BEAUTIFUL. >> IT WAS BEAUTIFUL WASN'T IT?
WELCOME BACK EVERYONE.
A LOCAL MAN IS SUCCEEDING AND
LIVING HIS BEST LIFE AND ALSO
WANTS TO HELP OTHER TEENAGERS
AND KIDS LIVE THEIRS AS WELL.
WE HAVE TREVOR HERE WHO IS AN
AUTHOR, ALSO HAS AUTISM AND
WROTE THIS AWESOME BOOK CALLED
SIX WORD LESSONS ON GROWING UP
AUTISTIC.
AUTISTIC.
AUTISTIC. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> WE ARE SO GLAD YOU HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TREVOR.
TREVOR.
TREVOR. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE
>> THIS IS A -- WE WERE JUST
COMBING THROUGH THE BOOK.
YOU LITERALLY HAVE IT BROKEN
DOWN IN A SUPER SIMPLISTIC WAY.
IS THIS STRAIGHT FROM YOUR POINT
OF VIEW?
OF VIEW?
OF VIEW? >> YEAH, YEAH, THIS IS MORE FROM
MY POINT OF VIEW.
IT IS MORE ABOUT MY PERSONAL
EXPERIENCES FROM WHEN I WAS
YOUNGER AND HOW MY PARENTS WERE
RAISING ME AND JUST REALLY WANT
TO -- USE THIS TO HELP OTHER
PARENTS SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND
WHAT -- WHAT ITS LIKE TO -- FOR
THEIR KIDS LIKE HOW -- THEY LIKE
SEE THE WORLD AND -- AND WHAT
EXPERIENCES IS LIKE FOR THEM AT
HOME OR AT SCHOOL.
AND --
AND --
AND -- >>
AND -- >> IT IS DIFFERENT
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT IS DIFFICULT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. AND I MEAN LIKE -- I DON'T
REALLY FEEL LIKE A LOT OF
PEOPLE -- REALLY EXACTLY KNEW
WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH ME WHEN I
WAS GROWING UP.
WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR ME, LIKE
HOW I SAW THINGS.
I JUST WANTED THIS TO GIVE THEM
THAT REALLY QUICK, REALLY EASY
IDEA.
IDEA.
IDEA. >>
IDEA. >> THAT IS AMAZING.
>> I LOVE THIS.
I WANT TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE.
WHEN WE SAY SIX WORD LESSONS,
THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS.
IT IS A SIX WORD LESSON.
LETS TALK ABOUT THIS ONE.
YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY
THINK.
THINK.
THINK. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> I'D SAY THE MAIN THING THEY
CAN LEARN FROM THAT IS THAT
FOR -- FOR A LOT OF KIDS THEIR
IMAGINATIONS CAN BE SO OVER THE
TOP AND SO ACTIVE THAT -- A LOT
OF THE TIMES THEY -- THEY DON'T
EVEN KNOW HOW TO CONTROL IT.
I COULD ACTUALLY FOR MEMORY NAME
ANYONE OF THE ACADEMY AWARD
WINNERS FOR BEST PICTURE.
YOU COULD GIVE A YEAR TO ME
BETWEEN 1928 TO NOW AND I COULD
JUST TELL YOU WITHOUT THINKING
WHO WON THAT YEAR
>> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. THAT SAY AMAZING.
>> I'M TRYING TO THINK OF WHEN
DID HE WIN IT.
>> HE WAS IN 2013 FOR DALLAS
BUYERS CLUB.
BUYERS CLUB. >> OH MY GOODNESS
>> THAT IS REALLY GOOD.
>> SO YOU HAVE FIVE VITAL TIPS
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WE
HERE. WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL
OF THEM.
OF THEM.
OF THEM. I WANT TO GO THROUGH THEM.
SENSITIVITY, LOWLINESS, SUDDEN
CHANGES, DISCIPLINING AND DON'T
UNDERESTIMATE CAPABILITIES.
UNDERESTIMATE CAPABILITIES. THOSE ARE THE FIVE ONES YOU
TRYING TO RELATE.
LETS GET TO A COUPLE OF THESE.
SUDDEN CHANGES.
SUDDEN CHANGES. WHAT IS THE BIG THING YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT?
>> FOR MOST KIDS THE MAIN THING
IS -- LIKE -- IF PARENTS WERE TO
GO UP TO THEIR KIDS AND BE LIKE,
LETS ALL GO OUT FOR ICE CREAM
RIGHT NOW, USUALLY KIDS WOULD BE
LIKE YAY.
LIKE YAY.
LIKE YAY. LIKE THEY WOULD BE REALLY
EXCITED FOR THAT.
THIS WAS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR ME.
I WOULD JUST BE LIKE NO, I
HAVE -- I HAVE MY WHOLE DAY ALL
PLANNED OUT.
PLANNED OUT. I'M NOT READY TO GO TO THE
BEACH.
BEACH.
BEACH. THEY NEEDED TO GIVE ME WELL
ADVANCED NOTICE IF THEY WANTED
TO HAVE A SUDDEN CHANGE WITH MY
ROUTINE.
ROUTINE.
ROUTINE. >> I SEE THAT.
TOTALLY MAKES SENSE.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WHERE CAN YOU GET THIS BOOK?
I THINK THIS WILL HELP A LOFT --
LOT
LOT
LOT OF
LOT OF PEOPLE.
OF PEOPLE. >> IT'S AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.
YOU CAN ALSO GET FOR IT A
KINDLE.
KINDLE.
KINDLE. >> PERFECT.
>> PERFECT. >> WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS FOR
PARENTS OR FOR KIDS OR FOR BOTH
OR MAYBE JUST FRIENDS?
WHO BENEFITS BY READING THIS?
>> I'D SAY MOST ANYONE CAN
REALLY BENEFIT MOSTLY.
ESPECIALLY PARENTS IF THEY HAVE
KIDS WITH AUTISM.
THIS CAN ALSO HELP SOCIAL
WORKERS.
WORKERS.
WORKERS. IT IS SUPER EASY FOR ANYONE TO
READ.
READ.
READ. I'VE HEARD LIKE ONE -- PARENTS
WHO ACTUALLY -- READ IT WITH
THEIR YOUNGER KIDS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SO IMPRESSED BY YOU SFWLE
LEARNED ABOUT YOU THROUGH
NORTHWEST CENTER.
NORTHWEST CENTER. WE TALK ABOUT NORTHWEST CENTER
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE ON THE
SHOW DOING GREAT THINGS TO TRY
TOWN -- TO INCLUDE A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. I
PEOPLE. I THINK THIS WILL BE HUGE.
GOOD JOB ON WRITING IT.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING ON THE
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. >>
SHOW. >> THANK YOU FOR MAKING TIME