Hannah Gadsby
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I know. Thank you for the middle name. Yeah. I have one. Go on now.
I know. Thank you for the middle name. Yeah. I have one. Go on now.
I know. Thank you for the middle name. Yeah. I have one. Go on now.
Did I mess with your head?
Did I mess with your head?
Did I mess with your head?
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Yeah, to just give that some context, my mom is a very distinct character. And in my performance life, I impersonate her. So just to give that how it really was for me, she said this, oh, yes, I always knew you. There was a lot going on inside you. You were like a tin of baked beans and my tin opener was broken. I just couldn't get in. And I said to her, I said, mum, you don't like baked beans.
Yeah, to just give that some context, my mom is a very distinct character. And in my performance life, I impersonate her. So just to give that how it really was for me, she said this, oh, yes, I always knew you. There was a lot going on inside you. You were like a tin of baked beans and my tin opener was broken. I just couldn't get in. And I said to her, I said, mum, you don't like baked beans.
Yeah, to just give that some context, my mom is a very distinct character. And in my performance life, I impersonate her. So just to give that how it really was for me, she said this, oh, yes, I always knew you. There was a lot going on inside you. You were like a tin of baked beans and my tin opener was broken. I just couldn't get in. And I said to her, I said, mum, you don't like baked beans.
And she said, no, no, I don't. No. Yeah, yeah. She's a very funny lady, very funny lady. But, yeah, I was a bit locked up as a kid. I didn't have great language access. And also, you know, the feelings thing was, you know, because I'm not typical. It's frustrating, I think, for neurotypical parents to connect with neurodivergent children. But you get there.
And she said, no, no, I don't. No. Yeah, yeah. She's a very funny lady, very funny lady. But, yeah, I was a bit locked up as a kid. I didn't have great language access. And also, you know, the feelings thing was, you know, because I'm not typical. It's frustrating, I think, for neurotypical parents to connect with neurodivergent children. But you get there.
And she said, no, no, I don't. No. Yeah, yeah. She's a very funny lady, very funny lady. But, yeah, I was a bit locked up as a kid. I didn't have great language access. And also, you know, the feelings thing was, you know, because I'm not typical. It's frustrating, I think, for neurotypical parents to connect with neurodivergent children. But you get there.
Well, it's, you know, it's difficult. I think it might be worth like just clearing up what autism is. Great. Exactly. You know, because there's a lot of, we'll just call it misinformation. And I think, so what it basically is, like if you want to boil it down to its bare bones minimum, is it's what animates you, what drives your central nervous system.
Well, it's, you know, it's difficult. I think it might be worth like just clearing up what autism is. Great. Exactly. You know, because there's a lot of, we'll just call it misinformation. And I think, so what it basically is, like if you want to boil it down to its bare bones minimum, is it's what animates you, what drives your central nervous system.