Autism, Monotropism and DID (sensory friendly version)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ต.ค. 2022
- This is a sensory Friendly version of our previously published video which discusses Monotropism and the relationship between Montropism, Autism and Dissociative Identity Disorder.
We explore the following questions:
1. What is monotropism?
2. Who developed the monotropism theory ?
3. It is possible that I developed alters to cope with being monotropic?
4. Are other people with DID also monotropic?
5. If I am parented/educated without regard for my monotropism, can this be damaging? Why?
6. Is monotropism something I can change? Something that can be cured?
7. Does being monotropic predispose me to developing alters/DID?
8. If being monotropic predisposes people to developing DID, why aren’t all autistic people DID?
9. Does switching between alters to complete tasks effectively make me polytropic
10. What strategies are helpful when supporting a person with a monotropic brain?
This video is a sensory friendly version - all background music has been removed.
The original video can be found here: • What is Autistic Monot...
We just found out about your channel. We're so glad for the sensory friendly version. We turn off a lot of videos because of the background music. We've never met anyone who revealed to us that they are autistic and have dissociative identities. It's hard for people to relate. The autistic crowd doesn't get DID. The DID crowd doesn't get autism. Peace.
Hi, thanks so much for your feedback. We get to hear of others who are also autistic and DID by starting this channel and hopefully our videos can help all of us know that we aren’t alone.
Thank you for this video. It makes so much sense to me!! I feel I (we) work in this same way, with most alters specialized (and at expert level) in a specific task and/or managing a specific emotion. Because I cannot multitask to any degree, and I cannot contain more than one emotion at a time.
Thanks for sharing. It's so good to know other people can relate.
I was diagnosed with osdd a few months back, and autism a year back (at the age of 18). It’s been so very difficult cause no one seems to understand when I say “I don’t think they’re different people, more like different parts of me”. Because we have osdd, we share memory almost all the time. Some alters feel like very different people, and some just feel like a different me, sometimes with a different gender, age sexuality ect. My therapist recently described my emotions/experiences as this- what she calls a ‘familial system’. She told me that when something happens that my brain can’t deal with, it takes a snapshot of myself in the moment and sets it aside as a ‘mini me’. Sometimes that part is almost exactly like me expect for one primary emotion. Other times the part can b like one of my favorite characters, except that character is me acting like said character. My therapist thinks this happens because I often use media to cope with stressors/everyday life, so my brain might imprint with that media and that becomes a core part of the alter, or that alter takes on the character’s personality because that’s what my autism deems as normal behavior at the time. I was recently struggling as well with how our alters r si ‘flat’ compared to other systems alters. Most seem to only have one defining aspect to them, with only a few with more fleshed out persons. This now makes sense in the context of a monotropic brain. It’s okay for an alter to not have more defining features other than the embodiment of one emotion, for a lack of a better example. I sometimes forget to give myself/all of myself grace, especially because I have yet to realize all the areas my autism affects, which is my whole life really. I forget that it’s okay for my mental difficulties to present differently. This video has truly helped make me more comfortable and happy in recognizing and caring/loving all of myself (me and my parts). Thank you so much, you have no idea how much this video has helped. Also very sorry for the long comment. Over explaining to help share my points and ideas/emotions.
Thanks so much for sharing and we’re so glad our video has helped you.
My mentality is somewhat different in that while deal badly with sudden interruptions, I task switch well when it is under my control. This, together with the fact that I focus better with background noise (except when I am in hyperfocus) suggests to me that I am not monotropic, but very much ADHD, which is what I was diagnosed with.
What you say in this video makes perfect sense, given what you have revealed about yourself/selves.
That's interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!! I watched this video and honeslty forgot it was about you and not us. We have felt so alone for so long but have been slowly healing though therapy but still felt like a puzzle piece was missing and you just gifted us with that piece. We are forever grateful and wish there was a way to repay you but we don't know how. Legion System
Just leaving us such an encouragin message is thanks enough! We're so glad you can relate and that our videos are helping people.
This video has been very helpful and informative. Thank you for putting so much work into producing and presenting it.
Glad it was helpful!
This makes a lot of sense to me! Thank you!
This video makes so much sense!! I had to watch it several times and made my husband watch it to!! Thank you so much for this!! I wish I could find more about this exact topic!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing, that was very interesting. I am diagnosed autism and live with a soul sister who has did and we suspect autism and it sounds like the integration and functionality of your systems is very similar. She is also aware of her alters and co fronts with them frequently and they have specific things they specialize in.
Thanks - so helpful to know others can relate and are similar
Thank you. Love the slides/graphics. 💞💙👊🙏🏻
Glad you like them!
I have both
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much!
You explained very well
Could you please share where were you diagnosed and where do you received therapy?
We were diagnosed at the Pottergate Centre. They supervise our therapy which is with a private therapist funded by our local NHS.