'AspieComic' Michael McCreary addresses Asperger's with stand-up comedy

Asperger's syndrome and comedy if you don't think the two go together then let us introduce you toMichael McCreary, who also goes by the name AspieComic.

McCreary is a stand-up comic who uses his act as an outlet forhisAsperger's.

Growing up with Asperger's, McCreary used to channel his energy into journaling and the performing arts, both of which lent themselves to stand-up comedy. McCreary's journal entries turned into joke writing and his time on the stage taught him that he'd rather be up there on his own.

"When I finally got into comedy, it was a reliefbecause you're the only one who can make or break a performance," McCreary tells Shad.

While McCreary's Asperger'sdoesaffect his behaviour in social settings, it does so in a waywhere he is extremelyextroverted.

"I'm not the television stereotype of what an Aspie is, which is the eccentric introvert," McCreary says.

When hejoined theStand Up For Mental Health programa pivotal moment in his comedy career founderDavid Granirer says what makesMcCrearystand out isn't just that he'sbreaking stereotypes, but that he has something to say with his act.

WEB EXTRA |Watch McCreary'sset about his motherand catch him in Torontothis Thursday, June 16, at LOL for Autism.