When I shared the documentary nine months ago, Well, first of all, I've got so many kind messages from the viewers and I'm really glad to see that. But some people point out there's not any foreigners' perspectives on that. So actually today, I came here and about to meet a woman who moved to Japan from Dutch and publishing a book about it. So I think she would be the best person to interview So let's go meet her and find out.
Why This Autistic Girl Moved to Japan
This should've been a segment of my documentary ("Autistic Adults in Japan"), which doesn't show any perspectives of autistic foreigners. https://youtu.be/uCNgbX61SVI Big thanks to Bianca Toeps, a Web developer, photographer and writer, who moved to Japan from Netherlands. Her books: http://toeps.nl/books Her blog: https://www.toeps.nl/blog-en Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biancatoeps/ If you'd like to support these videos covering Japan's recent trends, culture or social issues, please consider making a small donation: https://find-your-love.tsubasakaiser.com ■Subscribe this channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIsxujzLRO5qY5f9buahCQ?sub_confirmation=1 ============================ ■Timestamps; 0:00 Contexts 0:25 Working in Japan 1:8 Childhood 2:06 Bullying 3:45 Eating disorder/social problems 5:04 Discovery 6:13 Books 6:43 Myths 7:16 Japan 8:31 But how? 9:08 Benefits 10:50 Living in a tiny apartment 12:35 Difficulties ============================ All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of said material, please send me an email.
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Japan seems like the perfect place for people with social problems. Just by the nature of how things are done there.
My gf is autistic and she's the coolest person ever, very misunderstood and relatable to the girl being interviewed. With how intelligent they are and how they prefer their own company makes them the greatest gift to have by your side.
Thank you so much for this interview! We talked for 1,5 hours and you managed to edit it down to this video that perfectly tells my story, that's amazing. 😊 Also, thank you to all the people who (pre-)ordered my books, that makes me so happy! 💕
I have autism. I was not diagnosed until I was 36. Japan was so great. People not talking. Most people behaving logically.
I'm a late diagnosed autistic, but I got my diagnosis after i already had moved to Japan. I haven't been able to articulate why living here feels so comfortable, but she explains it so well! People say that the rules are so difficult but i like how clearly they're laid out. If there is a rule I don't know i feel embarrassed but then afterwards I know it and won't make the mistake again. I also like the order and how easy it is to understand where to go and what to do. And at least in the country side its so quiet and people are very kind. I guess we have privilege being foreigners that native Japanese do not, like she said. I don't hide my diagnosis here and hope we can be advocates for autistics in the community who don't feel comfortable disclosing themselves.
I have ADHD and I'm very proud of having reached half way through the video without clicking on a new one :)
thank you for talking with someone like this. i’m an autistic person living in australia and i’ve always wanted to move to japan, so it’s good to find others who have done something similar and enjoyed it : )
I'm glad to hear that foreigners with autistic problems are treated better in Japan than in Europe. No matter what difficulties you encounter, people's kindness can help you live peacefully. Thank you for another great video Nobita-san👍
I completely understand her experience. I was diagnosed at 39, and lived constantly with depression. I still struggle with social interactions but at least I can get through the day.
As an autistic American woman (late-diagnosed at 35) looking to move to Japan, this is exactly the kind of thing I love to see! Thank you for this wonderful content, and for introducing us to this amazing author as well!
can I just say that your book title is just.... insanely good? you sharing your experience is really like starting a snow ball, that grows big, I know personally diagnosed myself with Social Anxiety, and even though I saw some TV shows and movies where it had an Autistic character, and I just couldn't see my self like them, I can relate 100% to their social issues, but when I look in the mirror I feel like: "But You Don't Look Autistic at All" which is hilarious now, I related insanely to your talk, and this lead me to search non stop ever since I saw this video when it was released, taking tests, watching every YouTube channel covering ASD and such, and it's insane to know how diverse that ASD can get, it's just not necessarily have to manifest looking like a math genius and have unbeatable memory and such it's like my Social Anxiety might be a small part of the bigger picture, as it explained more and more stuff, it's just like something out of science fiction like it's a "theory of everything" or something, that explains tones and tones of your life, mentality, feelings and much more. I can't believe how life changing that might be if I truly went to a professional, and officially got diagnosed with ASD, yes it's not easy to do so, as it's really expensive in the first place, and you can get undiagnosed or something, but at least this encouraged me to seek medical professional, despite those difficulties, I still haven't, but I intend to do so soon but all I want to say is really THANK YOU from the bottoms of my heart even if I was undiagnosed or something, I know this is really close, as I scored very high likelihood in all Autism tests I took online, like in The Aspie, RAADS-R, CAT-Q & The AQ so there's got to be something going on, it can't be just my imagination after hearing and watching all of those experiences shared by all the people in the ASD community and relating to it very much
Thank you so much for posting this. I am an autistic woman from America and this video actually gave me some hope that I could potentially, maybe be able to handle living in Japan on my own.
This is one of the few interviews i have ever fully watched, i am also from the Netherlands and would like to be able to experience Japan because In many ways i can relate to her and there for Japan seems to be the perfect place in my eyes. Thank you for this interview!
I’m autistic, ADHD and blind. I love your videos, especially these ones! Great job!
Thank you for sharing this. As an autistic person this video felt so relatable in the feelings she expressed. As a person from the UK, hugging/kissing family or even a handshake: it's so easy to get them muddled or even know what one to do when interacting with family members. Noises when travelling is such a crucial problem as well when people are too loud it feels to you like it's even louder than it actually is and you can't at all concentrate or even think your own thoughts. When your at a restaurant or out somewhere the waiter is all over the place and you kind-of expect them to come to you but knowing when to call them over - you don't want to make it feel rude to them but at the same time you want to feel like a normal customer and respect the waiter and not come across as impatient or an abnormal customer - on top of that there's eye contact which some people can get the wrong idea or assumptions that lack of eye contact is rude (which is usually the case). I've always admired the culture of Japan, maybe it would be a nice change of pace to visit Japan and see what it's like there.
wow jsut watching her I can name at least 10 people I ment at school etc in germany and japan who were not dignozed but had the same charactaristic features ... indeed having an enterpreneur /startup visa needs a solid biz plan and cash... speaking of the coltural simmularities netherlands are quite simmular to germany. I knew duch guy back in the days and have seen many german features in him
Two of my good friends in high school were autistic. They were the best. They were different but not in a bad way. Just different. After we were friends for a while they let me know about the difficulties they faced. They both have families now and seem to be happy.
Many years ago, a Nobita video taught me to say sumimasen. It has been very useful.
thank you a lot for sharing your experience, while I'm not diagnosed with anything as of now, since where I live it's not.... lets say, easy to have anything with mental health care, but I'm sure I'm struggling with communication and SAD, so it's been a dream of mine, to travel to Japan for that reason, I imagined I would fit there more, or get accepted in a way, but you basically summed up all of those imaginations, into reality!! you made me feel hope in a way, yes with difficulties, but it could work in a way. also the fact that you could be diagnosed with Autism, even when you are old, not a small kid is a surprise to me too, since SAD, ADHD & Autism, could have similar signs, it's hard to actually know if you have what or even something else, since it may not be on the either ends of the spectrum, you may not be completely obvious, but you have some disorder to a degree so thank you both Nobita-san and Bianca-san.
I am 55 and I also am autistic. I was officially diagnosed as a very young child but my parents and therapists kept it a secret from me all my life. I found out for myself through the wonderful internet about 10 years ago and confronted my mom about it 6 years ago. Nowadays you hear so mush about autism but go back less than 20 years and there was close to nothing to find.