Alix Generous: How I learned to communicate my inner life with Asperger's
Alix Generous: Come ho imparato a comunicare la mia vita interiore con la sindrome di Asperger
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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ho fatto sogni vividi,
spontaneously appear ...
uomini sexy dal nulla...
e comporre musica.
my personal statement to college
la mia presentazione per il college
instincts and language.
all'istinto e al linguaggio.
test, and troubleshoot everything --
testare e risolvere qualsiasi cosa,
in his mind, accurately.
in modo accurato.
to our species, anyway.
appartiene solo alla nostra specie.
di Google Translate.
to hyper-focus on things that interest me.
a fondo sulle cose che mi interessano.
una storia con un'espressione
I had an affair with calculus
than some celebrity marriages.
matrimoni tra celebrità.
unusual things about me.
che sono inusuali.
that I don't have much inflection
non ho molta inflessione
often confuse me with a GPS.
mi confonde con un GPS.
a challenge, unless you need directions.
a meno che non vi servano indicazioni.
doing presentations,
ho iniziato a parlare in pubblico,
for the first time.
per la prima volta.
uno sguardo provocante.
what she was talking about.
you know, with your eyes,
che si fa con gli occhi,
si stia nascondendo.
one is expected to display.
normalmente presenti nelle persone.
I struggled to fit in socially.
ho faticato a socializzare.
but I didn't understand them.
barzellette, ma io non le capivo.
and Stephen Colbert --
e Stephen Colbert,
il senso dell'umorismo.
from being shy and awkward
dall'essere timida e strana
I did not have many friends.
che non avevo molti amici.
was like pins and needles,
era come di spilli e aghi,
di farmi la doccia.
is up to standards now, though.
è tornata a livelli normali.
and my parents --
e anche i miei genitori.
when I was sexually assaulted by a peer,
un compagno abusò di me,
it made a difficult situation worse.
una situazione già difficile.
across the country to get treatment,
per il paese in cerca di cure,
a new medication,
un nuovo farmaco,
of the Walking Dead.
di The Walking Dead.
and began to hallucinate
ad avere allucinazioni
were coming towards me.
che mi venivano incontro.
in those three weeks,
in tre settimane,
una grave anemia,
that understood my aversions,
dove capirono le mie fobie,
and I got the help I finally needed.
ricevetti l'aiuto che mi serviva.
is that oftentimes,
a very complex inner life,
molto complessa,
I have a very colorful personality,
ho una personalità esuberante,
going on in my mind.
che mi girano per la testa.
between where that stands,
il luogo in cui si sviluppano
with the rest of the world.
basic communication a challenge.
diventa una vera sfida.
due to my lack of social skills,
a causa della mia inabilità sociale,
domanda a Waffle House.
24-hour diner --
ristorantino aperto 24 ore su 24.
would dispose of a human corpse ...
sbarazzarsi di un cadavere.
topped, capped, and covered.
guarnite, ricoperte e glassate.
at an ungodly hour in the night.
nelle ore notturne più insolite.
with a waitress, and I asked her,
con una cameriera, e le chiesi:
that's happened to you on the job?"
ti è successa sul posto di lavoro?"
a man walked in completely naked.
entrato un uomo totalmente nudo.
for the graveyard shift!"
Mettimi nel turno di notte!"
Waffle House did not hire me.
da Waffle House.
it can be viewed as a disadvantage,
può essere visto come uno svantaggio,
a real pain in the butt,
spina nel fianco,
to think innovatively.
di pensare in modo innovativo.
for my research on coral reefs,
con una ricerca sulla barriera corallina,
of Biological Diversity,
sulla diversità biologica,
to graduate college,
finire il college
company called AutismSees.
biotecnologica chiamata AutismSees.
per arrivare fino a qui:
and years of pain and trauma.
e anni di dolore e traumi.
if there's a better way,
a un metodo migliore,
autism-assistive technology.
tecnologia assistiva all'autismo,
un ruolo importante
could play an integral role
with autistic spectrum disorder,
disturbo dello spettro autistico,
by my company, AutismSees,
compagnia AutismSees,
and help develop communication skills.
e sviluppa le competenze comunicative.
eye contact through camera
visivo attraverso una fotocamera
and job-interview experience.
e un colloquio di lavoro.
Waffle House will hire me,
Waffle House mi assumerà,
un altro po' con l'app.
is that I've used Podium
che ho usato Podium
and it's been a great help.
e mi ha aiutato molto.
that many innovative scientists,
ne siano affetti molti scienziati,
and engineers have it;
e ingegneri innovativi.
Jane Austen, Isaac Newton, and Bill Gates
Isaac Newton e Bill Gates
often can't be shared
non si possono condividere
are being overlooked every day,
vengono ignorate ogni giorno,
is to change that,
delle persone affette da autismo,
that prevent them from succeeding.
impediscono loro di avere successo.
è che mi permettono di essere libera
e conseguenza fisica.
and physical consequences.
that I create in my mind,
ho creato nella mia mente,
and Angelina is totally cool with it.
e ad Angelina va benissimo.
technology is bigger than that,
di assistenza all'autismo è più di questo,
la prospettiva della gente
with higher-functioning Asperger's
con la sindrome di Asperger,
Temple Grandin, for example.
to share their talents with this world
condividere il loro talento,
to pursue their dreams
di seguire i propri sogni
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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