NOTE: some misinformed people are recommending i call the video “people with autism” to be more respectful but i reached out to the autistic community and “autistic people” is heavily preferred. please listen to the community before spreading potentially incorrect* information. ORIGINAL POST: come back next week for *I spent a day with 911 EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS* -- thank you so much for supporting me and this series :) luv, anthony padildo ps: shoutout to everyone who has turned on notifications 🔔 and directly support me in continuing this series.

The girl talking about getting bullied and being mistreated by her teacher and students. Heartbreaking.

My little brother is autistic, he didn’t realize that it’s a “disability” until he saw a scholarship notice addressed to him for being disabled. His response was “I thought autism just made me smart” I love him. Edit: just to clarify a little bit the scholarship is offered to every “disabled” child in my state to go to private school grades k-12 not college. My brother goes to normal public school and does not need an aid or attend ESE classes and excels academically. I do know someone personally who used this scholarship so that they went to a year round private school and that helped them tremendously with having a consistent schedule and help alleviate some of the obstacles they faced when in normal public school.

Im autistic and a lot of people think im just a stupid immature person and it really hurts. I really appreciate this video lol

Me watching it because I needed a reminder that I’m not the only autistic person

I always question why do we teach people with disabilities how to behave around others but not teach people without disabilities how to treat people with disabilities properly and behave around them

At first I thought these “I spent a day with...” videos were clickbaitey and annoying. But after watching a few I see that he is genuinely trying to remove stigma and have some well educated entertainment. As someone who is on the spectrum, I really appreciate how polite he was and how he was factual yet kind.

I was pleasantly surprised to hear "I really like bubbly people". Im often described as being very bubbly and social, and my husband is on the spectrum along with several of my friends. I always thought my kind of personality would actually be annoying for someone on the spectrum because im so giggly and struggle to remain quiet. However, my husband always tells me I'm super expressive and warm to people which makes it very easy to read me. Its kinda nice to know my energy actually works for some people.

I'm autistic, and I like the fact that he invited two women and a black man, in the media autism is often portrayed by white boys, and also women and poc are usually underdiagnosed or are diagnosed later, so I think it's very nice to show autism in different faces and not in the usual representation ♾❤

The girl with the blonde-ish brown hair is honestly the biggest sweetheart ever

I love how he’s not using the baby voice like other people use when talking to someone who has autism

It broke my heart when Jasmine talked about being bullied in school and to this day, even. I have had very similar experiences. She seems so smart and friendly. I would love to have a friend like her.

One thing I can not stand as I'm with Asperger's/Autism myself is being looked down and talked to like I'm a child. It angers me when people do this. I'm not a child, I am in my mid 20s. Talk to me and treat me like an adult. I put with it when I was younger but I sure as hell not putting up with it as an adult.

“People get built different; we don’t have to understand it, we just have to respect it” -Bubblegum

Not saying Anthony doesn’t have his flaws, he’s only human, but if everyone on earth had even a fraction of Anthony’s kindness and acceptance the world would be a better place

The worst part of having it is hearing people call things or people acting stupid "autistic" like autistic means disturbing and threatening a no more than an insult

The worst part of being autistic is not being treated like an equal, as if I'm not even human. They regard me as a thoughtless child to be pitied, or some cold unfeeling genius straight out of (insert autism media here). Even worse is when people get scared of me for not "behaving normal". I'm a big tall guy with the classic autistic "resting bitch face" so a lot of people especially women tend to think I'm a potential threat. The reality is I'm a total softy but because it's not tattooed on my forehead they think I'm a creep and a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here, I don't below here.

When she said the teacher told the kids to be mean to her breaks my heart. That teacher should’ve been fired. That’s honestly so sad :(

When the girl started talking about being bullied it really broke my heart she seems so sweet

I have both ADHD and Autism. I was diagnosed last year at the age of 27. It is rarely picked up on early because of the male diagnostic criteria and the fact we show ourselves so differently. I am crippled by exhaustion all the time from it and nowadays I'm very isolated and spend all day in my room just playing video games with the lights off. I'm in permanent burnout from pretending I wasn't autistic for over 25 years of my life. I barely make it to work 2 days a week right now. It can really be a struggle when you're this way.

I found out a few years ago that I'm autistic. My family hid it from me my whole life hoping I would eventually outgrow it and I finally understand more after a few years of research and honestly, I wish I would have known sooner because I would have known what community I should talk with instead of just isolating like I've always done. It's very inspiring though to see all of the great things other autistics have accomplished even if I can't do what they do and it gives me hope and makes me feel pride in something for once. I feel proud to be me instead of feeling ashamed for existing.

do a “I spent a day with ghosts” and just have a one sided interview as if your talking to other people

Lmao that guy is so funny “Why are people more worried about their child having autism than having polio” 😂

News flash: I am autistic too. I was actually born with it. I really appreciate your respect and support you’ve showed through this video by trying to understand it instead of acting like you know what we’ve been through (most people I encountered have reacted this way). You’re a great person and I will always support you like I have for the past ten years. Stay true to yourself and keep being you. Anthony, you’re the GOAT. Best regards, Jonah Waxman (professionally known as JGW)

When I was a kid and a young adult, I truly wanted to be 'normal' more than anything in the world. When I was in grade school, I had to take a developmental test. This was back in the early 90s mind you, and the physiatrist didn't say I was autistic, but she did tell my mom that I was "borderline mentally retarded" (I was still in the room, btw, and I do believe that at one point she urged my mom to leave me at a psych ward/mental institution so I wouldn't be a burden on my family, I was terrified for a long time after that. I was actually afraid for my siblings when they acted out, because I was convinced that they would also go to a mental institution). My mom did extensive research and told me, when I was 14, that she was fairly certain that I was autistic.

You’re starting to become one of the most respectable people on the internet

“I may be autistic but atleast I’m not dying” -2020 Love this dude call them out bro sending you love

I was diagnosed at 21 (am still, got it recently). It has been a life changer. I went my whole life wondering “what was wrong with me?” and constantly breaking down thinking I was just a failure. Nowadays there’s more compassion for myself and my struggles from me and I’m able to forgive my mistakes. We are not broken. We may struggle but there is nothing wrong with us.

have mild Autism and my little sister has mildly severe Autism. we all knew my sister had Autism her whole life but was only a year ago I found out that I did also. it all makes sense now why she was always drawn to me and we seemed to always understand each other on a level nobody else could.

“It’s an invisible disorder.” UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY I’ve been told I was lying or that I simply couldn’t be autistic because I’m high functioning.

“I felt like the world was against me just for existing” that broke me 🥺

As a autistic person myself, I think that these people present a great representation for those of us on the spectrum, and I appreciate how kind and understanding your of us.

Im autistic and people always tell me I dont "look autistic." Then they hang out with me and realize how boring and strange I am. 😢 I dont drink, smoke, or like to socialize in crowds. It's awful.

"i may be autistic but at least im not dying" MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

“Why is autism worse than polio” amen brother

I personally have dealt with autism by accepting that I am different and don’t understand socializing and just saying “to hell with norms”. But it is definitely a major hindrance when it comes to meeting new people or needing to have important conversations. Another thing that helped with dealing with autism is through stoicism, but everyone has their own experiences

Thx for taking the time to do this Anthony. As a person on the spectrum it’s great to see that I’m not just some social outcast who doesn’t blend in with the world. And to all of the people that took the time to watch this video, thx. Because I know that a lot of you care.🙏

Spend a day with people with OCD. More people need to realize that their quirks aren't OCD.

As a person with Autism, I feel appreciated and respected. I appreciate the way you handled this. Edit: oml thank you so much for all the likes! Usually I get like 2 lol ❤😊 2nd edit: omg almost 4k likes!? You people are too nice. ❤

6:33 was such a sweet moment. I think most parents want to give their child the best chance at being happy, but while they may have not known what they found out with the diagnosis, it seems you still had a good relationship.

8:20 I've always felt like having a shutdown is like having a very long, extended panic attack. Days and days or even weeks. It's awful.

i love how the series started as a joke and now its just Anthony being educated by ppl lmao

I swear Anthony is the most respectful, caring and supportive person. I wish more people were like Anthony because they always keep an open mind and tries to understand everyone

From the start supporting artist. Thanks Anthony for supporting all you collaborate with. ❤

I have autism and this made me tear up. Thank you for taking the time and letting people from the community have a voice to share what it's like.

"I may be autistic but at least im not dying" OH MY GOD😂😂SHOW THIS TO ALL THE KARENS

Some indication for next videos: * Tourette's syndrome; * Deaf community; * Albinism; * Dwarfism; * Vitiligo; * Blindness; * Stutterer. This channel is amazing 👏👏👏 Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

i’m so late to watching this video, but i would love to see an updated version of this! since 2020, so much research has come out about the spectrum and there’s new debates about self diagnosis that people are once again, leaving autistic people out of. anthony did a great job navigating this, however i think a wider range of the spectrum is possible to be shown. it’s just continuously developing and the developments are important to keep up with

I'm 60 and just found out. It is nice people can find out when they are younger. It is rough to have everything be hard and not understand why. It is difficult to have to 'act normal'. Some Autistic people have very high IQ and can focus on a particular subject and have insight that others may not. Many great people in history have contributed to vast human advancements.

Wow, as an autistic person, ive never been so impressed with the way someone has handled the topic of autism, whilst not having it themselves. Im so glad that you were willing to ask questions and really listen to the community on how best to address or phrase certain things. I think every allistic could learn something from the allyship youve shown!

"i mean. i may be autistic but at least i'm not dying???" had me cackling ngl

Anthony is doing amazing things interviewing these people getting their voices out and educating people keep it up man ❤

As a person with autism I’d like to thank you for featuring real autistic people. Too many shows in the uk pick the weirdest people they can to represent us. I hope this comment doesn’t come across as rude

Oof, I seriously teared up when Jasmine was talking about how she was bullied in school and still get bullied by adults. People can be so cruel.

“I spent a day with psychopaths” that’s something I would love to see. I feel like everyone thinks psychopaths = serial killers which isn’t really true. Anyways I would love to hear how they see the world and stuff. Please do a video on that

Watching my mom get self- diagnosed with autism at nearly 55 was so heartbreaking tbh because she thought she was at fault all these years for her lack of friends. I literally cried after that phone call, and it breaks my heart that she feels like she “is too far gone to be helped” and I want to tell her that she’s wrong, but also I can’t make that decision for her. I hope one day I can be as open with my autism as y’all. And I hope one day my mom can accept that pert of herself and find comfort in it

As a person who has autism. This video is so enlightening, and I appreciate it. I appreciate feeling seen.

“People get built different; we don’t have to understand it, we just have to respect it”

We are currently learning about autism in my school and our teacher showed this video to us (unnecessary) edit: for everyone who doesn't believe this for whatever reason- i'd just like to clarify that I'm from another time zone so when this was first uploaded, it wasn't early in the morning for me :) what's really important is that lots of people at my school got to be educated about autism! so let's try not to change the subject.

As someone who has a family member with very high level autism I want to give this lady the biggest hug hug and I want to pray for her 4:52, human beings are so cruel to one and other especially to the most vulnerable in society

I'd love a part 2 of Anthony inviting autistic people because there's a lot unsaid in this video and it would be amazing to talk about other aspects of autism on this channel

“even if it did, why is having autism worse than having, like, polio” honestly though also just such a great video! amazing job

"I felt like the world was against me for existing" breaks my heart :(

Anthony is so good at making the world and people around us understand physical and mental abilities great guy

I really appreciate you putting out content like this! I've literally watched you grow into a amazing man from the crazy teen with emo hair 😂 keep using your position to put out the real info that people needs my man I'm very proud of who you have become!

"Why do you have your license if you have autism? I'm not blind" OMG I'M DECEASED

"Why do you have a license?" *"Im not blind."*

People have this idea that autism is bad which is just so wrong.

This is the absolute most pure group of individuals ever. It is impossible for an autistic person to be ingenuine. These three are great! Thank you for this episode ❤❤

He is actually the best guy ever, we need more people like him if we had a world with only him it would be the best place ever.

I really appreciate that 2 out of the 3 people you interviewed were girls, because autism in girls is considerably less diagnosed than in boys because we often present differently and a lot of the studies and information available on autism is based on boys behaviour and studies on boys. This video almost made me cry and I am so glad you're doing this amazing series that is educating people in a positive and informative way. It feels good to be recognised and represented

Thank you so much for covering this topic, I am autistic and have ADHD which I really appreciate you getting the truth about autism! Keep up the good videos Anthony!

I have autism and struggle with loud spaces and social interaction and this is just like awesome to bring up the topic

bro im actually in tears rn, no joke. listening to that girl who got bullied made me feel so bad for her. nobody deserves to be treated that way especially if they have a disorder. i grew up having multiple friends with autism and it rlly breaks my heart to see people with it being mistreated just bc others don't fully understand what it is.

”I spent a day with deaf people” As a person who has deaf parents (they’ve been deaf since childhood) I would like people to see how isolated these people can be because people think that they cant do certain things Edit. Wow thanks it means a lot that people think that this is a great idea 😢❤️

i absolutely adore that Anthony starts every single episode asking individually how they like to be referred to in regards to the discussed disorder/experience etc

Thank you for this, @AnthonyPadilla. Autism and autistic people really need to be brought into the light today. It’s not a disease, nor something to be feared. Autistic people can do amazing things, if society would only give us a chance. Thank you for supporting us instead of believing the stereotypical hype. Bless. 🌈♾️

My boyfriend is autistic and it breaks my heart when he tells me he wishes he didn’t have it. I think his brain is beautiful.

Do a “I spent the day with homeless people or past homeless” it could help knowledge some people on their situation or past and how common it is

Thank you for making this. As someone autistic, we need more of this.

Thank you for making beautiful videos like these my brother has autism and this helped me understand it more❤️❤️❤️

"I fee like I am a normal person sometimes." That broke my heart. I literally cried. Just because you're different doesnt mean your less human. Just because you're not neurotypical doesn't mean you're not normal.

I cried when Jasmine said that a teacher used to ask children to bully her during recess. Some people should not be allowed to work with children.

I relate to so many of these so hard. I have autism, and it’s very satisfying to see autism becoming more mainstream.

This was wholesome. Keep up the good work!

"Yeah, I have autism but at least I'm not dying!" That was perfect.

I really like how he interviewed people that are on different places on the spectrum. It really shines a different light on autism rather than the way a lot of people try to scare people away from people with autism.

Thank you very much for sharing about this. It feels really hard to find someone who is having the 'similar' condition nowadays, so seeing this kind of video makes me learning about more things. Especially the fact that the interviewed people are actually in the syndrome, plus allowing them to 'be theirselves'. I really love how you interviewed them too. The act of learning to understand, really makes me feel secured even just as a viewer. A thing that I'd like to point before advancing: Maybe as time goes by, the view of using 'high functioning' level has changed. I feel kinda not comfortable with it because seeing these persons, I feel that I can't really get my mind across better (excluding on writings like this). But I think I can understood why they're 'feeling' so. Moving on.. I want to point on things which this video could deliver. When seeing them, that they're actually stimming (having nerves, little feet / hand movements), need time to 'articulate' their words as they're having the conversation, even the laughs on end of several sentences so it leaves a good impression, but also it did made the atmosphere feel warmer (at least to me).. I feel like, finally, I'm seeing a 'proof'.. I am surprised yet relieved that I am not alone even when we're in the separated parts of this world.. I've always feel like, people were keep assuring me to not worry, "you are still doing fine" but the world of normal still feels weird, and different. I do want to believe in their kind intentions, but it's like I just can't because at the end I'm still feeling 'odd', I can't really confirm my affirmation about there are actual people (seeing real example and reading through internet feels like different kind of nature) (did I just jinx myself) who is having the similar condition as me. So really.. Thank you for doing and sharing about this. Further about how this spectrum affected me.. I feel that I'm having a hard time to 'talk'. I can't comprehend several meaning of words, when it seems like an obvious thing to understand. It feels weird to ask for a help (for like, almost everything), even to people who I consider as close. I even feel 'jealous?' sometimes because it mostly feels that their interactions to the other feels smoother than to me.. So maybe then I swallowed myself, thinking that the other party deserved more attention, it's better to continue on whatever they are going on than 'listening' to me.. Maybe I also want to 'try my best by my own until I am really stuck' first, because that's how the right thing feels like to me. So yeah, the last topic of this video exactly. "Just treat us normally"-- like the understood of this kind of thinking still needs to exist, but I still want to experience on life challenges like the others. I truly appreciate your kindness, but please, tell about things to me more and freely like how you do so to the others. At least in my case, I feel that I still need to learn on so much more about how this world 'works'. We view on the world differently, we receive on things differently, but that's it. The world is still 'like this'. I may not the kind of person that you can just handle, but I truly feel that I need to 'change'. Not to be 'normal', but to be more 'aware'. And I can't do it without seeing on variety of things. Please, do not adjust on our interaction ways so much just for me (The frustation that you can't just ask to do so because it also feels like the other party trying to understand me too /sobs) Oof I feel that I am expressing things by more frontal than usual, but somehow it feels like it's safe to throwing about my thoughts in here.. It feels open. It feels comforting, I want to let my thoughts out. Despite the fact that this video is already pretty old My apologies in advance to anyone who even found this comment, reading this and have to -suffer- taking several time to read on this long comment 😭 Ah, but I feel learning more about myself now

Notice how all of them are so nice and can talk well and conversate well when so many people look down on them and talk bad about them and give them such a bad reputation

Things that are very important to take from this video Autistic people commonly have anxiety but autism is NOT anxiety Autism is an invisible disability Autistic people are just people And can we just appreciate that Anthony knows EXACTLY how to interact with someone who is feeling very anxious in a situation. He comforted Jasmine in his actions and you could see as the video progressed, she started relaxing more and more That just reiterates the love that I have for these videos because he GENUINELY cares.

It’s so stupid when someone’s using autism as a insult “do you have autism?” Or are just hating

I doubt this comment will be seen, but the puzzle piece is actually more of a hate symbol for autistic people! It represents autistic people "missing a piece" of themselves, and to encourage us to "find that piece". This is insinuating we are broken and need to be fixed

It felt like they really felt comfortable around Anthony. So beautiful ❤

Dang the way that Anthony changed his ending from "completely understand" to "understand just a little bit more" of their world. I appreciate that.

Did no one notice how he changed the conversation ending? So instead of, "I feel like I fully understand the wondrous world of autism." he said, "I feel like I understand the wondrous world of autism, just a little bit more." Which I found really sweet. Great job on this whole series Anthony, you've changed me to be more open-minded and understanding. :)

As someone on the spectrum, so much of this resonated with me! It's lovely that you did this!!

Thanks for this video Anthony. Representation helps our community and understanding around Autism little by little.

This should get aired on television so more people (and specifically the older generation) can see this

I have an autistic person in my class, and the teachers are very rude to her. Not directly, because that would be too straightforward, but more like, they make her sit on her bench all alone, and if some student misbehaves, they make them sit with her. And that’s so horrible. The other students make no effort to be kind to her, and I think that’s very unhealthy for her mental health.

As someone with ASD I’m very glad that it’s getting more word out there