Whats with all the British people?

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24 Apr 2012, 2:44 pm

Jtuk wrote:

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The one video I watched of someone with Aspergers was a Norwegian guy.

oh I think you mean the Swedish guy, adkit2? He's great.

There are only a few lengthy well produced videos on YouTube, most of those are i believe from the BBC. Such as the autistic driving instructor.

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It's possible, I'd have to look it up again.

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24 Apr 2012, 2:46 pm

Jtuk wrote:

The difference is possibly the BBC, a lot of this stuff you see on YouTube is segments from BBC programs. As a public funded body they produce a lot more good quality factual program's than what you would see elsewhere in the world. They also have to be inclusive, so there are a lot of programs that cover issues relating to disabilities and non-mainstream lifestyles.

I agree, the BBC does make a lot of very good documentaries. The latest one about autism, by Louis Theroux, has made it on to Youtube.

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24 Apr 2012, 3:15 pm

bnky wrote:

Would an ISP's settings effect which videos come at the top of a search? When I search for something via google it seems to give a preferential rating to results from the country I'm in at the time. Does YouTube do the same?
(Don't know which country OP is in)

seems possible but i think it's more likely a google thing. like how they give you results in google searches that will differ from another person. dunno what criteria they base the filtering on though.

i've seen a few asd vids on youtube but i did not notice a trend (only watched a few) i may be way off here but i think the UK is overall far more liberal than most countries but it definitely has it's fair share of idiots too.

The NHS is often seen as a really great thing. to me it seems proposterous that someone can be refused treatment just because they cannot afford it. or if they have no insurance have to pay through the nose. My own experience with the NHS is that the idea of GPs is stupid as i have seen many and most of them just don't have a clue or just say to take antibiotics etc or try to give you SSRI's

i think they do an admirable job but i do think some restructuring and more focus on prevention than cure healthcare could benefit people hugely

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24 Apr 2012, 3:31 pm

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I watch a lot of AS videos on YouTube and I can't say I've noticed a lot of Brits on YouTube , mostly people from US in my opinion

Something I have noticed on YouTube is a lot of the ignorant comments by ignorant scumbags

Yeah. There are laughable comments where people try to explain why AS is a fake disorder. Those people are not cool.

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24 Apr 2012, 4:25 pm

CrinklyCrustacean wrote:

Technically, (Great) Britain only covers the mainland, hence "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland," but not many people are that strict in their usage.

A lot of people use "Britain" as shorthand for the UK, although that can be awkward when it comes to Northern Ireland.

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24 Apr 2012, 4:51 pm

I live in London and have never found an NHS Dr who knows what it is and only one NHS psych who had heard of it but didn't know what it was. In my experience the NHS are more or less useless when it comes to anything to do with the mind.

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24 Apr 2012, 5:04 pm

J87 wrote:

i'd almost agree with that. i think it varies from area to area. i had pretty much figured it out myself then got reffered to an expert within the research community who was also a consultant psychiatrist who confirmed what i thought. i did have to jump through some hoops to get to that stage though!

had i not figured it out myself i doubt i would have been diagnosed

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24 Apr 2012, 5:11 pm

Mummy_of_Peanut wrote:

Jtuk wrote:

I agree, the BBC does make a lot of very good documentaries. The latest one about autism, by Louis Theroux, has made it on to Youtube.

do you have a link? I couldn't find it...

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24 Apr 2012, 5:16 pm

faerie_queene87 wrote:

do you have a link? I couldn't find it...

It's not on there - try here (http://fullepisode.info/louis-theroux-extreme-love-season-1-episode-1-autism/).

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24 Apr 2012, 10:59 pm

Stargazer43 wrote:

I have kind of a funny question. Anyways, occasionally I will go to youtube and watch videos of people talking about Aspergers syndrome and how they've coped with it and such. However, I have noticed a trend when watching these: that almost everyone in them is British! It seems that like 80% or so have British accents (with a few Australian/New Zealanders thrown in the mix too lol). I don't have anything against the British, I just found this trend interesting. So, it got me curious as to why this specific demographic seems to be so overrepresented? Is it because Aspergers is more widely known, or diagnosed, in England? Or is it simply that British people are more likely to get in front of a camera and start yapping away? Or perhaps it's just my luck with the search results lol. Anyways love to hear some opinions!

There's a lot of research on Asperger's originating from Britain along with some very insightful writen works on the subject. Can't say I'm surprised.

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25 Apr 2012, 3:38 am

Tequila wrote:

faerie_queene87 wrote:

do you have a link? I couldn't find it...

It's not on there - try here (http://fullepisode.info/louis-theroux-extreme-love-season-1-episode-1-autism/).

Sorry, it looks like it's just an advert for it on Youtube.

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25 Apr 2012, 5:01 am

It's the other way around for me - I'm more interested in hearing from British people with Asperger's, but most of the people I come across are American.

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25 Apr 2012, 5:44 am

Hmmm... I'd never even heard of the diagnosis "asperger's" until I'd been living in England for a few years. Then suddenly I'm told I have it! And I hardly even touched the tea!!

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28 Apr 2012, 10:58 pm

Inyanook wrote:

Jory wrote:

New topic: "Does drinking tea cause autism?"

Well, I've not experienced this (probably because I don't watch Youtube videos all that often) but I reckon it has something to do with British people having great accents, so everyone loves listening to them speak. :mrgreen:

In response to the topic: I wonder, but I cast my vote for no. I barely drink tea. It tastes like chalk.

And yes. Brits have awesome accents. And so do Russians.

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29 Apr 2012, 9:26 am

Perhaps, if there is indeed a greater number of Autism videos from the UK in proportion to our population, it is because it doesn't have to be as hidden here? Certainly, from what I've read, we're ahead of the rest of the west when it comes to Autism (I don't know about the East; Korea ought to be good, because of their large Autist population...).

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29 Apr 2012, 2:23 pm

DarthMaul wrote:

And yes. Brits have awesome accents.

You've obviously never heard anyone from Liverpool :lol:

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