13:53 I’ve never been diagnosed with adhd. Some have been saying I potentially may be on the autism spectrum. I don’t want to make any solid statements on wether I do or not, until I’m certain via a diagnosis. However, breaking down daily tasks and productivity tasks into simple, straightforward check lists is legitimately one of the major things I do just so I can be productive and not totally distracted by practically anything nearby. Like even jotting down a time to shower, or have a grocery task to check off, but a separate in-depth grocery list as it’s own thing. It’s almost like a very detail heavy day planner. Growing up, I’d fidget with silly putty so much in school, that my favourite one that I used almost hourly physically melted in my hands during a school assembly. I don’t know if it was overworked over time, or if it just got too old, but it basically became very sticky glue that got everywhere. I guess that’s what attracted me to this video in particular because these modern fidget toys seem so much better than a wad of silly putty in your fist 24/7.
The fact that he was somewhat enjoying himself while playing with those plastic straws, only to suddenly declare "I just got mad at Sour Patch" out of nowhere was truly the most relatable ADHD thing I have ever witnessed.
Consider: there are files available online of anatomically accurate and perfectly to scale dinosaur skeletons. Disarticulated of course. However they take like a billion years to print, SO! Four printers. And then. And THEN HOURS OF PUZZLE FUN!!!
Mark talking about breaking tasks into small pieces brought back a memory of how I used to section off the big areas of my coloring pages that I wanted to color the same color, but I didn't want to do all that work to color the whole thing so I just tricked my brain into thinking I was only coloring a little bit. I was a frickin' genius at four years old
I’m literally in the process of finishing some oil paintings, but I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of colors I need to mix and the layout of everything. That tip was exactly what I needed today.
Yeah I have a pair of barber scissors and there have been so many times where I'll be talking to someone over the phone only to realize I'm fidgeting with them and force myself to put them down before I chop my fingers off...only to inevitably pick them back up a few minutes later.
I only like smoothe scissors with this silicone lining for grip that's so gentle to the skin when you cut a lot of stuff (fabric for sewing for example) Every other scissor- meh.
when he pulled them out and started fidgeting as a joke, i felt called out. i fidget with scissors all the time. they’re one of my go-to fidgets lmao. but i hate most fidget toys and i prefer fidgeting with household items instead. like paper, scissors, pencils, ponytails, fabrics, etc.
Had to come back here saying how this video got me to wanting an ONO roller and finally got one a few weeks ago, and virtually have never stopped using it since. I've even got a few people at work hooked on it and I cannot thank Mark enough for introducing it because it is the perfect fidget anything because of how simple and quiet it is (also I accidentally dropped it one time and it feels somehow smoother despite nothing changing, I might just be lying to myself to feel better about dropping it).
Might have knocked something into a different alignment. Who knows? I don’t have one but that kind of rotation motion is a nice tactile thing. It looked like one of the more pleasant fidget toys displayed.
Mark’s point of not wanting a fidget toy to make noise is something I relate to immensely, and I haven’t heard many people share that opinion so hearing Mark say it was neat
"I am conscious about the noise i am making, i don't like making that much noise, I don't like BOTHERING PEOPLE with my noise" *I have never felt so understood*
I started doing pen-spinning tricks in high school as a stim thing, but I stopped because I was dropping the pen so much. 😳 It was the same thing with being conscious about the noise myself, as I never actually had anyone complain about it, but I felt bad about the noise I was making. 😬 I could have practiced at home, but I pretty much only needed it in school, so that's the only place I did it which meant I didn't get enough practice to be good enough to not drop the pen every minute or so.. 🤦♂ And practice at home where I didn't need it, so I could do it in school where I needed it? Naaaah..! That's too much work! 😂😂
I think it's fascinating to see how Mark fully embraces his ADHD. I was diagnosed very young in life and took medication for the majority of my youth. It's inspiring to see someone like Mark showing a more positive side to ADHD that definitely wasn't around when I was younger.
As someone who didnt figure out they had adhd until age 38, earlier diagnosis and treatment would have saved me from a LOT of suffering. Id developed lots of coping strategies over three decades, but medication has made my life easier to enjoy.
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 7 and I’m the process of being diagnosed with autism (turns out it’s a lot harder to diagnose an adult) but the ADHD really made me feel like I couldn’t be like my peers who were usually well behaved. I had such terrible behavioural issues as a child and it’s not because I wanted to rebel or anything, I legitimately did not understand how to be a “good kid”. I got in trouble a lot and it always upset me because I couldn’t stop making people angry. It was hard to deal with because I couldn’t properly communicate how difficult it was for me, being a child. It really made me feel less than everyone else. I love seeing people with ADHD embrace it.
@@gatimone Yeah even at my age i'm still having those issues, no idea how to communicate, behavior problems, feeling less, all that. So you're not alone fellow adhder
At 6 i think they diagnosed me with Adhd+ since 4k and Fhd wasn't available at that time... I don't use meds anymore though i just stopped taking after something happened... But i feel pretty normal without it since it's been like 10 years that i have last used meds for it... Idek much about adhd either 🗿 but now reading some of these comments I'm seeing some similarities that effects me alot
You know what I love most about Mark? He never wears hats. Just an awesome thing that I think needs to be mentioned, his total lack of ever wearing hats
Okay, your channel is literally all I've been watching lately. I was just diagnosed with ADHD and autism and my kiddo was also diagnosed with autism at one and a half years old. This video is fantastic! I really appreciate that you took time to offer advice on this subject. I'm always happy to find peers in the neurodivergent community. I kind of look up to you because you really seem to have your life together. When I got my diagnoses, I felt like I would never be able to function or connect with people. I am happy to finally have a proper diagnosis though. I've been misdiagnosed for most of my life. So everything I've experienced finally makes sense. I love your content! Keep being you!
I work in emergency medicine, and I know far more nurses, emts, and emergency docs with ADHD than without. Some jobs are just MADE for people with ADHD.
I swear every minority comes in groups simply bc they get each other Ur gay? Fellow gays right around the corner! Your Non Binary? Oh hey look MORE OF THEM Your Nd? Your entire friendgroup is nd.
Fr my bestie just got diagnosed wth ADD like 3 days after I started suspecting I had adhd (haven’t Gotten diagnosed yet m to dumb dumb to get my own doctor appointments)
Yeah what hat, there was no hat. I'm not crazy your crazy. Stop talking about the hat that definitely didn't exist in the first place. I don't even know what I'm talking about right now.
Hey !! That cube you had , the two *not clicky buttons* They do click ! (At least on my cube) you just have to tilt the cube a certain way (you have to play around with it a bit) They give a less obstructed click and a softer push , it's kind of like a task to find the right angle to make them click , I really like it !! :)
@_Markipliergiveaway woah marmiplier... The REAL Markiplier. Chose YOU! FOR A PRIZE??? well you better get that prize.... It's totally real... (I am lying.)
marks mild obsession with death makes so much sense with his ADHD. like I (and many other people w/ ADHD that I know) am driven to complete tasks when there is a deadline. Mark just happens to be motivated by the ULTIMATE deadline.
35:53 Why Mark keep dropping the hardest, deepest lines ever, yet he just moves on like how?? Are we not gonna talk about that existential crisis you just had and gave to everyone else.??
Something I love is fidget jewelry, rings, bracelets, necklaces. Even just a regular necklace, moving the charm back and forth on the chain is personally satisfying but I also have this Ferris wheel one that spins kinda like a fidget spinner or you can just twist it with your fingers witch is what I usually do.
Mark casually using an expensive camera lens as a microphone holder and hitting it with the ball is everything. Meanwhile I slightly hit it and have a heart attack thinking it's broken.
Honestly, as someone with ADHD, the time that Mark just randomly started to play with the scissors and found them more entertaining than the actual products is probably the best example of how ADHD works someone could give😂
I find the different preferences fascinating. Some people will swear about toys that make sounds: the clicks, the whirrs etc Others really go by touch and texture mostly. While others really prefer visuals. That's why it is important to really try out different toys and find out what appeals to you the most. I like the clicky ones, but I'm a bit picky. I don't like these cheap ones that barely work, and it can be hard to come by good ones.
Yeah man, I'm just glad to see he's back to his old self you know the videos he deleted super early on and made gaming videos that everyone now thinks is what he originally did
@@aidanmagicguy2549 I feel like when he started with the first game he was having a great time with it, but yeah down the line he greatly lost his enthusiasm for them and sadly games in general. Luckily for me Mark is a great guy so I'll watch his vids even if they're not about games
Oh that was totally and completely relatable for me. Been wearing glasses forever and I often had people ask to try them on. I always said no, because they wouldn't be able to see anything, and they'd likely bend my frame and/or scratch the lenses and put fingerprints all over them so I'd have to clean them before I could see again. Plus, if anything happened to them, my Mom would have skinned me alive (I'm not kidding or exaggerating).
I have had Glasses for nearly 21 Years (In less than a fortnight will be 22) And Man That Hit Home!!! I can't see far without my Glasses, but more with them!!!
completely relatable as someone who has worn glasses their whole life. people will randomly ask me to wear my glasses and ill be like just so you know, they're bifocals so you won't be able to see through them. then they get surprised when they can't see through them
Just appreciating what a gigachad Lixian is for having editing going so perfectly with Mark's style, acing and humour. He's really gotten to the point where he's like the MSG of Mark's videos, making something already great, amazing.
What hat I don’t remember any hat what are you talking about I personally think that u are seeing things and go to an Eye doctor and no I am not forced against my will
The second toy is actually used for patients with dementia. At least in my experience as a CNA. Dementia patients often have busy hands and busy minds. It helps them calm down to have something to pull at, hold, zip, feel. We use those blankets to keep them from pulling out IV lines or EKG tele-monitor wires in the hospital.
chapter section 3:56 pinart 7:41 "baby blanket" 9:13 fast food poppables 11:26 scissors (don't play with scissors) 12:22 weighted pill bottle 14:36 magnetic rings 17:36 ball on a string 17:58 infinity cube folding thing 19:41 beans 20:35 straws 21:56 the og fidget spinner 23:49 3d printed event horizon black hole machine 27:28 spit or poop (?) 28:25 magnet set 31:28 other rainbowy spinner 32:01 3d printed engine 32:32 fidget cube 33:52 one hand ring spinner 34:44 bubbler 36:56 portable bike pump 37:18 ono roller 41:59 slinky
16:45 I’m so glad someone shares this sentiment. So many fidget toys are so LOUD. There’s almost zero silent ones out there. I don’t want to be in class and suddenly just go *CLACK CLICK CLACK POP” every 20 seconds
The improper method of sitting in a chair, the admittance that he has no idea which direction the conversation will go, the constant tangents, the genuine glee with some of these toys, the abrupt declaration that he was thinking about sour patch kids and how angry they make him in a totally unrelated video... how was this man only diagnosed in his 20s
I was diagnosed with ADD in my late twenties, even though my symptoms were quite pronounced. Due to bureaucratic paperwork shenanigans, my therapists just assumed that I had already been tested, and as I had no ADD diagnosis, they likewise assumed that the test, that I in actuality never got, came out negative. In over ten years time, no-one had actually asked me if I had been tested for ADD. So it remained undiagnosed for a long time. My therapist admitted to no small amount of frustration when he realised that his predecessors never asked me about it.
Anything is a fidget toy whenever you’re fidgety. I’ve made several out of rubber bands, paperclips, binder clips, pieces of paper, the little plastic thing that covers the metal prongs of plugs when they aren’t in use… anything. I have purchased a few things like quality slimes and pop-its, but I’m more likely to mess with random objects I leave on my desk.
This is super relatable because ever since I was a kid I gotta say around second or third grade I can remember I’d just randomly put my pencil between my index and middle finger and I would alternate both fingers up and down which would move the pencil around. Didn’t realize it at the time but looking back it was definitely fidgeting
One of the most infinitely entertaining things in the world to me is a chain of bread clips (those little plastic bits that seal the bags of bread loaves) You just link a few together and jingle them for 15 minutes
The oil droppers are one of my favourites, I had one like that before! My sibling had another one that dropped tiny drops down a spiral, the drops would merge into one big blob sometimes and I would watch it for hours when I was a kiddo. That, and one slime I had that I could play with in one hand. Most slimes are a no for me, but that one was perfect. I think it was called a crystal slime and it maybe bounced? But it was perfect and wasnt wet feeling and it stretched nicely. Also, blue tack and hair ties are great! But I agree, I like things that I can fidget with with one hand and that don't make noise. I curl, stretch and wrap hair ties around my fingers quite a lot because they aren't really obtrusive, they're portable and double up in terms of practical uses.
When Mark talked about the whole breaking tasks down into the smallest they can be my jaw dropped. Because as someone with unmedicated ADHD that’s feels like the absolute perfect solution for the current rut I’m in. I immediately pulled out my notebook and jotted down the things I need to do for my assignment tomorrow by breaking them down into the simplest of actions so I can actually check them off and get through the assignment without getting discouraged from not being able to accomplish the bigger, more all-encompassing tasks. I feel a renewed sense of hope in doing my schoolwork now (which I avoided to watch this video). So thank you Mark!
Hey! I struggle with some executive dysfunction and Mark’s definitely right. I used to do it in school too. I also like to think of it as starting with the least intimidating task and work yourself up to the big ones and all the tasks don’t look like one giant scary monster. That way you a.) feel like you did something already and b.) you’ve gained momentum at the end and you’ll hopefully enter a bit of a flow state. Just wanted to add some more help as someone who went through school totally unaware but managed to get through it. 😄
You reminded me I need to do this (break tasks down), thank you. Writing essays in school were always daunting and took a lot of energy. It was always hard for me.
for me, breaking tasks down just doesnt do it, even tho im medicated, I'm fourteen, ADHD, on meds called Vyvanse, and breaking down tasks just doesnt do it for me, for me its more, okay I'll do it, okay im bored now, ill do it later, oh hey! something cool! lets do that instead- nope. im bored now.
I recommend keeping a little notebook, or post it notes, or even just a good note taking app on your phone, handy at all times. It really helps me to note things down and keep to-do lists :)
@@lachlangray4432 I am exactly the same, and I also take Vyvanse. Videogames though, are the one thing I can do without getting bored while playing, although I do get the burnout feeling for particular games faster than most people.
The scissors part brought me back to be honest. When I was young I played with scissors by doing that same kind of flicking motion. The teacher got mad at me and would tell me I was "being irresposible". Don't think either she or I realized that it was just comforting for me and helped me a lot.
What hat I don’t remember any hat what are you talking about I personally think that u might be experiencing some sort of stroke because there is no hat
@@le_prime4385 haha fair. The people with cameras know though. It's at least a couple hundreds to more than a thousand depending on the type of lens. *All of us crying and shaking right now*
Yeah, that's how ADHD feels sometimes lol. Whenever I have the dye red 40, which increases my ADHD symptoms a LOT, I feel like an orange cat that just dilated their pupils because it is time to do something stoopid.
Honestly I've owned a good variety pf fidget toys and can confidently say that my favorite things to fuck around with for hours are pen and bottle caps, rubber bands, and toothpick containers. Very catlike behavior indeed
I don't have ADHD but I like to fidget something in my hand when I am working, and my favorite fidget "toy" is my pocket knife. Opening and closing it feels nice and cool
Theres a meme of a cat and the owner, who just bought the cat a really big playhouse, but the cat is just sitting in the cardboard box. It’s a great meme, and very relatable
as an inattentive adhd-er with some hyperactivity, i fidget like crazy. I’ll sit there’s and fidget with anything i can. Staples, tape, my hair, my skin, actualy fidgets, literally anything. I’m also often flexing and unflexing my muscles, doing this weird thing i do with my hip, making noises, i literally can’t not move.
13:20 Mark's talk about breaking tasks down into smaller units is really helpful for anxiety too. I used get so overwhelmed with big, vague tasks on my to-do list that my mental response was to just not do ANYTHING because I felt like I wouldn't be able to accomplish everything I needed to, so why even try? I was burned out before I even started just from thinking about all the stuff I had to do in a short time. Now that I've gotten into making detailed lists with smaller tasks, it's a whole new ball game. My only regret is that it's something I learned to do by myself, through trial and error. I wish I'd learned to do this when I was younger, would have made school so much easier on my lil brain.
even as a programmer, i find myself doing this heavily, especially with really complex functions or one-liners. i break them into tons of small lines to organize my thoughts and when im done i put them back into one piece
I would unconsciously do this as a kid and I have been doing it since and I can agree that it helps *immensely* although I will say I don’t have a diagnosis for anything, there’s no way I’m not neurodivergent because of how much I have found in my research that matches into my life spot on.
Haven't watched Mark in a while but I gotta appreciate seeing the TH-camrs i used to watch as a kid getting more unhinged as time goes on, it comforts me knowing I'm not the only one going crazy
I was going to comment something along these lines but didn't want anyone to find it offensive. I think the whole world has gone mad lately. I think Mark is fed up with having to censor himself, same as many of us are.
for people who might not get it; the actual purpose of the fidget toys is so easily distracted people (whether ADHD or in my case dissociation related) have something to do with their hands that focuses and grounds you in the real-time moment. It's a grounding thing, basically, to keep you aware of the moment and not getting lost in your thoughts/losing track of your thoughts.
I like to think of it as they toy is occupying a part of my brain's capacity to focus on things, leaving the rest of it to focus on more important tasks.
It's hard to explain exactly why it works but the best way I can describe it is it's like my brain has a few different channels like an 8-bit sound chip. If I'm understimulated all of the channels play different melodies which makes it impossible to focus on just one. But if I have something mindless to focus a couple of those channels on, such as a repetitive motion, it reduces those channels into quiet white noise, which makes it so I can focus better on the channels I'm using to work or whatever. So basically distracting myself makes me less distracted, which sounds contradictory but it makes sense to me. Sorry if this is incomprehensible.
Honestly it's why I enjoy some music while working or clicking a pen while sitting/standing around. It helps me focus on tasks and allows me to unconsciously remember certain minute details about what I'm doing.
8:35 you can get those pop it things in ball form. i have one and its very conveniently shaped & easy to hold and when you squeeze it after pushing the bubble things it makes a nice sound
Its so extremely nice to see a fidget toy review by someone like mark, who has all the same type of preferences as I like: - not noisy/annoying - brainless and background fidgetability - interesting/satisfying enough to not get boring - portable and lowkey enough so i can bring it with me whenever and wherever i need but so many toys are so weird and loud and awkward that i cant just use them when i need to and not be obvious
Got mine at 22. People born female never have ADHD apparently. *Cough* Was so fucking obvious all my life. Like. How did nobody seem to notice or care.
@@sleepykitty1745 same deal for my girlfriend. I was diagnosed at 17 and everyone in my family could see it from a mile away but they just thought I was being a kid. Nope, my grades were C's for consistently mediocre. Its not a big deal though cause I take medication and it helps honestly
... The scissors thing is real though. They're basically just a safer butterfly knife with holes for handles, and it's great. Also, yes, _am cat meow._
11:48 this review led me to have the random motivation to find my scissors that I haven't seen in weeks and try them as a fidget toy, 9/10, could use some handle padding but I agree with Mark's assesment of scissors
I remember finding out Mark has ADHD and going "OHHH - that explains some things" Then getting my own ADHD diagnosis this year and going "OHHHHHH THAT EXPLAINS SOME THINGS"
Imagine just like, doing things, without spending twice that amount of time mentally building yourself up to it, like, what in the actual hell is that? I swear it's like everyone else is on drugs that I have to get a doctor's note for because *I'm* the weirdo. Ok.
@@Lil_Yuri Right :""D I couldnt meet with my academic advisor the other day because I was ill (I'm fine now). I just noticed she sent me a text asking if we want to reschedule. I told her I'm busy today but am free tomorrow. I'm not actually busy. I'm just not mentally ready. I had a small interview today for somewhere I want to work and that knocked the social energy out of me lol
I very much relate to the not wanting to make noise, both to not irritate others and because it irritates myself. The squishy stim toys are usually my favorite, or the block ones that each and every cube can be moved and rearranged. Love the idea of the ono roller. I've got an annoying extra criteria that for most stim toys, I must not be able to see it. So foot or finger tapping has to be out of my own field of vision. Not sure why it is though, I wish it wasn't the case!
Mark explaining how to manage doing big tasks with adhd/add is just making me so happy. He’s explaining the thing I do a lot to make sure I’ve done everything at work and on a daily basis, and it makes me feel like that kind of lifestyle is valid. I’ve had a few people look at me like I’m weird and say that I’m overcomplicating things and for me it just makes things feel simpler when I make my list and cross things off.
@@banankyjoe Your confusion is warranted, as there is clearly no hat displayed at any point throughout the video. If the media says otherwise, they are fools and cowards.
I love how non-seriously yet seriously Mark takes this. Scissors are a fidget toy, but also he details the noise, portability, and one-handed concerns, which are high on my list of what makes an actual useful fidget toy, as someone who also has ad/hd. 10/10 video, love this.
Something I've always found true and that Mark displayed here today is that people with ADHD can often find satisfaction of this same level with things not designed for such use. As someone with ADHD I do this all the time where I just imagine patterns in the environment, fiddle with random stuff, ect.
Yeah, I’ve always had an inclination to fidget (I wouldn’t go so far as to say I have ADHD/ADD, I think it’s more from an anxiety angle), like since middle school or so. I always end up playing with water bottle caps- to the point where I’ve had my boss walk over to me mid-meeting and take one from me because I hadn’t noticed the noise, pen lids, stuff like that. I’ve tried pop its and the tubes and stuff because I buy them for my reward store in my elementary classroom and none of the actual “fidget” fidgets work for me. The one that came closest was a marble that is sealed into what looks like a mini version of one of those finger traps, but even then I ended up just putting it up and playing with a pen lid again.
The thing I always notice about these is that the toys that often get written off more quickly and are found to be confusing are due to the fact that ADHD fidgets and autisic sensory toys are all grouped together (partially due to the comorbid nature of the two and baby toys end up in there due the infantilzation of autism) the two have similar but different characteristics and generalized needs in the toys. Examples The pin board is more sensory based The pop its are small repetitive motions (pop its are one of the fidget that gained mainstream popularity and thus we have the strange happy meal) The infinity cube is a constant repetitive motion that you could easily get lost in Source: I'm autistic
It's also because a lot of people think fidget toys are all supposed to do the same thing, when really, certain fidget toys are there to provide different kinds of experiences. Bigger fidget toys like pop its and that pin board are for, for me anyway, more momentary breaks from work when my brain is starting to drift and I need to do something mindless for a minute to then be able to focus on work again. Fidget cubes and infinity cubes are something I use during meetings or class, something small and silent that I can do out if sight wo that I focus on what I'm talking about. More complicated fidgets like the rings, the magnets, the engine, are more things you do while you're chilling. Maybe watching a movie and you want a periodic break every now and then if you're not doing a serious task and it requires a mild amount of focus. Not to mention all the new fidget toys like the FX line (the pens, the pods, the switchboards) that all provide different things in different situations. I have a huge amount of fidget toys that I use for different things and different situations. It's super easy to write off 99 percent of them if you're only looking at the kind of definition that, say, mark was using. This isn't to say that definition is WRONG, cuz it's totally not, but I like comments like these that talk about how different toys fit different situations (source: I'm also autistic and adhd lmaoo)
This is exactly why Ethan's review a while ago annoyed me when he said a lot of the toys were straight up terrible. Especially since some of the ones he hated most were my favorite. A lot of these are also textural based comfort and don't necessarily need to be repetitive motions like ADHD might need. Honestly, as long as reviews like these just focus on "this does/doesnt work for me, but I see how this might work for others for x reasons-" like Mark did, that's some respect I appreciate. I myself have a quality silver spinner ring that I got about 18 years ago. I wear it every it every time I leave the house. It doesn't spin super smooth, but it feels relatable not to. lol That little squishy pea pod keychain was definitely my jam. Source: Another Autistic individual lol
@@BeehiveBoy absolutely!! collecting stim toy infodumps in the comments here lmfao i also own a butt ton of them, i have a dedicated bucket to store them in :D
i think those magnetic rings are more for anxiety than anything. It’s a distraction, it makes you think, it pushes you back to reality, all of it. 17:15
Fidget toys, horror elements, self marketing, gaslighting lessons, past trauma of loss and existential crisis... ahhh the perfect markiplier video
And how unhinged he is! lol
What gaslighting?
I don't remember any gaslighting, what are you talking about?
Gaslighting? You’re going crazy there’s no gaslighting lol
THERE WAS NO HAT...
Mark saying he'll separate the video into chapters but then not labeling half of the toys is the absolute best thing I've ever seen
Half the toys being second toy is killing me
Best thing? Not in my opinion. Most mark thing? Absolutely.
What hat?
@@heavemogaming1592 🤣
on an adhd video as well
Mark is definitely an old school ADHD toy kinda guy where the office desk toys are his favorites.
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I’ve never been diagnosed with adhd. Some have been saying I potentially may be on the autism spectrum. I don’t want to make any solid statements on wether I do or not, until I’m certain via a diagnosis.
However, breaking down daily tasks and productivity tasks into simple, straightforward check lists is legitimately one of the major things I do just so I can be productive and not totally distracted by practically anything nearby. Like even jotting down a time to shower, or have a grocery task to check off, but a separate in-depth grocery list as it’s own thing. It’s almost like a very detail heavy day planner.
Growing up, I’d fidget with silly putty so much in school, that my favourite one that I used almost hourly physically melted in my hands during a school assembly. I don’t know if it was overworked over time, or if it just got too old, but it basically became very sticky glue that got everywhere.
I guess that’s what attracted me to this video in particular because these modern fidget toys seem so much better than a wad of silly putty in your fist 24/7.
Mark: gives everything a reasonably low level
Also mark, with the only dangerous option (scissors): “honestly this ain’t bad”
Scissors are so cooo
Cool
Ok, but scissors are a supreme figet toy. I'd say it goes above pop its for me which simply enphantalize me
Scissors are a great fidget tool. It's really too bad they are also dangerous smh
I mean spinning scissors on my finger is a risk im willing to take its maximum fun
The fact that he was somewhat enjoying himself while playing with those plastic straws, only to suddenly declare "I just got mad at Sour Patch" out of nowhere was truly the most relatable ADHD thing I have ever witnessed.
Agreed
Yeah absolutely that's me too hahaha
ADHD for life
Very much agree XD
Random don’t = add/adhd
Markiplier: The man who once owned 5 ovens
Also Markiplier: "I want four 3D Printers!!!"
Consider: there are files available online of anatomically accurate and perfectly to scale dinosaur skeletons. Disarticulated of course. However they take like a billion years to print, SO! Four printers.
And then.
And THEN
HOURS OF PUZZLE FUN!!!
now he just needs 3 of a thing, 2 of other and 1 of a third thing
Well you see, when Mark was a kid, he was poor. So poor in-fact he could only afford a 3D printer in his dreams, let alone an oven.
well you know what they say, there’s no kill quite like overkill.
Yes
A real ADHD icon. Neurodivergent joy makes me so hapoy to see, and to see a big creator sharing it is just so nice and comforting
i just experience neurodivergent sadness😔
Hapoy. Lol
@@literallylondonn every single living non-brain-dead human on earth does, too
Mark talking about breaking tasks into small pieces brought back a memory of how I used to section off the big areas of my coloring pages that I wanted to color the same color, but I didn't want to do all that work to color the whole thing so I just tricked my brain into thinking I was only coloring a little bit. I was a frickin' genius at four years old
bro wtf i did / still do that too... maybe we both have adhd lmaoo
Honestly that's the only reason I passed 5th grade art class
That’s how I do my homework! I make a list of all the tasks I need to do because if not I get overwhelmed and procrastinate until the day before.
I’m literally in the process of finishing some oil paintings, but I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of colors I need to mix and the layout of everything. That tip was exactly what I needed today.
I literally did this in class yesterday...
The fact that scissors was the first one he liked perfectly sums up ADHD
As someone with adhd that is VERY accurate
Scissors are genuinely some of the best things to fidget with, not safe *at all* but oh so satisfying
@@kms1011 frrrr
Yeah I have a pair of barber scissors and there have been so many times where I'll be talking to someone over the phone only to realize I'm fidgeting with them and force myself to put them down before I chop my fingers off...only to inevitably pick them back up a few minutes later.
I only like smoothe scissors with this silicone lining for grip that's so gentle to the skin when you cut a lot of stuff (fabric for sewing for example)
Every other scissor- meh.
Mark jokingly using the scissors as a “fidget toy” only to then enjoy it is so relatable
Same thing with the bike pump
scissors are my go to fidget toy
Yeah can confirm have played with scissors many times
when he pulled them out and started fidgeting as a joke, i felt called out. i fidget with scissors all the time. they’re one of my go-to fidgets lmao. but i hate most fidget toys and i prefer fidgeting with household items instead. like paper, scissors, pencils, ponytails, fabrics, etc.
scissors are the best fidget toy
Had to come back here saying how this video got me to wanting an ONO roller and finally got one a few weeks ago, and virtually have never stopped using it since. I've even got a few people at work hooked on it and I cannot thank Mark enough for introducing it because it is the perfect fidget anything because of how simple and quiet it is (also I accidentally dropped it one time and it feels somehow smoother despite nothing changing, I might just be lying to myself to feel better about dropping it).
Might have knocked something into a different alignment. Who knows?
I don’t have one but that kind of rotation motion is a nice tactile thing. It looked like one of the more pleasant fidget toys displayed.
Mark’s point of not wanting a fidget toy to make noise is something I relate to immensely, and I haven’t heard many people share that opinion so hearing Mark say it was neat
YESS SAME THO
I find the noisy ones more satisfying but also you can't really use them in public cause it will annoy other people...
He says he didn't like the noise and then complained when the fast food poppits didn't pop loud enough
it’s so difficult for me, because i really like the sound of clinking or popping, but i can’t used them in class ;-;
I agree 100 percent
"I am conscious about the noise i am making, i don't like making that much noise, I don't like BOTHERING PEOPLE with my noise"
*I have never felt so understood*
Ikr?? It was so calming like finally someone gets it
@@noeasyshyba Exactly
I started doing pen-spinning tricks in high school as a stim thing, but I stopped because I was dropping the pen so much. 😳 It was the same thing with being conscious about the noise myself, as I never actually had anyone complain about it, but I felt bad about the noise I was making. 😬
I could have practiced at home, but I pretty much only needed it in school, so that's the only place I did it which meant I didn't get enough practice to be good enough to not drop the pen every minute or so.. 🤦♂ And practice at home where I didn't need it, so I could do it in school where I needed it? Naaaah..! That's too much work! 😂😂
well yeah
I thought I was the only one
Mark playing with the scissors has the same energy as getting a cat a bed or a scratch post, but they just wanna play with the box it came in.
mark goes beyond what cat do,
*he plays with what oppened the package*
I've done that before lol
@@clumsyninja925 same
having adhd is literally being like a cat
@@clumsyninja925so did i. You can also spin it around your finger
I have adhd and I can definitely tell that Mark, Sean and Ethan has it because I can tell WE MUST BE THERE FOR EACHOTHER
Wait Sean has it?
@@samy7342 yes he said it himself
@@samy7342 yeah he's also done fidget toy reviews
also Kevin
"i'm also an asshole, which does give me the grounds to make such claims."
- markiplier 2022
truly inspiring, awestriking words of wisdom
Awsesastricking
@@criotpy3239 wgat
Not all heroes wear capes 😌🙏
I read that as he said it 😂
LETSSS GOOOOO I'm the 2k like (ik nobody cares but I do AHAH)
Mark talking about sour patch like a bitter ex..
And talking about sponsors like a lonely bachelor.
Quality content.
Lmfao
E
I’m Better Than Markiplier
As soon as I read this he started talking bout it... 🤯
Why does he hate sour patch so much exactly?
Mark randomly getting upset with sourpatch was the most relatable ADHD thing in this video
Well that and then him randomly thinking of headwear
@@desolatesoul8474 Headwear?
@@desolatesoul8474 what headwear?
@@desolatesoul8474 nah, that was for his hair
@@desolatesoul8474 There was no headwear, did you watch the video?
in my humble opinion, the mini etch a sketch is the best fidget toy on this planet. timeless and endless possibilities. 11/10
For me it would be an instant distraction. I would get hyper focused on the art and stop listening to literally anyone.
This is easily the most based/wholesome Markiplier has ever been in my opinion.
It feels so honest.
It also feels like he's having a semi-mental break down and like... I know it's for fun, but he's too good at his job.
yea when he just lets himself BE he's honestly at his best. Just let the ADHD flow lmao
I think it's fascinating to see how Mark fully embraces his ADHD. I was diagnosed very young in life and took medication for the majority of my youth. It's inspiring to see someone like Mark showing a more positive side to ADHD that definitely wasn't around when I was younger.
As someone who didnt figure out they had adhd until age 38, earlier diagnosis and treatment would have saved me from a LOT of suffering. Id developed lots of coping strategies over three decades, but medication has made my life easier to enjoy.
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 7 and I’m the process of being diagnosed with autism (turns out it’s a lot harder to diagnose an adult) but the ADHD really made me feel like I couldn’t be like my peers who were usually well behaved. I had such terrible behavioural issues as a child and it’s not because I wanted to rebel or anything, I legitimately did not understand how to be a “good kid”. I got in trouble a lot and it always upset me because I couldn’t stop making people angry. It was hard to deal with because I couldn’t properly communicate how difficult it was for me, being a child. It really made me feel less than everyone else. I love seeing people with ADHD embrace it.
@@gatimone Yeah even at my age i'm still having those issues, no idea how to communicate, behavior problems, feeling less, all that. So you're not alone fellow adhder
At 6 i think they diagnosed me with Adhd+ since 4k and Fhd wasn't available at that time... I don't use meds anymore though i just stopped taking after something happened... But i feel pretty normal without it since it's been like 10 years that i have last used meds for it... Idek much about adhd either 🗿 but now reading some of these comments I'm seeing some similarities that effects me alot
i love my adhd
You know what I love most about Mark? He never wears hats. Just an awesome thing that I think needs to be mentioned, his total lack of ever wearing hats
I know right, not a single hat in sight
Yep, no hats ever in his videos.
What's a hat?
Hmmm, you spell that h-a-t? No clue what that means. 🧐
There's a thing called a hat where does it go?
Okay, your channel is literally all I've been watching lately. I was just diagnosed with ADHD and autism and my kiddo was also diagnosed with autism at one and a half years old. This video is fantastic! I really appreciate that you took time to offer advice on this subject. I'm always happy to find peers in the neurodivergent community. I kind of look up to you because you really seem to have your life together. When I got my diagnoses, I felt like I would never be able to function or connect with people. I am happy to finally have a proper diagnosis though. I've been misdiagnosed for most of my life. So everything I've experienced finally makes sense. I love your content! Keep being you!
the sheer amount of times he gets sidetracked is actually really accurate
I mean, he has ADHD
@@CannedBread206 wow, really?
@@syntruss I love your pfp!
@Cat and Biscuit good luck
@Cat and Biscuit rip
Mark, Ethan, and Sean all having ADHD makes so much sense. We roam in packs, like poorly emotionally regulated wolves.
I swear we definitely do, cause I was the first person diagnosed in my friend group and then everyone else started getting diagnosed 😅😅
I work in emergency medicine, and I know far more nurses, emts, and emergency docs with ADHD than without. Some jobs are just MADE for people with ADHD.
It's a very common thing I have the kind where I can't force myself to focus on something I'm non interested in.
I swear every minority comes in groups simply bc they get each other
Ur gay? Fellow gays right around the corner!
Your Non Binary? Oh hey look MORE OF THEM
Your Nd? Your entire friendgroup is nd.
Fr my bestie just got diagnosed wth ADD like 3 days after I started suspecting I had adhd (haven’t Gotten diagnosed yet m to dumb dumb to get my own doctor appointments)
mark: *spins scissors around his hand fearlessly*
also mark: the slinky is scary what if it cuts my hand D:
to be fair he does have butterfly knife training
BRUH
@@joereginmyre what has the world come to that this amount of spam and attention seeking bs is in every single comment section...
Yeah what hat, there was no hat. I'm not crazy your crazy. Stop talking about the hat that definitely didn't exist in the first place. I don't even know what I'm talking about right now.
@@ajbedford5475 what do you mean? no one was talking about any hat... u good bro..?
Hey !! That cube you had , the two *not clicky buttons*
They do click ! (At least on my cube) you just have to tilt the cube a certain way (you have to play around with it a bit)
They give a less obstructed click and a softer push , it's kind of like a task to find the right angle to make them click , I really like it !! :)
I think Mark is bold for implying that the bulk of his fanbase and audience are not also incrediblely nuerodivergent
me with adhd AND autism 🤭
@@ajcrowIey omg twinninnnng ❤
@@ajcrowIey sameeee
@_Markipliergiveaway woah marmiplier... The REAL Markiplier. Chose YOU! FOR A PRIZE??? well you better get that prize.... It's totally real...
(I am lying.)
@@elec_tr0n i dunnooo man, seems legit
marks mild obsession with death makes so much sense with his ADHD. like I (and many other people w/ ADHD that I know) am driven to complete tasks when there is a deadline.
Mark just happens to be motivated by the ULTIMATE deadline.
@James Bones why are you being so rude..? they didn't say anything wrong
@James Bones Bro what? Calm tf down.
@James Bones are you ok?
I never thought about it like that, that makes a lot of sense
@James Bones are you alright, bro?
The fact that Mark’s editor has to specify to the audience to not play with scissors tells you a lot about Mark, the editor and the people watching
the editor is lixian.
He has a name
he's been demoted to editor
Mark has 3 editors.
Lixian out here trying to earn double as the legal team. 😂
35:53
Why Mark keep dropping the hardest, deepest lines ever, yet he just moves on like how?? Are we not gonna talk about that existential crisis you just had and gave to everyone else.??
That's just his thing
Typical "ah, life will end and time-keeping devices tell us we're getting closer to that point" type speech.
Markiplier: Has a nice house and a tesla
Also him: Uses camera lens to hold his mic in place
oh yeah he also used to own 5 ovens
some camera lens can be $500-$1500. It would've been cheaper if he put his mic on a literal stack of $100s
he also (as far as i know) still uses one of his first boom arms
Bahaahah! I didn't notice that til I read this
@@SwoggersLOL next time he’s going to buy camera lens made out of gold
@@SwoggersLOL I bet your fun at party’s
markiplier: i don’t get the urge to fidget
markiplier: *fidgets with scissors for 52 seconds straight and gives them a high review*
😂😂😂
@@pleasestandby666hi
@@Cosmicgh0stieman18 heeyyy
@@pleasestandby666 I seriously can’t remember why I said hi 💀? That was at like 4-5am and I haven’t had Any sleep 💀💀
@@Cosmicgh0stieman18 i have never related to a stranger on the internet more
This is the most Mark has ever expressed his ADHD and I relate 100%.
Bro there a fake markiplier here it trying to sell fake phone
He forgot to take his meds for this video 😂
@@jocelynburns299 I have ADHD, can confirm this is how us people with ADHD act when we don't take our medication.
@@jocelynburns299 "forgot"
Ok
Something I love is fidget jewelry, rings, bracelets, necklaces. Even just a regular necklace, moving the charm back and forth on the chain is personally satisfying but I also have this Ferris wheel one that spins kinda like a fidget spinner or you can just twist it with your fingers witch is what I usually do.
Mark casually using an expensive camera lens as a microphone holder and hitting it with the ball is everything. Meanwhile I slightly hit it and have a heart attack thinking it's broken.
Looks like one of those cups that looks like a camera lens but you actually drink out of it.
@@shyryTsr2k as someone who has both the lens and a lens cup, i’m like 95% sure that’s a real lens :,)
@@bradenbackes9272 ....that is also the most adhd thing. Lol
Honestly, as someone with ADHD, the time that Mark just randomly started to play with the scissors and found them more entertaining than the actual products is probably the best example of how ADHD works someone could give😂
As someone with ADHD I can confirm this guys message with approval.
@@NoTheNoas another person with both attention deficient and hyperactivity I approve approve
That and the bike pump lmao
Cats be like
@@SClooz as another person with adhd i also approve
The fact that the chapter just stays on "second toy" for like a dozen toys is great.
It’s beautiful
very on point for adhd, i do that type of stuff all the time
I find the different preferences fascinating.
Some people will swear about toys that make sounds: the clicks, the whirrs etc
Others really go by touch and texture mostly.
While others really prefer visuals.
That's why it is important to really try out different toys and find out what appeals to you the most.
I like the clicky ones, but I'm a bit picky. I don't like these cheap ones that barely work, and it can be hard to come by good ones.
I’m happy that mark branched out and started playing video games, but I’m glad he has gone back to his roots as a toy review channel.
Tbh I hated the fnaf videos. It just wasn't his thing!
Lmao
@@aidanmagicguy2549 What hat?
Yeah man, I'm just glad to see he's back to his old self you know the videos he deleted super early on and made gaming videos that everyone now thinks is what he originally did
@@aidanmagicguy2549 I feel like when he started with the first game he was having a great time with it, but yeah down the line he greatly lost his enthusiasm for them and sadly games in general. Luckily for me Mark is a great guy so I'll watch his vids even if they're not about games
Mark staring intensely into the camera as he talks about sharing your glasses is strangely relatable 💀
Oh that was totally and completely relatable for me. Been wearing glasses forever and I often had people ask to try them on. I always said no, because they wouldn't be able to see anything, and they'd likely bend my frame and/or scratch the lenses and put fingerprints all over them so I'd have to clean them before I could see again. Plus, if anything happened to them, my Mom would have skinned me alive (I'm not kidding or exaggerating).
@@Moraenil I’m quite a pushover, so I always let them put them on. Everyone is always so fascinated to see how I see being legally blind 😂💀
What hat I don’t remember any hat what are u talking about I personally think ur seeing things there is no hat
I have had Glasses for nearly 21 Years (In less than a fortnight will be 22) And Man That Hit Home!!!
I can't see far without my Glasses, but more with them!!!
completely relatable as someone who has worn glasses their whole life. people will randomly ask me to wear my glasses and ill be like just so you know, they're bifocals so you won't be able to see through them. then they get surprised when they can't see through them
Big shoutout to Momiplier for telling Mark he's cool. Mom of the year.
What hat? I didn't see a hat
The part about disliking sound despite being a fairly loud person is so freaking relatable
Just appreciating what a gigachad Lixian is for having editing going so perfectly with Mark's style, acing and humour. He's really gotten to the point where he's like the MSG of Mark's videos, making something already great, amazing.
nigel would be proud
Monosodium glutamate of Mark's vids???
@@Quilveor i hate this idea and im gonna see if it exists
edit: 125 images oh god help me
@@kalémsc Did you look up markiplier on the furry image website, now, be honest
What hat I don’t remember any hat what are you talking about I personally think that u are seeing things and go to an Eye doctor and no I am not forced against my will
The second toy is actually used for patients with dementia. At least in my experience as a CNA. Dementia patients often have busy hands and busy minds. It helps them calm down to have something to pull at, hold, zip, feel. We use those blankets to keep them from pulling out IV lines or EKG tele-monitor wires in the hospital.
This is making me consider getting a fidget toy for my grandmother 🤔
Smash
chapter section
3:56 pinart
7:41 "baby blanket"
9:13 fast food poppables
11:26 scissors (don't play with scissors)
12:22 weighted pill bottle
14:36 magnetic rings
17:36 ball on a string
17:58 infinity cube folding thing
19:41 beans
20:35 straws
21:56 the og fidget spinner
23:49 3d printed event horizon black hole machine
27:28 spit or poop (?)
28:25 magnet set
31:28 other rainbowy spinner
32:01 3d printed engine
32:32 fidget cube
33:52 one hand ring spinner
34:44 bubbler
36:56 portable bike pump
37:18 ono roller
41:59 slinky
Thanku
It was in the desc
@@tootz7124 that’s chapters
16:45
I’m so glad someone shares this sentiment. So many fidget toys are so LOUD. There’s almost zero silent ones out there. I don’t want to be in class and suddenly just go *CLACK CLICK CLACK POP” every 20 seconds
The improper method of sitting in a chair, the admittance that he has no idea which direction the conversation will go, the constant tangents, the genuine glee with some of these toys, the abrupt declaration that he was thinking about sour patch kids and how angry they make him in a totally unrelated video... how was this man only diagnosed in his 20s
Idk
Used to be a much quieter person
@@comicbooknerdisme lmao when oh thats right it never happened
neurodiversity is harder to catch in smart/gifted people for some reason. "you couldn't possibly have/be X, you're so Z!"
I was diagnosed with ADD in my late twenties, even though my symptoms were quite pronounced. Due to bureaucratic paperwork shenanigans, my therapists just assumed that I had already been tested, and as I had no ADD diagnosis, they likewise assumed that the test, that I in actuality never got, came out negative.
In over ten years time, no-one had actually asked me if I had been tested for ADD. So it remained undiagnosed for a long time.
My therapist admitted to no small amount of frustration when he realised that his predecessors never asked me about it.
Anything is a fidget toy whenever you’re fidgety. I’ve made several out of rubber bands, paperclips, binder clips, pieces of paper, the little plastic thing that covers the metal prongs of plugs when they aren’t in use… anything. I have purchased a few things like quality slimes and pop-its, but I’m more likely to mess with random objects I leave on my desk.
This is super relatable because ever since I was a kid I gotta say around second or third grade I can remember I’d just randomly put my pencil between my index and middle finger and I would alternate both fingers up and down which would move the pencil around. Didn’t realize it at the time but looking back it was definitely fidgeting
One of the most infinitely entertaining things in the world to me is a chain of bread clips (those little plastic bits that seal the bags of bread loaves)
You just link a few together and jingle them for 15 minutes
Espacialy scissors in school
my favorite is littlest pet shops… the bobble, the sound of the spring in the head when you tap them on things, it’s wonderful
Yeah, but most aren't satisfying enough or they break.. Something made for the purpose of fidgeting with is a great idea
Thank you Mark for giving us a 44 minutes long visual representation of adhd in action
this is my favorite comment
I really think this 44 minutes would have been bette if he was wearing a hat, I like hats
@@sethnewton4370 what hat?
My ADHD ass didn't even notice this was 44 minutes long until I was 36 minutes in and I saw this comment lmaoo
This is why I like him cuz this is exactly how my brain works
The oil droppers are one of my favourites, I had one like that before! My sibling had another one that dropped tiny drops down a spiral, the drops would merge into one big blob sometimes and I would watch it for hours when I was a kiddo.
That, and one slime I had that I could play with in one hand. Most slimes are a no for me, but that one was perfect. I think it was called a crystal slime and it maybe bounced? But it was perfect and wasnt wet feeling and it stretched nicely.
Also, blue tack and hair ties are great! But I agree, I like things that I can fidget with with one hand and that don't make noise. I curl, stretch and wrap hair ties around my fingers quite a lot because they aren't really obtrusive, they're portable and double up in terms of practical uses.
When Mark talked about the whole breaking tasks down into the smallest they can be my jaw dropped. Because as someone with unmedicated ADHD that’s feels like the absolute perfect solution for the current rut I’m in. I immediately pulled out my notebook and jotted down the things I need to do for my assignment tomorrow by breaking them down into the simplest of actions so I can actually check them off and get through the assignment without getting discouraged from not being able to accomplish the bigger, more all-encompassing tasks. I feel a renewed sense of hope in doing my schoolwork now (which I avoided to watch this video). So thank you Mark!
Hey! I struggle with some executive dysfunction and Mark’s definitely right. I used to do it in school too. I also like to think of it as starting with the least intimidating task and work yourself up to the big ones and all the tasks don’t look like one giant scary monster. That way you a.) feel like you did something already and b.) you’ve gained momentum at the end and you’ll hopefully enter a bit of a flow state. Just wanted to add some more help as someone who went through school totally unaware but managed to get through it. 😄
You reminded me I need to do this (break tasks down), thank you.
Writing essays in school were always daunting and took a lot of energy. It was always hard for me.
for me, breaking tasks down just doesnt do it, even tho im medicated, I'm fourteen, ADHD, on meds called Vyvanse, and breaking down tasks just doesnt do it for me, for me its more, okay I'll do it, okay im bored now, ill do it later, oh hey! something cool! lets do that instead- nope. im bored now.
I recommend keeping a little notebook, or post it notes, or even just a good note taking app on your phone, handy at all times. It really helps me to note things down and keep to-do lists :)
@@lachlangray4432 I am exactly the same, and I also take Vyvanse. Videogames though, are the one thing I can do without getting bored while playing, although I do get the burnout feeling for particular games faster than most people.
The fight between Mark and Sour Patch Kids is amazing and he deserves to be responsored
Find those companies, send them his videos, and boom...we've actually done Mark a service for once.
I predict MatPat is going to make Mark the "perfect fidget toy". There, I said it first.
Haha even the spam bot agrees with you 😂😂
@@iangillies711 Lmfao💀
That would be a great video
I second that.
Oh, without a doubt. But I think Mat will probably make a general TH-camr fidget toy
Markiplier assuming we’re neurotypical: YOU NEUROTYPICAL FREAKS OF NATURE
My autistic adhd ahh: who r u talking to bro
"Who are you talking to right now"
Mark: makes videos for a living
Also mark: uses a camera lens as a mic stand
@Jack Wrath ok but what she gonna feel with your one millimeter cocktail weiner 😢 and your 3” height lookin self 😢
@Jack Wrath wh...
bruh i was just looking at that LOL
@I'm Your Mom im pretty sure hes joking where he says he needs money 😭 he donates most of it to charity and he likes ro eat cheap
I'm glad I'm not the only one to see that!
The scissors part brought me back to be honest. When I was young I played with scissors by doing that same kind of flicking motion. The teacher got mad at me and would tell me I was "being irresposible". Don't think either she or I realized that it was just comforting for me and helped me a lot.
*Mark asserting his youtuber dominance on us by using an expensive camera lens as a mic stand*
What hat I don’t remember any hat what are you talking about I personally think that u might be experiencing some sort of stroke because there is no hat
I thought that was an actual mic stand
@@Kcolg9mm you might wanna read it again buddy
@@le_prime4385 haha fair. The people with cameras know though. It's at least a couple hundreds to more than a thousand depending on the type of lens. *All of us crying and shaking right now*
19:52 the way mark is just so astonished about the fidget toy makes me laugh
Mark: starts laughing
Also mark: instantly starts having depression
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Mood
He's a mood
@@I_quit_trolling_now you wish
There's so much to love about this video, Mark's chaotic energy, irresponsible useage of scissors, and 2010 noscope montage editing... It's beautiful
he also had a pretty cool hat
@@zoefowler8283 what hat
@@agua4life The cat in the hat, it gives you nightmares.
What cat?
@@zoefowler8283 look I watched this video there's is absolutely no hat
mark playing with the scissors and enjoying them more than the actual fidget toys reminds me of a cat who has a thousand toys but prefers plastic bags
Yeah, that's how ADHD feels sometimes lol. Whenever I have the dye red 40, which increases my ADHD symptoms a LOT, I feel like an orange cat that just dilated their pupils because it is time to do something stoopid.
Honestly I've owned a good variety pf fidget toys and can confidently say that my favorite things to fuck around with for hours are pen and bottle caps, rubber bands, and toothpick containers. Very catlike behavior indeed
I don't have ADHD but I like to fidget something in my hand when I am working, and my favorite fidget "toy" is my pocket knife. Opening and closing it feels nice and cool
Theres a meme of a cat and the owner, who just bought the cat a really big playhouse, but the cat is just sitting in the cardboard box. It’s a great meme, and very relatable
Or crumpled up pieces of paper 🤣
as an inattentive adhd-er with some hyperactivity, i fidget like crazy. I’ll sit there’s and fidget with anything i can. Staples, tape, my hair, my skin, actualy fidgets, literally anything. I’m also often flexing and unflexing my muscles, doing this weird thing i do with my hip, making noises, i literally can’t not move.
Mark using the term "neurotypical" and being open about his medication made my year
IKRR
when did he say neurotypical?
@@kalechip9074 1:01
He did talk about his medication before.
@@unduloid If only they found out sooner, they could have prevented "the bunkbed incident" 😛
13:20 Mark's talk about breaking tasks down into smaller units is really helpful for anxiety too. I used get so overwhelmed with big, vague tasks on my to-do list that my mental response was to just not do ANYTHING because I felt like I wouldn't be able to accomplish everything I needed to, so why even try? I was burned out before I even started just from thinking about all the stuff I had to do in a short time. Now that I've gotten into making detailed lists with smaller tasks, it's a whole new ball game. My only regret is that it's something I learned to do by myself, through trial and error. I wish I'd learned to do this when I was younger, would have made school so much easier on my lil brain.
Great for a lot of things really.
even as a programmer, i find myself doing this heavily, especially with really complex functions or one-liners. i break them into tons of small lines to organize my thoughts and when im done i put them back into one piece
Sounds exactly like my experience with ADHD. Anxiety and ADHD are often comorbid.
I would unconsciously do this as a kid and I have been doing it since and I can agree that it helps *immensely* although I will say I don’t have a diagnosis for anything, there’s no way I’m not neurodivergent because of how much I have found in my research that matches into my life spot on.
First to comment
him saying he’s separating it into chapters then toy 2 being most of the toys is so chaotic and i love it
The comment i was looking to see if someone made. Im glad someone did
“What grounds do I have to create a bold claim, *tea kettle*, *seagull noises* *encore consecutive kettle* This is awful.” 0:15
Mark thinking his audience is neurotypical is adorable
:clueless:
Right
i thought the same 🤣🤣🤣
yeah I don't think any of us are neurotypical
Edit: Yall can chill its a joke...
@@equalnest9622 except for Dylan from Ohio probably
Haven't watched Mark in a while but I gotta appreciate seeing the TH-camrs i used to watch as a kid getting more unhinged as time goes on, it comforts me knowing I'm not the only one going crazy
I was going to comment something along these lines but didn't want anyone to find it offensive. I think the whole world has gone mad lately. I think Mark is fed up with having to censor himself, same as many of us are.
Right?
I thought I vibed with the TH-camrs I watch before, but now? Now I *really* vibe with them.
@@SpadeNya the world has taken a bite off the crazy hamburger
The world has been going crazy that is true
for people who might not get it; the actual purpose of the fidget toys is so easily distracted people (whether ADHD or in my case dissociation related) have something to do with their hands that focuses and grounds you in the real-time moment. It's a grounding thing, basically, to keep you aware of the moment and not getting lost in your thoughts/losing track of your thoughts.
Not necessarily. It helps to get just the right amount of stimuli you need, if you’re understimulated.
I like to think of it as they toy is occupying a part of my brain's capacity to focus on things, leaving the rest of it to focus on more important tasks.
It's hard to explain exactly why it works but the best way I can describe it is it's like my brain has a few different channels like an 8-bit sound chip. If I'm understimulated all of the channels play different melodies which makes it impossible to focus on just one. But if I have something mindless to focus a couple of those channels on, such as a repetitive motion, it reduces those channels into quiet white noise, which makes it so I can focus better on the channels I'm using to work or whatever. So basically distracting myself makes me less distracted, which sounds contradictory but it makes sense to me. Sorry if this is incomprehensible.
@@Neb-zb2sw You said the same thing but in different words
Honestly it's why I enjoy some music while working or clicking a pen while sitting/standing around. It helps me focus on tasks and allows me to unconsciously remember certain minute details about what I'm doing.
8:35 you can get those pop it things in ball form. i have one and its very conveniently shaped & easy to hold and when you squeeze it after pushing the bubble things it makes a nice sound
Its so extremely nice to see a fidget toy review by someone like mark, who has all the same type of preferences as I like:
- not noisy/annoying
- brainless and background fidgetability
- interesting/satisfying enough to not get boring
- portable and lowkey enough so i can bring it with me whenever and wherever i need
but so many toys are so weird and loud and awkward that i cant just use them when i need to and not be obvious
There’s no hat wdym, what hat?
I said "that's a lot of plastic" out loud to myself and then markiplier said that exact phrase immediately after. makes me feel special.
The fact that he looked like a 4 year old seeing a pop it
T H E C H O S E N O N E
It’s always fun when that happens
you are very special i admire you
mark saying he got diagnosed at 20 is so reassuring. I’m 19 and have been nervous about trying to get a diagnosis
I was 30 when I got diagnosed. Big hugs, best of luck! It's worth it, IMO.
Got mine at 22.
People born female never have ADHD apparently. *Cough*
Was so fucking obvious all my life. Like. How did nobody seem to notice or care.
@@sleepykitty1745 same deal for my girlfriend. I was diagnosed at 17 and everyone in my family could see it from a mile away but they just thought I was being a kid. Nope, my grades were C's for consistently mediocre. Its not a big deal though cause I take medication and it helps honestly
I was diagnosed at 13, but I didn’t know that until I was 24. My parents never read my evaluations, and that messed me up in school.
I got mine at 8.
I love this video. Especially that there are not hats worn at all in the video. Markipler knows his stuff.
I just love how clearly we were able to see Mark’s hair throughout the entire length of this video. Really shows perseverance
good thing he didn't cover it up with anything
imagine if he had worn a hat and then told us to pretend he didn't 😟
I'm having this weird problem where I get anxious if I don't see the top of someone's head. Thankfully, Mark never triggered that disorder!
Yeah. It was really great that he didn’t where a hat through the video. It helped me focus on the toys.
I feel like I’m missing a joke here
Mark playing with the scissors and the bike pump reminds me of cats being more excited about the new box their toys came in than their new toys 😂
What hat I don’t remember any hat what are you talking about I personally think that you are just making things up because I se no hat
@@Kcolg9mm yea what hat are they talking about lol
As a being of ADHD, I can confirm that we are just cats.
... The scissors thing is real though.
They're basically just a safer butterfly knife with holes for handles, and it's great.
Also, yes, _am cat meow._
no no, he’s got a point
Mark forgetting to record in 4K in a video about ADHD toys is like the most ADHD thing ever.
It's called ADHD not AD4K
Ad HD not ad 4k
@@cheezywiggles yes thank you for parroting my joke
The last 3 replies have to be the stupidest argument I've ever read. "Woosh" "their was nothing to woosh about" "I don't care"
@@astroooo9_ tf r u on about?
11:48 this review led me to have the random motivation to find my scissors that I haven't seen in weeks and try them as a fidget toy, 9/10, could use some handle padding but I agree with Mark's assesment of scissors
The Confused amusement on Mark's face when he tried the pop it was priceless.
I remember finding out Mark has ADHD and going "OHHH - that explains some things"
Then getting my own ADHD diagnosis this year and going "OHHHHHH THAT EXPLAINS SOME THINGS"
Same, like I say sorry way too much, either that or I’m just Canadian
@@coltforceplayer I kinda don’t get how saying sorry too much is an ADHD thing. Cause I do that too but I don’t think I have it.
funny enough, I just booked my assessment for October, and now this showed up on my feed. makes some sense lol
@@amdraglover are you Canadian, if not then I think it’s because I feel like I’m being an asshole when I make a joke so I say that word
even when i realized that i might have adhd i went "that explains SO MUCH"
Hearing neurotypicals described as weird freaks of nature was hilarious and sort of refreshing
Imagine just like, doing things, without spending twice that amount of time mentally building yourself up to it, like, what in the actual hell is that? I swear it's like everyone else is on drugs that I have to get a doctor's note for because *I'm* the weirdo. Ok.
I’m Better Than Markiplier
@ٴ he's not... white...?
@@Lil_Yuri Right :""D I couldnt meet with my academic advisor the other day because I was ill (I'm fine now). I just noticed she sent me a text asking if we want to reschedule. I told her I'm busy today but am free tomorrow.
I'm not actually busy. I'm just not mentally ready. I had a small interview today for somewhere I want to work and that knocked the social energy out of me lol
@@EEEEEEEE E
I very much relate to the not wanting to make noise, both to not irritate others and because it irritates myself. The squishy stim toys are usually my favorite, or the block ones that each and every cube can be moved and rearranged. Love the idea of the ono roller.
I've got an annoying extra criteria that for most stim toys, I must not be able to see it. So foot or finger tapping has to be out of my own field of vision. Not sure why it is though, I wish it wasn't the case!
Mark explaining how to manage doing big tasks with adhd/add is just making me so happy. He’s explaining the thing I do a lot to make sure I’ve done everything at work and on a daily basis, and it makes me feel like that kind of lifestyle is valid. I’ve had a few people look at me like I’m weird and say that I’m overcomplicating things and for me it just makes things feel simpler when I make my list and cross things off.
I really like the fact Mark did not wear a hat throughout this entire video. Forever a trend setter.
What hat? I don’t remember there being a hat. There’s no hat there. What are you talking about?
wait what hat
he wore a hat?
Where's the hat your talking about? Because there's no hat here
There was a hat? I didn’t see one
The fact that Mark accidentally got a baby fidget blanket is hilarious
i have no idea what hat ur talking about
@@banankyjoe i see no hat XD
A babytoy with a small zipper that immediately came off. 🤕
hat?
@@banankyjoe Your confusion is warranted, as there is clearly no hat displayed at any point throughout the video. If the media says otherwise, they are fools and cowards.
11:32 The fact that Mark plays with scissors for almost 20 seconds is golden xD
the scissors, the one thing that wasn’t intended to be a fidget, being one of the best ones is so real
What hat?
Scissor is not a best toy xd a
Oui oui, mon ami!
Lol I'm not actually French(I don't think), but I agree. Scissors are a great fidget, if you ignore all the dangers
Whats with the hat 🎩?
i think we can all agree that markiplier is the rock of the adhd community
How to ADHD is a helpful channel
OMG yes.
@@lynndoesntexist Yes
@@lynndoesntexist he's The Rock of the ADHD community
Yep
I love how non-seriously yet seriously Mark takes this. Scissors are a fidget toy, but also he details the noise, portability, and one-handed concerns, which are high on my list of what makes an actual useful fidget toy, as someone who also has ad/hd. 10/10 video, love this.
If it wasn’t for th risk of being cut or poking your eye out they would be an amazing toy.
"I've got a bucket full of toys and a pocket full of dreams!" was absolutely hilarious
Mark has Sour Patch Kids war flashbacks ...
Also Mark : starts spinning plastic tubes violenty ...
I think we all know that the reply above me is a scam.
@@blakebrouwer3266 yes it is
Best to ignore and report
@@blakebrouwer3266 yeah it is , best to report
Something I've always found true and that Mark displayed here today is that people with ADHD can often find satisfaction of this same level with things not designed for such use.
As someone with ADHD I do this all the time where I just imagine patterns in the environment, fiddle with random stuff, ect.
I will literally fiddle with pencils/pen for an hour without getting bored it's so fun
@@jadetealaaron2003 Same, spefically pen caps.
Rubber Lego wheels
pens, pencils, and string are my go tos
Yeah, I’ve always had an inclination to fidget (I wouldn’t go so far as to say I have ADHD/ADD, I think it’s more from an anxiety angle), like since middle school or so. I always end up playing with water bottle caps- to the point where I’ve had my boss walk over to me mid-meeting and take one from me because I hadn’t noticed the noise, pen lids, stuff like that. I’ve tried pop its and the tubes and stuff because I buy them for my reward store in my elementary classroom and none of the actual “fidget” fidgets work for me. The one that came closest was a marble that is sealed into what looks like a mini version of one of those finger traps, but even then I ended up just putting it up and playing with a pen lid again.
I love the realization of him not recording in 4K randomly is such a mood for adhd
nice
get out
Agreed 💯
he adds so much of his own experience in the video that this doesn't feel like a review it feels like a documentary and i love it 🥰
Straws- 2/10
Markiplier playing with straws and suddenly going into a melancholic flashback about being angry at Sour Patch- 10/10
The thing I always notice about these is that the toys that often get written off more quickly and are found to be confusing are due to the fact that ADHD fidgets and autisic sensory toys are all grouped together (partially due to the comorbid nature of the two and baby toys end up in there due the infantilzation of autism) the two have similar but different characteristics and generalized needs in the toys.
Examples
The pin board is more sensory based
The pop its are small repetitive motions (pop its are one of the fidget that gained mainstream popularity and thus we have the strange happy meal)
The infinity cube is a constant repetitive motion that you could easily get lost in
Source: I'm autistic
infodumping about stim toys, that's the most neurodivergent thing ever lol /pos
source: i'm also autistic
Autism for the win👏🏻👏🏻
It's also because a lot of people think fidget toys are all supposed to do the same thing, when really, certain fidget toys are there to provide different kinds of experiences. Bigger fidget toys like pop its and that pin board are for, for me anyway, more momentary breaks from work when my brain is starting to drift and I need to do something mindless for a minute to then be able to focus on work again. Fidget cubes and infinity cubes are something I use during meetings or class, something small and silent that I can do out if sight wo that I focus on what I'm talking about. More complicated fidgets like the rings, the magnets, the engine, are more things you do while you're chilling. Maybe watching a movie and you want a periodic break every now and then if you're not doing a serious task and it requires a mild amount of focus. Not to mention all the new fidget toys like the FX line (the pens, the pods, the switchboards) that all provide different things in different situations. I have a huge amount of fidget toys that I use for different things and different situations. It's super easy to write off 99 percent of them if you're only looking at the kind of definition that, say, mark was using. This isn't to say that definition is WRONG, cuz it's totally not, but I like comments like these that talk about how different toys fit different situations (source: I'm also autistic and adhd lmaoo)
This is exactly why Ethan's review a while ago annoyed me when he said a lot of the toys were straight up terrible. Especially since some of the ones he hated most were my favorite. A lot of these are also textural based comfort and don't necessarily need to be repetitive motions like ADHD might need.
Honestly, as long as reviews like these just focus on "this does/doesnt work for me, but I see how this might work for others for x reasons-" like Mark did, that's some respect I appreciate.
I myself have a quality silver spinner ring that I got about 18 years ago. I wear it every it every time I leave the house. It doesn't spin super smooth, but it feels relatable not to. lol
That little squishy pea pod keychain was definitely my jam.
Source: Another Autistic individual lol
@@BeehiveBoy absolutely!! collecting stim toy infodumps in the comments here lmfao
i also own a butt ton of them, i have a dedicated bucket to store them in :D
Mark enjoying the scissor more than the actual toys is giving me cat prefering the carton box over the actual contents vibes
i think those magnetic rings are more for anxiety than anything. It’s a distraction, it makes you think, it pushes you back to reality, all of it. 17:15