00:04When I was little, I loved the way that it felt when I was dizzy.
00:08It was helpful in ways that I am just now understanding.
00:15Today, I formally received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
00:24So much art begins in ways that are unusual or unquantifiable.
00:31I've always understood the world around me and my place in it making dance.
00:36That's why this changes everything.
00:41Stimming is anything that you do with your body to be able to get yourself to a regulated place.
00:46I disguise my stimming as dancing.
00:49Your pattern has been to just push until you fall over.
00:54The panic attacks seem to be happening a lot more.
00:57At some point, dance started taking more from me than it was giving me.
01:03You have a different scenario than a lot of other dancers.
01:10Your sensory system right now has been on overload for so long.
01:18She survived her movement through her stimming.
01:21Get it out, buddy.
01:25It feels like I have a message to share.
01:29That's why I want to make this show.
01:30I don't know where it's happening, I don't know when it's happening, and I don't know how it's happening.
01:34I can't afford pants anymore.
01:38You'll find that joy again.
01:41Life and art meet in this way that I've never experienced before.
01:46It's really cool.
01:53Thank you so far.
01:54Thanks.
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