Hi everyone. I have a mild case of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) myself. While my symptoms are much less severe than most with Autism, I do still experience them, and I'd like to explain some things, although I can't speak for all Autistic people of course. Owen's story focuses on his hyperfixation with Disney. I'm lucky enough to not have a single major hyperfixation like that, but I still have a couple lesser ones with Pokémon and My Little Pony. I can't describe how important and how often I think about those. They've essentially become a part of me. I consider it vital that my future spouse enjoys them as well, otherwise they simply won't be able to understand me. Both worlds feel like how life should be. I can't explain it well, but basically real life is flawed because it's not either of those, but my reality is both of them. It's kind of like if you chose to have a tattoo across your entire body that shapes your life. I've branded myself with these two, at first without wanting too, but now I can't see myself any other way. It's true that Autistic people are very imaginative. I'm in my mid 20s and still frequently engage in fantasy daydreams, usually about an hour per day, but that depends on how occupied I am. Some days I will lie in bed and simply daydream for up to 3 hours straight. At work I daydream on my idle time. It's almost always fantasy in nature, with MLP & Pokémon being the most popular there. As far as I can tell, Autistic people are much closer to fantasy than neurotypicals. We lose out in some grounded reality to better get lost in our own fiction. It's actually really enjoyable, although it can be addicting. I have to force myself to escape my fantasies sometimes and go back to reality to take care of my physical needs like getting out of bed or do work. Speaking of physical needs, it's very much a chore to do mundane tasks like brushing my teeth. I can't describe it, but it feels very wrong and exceptionally tedious for some reason, despite the minor work required. Autistic people who frequently do something such as rocking, scratching, pacing, biting, etc. usually do it involuntarily and subconsciously. I'm bad with plucking beard hairs whenever I don't shave. If I don't notice I'm doing it I can scratch my chin over and over until it bleeds. I'm also a tapper and leg shaker, and used to be a bad rocker and pacer. I still pace on occasion when lost in thought and it helps me concentrate, but I typically notice it and stop doing it unless I really need to think about something. One day I paced until I was panting and couldn't stand, which is when I realized I needed to stop. Our social understanding is very lackluster. Please speak bluntly without subtleties. We often can not understand your tone or implications. Things that are obvious to everyone else aren't to me, and unfortunately that makes it hard to fit in. Social situations are rough. On the flip-side, Autistic people tend to be very physically sensitive. Bright lights and loud noises can easily give me a headache. And by loud noises I mean a phone ringing when I don't have headphones in or someone calling upstairs. The whole headphones/earbuds thing has become increasingly important to me, much to my surprise. I was fine as a kid without them, but now I can't walk around the house without earbuds in. It really hurts without them! Also I need music playing or I can't think if someone's talking. The music MUST drown them out or I wouldn't be able to type this. I can also always tell when the door is open and it's very annoying. I feel that draft and the door must be shut. It also feels like someone's always watching me through the open door, but I don't have a logical explanation for that. Autistic people are very much... behind when it comes to learning and development. I consider myself roughly 5 years mentally younger than I actually am. In some ways I'm still comparable to a teenager, although in others I'm much closer to where I should be. It's taken a lot of conscious effort to push myself forward and mature properly. Once I started working and focusing on a career I understood how far behind I was and have to play catchup constantly. I expect to be ready to leave my parents house at 30, given my pace. The only thing that particularly stood out to me in this whole video was the part where Owen called the breakup unfair. 25:46 I've noticed this trend more-so in others with more severe Autism, but I can relate to it too. We often see life as unfair and cannot understand why bad things happen. Especially bad things WE cause. Furthermore, we tend to be self-centered. I don't want to think this way and am working on it, but I tend to view things as benefiting myself being the default. It can be hard to remember that other people exist each with their own needs and reasonings. It's easy to take things personally and see minor transgressions as a direct attack towards us. As an example, I have an autistic co-worker who is absolutely horrible to our employees. Every minor thing they do pisses him off. Luckily they can't hear him, but he'll often verbally complain about completely normal things they do. For instance, changing their mind on buying something or requiring some time to think. He'll say they're going out of their way to waste his time and being dicks... for all this minor and normal stuff. For some Autistic people everyone that isn't explicitly their friend, is a villain in their story. Even if those people are just doing completely normal things. I think that's about it for things I want to mention, although if anyone wants to ask anything in general, or wants me to clarify something, please let me know. The whole point in all this was to hopefully help show the "rationale" or at least why Autistic people do what we do.
8:58 Ego like parrot 11:00 Walt compared to Peter Pan First convo with him at 9 since he was 2 Which led to basement session His two universals were falling in love and finding his own apartment 23:55 big bro energy
Well, if he was hitting her back in the days because of insecurity, it’s a good thing she separated with him back then. Well, love makes someone blind at times. Maybe now that they are older, hopefully they are wiser and calmer if they ever remarry lol.
It reminds me of my son☺I watch disney movies with him and he was happy until he went to school the teacher where very abusive with him saying that he was a brat😥and he wasnt a brat he just got autism.