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-Woman: One-two, one-two-three, -(feet shuffle to count)
One-two, one-two-three,
(piano playing bright melody)
Man: Sidestep once to your right,
Walk forward,
Okay, can you open?
And just, like, blink on there,
Yeah,
Marideth Bridges: I feel nervous,
Very nervous,
No, Just feeling awkward for me,
I'm,,, I'm kind of an introvert,
Not a very social person,
♪ ♪
Caroline McKenzie: (inhales) Well,,, in my mind,
I'll screw up a lot or just not know what to say,
♪ ♪
I'm wanting you to see this as a chance
to face your fears to some degree,
to just simply cope with the moment,
♪ ♪
Terry Sullivan: (sing-songy) You're gonna be gorgeous,
Jessica Sullivan: Well, I didn't really understand
this whole concept at first,
We like to socialize, but it's just, we don't know how,
♪ ♪
Dr, Emilio Amigo: Come on in, guys,
Welcome, welcome,
Hey,
Come on in, guys,
I want you, as best you can,
to express how you're feeling about the spring formal,
So, who wants to go first?
Who wants to go,,,
Oh? Last?
(laughing) Yeah, you want to go last?
Yeah, Do you wanna go last?
Okay, So, who wants to go second last?
Okay, Sarah, Who wants to go third last?
Okay, Who wants to go fourth last?
Drew, okay, You can be fifth last,
Who wants to go sixth last?
You do? Okay, then you're seventh last,
That means you're first,
Do you feel nervous? Frightened?
Suspicious?
Yeah?
You guys wanna take a guess?
Man: This is the quietest part in this day,
I know!
Okay, I'm gonna go and say
you're "quietly,,,"
Girl: Uncomfortable? Uncomfortable, yeah,
All right, awesome, Thanks,
And do you know when I feel quietly uncomfortable?
It's when I don't know what's going on
or I don't know what's gonna happen, right?
So, okay, you're next,
How are you feeling right now?
A little anxious,
Yeah, okay, A little-- I'm really anxious,
Okay, Little-- Like I'm gonna get sick, anxious,
Amigo: Oh, okay, Little to like, maybe, sick, kind of,
Christian, how about you?
So, how about this?
I think we need to-- Everyone take a really deep breath,
Okay? And then hold it for three seconds,
and then we're gonna let it go,
And we're gonna do that, like, five times, okay?
Amigo: What we do here is social skills therapy,
where individuals living with autism can learn how to communicate,
how to relate to one another,
Let's do it again,
For many of them, there's like a giant wall between them and everybody else,
and the simple task of learning how to say "hello,"
make eye contact, be in a back and forth conversation,
can be incredibly difficult, if not crippling,
All right, You can line up by the door,
Over the years, we designed these exercises and these activities
that are tremendously challenging for them,
And this year, we're gonna have a dance,
a formal dance, at a local nightclub,
♪ ♪
How many of you guys would say you're comfortable
-slow dancing? -(others groaning)
Now, come on, come on, come on,
See,,,
Wait, guys, you're mature, young adults,
Girl: I don't like touching other people,
Well, we're gonna break you of that,
Don't you guys agree that when you have Asperger's and autism,
it's probably easier when you're a kid,
but when you become a teenager,
then you realize, "Oh, this social thing's kind of challenging," right?
I think I was diagnosed when I was like, in,,,
kinder-- must have been in kindergarten or something like,,,
around that age,
I've been coming here since I was in second grade,
And this has helped me get along better with people,
Amigo: Walk around a little bit,
like, to the other side of the room, just kind of mix,
You know,
Go ahead,
Saundra: Just follow him,
Marideth: I'm not that good at interacting with others,
Sometimes I feel like I have to socialize,
Amigo: Okay, What I want,
is for you to be facing somebody,
Umm,,,
Ashley: Yep, Can I help you two? Okay,
Christian: You guys match perfectly!
I am trying to help you!
I'm gonna help you, okay?
All right? Okay,
This hand goes on his shoulder,
Okay?
Chris, try to focus,
Amigo: Saundra, can you help Christian for me?
Oh! Oh, okay,
And then these two hands, what do you guys think they do?
Any guesses?
(giggling)
They're gonna hold hands, okay?
(easy listening music playing)
Okay, you guys are, like,
marching to the beat of your own drum,
So, ready, lean that way,
I'm gonna help you, Ready? Like a metronome,
Okay? Together,
Girl: (laughing) My arms are getting tired,
Amigo: You know, part of connecting with somebody
is to move in similar patterns,
Did you know that? Mm-hmm,
Amigo: Dance is like life,
It's a way of communicating,
You hear the music, Chris? Do you hear the pace of the music?
Slow down, Slow down, slow down,
Wait a minute, Okay, ready?
Get the beat, like this, Slow,
♪ ♪
(students chattering)
Amigo: Okay, we'll practice this next week,
You guys have a good time?
Girl 1: Bye, Marideth,
Girl 2: Have a good evening, Mm-hmm,
Girl 3: Bye, Ozzy,
♪ ♪
Amigo: All right, we're back in the saddle here,
(participants chattering)
Ooh, new layout,
What the hey?
What a farfel!
Man: The table is missing,
The table's missing, what else is different?
Woman: Close up all his computer stuff,
Hmm, Oh,
Tim: There's a wide-open space, Yeah,
What could be, possibly, an activity we'd be doing tonight?
Dancing, Ding, ding, ding!
Ashley: Right, Hey, Jay,
You can have a seat anywhere,
So, yeah, That'll be for our life skills,
But we'll explain that more later,
Girl: Okay,
Saundra: You know, if you need it, Casey,
for more of, like, a downtime,
if you need to, like, go to a room or something
and just take a break,
that you can,,,
Ashley: Hey, Jay, Caroline!
Try to focus, I know it's hard,
Saundra: So, do you think anybody would regret going? How would you regret going?
Ashley: Like, what's the worst that could happen?
Saundra: Yeah, potentially,
Boy: There's a lot of stuff-- Getting dumped by your date,
Ashley: (laughs) Okay,
Ashley: I like how you two look at each other, that was nice,
(laughs)
Caroline: Jay is really my first boyfriend,
I met him after I transferred from one group
at Dr, Amigo's to a new group,
Ashley: Okay, And I know dancing is not,,,
some of your favorite thing to do,
Or you don't necessarily appreciate it,
(whispering)
Ashley: We can take turns putting on the Wii "Just Dance" game,
Casey and Caroline, you want to see what "Just Dance" games we have?
Hey, Casey,
Casey, I haven't danced in a long time,
Now I'm really starting-- Are you stressed?
Caroline: When I have to perform, and I'm not prepared for it,
I-I-I-- I tend to get really panicky and anxious,
I think, "I'm such an idiot, I should have known that,"
I haven't danced in a long time,
Ashley: Well, guess what, now's your chance, right?
And I also have a t-t-tendency to scratch my, my arm,,, hard,
(pop music plays) ♪ Lollipop ♪
♪ You must mistake me as a sucker ♪
♪ To think that I would be a victim, not another ♪
♪ Say it, play it how you wanna ♪
Caroline: Well, I'm going to try to,,,
I'm gonna make an effort to actually,,, dance
no matter how uncomfortable it could make me,
♪ Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer ♪
Hey, ♪ Womanizer ♪
Ashley: All right!
Good job, ladies, (applauds)
Thanks, buddy,
Amigo: We're kind of way ahead of schedule,
So now, you guys can just, pick something to do
and hang out with your fellow group,
Man: Language!
(students chattering)
(chattering fades)
♪ ♪
Caroline: I love anime,
I love magic,
Don't even get me started on dragons,
I'm obsessed with them,
I have sort of a bunch of varied interests,
Like X,A,N,A, monsters and RollBots,
and Super Mario Galaxy ideas,
you know, this and that,
Gabe: I like the Berenstain Bears,
Mama, Papa, Sister, and Brother, we appreciate each other,
Marideth: I like bulldogs,
I did a drawing of Winston Churchill as a bulldog,
He kind of does look like a bulldog,
He's got those jowls,
Remington: I like to get dressed up,
The makeup, the whole nine yards,
The many faces of me,
Tristan: My biggest hobbies are electronics, technology, and engineering,
I have been doing that stuff since I was four,
I have been making maps of my neighborhood,
plotting where all the electrical wires run in my house,
Jessica: I am very interested in things that involve
like, people from other places,
or,,, or spirit world,
or, or like,,,
another planet, or another dimension,
Amigo: Kind of loosen up,
(pop music playing)
Ashley: Sway,
Five, six, seven, eight,
One, two, three, four,
Then back, two, three, four,,,
Can I talk to you for just a sec? Sure,
We're doing some dance practice
to help prepare us for the spring formal,
so we're not as anxious or uncomfortable when it's time to dance,
So, they're learning a line dance called "The Wobble" right now,
So, if you want to go in and watch, you can, Or if you want to join in, you can,
I'll just watch, Sure,
I just don't feel like myself, That's fine,
No problem, You can just find a seat and just chill out, okay?
Okay, Okay,
Amigo: And right, two, three, four,
And right, back, cha-cha-cha,
And left, back, cha-cha-cha,
Then we're doing that eight-step thing,
And when we're done, we should be facing the wall with the paintings,
Ready, one, two, three, four,
Then back, two, three, four,
Then left, two, three, four,
That's it! You guys did it!
Good job, guys!
Wow!
Jess, hi! How are you?
Hi, Sorry if I'm late,
There was this mix-up with the schedule
even though I gave them two hours' notice today,
Amigo: Yeah, Jess has to depend on transportation providers,
Uh, yeah, I don't drive due to medical reasons,
Yeah, so sometimes that's great,
and other times, you're the victim of lack of communication,,,
Or, yeah,
Tell us about you, How about you? What are you doing?
Oh, I was just about to get that,,,
To keep my stress down, I've been reading this romance novel
called "Maybe This Time" by, um, Jennifer Crusie,
It really seems to help me relax at night,
And I've been a little uptight with being a mom to my Yorkie,
baby boy Maximus,
And helping my parents and doing chores,
And this job, Yeah,
Just kind of adult responsibilities, And not being understood
as much as I would like to be,
Yeah, I'm just going through a weird time in my life,
You excited about the formal?
A little, A little?
Got,,, butterflies,
Okay, let's give it up for butterflies!
(applause) That means you're alive
and you're excited about it,
Boy: I think she means she's got butterflies in her stomach,
Amigo: Yeah, That's what it means,
Oh, What did you think I thought it meant?
♪ ♪
(dogs barking)
Usually I don't let very many people into my room,
This is where I keep all
of my most,,, most original ideas,
I have an obsession with anime,
I guess, you could say I have anime crushes,
which is very normal for people on the spectrum,
I've always been here since I was a little girl,
I dream in cartoons,
I feel like I'm a little bit of a cartoon,
Plus, cartoons never judge you like people do,
(dog barking)
Time to put on your sweater, Max, so you don't freeze,
I know you don't like it, but you got to wear it,
Oh, come on, Max,
Good boy,
Okay, Now I'm gonna put your paws through the armholes,
I know you don't like it when I turn you upside down,
but that's the only way Mommy can get it on you,
Let's go on an adventure with Maximus,
(giggles)
I guess you could say I still have the new mommy stress
with the Yorkie baby,
Okay,
Hold on, Let me get your leash,
Okay, This way, Maximus,
Wrong way, Wrong way, This way,
This way,
♪ ♪
Don't worry, Maximus,
Nobody's gonna harm you,
Oh, that's Shelly!
Oh, Um,,,
Hurry up, Max,
Let's head back,
You didn't get all muddy on me, did you?
Eh, just a little bit of water,
We didn't go all the way to the stop sign
because I didn't want to be late for my meeting,
Michelle Seymour: Oh, pretty shirt,
(lively chattering)
,,,wear pink and blacks, (laughing)
Seymour: We all called each other and said "wear pink,"
Think pink!
(laughs) That's right, think pink,
Although I'm not really into Barbies anymore,
But if a little girl wants to play Barbies,
I'll play Barbies just to keep them happy,
Do we want to go ahead and start?
Pat: Yeah,
I'm gonna do a couple of your assessments,
Okay? Okay,
All right, Jess, You are your own guardian,
Right? All right, Yes,
But Mom and Dad are your daily representatives, They help you,
Sometimes, I get too much help,
and what I'm trying to do now is be more independent,
Okay, And it's kind of hard for everybody to understand that,
that the reason why I explain myself even more
is because so they know that I'm trying to reach their goal
of me being more independent, but sometimes
I get babied and I don't like it sometimes,
Yes, Right?
Parents tend to baby, sometimes,
Pat: When she was young,
I thought, okay, well, she'll be like an adult child
living with us till the day we pass,
I kind of accepted that,
And,,, But I see that she can-- That's not the case,
Yeah, that's not the case,
Seymour: And you're working at Food for Good Thought?
Still, yes? Yeah,
I plan to work there at least a year
for a good record for work,
Okay, Okay, That's a good choice,
Self-administration,
This tells me that you can or cannot take medicine by yourself,
And the reason I want to do that
is because if we ever look at getting you an apartment by yourself,
I want to know if you're going to be safe taking your own meds,
Yeah, I don't want to live alone,
I would rather have somebody assisting me or a roommate,
Okay, Okay,
That's good, Is that okay?
Yeah, oh, honey, that's fine,
She's getting to the point,,, Terry: Honey, yeah, you rarely miss it,
I think you do really well, She rarely misses it,
She does really well,
Honey, everybody-- Like, I forget some mornings to take what I need to take,
Seymour: Yeah, And, Jess, even if you lived with a roommate,
you'd probably still have staff that check on you sometimes,
Okay, I guess what I'm trying to get at with the idea of the roommate is,
I think living on my own with just my puppy
would be too much anxiety for me,
But not that I don't want to move out of here, years,
I do, but I don't know if I can,,, That's fine,
make myself save enough money up for that,
Well,,,
She's working on it,
Yeah,
Ashley: All right,
So, the first section we're going to cover is greetings,
Okay, greeting people, whether it's our friends or people we don't know,
Okay?
What would you say, Marideth, to a friend when you see them?
Hi, Ashley: Okay,
Yup,
When you just go up to talk someone,
I mean, like,,,
you just,,, (sighs)
Like,,,
How would you know you would want to talk to them?
Amigo: How would you know if you want to talk to them?
Ashley: Or if they want to talk to you?
How would you know if you would like to talk to them?
You would have a thought like,
Hmm, I think I want to go talk to them,
And just go up to them?
Like how to do it? How to do social chit-chat? I don't even know,
I would say start with "How you doing?"
"What's going on?"
Compliment people on what they're wearing,
Mm-hmm,
How they're-- If they're having a good time,
Then, like,,, (sighs)
Thomas: Say, for example, um,,,
You do have the nerve to, like, go up to talk to someone
and,,, but then, all of a sudden, like, you just,,,
your mind goes blank? Amigo: Yup,
What situation, like, how would you,,,
Amigo: That's a great question,
Sarah: What do you guys think?
I think I'm just,,,
I'm just gonna ask,,,
I think I once just might ask is if, uh,
there's anything they like to do in their spare time,
Maybe they might have something that, uh,,,
Share an interest, Maybe they might have,,, Okay,
Maybe they might have the same thing as you do?
Amigo: That's awesome, Yeah,
You got to really become a student of people,
Like, you really got to learn people, right? Yeah,
You know, there's a saying that goes something like this,
"If you meet one person with autism, you've only met one person with autism,"
Do we not know
it expresses itself in many different ways, right?
In many tremendous positive ways,
and some other not-so-positive, more challenging ways, right?
So, I think the spring formal is gonna be a great chance to be like,
"Wow, we all share certain challenges,
"but look how cool it is the way we're all so different, too,"
Like multi-colored M&Ms,
Yeah, You guys are all like multi-colored M&Ms,
Wow,
I ha-- I've kind of, like-- I practice speaking,
Woman: How come?
Because I've had-- I've--
Because of that, (laughs)
I don't really know when people are,,,
just like, joking, or when they're serious,
I've discovered an issue of boundaries and what they're about,
Amigo: I want everyone to be thinking about social success,
and I hope that you will go beyond your comfort zone,
When I,,, um,,,
out somewhere, um,
I'm not really talking to,,,
talk to people that much,
But it's not-- I'm not talking to you
because I don't-- 'cause I dislike you,
It's just, I find it hard to say something to you,
Tristan: A lot of times, people can't read my emotions
because I don't put any expressions into my face,
It's always a straight face,
So, now, I actually do try to practice,
um, eyebrows, especially,
I can, um,,, Just going like this makes you look interested,
Amigo: Okay, so I'd like everyone to go ahead and take a clipboard there,
Take a pen, and then pass that to your right,
We want to get you thinking about
how to make your experience at the formal
be another step in your social development, right?
We're trying to help you to get a target in your mind
of, "I'm going to overcome that,"
♪ ♪
Amigo: Can I see yours, Marideth?
Yup, Um,,,
Mm-hmm,
That's great,
The getting to know a person,
Yeah, that kind of-- You know what I find?
The more you understand that, the more you know someone,
or the more you understand,
(whispers) the less uncomfortable you are, (whispers) Yeah,
Right? Yeah, Good,
And then expectations,,,
Yeah,
Can I add one thing here?
Mm-hmm,
Could you also think of, like,
maybe someone,,,
some friends or people that you know are gonna be there
that you could rely on to--
Will you be there?
Yeah, Right? She will,
Would you like her to be there? Yeah,
Can you write, like,
"I will turn to my friend Sarah for support,"
Mm-hmm,
I will turn to my friend Sarah,,, That's pretty cool,
(whispers) Way to go, Sarah,
Like, their wingman, as they say, you know, her helper,
I'm good, You're good? Okay,
Does anybody else have anything then to share?
Amigo: All right, great job tonight, everybody,
Saundra: You can hang out by the door until,,,
Amigo: Make sure you leave with your sheets, We have more of those,
You can take one,
If you want another flier to remind you of the date and time
and all that, please do that,
All right, you guys! See you later!
Bye, Marideth! See you,
Mike: So, what are you gonna do tonight?
Jodi: Video? Mike: Video? Computer?
Mar listening to music?
Headphones,
Okay, Mm-hmm,
These should be easier for you to wear now,
And do you remember how to lace a shoe?
No, No?
I still don't, Okay,
It's all right,
It's no problem, I'm gonna help you,
Okay, first we're gonna,,,
get this-- Can you do it for me?
You can do it,
Remember this is part of learning how to be,,,
Independent, Yeah,
I've never had any doubt in my mind
that she will go to college,
have a job, and live independently,
I'm just,,,
If I have to,,,
drive her and,,, Live with her, drive with her and take her to school?
,,,sit with her in class and take her notes,
she's gonna do it!
She's gonna be independent that way, Right,
All right, you can take this one up to your room,
You wanna take a little break?
Yeah, Okay,
From everything, Okay,
(computer chimes)
Do you want powdered sugar on them? Yes,
Jodi: Left up to her,
she would stay in her room and be on the computer 24/7,
♪ ♪
Eh,
(keyboard clacking)
Jodi: When she was littler, before she had a computer,
we'd spend hours at the library,
We'd come home with 50 books,
and all non-fiction,
Always non-fiction, All countries,
or animals, or states,
Or human biology, Remember that kick? Yeah,
Human biology,
The endocrine system, Right,
♪ ♪
Marideth: I like researching,
Woman: You wanna tell me a little bit about
the things that you like researching?
Hmm,,,
(whispers) I don't like that question,
Okay,
Jodi: We have to kind of figure out how to motivate her,
Marideth?
Show her the importance of having people in her life,
Marideth? What?
Come on down!
Ugh,
Mike: So, what's up, Mar?
Busy,
There's the veggie,
Here's a meat one, Mike,
Marideth, I've got plates right here,
Mike: Here, Mar, Plate?
Grab some pizza and sit at the table,
So, how was school?
Okay,
Mike: How long was the test today?
I think I completed it
at, um,,,
um, right before lunch,
Good,
It was social studies today, right? Mm-hmm,
Are they over now?
Yup,
And Australia remained isolated a lot longer than the Americas,
A lot of marsupials only live in Australia, Mm-hmm,
Yup,
Koalas,,, I wonder why that is?
Marideth: They have the Great Barrier Reef there,
Margaret: Part of Australia that's like, desert
and most people don't live in that part,
Mike: The Outback,
You done, Mar? Mm-hmm,
Yup,
Margaret: You want to stay and talk with us?
Do you think you could visit an Indian reservation?
Mike: Sure,
Have a seat and talk with us a little bit longer,
I mean, it probably wouldn't be like what you'd think,
There's no tepees or anything, of course,
Marideth: Are you being serious?
Honestly,
Dad, are you being dead serious?
Dead serious,
Jodi: It used to be harder,,,
Mike: To interact? Yeah,
It's still difficult, but,,,
We'll get our two minutes of interaction, Right,
and then it's off,
But they're two minutes we didn't have before,
Yup,
♪ ♪
Professor: So, we're gonna go ahead and let Caroline go first,
Okay,
Umm,,,
In the field of early childhood development and education,
there will be a new type of assessment that will be introduced in the future,
But what will it really look like?
If-- If you-- If you can't speak English,
y-y-y-you still have to take the tests,
So, what would an ideal testing--
This may be something that you think about,
based on what your research is,
what would an ideal testing situation look like?
Hmm, And then,,,
Caroline: This is my first year at Columbus State Community College,
and,,,
it's difficult,
Oh boy, here we go,
This ramp is full of smokers,
It's why I call it "the smoke gauntlet,"
I really hate it,
Ugh,
I hate smokers!
(singing)
My ultimate goal
is to work with children from ages three to five
in early childhood development and education,
And also to travel to Japan,
And if I want to do that,
I'll have to get a job,
and I'll also have to be fluent at Japanese,
Okay, let's see here,
My Japanese is right here,
Oh, five,
This is gonna be painful,
Or not? Or not,
(stammering in Japanese)
Oh, man, I can't say it without stammering,
I hate it when this happens,
(speaks Japanese haltingly)
(singing)
Mom!
Hey, Mom, Hey,
It was okay, Good,
Dumb question, right?
Yeah,
Did you tell all the schools about your BVR appointment? Yes, Mom,
You know what that's about, don't you?
To help me get a job?
There you go,
Okay,
Depends on what you consider,,,
Johanna: It's scary, entering this next place,
this big world, and it's terrifying,
First day of college,
and she'd been to bridge week for two weeks,
she knew all the drill and the routine,
and she missed her first class because they changed it,
She didn't do anything but stand by the door,
And you're thinking, honey,
you know, you had all these people to go check into with,
and that was the one thing nobody thought to say,
They change classes,
and this is how you find out, You check your email, or you,,,
And I,,,
You know, she stood there for the whole class period,
And so it's very scary when you see the deficits,
that not knowing what to do
when something is different and changes,
Mom?
I still don't like this style,
What are we looking at?
Dresses!
Prom dresses?
I'm gonna go down and get some more applesauce,
Okay, Gonna have pizza! And you can go ahead and get whatever else you want,
It's your pizza, Sure,
Okay, what do we want?
Thin or thick? It's your pizza,
Thick, Come on, get some muscle in there,
Eh, you can do better,
Oh, you can do better,
Better!
Oh, you got it, Okay,
Do you want me to take pictures, or you wanna-- No,
Like this? Mm-hmm,
So, this picture's going to be reminding you
to do what?
Um, pressing it out?
Pressing it out, There you go,
What goes on top of it?
Sauce! Ta-da!
Mom? Uh-huh?
I've been thinking about tomorrow,
You're going to Jay's on the bus,
And Jay's mom's going to be there,
And she thought that would be another good place to try going,
Where? To her house,
Mom? Uh-huh?
Maybe,,,
Maybe it would be,,,
be better if he picks me up?
I thought we decided on that?
Listen, if there's ever a time you get on the bus,
and you aren't feeling safe,
it is perfectly fine to say,
"I changed my mind, I'm not going today,"
Mom, I mean, I feel like something could happen,
Um, are you worried about the bus breaking down?
Well-- Well, bus break down, not getting there on time, Okay,
Something happening to,,,
to the route,
A bus-- Or, a driver that I can't trust,
Johanna: She is who she is, and you have to learn to interact with the world
no matter who you are,
But she made a comment when she turned 18,
She looked at me and said,
"You know, being 18 is not fun,"
There's just too much that I don't know about,
And, um, it's scary,
She could be such a target,
Am I wrong to feel like this?
Nope, That's what keeps you safe,
Safe? Mm-hmm,
You listen to all those concerns in your head,
What are some things we could do to make you feel better?
I'm not quite sure,
So, what now?
What goes on it next?
Cheese! Uh-huh,
She looks young, she sounds younger,
And you know, what do we do as women?
We teach you to be nice and,,, and respect authority,
I'll try to get over my-- myself,
No, but I do think you should listen to-- listen,
If there's ever a time that the driver makes you feel uncomfortable,
or even if the driver doesn't say anything,
but you're just feeling funny inside,
what will you do?
Change my mind,
But how will you deal with it?
You can shut down and not say anything,
Or,,,?
Umm,,,
Say that I changed my mind? Mm-hmm,
And "Thank you, but I am not going to ride the bus today,"
That's when you start to feel empowered,
and that's what we want for you,
Because I want you to be independent,
But always listen to those those questioning marks, okay?
Okay, All right, what's next?
(dog barking)
Reason why I smile a lot when I do my makeup
is to make sure I get it mostly on my cheeks,
'Cause that's the way my mom taught me how to do it,
Okay, That looks good,
Hmm,,,
Now, I couldn't decide between the scrunchie or the bow,
Which one's cuter and goes with my outfit?
I think that maybe the scrunchie goes better with what you're wearing
because-- Okay, I'll wear the bow another day, then,
Have you thought about your prom dress?
Like, what color?
Any color would be fine, but if I'm gonna have a date,
they said it would be best to coordinate it with my date,
Mmm,
Okay, All right, look at me, Jess,
Looking good!
Okay, I'm gonna make my lunch,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight,
Nine,
I love cheese crackers,
I think I'll just take 15,
Okay,
I believe,,,
that is all I'm gonna pack for my lunch,
What I'm gonna do is clean up my area,
otherwise it's,,,
If I don't clean, I get very, very nervous,
and very anxious,
'Cause I do not like leaving a mess behind,
Terry: She's got some really good tools
Pat: Mm-hmm, for dealing with having autism,
And she accepts,
you know, that this is the way it is,
and she's got to deal with it, Yeah,
And I think that's good that she's learned to accept it,
and, you know, she knows this is a lifelong thing,
I got my lunch box in there,
Terry: I just, I worry that she'll be able to keep using those coping skills
when Pat and I aren't here to help,
Bye, Mom! Love you,
Good morning,
Jessica: How many cakes am I supposed to make? Like, a double batch?
Dr, Audrey Todd: I would just do a single batch,
Okay, Great, thank you,
Okay,
Jessica: I work at this bakery called Food for Good Thought,
and they hire people with autism,
♪ Look for the bear necessities ♪
♪ The simple bear necessities ♪
Jessica: It's harder for people with autism to find jobs
because we don't know the social rules like everybody else does,
(singing continues)
(laughing)
Todd: Are you chuckling about Sam?
Yeah, He's funny,
He is, He really is,
And really sweet, He is very sweet,
But he is a very good worker,
I wish I could be that happy at times,
(phone rings)
Do you wanna get the phone?
(sighs) Can you get it? 'Cause I'm not good with business calls,
It's not that I don't want to answer,
it's just I don't know what to say,
and I don't normally do that,
So, I assume that's other people's responsibility,
Well, you know, sometimes--
But I'm starting to be more flexible,
and I really am trying,
But you know, sometimes bosses ask, um, quest--
ask that kind of thing in like,
a collegial, collaborative kind of way,
when really it's just a nice way of saying "do it,"
Hmm,
(Sam continues singing)
Okay, Buttercream icing,
So, let's see,,,
So, one full box,
Oh, one full box?
Yeah, one box is a pound,
So, I don't have to measure out cups or anything?
Nope, you can just dump the whole box in there,
Well, actually, let me read this, see what it says,
I'm only supposed to add half a cup at a time, so I will need to measure,
Let me just go ahead and get a cup,
that way I can do it my way, so it's perfect,
Now we mix it up,
Lauren: It's looking good,
You need something?
No, I was just-- Looks good,
Oh, you just like to watch,
Sorry, sometimes if there's a person watching me,
it makes me feel uncomfortable,
Oh, okay,
It's kind of like how in school, if somebody's peeping
over your shoulder to look for an answer,
that's how it feels,
Todd: Jessica, can I talk to you for a second, upstairs?
Sure, Okay,
Well, there's a few things, The first is,
you really have to watch your attitude,
because you act like you're superior to others,
and it's very,,, it's very disrespectful,
And they told me that yesterday you were the same way,
And the tone that you-- I feel like,,,
I-- There are times where
we don't completely understand each other,
That's all I was trying to say, I wasn't trying to be mean,
Well, first of all, I really don't necessarily have to understand you
because you're an employee
and your function here is to work,
And so-- But if you don't understand me, how can I work?
But, you don't-- You don't need to be always understood in the work setting,
You have to work,
(sighs)
I'm not trying to be mean, I just really want to be understood,
(crying) I really don't like being written up,
It makes me cry,
Well, then you have to look to us for guidance,,,
Okay, to help you
with tone,
Right? I'm just such a tough girl,
I don't even know how to ask for help emotionally, sometimes,
No, I understand, Jessica,
It's just, I'm so used to being so harsh
and nobody really corrects me at home
'cause they say I'm an adult now and I have to figure it out,
but I can't figure it out, so I need help!
Please! Well, yes,
You're on a journey,
and a process of trying to figure it out,
But, you know, you're just in your early 20s,
It's not like you're 72-- You're 22, or 21?
I'll be 23 this November fourth, Okay,
Adulthood is a long journey
of trying to-- I just-- I'm very confused right now,
I don't even know who I am,
or why I do what I do,
but I know a little bit about it,
and I tried to explain, and I didn't mean to get written up,
and I just want to say I'm sorry,
Okay, Did you hear what I said?
Keep a neutral tone,
even though you may not feel neutral inside,
Sorry, it's harder for me to process when I'm upset,
Yeah, I am trying,
You're actually a very-- You have a very good work ethic,
I do? Yes,
I didn't know,
You do, You have a very good work ethic,
And what you're learning from us
is part of work etiquette, Okay? Okay,
To let you know, I do have a sensitive and kinder side,
and I'm sorry if you haven't seen much of it,
but I am trying,
Oh, no, I see, Yeah, I absolutely see,
But I also have to tell you-- I just don't want you to think I'm a bad person,
Oh, no! I don't mean to be,
I really don't, But that would be black and white thinking, right?
Nothing is that black and white,
I'm very sorry,
Now, you could take your break,
Now or after the flours,
I think I would feel better if I finish the flours,
Okay, Sounds good,
And like I was telling Lauren, I wasn't trying to be mean,
I was just explaining to her that sometimes,
I try to be independent,
and when people look over my shoulder,
it's like peeking over to check my answer,
or something, Okay,
Jessica: I'm gonna take my break now,
(sniffling)
I wish my mom was here,
(indistinct conversation)
Ashley: I'm assuming this goes in here?
(barks)
♪ ♪
(chattering)
How have you been?
I've been all right,
(chattering continues)
Everybody, if I can have your attention please!
I have some important things to share,
Adrian: Yo, listen to Dr, Amigo, please!
Thank you, Adrian, Thank you, Nick,
And Nick,
Couple quick reminders about the formal,
One is,,,
that we don't want anyone to have a sense of rejection,
I feel like a lot of people I work with,
they're already experiencing rejection in other parts of their life,
and I don't want that to happen at the Amigo spring formal,
So, the directive-- I don't like to use the word "rule,"
that freaks some people out,
But my directives are, number one,
if someone asks you to dance, you say yes,
and you dance with them at least just one song,
Also, we're gonna have a king and queen of the spring formal crowned,
So, you guys are all gonna get to vote
and pick someone for king and someone for queen,
Okay, That's all I want to say,
Go to your clubs, and have a great time tonight,
If anybody's interested, there's music set up in the next room
to practice some dance skills,
If everyone wants to, you know, cut a rug,
Dance party going on next door if anybody wants to dance,
Anybody interested? Nope, okay, No,
Ashley: Do you have any interest in dancing with anybody?
(chuckles) Does that smile mean yes?
Yeah, Yeah, okay,
If you see someone and you wanna talk to them, what would you do?
I just don't know,
Yeah, Saundra: All right,
Then I need to hear some talking, probably, right?
Yeah, Okay, okay, okay,
What's the most, like, McDonald's?
United States,
(loud chattering) (video game music playing)
So, that document that says, "rinse your hair, rinse your hair, rinse your hair,"
I'll send it to you, 'cause these are the pictures I want,
Is that good? Yeah, but,,,
Can you put it down a little bit?
Yup, that's good, Perfect,
Do you want me to go print it? Yeah, would you?
Print it in color so that will be eye-catching for her,
Okay,
This is where it's going,
So, she has her to-do list,
But one of the things she has trouble doing
is rinsing her hair,
So, that wasn't good enough,
So, we have the visual now,
So, hopefully that'll do the trick,
And then she has her nightly and morning routine, too,
when she's not taking a shower,
When's your spring formal?
Umm,,,
It's on April 27th,
Do you mind taking off your glasses?
Mm-hmm,
How has your week been?
Good, Okay, All right,
Who's Chief?
Keef, Oh,
That's a rapper,
What songs has he done?
(chuckles)
I have no idea,
Do you remember Soulja Boy?
No one likes him anymore, He's irrelevant,
What about-- What happened to Miley Cyrus?
She-- Well, she stopped "Hannah Montana,"
which lost a lot of her fans, her younger ones,
Then she started going into a weird stage
that she shouldn't have at that age,
and people just stopped liking her,
Ha!
What do you think of long hair on guys?
I don't like long hair on guys, It's okay,
What-- Do you like short-- Do any guy-- boys at your school have long hair?
Umm,,,
Not like, long, long hair,
(laughing)
Dad? Yeah,
Do any guys at your office have long hair?
None,
Oh, Even though they can have it?
Yeah,
If they wanted to, I guess they could,
Dad? What?
I want you to look like Santa,
You want me to get fat?
Ha!
And grow a beard? Not till you're retired, though,
Grow a beard? Yeah,
And move into an apartment by yourself,
(laughing)
Maybe, for my grandkids, if I even-- for your grandkids
if you even have them,
I might just adopt my grandkids,
Yeah, My kids,
That's fine,
I don't wanna have kids on my own,
That's totally fine,
I don't know if I might even have kids,
That's totally fine, honey, That's fine,
What if I never marry or have kids?
Mike: Well, as long as you're happy,
You're not depressed about it, As long as you're content with that,
That's fine,
What do you think? Yeah,
Would that be all right for you? Um, yeah,
Jodi: Do you know what, sometimes,
even if that is a goal,
you might not find the right person to share your life with,
I might be an old maid,
That's okay,
Boy-- Going out with a boy,,, Mike: Uh-huh?
I don't know what to do for that,
The spring formal,
Jodi: You don't have to spend every last second with them,
You know?
It's just like going somewhere with a friend,
Uh-huh, You know?
Jodi: One of the other moms in Dr, Amigo's waiting room
was asking me, was Marideth interested in boys?
And I was, like, "No, you know, she's just-- she's not there yet,"
I think she likes the idea,,, Mm-hmm,
of a boyfriend or a date,
but she's not quite ready to actually have that experience,
Woman: Okay, That's fine,
I was just-- I forgot about it,
And I was like, "oops,"
Amigo: Okay, I know one thing I kind of want to talk about
is does anybody have any questions about the spring formal?
I will tell you this,
That some people are talking about having a date or being fixed up on a date,
So, we're working on that,
If that's the help that you needed,
Ashley: Are you interested in having a date for the spring formal?
Yeah, I guess,
Amigo: Have you asked anybody?
No, Do you plan on asking anybody?
Well, I guess,
Shaun: Hey, Dawn, Nick, Joel!
Those looks like Joel's, gummy bear thief,
Hey, Joel!
Yeah? Are you interested in a date for the Amigo spring formal?
I mean, are you gonna get a date on your own,
or you need a little assistance with that, or what?
I might need a little help, All right,
You were interested, and you said sure, I would be interested,
so, you guys are officially a date for the spring formal,
There's somebody over there that wants to ask you a question,
Wanna do the formal,,, together?
That'd be nice, Kris, I would enjoy that,
All right, (giggles)
Amigo: What aspects of dating do you think we need to cover?
Things like what to do, what not to do?
What's something that we've got to learn?
We got to really talk about?
I know,
Okay, then, we'll come back to you, Yes, Catie?
Manners,
What-- Be specific, What kind of manners?
Don't get food all over yourself,
Make sure you don't have any bad breath,
Just brush your teeth very good,
Amigo: Kind of the hygiene thing,
Or maybe use peppermint or something, Yup,
Ice Breakers, Or mouthwash,
Okay,
Thank you, Colin,
Being down-to-earth,
Well said,
I think some of us struggle with thinking we're cooler than we really are,
Jessica: That's happened to me before,
Sometimes people over-compliment me,
then I act superior and then everybody else is like,
"Why is she like that?"
Amigo: Yeah, Jess is-- Jess is really honest,
Sometimes Jess can let it get to her head,
and then she comes across as she thinks she's so superior,
And Jess is learning that, It's a hard lesson to learn,
but good for you, Especially at work,
Amigo: Yeah,
What's another thing you wanna learn about dating?
Kissing?
What's that? Kissing, yeah, Kissing,
That's right, We'll talk about it, Thank you,
And then Marideth?
How to get to know someone
to just an acquaintance, I like that,
So, you may have someone who's an acquaintance, right?
and maybe-- Like, you might really like this guy,
And you might really like him, And how do you go from sort of,
liking an acquaintance or having a crush on an acquaintance,
and being able to maybe go out together
and do something,
Ashley: Hey, can I talk to you for just a sec?
What is it?
Zach had a question for you,
Okay? So, you wanna look at Zach for a second?
Um, would you like to go on-- go to the spring formal with me?
Hmm,,,
Thanks, but no thanks,
It's okay,
One of the struggles for me as a therapist,
is sometimes when I'm inviting people to grow and develop,
I'm inviting them to a whole lot of trouble,
A whole lot of struggle,
Conflict, Disappointment,
Anger,
Just,,, the mess of life,
It's like, "Come on! Come on, you're gonna love it,"
And they're like, "Eh, I don't know,,,"
Hey, Jess, can I ask you a quick question? Yeah,
Um,,,
I understand that Brion invited you to the Amigo spring formal,
but he's awaiting your reply,
Oh, Right?
Did he ask you?
Yeah, Do you wanna go with him?
I don't know,
Well, maybe that's why you didn't reply yet,
I thought I would wait several days before I would decide,
The reason I'm asking is because there's someone else who may want to ask you,
Yeah, I,,, But if you're gonna go,,,
I think I know who you're talking about,
Who? Who do you--
Uh, Tommy, No,
No? No, Mm-mm,
Tommy's asking-- He's going with someone else,
He is? Yeah,
Oh,,, Can I tell you who it is?
And then you can tell me if-- Sure,
Um, Joseph,
Oh, You know who he is?
Yeah, But I don't wanna go with him, No?
No,
Okay, I was gonna choose between Brion or Tommy,
Well, Tommy's going with someone else,
Oh,,,
So, that would leave Brion,
Okay,
You don't sound too excited about it,
No, it's just, I finally got to talk to Tommy on the phone last,,,
Well, that's good, You can still talk to him on the phone,
but he's going with Missy,
as,,, kind of like as friends,
Okay,
So, if you then, or if you want to go with Brion,
you should maybe tell him,
And I'll let Joe know that you-- (sighs)
I wish I would have decided sooner,
Why? What do you mean?
'Cause I don't want-- I feel like I'm paying too much attention to either guy,
I want them to have a chance,
Who? Um,,,
Brion or Tommy, I mean,
I thought it would be smart to wait to see who I had the most in common with
over the phone, Well, Tommy's not available,
Okay,
Sarah: And, Jess, remember, this is just for one--
one date, Yeah, it's just the evening,
Maybe I'll just go by myself,
Well, that's an option, too, Yeah,
I'll just go by myself,
If you prefer to go by yourself I just-- I don't know,
and be among friends without Brion, I'm so confused,
that's okay, too, A lot of girls do that,
Okay, I can tell you're kind of confused, hon,
And then you can even say to Brion, "I think I'm gonna go by myself,
"but, Brion, you know, I'd love to dance with you some at the formal,"
Okay! For sure, yeah,
I want to at least dance with them both a little bit,
Is that okay?
You can-- I'm sure you can dance with any number of them,
For sure, Okay,
Yeah, I feel better, Okay,
All right, Okay, so let him know that, Perfect,
Way to go, Jess!
Bye, Bye,
♪ ♪
Terry: Here we go, (laughs)
I can't believe this,
Saleswoman: Hi, ladies, how are you?
They're so sparkly and gorgeous,
Oh, my heavens!
(gasping)
I already see a color, It's an eye-catcher, An eye-catcher, you're right,
And I see you have a clipboard,
Yes, I have possible candidates, I wanted to see if they were my size,
Okay,
And I know there's like nine pages, but,,,
That's okay,
Oh, wow, She's prepared,
Look at this one,
I'll go look these over and try to pull some of these ones for you guys,
Johanna: She always goes for the harlot pink,
This looks like the pink one that you were talking about,
But in the blue, isn't that gorgeous?
I don't know if it would fit,
Sorry, I'm just really nervous,
You're fine! Do you know what size you need about?
I don't know,
I-- I know I weigh 192 pounds, Okay,
Oh yeah, we do, You can try that one,
Okay, Okay,
Come on, Mom, Okay,
I can't do this without you,
Oh, they probably have it in a different color,
All you have to do is ask,
Okay?
(Jessica sighing loudly)
How's it going, Jess?
Hold on, Okay,
I'm sorry, It's just if you say something, I get even more worried,
Oh, okay, I'm sorry,
I'm just kind of panicky 'cause this is my first time in here,
That's why I'm worried,
Terry: It'll be fine,
Jessica: Okay,
(Jessica sighs)
I brought this one, She said she liked pink,
Okay,
Saleswoman: Is Jess in her first one?
Yeah, I think it's a little too big, I think this one's too big,
I can take it in a little bit for you,
Ooh! All right, we're gonna clip you right now, honey,
It's gonna show you how it would look,
Terry: That looks pretty, It really does,
(laughter)
Ooh, this is pretty, too!
So pretty! Wow,
Let me know if it's too tight, okay?
What do you think?
I like it, Looks beautiful,
It's dynamite,
Oh, my!
Terry: Sparkle, Caroline: Jess, you look great!
Mm-hmm,
Terry: Look who's talking!
Caroline! Oh, my goodness!
Johanna: See, I think the purple looks good on you,
Saleswoman: How long have you girls known each other?
Ever since we were teenagers,
Oh, my gosh, So, you're like best friends,
You look so pretty in purple! Even longer,
Long, long time, Thanks,
Do you girls wanna try on some more? This is just the first one,
Sure, Yeah,
This is Caroline in her second,
(gasping)
Ooh, Jess!
Saleswoman: Do you mind if I tucked in your straps,
Oh, Caroline! You look adorable!
Thank you,
What do you think? This fits perfect,
It really does, Ooh, I love that dress,
Do you like it, Mom?
It's gorgeous,
Well, the thing is, I think it shows a little,,,
Johanna: Too much? Too much cleavage? Yeah, Mm-hmm,
Sometimes a little strap can be added
to help hold it a little tighter,
If that's something that would make you feel more comfortable,
(sighs)
She doesn't realize that's okay,
Caroline: I feel so embarrassed,
Saleswoman: Do you mind if I come in and help you?
Oh!
It looks a little gaudy on the hanger, but it looks beautiful on me, doesn't it?
Saleswoman: Yes, it does! Let me get a little smaller size,
I love the skirt, That's pretty, too!
Tuck that on,
Terry: Ooh-wee, sparkles!
It would not be showing anything inappropriate,
Okay?
The other one? Then go, Twirl, girl!
Whoo!
How do you feel in that?
I really don't like the whole cutout,
Yeah, I can tell,
♪ ♪
She's getting the blue one!
Better color on you, Caroline, much better,
What do you think about that? Wow,
I love the fabric,
Johanna: I think you're feeling it in that one, aren't you?
Yes,
I think your face changed when you put that one on,
Right, She did,
You're just grinning,
Wow,
Yeah,
Saleswoman: But look how confident!
(excited chattering)
Caroline, if you're not comfortable,
because I notice you keep doing this,
Okay? If you're kind of feeling like you need to hunch over,
let these ladies know, Well, I'm always afraid that,,,
my dress might fall down if I'm dancing,
Sweetheart, this is really, really, really secure,
Very secure,
It's not-- I promise you, 100% it's not gonna fall,
Because it's so tight right here,
Do a little dance moves, It'll help you,
Okay?
Moms want to see you dance!
Mom's not a dancer, but I,,,
Caroline, move, baby!
That's what we're trying to say, That's how you're gonna find out,
Okay? You can do a little shimmy,
Do a little shimmy down,
Ready? Come on,
(laughing)
I didn't' know this was gonna be more fun than I thought,
I don't know what I'm doing here,
but I never-- You're having a good time, honey,
Two best friends,,, walking in style!
(chatter, laughter)
♪ ♪
(dog barking)
Amigo: We've been building up to this,
You guys understand that?
We've been building up to this experience
for the last 12 weeks,
So, what are some questions you guys have?
Or, maybe you don't, but you think other people might be wondering?
Anyone have questions about what we're wearing?
Reminder, it's a formal,
You can be as fancy as-- Jeans?
No, No jeans are allowed,
Flip-flops?
Uh, no flip-flops,
Are we allowed to wear, like, a collared shirt?
Absolutely, Shirts tucked in,
Clean, Ironed, hopefully,
You know what you're gonna wear?
Wearing one of my fancy pants,
Amigo: Ooh, fancy pants! All right, I love it,
All right, so obviously, when you guys see, you come in here,
there's the front door, and there's gonna be a coat room
off to your right-hand side when you come in, okay?
We will have signage-- improved and large signage
on both the restroom doors,
It's not very far from here,
It's right behind those trees, so it's really close to here,
so you'll have no problem finding it,
You mean those trees?
Like, if I were to throw a rock really far like this, I would hit it,
Oh, Maybe use the sign first, Okay?
I probably would,
In many ways, the dance is going to be
a collection of the worst possible sensory experiences
that people living with autism encounter,
It'll be loud, It'll be fast,
It'll be confusing, It'll be complicated,
In some ways, it's a recipe for disaster,
We will have headphones and earplugs for those,
Stick 'em in your ear like this,
And it muffles the sound, Like, I feel like I'm in a tunnel right now,
Sort of,
But if the music were playing, I could hear it,
I could enjoy it,
but it'll be just a little bit softer,
We have a cool down room,
People can go if they're getting stressed,
They're feeling anxious, More like you're disturbed, you're upset
kind of stuff, okay?
Every lady who comes
will be given a wrist corsage,
And every gentleman who has a jacket or a lapel,
you will be given a boutonnière,
Will the bar have alcoholic drinks?
No alcohol,
Thank goodness, Amigo: I know,
Amigo: I hope that this is going to be successful
for all of those skills that we've been practicing to come together,
But they will believe they can succeed
when they succeed,
and when they survive,
and when it makes sense,
Not when I teach them,
but when they live it,
When it becomes who they are,
Drew, come here,
Let's go out, I just want to cover a couple things with you guys,
Let's go in here,
Um, you guys have known each other for a while, right?
And you guys have expressed, you know, you're fond of each other, right?
You think a lot of each other,
Drew, is there anything you'd like to say to Marideth?
Um, Marideth, would you like to go to the spring formal with me?
Sure!
Wow!
Congratulations!
How about-- Well, probably him, since he's your date,
Nice,
Excellent,
♪ ♪
(taps on door) What?
All right, let's go in the bathroom and get freshened up, okay?
I don't like being freshened up,
I know,
But you just need to be a little bit freshened up, okay?
So, you excited for today?
Yeah,
How many people you think are gonna be there?
I don't know,
Dad: So, who's your date?
Uh, it's Marideth,
Dad: All right, you excited?
Yeah, To dance with her?
Uh-huh,
Let's turn it over to the blue one-- or the black side,
There you go, bud, There you go,
So, how you doing today?
Even all over? Yeah,
Try to keep the sideburns?
Mm-hmm, Okay,
Jessica: I know you tell me not to worry, but,,,
I wish I had more time to prepare,
What do you mean? You went and had your pedicure and your manicure--
Yeah, but I feel like I didn't practice dancing enough,
Plus, I tried eyeliner on today for the first time in my life,
and I just feel so nervous,
You know, why is my neck stubbly?
Uh, 'cause you're a man now, right?
I'm a man!
That's right, You want to use this first, please?
Yes, You do it,
Is that right? Yeah,
Okay, grin,
Look like you're having fun, There you go,
Okay, She shivers with fright anytime I have the curling iron near her,
Because-- Because you do not-- Because you don't know what you're doing,
(laughing)
I do need to trim your fingernails,
Okay? Yeah,
I wanna stay at home,
I know,
And go on the computer,
I know, But you'll have all weekend to do that,
So, come on,
Let me just brush your eyebrows a little bit,
Okay, Mmm,
You look pretty,
Jodi: You know, my husband and I will sit around and go, like,
is this it?
You know, is this her life?
But then, we can sit back and go,
but 10 years ago,
you couldn't touch her,
She has come so far,
Okay, you have a few minutes if you wanna relax in your room a little bit,
Mom said you learned the Wobble dance, is that right?
Yes,
I saw you practicing it,
Sorry about that,
Okay,
And how long have you been doing this?
How long have I been doing hair?
Oh, my goodness, 20 years,
Johanna: You know, I'm guessing
any time there's something different about your child,
along the way, it's almost as though
this huge world slowly,,, the opportunities slowly close in,
And you're thinking, oh, did another door close for her?
Did another door close for her?
Or did it open for her?
It's just so exciting to see her interact,
and have hopes, goals, dreams that other kids have,
If you could just slide your chair to the right,
Whoa! What are you doing? I'm sorry, just moving you a little,
I should have told you, I should have told you before I did it,
Sorry,
Terry: I want Jessica to think about how far she's come
and not be afraid to go forward,
And think of her strength,
because her strengths are so much greater than her struggles,
I just want her to keep growing and getting more confidence in herself,
Be a happy, fulfilled person that gets up every day
looking forward to life and not fearing it,
You can see the back of your head if you put the mirror off,
See how I'm standing?
Okay, Come over here and do that,
Hold it like this? Uh-huh,
Until you can see the back of your head,
Oh my goodness, that's gorgeous!
I like it, So I can spray it?
Sure, Yay,
Let's go back and spray,
Is it too dark?
I think once you put the powder on
and blend it in, Okay,
I think it's gonna be fine,
Can I put my glasses on?
Yeah,
Can you leave me alone?
Yeah, I know you need some alone time,
Mm-hmm,
♪ ♪
Amigo: You get to walk the red carpet,
(laughs) Aw!
Hi, Tristan, Hello,
Hey, what's up?
How are you doing?
Amigo: Hey, you guys,
Handsome and beautiful, that was the assignment,
Sarah: So you can head on in and find your friends,
Hi,
Sarah: Hey, Marideth!
Beautiful,
Oh, I love the shoes, They're so fun, Thanks,
Are you excited? Yeah,
Yeah?
Your mom's in there helping people with flowers,
You wanna go inside? Yeah,
Okay,
(pop music playing)
♪ You got to get up and try, try, try ♪
Amigo: Hey, guys,
Hey, glad you could come, and you look great!
I almost didn't come, I know,
Did you want a boutonnière?
Um, no, No, okay,
You look awesome,
There's a lot of people out there looking for some dance partners,
Have you seen Drew yet?
No,
Mmm, it smells good,
It's an actual flower, not a fake one,
(disco music playing)
Would you like to take this dance?
Umm, I suppose,
♪ Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive ♪
(Caroline giggling)
Hey, James!
♪ Well now, I get low and I get high ♪
♪ And if I can't get either, I really try ♪
♪ Well now, I get low and I get high ♪
♪ And if I can't get either, I really try ♪
♪ Well now, I get low and I get high ♪
Drew: Wanna dance?
Yeah,
♪ You know it's all right, It's okay, I'll live to see another day ♪
♪ We can try to understand The New York Times' effect on man ♪
♪ Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother ♪
♪ you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪
Umm, how do I get Tommy to dance with me?
You ask him,
How? You say,
"Will you please dance with me?"
Oh!
Or, "will you dance the next dance with me?"
Okay, Thanks,
You're welcome, That's what I needed to know,
Now just to find Tommy,
Tommy!
♪ My heart stops when you look at me ♪
Where is he? Who you looking for?
Tommy,
♪ Just one touch, now baby, I believe ♪
Do you wanna dance with me?
Uh, sure,
Okay,
So, is this, like, a slow song,
Yeah, Do we--
Okay, um,,,
Now, we just do the box step right, to this?
Like, the waltz?
I don't know how to,,,
I don't know how to dance to this song,
but I really wanna dance with you,
♪ Feel the melody in the rhythm of the music around you ♪
♪ Around you, Whoa-oh ♪
♪ I'mma take you there, I'mma take you there ♪
♪ Don't be scared, I'm right here, baby ♪
♪ We can go anywhere, anywhere ♪
♪ But first,,, ♪
When I'm with you, I feel like a queen,
You look like a queen,
Thank you,
I know we're just friends,
but I hope some day we can be best friends,
♪ And dance forever, forever, forever ♪
Thomas, go ask someone,
I don't know,
Just say, "Hey, you wanna dance?"
Tommy: They can't say no the first time,
Thomas: Okay,
♪ Forever on a dance floor ♪
♪ It's a long way down ♪
I got this dress at David's Bridal,
Oh, yeah?
What do you think? I like it,
Amigo: We're gonna have a line dance!
Who can do the Wobble?
You wanna do the Wobble? Remy? Remy, come on up,
Casey, you know how to do the Wobble, Come on up,
Kenny, you know how to do the Wobble, You don't have to be perfect,
Tommy, Missy, come on up,
(hip-hop music plays)
Get your groove! I'll let you know when we're gonna start,
Here we go!
Then back,
Then left,
Then right,
Do your cha-cha, Right, One, two,
Then left, Then left,
Then right,
Then the happy steps,
We're gonna face the window!
This is the best one, come on!
Oh, yeah!
(cheering and applauding)
Case, actually step on the tape,
Jess, Jasmine, Kris,
Okay?
You got it?
Hey, everybody!
Hey, if I could have your attention, please,
First of all, we know that this is a stretch for a lot of you,
This is challenging,
and you guys have come so far,
and you've grown so much,
Isn't this great? Let's clap, this is beautiful!
(applause)
Okay, now we're gonna do the coronation ceremony,
Okay?
These are the four ladies that we nominated,
and these are the four gentlemen,
Now, let me read to you the royal qualities
that you guys helped us come up with,
They are: honesty,
humility, caring,
embraces their own unique personalities,
They've been through hard times
and haven't given up,
They are socially courageous,
So, the king,,, is,,,
Drew Swanson!
(cheering)
Drew, congratulations!
And now,,,
the queen,
Drum roll! Drum roll, Come on!
Let's do it, Drum roll,
That's pretty good,
Jess, Jess, Jess, Jess,
Amigo: Is,,,
Jessica Sullivan!
(cheering) Oh my God! Oh my God!
(sobbing joyfully)
Congratulations!
Congratulations, honey,
Stand there and look at-- These are your people,
Thank you, so much!
Thank you!
Look, here's the flowers for our queen, Thank you,
And,,,
Oh my God, that's beautiful!
Bend down, bend down,
I've never done this before,
Is that gonna stay?
Miss Ashley, is that-- I don't know,
Amigo: Keep clapping! Keep clapping!
This is their moment, Let it live forever,
Go, Jessica!
One more time, let's clap for the king and queen of the 2013 Amigo spring formal!
Well done,
Let's keep having a great time,
enjoy each other's company,
and rock on,
Aww, thanks,
Jess!
I was hoping for--
I was hoping for you!
I really wanted to win, too!
And it finally happened!
Jess, it's--
I was just chanting,
"Jess, Jess, Jess, Jess,"
because I really wanted you!
Aww,
(both singing) ♪ So here's my number, ♪
♪ So call me, maybe ♪
♪ It's hard to look right ♪
♪ At you, baby ♪
♪ But here's my number, ♪
♪ So call me, maybe ♪
♪ And all the other boys ♪
♪ Try to chase me ♪
Drew: (singing along) ♪ But here's my number ♪
♪ So call me, maybe ♪
♪ Hey, I just met you ♪
♪ And this is crazy ♪
♪ But here's my number ♪
♪ So call me, maybe ♪
Nice shoes,
Thanks,
("Never Gonna Give You Up" playing)
Is this the Rickroll song?
Uh, I don't know,
That song came out in 2008,
'Cause it's old,
It's an old one, yeah,
♪ Never gonna say goodbye ♪
♪ Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you ♪
(giggles)
I know you looked up when you're excited and like the song,
I had the time of my life,
Ha!
♪ ♪
♪ Do you ever feel like a plastic bag ♪
♪ Drifting through the wind wanting to start again ♪
♪ Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin ♪
♪ Like a house of cards one blow from caving in ♪
♪ Do you ever feel already buried deep ♪
♪ Six feet under, screams but no one seems to hear a thing ♪
♪ Do you know that there's still a chance for you ♪
♪ Cause there's a spark in you ♪
♪ You just got to ignite the light ♪
♪ And let it shine ♪
♪ Just own the night ♪
♪ Like the Fourth of July ♪
♪ 'Cause baby you're a firework ♪
♪ Come on show 'em what your worth ♪
♪ Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!" ♪
♪ As you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪
♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪
♪ Come on let your colors burst ♪
♪ Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!" ♪
♪ You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe ♪
♪ You don't have to feel like a wasted space ♪
♪ You're original, cannot be replaced ♪
♪ If you only knew what the future holds ♪
♪ After a hurricane comes a rainbow ♪
♪ Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed ♪
♪ So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road ♪
♪ Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow ♪
♪ And when it's time, you'll know ♪
♪ You just got to ignite the light ♪
♪ And let it shine ♪
♪ Just own the night ♪
♪ Like the Fourth of July ♪
♪ 'Cause, baby, you're a firework ♪
♪ Come on show 'em what your worth ♪
♪ Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!" ♪
♪ As you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪
♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪
♪ Come on, let your colors burst ♪
♪ Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!" ♪
♪ You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe ♪
♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪
♪ Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon ♪
♪ It's always been inside of you, you, you ♪
♪ And now it's time to let it through ♪
♪ 'Cause, baby, you're a firework ♪
♪ Come on, show 'em what you're worth ♪
♪ Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!" ♪
♪ As you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪
♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪
♪ Come on, let your colors burst ♪
♪ Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!" ♪
♪ You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe ♪
♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪
♪ Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon ♪
♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪
♪ Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon ♪