#25 | Hussain Alokaily: Why Autism is My SuperPower

Hussain Alokaily is a legendary film maker from Toronto Canada. Through unexpected events, we ended up walking 200 miles across Spain together. Walking and talking for hours every day he told me about how he lived a double life, going to special needs classes and telling his friends he was in philosophy. He felt alone as even his closest friends didn't even know his true story. Recently he gave a speech coming out as his true self and he described it as one of the greatest moments of his life. I was beyond honored when he wanted to share his story on the internet for the first time through my podcast. Today, we explore why Hussain embraces Autism as his greatest superpower along with a number of other topics such as: (00:00) Intro (02:02) The "Big" Secret (12:07) Being a "Yes Man" (14:39) Autism Stereotypes (24:25) YouTube and Filmmaking (31:03) Why Autism is my Super Power (41:30) Storytelling is Strength (52:25) Mike interviews Hussain (01:06:57) Desired Legacy Hussain's Socials: https://www.instagram.com/alokailyhussain/ https://www.youtube.com/ @AlokailyHussain  -- My Socials: https://www.instagram.com/auzi.films https://www.youtube.com/@AuziFilms