Alix Generous: How I learned to communicate my inner life with Asperger's
Alix Generous: Bagaimana saya sebagai penderita Asperger belajar menyampaikan dunia saya
Alix Generous is a college student and biology researcher with Asperger syndrome. She stresses the importance of building accepting environments for all kinds of minds. Full bio
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berbicara tentang mimpi.
saya mampu mengendalikan mimpi,
spontaneously appear ...
my personal statement to college
esai masuk universitas
bukan kata-kata.
instincts and language.
seperti naluri dan bahasa.
menguji, dan memecahkan semua masalah --
test, and troubleshoot everything --
dilakukan dalam pikirannya dengan akurat.
in his mind, accurately.
to our species, anyway.
bagi spesies kami.
to hyper-focus on things that interest me.
pada hal yang menarik bagi saya.
I had an affair with calculus
ada hubungan rahasia dengan kalkulus,
daripada beberapa pernikahan selebriti.
than some celebrity marriages.
unusual things about me.
that I don't have much inflection
saya tak memakai banyak perubahan kata,
antara saya dan GPS.
often confuse me with a GPS.
a challenge, unless you need directions.
tapi tidak jika Anda butuh petunjuk arah.
doing presentations,
ketika saya mulai presentasi,
untuk yang pertama kalinya.
for the first time.
untuk berpose genit.
what she was talking about.
you know, with your eyes,
sedang mencari tokoh kartun Waldo.
kecakapan sosial dasar seseorang.
one is expected to display.
saya sulit diterima secara sosial.
I struggled to fit in socially.
but I didn't understand them.
bahan gurauan yang membuat saya bingung.
and Stephen Colbert --
adalah George Carlin dan Stephen Colbert,
from being shy and awkward
dari malu-malu dan canggung,
I did not have many friends.
terhadap tekstur.
was like pins and needles,
terasa seperti peniti dan jarum,
is up to standards now, though.
standar kebersihan saya sudah bagus.
and my parents --
seperti sekarang dan orang tua saya --
secara seksual oleh teman sebaya,
when I was sexually assaulted by a peer,
situasi sulit bertambah parah.
it made a difficult situation worse.
across the country to get treatment,
untuk mendapat perawatan,
sedang memikirkan pengobatan baru,
a new medication,
of the Walking Dead.
and began to hallucinate
were coming towards me.
berat saya turun 8,6 kg,
in those three weeks,
that understood my aversions,
yang mengerti masalah saya,
dan saya mendapat bantuan yang dibutuhkan.
and I got the help I finally needed.
hal-hal yang luar biasa.
is that oftentimes,
yang amat kompleks,
a very complex inner life,
kepribadian saya amat beragam,
I have a very colorful personality,
dan banyak yang saya pikirkan.
going on in my mind.
between where that stands,
menyampaikannya ke orang lain.
with the rest of the world.
basic communication a challenge.
menjadi suatu tantangan besar.
karena kecakapan sosial yang tak memadai,
due to my lack of social skills,
24-hour diner --
yang agak berbeda --
would dispose of a human corpse ...
ditaburi, ditutup, dan dibungkus.
topped, capped, and covered.
at an ungodly hour in the night.
pada jam tak lazim di malam hari.
saya mengobrol dan bertanya pada pelayan,
with a waitress, and I asked her,
Anda alami di pekerjaan ini?"
that's happened to you on the job?"
a man walked in completely naked.
seorang pria datang telanjang bulat.
Daftarkan saya di jadwal shift yang sepi!"
for the graveyard shift!"
Waffle House did not hire me.
it can be viewed as a disadvantage,
bisa dianggap sebagai kerugian,
a real pain in the butt,
yang membuat saya berpikir inovatif.
to think innovatively.
for my research on coral reefs,
kompetisi penelitian terumbu karang,
of Biological Diversity,
to graduate college,
perusahaan biotek bernama AutismSees.
company called AutismSees.
untuk bisa jadi seperti saat ini:
and years of pain and trauma.
dan tahunan rasa sakit dan trauma.
if there's a better way,
apakah ada cara yang lebih baik,
yaitu teknologi bantu-autisme.
autism-assistive technology.
could play an integral role
penderita kelainan spektrum autisme,
with autistic spectrum disorder,
by my company, AutismSees,
oleh perusahaan saya, AutismSees,
mengembangkan kecakapan berkomunikasi.
and help develop communication skills.
eye contact through camera
kontak mata melalui kamera,
di depan umum dan wawancara kerja.
and job-interview experience.
Waffle House akan merekrut saya,
Waffle House will hire me,
is that I've used Podium
saya telah menggunakan aplikasi Podium
dan itu sangat membantu.
and it's been a great help.
that many innovative scientists,
dan insinyur yang memilikinya;
and engineers have it;
Jane Austen, Isaac Newton, dan Bill Gates
Jane Austen, Isaac Newton, and Bill Gates
seringnya tak dapat dibagikan,
often can't be shared
are being overlooked every day,
penderita autisme terus diabaikan,
is to change that,
adalah untuk mengubahnya,
yang menghalangi kesuksesan mereka.
that prevent them from succeeding.
suka mengendalikan mimpi,
konsekuensi sosial dan fisik.
and physical consequences.
yang saya ciptakan dalam pikiran,
that I create in my mind,
keinginan saya sendiri.
dan Angelina santai saja.
and Angelina is totally cool with it.
technology is bigger than that,
lebih besar dari itu,
adalah mengubah cara pandang orang
dan penderita Asperger banyak fungsi,
with higher-functioning Asperger's
lihatlah Profesor Temple Grandin.
Temple Grandin, for example.
bagi mereka untuk membagikan bakatnya,
to share their talents with this world
dorongan untuk mengejar mimpi mereka
to pursue their dreams
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Alix Generous - AdvocateAlix Generous is a college student and biology researcher with Asperger syndrome. She stresses the importance of building accepting environments for all kinds of minds.
Why you should listen
Alix Generous has Asperger syndrome, but was misdiagnosed for years. A student and researcher who is passionate about molecular biology and neuroscience, she encourages people like her to share their intelligence and insights. She is a co-owner of the startup AutismSees, which develops technology tools to help all kinds of people give presentations.
At 19, Generous won first place in a nationwide competition for her work in quorum sensing and coral reefs. Her paper titled "Environmental Threats on the Symbiotic Relationship of Coral Reefs and Quorum Sensing," was published in Consilience. In November 2013, she was a youth delegate for the UN Convention of Climate Change (COP19), where she negotiated technology transfers and issues of medical importance. She has assisted neuroscience researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, Tufts University School of Medicine, and the University of Vermont.
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