I just saw the most powerful video I've seen in a long time.

Amanda Baggs is 27-years old. She is autistic, and is non-verbal. She performs many of the odd, repetitive tasks that we've all grown accustomed to. And she needs help with simple daily tasks (cooking, cleaning, etc).

8:36 video. The first 3 minutes or so show Amanda and some of her "stims". The remaining 5 minutes show her discussing what she's doing and why.

I saw this video on an article at wired.com. The article talks about the video, and Amanda, in much greater detail.