and that's wonderful!

也因此世界美好繽紛。

Some differences are easy to see:

有些與眾不同顯而易見,

Height,

像是身高,

hairstyle,

髮型,

eye colour and so on.

還有眼睛的顏色等等。

Other differences can't be seen:

但還有些與眾不同無法輕易看出,

Our favourite foods,

像是最喜愛的食物,

fears,

恐懼,

or special skills.

或是其他特殊才能。

Interestingly,

有趣的是,

the way we see the world is also different!

我們看待世界的眼光又如此不一樣！

For instance, what do you see in this drawing?

比如, 在這張圖裡你看到了什麼？

Most people see a duck,

大部分的人看到的是鴨子,

but some of you might have seen a rabbit!

但有些人可能看到的是兔子！

Whichever you saw, you are correct!

不管你看到的是什麼, 都是正確的！

This is just a trick drawing

這只是個有趣的圖畫

to show you that all brains work differently.

來顯示所有人的大腦運作方式大不同。

The brain is your body's computer,

大腦是你身體的電腦（運算機）

it works differently for all of us,

每個人的身體電腦都有著不同運轉模式

and controls:

跟控制功能

how you learn

像是, 你怎麼學習的方式,

that's why we are all good at different things

這也是為什麼我們每個人擅長的東西都不一樣的原因,

how you feel

還有你對事物的感受

which is why we all feel different emotions

這也是為何我們會對（同一件）事情有著不同的感受,

and how you communicate.

還有你怎們跟人們溝通的方式。

Sometimes the brain is connected in such a way

有時候大腦就是在某種程度上跟這些東西聯結著

it affects the senses

它（大腦）影響著我們的感覺官能,

and how we perceive and read situations and interactions.

和我們如何感受週遭事物, 領會周遭情況和周遭的互動。

This is known as autism.

這就是眾所皆知的自閉

Many people have autism

許多人都有自閉

so it's likely you already know someone who is autistic,

所以你認識的的某個人可能就有自閉症,

and for this reason

因為這樣的原因（大腦的運作不同）

it's useful to know a little bit about autism.

所以透過這影片再多認識一點自閉症是有用的

The special wiring inside an autistic brain

自閉症大腦的線路運轉特殊

can sometimes make the person

因此有時候會讓他們

good at tasks we may find difficult

擅長於我們覺得困難的任務

such as mathematics,

像是數學,

drawing or music.

繪畫或音樂

It can also do the opposite

但相反地,

and activities we find too easy

他們同樣也會覺得我們認定非常簡單的活動

are incredibly difficult to them

對他們來說是超級無敵難的,

such as making friends.

像是交朋友

The senses constantly send information to your brain

感受官能不斷地傳送訊息到你的大腦

about your surroundings and other people.

是關於你周遭環境跟其他人的

However,

然而,

when a person's brain and its senses don't communicate well,

當一個人的大腦和他的感受官能沒辦法好好溝通時,

the brain can become overwhelmed and confused

大腦就會GG（崩潰）而且覺得困惑

affecting how they see the world.

就會反映到他們對世界的觀感

Picture yourself walking down the street.

想像你自己走在街上,

This is how an autistic brain

這是自閉症大腦的運作

may experience the same walk.

他們會將經歷著相同的路程

Scary, isn't?

很嚇人, 對吧？

Sadly in many cases the person

令人難過的是, 在很多情況下自閉症者

can't say out loud how they feel.

無法大聲表達他們自己感受,

So even though there's chaos going on in their heads

所以即使他們大腦一片混亂,

they seem OK on the outside,

他們的外在似乎是沒什麼事的,

unable to ask for help.

也無法尋求幫助。

We all develop behaviours to help us feel calm

我們都會出現一些行為來幫助我們冷靜,

in uncomfortable situations:

當我們遭遇不舒服的狀況時

We may look away,

我們會假裝沒看見（望向遠方）,

hug ourselves,

擁抱我們自己,

chew our fingernails,

咬指甲,

fidget,

煩躁不安,

bite our lips and so on.

還有咬嘴唇等等的。

Equally, autistic people develop behaviours

同樣地, 自閉症的人會出現幫助他們克服

that help them cope with these intense moments.

克服這些緊張氛圍的行為。

These actions may seem unusual

這些行為看起來似乎有些不尋常，

but they're just their way to feel calm.

但卻是他們能保持冷靜的方式。

When they happen it means they are having a hard time.

當這些不尋常行為發生時, 也表示他們在處於混亂。

The kind thing to do

我們可以表現出更善意的回應,

is not to give them an even harder time by:

而不是讓他們更混亂：像是

getting cross...

對他們生氣...

ignoring them...

故意忽視他們...

or mocking them.

或著嘲笑他們。

Remember,

請務必記住,

just because a Playstation can't read an XBox game,

PS和XBox(遊戲機）無法讀取時,

it doesn't mean it's broken.

不代表它們壞了。

People with autism

自閉症者

need friends who are willing to take

需要朋友主動花時間

the time to know them.

去了解他們。

With good communication and plenty of patience,

如果有好的溝通跟更多的耐心，

everyone would be better off.

我們每個人生活就會更好。

People with autism are not ill or broken,

患有自閉症不是生病或是不健全,

they simply have a unique view of the world

他們只是很簡單地對世界的眼光與眾不同罷了,

and with a little support from their friends

給他們一些朋友般的支持,

they might just be able to share that view with us.

他們就會跟你分享他們與眾不同的觀感。

Autism can make amazing things happen.

自閉症者能創造奇蹟在我們周遭。

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