Ranboo and Aimsey talking about Autism, ADHD, Neurodivergency (Full) 

i'm 16 and got diagnosed with autism two years ago. for 14 years, i was constantly reminded that i was different and that people didnt understand me. i grew to hate my differences and suffered with internalized ableism(that i'm still working on). when i got my diagnosis, it was actually very sudden and i didnt believe it at all- "that can't be me" "autistic kids are weird and don't talk" but when i got home and i began to read more about it, i broke down. i related to it so perfectly and i hated myself for it and was so relieved to finally be able to start figuring myself out. this clip means a lot to me :] thank you.

I love how Ranboo’s shirt just says… GOLF

Ranboo talking about how it's okay to act naturally made me cry 😭 The dsmp and all that stuff (+ specifically Ranboo) and autism are my special interests and watching them combine in a message that I really needed to hear is amazing.

Me who is a teenage female with adhd and autism i completely agree but to add on to what aimsey said is that both are a spectrum and also contradict each other so you can have both and only have 1 or 2 traits of both or they mesh together like some of mine do but not everyone has the same symptoms of it. Only reason i got diagnosed really is because my younger brothers are adhd and ones autistic and if it weren't for mum knowing the symptoms from them i wouldn't have been diagnosed at like 11 or 12

aah this makes me so happy! i'm so glad that people are starting to realize things like this, and like i have both adhd and autism on top of others as well, and it took a lot of convincing doctors from my parents to get diagnosed, its so unnecessarily difficult to get it when it should be easier. also you should always be yourself and just because there may not be others like you around doesn't mean they aren't there. you all are loved and appreciated and you should never be afraid to be yourself.

I’m a trans man who definitely has ADHD but growing up presenting as a female, I never got diagnosed and was just instantly labeled as a “gifted child” like so many AFAB people with ADHD are and now that I’m almost an adult and doing shit in school cause I never had help, I’m finally trying to unlearn masking and seek a proper diagnosis so that I can get help with the things I struggle with.

I have autism and ADHD and this video made me feel a lot more seen. Thanks Aimzey and Ranboo :)

I'm an AFAB person about to start their autism assessment, and honestly hearing them talk about it means a lot. I learned to mask my symptoms quite well, but when I was younger I used to get bullied pretty badly for my mannerisms, and my struggles with understanding tone and intent made it easy for other kids to pull pretty nasty pranks on me and take advantage of my "naivety". The struggles of neurodivergent people (especially AFAB individuals) really get swept under the rug and go unnoticed for years. Hearing Aimsey and Ranboo talk about those issues makes me really happy. It's so reassuring to hear that who I am is okay, even if it strays from what is considered "normal"

I have autism and ADHD, and I think what they said is really just helpful and makes it easier put and understandable! I really liked what ranboo said, because I like the dsmp, and I like certain things that I shouldn't be ashamed of. But, most of my friends think that its weird and I have to normally hide it from people. I'm changing who I am as a person and i'm going to start caring less about what other people think. I thank ranboo and aimsey for it :D

As someone with autism who only started to notice the signs at age 16, they absolutely has it right. I appreciate their discussion here SO much, there should be way more care put into neurodivergent people and we should have people be more aware of it! Love these guys

Me who has ADHD: Yesssssss Ranboo talked about me

This stream keeps making me cryyyy. Ranboo saying we don't have to feel bad for the genuine reactions, and emotions we feel, or the things we enjoy a lot. That was so wonderful to hear, because I so often invalidate the things I enjoy or feel because of other people

As someone who has autism This makes me feel better about having it I was actually Diagnosed when I was A baby. My parents found solutions for my sensitive ears but Sometimes I feel like I’m just different from my sister this made me feel better about my autism. I never understood why I was different and not normal but ranboo and Aimsey taught me it’s ok to be different and not normal and I shouldn’t feel bad about being myself

Just a reminder that self-diagnosis is OK!! As long as you actually do research and relate to the symptoms, not only the "funny" or "quirky" ones. I'm 20, got diagnosed last month with ADHD and autism (or aspergers, but its not a medical term anymore I believe). It happened only because I realized that there is a connection between my problems and problems of ADHD/autistic people. Looking back it makes so much sense, but only for people who know about the symptoms that girls/women have (which lets be honest, not many do). I was so happy to finally know that I wasnt being "lazy" all my life, my struggles have a justification. Sadly, there are people who dont really care about this. Not hating on my parents but they dont see that as a "good reason" to function like I do. Just know that if you think that there is a good way for you to function, sometimes despite what the "grown ups" say, it might just be the best way. Also, even if you're not diagnosed, you can use the "ADHD/ASD hacks" that you see on the internet! No one can gatekeep these :). Do what you feel will help you! Remember to take care of yourself :)

as someone with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) this was really nice to hear. Aimsey and Ranboo are so lovely and they are even lovelier for saying this.

I was labeled as a "chatterbox" but still "socially akward" and now I'm realizing and in the process of getting both an autism and adhd diagnosis. I'm trying to unmask and meeting my needs that I brushed off as "over dramatic" and am still learning. Thank you for saying this. I needed to hear it

They are honestly my heros.

As a girl with autism and ADHD, I appreciate these well spoken words.

rans bit is gonna have me crying for WEEKS bro

As someone who is neurodivergent who has been diagnosed almost my entire life, but does mask, I'm so glad to hear Aimsey and Ranboo talking about it. Masking is something that is not spoken about enough, but we need to start talking about it more and I'm so glad that people with such a large platform are talking about it

i dont think i have any thing like that that i know of but it still makes me feel nice sense im kinda a werido and i feel kinda ashamed for being kinda weird and this helped even tho i dont have adhd or autism still gives me the happy feels

kinda zoned out listening to them talk because i literally love this so much, this is so important to me, y'all have no idea :') edit: the deltarune music in the background also reminded me of--spoilers for deltarune chapter 2--of how ralsei gave us a room and a whole wardrobe so we could where whatever we wanted and have our own little safe space to go to whenever we want, and i just remember setting down my switch and crying for a good long while because i had had a meltdown earlier and was playing the switch to calm down, and to think that ralsei cared so much about us...i broke. it truly shows how everyone reacts to certain situations in their own different way, and it's totally fine ! i love aimsey and ranboo's sentiment of no matter how you are, that's completely fine as long as you are comfortable and not harming anyone(nor yourself.) anyway, that's all i have to say, folks :o) have a lovely day :D

"We know what you are and its not normal" lmao life story.

i have autism, adhd, ocd, and rlly bad anxiety so i’m glad they talked about this (i only got diagnosed last october and i was 14…)

I have autism, and I really struggle with still feeling the need to mask due to the school system. Like today, I’ve been I’ll and I needed to go home. I felt I’ll enough I was on the verge of meltdown, got told they had called home, (they lied about that) and got told I couldn’t go home so I had to completely mask, and stop an entire meltdown. It’s not healthy or ok that our schools force us into this situation. I got home today and my tics have been worse and everything, just because the school did nothing. It’s a real issue that should be talked about more.

I'm female and I present that way- but I do have ADHD, and it's really gratifying to hear Aimsey n Ranboo talk about this kind of thing. I've grown up being the gifted kid that can't hold it all together (along with a lot of anxiety of "oh god I said that without thinking what will people think") and just... hearing this makes me very happy.

I have undiagnosed ADHD and disexia (my psychologist says she is so certain I have it that I can check it out and decide what I think but have to get a diagnosis to be certain), but my parents don’t believe me and tell me I’m ‘normal’. I have had people ask me if I have ADHD 😑. Aimsy is so sweet ab it. I really appreciated what they said. It has really made me feel better:)

⟟ did the flappy hands when ⟟ say this video! I’m ⏃ teen with ADHD and ⟟ frequently get bullied and such for how ⟟ act and what ⟟ do and it’s not fun so them talking about this has really helped me ⏃ lot thank you guys Edit from a year later: Im actually going to try and get a diagnosis for autism! its gonna be really difficult though bc im biologically a woman and im a minor, so its taking forevver and im so scared that people wont beleive me or they downplay, which has happened, I just hope things go well!

wow. this is awesome to see. i just found out that my parents knew about my neurodiversity from when i was about a year old, and never told me. i just found out that i had an iep in elementary school, as well as the fact that you need a diagnosis to get one(though they still refuse to tell me what that diagnosis is). i've been masking for years, and i've felt so alone for the past few years because i've been struggling alone and had a lot of internalized ableism. my parent has told me that there's 'no way' i'm autistic, but i've done my research and don't understand how they can't see that autism is a spectrum and just because i'm good at masking and don't stim in front of people and make eye contact doesn't mean i'm not. it makes me really happy to see aimsey talk about this, i actually had no idea they were neurodivergent before, and it makes me feel so much less alone to see role models and people who put themselves out there who are like me! ranboo and aimsey's words are super comforting and i really with i could give the two of them hugs because i really appreciate what they're saying.

It’s the fact that I didn’t get diagnosed because the doctors just Boys will be boys and parents got tired of so many bull crap answers so I’ve had to grow up not even realizing why I felt so different and I’ve had so many identity issues intel a few years ago i felt so alone know I have a good people who understand me and videos that share there take about these things

I really like what these two said.

I have autism and adhd And im so glad that people are realizing this. i always felt embersaed but them talking about this has made me feel more comfortable and not emberaes about it

this has given me some hope for the future

This makes me so happy to hear. I was 16 before i got diagnosed with autism, but the most annoying thing about that was someone (who wasnt even an expert in asd) spent one day observing me (on a good day) in third grade, and said i didnt have autism. It makes me really happy to hear all of this come to attention, as i don't wish anyone else to go through what i did to get my diagnosis. I wish i had gotten diagnosed earlier because it would have solved so many problems before things got bad. But because someone said i wasnt autistic in third grade i had to live in ignorance about the underlying cause of my issues for so many years.

It took 14 years getting tested 3 times and me masking less around my family to finally get diagnosed because I didn’t struggle academically until then and that is why they tested me for a third time because until that last time all they said was you have some sort of processing disorder but that’s all we know. So herring them talk about this just makes me so immensely happy

I saw this quote somewhere, can't remember where sorry; "Saying 'you're weird' is really saying 'you actually have a personality and I'm jealous'."

may i point out its not harder to see in non men and women, its the steretypes of women that makes it get swept under the rug. -a non woman, with autism and adhd. im sure she probably means it that way, but just incase others are gonna misinterpret it (like me probably) thats why i said it :D

Before Aimsey even started explaining I was like “that stuttering and grasping at words is so relatable” and I’m so glad that it wasn’t edited out of the beginning of this video It’s so affirming and validating to see traits like that in content creators, it makes me feel better about doing those things myself Also a little bit of a vent: I’ve tried talking to my mom about autism and ADHD multiple times, but she says that “no one is normal and so everyone does those things” it does sound similar to something they mentioned in this video, but the context my mom used it in was dismissing the struggles of people with ADHD and/or autism. I don’t know how to get it across to her that the symptoms actually affect neurodivergent people and aren’t just default to everyone, and that stereotypes don’t define everyone with autism and/or ADHD

holy fucking shiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttt finally, somebody saying stuff about autism. I have autism and never once in the decade i've been playing minecraft (or anybody i have ever watched really) talk about autism in a good way. And say the rights in a positive way instead in a bad way? And it- idk what to say this was very pog to hear- and i had a weird day so this made it better so thank those two.

i got my autism diagnosis really young because my symptoms were really obvious

I love them so much for this.

i'm crying right now

This made he so happy to hear, I'm autistic myself and went undiagnosed for years I was told that I wasn't normal and to just 'be normal' when I couldn't. I'm high up on the autism spectrum and struggled a lot with school with being out of place, left out, and maksing for weeks at a time leading to massive meltdowns/shutdowns. Finally getting the diagnosis changed things a lot, but all you need to know is to just love yourself the way you are you perfect in your own special way, just be you and people will love you don't change for other people.

Aimsey really speaking facts about the autism thing like I still haven’t been “diagnosed” because the doctors said I don’t have enough to have autism but I took the test on my own and got high ass points :,)

I wish I was diagnosed at an early age. I'm now in my early 20's and now realised I have ADHD and autism. Looking at my past, idk why my parents never got me checked and just kept telling me to stop my neurodivergent behaviours. It was only through tiktok I deadass realised I wasn't neurotypical

Im still not sure about my diagnose since their reasoning for diagnosing me were my attention on the IQ test i had to do and my speaking patterns which were extremely influenced by my autistic best friend

I got tested for autism. It was basically a test. I am smart. I clearly am a little bit autistic. It came back negative which I didn’t believe.. so uh yeah I also have adhd and I’ve realized I stim a lot more then I thought…

i'm listening to this and relating so much i'm near tears, and then... "ROAST BEEF, CRISPY ISLAND STRINGS, THOUSAND ISLAND" like bruhhh

i feel like, as an afab person, i feel like ive had to kind of fight for my diagnosis, as i know in my every day life it affects me a lot but when i finally did get diagnosed the doctor literally said ‘you’re on the autism spectrum, but barely.’ like??? this is something that affects me every day but because i don’t struggle with like,,, imagination im suddenly ‘barely autistic’

VERY COMMON AIMSEY & RANBOO W

This video makes me realize that I'm very, very lucky. I was diagnosed with ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, and Dyslexia 1st-3rd grade, and my parents have made sure that my needs are met. I wish everyone could be as lucky as I am

This is nice to see, a few months ago I was suspecting that I had signs of ADHD in myself, I had asked my mom after a fight if I had anything similar and she said yes and had been diagnosed with ADHD as a kid I never knew until this year, and she still doesn't understand how that could affect me and how it has affected my abilities in school for years what's worse is that I recently got diagnosed with PTSD as well

I love this :)

this shouldn't comfort me but it does

The best way in my eyes for those with autism to feel more comfortable and proud of it is realize that there are positives that can come from autism, like possibly, more honest and punctual personality, better understanding of math, ability to recognize patterns and small details, creativity, less judgemental view of the actual world around you, better long-term memory, ability to do repetitive tasks easier, and they tend to be reliable and loyal employees, for that reason and some of the other things i said, has caused companies like microsoft to actively search for individuals with autism. But also the fact that those with autism are in the same list as people like Albert Einstein, Mozart, Satoshi Tajiri, Isaac Newton, Nikola Tesla, Bill Gates, and even more; is something that im personally kinda proud of.

a lot of my friends have adhd and/or are in the process of seeing if they have autism and hearing them talk about their hyperfixations always makes me so happy because theyve spent so much time thinkinv about this thing and i get to hear everything they know about it. it feels like im right with them

I haven’t been diagnosed or anything, but whole family thinks I have autism and recently I’ve started realising that I might be aswell. I never wanna get diagnosed, not only because of my anxiety but because of the ridiculous stories I’ve heard from people who have been diagnosed.

I have adhd. I have been diagnosed sense I was five. I am glad everyone has these two to listen to. Try and help others

As someone who was diagnosed with autism at 17 this makes me happy :D it took going through the whole or highschool and going into foster for ppl to start realising that I was not right in the head lol

This brings so much comfort. I’m 22 and currently on the waiting list for an autism assessment, due to get one any day now. Seeing more people talk about this truly makes things so much easier to deal with. I also possibly have ADHD, but I’m not on a waiting list for that, it’d be too much to balance atm. But, wow, I feel accepted after this.

That last thing she said about not changing who she is for others is nice and true but from where I come from normal is apparently a thing 🤷🏽‍♀️ At least that's how was raised and what I taught myself from experience is weather I change to impress others or be myself not caring what others think of me and be proud of who I am I'm just gonna end up alone forever lol

It was so difficult seeing this video with ranboos hair like that

Honestly one of my friends has adhd and people have been rude to him for so long but I have been trying to help him and even teachers have been helping him but after all of the crazy stuff he told me that he appreciated my help

As a non-man I qas SO lucky to have gotten diagnosed at 5 and a half wth autism

I was diagnosed at the age of 3 with ADHD a lot of people think that people have to act a certain way or look a certain way to have either Autism or ADHD I feel like the older I get the more I get ignored for having ADHD (at school) since people in my school r rude and stuff 😭✋🏻 agh I feel like I'm saying something bad or wrong but I like sharing my ADHD story 😭

I got diagnosed with ADHD and Anxiety when I was young. I didn’t get diagnosed with autism till I was maybe 13. I’ve been super lucky to have a family that supported and understood me before and after any diagnosis (especially since the school system didn’t support me correctly). Almost every single person in my family is some form of neurodivergent. The concept of normal doesn’t exist, there isn’t even a normal within each type of neurodivergence. Every single person is unique in so many ways and I sincerely hope that everyone gets the supports they need at every stage of their life

Wow thanks so much this was so tearful i was in tears i was diagnosed with autism when I was 9 and it was really difficult for me i always got bullied for it

I'm replying a bit late and maybe people have said this but I feel so comfortable listening to these two talk because they are so accepting of themselves and others. They understand what it's like to go through all sorts of things which I think is what make people enjoy tuning into their streams. Many people find connections with these two and find comfort which makes me tear up with pride and fill me up with warmth. I wish more people could understand the way this community does and it shouldn't have to take experience to force that upon someone it should just come naturally to care for your follow human beings. I agree that there is no such thing as normal and it shouldn't even be a topic. Imagine a world where you weren't judged and idk autism wasn't a term you could just be that and people would just see you as who you are. I'm sorry for the rant but I have always wanted to share my opinion and never been able to truly word it. In fact I haven't worded it as I wanted to but no words come to mind. Just feelings.

This makes me so happy I have asd and a few other things so when I see or hear others that I can relate to makes my heart lift ❤❤❤

Holy shit this makes feel so understood omg

I have been diagnosed with adhd, ocd, anxiety, depression, social anxiety, chronic fatique, spd, apd... However never autism I don't even know if I have half of those things. It's always just 'treat with medication'. I actually recently (don't worry done safely with psychiatrist) started going off al my meds. It's going well so far. Anyways, I found a centre and coincidentally this week I'm actually going to get a diagnosis from a place that specialises in stuff like this. I don't want a diagnosis for the label, I just am not coping at all in life and no one has been able to do/give me helpful advice so far. I really hope these people will just be able to help.

I never would have been diagnosed with adhd if I didn’t almost fail one year of grade school, and then my teacher told us after we got the diagnosis that she had seen the signs and just not said anything.

normal is the synonym to boring

I am happy their talking about this. All throughout primary and secondary school I was really bad at maths(still am). My mum and me think I have dyscacula (sorry I probably spelt that wrong) I always got denied tests for the problem at school and just got told I will get better at it when I am older which made me think there is something wrong with me. Now I am old enough I am going to get myself assessed by a professional. All I am saying is some times it’s nice having a label e.g Autism, ADHD so you know that nothing is wrong with you. Thanks for reading ❤

As someone who got diagnosed 2 months ago with adhd, and who is legally an adult, I am so happy that they talked about it, and i wish that people realised sooner, but I know now. . (:

love that they are takeing this up. i myself haw adhd and was lucky and got diagnosd at a yung age but becus i had adhd i got bulid a lot until grade 6 at that time i also whanted to die and just disaper becus of all the buling and harasment luckely i had my cussin who help me out when i was at my lowest.

Ik with my ADHD I didnt get diagnosed till I was 14 and for me I had to get a litteral crisis management therapy person involved for it. But they just simply went yeah you have attention issues because I wasn't "hyper" but I really was tho through covid and have ADHD for years I just calmed down. Now if I look back it's funny no one noticed when I would stim or talk super fast, why I had problems making friends, and why I never stayed on one activity for long. It's why I couldn't do well in school for so long but I forced myself to be able to be okay so now it's a challenge to adjust to the new normals for the past few years for me

This clip made my whole fucking week

I have adhd, my teacher said he thinks i should get tested for autism I wasn’t tested for adhd until i was twelve, i didn’t know i was tested until i was like 14 and my mom told me i have adhd Idk why she never told me before then From when i was younger till i was 14 i thought i was dumb because i learned different and stuff, and i struggled more in class It was bad This is comforting to me, ranboo and aimsey are the best

This is perfectly timed. I'm gonna save up my money so I can go get assessed at a college near me. I'm so excited, I might be able to talk about it more:) I think I'm autistic

Oh, to be 10 years younger... The mental health/neurodivergency understanding when I was in school was "let's just drug her up if she doesn't want to pay attention" and that sucked. Things are becoming a lot more hospitable for ND folks now and getting better. Nowhere near perfect, but it's good we have advocates like you guys out there.

My autism i feel is so stupidly obvious but as someone who was born biologically female I was overlooked and mistreated for so long… I’m currently 16 fighting for a diagnosis and it’s frustrating because every doctor is like “you don’t have autism because you can keep a conversation” or something stupid like that as if autism isn’t a large spectrum… and it took me all my life toy all to someone the way I do now… to all of my neurodivergent folks it’s okay to be yourself and you will find people who will love you for who you are :)

3:15 I would get in trouble for it 😢

i'm a 15 year old female. I have all the traits of adhd, and i suffer quite a lot cause i get hyperfixed and obsessed but i also have really bad memory and concentration. my parents refuse to let me get checked out just because i'm not typically "always moving" and people say I don't have it but I just want help and closure. I have NCEA next year and i'm really worried. I can't self diagnose but i'm struggling so much it hurts. does anyone have any tips they use that could help keep focus, especially during exam periods?? have a good day/night :))

I have a friend in my class who has adhd and autim like me and its nice to know there are other people like me

my mom took child development classes in collage so she was able to see all the signs of me having autism so i was able to get diagnosed at ten i now have to come to terms with the fact of autism knowing i have it and still having to conform to everyone else because wether I'm aware of my disorders i still need to be like other or they won't like me this intern will cause me not be able to learn the social skills i need for later work environments it sucks it really does becuase im stuck in my head thinking about the effects of carbon monoxide rather then filming tik toks like the rest of my peers i am coming to terms with my everything and have been spending years with this burden my message to everyone reading this if you have mental disorders remember they don't define you don't let them become your personality you are so much more then your disability

I have ADHD and was fortunate enough to get diagnosed. Unfortunately my state is pretty bad at healthcare for people with ADHD and autism ect (my teacher even had to move away because it just wasn’t helping her son who has autism) I get a pill I just forget to take because of my ADHD ( I get distracted and then it just leaves my mind) and dealing with that on top of my other mental disorder is really hard when I have to go to a public school that doesn’t care much for the students with ADHD, autism ect. This really needs to be discussed more and I’m so happy it came from people I greatly respect

I'm 17 and literally just found out I'm autistic in the last month not from a diagnosis just lots and lots of my own research Edit: omg ranboo that literally made me start crying

I have ADHD and its pretty prominate in my day-to-day life, one thing that helps me to calm down is listening to music and watching youtube and streams. I love these two they are amazing.

i work in a medical centre, its a massive point the doctors are all aware of that women and particularly young girls are extremely under diagnosed as neurodivergent, especially ADHD. An additional needs school I knew in 2009ish (for children with moderate to severe autism) had 100 students, 7 of which were girls, all the rest boys. That ratio has changed dramatically with children being diagnosed way more often in general, giving them the support needed. Female and trans masc friends of mine have expressed just how dramatically not being seen affected them, having now been diagnosed late teens early 20's.

So I think I was born with anxiety- well uh- specifically separation anxiety. I had ADHD to the point where I thought it was Tourette’s syndrome turns out it was STIMMING. Like I can never sit still. No matter how hard I try I’ll say many random things and random sounds.

i agree 1000% i was diagnosed when i was 10 of autisum and I also have adhd and I have been trying to hide it like hide my stims sometimes but I have gotten more comfortable

As someone with adhd

I have ADD/SPD and I always mask my symptoms because my old English teacher would treat me like I’m 4 years old when she would treat others normally and then my sister always makes fun of me and she calls me autistic as a joke and I’ve had breakdowns about it so many times

I'm definitely not crying

my sister went to college to college two years ago and about a year ago she got diagnosed with adhd

This makes me happy because I actually have dyslexia

To be honest, Aimsey talking about being called weird being a compliment really reminds me of when people call me an idiot, and I just say, “And I’m proud of it!” It doesn’t matter who or what you are, for example I have autism and ADD, and I don’t control it. Sure, growing up with autism was rough, especially since I only found out that I have it at NINE YEARS OLD! That’s nine years of my life where I did not know the truth. I did not know why I was taking special forms of therapy. Turns out, surprise, surprise, autism just knocked on my door. I honestly am actually really proud, however, that I do have autism. I don’t wanna be boring and blend in. I wanna stand out, be the funny guy who always lightens the mood. I don’t give a care in the world if people even call me the R-slur, I’ll just flip them off and go on my merry way. Being a fifteen year old boy with autism is not easy, but hey, it’s not as hard as it looks. I’m just lucky that the autism I have is autism spectrum disorder. I was lucky to have the people in my life I did while growing up. I was lucky to have the life I do. The thing is, there is nothing wrong with autism. Why try to get rid of it when you can just adapt to living with it? I’ve been doing so for almost sixteen years now. I wasn’t even able to talk until I was five and a half years old. There is nothing wrong with autism, if people do have autism they just need the right people in their lives as I did, and I cannot be more grateful. All these years I have had people who care about me and love me, and so does everyone on this planet. Everyone has that one person they can just always go to. That is a lot of people in my life, and I’m glad.

As some one with Autism and add (attention deficit disorder) it’s interesting to see other people talking about how you don’t have to mask your symptoms because that can lead you down a rabbit hole of unhappiness with who you are. I haven’t gotten diagnosed with autism but I’ve been able to mask not looking people in the eyes. That’s probably why Im not diagnosed. It sucks honestly. I hate the fact that the study of autism was based off of the male brain. Which makes autistic women harder to get diagnosed.

I am 17 and a female and in foster care and only just started getting tested for autism and a lot of people around me are are shocked that no one had ever noticed the signs especially since they are so clear