ืคื”,
04:43
and we're forced to hide it.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืืœืฆื™ื ืœื”ืกืชื™ืจ ืืช ื–ื”.
04:45
When we're forced to hide our autistic traits like this,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื ืืœืฆื™ื ืœื”ืกืชื™ืจ ืžืืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื™ื ื›ืืœื”,
04:49
it's called masking.
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ื–ื” ื ืงืจื "ืžื™ืกื•ืš".
04:53
And some people mask better than others.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืฉืžืžืกื›ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื—ืจื™ื.
04:56
I mask so well sometimes that people don't even know I'm autistic
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ืื ื™ ืžืžืกืš ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืœืขืชื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜.
05:02
until I give them the big reveal. (Laughs)
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ืขื“ ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉืฃ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ื”ื ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœ. (ืฆื•ื—ืง)
05:08
But at the end of the day, it gets really stressful.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ืžืœื—ื™ืฅ.
05:11
Even something like doing my homework at night
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืžื• ื”ื›ื ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืขืจื‘
05:14
becomes very tiring.
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ื”ื•ืคืš ืœืžืชื™ืฉ.
05:17
Some people think,
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื,
05:21
because of our ability to mask,
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ืฉืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืžืกืš,
05:23
that this is the cure to autism.
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ืื– ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืจื™ืคื•ื™ ืœืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื.
05:25
However, all it really does is makes us ashamed
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืจืง ื’ื•ืจื ืœื ื• ืœื”ืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉ
05:28
of showing our true selves.
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ืžืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื ื™ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ ืฉืœื ื•.
05:35
Another common stereotype that is often associated with autism
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ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืค ื ื•ืกืฃ ืฉืจื•ื•ื— ืžืื“ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื
05:40
is that autistic people lack empathy.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ื•ืฉ ืืžืคืชื™ื”.
05:44
And again, this is not true.
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ืฉื•ื‘, ื–ื” ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
05:47
I actually have lots of empathy.
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ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืืžืคืชื™ื”.
05:49
I'm just not really good at showing it.
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ืื ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื”.
05:52
Whenever a friend is trying to tell me
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ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื—ื‘ืจ ืžื ืกื” ืœืกืคืจ ืœื™
05:55
some of the struggles that they're going through,
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ืขืœ ืงืฉื™ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื•,
05:57
I often don't know how to express my reply.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื™ืš ืœื”ื‘ื™ืข ืืช ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™.
06:01
And that is why I don't show as much empathy
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื‘ื™ืข ืืžืคืชื™ื” ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืžื™ื“ื”
06:03
as my nonautistic friends do.
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ืฉื—ื‘ืจื™ ืฉืื™ื ื ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืžื‘ื™ืขื™ื.
06:09
Emotional expression, however much or however little,
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ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืจื’ืฉื™, ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื›ืžื” ืจื‘ ืื• ืžื•ืขื˜,
06:13
is difficult for me.
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ื”ื•ื ืงืฉื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื™.
06:15
And that is because I am bursting inside
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ื–ื” ืงืฉื” ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืžืชืคืงืข ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื
06:18
with every single emotion one feels at all times.
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ืžื›ืœ ืจื’ืฉ ื‘ื•ื“ื“ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข.
06:23
Though of course, I cannot express it that way.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืข ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืš.
06:26
Otherwise, let's say, happiness, for example,
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ืื—ืจืช, ืื•ืฉืจ ืœืžืฉืœ,
06:31
would come out as a huge burst of gleeful wheezing,
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ื™ืฆื ื›ื”ืชืคืจืฆื•ืช ืขื ืงื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืชื ืฉืคื•ื™ื•ืช ืฆื•ื”ืœื•ืช,
06:34
hand flapping and loud vocal "woohoos."
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ื ืคื ื•ืคื™ ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ื•-"ื•ื•ื”ื•ื•" ืงื•ืœื ื™ื™ื ืžืื“.
06:37
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:40
Whereas you may just smile.
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืืชื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืชื—ื™ื™ื›ื•.
06:41
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:45
Whether it be receiving an awesome birthday gift
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ืื ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืงื‘ืœืช ืžืชื ืช ื™ื•ื-ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ื ืคืœืื”
06:49
or listening to a tragic story on the news,
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ืื• ื”ืงืฉื‘ื” ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื˜ืจื’ื™ ื‘ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช,
06:55
I cannot really express my reply without bursting,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืข ืืช ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืชืคืจืฆื•ืช,
06:59
so once again, I have to mask it in order to appear normal.
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ืื– ืฉื•ื‘, ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืžืกืš ืืช ื–ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ื ื•ืจืžืœื™.
07:05
My inner feelings are unlimited,
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ืœืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืื™ืŸ ื’ื‘ื•ืœ,
07:08
but my mind only lets me express extremes or nothing.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื™ ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืข ืื•ืชื ื‘ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื•ืช ืื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื.
07:15
So my ...
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ืื–,
07:17
I am not great with my emotions,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื•ืฆืœื— ืขื ื”ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
07:21
and I communicate differently,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชืงืฉืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื•ื ื”,
07:24
and because of that, I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ, ืื•ื‘ื—ื ืชื™ ืขื ื”ืคืจืขื” ื‘ืกืคืงื˜ืจื•ื ื”ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ (ASD).
07:30
This diagnosis helps me and my friends and family
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ื”ืื‘ื—ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืขื•ื–ืจืช ืœื™ ื•ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื™ ื•ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™
07:34
to know how my mind works.
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ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืš ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื™ ืคื•ืขืœ.
07:39
And in the world,
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ื•ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
07:40
approximately one percent of the population
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ื‘ืขืจืš ืื—ื•ื– ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื”
07:43
is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
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ืžืื•ื‘ื—ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืจืขื” ื‘ืกืคืงื˜ืจื•ื ื”ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™.
07:47
And this number is growing.
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ื•ื”ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืขืœื™ื™ื”.
07:49
However, we are still a big minority.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื™ืขื•ื˜ ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
07:53
And there's still lots of people that do not see us as equals
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ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืืœื™ื ื• ื›ืฉื•ื•ื™ื
07:56
to other people.
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
08:00
This is my family.
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ื–ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™.
08:02
And in my family,
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ื•ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™,
08:05
there is one other person who is also autistic.
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ื™ืฉ ืื“ื ื ื•ืกืฃ ืขื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื.
08:10
My mother.
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™.
08:11
Yes, adult women can also be autistic.
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ื›ืŸ, ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื•ื’ืจื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ื’ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช.
08:16
My dad and my brother are both nonautistic.
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื•ืื—ื™ ืฉื ื™ื”ื ืื™ื ื ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื.
08:20
Sometimes it can be a bit difficult for us to communicate with each other,
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืงืฆืช ืงืฉื” ืœื ื• ืœืชืงืฉืจ ืื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืฉื ื™,
08:25
however.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืคืŸ.
08:27
Sometimes I'll say something like,
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ื™ืฉ ืžืงืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืžื•,
08:29
"Oh, Toronto's Union Station, right?"
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"ืื”, ืชื—ื ืช ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื˜ื•ืจื•ื ื˜ื•, ื›ืŸ?"
08:32
thinking that I can
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ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ
08:36
help them to remember certain aspects of it.
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ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื ืขืœื™ื”.
08:39
When they get confused, I often have to elaborate myself on that.
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืœืžื” ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืคืจื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
08:46
And we often have to say things
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื•ืžืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื
08:49
in a number of different ways so that everyone understands.
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ื‘ืžืกืคืจ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื™ื‘ื™ื ื•.
08:54
However, despite all that,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืจื•ืช ื›ืœ ื–ื”,
08:55
we all love each other and respect each other as equals.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื—ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™ ื•ืžื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืื—ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™ ื›ืฉื•ื•ื™ื.
09:00
In his book "NeuroTribes,"
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ื‘ืกืคืจื• "NeuroTribes",
09:02
author Steve Silberman states that autism and other mental conditions
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ื˜ื•ืขืŸ ื”ืกื•ืคืจ ืกื˜ื™ื‘ ืกื™ืœื‘ืจืžืŸ ืฉืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ื•ื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ื ืคืฉื™ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช
09:08
should be seen as naturally human,
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ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืชืคืก ื›ืžืฆื‘ื™ื ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื ื˜ื‘ืขื™ื™ื,
09:11
naturally part of a human spectrum
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ื›ื—ืœืง ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ืžื”ืกืคืงื˜ืจื•ื ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™
09:14
and not as defects.
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ื•ืœื ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืคื’ืžื™ื.
09:16
And this is something that I agree to completely.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืกื›ื™ื ืื™ืชื• ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
09:20
If autism was seen as part of a natural human spectrum,
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ืื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ื”ื™ื” ื ืชืคืก ื›ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืกืคืงื˜ืจื•ื ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™,
09:25
then the world could be designed to work better for autistic people.
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ืื– ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ื›ื ืŸ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื.
09:32
I am not ashamed of my autism.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉ ื‘ืื•ื˜ื™ื–ื ืฉืœื™.
09:36
And I may not think like you,
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืื ื™ ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ื›ืžื•ื›ื,
09:39
or act like you,
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ื•ืœื ืžืชื ื”ื’ ื›ืžื•ื›ื,
09:40
but I am still human and I am not diseased.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ื•ืื™ื ื ื™ ื—ื•ืœื”.
09:45
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
09:46
(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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