I was a very well behaved child, quiet, easy, compliant. Too quiet, too easy, too compliant if people had dug deeper. I preferred to play alone, liked Lego. Got quite complicated kits for my birthday/Christmas, sat quietly for an hour assembling them, finished, lost interest. Then I had to go to school, was expected to socialise, but I didn't, so school was not a pleasant experience. I still have difficulty with speech, went to a Speech Pathologist as a child, who missed the clues that I was probably on the Spectrum. Dismissed as shy. Some odd sensory issues still persist - I don't like lifts, or carousel rides, or swings, or trampolines. And eye contact can be difficult, especially if I'm feeling stressed or anxious, such as social settings. I don't have any friends, and prefer my own company. I can "mask" as the situation demands, e.g. for work, but it's quite draining, and sometimes the mask slips. I may not react to emotionally stressful situations, such as when a family member is in hospital, but I can also overreact to small things, such as not succeeding at a task.
Watching this a long time after you made it but I'm really appreciating your first hand experience with child autism. I love the manner in which you present your videos!
My son is 5 in October and has recently been diagnosed with autism. We already knew he was autistic, all the signs were there from a very young age. I suspect he mah also have ADHD, but they can't/don't diagnose that in the UK until the age of 6, so we'll have to wait and see on that one. He doesn't speak, or at least any wordshe has said in the past he either stopped saying them or he says a word once and then never ever repeats it. It's something I'm still coming to terms with, I suppose I'm still grieving. I'd cut off my arms and legs just hear him say "Mummy", or "Daddy". He starts school this September and I worry his education is going to suffer as there is no additional funding in place for him (thanks to another school he was allocated being totally incompetent) I feel for anyone who is going through, or has been through what we have so far. I love my boy so very much and I just want him to be able to live a normal, happy life.
When I was a kid, I only really had one friend in school. I showed basically no interest in the other kids but my friend. No one questioned anything because I had one friend and turns out we're both probably autistic. Guess autistics just find each other naturally.
Where were people like you when I was a child in the 60’s ? My hearing was tested at 12 months because I didn’t respond to my name or people talking to me. Didn’t walk until I was two. Played with a spinning toy constantly, lined my toys. Didn’t speak at school, didn’t interact with my peers, had no friends. Just think if I was male, I would have been tested for autism.
In the 60s? Understanding of autism back then was super limited, so it's possible your diagnosis, if any, would have been something very different instead.
Im a tippie toe'er, explains why I never have stepped on anything worse than slightly, never drawn blood from the tacs or things i have accidentally stepped on.
Wow! Brilliant. I'm 63, megga adult ADHD which is part of the autistic spectrum. I'm proud to be ADHD btw. Brilliant stuff though. Pretty sure mi Dad was ADHD. Bloody sure my lovely grandson is ADHD, his uncle was diagnosed and his mother certainly is in my humble opinion but not diagnosed. I'm rambling. I really, really relate with my 10 year old grandson. I understand how his "turbo brain" is working. His folks seem to struggle a bit despite my trying to educate them. OK. To the point. Only seen one vid but you have given me ammo to help try to help them as it were. By ammo I mean stuff I haven't thought of or might struggle to put into understandable words. Hey, I ramble n people get bored lol. Thanks.
word regression, great term. im 67 i have that now. but, it could also be due to age. who knows? i have a very strange question, yes, of course i do! Orion, i have wondered since the first few times that ive watched you, how do you decide how to set up the lighting behind you? on the shelf? its just killing me (not literally) wondering how you determine that. solid color, which color, and whether to have the lights blinking or whatever? this might prove that im on the spectrum, lmao. i def notice things like that. OCD related perhaps. im surely not NT.
Finally got my diagnosis, finished the application for funding from NDIS. Just have to wait and see now. Work still won't allow me to wear noise reducing earphones and knowing that I have sensory issues placed my desk right next to the printer. oh, the joy of working in a 99.99 percent allistic workplace. At least they stopped micromanaging me.
here in the uk.. i tried to get my son diagnosed around three times... but was denied due to everyone saying they cant see any signes.. so never even got to the testing... just paperwork and there so called observations.... now his in a special school cause his old school said they cant handle his needs... its now in a report due to a certain court action.. that he maybe autistic.... so for yrs i was made to be the bad guy for my sons behaviour and he was being blamed for how he was... and there could actually be a valid reason...
Could I request more videos on this topic? I'm having a hard time convincing my inlaws that not only am I and their son autistic (working on getting diagnosed) but that our 17 month old son is autistic... Almost everyone that I bring up the topic to reacts like "why on earth would you think that??" And it's extremely frustrating that they refuse to see what we see.. my brother, whom I practically raised, was diagnosed autistic and ADHD at a young age, and have a nephew with it, and am pretty good at spotting it... My inlaws are incredibly proud people and they would feel like failures as parents if they were to acknowledge that they did their child a disservice...
i despise getting my feet dirty. im sorry i dont 'save up' my comments till the end. i wont remember which points i wish to comment on. it seems almost selfish of me. maybe i need to jot them down on paper & then go back. im sorry if this is rude
We brought this up to docs about our 2 year old, and they only say "well, he seems social so he's not autistic." It is impossible to find quality medical personnel in 2023.
I was a very well behaved child, quiet, easy, compliant. Too quiet, too easy, too compliant if people had dug deeper. I preferred to play alone, liked Lego. Got quite complicated kits for my birthday/Christmas, sat quietly for an hour assembling them, finished, lost interest. Then I had to go to school, was expected to socialise, but I didn't, so school was not a pleasant experience. I still have difficulty with speech, went to a Speech Pathologist as a child, who missed the clues that I was probably on the Spectrum. Dismissed as shy. Some odd sensory issues still persist - I don't like lifts, or carousel rides, or swings, or trampolines. And eye contact can be difficult, especially if I'm feeling stressed or anxious, such as social settings. I don't have any friends, and prefer my own company. I can "mask" as the situation demands, e.g. for work, but it's quite draining, and sometimes the mask slips. I may not react to emotionally stressful situations, such as when a family member is in hospital, but I can also overreact to small things, such as not succeeding at a task.
That last bit about not reacting. I have been called a sociopath because of that.
Stay strong
Watching this a long time after you made it but I'm really appreciating your first hand experience with child autism. I love the manner in which you present your videos!
My son is 5 in October and has recently been diagnosed with autism. We already knew he was autistic, all the signs were there from a very young age. I suspect he mah also have ADHD, but they can't/don't diagnose that in the UK until the age of 6, so we'll have to wait and see on that one.
He doesn't speak, or at least any wordshe has said in the past he either stopped saying them or he says a word once and then never ever repeats it.
It's something I'm still coming to terms with, I suppose I'm still grieving. I'd cut off my arms and legs just hear him say "Mummy", or "Daddy".
He starts school this September and I worry his education is going to suffer as there is no additional funding in place for him (thanks to another school he was allocated being totally incompetent)
I feel for anyone who is going through, or has been through what we have so far. I love my boy so very much and I just want him to be able to live a normal, happy life.
When I was a kid, I only really had one friend in school. I showed basically no interest in the other kids but my friend. No one questioned anything because I had one friend and turns out we're both probably autistic. Guess autistics just find each other naturally.
Yes😊😊😊
Where were people like you when I was a child in the 60’s ? My hearing was tested at 12 months because I didn’t respond to my name or people talking to me. Didn’t walk until I was two. Played with a spinning toy constantly, lined my toys. Didn’t speak at school, didn’t interact with my peers, had no friends. Just think if I was male, I would have been tested for autism.
In the 60s they were still poking autistic children with CATTLE PRODS! To make them respond.
Same with me
Me three
It was called BAD NERVES back in our day lol.
In the 60s? Understanding of autism back then was super limited, so it's possible your diagnosis, if any, would have been something very different instead.
Im a tippie toe'er, explains why I never have stepped on anything worse than slightly, never drawn blood from the tacs or things i have accidentally stepped on.
My 8 year old autistic son, at one time, was interested in how a toilet worked. He would watch videos of it over and over again.
Wow! Brilliant. I'm 63, megga adult ADHD which is part of the autistic spectrum. I'm proud to be ADHD btw.
Brilliant stuff though. Pretty sure mi Dad was ADHD. Bloody sure my lovely grandson is ADHD, his uncle was diagnosed and his mother certainly is in my humble opinion but not diagnosed.
I'm rambling. I really, really relate with my 10 year old grandson. I understand how his "turbo brain" is working. His folks seem to struggle a bit despite my trying to educate them.
OK. To the point. Only seen one vid but you have given me ammo to help try to help them as it were.
By ammo I mean stuff I haven't thought of or might struggle to put into understandable words.
Hey, I ramble n people get bored lol.
Thanks.
Is grwat ypu got somebody who can realte😊
word regression, great term. im 67 i have that now. but, it could also be due to age. who knows? i have a very strange question, yes, of course i do! Orion, i have wondered since the first few times that ive watched you, how do you decide how to set up the lighting behind you? on the shelf? its just killing me (not literally) wondering how you determine that. solid color, which color, and whether to have the lights blinking or whatever? this might prove that im on the spectrum, lmao. i def notice things like that. OCD related perhaps. im surely not NT.
Finally got my diagnosis, finished the application for funding from NDIS. Just have to wait and see now. Work still won't allow me to wear noise reducing earphones and knowing that I have sensory issues placed my desk right next to the printer. oh, the joy of working in a 99.99 percent allistic workplace. At least they stopped micromanaging me.
Congratulations! That’s great news.
With one fell swoop, yesterday I went from one of the %15 of autistic people working, to one of the%85 of autistic people not working.
here in the uk.. i tried to get my son diagnosed around three times... but was denied due to everyone saying they cant see any signes.. so never even got to the testing... just paperwork and there so called observations.... now his in a special school cause his old school said they cant handle his needs... its now in a report due to a certain court action.. that he maybe autistic.... so for yrs i was made to be the bad guy for my sons behaviour and he was being blamed for how he was... and there could actually be a valid reason...
brilliant info. thank you!
Could I request more videos on this topic? I'm having a hard time convincing my inlaws that not only am I and their son autistic (working on getting diagnosed) but that our 17 month old son is autistic... Almost everyone that I bring up the topic to reacts like "why on earth would you think that??" And it's extremely frustrating that they refuse to see what we see.. my brother, whom I practically raised, was diagnosed autistic and ADHD at a young age, and have a nephew with it, and am pretty good at spotting it... My inlaws are incredibly proud people and they would feel like failures as parents if they were to acknowledge that they did their child a disservice...
I love sitting upside down on the couch!!!
Thanks
i despise getting my feet dirty. im sorry i dont 'save up' my comments till the end. i wont remember which points i wish to comment on. it seems almost selfish of me. maybe i need to jot them down on paper & then go back. im sorry if this is rude
We brought this up to docs about our 2 year old, and they only say "well, he seems social so he's not autistic." It is impossible to find quality medical personnel in 2023.
Well I can be social oneONone but not in groups😊
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Have you done any un masked videos
waffle waffle waffle
Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Talk too much..get to the facts
I’m Autistic. You’re watching an Autistic person communicate and share lived experiences. I have never promised quick facts. Thanks for watching.