Signs that you could be autistic? 

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Could just be you, You might want to further research if you related. (Coming from a diagnosed autistic adult)

I mean normally everybody has some degree of autism, even Elon Musk has it in a greater degree.

Thank God cause I’m like yeah I do all this 😂

@@seyonmahendran7182that’s one of the worst things u could say about autism. “Everybody has this disorder to some degree” nope. Also using autism as an insult is disgusting of u

My partner finds the way I brush my teeth hilarious, its one of hus favorite quirks about me lol... I guess I brush really intense haha... This comment makes me realize, I am not the only vigorous brusher 😆

I know, right? Even though a person is actually smart, people will suddenly perceive them as not being very smart when they maybe take longer to do things, just from being more clumsy than the average person, or maybe just from OCD. And then all of a sudden, the degrees thar I obtained in college don't even matter to them anymore. Yes, I may not understand a lot of social interactions, but please don't let that entirely cancel out the credentials that I very successfully completed for myself. It's like, "Yes, you may know how to read social cues and I don't, but I ALSO know about a lot of things that you don't, so neither of us is actually better than the other." But the majority of people will probably continue to judge in this manner.

A good tip is to chose a kids toothbrush(6+) that is soft and has a tip that gets into harder places. According to several dentists medium and hard should be illegal.

@Laura Lane Yeah, I seem to do at least half of things in an awkward way or another. A person can start by observing my natural gait when I walk, as I cringe at the thought of my heals striking the ground before the front pads of my feet (I have people tell me that I remind them of a ballerina when I walk ☺️).

Pretty much when my friends told me there is a difference between school smart and street smart... I was so offended I quit school and started my life on the streets to catch up lmao

Bras, possibly with sport bra exception need to be banned!

Smells. Laundry, dishwashing soaps, aftershave/cologne/perfume/shampoos/lotions - anything near or on my person has to be unscented or I develop raging headaches. Some smells like rosemary, sage, thyme are all acceptable. Pungent, sweet odors are not. Food textures. Cooked tomatoes have always bugged me, but I’m okay with tomato ketchup or sauce. Mushy foods often bug me, yet I love mashed potatoes. These are things that I’ve had all my life (80-plus) and have recently had diagnoses (ASD and ADD). Often wondered about me! Edited: Today, at the therapist’s office, I could hear a low pulsing hum somewhere in the ceiling. Apparently, the offices have a sound-proofing device in the ceiling, so no client’s words can be heard by anyone in another room or the hallways. My therapist doesn’t hear the sound of that device. Most of the time, when the old-fashioned TV’s we had for video information in our classes were in my room or the open class area, I would hear a high-pitched sound that no one else appeared to hear. (I asked.) I’ve used headphones, or special earplugs to allow me to sleep in my building when neighbors are noisy. They don’t work for me. I hear EVERYTHING! Yet, our building is on a street with lots of traffic and somehow my brain doesn’t acknowledge it. Go figure! Regarding light - I have my window blinds down most days, except for cloudy or rainy days. Too bright for me. I prefer soft fibers for furniture or accessories, and clothing. I also have challenges working with yarns that are pure wool. I am allergic to regular wool, yet can wear merino wool, because it’s soft, with none of the “prickliness” of regular wool. With my recent diagnoses, I recognize that I have many autistic symptoms that upset or bothered me earlier in my life (and now), that others told me to “get over it!” Not too many people from my generation were EVER diagnosed, unless their symptoms were severe and obvious. We “high-functioning” people just had to “suck it up and get on with life”! Unfortunately, many of us felt “broken”, because we didn’t seem to fit into “normal” situations. ****The diagnoses (ASD and unspecified ADD) help me to understand that my brain functions differently, that I am “neurodivergent”, not broken.

Exactly!

Sensitive to certain sounds being triggered,response back in huge attack or ignore and have what you have,is all autistic behavior,being attacked easily by others and replying harsh or ignoring- is all autistic behavior. I had these all my life. Anyway depends how brain is wired./

This is my everything overwhelms me

FOR REAL but my friends are used to me having this issue so i feel more comfortable talking on the phone with them

I hated phone calls until work forced me to get used to them. Those were the most nerve-wracking days of my life 😅 I got better, I'm still not the best but I no longer have a mental breakdown when I have to do it

You don't message people?

I'm like that 100%, and I don't have autism. I have pretty high anxiety. The kicker: My job is mostly on the phone. 😅

Many introvert's have this issue.

😁😁😁💯 me too.

And they said I'm already old enough not to do stupid things

Thats me, both irl and online somehow

Oh yes!! I always think that I was more stupid than normal people even when I had been considered very normal and recognized as a examplary student. Sometimes I felt smarter than them in some ways, but I always felt that at some point... So I thought my understanding was not really good. I admit that and tried to dedicate more in order to compensate my lacks.

my siblings just go “why are you so smart that you’re an idiot” and that stuck with me for a long time 😀

Oooh it's unfortunately not *almost*.

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Definitely not just you!

Nope, not just you!

Yeah not just you.

Yes! I can't answer questions that require a decision straight away. I've come to learn that i need to sleep on it at least one night to really be clear. Otherwise I get way too influenced or pressured by other peoples' energies in the moment.

"What do you want to eat tonight?" "I can't just answer that, I don't know, I haven't thought about it, how can I just know, don't force me to make a decision" *fricking runs away* (Legitimate dialogue from yesterday lol)

That moment when our local violinist switches from an upstroke of his bow to a downstroke while playing a high note. Feels like sandpapering my eardrums! The coarse grit not fine grit sheets. The backup alarm on the facility bus ditto. The storm warning sirens of my town. Just 3 of the worst repeat offenders.

​@@joycebrewer4150And the 🎺!

You have to starve that feeling

@@ACE-777. How does starving help auditory distress?

@@ACE-777.i didn’t knowe you could starve a thing

I’ve been accused of being rude for saying that I like my own company, but I do! ❤

@@minkeekat 👍

If it helps here's a conspiracy theory to boost your confidence. Theory: most of the comments are bots programmed for a variety of purposes, from political views to just pure hatred. After all, Twitter would loose money if it was only sunshine and rainbows. A typical "debate" gets 100s of comments, much more than wholesome stuff. The more comments, the more views, the more ads would trust Twitter.

​@@minkeekatdon't let anyone make you feel like enjoying being alone is bad or selfish

Symptoms overlap very often between different illnesses. And sometimes completely healthy people have some or many of the symptoms associated with certain conditions.

Do you get the not recognising hunger and thirst? I’m autistic and I don’t know when I need a drink or when I’m full

@@stxrryxnxght5927 it does happen more often than not. Regarding the satiety feeling, my therapist advised me to eat slower. It seems to be helping a little. But unless I have a dry mouth, I can go for a while without water, too.

You may want to talk to a qualified professional or at least consider the idea of being on the spectrum, if only to rule it out.

If those things don't just occur once a week, but in a such severe manner, that they effectively stop you from functioning in some fields, they are considered a symptom. There is also a huge overlap with other neurodevelopmental divergencies, that only a specialist should tell somebody else if they could be autistic or not.

The autism symptoms start in early childhood.

Have you always had sleep problems? That's a huge symotom that is basically always present if you have autism. Paul could have included it in this short-vid:)

@@s.b200 Yes, but I always assumed that was because I don't exhaust myself daily.

Same me too

Same

I was stunned when my psychologist said I was on the spectrum, but the more I learn about it, the more sure I am that she was correct.

Hi there, I'm an average working man, a plasterer that works in englad and so to speak mid 40s and work with a man that sounds EXACTLY like you he's interested in marvel, can recite family guy, Rick and morty, star wars, 0 punctuation, and is also very intelligent but not so when it comes to putting up a shelf he struggles with directives is that something you sympathise with ? Ps just looking out for my friend

the trick is to have a bunch of neurodivergent friends who don't think anything of there being months between messages

i was diagnosed as the stupidest person you've ever met

imagine having autism 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Relatable 😂👌

I get it 💗

same

Ty. U just described me too. I guess I must look up more on asd. This is so me as well. Lol

Yup!

Ah, maybe that's my problem. In my mind, I want things micro organised, neatly, specifically and perfect. In reality, I cannot be arsed to actually put things away if they are that specifically organised. Too hard!

ADHD meds also make you drink more water so theres that too

Okay but how much did it cost you to get diagnosed? I’m almost afraid to get tested because whether I have it or not I think they’ll still diagnose me with it. You know how doctors are. I didn’t have any of the symptoms as a baby but I did notice my differences pretty much all throughout school and now as an adult. But if I actually do have it; that will help me to have this explanation of many reasons that I’m rather ‘peculiar’ to others. I do hold back a lot now as a security blanket because I was bullied for being myself.

Definitely, is 4:30 am as I type this, have not been to bed yet tonight. Common for me to be up until 1:30 am, tonight just worse.

It’s totally not 5:17 am as I’m typing this having literally only slept from 11:30 roughly to 2:45 (and that’s being generous)

Oh absolut ely

​@@renegadesofanarchy289yes yes 😊😊

It’s totally not 5:30am for me!!!!

You might have social anxiety. Autism isn't only just the social aspect, it has to show in many other parts of life

Congratulations, you're just like everybody else.

ayo fr? thats us

​@@aster_11Watch out the introverted socially anxious people are gonna call you ableist! watch out when they tell you you're forcing them to mask! >_< /sarcasm

HAHA pretty much.

Texting is exhausting cause I’m thinking too long about my response

Hmm. Most asd criteria think taking on the phone or meeting in person is the worst

Congratulations you finished watching this short, and you finished writing a comment.

@@crweirdo8961 FU-

@@lyrablack8621 I know it was only a few hours ago that I left my "congratulations" comment, but I already can't remember if I meant it encouragingly or sarcastically( I really should know better than to attempt to be sarcastic outside of face to face communication, especially without stating that it is a joke), but either way I don't understand how it can come across as being hurtful. Did it seem like I was gaslighting you? Can you help me to understand?

@@crweirdo8961 It didn't come across as hurtful at all!! I assumed you meant it jokingly, so i responded in kind (and looking back, i suppose just saying "FU-" without the context that i was leaving the rest of the word ["CK"] off in anticipation of the possibility that you could respond, "See, you finished another comment!"). I didn't anticipate you seeing it as F U, or "fuck you", which isn't what i meant at all, i assumed (wrongfully) that the "-" would denote the fact that i left it unfinished. Thank you very much for responding and asking for clarification! Communication is a two-way street after all, and neither of us were using our blinkers 'cause we were expecting the other person to be able to read our minds given our actions/words; which obviously leads to preventable misunderstandings. So, for the future of both of our Internet communications' needs, i'd like to introduce some lovely text-based-communication tools: tone indicators/tone tags! There are a lot of them, so i recommend looking it up on your own, but they look like this: _HA,_ i never finish anything! /j Congratulations you finished watching this short, and you finished writing a comment. /j (or maybe /s) FU- /j /lh … confused? Here's a key: /j = joking! (Could also be /jk for just kidding) /s = sarcastic/sarcasm /lh = lighthearted/playful (i don't know if there's a /p? But you can make up your own as long as you provide a key, ofc you can have fun, just make sure the priority of communication is met!) All of this would fall under /info or information! Emojis can also be used similarly but may be more inconvenient on desktop as opposed to mobile ☺️; and i prefer emoticons anyway for some things! :P Btw, tell me you're autistic without telling me you're autistic!! /lh /j Edit: wanted to add this real quick. Punctuation often also comes across as being more negatively over text, so it's something to be aware of; my current partner is autistic and he always puts periods and such, and one time when my BPD/borderline personality disorder was acting up, i interpreted it as being very aggressive and got defensive. Nothing wrong with using punctuation, but it's something of which to be aware! I wish more people would talk about the sort of "meta" of social skills etc, it would lead to way less miscommunications; but neurotypicals just assume everyone already understands their unwritten rules, and unfortunately i have a tendency to do the same. So i apologize also, because i also played a role in the miscommunication, and unfortunately my actions seem to have hurt you by accident Edit 2: grammar. I know i know, i used to be a grammar nazi and old habits die hard… 'specially when you keep reinforcing them like i do haha. Since i'm sure you're curious, i corrected a postposition to a preposition; "to be aware of" to "of which to be aware". Both are actually grammatically correct (language use should be descriptive rather than prescriptive imo), and on top of that, i'm sure you and whoever else reading understood either way; so it doesn't matter, except to me :p

@@lyrablack8621 Thank you so much for this clarification😍 and for making it extra long and over communicating to avoid any further miscommunication(I may not be nearly as much of a grammar nazi🧐 but the exhaustively long over communicating reply is very validating🙏 and makes me feel like maybe I really have found my tribe👽[I only just started suspecting that I'm autistic about 2 weeks ago]). I've seen "jk" used before(thought it was short for "joke" not "just kidding"), but never preceded by "/". I will definitely look into using those tags instead of abandoning the use of sarcasm online like I know I should. 🤦‍♂️🙊🤞🖖

Lol

You're not autistic; no more than everyone else anyway.

You could just have social anxiety. People forget that autism isn't just in the social aspects of life, that's one small section of the diagnosis

For me it's like sections of my brain switch off when I'm face to face with someone. I'm not necessarily panicking or scared, I just can't recall things or think properly. So I end up just repeating conversations I've already had before with myself, when my whole mind was accessible and working.

​@@horacethecheese1009this!!

​@@aster_11this!!

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The Covid-19 shutdown was a blessed relief, for about the first month. Then I found my mood spiralling down, for lack of more than 25 seconds daily seeing another human face. And that being split between three meal deliveries at my apartment door, which I had to back away from the door or they wouldn't set the food on table next to door. Felt like a prison.

@@joycebrewer4150 i feel ya man RESPECT ✊

Relatable

@@bolinhong2598 🎵Autism is not a ✨deadly disease✨ that you need to cure🎵

Not all the time and to an extent that makes life difficult. BTW, it's called neurotypical nowadays, normal is such a loaded word.

@@ronjaj.addams-ramstedt1023 that's a good insight.

Do not use this to diagnose yourself. The criteria is to have almost everything (which is much more in depth, the normal diagnosis requires 6+ hrs) and it must interfere with your day-to-day functioning! Be careful bc saying these sorts of things is very invalidating to people who really struggle with this

It's okay dude just end blood line 🤫

Do not use this to diagnose yourself. The criteria is to have almost everything (which is much more in depth, the normal diagnosis requires 6+ hrs) and it must interfere with your day-to-day functioning! Be careful bc saying these sorts of things is very invalidating to people who really struggle with this!

​@@aster_11nah, im still autistic as shit.

Congrats

I thought so but looking back.... Kindness sometimes is the hard truth ..I lived this..

Not everyone, not even close. I just did not realize it before age 40 because I grew up among 16 first cousins plus all the older relatives who almost all have at least some neurodivergent traits.

@@ronjaj.addams-ramstedt1023 sorry for the late reply, RU-vid notifications and all that. But really? And if you don't mind me asking such a personal question on an incredibly public forum - is it worth a diagnosis after 40?

Well, people can certainly have these traits personally without being neurodivergent... but they are pretty recognizable to people who have Autism, if you relate to all of them there is a possibility that you are Autistic... which doesn't have to be that big of a deal. AND YES, OH GOD IS A DIAGNOSIS WORTH IT. That is the first step in both discovering and accepting who you truly are, some people go through their whole lives masking... and it just breaks them apart inside without them even realising, it's hard to figure out how to adjust to everything that Autism makes so difficult when you don't even know what it is that makes you the way you are.

He's so lucky to be your child, and I appreciate that you try to understand him

Yea same😅

Same 💀

Do not use this to diagnose yourself. The criteria is to have almost everything (which is much more in depth, the normal diagnosis requires 6+ hrs) and it must interfere with your day-to-day functioning! Be careful bc saying these sorts of things is very invalidating to people who really struggle with this!

Many autistics *are* INTJ

The difference is that the personality types of the Briggs-Myers test is made up mumbo jumbo, while autism is an actual diagnosis.

@@elizabethf8078 I believe too, it correspond very well to our functioning (our 8 cognitives functions) After, we are still all unique, but certains of us have more issues than other.

@@HrKCA The tests are just guides to help us with our self discovery, it's just the first step. That's why we share knowledge about the 8 cognitives functions stack of the 16 personalities which explain everything of our functioning and way of process informations. It's better to learn the functions.

This self-diagnosing and misinformation is so invalidating fr. I see people saying ":( I want to be autistic" ok sureee sure you do...

a self diagnosis can be valid, just not based on this video alone and i don’t think this is even intended to be for diagnosis. It takes time and education to make a proper one, doctors can also mess them up too.

Auhd

YOU JUST SAID THIS PERFECTLY!

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The criteria is to have almost everything (which is much more in depth, the normal diagnosis requires 6+ hrs) and it must interfere with your day-to-day functioning! There are other things to explain this, autism is like a pi chart and you need everything on that pi chart in ranges but you have to have everything to get a diagnosis.