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“It’s like a panic attack. It’s like anxiety.” As someone who has autism, ‘Quiet’ speaks to me in a way not many songs do. It expresses how I feel about the world on a daily basis. First time I heard it, I was like WTH. So stunningly beautiful.

As an Autistic girl, I really relate to this song, especially the line 'I wonder if inside my head I'm not just a bit different from some of my friends'. It feels like the overwhelming feeling when you find out that you are autistic and that there's nothing wrong with you.

The girl who plays Matilda (Alisha Weir) is really a star! Her acting was on point. She is Irish and was 11 years old when the movie was filmed. She also had to do the British accent which was also on point

As someone who grew up in a _very_ abusive household, I related so much to how Matilda was feeling in this scene. I cried when I first heard this song and sobbed when I saw the scene in both my community theatre’s production and the film.

She was 10 when she auditioned, 11 when she got the part, 12 while filming and 13 when it premiered. SHES AWESOME

This is like the perfect way to explain how autistic overstimulation feels. It’s almost exactly like this, this is how I feel in lessons like all the time, everything around me feels amplified and like it’s echoing through my head and everything starts to feel like it’s almost jumping and then in my head it all just shuts off bc I shutdown / overload. I almost started crying in the cinema because it’s the first time I’ve heard the way I feel be put into words

The movie version of Quiet is truly the first time I fully connected Matilda as an avatar for neurodivergent people, as well as one for people who experienced abuse in the home - which is how I’d always connected it previously. This song really speaks to that experience too.

SHE CAUGHT IT!! “It’s like a panic or anxiety attack”…. After being in therapy for YEARS… at 15 my therapist told me the term “seeing red” when you are tunnel visioned and zone out due to anger. Sense I have bipolar disorder this was a major thing for me to keep track of so THIS SONG HIT SOOO HARD….

Her not knowing Matilda had telekinesis completely threw me by the pigtails! Nothing wrong with that of course, it’s just such an old, well known story I was surprised. Heartbreaking that she can relate so much.

As an adult who has a traumatic and chaotic childhood, this song hits hard. Which is the reason why I became a theater actor as a kid and as an adult. It's my way of separating myself from my reality as I hated my life and theater became my sanctuary. The irony of a theater person and not actually had watched Matilda on stage is the first time I've heard the musical in the movie adaptation, and this song hits hard. I remember the need to pause while in the middle of this scene and just cry. I was bawling and needed to breathe for a minute to be able to continue this movie. I love this movie so much.

This song is just a masterpiece. I’m autistic, have adhd, depression & anxiety, and C-PTSD. This song is what it’s like everyday. I was balling when I watched this in the cinema the first time, it’s crazy how well it encapsulates the feeling of sensory overload & dissociation while in meltdown. I know as a kid I would’ve held onto this song with dear life as I had no idea what any of it was, I knew that I’d go into my head often. I’d often have my head stuck in a book like Matilda. I was extremely similar to her. It felt so valid to have it represented on screen in a way that felt so real 😭🥹

I had an amazing childhood, I have an amazing home life, but I’ve always gravitated towards characters like Matilda. And as someone who is struggling with anxiety currently, I really relate to this song. It’s not that people yell at me, it’s just all the stress in the world so I will kind of retreat into my own little world to distract myself, and it feels just like this.

Time Minchin is a genius. To have written such lyrics and music that encapsulates trauma so well. I love everything about this musical movie. It is a masterpiece in every way.

My 7 year old boy has autism and disassociates when he's overloaded, it then triggers his absence seizures. He is a lover of music and musicals and when I watched this he was sat in silence with tears running down his face, he turned to me and said 'mummy, she just made it all make sense!'

I took this as her disassociating too due to the panic and rage she felt. Like she is feeling so much she just went to her little world and shut down to reality bc reality was too much.

Alisha is amazing.. she's actually from here (Dublin, Ireland) and very petite for her age. She wears clothes that fit a 9 or 10 year old even though she is 13. I've an Autistic 10 year old daughter with Pathological Demand Avoidance and we really connected with this movie on a level I never expected. I was such a mess that my daughter was so worried which I hate her experiencing and that was me holding it in. Boy I cried sore that night after I got her to sleep. xxx

Watching this I realized that not only is it depicting dissociation, but that she was dissociating in the previous movie. Remember the moment with her trying to close the door and asking her father to trigger her. So that makes me theorize that she's dissociating ever time she uses her powers, and whether she is reliving the trauma or not, it gives new weight to the end where the threat is gone but she still is able to float the book over to herself. Like "It's cool that she gets to keep her powers but also it shows that the trauma she suffered through permanently changed her

She has sisters that does Broadway so she practically grew up around all of it and she said in a interview that she literally wanted to be just like her sisters,he sisters are her idols

I co-directed Matilda at a high school while I was a graduate, and this song never failed to make me tear up no matter how many times I heard it in rehearsals or performances. The girl playing matilda knocked it out of the park for that show, and seeing it in movie form evokes those same emotions.

Audrey, thank you! Not just for all that you do, but for being real, and putting your heart out there. You don't need to apologise for showing emotion either, we all have them.

I have always been obsessed with matilda and so I’ve seen this movie so much already and quiet is one of my favourite songs from the musical and movie. And I think Alisha did such an incredible job portraying matilda

I really relate to Matilda here. The trauma response of just dissociating completely really sticks for me. I know I used to do that when my parents were yelling at me when I was little.

It connects on film because you have a spinning camera and you're able to see her facial expression. It's not the song that's connecting by itself. It's the visuals.

Your reaction is so precious. This is why art matters.

"quiet" got me good too. Our home was always aggressive and noisy.

its sad the way we all relate to this song but so amazing how music and raw talent connects people. the pain that i feel when i listen to this song is like a stab in the heart

You guys keep saying stuff like, “React to this! React to that!” But why’s no one talking about the fact that she just explained how her childhood was kinda traumatizing? Like she put her private experience on the internet, people!

I love the constant rises and falls in this song. It starts in a manic high-energy tone, then suddenly drops off into a soft sound, then starts to build, then drops off again, then one final epic build at the end. It's amazing

I've never heard this song before cause I was waiting to listen to the soundtrack until I had watched it but oh my god. This is is exactly what an anxiety attack feels like for me. All of the overwhelming thoughts, then just once I finally get to a physical spot where I can get away from all of the sensory overload, it just feels to silent and I'm alone with my thoughts. This song speaks to me so much.

I hope little Alisha sees this video.. I hope she knows how wonderfully talented she is and how she has resonated with and probably helped a lot of people going through these same feelings. Also you didn't know Matilda had powers?? haha! Have you not seen the original 1996 Matilda?!

Audrey she was 11 here but she is 13 now. I agree, where did she come? She’s amazing! She will go far!

Man this got me bad, this is my life. I’m in tears! She’s amazing she’s about 10 and this is her first acting gig! I actually already followed her on TikTok before she got the part, she’s incredibly talented

I LOVE the lyric of 'like the turn of a page of a book' connecting her to her dissociation throughout the movie - story of my childhoods, getting lost in books constantly as the only way to quiet my busy brain and stop it from getting carried away

did not think i was going to cry watching Matilda the Musical lol. But this song just hit me like a ton of bricks.. as well as 'Still Holding My Hand'.. Lyrics are way too relatable

I still remember first watching this movie and absolutely crying and bawling at this song, it just hit THAT MUCH lmao😭

As a survivor of childhood domestic abuse who is still living with trauma, your reaction and words resonated so strongly with me Audrey. My mom and i had a very contentious and broken relationship due largely to my (significant) disabilities. My teachers saved me and I never forgot it. When I first read Matilda in elementary school, I desperately hoped that one day I could be as strong as she was and find a different ending to my story. I escaped at age 18, and finished my special education degree and teaching license at age 25. I wanted to work with kids like me, and support them in the same ways I was loved and supported by my teachers. As I once put it to a professor of mine, I may have grown up like Matilda, but I matured into Miss Honey (or so my students tell me). And as far as I've come, that trauma sneaks back in sometimes. Audrey, I wish you peace. Be gentle with yourself. You are so incredible and do so much good. Thank you for everything. And remember, everything comes out right for Matilda, too.

I love how when she's singing the first bit she's always looking at the camera but in the hot air balloon she's looking away from it. And she gets the tone change. I feel some of the stage matildas don't quite see how it's softer after the disassociation. I see a lot of comments saying that it reminds me of their autism and anxiety and overload and I am suspected autistic and I can relate so much. The song just talks to me.

Kids nowadays are so talented, that i think they can portray difficult situations without actually going through them. They truly are professionals from a young age

My granddaughter sang this in a concert just over a year ago, when she too was 11. She got that crazy panic, then dissociative feeling exactly..... It's probably her favourite song of all time......but then, unsurprisingly, she has ASD.

This song reminds me my little niece, her mother fight and shout horribly with everyone for everything and she is always in her mind, playing with her toys like if she doesn't notice what is going on, her mind puts her somewhere save.

I'm so sorry that you went through that trauma, and so proud of you for becoming who you are despite the people who tried to destroy you. I've been there too, but never been able to put into words how much Quiet feels like an escape. You did it so beautifully, I think I'll have to show this video to other people who don't understand how trauma can affect the rest of your life. Thank you.

She has powers! You should also watch the 90's movie, no musical tho. The actress who played Matilda in the movie was going through a hard time with her mother being ill (and dying) and her on screen parents really stepped up even tho they had to be really bad on screen

"Has someone wrote down the plate the the truck that hit me?" Bet you didn't see that one coming, did you? Oh man, this girl is so good! Great reaction.

When I watches this one with my kids on our family movie night I had so many feelings of identifying with Matilda, I always had even with the 1995 version of the chatacter, but this one was just a gut punch. When we read the book as a family a couple of years ago, I was taken back to when I read the book at 8, and it again reminded me how much I always felt like her. I had to totally fight not crying while watching this with my kids, I totally get why you had your moment, I was right there with you watching this and I know the struggle. Thanks for vocalizing it! You totally should read the book, even as an adult, it is wonderful.

As a person that is prone to panic and anxiety attacks, when I first saw it I almost cried cus that's how I felt while going through them at school, it felt relatable. However my friends thought she was whiny and annoying. It's so weird how one song can mean so much to someone

Matilda has always been special to me, but the musical truly touched me when I saw it live years ago. Even just listening to the soundtrack can still get me emotional and bring tears to my eyes. I wish so many of us weren’t able to relate and feel so personally connected to this story, but I am so grateful for art and music existing. I’m so happy they made this a movie so I could forever watch it whenever I want to.

I also cried so much when I watched the movie ! I cried almost through the entire thing

This is my favorite song from the movie ❤

Watching your video was exactly my own reaction. I never got the chance to see the actual play, but I’ve seen the play version in videos. It hit way different in the movie, for all th same reasons that it hit different for you. Though not the same as yours, I also come from trauma and struggle with anxiety, anxiety/panic, attacks, PTSD (in emotionally triggering situations) and depression. Getting overwhelmed and checking out was/is a constant struggle…. Literally everything you said, I’ve said so often…I’m so sorry you had to experience what you were forced to endure, sending you a massive physical and/or metaphorical hug

I didn't realize this song would hit me so hard. As someone who struggles with severe anxiety, whenever things get too loud or too hectic, my brain just jumps from topic to topic as I feel my heart rate increase. My parents often yelled at me a lot, often for little things. I'd always end up holding back tears until I was alone because I knew if I cried in front of them it would only get worse. It's those moments where I wish I had a mute button for the world.

Don't omit the genius of Tim Minchin who wrote the lyrics and music!

BLESS YOUR HEART!... I discovered you from your GLEE reaction videos, and am so glad I did. Your talent, your passion, your open and honest dialogue about sensitive topics, your 'Mother Hen'/protective tendencies for others, and YES your tears, make you such a good teacher/role model, and make you such a joy to watch!

A few months ago i saw Tim Minchin (writer of the musical) live and he was talking about how after the release of Matilda (both the stageshow and movie) he had an influx of letters from his autistic fans saying how this song made them feel heard and understood, and how that was recently resonating with him because his daughter was recently diagnosed with autism. He then segwayed that into performing the song but before he told all of his autistic fans or anyone who felt understood by the song to applaud. Hearing all those people who felt the same way as me and how I was finally not the odd one out brought me to tears. Bravo Tim, bravo!

Thank you for being so open and contextualising it in a way I hadn’t appreciated before now. Big love 💜🙏🏻

The actress (Alisha Weir) was 11 when she filmed the film in 2020, during the pandemic, and the character of Matilda was 5 or 6 when this happened.

Thank you for sharing this reaction and thank you for sharing your story❤❤❤ it was really brave… and said so perfectly. You did not deserve those things and I wish I could give you a hug. You’re very inspiring!!

This is probably my favorite song because of how you can actually feel what she’s feeling. The anxiety and then the peace when she disassociates

Thank you for putting up to such a big effort, because also from my experience of growing with an abusive dad that never helped me the way I needed (and who still makes me feel bad over some things and still makes me emotional abuse), it’s difficult to see ourselves as good as we are but even though DID it’s a coping mechanism for dealing with that, we are brave for keep moving on. Love you and thank u again for speaking about that and having your heart out to us 🥹❤️

I have a dissociation disorder and Quiet feels like home somehow, and I never knew how to explain to people what dissociate feels like until now, I'm using this from now on 😣 I cry everytime I watch this scene

I CRRRRIED TOO! Bless your heart my love! ❤️

I have anxiety and depression (was diagnosed with both), very likely I've always had it (family history and all sorts) when I first heard "Quiet" about ten or so years ago, I wasn't diagnosed yet BUT I felt EVERYTHING Matilda felt, I have yet to see it on stage so most of it I only knew from the Cast Recording, this scene in the film was better than I ever imagined! This song just felt like it was made for me like, I can't describe how it feels when you're having an anxiety attack but somehow this song does! Tim is such a genius in his lyrics and composition, this song actually calms me down it's truly amazing.

Can you please react to the song before this, its called "The Smell of Rebeliion", The Trunchbull does an amazing belt at the end, i would love to see your reaction to it.

I spent so much of this film wiping away tears, I cried the whole way home but it was amazing. I'm sorry that you also went through trauma.

This song also reminds me of the ADHD experience, it really captures the feeling of being overwhelmed

This is what my anxiety sounds like 😃 but only the first part. I've been saying this for years and I'm glad other people see it too

This girl has better talent then a popstar!? Does anyone agree? And she is also super adorable😇😊🥰🤩👏👏👏👏

So relatable for people with anxiety or ADHD or in my case both. I have not successfully listened to this without crying since it came out. Here with you 💕

girl have you never seen the OG matilda! of course she has powers lol

Alisha did a great job with this song, but I've never heard anyone sing it more beautifully than Hayley Canham who played Matilda on West End.

I knew nothing about the story or songs coming in and this song in particular blew me away. I can't stop watching it. The key changes wreck me.

I cried all the way through the movie...the "bad" adults were so awful, their cruelty broke my heart so many times. I'm auditioning for a local production of Matilda The Musical in a couple of days, and this soundtrack song is the one that spoke to me...even though I'm an adult, I will be singing the first two minutes of this for my audition.

So many people with childhood trauma flock to this movie for comfort.

If this got you I can only imagine how My House got you! I hope we get to see a short version of your full reaction here like you did with pitch perfect

I didn't cry seeing this in the cinema (I was close) but omg seeing Audrey cry made me sob

This song really hit hard for me, growing up was full of problems. It was never really that _I_ was the one being shouted at (with the exception of sometimes the class bully) but the load noises really got to me. But I'd often have panic attacks, or, as you mentioned, I'd be trying to grasp on a subject to take me away from the present. If anybody is going through hard times, I hope you get through it, we're in this together. ❤️

This has always been one of my favorite stories, especially as it hits home personally. I love this reaction.

Absolutely loved this film... I was so emotional throughout 😭 I had a good childhood,apart from childhood bereavement..which I can relate to taking your mind to a calmer different place x

the song quiet relates to me suffering with autism and loss off family members with my struggles day to day with loud crowds

You ended with "I'm a hot mess". I think that legally forces you to react to the song "Hot Mess" from Dodie (aka doddleoddle) 🙃😜

Great video but aside from that, I’m so sorry you had to deal with such trauma at an early age 😢 I’m a new sub and recently just discovered your channel. Quiet speaks to me a lot as well (but more because of anxiety, not really trauma). Glad you’re in a much better place now❤

Quiet is about disassosiation. Very common with autistic/Neurodivergent people. Dissociation is a mental process of disconnecting from one's thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identity.

Oh, honey. I just wanted to hug you and tell you you're safe. Thank you for sharing your experience. It made the song and the actor's performance mean so much more. Thank you for your blend of expertise, knowledge, and relatability. Love your channel, Audrey!

I didn't think I was raised in abuse until I learned english and started seeing and understanding videos like these, cause i used to go to a place in my head everytime I was alone/sad/lonely and there was a whole different life written in my head like a book with me as a main character with a different life.

Just found your channel ❤️. I saw the touring performance of matilda in 2015/16ish. This song connected with me on a deep level I didn't quite understand, but I listened to it over and over. I was diagnosed with a dissociative disorder in 2018. You're not alone ❤️ thank you for talking about it.

I grew up in a similar environment to wat you're talking about. I know a lot of the things I have had to get through- especially with after, since I had to be homeless the first 4 months of the pandemic in order to get out and away- have required incredible strength and resilience, not many have had. But I'm amazed that you're able to tell yourself that you're good, and believe it. Because no matter how much confidence, or how much of a backbone I have, I still struggle with the self-loathing. I just push it very far down, deep. The idea of believing that, just feel like I'm hurting others by doing it. I really hope I can get there. Great job, for doing it!

I have anxiety and this is exactly how it feels..... I loved this movie and I haven't stopped watching it since it came out, the songs are so good!!!

Hi great reaction, this is my fav song from the movie musical Alisha did an amazing job so perfect. Have you seen the original movie Matilda with Mara Wilson? she had powers to and can move things with her mind. I think the lyrics to Quiet are genius, it makes a lot of sense I listen to it on repeat I love watching your videos.

She was 11 while filming now she is 13 and she was born in Dublin Ireland she is an Irish child star and her dad is a managing director and both of her older sisters are both actresses and once she was old enough she knew this is what she always wanted to do♥️

i absolutely LOVE this song!

As someone who has SPD (sensory prossessing disorder) and who recently broke there ear defenders this is exactly how it feels to be in a classroom with loud kids or even in a woodwork class with loud saws and drills and hammering 😢

This is an amazing song!!! I love how her voice syncs with the music smoothly! The smell of rebellion is my favorite though!! U should review it.

I feel you on this one, I grew up in a rather abusive situation as a child, so I resulted to singing and music in ballroom dancing which I've done for 24 years now as a teacher, tecopa some of the stuff

the australian live stage show was my favourite all time musical, superb performances and the amazing song writing of australian tim minchen

Quiet is my favourite from the movie version, but I love the entirety of the stage musical. Alisha should be offered the role on stage; she is a wonderful little actress and was my favourite part of the movie.

As someone who has anxiety and has panic attacks, this song really connects with me

Thanks for doing a reaction to this amazing song

I have all the a’s. ADHD, autism and anxiety. This song is everything.

She was 11/12 when they filmed this Btw. Yes we neeed you to watch the hole Thing and i feel you. Ive been through a lot of trauma too

ugh you made me cry so much. I'm sending you virtual hugs