Autism Is An Inspiration, Not An Illness | Anna Kennedy OBE | TEDxBruntsfield

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  @RichardMylan · 10 years ago

  This speech encapsulates why I love this woman & everything she stands for.

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• JA

  @jacquelinetrundley7618 · 10 years ago

  This made me cry. So much that Anna said has hit home. I didn't have support from my family and school was an absolute nightmare; I knew nothing about Autism. It's because of Anna and people like her that I was able to pull myself together, be strong and fight for my son. He is a wonderful young man and it's because of the strength I gained from reading about Anna and her fight not only for her sons but for many others as well. A truly deserved OBE for a truly inspirational lady!

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• SA

  @samanthajack8060 · 5 years ago

  I'm grateful that my husband and I had enormous support for our sons from when they were toddlers.

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• NO

  @NothingByHalves · 4 years ago

  I take it this is a talk aimed at Neurotypical people - Anna mentioned at the end that autistic people took a little extra time to process what was being said and yet barely drew breath through the whole thing 🤣<br>I struggled to keep up and needed to sit in silence afterwards to take it all in. &nbsp;But all I can say is WOW. <br>I&apos;m 52, realised I was autistic 8 months ago and it&apos;s only now I am making the necessary adjustments to my life. &nbsp;If I&apos;d had the kind of support and understanding Anna is offering my life would have been a totally different story (but it&apos;s never too late and now I understand how I work).<br>Thank you Anna for everything you&apos;ve done.

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  @PoipoleMujigae · 5 years ago

  As someone who has autism, I have to unite everyone else who does.

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• GL

  @GlasgowMick50 · 6 years ago

  Fantastic speech, I wish I had half this womans drive

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• DA

  @dawnavery545 · 10 years ago

  Anna kennedy and AKO online have given my son a sense of identity and a feeling of worth since becoming involved. The lady behind this charity has the enthusiasm of so many and the heart of a million. She is truly the speaker for all of us who struggle to find a voice when dealing with the condition. Anna high lights that autism can have positives and that these people deserve to be heard. Well done Anna our family will be forever indebited to you and all that is AKO x

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• CA

  @calumbrooknicolson · 5 years ago

  Autistic people are amazing, and I have autism myself.

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  @kathleenwilliams3644 · 5 years ago

  I myself have two boys one with &nbsp;asperger’s and PierRobin sequence and one with autism and ADHD my oldest is 20 and winter 21 in December and my other one has just turned 16 there in June I’ve just managed &nbsp;get my oldest on track at college it was hard work but I’ve not failed him but the 16-year-old they decided to put him back into the pre-16 class in college which he has been doing the last two years which is only two hours a day three days a week doing English and maths he would like more choice to do something and maybe make friends but he’s not given any other choices and also because he is only doing six hours I’ve lost my child tax credits and child benefit so now I only have carers allowance for one child and my husband is working but does not have massive wages he is self-employed so when it rains he’s at home as he does extensions on houses but nobody seems to care about this I struggled hard to even get social services my whole life with both boys has been a real struggle and during that time I also looked after my mother and father my father went first with a heart attack and my mother had Alzheimer’s who passed away two years ago I don’t have any family or friends for support round near me so I manage on my own and it’s just getting harder and harder I think the government needs to rethink things for people like my self .

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  @adlan_kacak · 5 years ago

  as i watch videos like this it`s indirectly make me more to accept the genuine me, i`m always feel isolated &amp; abandon since i was a little kid due to i`m an autism myself =)

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  @RoamWrite · 4 years ago

  Anna Kennedy is a lovley woman, &nbsp;very genuine.

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  @sarahroberts7374 · 7 years ago

  Wonderful, inspiring, eloquent Lady. Thank you xxx

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