This clip makes us feel the nightmare that autistic people can experience on a daily basis

Panting breathing, terrifying noises, jerky editing: the video has the codes of a horror film. However, it is only about… autism. In this awareness clip shot in subjective camera, the charity National Autistic Society puts us in the shoes of a child who walks with his mother in the shopping mall of a mall. An experience that turns into a nightmare, while the perception of trivial details (the sound of customers’ footsteps, falling coins) oppresses the boy to the point of causing a panic attack in him.

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This sequence, relayed by “Obs” on the occasion of National Autism Awareness Day, is one of those broadcast in recent years by the British organization as part of its series “Too Much Information “. This explains to the general public how, in ordinary situations, people with autism can find themselves bombarded with information (visual, auditory, olfactory, etc.) without being able to manage it correctly. Also another video visible in our montage above, reveals how an unforeseen event like the delay of a train can be terribly anxiety-provoking.

If these shocking images do not necessarily reflect the experience of all autistic people, the National Autistic Society broadcasts them with the ambition to reduce the weight of judgment that still weighs on people suffering from these disorders, and to promote patience and benevolence. towards them.

“Inappropriate policies”

In France, 700,000 people suffer from autistic disorders, and among them, 100,000 children.

Edouard Philippe announced in 2018 an autism plan at 344 million euros over the five-year period, in order to “catch up with France”. This strategy provides in particular for the establishment of early intervention platforms, expected for the end of 2019, which should put an end to the great slowness of care: today, it takes 15 months on average to get an appointment in one of the 26 autism resource centers (CRA) where the screenings take place.

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According to M’Hammed Sajidi, president of the Vaincre l’autisme association, there is still a lot of progress to be made: “The state has not yet recognized autism and its specific needs” through a law, and conducts “inappropriate policies”.