I appreciate the “I was a father once”; he absolutely needs to TELL her but absolutely does not want to TALK about it. Not even thinking about trying to take back what he said, but 100% talking over himself.
I never noticed it when I first watched the show, never re-watched that scene until now in this and it...just killed me a little, you can tell in his voice...its painful
@@ashhhh129At the start of the show (and I mean way back in the 60s or so) the doctor traveled with his granddaughter. Implying he had a child with someone else who grew up and had a child too. Both are gone now, supposedly in the Time War that destroyed Gallifrey with pretty much everyone in it
I like the idea that his "physics!" is him ranting about quantum mechanics or similar high level science beyond the students' comprehension and that's what the TARDIS translated it into
This is also my head canon explanation for "wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff". Like from his perspective he just realized what he was saying veered off into beyond-human-understanding territory so he stops short, and him agreeing that the sentence "got away from him" was him apologizing for getting carried away.
@@aaagrey6323 I don't think proximity to the TARDIS matters. It seems like as long as every part of the translation circuit (including the Doctor himself) is working properly, the translation will happen, as Rose puts it, "all the time wherever I am".
One of my favorite ever doctor who theories is that when he's just rambling "physics physics physics" he's actually explaining the exact physical laws of reality, but the tardis translates it poorly because it's too advanced for humans.
Just realized that when he says “you can’t wrap your hands around your elbow and make your fingers meet” the guy in the background behind the Detective Inspector tries to do it 😂
i love how 10 kept alot of his mannerism from 9 for his first series. Him being originally rude and bashful to becoming very heartfelt and understanding.
I have always regretted that the ginger thing didn't follow through with Whittaker because with her longer hair it would have been perfect. "Still not ginger." ... oh, now that's a thought they missed out on ... The Doctor colors her hair temporarily for a couple of eps.
@@omegatired you could absolutely make it an 11th "Fezes are cool" thing too is the best part. "what's... with the hair dye, what." "i'm ginger. i always have been. there's no hair dye, wha- and it's raining, isnt it?"
I know, right?? He’s 903 years old (Ten), survived the biggest war in history by committing Genocide *twice*, and upon his own race, nonetheless. Lost everyone and everything familiar to him with the death of his home world, has lost companions, and yet…. None of it shows. Ten is quite cagey about his past life and even about revealing his species to those outside or still earning his trust. He holds his burdens awfully close, and yet, he always finds a way to barrel toward danger and take its impact, effectively with a smile on his face. Sometimes quite literally. The Doctor’s strength is admirable on so many levels. ♥️
this probably my new favourite doctor who video. doctor who, and specifically tennant's doctor, has been a long standing fixation of mine as well as a comfort show, and i love seeing my own neurodivergent quirks in my comfort character
I love Doctor Who and I adore the 10th Doctor -- never thought about the fact that it was because, as a ND person myself, I was relating to as well as appreciating his wonderful energy and impulsiveness and neurodivergence. This video warms my heart and makes me love David Tennant's Doctor even more if that's possible :) -- thank you!!
I’m late to find this video, but just had to chime in, that my little neurodivergent heart loves every bit of the Tenth Doctor’s passion and awkwardness for the same relatable reasons!
you know what, recently i've been coming to terms with learning that i'm autistic. I say coming to terms as it's a massive realisation and it's making so much sense about my life. one of them being why ten was my favourite doctor - as a kid I related to him being overexcited and talking fast a lot like me. now it makes total sense!!!
I’ve been diagnosed (finally!) as autistic for two years now, and I admit I’m finding it humorously comforting that I have so much in common with my favorite Time Lord!
Same! I could never understand why I related so hard to 10 but seeing this has made me consciously notice all the similarities. It took a good while for me to be diagnosed cause my younger brother’s autism was more noticeable to my parents. The hair stim is a big thing I do so I laughed when I noticed 10 doing it. I do it to think, to calm down, and to help me stay focused.
Huh wow, I kind of just realized this too. I've always found it difficult to relate to most people on a genuine level. Like bc I've done a lot of acting, I'm very much able to put on the face of someone who can interact with regular people, be what others are expecting, but that's only one small corner of me. Even as an adult, I'll get really really excited about something, like the ideas in a TV show or a book I really love, or the sensory experience of something and start talking about it all really fast, and 9 times out of 10 people just go, "wow, okay. So anyway..." and change the subject. Hm okay also I just realized all my best friends are neurodivergent. This has been a long time coming.
anytime i hear him say "books, the best weapons in the world" i get a flashback to that scene in adventure time where finn is just beating the living hell out of jake with a book
I watched these series' before I was diagnosed, and it never occurred to me that Ten acted kind of neurodivergent, but you're right! No wonder I liked his run the best :) "What happened to your accent!" Is hilarious in hindsight, now that I know he was using his natural accent while "faking" being Scottish and Tennant's doing a character voice for The Doctor at all other times. So, while in the show The Doctor got distracted and his accent slipped, in reality David was putting his false accent back on.
I rather think he dialled his true Scottish English accent down quite a bit. See, if you listen to the manner that David speaks in Staged, for example, his true accent is quite strong and may be hard for some people to understand. Accents in a show or movie can be a bit of a tricky balance. On one hand, a director wants a character’s accent to be quite obvious, but on the other hand, if their accent is too thick, they become difficult for some people to understand, hence ruining the immersion.
the first indication i noticed that 10 could be neurodivergent is in the christmas invasion episode, the doctor mimicks the sycorax’s tone when asked who he is. it’s a common trait with neurodivergent people to mimick the tone of other people to appear more normal.
The thing about the settling down idea is that i think its about understimulation! I get understimulated a lot, and while lot of people talk about overstimulation i haven't heard much talk about the other end of it ^^
Yes absolutely the doctor is someone who needs constant change of environments to feel properly stimulated!! The thought of stay still in one place Forever plus the amount of admin work that getting a job/house/MORTGAGE is?? That’s his worst nightmare
The Doctor Definitely shows under stimulation a lot. Like the time when he says he so bored and just has to do stuff. 11 did it so well in “power of Three”episode
Ten is quite good at that. Talking without saying anything of true, deep value. He guards his core-self ferociously, but this scene is one of those rare moments where we get a tiny glimpse of the darkness and pain that he tries so hard to hold close.
I’ve just found out that I’m autistic at 40 since my “symptoms” were so mild and I was so good at masking, this video has made me realize how similar I am to my favorite Doctor. Thank you.
My little adhd brain is very delighted that this video exists because I keep noticing these things and am happy to find other people with the same ideas
i love how every doctor is neurodivergent bc they literally don't have human brains :) also this video made me think i should get checked for some sort of mild neurodivergence bc i relate a little too much to this and my nd friends lol
@@MyBelovedGhostAndMe in all fairness alot of gallifreyans tick boxes for ASD DID or most commonly among sociopathy and a basic lack of empathy an the majority of them seem to suffer from god complex's and a belief they can control everything
I keep hearing neurodivergence tends to run in packs (ND people tend to click better with each other than with NT people) so yeah, if most of your friends are ND and you relate to a lot of ND traits (ND is also A LOT of different things), it's worth asking your doctor.
Ok but I love that small detail at 13:40 where he says that fact about the hand and elbow and the dude behind the detective inspector subtly tries to do it. Such a small detail but it makes the scene so much funnier.
Could you do a compilation of the 11th doctor? He has quite a bit of moments where he misses social clues and takes things too literally. Also when he eats all the food and hates it in the first episode he's in could be because he has trouble with the texture
I don’t really have the time/energy to make more of these at the moment (I cannot control the hyper focus lol) but I definitely agree I see all the doctors as different flavors of neurodivergent. 11 definitely has a lot of misreading social situations that are very relatable though 10 will always be my personal favorite :)
There were variations though. 11 was more ADHD, 12 had Prosopagnosie (which verged on plot points sometimes, like when he didn't recognize Clara had the wrong age)
I love "fixating on being ginger" because I understand that it's probably meantvto be about the fixating part but I just interpreted it as specifically fixating on being ginger being a common trait of neurodivergent people
As a Neurodivergent human, I’d like to state that I have never once even remotely thought of what I’d look like with a different natural hair colour. Only ever thought ‘bout what I’d look like with unnatural hair dyes. Blues, colour fades and such.
If anything, this is an amazing analysis on what neurodivergent means, especially the ADHD kind, which I believe Tennant pulled off brilliantly. Having learned more on the subject as I was watching, I believe I used to have this as a kid, hence why I was the one in my family who often took inspiration from the Doctor and could make them laugh. Later in life, I somehow lost that along the way...having been in Customer Service for 15 years kinda sucks it out of you. Now that I remember more of the times I acted like this, I feel it sort of...coming back naturally from those memories and I am feeling more happy than I have in a rather long while. Thank you for this video, I will definitely subscribe, and...sorry if I sound like I was rambling. I don't often get passionate over these sorts of things.
you didn't lose it silly, existing in this world (a world built for neurotypicals) is entirely exhausting for any one on the neurodiverse spectrum to function in. instead of just being ourselves and letting our brains do their thing we're forced to learn how to mask ourselves, our personalities, our feelings, everything in order to escape ridicule from our peers. to fake it till we make it, to function within society's expectation of "normal" you mention customer service "taking" your neurodivergentness, and it's a apt description, you have been forced to wear the mask for so long that your brain has started doing it naturally and has in turn basically shunned your true self. however you say that if you focus on it you can be that person again. THAT IS UNMASKING!!!! and it's so amazing and so joyfull because you have gone so long without being who you truly are, for so long you have pushed and shoved everything AMAZING about yourself down and I'm sure it has been exhausting, and absolutely draining and you've been living like that for who knows how long. but to unmask, to be yourself and to function how you want, to stomp your feet and shake your hands and twist around in circles just because your body wants to can be so thrilling, to let your brain run a mile a minute and not care to slow down is what being neurodivergent is all about! take the time to learn your brain and your body again, learn to unmask completely an I promise your world will get just as big as it once was
@@calamity_cailynn Heh...you know what, it takes a lot for someone like me to react to people's encouragement anymore, mostly because I've lost almost all my faith in humanity. That's being an INFJ for ya, and your telling me to unmask is...actually making me hold back tears, because you are right. I have been uncomfortable and so damn tired for so long...I've even gotten to the point of hypertension every day for over a year now. Thank you for this beautiful comment, you've made my day so much better. :')
@@Naurdagnor I'm glad I could restore (if only just a little) of your faith in people, I know how hard being neurodiverse can be from first hand expirence and I have so much empathy for you and your struggles. I'm glad I could make a difference in your day and just know that from now one you have atleast me in your corner ready to hear all about your hyperfixations and crazy indescribable feelings and all the amazing things your brain will think up! being neurodivergent is hard and is only made harder by society attempting to seclude us from eachother. you are perfect just the way you are and I am perfect just the way I am and we are ENOUGH! unmasking is so incredibly astounding to expirence and finding people who you are comfortable doing it around is essential, I wish you all the best❤❤❤ (p.s I hope they were happy tears, I don't like making people sad)
@@calamity_cailynn Oh, definitely happy tears, and tears of relief, if anything. Being an INFJ, empathy is number one for me, and I am actually very relieved to find another who can be similar. I wonder if there is a way we could talk further...let me see if you have a Discord or some other way to connect, I don't know how safe it is over comment sections.
Society definitely tries to squeeze those individual quirks out of us, especially as kids. It's always, "be quiet, stand still, these nice people aren't interested in that, don't make people uncomfortable." I'm sorry you feel like you've lost those aspects of yourself. But neuroplasticity is a thing! If you want to start exploring those aspects of yourself again, if only outside your job, I encourage you to do so! It's hard making space for yourself to be neurodivergent, but it feels so liberating and it's really an act of rebellion!
7:30 I heard one theory that the Doctor was actually talking about physics but it was too complicated and the TARDIS didn't know how to translate it, hence the "hope one of you is getting this down" at the end.
I relate so much to ten specifically, as well as rose! needing silence to think, easily distracted, fixations, fast talking while passionate, not understanding or preempting social cues easily and fidgets and stims ofc, honestly I think both are ND, maybe Martha too, it just makes sense to me idk! All three just live in their own bubbles and are very creative and passionate, as well as highly empathetic, the doctor especially, as he’s literally killed himself to save innocent people before, that’s the most obvious example of hyper empathy but yk 😭
It’s an audio thingy…. Dang it…. That’s one of my Neurodivergent things, I think. I can’t listen to audio stories and follow them properly without also reading the words in front of me….
Finally got the motivation to make a part 2 and tragically HBO max now black screens when I try and use the screen capture program I have rip. Thanks to the people who have appreciated this video never thought it would get any response as it was just made for fun :)
I think I recall in one on the audio books, i think it might be The Last Voyage where he states "I'm many things, Sugar Mcaully, but neurotypical has never been one of them". I love this video, it makes me happy, i feel that's why I always connected with the Doctor so much growing up.
The poor doctor is STILL waiting to be a red head! Team-gingeJusticeForDoctor! Also what’s wrong with those kids in class just staring blank, no warm blooded teen would not see the 10th doctor as the hottest teacher, it wouldn’t matter he’s just saying ‘physics’ over and over 😅
Just realized because of this video that Rose/Cassandra saying “I can’t Adam and Eve it” in the New Earth episode is her using Cockney rhyming slang! Brilliany
Also, you said to let you know if we wanted you to make more ... I'd love to see more of DT's Doctor's neurodivergent moments with other companions -- Martha and Donna especially! Thanks if you have the chance to do it! (and if you do a Part 1 and never get a chance to do any more parts, that is also a lovely ND trait I super-relate to
This video is so enjoyable and at the same time, it makes me sad. Because I relate to most of this stuff. Hard. However, some months ago, I got through the process of an ADHD diagnosis with my therapist and at the end, my school grades were too inconspicuous (they never mentioned my problems with doing homework or keeping anything organised) as were the neuropsychological test (I succeeded by basically spending my energy of the entire two next days on this) and my mother evaluated my problems much less severe than me (I'm her forth child and my next-to older brother was much more noticeable in his difficulties, also, I became good at pretending things were done.) to fit in with it. And it's so frustrating because I had the feeling that I finally understood things about me. Like, why I always shake my hands when I'm excited. Or why I have such a hard time with being punctual, keeping my stuff in order and literally waiting til the last minute to start with assignments. Or why I'm so easily over-stimulated and forget things so fast when I'm distracted. Or why I ramble so much about things that are important to me even though I know that no one else around me really cares about it. My therapist says that we can't exclude the possibility that all of this is learned behaviour because my whole family has these problems and she doesn't believe that both my parents and all of us five children have ADHD because this would be "statistically impossible". So, I'm sitting here, feeling even more alien than before since I feel like I can't even fit in with the people who don't fit in.
As a neurodivergent person who is actively getting a PhD in psychology you do not need to be formally recognized by medical pathology to resonate and find kinship with the neurodivergent community. If you struggle with the majority of the same struggles you are so welcome and allowed to look into ADHD coping strategies that don’t need to be at the level of the medical system which has often failed our communities. I would highly recommend the TH-cam channel How To ADHD :)
Honestly, Matt Smith so blew my mind from the first instant, it completely erased my memory of what I had loved about David Tennant. Forgot all of it. I was that enamored. But this makes me yearn for those lost memories. Thank you for helping me remember.
this is amazing- i love 10 so much he's so relatable and idk man- also, really appreciate having the subtitles, makes it a lot easier to go along with it all (love the commentary too 😎)
I guess that explains why 10 was my favorite for so long. He always made sense to me. And now I think I know why. I'm probably AuDHD. Already diagnosed with part of that.
Some have theorized that when he's just repeating physics he's actually talking about uber advanced Gallifreyan physics but there's no translation in English so it's just the word repeated over and over and that's my favorite thing. It's true nobody will convince me otherwise! 7:32
I AM SO SO THRILLED SOMEONE MADE THIS VIDEO!!! i can't believe its not talked about how neurodivergent ten and eleven are, the only ones that seem to come up are twelve and thirteen
the one at 10:30, I like to think that he told Mickey to hold it for a minute, meaning literally 1 minute, but obviously Mickey was waiting for him to tell him to stop
With a mind running faster than a super computer and two hearts pumping blood flow and what else through his alien body... I'm sure a few odd quirks would happen
just got this in my recommended and I just wanna say I LOVE THIS. ALSO LIKE 1: long comment incoming, replying to myself as the video goes on 2: 20:25 man I love (lol) Love and Monsters like I get why it gets so disliked but people fail to consider it's a family show and this episode was made by literal children of course it's gonna have weird funky episodes! but that Scooby-Doo scene is SO funny. I love it. And i love that an episode focused on someone else's perspective instead of a companion who knows what's going on and what to do. I just. I like Love and Monsters and I wish people would too.
16:45 HE ASKED PERMISSION IM GONNA FUCKING DIE 😭😭😭🤲🤲 I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE ASK PERMISSION TO HUG/GET HUGGED I DO THAT TOO not only is it polite and normalises asking permission it's also just so freaking CUTE!!! And poor Zack probably hasn't had any other physical contact in there look at him! he's weirded out by this funky man but he also looks so happy!! oh god no I'm getting back into the hyperfixation why did I catch up with the last two Jodie episodes now i wanna rewatch everything I might die
All these absolute pricks being nasty on your frankly magnificent video (which I am going to share with my ND Whovian friends) is making me so mad i swear to god. I LOVE the way you've compiled it! You're fantastic! I'm gonna subscribe
I just found this, and my nd heart is So Happy!!! Your clips and additional nd explanations are Fantastic, so on point!!!✨ (Edit: Though my nd brain keeps needing to stop and go back, so that I don’t miss a single top or bottom caption!😅)
I appreciate the “I was a father once”; he absolutely needs to TELL her but absolutely does not want to TALK about it.
Not even thinking about trying to take back what he said, but 100% talking over himself.
I never noticed it when I first watched the show, never re-watched that scene until now in this and it...just killed me a little, you can tell in his voice...its painful
@@ShikiKiryuTo be fair the sentence implies pain in the first place
I haven’t seen much of the show, what does this mean??
@@ashhhh129At the start of the show (and I mean way back in the 60s or so) the doctor traveled with his granddaughter. Implying he had a child with someone else who grew up and had a child too. Both are gone now, supposedly in the Time War that destroyed Gallifrey with pretty much everyone in it
@Joseph-cw3gn big finish says otherwise.
"huh must've missed some social cues! oh well!" is the biggest mood ever i stg :D
stog :D
same
Stawp calling me out! 😂😂😂
i should start saying this
Fun Fact: Kissing The Doctor was not in the script, so David looked that way because he really was surprised and confused.
I like the idea that his "physics!" is him ranting about quantum mechanics or similar high level science beyond the students' comprehension and that's what the TARDIS translated it into
this is a amazing idea and head cannon i want to have happen
This is also my head canon explanation for "wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff". Like from his perspective he just realized what he was saying veered off into beyond-human-understanding territory so he stops short, and him agreeing that the sentence "got away from him" was him apologizing for getting carried away.
@@malcolm32 Problem with that is, they don't have the TARDIS in that episode sadly
@@aaagrey6323 I don't think proximity to the TARDIS matters. It seems like as long as every part of the translation circuit (including the Doctor himself) is working properly, the translation will happen, as Rose puts it, "all the time wherever I am".
didn't even consider that, but that is brilliant!
One of my favorite ever doctor who theories is that when he's just rambling "physics physics physics" he's actually explaining the exact physical laws of reality, but the tardis translates it poorly because it's too advanced for humans.
That’s so amazing!! God let it be true
That’s a real La Li Lei Lu if that’s the case
Just realized that when he says “you can’t wrap your hands around your elbow and make your fingers meet” the guy in the background behind the Detective Inspector tries to do it 😂
OMG I never noticed that before!! 🤣
13:44
Thank you for this.
I tried too
i love how 10 kept alot of his mannerism from 9 for his first series. Him being originally rude and bashful to becoming very heartfelt and understanding.
23:29
Just realised he's jealous because the cat's ginger.
I have always regretted that the ginger thing didn't follow through with Whittaker because with her longer hair it would have been perfect. "Still not ginger." ... oh, now that's a thought they missed out on ... The Doctor colors her hair temporarily for a couple of eps.
@@omegatired you could absolutely make it an 11th "Fezes are cool" thing too is the best part. "what's... with the hair dye, what." "i'm ginger. i always have been. there's no hair dye, wha- and it's raining, isnt it?"
AHAHAHAHAHAHA
😭
I love you. 🥰
God I love this show. And Tennant's Doctor is delightfully ND: nerdy, creative, improvisational... he makes me feel good about being alive.
thank you for summing up perfectly what i have failed to put into words until now, you brilliant person you!🧡
When he said he used to be a dad once…man that just broke my heart. Knowing all the pain and sorrow he cares around and never shows, it’s intense
I know, right??
He’s 903 years old (Ten), survived the biggest war in history by committing Genocide *twice*, and upon his own race, nonetheless. Lost everyone and everything familiar to him with the death of his home world, has lost companions, and yet…. None of it shows.
Ten is quite cagey about his past life and even about revealing his species to those outside or still earning his trust. He holds his burdens awfully close, and yet, he always finds a way to barrel toward danger and take its impact, effectively with a smile on his face. Sometimes quite literally.
The Doctor’s strength is admirable on so many levels. ♥️
“No, you are not keeping the horse”
“I let you keep Mickey!”
Will never not be one of my favourite interactions between these two 😂
this probably my new favourite doctor who video. doctor who, and specifically tennant's doctor, has been a long standing fixation of mine as well as a comfort show, and i love seeing my own neurodivergent quirks in my comfort character
That’s so lovely I feel exactly the same about the tenth doctor which is why I made this in the first place :)
And me!
I love Doctor Who and I adore the 10th Doctor -- never thought about the fact that it was because, as a ND person myself, I was relating to as well as appreciating his wonderful energy and impulsiveness and neurodivergence. This video warms my heart and makes me love David Tennant's Doctor even more if that's possible :) -- thank you!!
"comfort character" -- great description, for me too!
I’m late to find this video, but just had to chime in, that my little neurodivergent heart loves every bit of the Tenth Doctor’s passion and awkwardness for the same relatable reasons!
You missed scripting! "No hold on ... that's the lion king!" In the Christmas Invasion
True! That whole scene is just ten jumping out of the tardis and immediately barreling along as neurodivergent king lol
@@samwell7178 lol yesss
you know what, recently i've been coming to terms with learning that i'm autistic. I say coming to terms as it's a massive realisation and it's making so much sense about my life. one of them being why ten was my favourite doctor - as a kid I related to him being overexcited and talking fast a lot like me. now it makes total sense!!!
I’ve been diagnosed (finally!) as autistic for two years now, and I admit I’m finding it humorously comforting that I have so much in common with my favorite Time Lord!
adhd here and same. i always hoped he'd take me away in his tardis and that i would have a friend as weird as me. :D
Same! I could never understand why I related so hard to 10 but seeing this has made me consciously notice all the similarities. It took a good while for me to be diagnosed cause my younger brother’s autism was more noticeable to my parents. The hair stim is a big thing I do so I laughed when I noticed 10 doing it. I do it to think, to calm down, and to help me stay focused.
He is also my favourite, and now I know why xD
I never put two and two together befote
Huh wow, I kind of just realized this too. I've always found it difficult to relate to most people on a genuine level. Like bc I've done a lot of acting, I'm very much able to put on the face of someone who can interact with regular people, be what others are expecting, but that's only one small corner of me.
Even as an adult, I'll get really really excited about something, like the ideas in a TV show or a book I really love, or the sensory experience of something and start talking about it all really fast, and 9 times out of 10 people just go, "wow, okay. So anyway..." and change the subject.
Hm okay also I just realized all my best friends are neurodivergent. This has been a long time coming.
anytime i hear him say "books, the best weapons in the world" i get a flashback to that scene in adventure time where finn is just beating the living hell out of jake with a book
Me being nuerodivergent
Watching this video repeatedly in the past eight months.
Omg so true
Damn I did that 5 times and I have just watched the first 8 minutes. *Gets paranoid about being neurodivergent*
Oh fuck I thought I was the only one who did that! It drives me nuts sometimes.
I'm feeling called out. I think I've basically seen this entire video 3 times over (up to 10 times at some points) on my first watch of it...
YOU COME INTO MY HOUSE
I watched these series' before I was diagnosed, and it never occurred to me that Ten acted kind of neurodivergent, but you're right! No wonder I liked his run the best :)
"What happened to your accent!" Is hilarious in hindsight, now that I know he was using his natural accent while "faking" being Scottish and Tennant's doing a character voice for The Doctor at all other times. So, while in the show The Doctor got distracted and his accent slipped, in reality David was putting his false accent back on.
I rather think he dialled his true Scottish English accent down quite a bit.
See, if you listen to the manner that David speaks in Staged, for example, his true accent is quite strong and may be hard for some people to understand.
Accents in a show or movie can be a bit of a tricky balance.
On one hand, a director wants a character’s accent to be quite obvious, but on the other hand, if their accent is too thick, they become difficult for some people to understand, hence ruining the immersion.
the first indication i noticed that 10 could be neurodivergent is in the christmas invasion episode, the doctor mimicks the sycorax’s tone when asked who he is. it’s a common trait with neurodivergent people to mimick the tone of other people to appear more normal.
@@CClowncowboy YEAH he does :)
The thing about the settling down idea is that i think its about understimulation! I get understimulated a lot, and while lot of people talk about overstimulation i haven't heard much talk about the other end of it ^^
Yes absolutely the doctor is someone who needs constant change of environments to feel properly stimulated!! The thought of stay still in one place Forever plus the amount of admin work that getting a job/house/MORTGAGE is?? That’s his worst nightmare
@@samwell7178 also, thank you for this video! Haven't been this happy about a video for a while, i loved it!
@@redacted6339 oh that’s so sweet I’m so glad you enjoyed!
The Doctor Definitely shows under stimulation a lot. Like the time when he says he so bored and just has to do stuff. 11 did it so well in “power of Three”episode
24:44 This scene is pretty good. Rose’s reaction to what he says just shows just how little she knows about him.
Ten is quite good at that.
Talking without saying anything of true, deep value.
He guards his core-self ferociously, but this scene is one of those rare moments where we get a tiny glimpse of the darkness and pain that he tries so hard to hold close.
I’ve just found out that I’m autistic at 40 since my “symptoms” were so mild and I was so good at masking, this video has made me realize how similar I am to my favorite Doctor. Thank you.
4:47 Wow, David Tennant does such a good Scottish accent, you'd almost think he's actually Scottish. ;-)
5:11 I love how Rose turns around with an expression of barely repressed frustration after The Doctor insults the telescope
My little adhd brain is very delighted that this video exists because I keep noticing these things and am happy to find other people with the same ideas
i love how every doctor is neurodivergent bc they literally don't have human brains :)
also this video made me think i should get checked for some sort of mild neurodivergence bc i relate a little too much to this and my nd friends lol
Wouldn't that mean that all nom human characters, most of all gallifreyans are neurodivergent?
@@MyBelovedGhostAndMe in all fairness alot of gallifreyans tick boxes for ASD DID or most commonly among sociopathy and a basic lack of empathy an the majority of them seem to suffer from god complex's and a belief they can control everything
@@lordsathariel4384 I personally disagree with the DID and ASD statement. I'm not sure I see where time Lords display any symptoms of either disorder.
I keep hearing neurodivergence tends to run in packs (ND people tend to click better with each other than with NT people) so yeah, if most of your friends are ND and you relate to a lot of ND traits (ND is also A LOT of different things), it's worth asking your doctor.
YES I LOVE THE CONCEPTOF ALL THE DOCTORS BEING NEURODIVERGENT YAYYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYYA
Ok but I love that small detail at 13:40 where he says that fact about the hand and elbow and the dude behind the detective inspector subtly tries to do it. Such a small detail but it makes the scene so much funnier.
Could you do a compilation of the 11th doctor? He has quite a bit of moments where he misses social clues and takes things too literally. Also when he eats all the food and hates it in the first episode he's in could be because he has trouble with the texture
I don’t really have the time/energy to make more of these at the moment (I cannot control the hyper focus lol) but I definitely agree I see all the doctors as different flavors of neurodivergent. 11 definitely has a lot of misreading social situations that are very relatable though 10 will always be my personal favorite :)
Yeah, his moments are great!
Amy saying "I´m pregnant" 3 times
11 after ending his thoughts: "Are you pregnant?"
There were variations though. 11 was more ADHD, 12 had Prosopagnosie (which verged on plot points sometimes, like when he didn't recognize Clara had the wrong age)
@SarahAndreaRoycesChannel I think the doctor in general is autistic, regardless of what incarnation.
I love "fixating on being ginger" because I understand that it's probably meantvto be about the fixating part but I just interpreted it as specifically fixating on being ginger being a common trait of neurodivergent people
I fixate on wanting to be ginger too, so honestly it might-
@aisleelovegreenwood6448 I fixate on going into the women's bathroom just because, at times(until I actually did at one point).
As a Neurodivergent human, I’d like to state that I have never once even remotely thought of what I’d look like with a different natural hair colour.
Only ever thought ‘bout what I’d look like with unnatural hair dyes. Blues, colour fades and such.
I dyed my hair ginger after watching that scene😂
Its so cute but so sad how most of his ND moments were with Rose, really makes you think about just how free he let himself be around her.
If anything, this is an amazing analysis on what neurodivergent means, especially the ADHD kind, which I believe Tennant pulled off brilliantly.
Having learned more on the subject as I was watching, I believe I used to have this as a kid, hence why I was the one in my family who often took inspiration from the Doctor and could make them laugh.
Later in life, I somehow lost that along the way...having been in Customer Service for 15 years kinda sucks it out of you.
Now that I remember more of the times I acted like this, I feel it sort of...coming back naturally from those memories and I am feeling more happy than I have in a rather long while.
Thank you for this video, I will definitely subscribe, and...sorry if I sound like I was rambling. I don't often get passionate over these sorts of things.
you didn't lose it silly, existing in this world (a world built for neurotypicals) is entirely exhausting for any one on the neurodiverse spectrum to function in. instead of just being ourselves and letting our brains do their thing we're forced to learn how to mask ourselves, our personalities, our feelings, everything in order to escape ridicule from our peers. to fake it till we make it, to function within society's expectation of "normal"
you mention customer service "taking" your neurodivergentness, and it's a apt description, you have been forced to wear the mask for so long that your brain has started doing it naturally and has in turn basically shunned your true self. however you say that if you focus on it you can be that person again. THAT IS UNMASKING!!!! and it's so amazing and so joyfull because you have gone so long without being who you truly are, for so long you have pushed and shoved everything AMAZING about yourself down and I'm sure it has been exhausting, and absolutely draining and you've been living like that for who knows how long.
but to unmask, to be yourself and to function how you want, to stomp your feet and shake your hands and twist around in circles just because your body wants to can be so thrilling, to let your brain run a mile a minute and not care to slow down is what being neurodivergent is all about! take the time to learn your brain and your body again, learn to unmask completely an I promise your world will get just as big as it once was
@@calamity_cailynn
Heh...you know what, it takes a lot for someone like me to react to people's encouragement anymore, mostly because I've lost almost all my faith in humanity. That's being an INFJ for ya, and your telling me to unmask is...actually making me hold back tears, because you are right. I have been uncomfortable and so damn tired for so long...I've even gotten to the point of hypertension every day for over a year now.
Thank you for this beautiful comment, you've made my day so much better. :')
@@Naurdagnor I'm glad I could restore (if only just a little) of your faith in people, I know how hard being neurodiverse can be from first hand expirence and I have so much empathy for you and your struggles. I'm glad I could make a difference in your day and just know that from now one you have atleast me in your corner ready to hear all about your hyperfixations and crazy indescribable feelings and all the amazing things your brain will think up!
being neurodivergent is hard and is only made harder by society attempting to seclude us from eachother. you are perfect just the way you are and I am perfect just the way I am and we are ENOUGH!
unmasking is so incredibly astounding to expirence and finding people who you are comfortable doing it around is essential, I wish you all the best❤❤❤
(p.s I hope they were happy tears, I don't like making people sad)
@@calamity_cailynn
Oh, definitely happy tears, and tears of relief, if anything.
Being an INFJ, empathy is number one for me, and I am actually very relieved to find another who can be similar.
I wonder if there is a way we could talk further...let me see if you have a Discord or some other way to connect, I don't know how safe it is over comment sections.
Society definitely tries to squeeze those individual quirks out of us, especially as kids. It's always, "be quiet, stand still, these nice people aren't interested in that, don't make people uncomfortable."
I'm sorry you feel like you've lost those aspects of yourself. But neuroplasticity is a thing! If you want to start exploring those aspects of yourself again, if only outside your job, I encourage you to do so! It's hard making space for yourself to be neurodivergent, but it feels so liberating and it's really an act of rebellion!
David Tennant is an international treasure and he must be protected at all costs.
7:30 I heard one theory that the Doctor was actually talking about physics but it was too complicated and the TARDIS didn't know how to translate it, hence the "hope one of you is getting this down" at the end.
David Tennent was always my favorite doctor. Nice to know there was most likely a tism-related reason lol
I have another one: at 10:59 when he kicks the control thing on the TARDIS and hurts himself, he only reacts to the pain after Mickey mentioned it.
“Am I being rude again?” wow didn’t know the doctor quoted me in an episode lmao
I loved the bit where the tardis appeared facing the container so he had to leave and come back
I relate so much to ten specifically, as well as rose! needing silence to think, easily distracted, fixations, fast talking while passionate, not understanding or preempting social cues easily and fidgets and stims ofc, honestly I think both are ND, maybe Martha too, it just makes sense to me idk! All three just live in their own bubbles and are very creative and passionate, as well as highly empathetic, the doctor especially, as he’s literally killed himself to save innocent people before, that’s the most obvious example of hyper empathy but yk 😭
Big finish confirmed he's Neurodiverse. "I've never been neurotypical" was a line
where?
@@unknowncreatures13in "tenth doctor tales" chapter 11 the doctor says hes been many things but neurotypical has never been one of them
@@StarryPuppeteer where can i find that?
@@unknowncreatures13 its a CD, its also on audible im pretty sure
It’s an audio thingy….
Dang it…. That’s one of my Neurodivergent things, I think. I can’t listen to audio stories and follow them properly without also reading the words in front of me….
this is the first time ive noticed the guy in the background trying to wrap his fingers around his elbow after the doctor says its impossible
Finally got the motivation to make a part 2 and tragically HBO max now black screens when I try and use the screen capture program I have rip. Thanks to the people who have appreciated this video never thought it would get any response as it was just made for fun :)
might be late but I love this video and it's kinda sad that you can't make more :( I do have a g drive link with all the episodes if you need them tho
@@millilpshi i’m not the op but do you still have that google drive?
disable hardware acceleration on the browser you are using
NOT THE CONTENT I ASKED FOR BUT THE CONTENT I NEEDED THANK YOU SO MUCH
i think the bit in wild blue yonder when they're trying not to think definitely counts for this lol
I think I recall in one on the audio books, i think it might be The Last Voyage where he states "I'm many things, Sugar Mcaully, but neurotypical has never been one of them". I love this video, it makes me happy, i feel that's why I always connected with the Doctor so much growing up.
i'm obsessed with david tennant calling gorgeous inanimate things that are his special interest
The poor doctor is STILL waiting to be a red head!
Team-gingeJusticeForDoctor!
Also what’s wrong with those kids in class just staring blank, no warm blooded teen would not see the 10th doctor as the hottest teacher, it wouldn’t matter he’s just saying ‘physics’ over and over 😅
30:14 I've never noticed he let his accent slip here on the word "Daleks"
Just realized because of this video that Rose/Cassandra saying “I can’t Adam and Eve it” in the New Earth episode is her using Cockney rhyming slang! Brilliany
Nothing's more relatable than the Doctor unintentionally being rude to people.
Also, you said to let you know if we wanted you to make more ... I'd love to see more of DT's Doctor's neurodivergent moments with other companions -- Martha and Donna especially! Thanks if you have the chance to do it! (and if you do a Part 1 and never get a chance to do any more parts, that is also a lovely ND trait I super-relate to
I'd love to see a part 2.
24:04 Nina and Crowley 😨
Also David Tennant is my favourite doctor! I’m really glad about the return and retirement.
This video is so enjoyable and at the same time, it makes me sad. Because I relate to most of this stuff. Hard. However, some months ago, I got through the process of an ADHD diagnosis with my therapist and at the end, my school grades were too inconspicuous (they never mentioned my problems with doing homework or keeping anything organised) as were the neuropsychological test (I succeeded by basically spending my energy of the entire two next days on this) and my mother evaluated my problems much less severe than me (I'm her forth child and my next-to older brother was much more noticeable in his difficulties, also, I became good at pretending things were done.) to fit in with it. And it's so frustrating because I had the feeling that I finally understood things about me. Like, why I always shake my hands when I'm excited. Or why I have such a hard time with being punctual, keeping my stuff in order and literally waiting til the last minute to start with assignments. Or why I'm so easily over-stimulated and forget things so fast when I'm distracted. Or why I ramble so much about things that are important to me even though I know that no one else around me really cares about it. My therapist says that we can't exclude the possibility that all of this is learned behaviour because my whole family has these problems and she doesn't believe that both my parents and all of us five children have ADHD because this would be "statistically impossible". So, I'm sitting here, feeling even more alien than before since I feel like I can't even fit in with the people who don't fit in.
As a neurodivergent person who is actively getting a PhD in psychology you do not need to be formally recognized by medical pathology to resonate and find kinship with the neurodivergent community. If you struggle with the majority of the same struggles you are so welcome and allowed to look into ADHD coping strategies that don’t need to be at the level of the medical system which has often failed our communities. I would highly recommend the TH-cam channel How To ADHD :)
Honestly, Matt Smith so blew my mind from the first instant, it completely erased my memory of what I had loved about David Tennant. Forgot all of it. I was that enamored. But this makes me yearn for those lost memories.
Thank you for helping me remember.
this was an amazing video thank you so much for making it. I would love to see a part two but it’s okay if not :)
I grew up with David Tennants doctor, and I swear I picked up so much from him
this is amazing- i love 10 so much he's so relatable and idk man- also, really appreciate having the subtitles, makes it a lot easier to go along with it all (love the commentary too 😎)
I guess that explains why 10 was my favorite for so long. He always made sense to me.
And now I think I know why. I'm probably AuDHD. Already diagnosed with part of that.
I see you with the subtitles on! Auditory processing is fun!
Some have theorized that when he's just repeating physics he's actually talking about uber advanced Gallifreyan physics but there's no translation in English so it's just the word repeated over and over and that's my favorite thing. It's true nobody will convince me otherwise! 7:32
agreed!
13:58 anyone else notice the guard try to wrap his hand around his elbow to try and make his fingers meet😂?
I AM SO SO THRILLED SOMEONE MADE THIS VIDEO!!! i can't believe its not talked about how neurodivergent ten and eleven are, the only ones that seem to come up are twelve and thirteen
I love that they acknowledged that the Doctor is a father/grandfather and Rose is completely surprised
Cool video. Very valid points. Also gives people an excuse to see more 10th Doctor. You got me in the mood to draw him now. Thanks
the one at 10:30, I like to think that he told Mickey to hold it for a minute, meaning literally 1 minute, but obviously Mickey was waiting for him to tell him to stop
10:22 when a time lord loses track of time
I will always find it funny when the 10th doctor and 12th doctor need their companies to help them with social cues
I LOVE this so much! I have often thought that the Dr is Neurodiverse, as a fellow Aspie and ADHDer I appreciate this a great deal.
Really appreciate the subtitles :)
Please please please make more this was awesome!!!!
please make more, i was recently diagnosed with adhd and this made me so happy
why is this so wholesome
This entire video gave me so many happy stims
With a mind running faster than a super computer and two hearts pumping blood flow and what else through his alien body...
I'm sure a few odd quirks would happen
I love the 10th Doctor so much!!!❤❤❤❤ he's so adorable!!! I have dyslexia and ADHD so I relate to all of this, and it's hilarious!!😂😂😂
12:31 well that caption just described every one of my favourite sci fi characters
Or my favorite characters in every genre, also me.
Also my favorite people in real life.
David Tennant in the early 2000's : Oh, I wanted to be ginger, I've never been ginger !!
David Tennant in 2019 : oh yeah. *puts on sunglasses*
I love that he had to ask Rose if he was being rude 😂
He's an alien that developed a brain separately to us, he's about as divergent from a neurological standpoint as you can get.
this whole video is awesome. more!!!
just got this in my recommended and I just wanna say I LOVE THIS.
ALSO LIKE
1: long comment incoming, replying to myself as the video goes on
2: 20:25 man I love (lol) Love and Monsters like I get why it gets so disliked but people fail to consider it's a family show and this episode was made by literal children of course it's gonna have weird funky episodes! but that Scooby-Doo scene is SO funny. I love it. And i love that an episode focused on someone else's perspective instead of a companion who knows what's going on and what to do. I just. I like Love and Monsters and I wish people would too.
23:29 "I'm not really a cat person"
him, a season later, with a bunch of kitties on a future traffic-clogged city:
16:45 HE ASKED PERMISSION IM GONNA FUCKING DIE 😭😭😭🤲🤲 I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE ASK PERMISSION TO HUG/GET HUGGED I DO THAT TOO not only is it polite and normalises asking permission it's also just so freaking CUTE!!! And poor Zack probably hasn't had any other physical contact in there look at him! he's weirded out by this funky man but he also looks so happy!!
oh god no I'm getting back into the hyperfixation why did I catch up with the last two Jodie episodes now i wanna rewatch everything I might die
I love love and monsters so much!! It’s literally just a funky little neurodivergent friend group I love them
@@samwell7178 for ages Love and Monsters has been a comfort episode for me.. this might explain why
@@samwell7178 RIGHT??? THANK YOU. FINALLY
Thank you for using subtitles! Even if i can still hear the audio, i live reading among
14:46 I felt this one too much. Oh, the neurodivergent urge to just spam press a button
hope theres more of this, i liked the little text comments
As someone who is autistic, this video just makes me love 10 more.
I would very much be interested in a part two! This was great! :)
really cool, love all the on-screen text, found out so much about neurodivergence that I would have never have realised
Autist here, knowledge is power lol
I loved this so much please do a part 2!!! No pressure tho xx
Love this SO much! Have you ever thought about making a part two? This was great!
I absolutely enjoyed every moment of this. It actually kept my attention!
This is insanely enjoyable, thank you so much for making this
this video is incredibly important thank you for your service, soldier
Thank you so much for this omg I love it. This is everything I love most about 10
i would love this with all of the doctors starting at 9, very relatable
Awwwww this made me so happy. I hope to see a part 2!
me being neurodivergent thinking 10 had some traits I love this
He has a completely different biology from humans, by definition, relative to a human, he is neurodivergent :D
He makes me happy to be on the autism spectrum.
I love these sort of videos (I won't ever get bored or tired of them) because I love understanding 10 (Yes. And 11.)
"i just gave away 10 years of my life"
"worth every second!~"
thats like 5 seconds to him lol and he ended up getting an extra life anyway
All these absolute pricks being nasty on your frankly magnificent video (which I am going to share with my ND Whovian friends) is making me so mad i swear to god. I LOVE the way you've compiled it! You're fantastic! I'm gonna subscribe
I just found this, and my nd heart is So Happy!!! Your clips and additional nd explanations are Fantastic, so on point!!!✨
(Edit: Though my nd brain keeps needing to stop and go back, so that I don’t miss a single top or bottom caption!😅)