Asperger's, not what you think it is | Krister Palo | TEDxYouth@ISH

That crowd was terrible he is brilliantly funny and witty

I cringed at the silence. This guy is charming and his energy is a pleasure to see and hear. It felt like he was rehearsing in an empty room. He's awesome though

What is with this crowd, they could have at least courtesy laughed, even if they didn't get....the obvious humor.

worst. crowd. ever.

I mean he looks 15 but sounds 21. That's crazy.

Are those chairs empty? This kids awesome. No reactions at all.

His voice is incredible

Why are they not laughing? I laughed at the Russia stereotype. This crowd is like Stonehenge.

Wow, tough crowd... this guy comes across as very intelligent and his comedy is very good. Perhaps the crowd was stereotyping him as crazy lol...

Tough crowd...

I want to have a firm talk with that crowd on what makes a person funny and interesting. Because clearly, they don't have that information.

My youngest son has Asperger syndrome. And he's correct that the definition does not fit. If the child is put into social situations that he's not prepared for, he's going to get picked on and there will be trouble sooner or later. My wife has home schooled him, we disiplined him, praised him and worked with him through out the years. Today, he's a wonderful, polite young man. Who we are very proud of.

That right there is an extremely intelligent young man

So there is an audience. I wasn't so sure until the applause at the very end.

I have aspergers and it’s very hard for me too. It’s hard hearing every day at school, “you’re weird” “creep” “no one likes you” “you need to be more social”. I do want to be social but it holds be back like being locked in a cage.

Befriend an Aspie, it’s life changing! I was a bit confused here as I wasn’t aware anyone purposely put Aspies on the sidelines; like identified & called them out..but I am abundantly aware they suffer in silence as they’re consistently rejected by a society that deems them “abnormal” or “weird.” It should be mandatory education starting in elementary (to capture the impressionable minds) about the subtle/peculiar ways of these fabulous people. Their amazing minds & incredible personalities should be accepted for their uniqueness not overlooked. They’re often inadvertently ostracized when they don’t fit the acceptable definition of “normal” or “neurotypical.” What an incredible loss for society & a sad & lonely existence for so many Aspies.

As a fellow Aspie, I approve.

Brilliant talk.

I have been diagnosed with Aspergers. I talk with much emphasis and emotion like this young lad does....which gets me into trouble with my husband and my sister. They always think I'm angry when I'm just being passionate about what I'm trying to convey. It's so frustrating when they always tell me to calm down and quit being angry when I'm not angry. When they do this, THEN I get angry! Sheesh!

Someone: "why are you mad?"
Me, working hard to manage my face so nobody reads false information from it: "I'm not mad! I'm having a great time, actually. How are you?"
Them: "you're mad. I can tell."

I think the audience being quiet was a sign of respect and showing their true interest. Interesting how so many people felt the opposite.