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I only do that because I’m so exhausted I can’t decide if I’m busy today or not. So they just dangle there I don’t notice it unless they bang into the wall or whatever is blocking me. Lol

Why is autism your whole personality?

This is exactly what I’ve been going through after my diagnosis 6 months ago

that's a gorgeous mug!

I a gree about what you are talking

I thought I did that because I'm gay Nope, I'm just neurodivergent

My left arm too

😊😅 💗👍

This is so real.

Teleportation, the ability to eat mashed potatoes without almost throwing up (the texture is abhorrent to me) or shapeshifting are my top picks when I’m asked what superpower I would have is.

Me irl vs me online:

What is the tagged video?

Which video are you referring to? (From the autistic creator)

I think I am more likely to do that when I get hyper from my ADHD

😂

I mean… you have a good point

I just ordered one and I am so excited!!

Cuuuuute ❤

it looks awesome! 💜

Looks amazing!

This makes me soooooo happy 😁

This made me cry 😭 I'm not sure why ❤

You put it so well. Diagnosis is a tool for accessing help and not an identity... of course I understand the need to fit in somewhere, especially when you've felt different all your life. It's sad to see so much content focused on validation (not bad in itself), but not a lot of content advocating for things that could truly help with the disability. I think the neurodiversity movement could benefit a lot from engaging and cooperating with the larger disabilities community. The movement right now seems to lack organized political goals. It would be amazing to see the autistic community fight for health insurance to cover alternative early interventions, like occupational therapy, since only criticizing ABA doesn't put caregivers in a better situation since often that is their only option. Of course, I'm not judging anyone at all but this is just my opinion on how the community could better advocate for EVERYONE. Have a wonderful day!

Would you make a video explaining how autism presents differently in bipoc? ✨️

I relate to this so much!! I am going through your channel and watching all your videos : )

Just discovered your channel, subscribing now ❤

Hi, I have a fifteen year old daughter who was just diagnosed with level II autism. I agree that people shouldn't be generalizing or using a vulnerable community to self-promote or profit from. I happen to be Caucasian, and my daughter was born here in the US but her dad is Brazilian and she identifies as mixed race. We're just new to this and trying to navigate everything.

Thank you for educating me on this topic i definitely wasnt aware of a lot you talked about. Do you have recommendations of autistic bipoc content creators?

But I highly doubt anyone is going to do any reflection cause of this hypothetical (man bear thing). The "good men" will just take offense cause they can't imagine the average man being a threat. The "bad men" don't care whether women are afraid. I know there is some idea of "Men need to do something to change it" but what exactly are men going to do? There are already laws to protect women and they haven't exactly removed the danger. So if even the threat of prison doesn't scare the "bad men", then I highly doubt another guy telling them "Hey, don't attack women" is going to achieve anything. And in terms of understanding, I think most people already understand. It doesn't take an IQ of 150 to understand that someone who has been bitten by a dog probably fears dogs. That doesn't mean the average dog is any more or less dangerous though. It doesn't affect the probability.

something i realized in general that sadly, white people will always be the loudest in a marginalized group b/c it’s usually the only intersection they have, so they talk about that all day and night. meanwhile, also as a bipoc, afab and a person of the lgbt+ community, and neurodivergent, unfortunately our voices will never be as loud.

dude who made you the autistic police. i bet you dont even see your the problem.

My husband is legally blind, has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and when stressed he will walk with t rex arms. I didn't know it had a name.

Right before I sent my first comment to you I was so nervous, typed up my comment, then I thought" omgsh what if she thinks I'm weird" (sidenote: too late) SEND. That was AuDHD at work 😂

that’s disappointing… she’s one of the very few neurodivergent creators i actually liked

Was that… ol’Greg?

i just randomly found this vid at 1 am but damn this is so relatable 😭😭 im also an asian girl w autism and im really happy i found ur channel, it makes me so happy to find other ppl like me in cyber world!! will def check out ur other content tmrw!!

…considering doesn’t mean agreeing… And it was HER headphones. SHE uses them for HERSELF. I thought the cardinal rule of slurs was you can use them for yourself only?

People need to understand neurodiversity is Heterogenous. Absolutely.

Important conversation! Autism Network International (ANI) started in 1992. Neurodiversity movement has been established since the late 80's. Parents need to know the history.

"Well yes.. but no." (Joking, but it do feel that way sometimes, like all allistic people are messing with us.)

Why though? I wanna know why i do it because if the adhd lol

Everytime 😂

such great points, especially the racial aspect of who gets an ODD diagnosis vs. who gets told they have PDA symptoms. i work at an elementary school and the way black children are demonized for for developmentally appropriate behavior is staggering; it makes a horrible disgusting amount of sense that this type of diagnosis would be HEAVILY influenced by implicit racial bias. i feel lucky to be in a position to advocate for my kids and their innocence. sorry this video just made me think abt a lot of things lol, great vid!

*thinks back to unmasked me getting severely bullied and rejected all throughout childhood* nah im good 😊

I feel like both the quietest and the loudest people in the room are the least confident in themselves

Probably also a touch of PDA, as in it sort of feels like an external pressure to be well and to mask the fact we barely have our shit together

Don't be rude if people have got autism the last thing they want is for you to be making fun of it. Spread some love instead of this on your channel it will mean a lot more to ❤ people

I was diagnosed in the mid 2000s and I didn't know I had autism until I was about 17 years old. I'm 27. In my region there was ABSOLUTELY. NOTHING. They did that actually helped me. And surprise, there's still nothing for adult autistics in my area either. They didn't even say I was autistic or even had Aspergers which made me feel extremely lost and confused for a long time because there was just so much stigma about being diagnosed back then. As much as I am grateful that there are more mental health resources that aren't harmful, people seem to forget that we early diagnosed autistics did not have that. The idea that we had "more time to develop those coping mechanisms" isn't a good thing or something newly diagnosed autistics today should be jealous about. They need to understand. We were thrown into the ocean and told to sink or swim, and not all of us learned to swim correctly, either. I learned that the only way for me to get better was by dropping out of highschool. I don't want anyone else to have to do that. I just wish people would respect older autistic people more. Ya'll really do have it easier thanks to us.

I don't do this but I do like to cross my arms or put them on my waist. I also have a tendency to stomp my foot or make deep sighs when standing in line. 😅

This usually means you carry tention in your shoulders and may need PT to correct. Takes years to get there. I'm in PT because AuDHD and not having proper education messed my body up.