This 9 Year Old Was Asked To Explain His Autism And Now He's Going Viral

this nine-year-old was asked to explain his autism and now he's going viral [Music] george genulis looks like any other nine-year-old boy you'd meet like a lot of kids his age he likes making videos and posting them on any or all sorts of social media in this case george made a video message on youtube that has received a pretty good number of hits it's not because it's just another boy who can dance or spit sick rhymes what makes george's video so amazing is in how he tells us about his condition he's been dealing with autism all of his life despite that george said that he's a kid just like you and it really shows all the way throughout his parents discovered he has an autism spectrum disorder when he was two years old i didn't speak until i was almost three years old george said in his video he said that his parents weren't sure if he would ever speak at all but when he started talking he started using all the words he'd learned as if he'd recorded them in his mind george is a very brave kid in how open he is with his condition he even includes a video of himself at a younger age throwing a tantrum there are parts of the viral video where he flubs in his narration and it shows his frustration that doesn't mean the boy doesn't have a capacity for boundless joy he has hobbies like any other kid he loves dancing as can be seen at the beginning of the video it's just one of the ways he expresses himself not just to someone with autism but as a regular kid yes he has interests that you'd find in many other kids but george explains very well that his personality is very different like a lot of kids with autism he said i might not have been looking but that doesn't mean i wasn't listening he also explains how difficult it is to filter out sensory input like lots of noises in a crowded room i can hear and see a lot of things and sounds all at the same time he said that makes just one sound or thought something for him to focus on play on words isn't the best when you're with george he explained that he has a habit of taking what people say literally if you tell him to have a seat you might find one last chair in your classroom he said it works out better for everyone if you're more specific george says he does get frustrated when things don't go the way he planned he might even scream but he still wants people to be honest with him he just wants people to be unafraid of asking him questions george's mother has had him in the same school since kindergarten that means he's known people for years and has had a network of friends mostly girls who've checked up on him it has been harder for him to make connections with boys because of his personality george wants to make it very clear that not all kids with autism are the same for example he says that he likes to touch as many things as possible but that might not be the case for other kids on the spectrum their reactions to happiness or frustrations are entirely dependent to themselves lisa jolly george's mother and her husband mike eunolis have said that it's like solving a different puzzle every day and there's a lot of pieces they're still proud of their son and how much of a joy he can be more importantly they love that george is so enjoyable to anyone he meets george's video is a delightful piece into the life of someone who lives with autism he made it for his 4th grade class but when he put it up on youtube in november the crowd got much larger tens of thousands watched the video making him an internet star if just for a moment george's mother lisa jolly posted the video on youtube not thinking of the huge popularity it'd have she said that the support they have been getting is nothing short of amazing other people have shown this to their children with autism and have felt a connection to how george expresses himself compared to decades previous we know so much more about the autism spectrum disorder but there's still a lot of misconceptions that's what makes a video like george is so important to see a first-hand perspective on things it's great to have a carefree educational explanation without the stigma we see everywhere [Music] else you