Sweet! Share with others! Strong message💙 your performance’s.

So true...

Boo fric kin hoo... Its infinitely worse for a male autustic compared to a female autustic.. Go funk yersel

Seriouly... Go funk yersel

So brave

"brave brave brave". Do you realise how silly you sound? This is attention seeking.

@@diogeneslantern18 oh because being autistic is attention seeking. Oh I know because you are a internet troll and don’t understand how it is very hard for autistic people that struggle outside and judge harshly for not able to be verbal with their feelings. Some can’t handle loud noises and can’t express emotions and some can’t go on to stage. His hands were shaking when took that mask off which means it was hard for him to take the mask off and that is truly him stepping up to the challenge which is brave of him. I wanted to congratulate him for being brave and you think that’s attention seeking. Piss off troll. End of the day we are all wearing a mask. Like you wear a mask by hiding behind a screen on your phone or computer.

what boundaries holding you back? wearing a mask?

@@happyjonn9242 I have learning difficulties and dyslexia. Some of my members like my older thought I couldn’t overcome or gain anything. I was bullied at school and I overcome them all. Proving to those who thought I couldn’t get GSHEs in math, English, Science and Art. Couldn’t learn another language and won’t go to college. While being bullied I hid things from others behind a mask and never show my true self. I hid the fact I liked anime while attending college and I am a tomboy and it wasn’t until I was in a domestic violence relationship I realised being yourself and being brave is the challenge we all have to face and overcome like me pushing pass my learning difficulties and dyslexia. We are still afraid to show our true selves by wearing a mask part of our lives.

I'm autistic too and I'm happy that there is more acceptance towards autism and less stupid people working on a cure

@@triad210 yea, it’s literally impossible and a waste of money

Well said!

@@triad210 i have asperger like seldon

i, R.E.N. no, like yours.

Billions of years ago when only one continent existed, Australia was part of Europe.They must be using that as a loophole to get them into the contest.

Russia was allowed to compete in Eurovision and they’re part of Asia

@Hai Voai Would you like some eggs with your spam, mate?

@@ericastones1052 Incorrect. The Russian Federation is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

@@andyhelliwell4955 I take it Israel was part of that super-continent too 🤭

Are you really that easily swayed?

thoughts and prayers

It gave me the strength to start washing again after my ptsd

Very Nice👆👆👍👍！！非常的棒！！.。

You need an oscilloscope to see a voice. 🙄

He’s weird

whats so despairing about this

Yes he does, indeed.

@@ivyvines6708 😉🇬🇧🙏❤️

It’s reasonable for the B.B.C. to assume its viewers know what Eurovision is. If you’re watching from a random country then you’re going to have to expect references that you don’t understand.

His name is Sheldon Riley. Keep your eyes and ears peeled. You will be hearing a whole lot more about him.

It still has the Queen as its head of state.

More important, why is Israel?

The organizing entity of the Eurovision Song Contest is the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) which is an international association of television and radio broadcasters from countries comprised in the European Broadcasting Area. The area is based in the old telegraphy cable connections, and all the countries marked in red are eligible to be full members of the EBU and are thus eligible to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest. This is also the answer as to why Israel is in the contest, as it is within that red area and is a full member of the EBU. However, any broadcaster from any country in the world can be an associated member of the EBU and that's the case of SBS, an Australian broadcaster. They've had the rights and have been airing the Eurovision Song Contest in Australia since the 80's, even despite they had never participated in it and the contest airs at 5 am, due to vastly different time zone. Still, they managed to create a sort of cult following of the show, with very dedicated fans over there. In 2014, the Eurovision show decided to thank that Australian fanbase for their following in the show's interval act and the reaction by the European fans was so positive, the organizers decided to invite Australia to actually take part in the contest in the following year. Again, Australia were so welcomed, that they've been invited to take part ever since and will be in the show until at least 2023. They even almost won the contest in 2016, coming 2nd place.

@@GroundhogRoy so?

@@rammingspeed5217 Have you learnt how to spell 'Mandela' yet?

Or kane

@Luis guzman torrente Thanks for your insights and analysis, Professor.

@Luis guzman torrente Were your parents cousins?

Never will

of course, it's eurovision. that's not the point.

Eurovison's always had a bunch of abnormal people

Talking heads

@@djackson006 I just listeed to the full version.Good stuff.

The costume was most likely inspired by Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands. The story was written specifically for the film, so I don't think any specific tale inspired it.

It's great for virtue signalling and refining Asperger's diagnosis for the drug companies. There's lots of unvirtuous parasites waiting in the wings to bleed off someone's gender,colour or disability. People with autism can see through this BBC crap.

well they're still calling it a spectrum. I think it's a very good decision to get rid of the "asperger" label that the guy by that name came up with to differentiate between autistic people that should be killed in the nazi euthanasia program and those who shouldn't because they were useful to society.

Well autism can have symptoms from Asperger’s, and kanners. For instance I have a lot of stimming, speech issues, meltdowns, mood swings etc but don’t have that many social issues, or behavior issues and I have high intelligence. what would I be? I could be Asperger’s because of lack of behavior but I could be classic because of meltdowns and speech issues. You see my point? One label could work for some people but others may not fit in a concrete label. That’s why we have the levels of support needs :)

@@brynbreakerofrules8058 I think first of all labels suck. When people hear the label "autism" they get tunnel vision and think can't talk and can't behave and that's not true. If autism is going to be kept as one diagnosis there should be some more definition as it is such a broad category. I find it extremely difficult to find proper treatment for a family member of mine, who has high functioning autism, more commonly referred to Asperger's.

@@afterthestorm221 The problem is every autistic person is different, we can't precisely put a label on everyone on the spectrum. Instead of creating more labels, we should focus on making the stigma and preconceived ideas about autism disappear, and normalize the fact that we're all different with different traits and different ways of experiencing life with autism

Each year its nearly watched by 200.000.000 people, and it grows every year. Only people in UK dont watch cause they usually are extremely bad. This year you have a change for top 10 tho, very nice song.

Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up...! 🤞🥳🤞 And lock up his cronies too - Bannon, Barr, Carlson, Cruz, Gaetz, Graham, Greene, Giuliani, Johnson, McCarthy, McEnany, Pence, Powell, Trump Jr... 🚨🚔🚨

Where did you get that from? Greta could very much speak before she became an activist, if she couldn’t I’m pretty sure she would have gotten a diagnosis much earlier than she did. Who has claimed she never spoke? She may have stopped speaking for a while (I also did it at 14. I’m autistic and have always been able to speak), but that doesen’t mean she didn’t know how to. She probably was too depressed and unmotivated to bother speaking.

@@celine9322 ever seen her without a script? Go take a look around YT she’s no “activist” she’s an actor reading a script! Yes when the media “introduced” Greta they said she was mute but decided to speak up against climate change! However without a script she has no clue!

Because it important for other autistic people, you selfish idiot. I am autistic and have real problem to communicate so everytime I see somebody on the spectrum who has the courage to come out of his/her shell, it gives me courage. Sorry if it does bother you.

Totally agree, a load of BS hype

‘Why make it about autism?’ Ummm, maybe because he has autism?! Kind of a relevant aspect to the mask and context. People have adorned masks and disguise for centuries, and from then until now, through to Bowie, it has always been asked why they wear them, and the contexts of it. Bowie was in character, Kiss was about refuge and respect. And people still asked them and made a point of it, even today. Maybe you just get triggered by this topic, for whatever reason.

because its clearly about his own insecurities and how big of a deal something like that can be, being autistic myself masking is a term commonly used in our community and is usually used in a physical sense when trying to emulate the meaning of it, theres a reason he’s tying it to him being autistic its not just for fun

Autism is an integral part of who we are, something that affects autistic people in everything we do, the reason it's so important to "make it about autism" is because people don't care to learn about us, unconsciously contributing to our struggles. I understand that using a "mask" to encapsulate this may seem silly or superficial, but if it weren't for a visual attribute, no one would care, no one would notice the process of "masking" as it is psychological, invisible to the untrained eye.

*watch *show

And yes - more than 180 million people. It's one of the most watched TV shows in the World.

Haven't watched this since the 90's when it meant something to be British.

@@richard7645

Wrong type of mask. They're talking about autistic people trying to pass off as neurotypical people. A term called "masking" amongst the autistic community that's been around since before the pandemic.

And You look like a disheveled, out of work pep guardiola

what

He doesn't only represent Australia. He also represents many people around the globe feel like they have to wear a mask.

@@Janttura HAhahahaha good one

@@Janttura what masks? corona masks?

You're imbécile. He speak about autism. And idiot like you need to learn more about autism.

Chanel represents spain singing about her "booty hypnotic". Eurovision is not about singing your country's athem. At least he sings an athem of ASD and I litterally cried watching it. It's very beautiful, relatable and empowering when you're on the spectrum, so no, it's not only about him

Any different than anyone who aspire to become famous... Every single celebrities on Earth and through time.

So you didn't watch the whole video then? Rather make assumptions and prove the guy right Hahaha.He's bringing light to the fact that an autistic person doesn't need to attempt to camouflage into society and should unmask and be themselves, which alleviates any stress and anxiety that comes with living a lie. Clearly ignorant people like yourselves make this more of a prescient issue than it needs to be.

Why does it make you uncomfortable?

And you arrogant, ignorant, selfish moron

So talking about struggles millions of people have to deal with daily is being a drama queen to you? 💀 Touch some grass, go outside idk

It is for anyone who want to understand autism and help people on the spectrum. Sorry if we exist.

@@booliev3275 I am autistic and I stand by my comment. Autism is NOT mainstream news. Bye!

Every contestant is worth watching.

Who are you saying made it up? That term has been in wide use for many years.

You seem very confused. ‘Neurotypical’ is a well-established term.

@@icturner23 It's called being normal.

@@GroundhogRoy All words are made up. People make them up.

@@edmundtrebus4084 What's that got to do with the price of fish?

for reals.

What is? The autism? His courage? Easy to say for non autistic people.

Everyone deal with their issues the way they want. I'm autistic and don't wear a mask, but can not face an audience. If a mask helps him so be it. Sorry if you feel so bitter.

@@booliev3275 not bitter just not using a disabilty to gain fame.

As you know, there are different kinds of autism. He got diagnosed with Asperges, one of the most ‘extreme’ kinds. He didnt speak for years.

@@Cloudbuster. didnt speak for years.... wears a mask... eurovision..... virtue signaling.......

@@bbcisaids6727 Sheldon is not using autism for fame, he's rather representing us to give us all visibility and maybe make people realize we exist and we have our struggles. Probably won't work considering the massive wave of ableist comments he got, but at least for once we had a voice...

"I dont understand autism, this guy isnt autistic enough!"

If you were to divide personality type into 5 different categories known as 'the Big 5' one of them is Extraversion. This guy is probably at the lower end of the spectrum and possibly and at the high end for Neuroticism. We're all somewhere on the spectrum for these things.

hmmm I think it's the autism, is it the autism?

@@Robin4 worked with people with additional needs for 5 years, including those with ASD diagnoses. Personally I don't believe our current categorisation system is helpful, and diagnoses for other conditions change periodically so we can be flexible and critique the current approach without condemning anyone. Thanks, though.

It's called a spectrum for a reason, not everyone is going to be the same ffs.

Why?

why

Why?

Why?

Ok? I have a friend that has just been diagnosed as having autism (actually first thought he had ADHD so misdiagnosed in childhood), he has been singing since 15 years old, he is now 30 and in a band that travels around the world. I don't know what made you make that assumption about all autistic people. I'm assuming you haven't met many, plus there are different levels of autism. I mean, I'm not autistic and I can't sing for peanuts.

You seem to be a real idiot, that come from another autistic person? Is it jealousy or pure bitterness?

You've never heard the term: "When you've met one autistic person, you've met just one autistic person" Your ability to sing has nothing to do with you being autistic.

Heard of Susan Boyle?

what the fuck are you talking about