@@MayimBialik Mayim, here is my brain's contribution of oddness, regarding sensiory effects of sounds. but it is logical.. the sound of irregular jackhammering, soooooothes me, and will actually knock me out! But is is not symmetrical enough to trigger my compositional brain, waking me up. It gives my brain permission to relax, because it is, not being music or words, not my problem...thus i can relax. Also, the synesthesic results, are very pleasing.. weight, colours, movement, textures, etc. And yes : ) You are right: Asperger's, adhd and severe insomnia. . (2 am as i write this. ) Love to you and yours, darling girl.
This show is not only informative, but it's also entertaining and enlightening. I love Mayim and her intelligence, humor, attractiveness. Love this channel a lot.
I've loved her from the moment I saw her on the big screen on "Beaches". I thought then that she should have won an oscar for capturing a perfect young Bette Midler. Mayim was absolutely perfect from jump.
I gobble up everything she puts out! I'm 43 yo woman who looked like Six but identified with Blossom and I've adored her always! When my childhood best friend saw that she was joining the cast of BBT she sent me a very enthusiastic message ( and then a voicemail cuz we're old enough that a FB message isn't emotive enough for us😃)
I listened to the audiobook called “The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion”. It dealt with a delightful man who is on the spectrum. He is navigating this crazy world in a hysterical manner. This would be a great project to produce, Mayim.
My 14 yo son... After 4 yrs of begging for testing, finally got diagnosed on the low end of Aspbergers. He's so smart and creative, but so behind in "typical" social situations. So this was absolutely wonderful. Truly... This is really helping me help my son.
Good for you! I've also had to PUSH to have my son properly diagnosed and HELPED. The school's instinct usually seems to be " If kid is smart, but doing something we call 'wrong' repeatedly, then kid MUST just be belligerent and lazy!" 🤯 Parents who push THROUGH that for a proper diagnosis, because we KNOW..... Truly you saved your kiddo. 🦸♀️🦸♂️
@@KOKO-uu7yd You are so right! This school actually saw where I had asked for more testing 6x during middle school. I'm just so thankful that this High school didn't even blink and immediately started the testing. It's a triumph... But at same time, this could've been dealt with 3 years ago when the problems already presented itself. You know? And awesome that you also pushed, because that's what parents should do when something isn't right for our kids. ♥️
It’s *Aspergers. Spelling it or even pronouncing it like ‘Asbergers’ is too similar to “ass burger” which is sometimes used against people on the autism spectrum.
This is wonderful! As a neuroatypical female I am wondering if you can one day do a podcast on how the signs of ASD can manifest differently in females (often related to masking and delaying diagnosis.) There is not a lot of podcasts and info that goes into detail about how females present or the social dynamic as it relates to ASD females. But I love all your stuff! Insta-subscriber!
I would also LOVE Mayim to do an episode on this!!! "The Aspie World" has done a few collabs / interviews with ASD females who have their own channels about it. I also really like "Agony Autie" and "How to ADHD". As for books, there's "Aspergirls" and various others that have only been published recently 😊 You're totally right that it's still an emerging topic of recent years. 💗
When Prady said he had to make a plan to deal with going into Costco, I had a visceral reaction. I started crying and my chest felt tight, because my brain started rolodexing on every single time I've experienced that very specific kind of overwhelmed panic. The extreme relief I felt when I found out most large businesses, like stores, have maps is indescribable. Thank you, so much, for this episode. 💜🥰
“If I really have an understanding about the universe, about the world. Why am I alone? Why am I lonely?” wow, this episode really hit a soft spot in me. thank you so much miss mayim, mr. jonathan, and ofc to bill💕 my tbbt heart is soo happy.
Honestly, I'll watch anything if Mayim is in it or has something to do with it. I stay because it's either entertaining, educational, informative, or a combination. Mayim is a gem among gems...love her, respect her, admire her.
As a fellow autistic, I desperately want to be Bill's friend. He seems like the funniest, most intelligent, friendliest guy! And I had to pause the video to write down that mantra, that is not insane, that is genius. I'm going to save that in my phone, write in in every one of my notebooks, and share it with everyone 'till I can't possibly forget it. Mr. Prady needs to write a book, I think he has a lot of really great advice and observations he could share with the rest of the world.
I tuned into this episode today. I have been a fan of Bill Prady's work, but now I am a fan of Bill Prady. Thank you for the opportunity to get a glimpse into Bill The Person, and thanks to Mr. Prady for sharing everything that he did.
I had not seen anything about @BillPrady before and I was amazed by this. BBT found me at a really difficult time in my life and I was suicidal and lonely and Sheldon made me feel seen for the first time in... my life, really. It gave me hope that I'd make friends and that maybe one day I'd ok. That show, very literally, saved my life. Representation matters. Seeing someone like him who was loveable (and I'm from the south so his mama is basically my mama) really made me appreciate my mom and it improved our relationship. Thank y'all. Thank y'all for talking about ASD, and sensory overload... I am so grateful right now. Y'all are doing amazing things for people and making the world a better place. xx
This was one of the most relatable things I have ever watched in my life. So many things talked in this episode, I could relate to and understand. I have different experiences with everything because I am a different person than Mayim and Bill, but I understand. It feels like so many people do not know what it is like to have sensory overload in any capacity or to not know what to do in social situations. When Bill shared about going to book store every Saturday to meet woman but not actually talking to people . . . I 100% relate and that I definitely something I would do. It's really interesting to see how we find coping mechanisms to deal with this things. Loved getting to hear this episode and see that there are people who get it and understand. Thank you so much for this. Loving this podcast more and more every week.
The first podcast I finished! As a woman with ADHD this means something. I recognice so much of all this in myself. It is so comforting to hear there are more of us, it gives me a feeling of connection! I love atypical people! At least now, after my breakdown and a long healing journey. And thank you neuroscience, the neurofeedback has helpt me a lot! Love to everyone ❤
“Fundamentally, I was a person who needed help in functioning in the world, and my family didn’t provide it.” That hit really hard. Great way of saying it, but I felt that heartbreak. What I like about these shows, Mayim & Co, is the healing that takes place when we hear each other’s stories - beyond the labels and symptoms list. The humanity of those shared realities is what we don’t often see with these diagnoses.Thank you for that. That means a lot 🥲🙏🧡 #morethanjustalabel
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. As someone with ASD/Asperger’s, diagnosed in my 20s, it’s always amazing to know that you’re not alone. I can relate to you in so many ways, Mayim.
Thank you for normalizing social anxiety. I find being in crowds and small talk at gatherings to be very stressful. It is so good to hear other people talk about it openly. Our society looks at people negatively who are not social and who do not enjoy being in groups of people. I often beat myself up because I do not enjoy being social with anyone but very close friends and my family. It is so nice to hear that people I admire (Mayim) has some of the same issues that I deal with.
"It's Mayim Bialik's breakdown, she's gonna break it down for you, she's got a neuro science PhD or two and now she's gonna break down so break down, she's gonna break it down." Love your intro, it has been in my head for days.
The best thing I saw today. The world needs more of your breakdowns. This is the way to tackle mental health issues- without the hype, authentic and light hearted narratives to spark the conversation around mental wellbeing.
I absolutely love your show. This was a wonderful episode and I can identify with certain aspects of what you two were talking about. It’s fascinating how people have different ways of thinking and reacting to the world. I am so going to binge every single episode! I think your show is invaluable! I am two years into my sobriety and I get so much out of your show and your knowledge. God bless you
I listened on Spotify, but I came over here just to say thank you so much for sharing your experiences Bill, Mayim and Jonathan! It means the world to hear that others have gone through similar things and to hear the story of the creator of a character I have so much in common with. Sheldon has been a great comfort to me on days when I’m feeling frustrated or sad about my struggles, as have podcasts such as this one. Thank you thank you thank you!
Mayim, thank you for this episode. My husband and I were both listening to it and multiple times I stopped so we could have a conversation about what you and Bill were discussing. My husband is also on the autism spectrum (Asberger’s) and I have a little personal experience too. Never diagnosed. I’ve never known us to have this kind of wonderful exchange. Thank you for this episode Mayim!
Thank you for this! I’m 60 yrs old & finally found my tribe. I watched this with my husband & he agreed with me...I experience sensory overload...chewing, tapping, & especially Costco & other shopping trips😳 There is joy in identifying my quirks😉
edit: i just finished , and i’m literally crying. thank you for this episode i will watch it over and over. The bbt helped me feel less alone for sure because sheldon and amy both resemble how i feel on the inside and how i’ve always felt since i was young. my mother never agreed and i as well always remember hearing the ‘you’re special’ over and over. she never understood how I felt or what it was like for me because i had social skills and started talking before 1. but the thing that she didn’t understand was that I understood that I needed to be sociable and needed to be able to communicate (talk) in order to succeed in life. It’s always been very uncomfortable for me, not that it’s fake or a façade, it’s an process of understanding and at a young age I understood how people acted and how I was different from that. i’ve always been a sort of human calculator but with data, I’ve always over analyzed everything but I always knew that it wasn’t just over analyzation, I am atypical. thank you again for this , sending love
You have described me and my development. It almost destroyed me, being told what I knew about myself was wrong. I really hope you were better able to come through it. 😥 But yes, there's actually a LOT of "us" around. Hope that helps!🤩
Thank you, Mayim for doing this. After so many years of being told that I am "special", "weird" and a long list of less polite names, I am finally finding information and people that I can relate to. This episode describes so much of my life. I am so grateful and dizzy with mixed emotions because I am not alone, there are explanations and, most important, ways to manage the hyper-sensitivity, social awkwardness and complete confusion about social interactions. Your timing is perfect and very important to many of us. Keep up the great work!
Oh my goodness… as a late diagnosed autistic person who’s comfort show is The Big Bang Theory, I loved this so much that I cried when it ended 🤦♀️ Really though, I could write so many things but I don’t even know where to start. Thank you for what you’re doing with this podcast and for being my “friend” while getting through daily tasks trying to kick executive dysfunction’s butt! I wish I could just sit and chat with you Mayim, I feel like I know you because I relate so much to what you say here (and on SteveO’s podcast 🙈). So much love to you and yours and thank you for holding a safe space for so many people 💖♾🌈
FABULOUS! I have compulsive lists all over my house and in my purse! I had terrifying sensory input overload 2 days ago! It had never happened to this extent. You defined it for me. I’m a professional musician; but I left a restaurant because of the tone of a woman’s voice that wouldn’t stop. Thank you!!
Absolutely love this show! My 8 year old son is neurologically atypical - he is what used to be called high-functioning autistic - and listening to Bill Prady made me feel like I got a glimpse of what it's like inside his head. My son doesn't show the "normal" signs, which means he's so misunderstood. I have no doubt he's going to change the world, at least for those who know him, the way Bill Prady changed the world with Big Bang Theory.
I suffer post concussion syndrome (head injury 2015), and noise sensitivity is just one of the symptoms that continues to make my life so much fun. At a brain injury clinic I was introduced to noise cancelling head phones. They have been a life saver for many many life and social situations where noise can overwhelm me very quickly. I usually listen to podcasts while grocery shopping and all other sounds are gone. Once in a nutrition class, the air exchanger was right behind me so of course that sound distracted my concentration and I could not focus on anything the teacher was saying. With my headphones I can let in as much noise as I want, so I put them on and turned up noise cancelling feature enough that I could not hear the fan but I could still hear the teacher. Fabulous! I whole heartedly recommend these for anyone with noise sensitivity. I have the pair with neck band and they are awesome. The only problem I have found is if I require them for a longer portion of the day the neck band can start to feel heavy (its not-it just feels like it is and I "have put the band on top of my head. This looks crazy, but I’m usually home by then anyway. Thanks Mayim, love your show!
What an incredible guest. He is an intriguing storyteller and the two of you flow so well together. I can relate to each of you so much. Today, I’ve found my TH-cam people!
I never knew what I was experiencing when I am around too many people. I am so grateful for this podcast, sound is so intrusive to me and my body hates it. I actually shouted ME TOO when he talked about chewing!
For someone who loves theme parks and rollercoasters this was educational for me. This is enlightening to me. I needed to hear this. This helps me be more forgiving with others not just about rollercoasters but for other situations. Thank you for this. yet again another good episode.
I used to do the exact same thing with the shopping list, organize everything according to department and fastest route. Even so, I used to get home literarily sick from the supermarket and had to lie down for a couple of hours. It's been years since I've switched to online grocery shopping, thank God for it!
Hello Mayim, thank you for this episode. We are great fans of TBBT and a big HI from Sydney Australia. I made my husband listen to parts of your podcast today with "Bill Prady" covering mental issues. In particular misophonia - "chewing sounds" and "drips and tapping"; grocery stores changing items around; small talk in social situations; the wrecking of Bill's pristine set of Albums; omg... how I can relate. And the overwhelming feelings inside the body. I have anxiety issues, where it get's to the point where I am sick in the stomach. I have found doing Meditation to be helpful. Anyway .... I look forward to hearing your comments on OCD. A big thanks to Bill Prady for his openess. Yes, "This experience occupies a finite amount of time and it will come to an end". Take care and keep safe.
"This experience occupies a finite amount of time, and it will come to an end." This is immediately useful for me in my needle phobia; there are so many phrases imbedded that I will need to write it down so that it doesn't get lost in the white noise in my head, but reading it aloud will almost certainly help. I'm so grateful. Thank you.
Thank you Mayim for doing these podcasts! I connected with TBBT after my parents watched the pilot and called to tell me that it was a show about me and my college friends (I am Leonard). You are helping me understand a ton about mental health and all the different ways it can look and feel. As my wife was recently diagnosed with depression and anxiety, this has also helped me find ways to be helpful to her without making her feel like I was “trying to fix her.” You and Jonathon are doing amazing things, please keep it up as long as you can.
I absolutely love this podcast, Mayim! You guys brighten my day, be it walking to work, whilst I cook, or even just sitting with a cup of coffee! AND I feel like I learn something every week. Thank you, simply for being YOU! (P.S. You inspired me to start a PhD, lots of love!)
I think I've decoded this: sarcasm is a function of wit. Thus, generating sarcasm is a function of smartness. Understanding sarcasm, however, requires following up on social cues and is thus a cognitive process. Hence, Sheldon is good at generating sarcasm but not understanding it.
I literally just had this conversation with my friend last night about how much I hate clubbing!! For all those reasons. Meeting at a bookstore is perfect...
@@fionafiona1146 I am a high functional autistic adult and without my medication and my faith I am a mess. Meeting somewhere quiet where you can look at books and then sit in the Cafe and have a coffee and talk is the best first date or way for me and my one gf to just be able to hang out and deepen our friendship. Especially because she also has a high anxiety mental health condition. So less crowded, quieter places are better. And she loves coffee more than tea. But I do love tea!!
As an autistic 20 year old whose comfort show is TBBT, this makes me so happy. Whilst I find Sheldon to be quite stereotypically autistic (and I'm not), I relate a lot to him, and even more to Bill Prady who I did not know was autistic! His mantra is pretty much the same as mine, which precedes my viewing of the episode of TBBT in which it was mentioned: "This too shall pass." It's what my mother has said to me when I'm struggling or in overload, since I was 10 years old, and it's really meaningful. Brilliant episode! Just in case you're interested, for me, sensory overload in one word is 'confusion'. I get disorientated, I get a bad headache and nausea, I feel fatigued, I want to leave but I struggle to speak the words, and I end up just carrying on in a dissociative state until I actually crack and burst into tears or abruptly walk out of the situation with little explanation!
Another wonderful episode I loved hearing more about Bill Prady's life and I laughed alot . I loved this episode so much and I always look forward to more episodes. Can't wait till the next one :) ❤️
What a fun and highly enjoyable interview!! You NEED to have him back on. Soon!! Also, thanks for helping me self-diagnose misophonia. I hate gum snapping, loud smacking food chewing, pen clicking, etc. AGH!! Maybe have Mr Prady back on WITH Jim Parsons. That would be one incredible show. *please!!*
This episode is amazing. Please, please have him on again soon. I’m 78 years old and love The Big Bang Theory. After seeing this episode, I believe I have lived my life “on the spectrum” as I relate to so much of the specific behavior you two discussed. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
This is probably my favorite podcast/interview ever and I don’t even relate to the spectrum. What an extraordinary & amazing person. Hope to see him back on here ❤️❤️
This is my favorite episode thus far. I could listen to Bill Prady talk all day long. He seems like an incredibly intelligent and introspective person. He’s definitely now my “pick a celebrity guest for dinner” choice along with you, Mayim. And a Michigander no less! (Go Green!) I loved the conversation about “how does it feel in your body?” This is something I’ve just started to get understand and engage with in an accepting way. I have overwhelming panic and anxiety (with a fun dash of on and off depression), and these conversations have been so comforting and helpful.
Thank you so much for this wonderfully honest interview! I loved hearing Bill Prady talk about his struggles with loneliness, it’s very inspiring coming from someone who co-created one of the most popular shows on television. Also LOVE his mantra “this experience occupies a finite amount of time and will come to an end.” That’s literally me whenever I walk into a crowded party. You’re amazing, love this channel
The bathroom is the first room I look for when I get to a crowded party. The few moments alone I get when I retreat for “a pee” (I’m sure some of my friends have been worried about my health after seeing me “pee” so much at parties! Haha) are blessed ones that make the crowd bearable.
I've been a fascinated fan of Mayim from Beaches and on. I love and find inspiring her will to take on life and to know when to surrender to its unexpected moments. I hope this pod cast/vlog keeps reaching more people.
Really loved this very important episode about neuro-atypicals. I have friends with kids on the ASD and I've realized in recent years how crucial it is to learn more about it. This made it fun and fascinating. Thanks!
This is so profound, I can so relate to Bill and Mayim and their experiences as sensitive, anxious young people. How Bill found friends to be his family and help him mature is my experience as well. Our parents just didn’t have the tools.
Thank you guys for discussing this subject. I've Aspergers (undiagnosed until my early forties...), my life has been (and still is) a long struggle. Thank you Mayim, I'm a big fan of yours
This episode has touched me like none of the previous ones. Those are great and caught me up into your catalog, but this one spoke to me on a level that I did not realize was there. You have such a way of taking serious, deep topics and bringing them to where I can relate either in myself or with those people around me. Thank you both so much for these videos!
Bill Prady is such a nice and and simply FASCINATING person. Please bring him back soon. LOVE your podcast and also LOVE Call Me Kat! I'd love to fly with Cheyenne Jackson, too. Mayim, thank you again for using your influence to benefit peoples' lives. You rock!
This was riveting! I watched all the shows mentioned and never knew about Bill Prady! What a fascinating man! Please have him back. Mayim, you are a delight on this medium (I love love love Call Me Kat, too, and I'm rooting for its success. It is so joyful and heartwarming and I find myself smiling through the entire episodes.)!
This hit home with SO many things I have either experienced in my own childhood or am dealing with now as an adult, and I never understood it until recently. I was always the "weird" kid and picked on by every other kid in my neighborhood for it; and it's so amazing to hear stories from other "weird" kids and feel understood or at the very least, accepted that I'm just different, and it's nothing to be hidden anymore. That's a big reason my husband and I not only love TBBT, but also watch it almost every night when we go to bed. Because in that group of characters, we see bits of ourselves, and also our children, and it's not being mocked like we were growing up, but accepted as normalcy. So thank you all for that! The producers, writers, actors, everyone, for giving us the gift of feeling "normal" through your work. ❤️
This was such an amazing episode!!! Thank you for doing it!! I wish you can talk someday about giftedness as part of neurodiversity, and its similarities and differences with the autistic spectrum related with emotional and social experiences. Thanks again Mayim for doing this and Bill Prady for sharing!!
Just finished it today! My sister got also hooked with the podcast. She is a graduate of bs psychology and this podcast help us a lot to understand OCD. Thank you Mayim and Jonathan ♥️❤️♥️ from the 🇵🇭
I learned so much from this episode. Growing up with a learning disability that was acknowledged in the earliest part of elementary school and then ignored for the rest of my education was frustrating and hard but I still did really well in school. However I realize now that the social aspect and my awkwardness is and has been an issue. I realize that there is a reason for my sarcasm and my blurting out inappropriate things at inappropriate times.
One of the most inspiring things about this wonderful series is the way that it shows how people in the public eye are just like everyone else - they have hopes, dreams, desires, failures, anxieties, and all those other things that make us human beings. You've taught us so much about the human condition, in a way that probably has never been seen before. No pretence - people in their own homes, their natural environments, wearing their everyday clothes, and being THEMSELVES, warts and all
I went to college for Human behavior and I can listen/watch you guys talk all day. So insightful. I also have a mantra I say to myself before going into Costco for anxiety. Great episode. Even your ads are interesting. Please have Bill on again for a longer episode. ❤️
Hello I'm from Portugal, 45 years old and it was incredible as I identify my self with what was described by Bill Prady on the intervew. So many memories came to my mind too similar to his story.
Amazing when Mayim says she feels the noise in her body. I never heard anyone else but me. Used to live in front of a place where buses used to idle. The "murmur" of the engines would affect me physically. I could never explain it nor anyone understood me. The air conditioning/reverberation at Costco I can definitely relate to! Thanks for this episode!
I would really love to hear your take on c-PTSD due to parental trauma or neglect during your mental health discussions. Everyone is aware of soldiers with ptsd, but not kids 16 having low bone density from the constant stress hormones due to traumatic upbringing and bigger long term physical and mental health.
I’m treated by a professional for PTSD from living in a home where I was physically and verbally abused, no military service whatsoever. I was shocked when I first was given the diagnosis, but then it all made perfect sense!
Thanks again Mayim for making these. Much like TBBT, watching people who are relatable feels therapeutic in itself. As more people talk about these sort of struggles I start to wonder if being abnormal really is the norm for just about everyone
Bill Prady is incredibly wonderful!! so many things touched home with this episode. I am a few months older than Bill, and I have learned to cope fairly well. I still am shoved out the door at times from a party. I have some great friends who help me cope. Please have him on again. I learned so much. Thank you Mayim and Jonathan for sharing your breakdown, so maybe ours won't be so bad.
This TH-cam channel is one of my favorites. This interview is top notch. I can 1000% relate to much of what Bill described especially the sensory overload as I have the exact experience. It shuts my ability to speak down. The space mountain and Costco stories. What a great human.
45:59 - 46:21 I've never heard anyone else ask the EXACT SAME QUESTION I've been asking myself in my head for the last 4 decades. Ramped up even more during this pandemic. If people think I'm so talented, influential, insightful, empathetic, WHY am I always alone? Recently, I asked this of someone who's known me since childhood and they said "because you're a nerd." Uh... Anyway, I asked my own father just last week and he said "you have no desirable qualities." OUCH! To me, NOT being a "nerd" and being a person with "desirable" qualities means being inauthentic to myself. I can't reconcile losing myself to get people to like me, when the person they like isn't actually me! How can someone like me if I'm not me?
Hi. This may sound trite, and I hope I'm not overstepping when I say this: please see a therapist. You have valid concerns about loneliness and your role in finding a partner. I can assure you, it's not because you're a nerd, or that you're not desirable. 💜
I don't know how old Bill Prady is but Janis Ian's "Between The Lines" album (which includes 'At Seventeen,') was the first album I ever bought with my own money. It cost me $5.99 plus tax. It was the price of six 45rpm 7" records and that was a big deal to me. It made a huge impact on my life. It is still to this day, for me, a very treasured album.
Reading so many things related to psycholigy along my life (all impulsed by people in my life...to understand what their problems were or are) Sheldon's character unifies several psychological issues. Autistic, yes. But also sociopath, selfish, egolatry, Aspergered ones. Very interesting to listen to all these episodes. Helps or would help many to understand where they are at, how to discover their own issues and work on the solutions.
This is so surreal, because I have been so extremely inspired by TBBT! 🤩 I always sensed the realness behind the characters. I went to two live recordings of the show, absolutely starstruck as though I were finally “meeting” my sorta friends. The found-family aspect gave me hope! I am overjoyed to know that other folks on the spectrum like Prady worked on my favorite show! Also, thank you for talking social anxiety, Mayim! I like you. 😊❤️
I am from Detroit - so now you know two. Was born in Detroit in 1955. This show is close to my heart as i have a 45 years old daughter who deals with autism.
I can’t begin to express how much this conversation helped me. At the age of 40 I have just in the past year learned (still learning…. Obsessively) why I am the way I am. I can’t believe the details you both went into .. like the internal buzzing that will make you CRAZY… the stores… the chewing… I am sooooo hereeeee for the sensory and neurodivergent conversations. So here 🙌🏽
I related to everything Bill talked about so much- from reading the encyclopedia for fun to misophonia. I now have something to direct people to when they ask why I do the things I do. Another great episode!
Hey mayim , I’ve watched all your TH-cam videos. You’ve come a long way, great job! You’re a pro! Thanks for being so honest, You’re a pleasure to watch!
Your podcast never fail to inspire and amuse me in so many ways! This episode is close to my heart since I am currently feeling the same way as Bill Prady felt when he was young. Thank you for this Mayim and Jonathan ❤️ looking forward to the next episode!
I don’t mean to self diagnose but I’ve often told people that I have misophonia and having you and Bill explain how it feels is so accurate and nearly brought me to tears
27:41 - "You're getting ahead of me!" Welcome to our wonderful world - ask an autistic person a question about something we're interested in that doesn't have a straight yes/no, and we're gonna talk about it for days. And we don't care about the script :D
I love love love this episode! I work in the field of ABA (applied behavior analysis) and have met many many scenarios of the real life situations Bill describes (e.g., creating a formula when to leave a party or the calculating tip at a restaurant). Thank you! I really enjoyed this!
This is such a great interview! I Really appreciated this broadcast ! You both were so authentic, vulnerable, honest and kind ! I am subscribing and so appreciate this podcast ! Best wishes and Thank you!
Mayim, you are a brilliant presenter. I can imagine you as a therapist, or perhaps diagnostician, who has the gift of drawing out the innermost thoughts from virtually all of us. Toss in your wonderful sense of humor, and I so look forward to these events, knowing I am certain to learn something all while being entertained. Turns out, TBBT will live on for so many reasons beyond its original purpose. Well done. As for Jonathan 🌹 He’s just perfect and you two are so comfortable with each other that it’s a comfort knowing you two have your act so synchronized that the time flys. It’s just a bonus he’s so adorable 🌹
OMG, I loved this interview. I know I will watch it again. I have worked with people that have sensory issues and cute quirks so I really got what all of you were saying. Please have Mr. Prady back on your podcast he was so enjoyable, loved it.
OMG! I go on vacation & I have it so planned out! My lists have lists! Mayim, I relate to you so much, it's crazy! Bill Prady is awesome! You need to have him on again!
I know this is an old episode, but I just discovered this channel and have been binge-watching all day because it feels good for my mental state, so thank you very much... Everything about this episode resonates with me. Just about a year ago, I discovered that I have what was called Asperger's Syndrome when it was a separate diagnosis in the DSM, and I am currently two months shy of turning 53. It is amazing how much of my life to this point just suddenly makes sense... I can identify with every one of Bill Prady's stories about himself and the people he worked with, and with the characters of BBT, because I was each of those people at one point in my life or another. Thank you for a wonderfully delightful episode.
Bill Prady is the “Sheldon” behind Sheldon. It’s fun to see him as a REAL human & not simply in Big Bang theory credits!
Bill Prady is the “Sheldon” behind Sheldon. Perfectly said!!
Oh my goodness he absolutely is! As soon as he talked about the 49 star US flag the year he was born, all I could hear was “Fun With Flags!”
@@MayimBialik You really are awesome Dr Bialik. I really identify with Sheldon. I also identify with Amy. They're my favorite characters from the show
@@MayimBialik Mayim, here is my brain's contribution of oddness, regarding sensiory effects of sounds. but it is logical.. the sound of irregular jackhammering, soooooothes me, and will actually knock me out! But is is not symmetrical enough to trigger my compositional brain, waking me up. It gives my brain permission to relax, because it is, not being music or words, not my problem...thus i can relax. Also, the synesthesic results, are very pleasing.. weight, colours, movement, textures, etc. And yes : ) You are right: Asperger's, adhd and severe insomnia. . (2 am as i write this. ) Love to you and yours, darling girl.
@@matiaspereira9382 me too
This show is not only informative, but it's also entertaining and enlightening. I love Mayim and her intelligence, humor, attractiveness. Love this channel a lot.
Aw thank you!!! ❤️
I've loved her from the moment I saw her on the big screen on "Beaches". I thought then that she should have won an oscar for capturing a perfect young Bette Midler. Mayim was absolutely perfect from jump.
I gobble up everything she puts out! I'm 43 yo woman who looked like Six but identified with Blossom and I've adored her always! When my childhood best friend saw that she was joining the cast of BBT she sent me a very enthusiastic message ( and then a voicemail cuz we're old enough that a FB message isn't emotive enough for us😃)
I listened to the audiobook called “The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion”. It dealt with a delightful man who is on the spectrum. He is navigating this crazy world in a hysterical manner. This would be a great project to produce, Mayim.
@@MayimBialik You're a great actress Dr Bialik. Keep your good job!
My 14 yo son... After 4 yrs of begging for testing, finally got diagnosed on the low end of Aspbergers. He's so smart and creative, but so behind in "typical" social situations. So this was absolutely wonderful. Truly... This is really helping me help my son.
Good for you! I've also had to PUSH to have my son properly diagnosed and HELPED. The school's instinct usually seems to be " If kid is smart, but doing something we call 'wrong' repeatedly, then kid MUST just be belligerent and lazy!" 🤯
Parents who push THROUGH that for a proper diagnosis, because we KNOW..... Truly you saved your kiddo. 🦸♀️🦸♂️
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You are so right! This school actually saw where I had asked for more testing 6x during middle school. I'm just so thankful that this High school didn't even blink and immediately started the testing. It's a triumph... But at same time, this could've been dealt with 3 years ago when the problems already presented itself. You know? And awesome that you also pushed, because that's what parents should do when something isn't right for our kids. ♥️
It’s *Aspergers. Spelling it or even pronouncing it like ‘Asbergers’ is too similar to “ass burger” which is sometimes used against people on the autism spectrum.
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That was a typo and you're the ASS for saying that. Grow up.
My son is to it's sad I hope he will be happy in life ❤
This is wonderful! As a neuroatypical female I am wondering if you can one day do a podcast on how the signs of ASD can manifest differently in females (often related to masking and delaying diagnosis.) There is not a lot of podcasts and info that goes into detail about how females present or the social dynamic as it relates to ASD females. But I love all your stuff! Insta-subscriber!
I would also LOVE Mayim to do an episode on this!!!
"The Aspie World" has done a few collabs / interviews with ASD females who have their own channels about it. I also really like "Agony Autie" and "How to ADHD". As for books, there's "Aspergirls" and various others that have only been published recently 😊 You're totally right that it's still an emerging topic of recent years. 💗
When Prady said he had to make a plan to deal with going into Costco, I had a visceral reaction. I started crying and my chest felt tight, because my brain started rolodexing on every single time I've experienced that very specific kind of overwhelmed panic. The extreme relief I felt when I found out most large businesses, like stores, have maps is indescribable.
Thank you, so much, for this episode. 💜🥰
I need more of Bill Prady telling his story. Thank you for this!
“If I really have an understanding about the universe, about the world. Why am I alone? Why am I lonely?”
wow, this episode really hit a soft spot in me. thank you so much miss mayim, mr. jonathan, and ofc to bill💕 my tbbt heart is soo happy.
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@@MayimBialik ahhhh love you so much, miss mayim! 💙
OMG, yes, that moment rang so so true for me, too.
Sitting here alone in my apartment, yeah that hit me and I'm still wiping away tears.
His ability to state his truth and vulnerability is just wow! Amazing!
Honestly, I'll watch anything if Mayim is in it or has something to do with it. I stay because it's either entertaining, educational, informative, or a combination. Mayim is a gem among gems...love her, respect her, admire her.
As a fellow autistic, I desperately want to be Bill's friend. He seems like the funniest, most intelligent, friendliest guy! And I had to pause the video to write down that mantra, that is not insane, that is genius. I'm going to save that in my phone, write in in every one of my notebooks, and share it with everyone 'till I can't possibly forget it. Mr. Prady needs to write a book, I think he has a lot of really great advice and observations he could share with the rest of the world.
I tuned into this episode today. I have been a fan of Bill Prady's work, but now I am a fan of Bill Prady.
Thank you for the opportunity to get a glimpse into Bill The Person, and thanks to Mr. Prady for sharing everything that he did.
I had not seen anything about @BillPrady before and I was amazed by this. BBT found me at a really difficult time in my life and I was suicidal and lonely and Sheldon made me feel seen for the first time in... my life, really. It gave me hope that I'd make friends and that maybe one day I'd ok. That show, very literally, saved my life. Representation matters. Seeing someone like him who was loveable (and I'm from the south so his mama is basically my mama) really made me appreciate my mom and it improved our relationship. Thank y'all. Thank y'all for talking about ASD, and sensory overload... I am so grateful right now. Y'all are doing amazing things for people and making the world a better place. xx
This was one of the most relatable things I have ever watched in my life. So many things talked in this episode, I could relate to and understand. I have different experiences with everything because I am a different person than Mayim and Bill, but I understand. It feels like so many people do not know what it is like to have sensory overload in any capacity or to not know what to do in social situations. When Bill shared about going to book store every Saturday to meet woman but not actually talking to people . . . I 100% relate and that I definitely something I would do. It's really interesting to see how we find coping mechanisms to deal with this things. Loved getting to hear this episode and see that there are people who get it and understand. Thank you so much for this. Loving this podcast more and more every week.
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The first podcast I finished! As a woman with ADHD this means something. I recognice so much of all this in myself. It is so comforting to hear there are more of us, it gives me a feeling of connection! I love atypical people! At least now, after my breakdown and a long healing journey. And thank you neuroscience, the neurofeedback has helpt me a lot! Love to everyone ❤
“Fundamentally, I was a person who needed help in functioning in the world, and my family didn’t provide it.” That hit really hard. Great way of saying it, but I felt that heartbreak.
What I like about these shows, Mayim & Co, is the healing that takes place when we hear each other’s stories - beyond the labels and symptoms list. The humanity of those shared realities is what we don’t often see with these diagnoses.Thank you for that. That means a lot 🥲🙏🧡 #morethanjustalabel
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. As someone with ASD/Asperger’s, diagnosed in my 20s, it’s always amazing to know that you’re not alone. I can relate to you in so many ways, Mayim.
Thank you for normalizing social anxiety. I find being in crowds and small talk at gatherings to be very stressful. It is so good to hear other people talk about it openly. Our society looks at people negatively who are not social and who do not enjoy being in groups of people. I often beat myself up because I do not enjoy being social with anyone but very close friends and my family. It is so nice to hear that people I admire (Mayim) has some of the same issues that I deal with.
"It's Mayim Bialik's breakdown,
she's gonna break it down for you,
she's got a neuro science PhD or two
and now she's gonna break down
so break down,
she's gonna break it down."
Love your intro, it has been in my head for days.
The best thing I saw today. The world needs more of your breakdowns. This is the way to tackle mental health issues- without the hype, authentic and light hearted narratives to spark the conversation around mental wellbeing.
I absolutely love your show. This was a wonderful episode and I can identify with certain aspects of what you two were talking about. It’s fascinating how people have different ways of thinking and reacting to the world. I am so going to binge every single episode! I think your show is invaluable! I am two years into my sobriety and I get so much out of your show and your knowledge. God bless you
I listened on Spotify, but I came over here just to say thank you so much for sharing your experiences Bill, Mayim and Jonathan! It means the world to hear that others have gone through similar things and to hear the story of the creator of a character I have so much in common with. Sheldon has been a great comfort to me on days when I’m feeling frustrated or sad about my struggles, as have podcasts such as this one. Thank you thank you thank you!
Mayim, thank you for this episode. My husband and I were both listening to it and multiple times I stopped so we could have a conversation about what you and Bill were discussing.
My husband is also on the autism spectrum (Asberger’s) and I have a little personal experience too. Never diagnosed. I’ve never known us to have this kind of wonderful exchange.
Thank you for this episode Mayim!
Thank you for this! I’m 60 yrs old & finally found my tribe. I watched this with my husband & he agreed with me...I experience sensory overload...chewing, tapping, & especially Costco & other shopping trips😳 There is joy in identifying my quirks😉
COSTCO 😖 Satan's domain
edit: i just finished , and i’m literally crying. thank you for this episode i will watch it over and over. The bbt helped me feel less alone for sure because sheldon and amy both resemble how i feel on the inside and how i’ve always felt since i was young. my mother never agreed and i as well always remember hearing the ‘you’re special’ over and over. she never understood how I felt or what it was like for me because i had social skills and started talking before 1. but the thing that she didn’t understand was that I understood that I needed to be sociable and needed to be able to communicate (talk) in order to succeed in life. It’s always been very uncomfortable for me, not that it’s fake or a façade, it’s an process of understanding and at a young age I understood how people acted and how I was different from that. i’ve always been a sort of human calculator but with data, I’ve always over analyzed everything but I always knew that it wasn’t just over analyzation, I am atypical. thank you again for this , sending love
Of course I feel more like Amy since I am female , but I feel like the world sees me as Sheldon
I get that, I feel like a mixture between Sheldon and Amy.
I've been called "Sheldon" before and I'm a female 🤷♀️
Thanks for sharing, I resonate w what you said. It is a tough journey, and lonely, but we are definitely not alone in this
You have described me and my development. It almost destroyed me, being told what I knew about myself was wrong. I really hope you were better able to come through it. 😥
But yes, there's actually a LOT of "us" around. Hope that helps!🤩
Thank you, Mayim for doing this. After so many years of being told that I am "special", "weird" and a long list of less polite names, I am finally finding information and people that I can relate to. This episode describes so much of my life. I am so grateful and dizzy with mixed emotions because I am not alone, there are explanations and, most important, ways to manage the hyper-sensitivity, social awkwardness and complete confusion about social interactions. Your timing is perfect and very important to many of us. Keep up the great work!
Surely Mayim is autistic too
Oh my goodness… as a late diagnosed autistic person who’s comfort show is The Big Bang Theory, I loved this so much that I cried when it ended 🤦♀️ Really though, I could write so many things but I don’t even know where to start. Thank you for what you’re doing with this podcast and for being my “friend” while getting through daily tasks trying to kick executive dysfunction’s butt! I wish I could just sit and chat with you Mayim, I feel like I know you because I relate so much to what you say here (and on SteveO’s podcast 🙈). So much love to you and yours and thank you for holding a safe space for so many people 💖♾🌈
FABULOUS! I have compulsive lists all over my house and in my purse! I had terrifying sensory input overload 2 days ago! It had never happened to this extent. You defined it for me. I’m a professional musician; but I left a restaurant because of the tone of a woman’s voice that wouldn’t stop. Thank you!!
Absolutely love this show! My 8 year old son is neurologically atypical - he is what used to be called high-functioning autistic - and listening to Bill Prady made me feel like I got a glimpse of what it's like inside his head. My son doesn't show the "normal" signs, which means he's so misunderstood. I have no doubt he's going to change the world, at least for those who know him, the way Bill Prady changed the world with Big Bang Theory.
I suffer post concussion syndrome (head injury 2015), and noise sensitivity is just one of the symptoms that continues to make my life so much fun. At a brain injury clinic I was introduced to noise cancelling head phones. They have been a life saver for many many life and social situations where noise can overwhelm me very quickly. I usually listen to podcasts while grocery shopping and all other sounds are gone. Once in a nutrition class, the air exchanger was right behind me so of course that sound distracted my concentration and I could not focus on anything the teacher was saying. With my headphones I can let in as much noise as I want, so I put them on and turned up noise cancelling feature enough that I could not hear the fan but I could still hear the teacher. Fabulous! I whole heartedly recommend these for anyone with noise sensitivity. I have the pair with neck band and they are awesome. The only problem I have found is if I require them for a longer portion of the day the neck band can start to feel heavy (its not-it just feels like it is and I "have put the band on top of my head. This looks crazy, but I’m usually home by then anyway. Thanks Mayim, love your show!
What an incredible guest. He is an intriguing storyteller and the two of you flow so well together. I can relate to each of you so much. Today, I’ve found my TH-cam people!
I'm also on the Autism Spectrum. I was diagnosed with Aspergers sydrome when I was a child. This episode seems very helpful.
I never knew what I was experiencing when I am around too many people. I am so grateful for this podcast, sound is so intrusive to me and my body hates it. I actually shouted ME TOO when he talked about chewing!
For someone who loves theme parks and rollercoasters this was educational for me. This is enlightening to me. I needed to hear this. This helps me be more forgiving with others not just about rollercoasters but for other situations. Thank you for this. yet again another good episode.
I used to do the exact same thing with the shopping list, organize everything according to department and fastest route. Even so, I used to get home literarily sick from the supermarket and had to lie down for a couple of hours. It's been years since I've switched to online grocery shopping, thank God for it!
Hello Mayim, thank you for this episode. We are great fans of TBBT and a big HI from Sydney Australia. I made my husband listen to parts of your podcast today with "Bill Prady" covering mental issues. In particular misophonia - "chewing sounds" and "drips and tapping"; grocery stores changing items around; small talk in social situations; the wrecking of Bill's pristine set of Albums; omg... how I can relate. And the overwhelming feelings inside the body. I have anxiety issues, where it get's to the point where I am
sick in the stomach. I have found doing Meditation to be helpful. Anyway .... I look forward to hearing your comments on OCD. A big thanks to Bill Prady for his openess. Yes, "This experience occupies a finite amount of time and it will come to an end". Take care and keep safe.
"This experience occupies a finite amount of time, and it will come to an end." This is immediately useful for me in my needle phobia; there are so many phrases imbedded that I will need to write it down so that it doesn't get lost in the white noise in my head, but reading it aloud will almost certainly help. I'm so grateful. Thank you.
I told myself something similar on Friday while getting a root canal.
Just remember, all's well that ends!
It’s actually a very fundamental spiritual principle - the truism that everything in this life is temporary.
As someone who also relates to the character of Sheldon, this was a really interesting episode 🙂
Thank you Mayim for doing these podcasts! I connected with TBBT after my parents watched the pilot and called to tell me that it was a show about me and my college friends (I am Leonard). You are helping me understand a ton about mental health and all the different ways it can look and feel. As my wife was recently diagnosed with depression and anxiety, this has also helped me find ways to be helpful to her without making her feel like I was “trying to fix her.” You and Jonathon are doing amazing things, please keep it up as long as you can.
I feel like I am listening to a close friend talk about their passions and sharing themselves and I am here for it
I absolutely love this podcast, Mayim! You guys brighten my day, be it walking to work, whilst I cook, or even just sitting with a cup of coffee! AND I feel like I learn something every week. Thank you, simply for being YOU! (P.S. You inspired me to start a PhD, lots of love!)
I think I've decoded this: sarcasm is a function of wit. Thus, generating sarcasm is a function of smartness.
Understanding sarcasm, however, requires following up on social cues and is thus a cognitive process.
Hence, Sheldon is good at generating sarcasm but not understanding it.
Thanks for decoding!
That's what I've thought. Well said!
Good point
I literally just had this conversation with my friend last night about how much I hate clubbing!! For all those reasons. Meeting at a bookstore is perfect...
This is common among empaths actually. And introverts.
Tee shops! Those can have books but the other way of designation limits volume below being exited about meeting volume 😅😉
@@fionafiona1146 I am a high functional autistic adult and without my medication and my faith I am a mess. Meeting somewhere quiet where you can look at books and then sit in the Cafe and have a coffee and talk is the best first date or way for me and my one gf to just be able to hang out and deepen our friendship. Especially because she also has a high anxiety mental health condition. So less crowded, quieter places are better. And she loves coffee more than tea. But I do love tea!!
As an autistic 20 year old whose comfort show is TBBT, this makes me so happy. Whilst I find Sheldon to be quite stereotypically autistic (and I'm not), I relate a lot to him, and even more to Bill Prady who I did not know was autistic! His mantra is pretty much the same as mine, which precedes my viewing of the episode of TBBT in which it was mentioned: "This too shall pass." It's what my mother has said to me when I'm struggling or in overload, since I was 10 years old, and it's really meaningful. Brilliant episode! Just in case you're interested, for me, sensory overload in one word is 'confusion'. I get disorientated, I get a bad headache and nausea, I feel fatigued, I want to leave but I struggle to speak the words, and I end up just carrying on in a dissociative state until I actually crack and burst into tears or abruptly walk out of the situation with little explanation!
Another wonderful episode I loved hearing more about Bill Prady's life and I laughed alot . I loved this episode so much and I always look forward to more episodes. Can't wait till the next one :) ❤️
Thanks for listening each week Tania ❤️ See you next Tuesday!!
What a fun and highly enjoyable interview!! You NEED to have him back on. Soon!!
Also, thanks for helping me self-diagnose misophonia. I hate gum snapping, loud smacking food chewing, pen clicking, etc. AGH!!
Maybe have Mr Prady back on WITH Jim Parsons. That would be one incredible show. *please!!*
This episode is amazing. Please, please have him on again soon. I’m 78 years old and love The Big Bang Theory. After seeing this episode, I believe I have lived my life “on the spectrum” as I relate to so much of the specific behavior you two discussed. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
This is probably my favorite podcast/interview ever and I don’t even relate to the spectrum. What an extraordinary & amazing person. Hope to see him back on here ❤️❤️
This is my favorite episode thus far. I could listen to Bill Prady talk all day long. He seems like an incredibly intelligent and introspective person. He’s definitely now my “pick a celebrity guest for dinner” choice along with you, Mayim. And a Michigander no less! (Go Green!)
I loved the conversation about “how does it feel in your body?” This is something I’ve just started to get understand and engage with in an accepting way. I have overwhelming panic and anxiety (with a fun dash of on and off depression), and these conversations have been so comforting and helpful.
Thank you so much for this wonderfully honest interview! I loved hearing Bill Prady talk about his struggles with loneliness, it’s very inspiring coming from someone who co-created one of the most popular shows on television. Also LOVE his mantra “this experience occupies a finite amount of time and will come to an end.” That’s literally me whenever I walk into a crowded party. You’re amazing, love this channel
The bathroom is the first room I look for when I get to a crowded party. The few moments alone I get when I retreat for “a pee” (I’m sure some of my friends have been worried about my health after seeing me “pee” so much at parties! Haha) are blessed ones that make the crowd bearable.
I've been a fascinated fan of Mayim from Beaches and on. I love and find inspiring her will to take on life and to know when to surrender to its unexpected moments. I hope this pod cast/vlog keeps reaching more people.
Really loved this very important episode about neuro-atypicals. I have friends with kids on the ASD and I've realized in recent years how crucial it is to learn more about it. This made it fun and fascinating. Thanks!
This is so profound, I can so relate to Bill and Mayim and their experiences as sensitive, anxious young people. How Bill found friends to be his family and help him mature is my experience as well. Our parents just didn’t have the tools.
This was AMAZING thank you 🥰🥰 please have Bill back as a guest soon. You are all fantastic xx
Thank you guys for discussing this subject. I've Aspergers (undiagnosed until my early forties...), my life has been (and still is) a long struggle. Thank you Mayim, I'm a big fan of yours
This episode has touched me like none of the previous ones. Those are great and caught me up into your catalog, but this one spoke to me on a level that I did not realize was there. You have such a way of taking serious, deep topics and bringing them to where I can relate either in myself or with those people around me. Thank you both so much for these videos!
Bill Prady is such a nice and and simply FASCINATING person. Please bring him back soon. LOVE your podcast and also LOVE Call Me Kat! I'd love to fly with Cheyenne Jackson, too. Mayim, thank you again for using your influence to benefit peoples' lives. You rock!
This was riveting! I watched all the shows mentioned and never knew about Bill Prady! What a fascinating man! Please have him back. Mayim, you are a delight on this medium (I love love love Call Me Kat, too, and I'm rooting for its success. It is so joyful and heartwarming and I find myself smiling through the entire episodes.)!
This hit home with SO many things I have either experienced in my own childhood or am dealing with now as an adult, and I never understood it until recently. I was always the "weird" kid and picked on by every other kid in my neighborhood for it; and it's so amazing to hear stories from other "weird" kids and feel understood or at the very least, accepted that I'm just different, and it's nothing to be hidden anymore. That's a big reason my husband and I not only love TBBT, but also watch it almost every night when we go to bed. Because in that group of characters, we see bits of ourselves, and also our children, and it's not being mocked like we were growing up, but accepted as normalcy. So thank you all for that! The producers, writers, actors, everyone, for giving us the gift of feeling "normal" through your work. ❤️
Absolutely fabulous conversation. I could have listened to 2 more hours of it.
I've found my people. It was nice to hear people say the things I think in my head. Thank you!
This was such an amazing episode!!! Thank you for doing it!! I wish you can talk someday about giftedness as part of neurodiversity, and its similarities and differences with the autistic spectrum related with emotional and social experiences. Thanks again Mayim for doing this and Bill Prady for sharing!!
Just finished it today! My sister got also hooked with the podcast. She is a graduate of bs psychology and this podcast help us a lot to understand OCD. Thank you Mayim and Jonathan ♥️❤️♥️ from the 🇵🇭
Between you and your guest you spell out my entire life the highs the lows struggles the joys the triumphs, thank you.
Thank you for your openness, Dr. Bialik. Another episode, another therapy session for me so thank you 😆 Love you and Mr. Cohen’s playfulness 🤪❤️
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@@MayimBialik mwah 🥰
Thankyou for what you do for our community. Blessings! It's positive and educative.
I learned so much from this episode. Growing up with a learning disability that was acknowledged in the earliest part of elementary school and then ignored for the rest of my education was frustrating and hard but I still did really well in school. However I realize now that the social aspect and my awkwardness is and has been an issue. I realize that there is a reason for my sarcasm and my blurting out inappropriate things at inappropriate times.
One of the most inspiring things about this wonderful series is the way that it shows how people in the public eye are just like everyone else - they have hopes, dreams, desires, failures, anxieties, and all those other things that make us human beings. You've taught us so much about the human condition, in a way that probably has never been seen before. No pretence - people in their own homes, their natural environments, wearing their everyday clothes, and being THEMSELVES, warts and all
one of the rare celebrities who uses her platform/influence in a positive, humble, generative, service-oriented way. Thank you!!
I went to college for Human behavior and I can listen/watch you guys talk all day. So insightful. I also have a mantra I say to myself before going into Costco for anxiety. Great episode. Even your ads are interesting. Please have Bill on again for a longer episode. ❤️
I love how this podcast is both knowledge and fun. This is so lovely to know Bill.
Hello I'm from Portugal, 45 years old and it was incredible as I identify my self with what was described by Bill Prady on the intervew. So many memories came to my mind too similar to his story.
Amazing when Mayim says she feels the noise in her body. I never heard anyone else but me. Used to live in front of a place where buses used to idle. The "murmur" of the engines would affect me physically. I could never explain it nor anyone understood me. The air conditioning/reverberation at Costco I can definitely relate to! Thanks for this episode!
I would really love to hear your take on c-PTSD due to parental trauma or neglect during your mental health discussions. Everyone is aware of soldiers with ptsd, but not kids 16 having low bone density from the constant stress hormones due to traumatic upbringing and bigger long term physical and mental health.
I’m treated by a professional for PTSD from living in a home where I was physically and verbally abused, no military service whatsoever. I was shocked when I first was given the diagnosis, but then it all made perfect sense!
Thanks again Mayim for making these. Much like TBBT, watching people who are relatable feels therapeutic in itself. As more people talk about these sort of struggles I start to wonder if being abnormal really is the norm for just about everyone
Amazing... This was a Fascinating Interview. Wonderful format. Thank You.
thank you!!!! ❤️
Bill Prady is incredibly wonderful!! so many things touched home with this episode. I am a few months older than Bill, and I have learned to cope fairly well. I still am shoved out the door at times from a party. I have some great friends who help me cope. Please have him on again. I learned so much. Thank you Mayim and Jonathan for sharing your breakdown, so maybe ours won't be so bad.
From my experience amongst parents with kids with needs... "Neuro divergent" is more commonly used than "neuro atypical"
What a great episode!
This TH-cam channel is one of my favorites. This interview is top notch. I can 1000% relate to much of what Bill described especially the sensory overload as I have the exact experience. It shuts my ability to speak down. The space mountain and Costco stories. What a great human.
45:59 - 46:21 I've never heard anyone else ask the EXACT SAME QUESTION I've been asking myself in my head for the last 4 decades. Ramped up even more during this pandemic. If people think I'm so talented, influential, insightful, empathetic, WHY am I always alone? Recently, I asked this of someone who's known me since childhood and they said "because you're a nerd." Uh... Anyway, I asked my own father just last week and he said "you have no desirable qualities." OUCH! To me, NOT being a "nerd" and being a person with "desirable" qualities means being inauthentic to myself. I can't reconcile losing myself to get people to like me, when the person they like isn't actually me! How can someone like me if I'm not me?
Hi. This may sound trite, and I hope I'm not overstepping when I say this: please see a therapist.
You have valid concerns about loneliness and your role in finding a partner. I can assure you, it's not because you're a nerd, or that you're not desirable. 💜
I don't know how old Bill Prady is but Janis Ian's "Between The Lines" album (which includes 'At Seventeen,') was the first album I ever bought with my own money. It cost me $5.99 plus tax. It was the price of six 45rpm 7" records and that was a big deal to me. It made a huge impact on my life. It is still to this day, for me, a very treasured album.
Reading so many things related to psycholigy along my life (all impulsed by people in my life...to understand what their problems were or are) Sheldon's character unifies several psychological issues. Autistic, yes. But also sociopath, selfish, egolatry, Aspergered ones. Very interesting to listen to all these episodes. Helps or would help many to understand where they are at, how to discover their own issues and work on the solutions.
This is so surreal, because I have been so extremely inspired by TBBT! 🤩 I always sensed the realness behind the characters. I went to two live recordings of the show, absolutely starstruck as though I were finally “meeting” my sorta friends. The found-family aspect gave me hope! I am overjoyed to know that other folks on the spectrum like Prady worked on my favorite show! Also, thank you for talking social anxiety, Mayim! I like you. 😊❤️
I am from Detroit - so now you know two. Was born in Detroit in 1955. This show is close to my heart as i have a 45 years old daughter who deals with autism.
I can’t begin to express how much this conversation helped me. At the age of 40 I have just in the past year learned (still learning…. Obsessively) why I am the way I am. I can’t believe the details you both went into .. like the internal buzzing that will make you CRAZY… the stores… the chewing… I am sooooo hereeeee for the sensory and neurodivergent conversations. So here 🙌🏽
mayim. i literally love u omg.
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I related to everything Bill talked about so much- from reading the encyclopedia for fun to misophonia. I now have something to direct people to when they ask why I do the things I do. Another great episode!
Watching on my lunch break in between teaching gifted 5th graders and gifted 4th graders. I needed this :)
Hey mayim , I’ve watched all your TH-cam videos. You’ve come a long way, great job! You’re a pro! Thanks for being so honest, You’re a pleasure to watch!
Your podcast never fail to inspire and amuse me in so many ways! This episode is close to my heart since I am currently feeling the same way as Bill Prady felt when he was young. Thank you for this Mayim and Jonathan ❤️ looking forward to the next episode!
I don’t mean to self diagnose but I’ve often told people that I have misophonia and having you and Bill explain how it feels is so accurate and nearly brought me to tears
27:41 - "You're getting ahead of me!"
Welcome to our wonderful world - ask an autistic person a question about something we're interested in that doesn't have a straight yes/no, and we're gonna talk about it for days. And we don't care about the script :D
L❤️VED this episode. Sharing with my daughter who struggles with sensory overload!
I love love love this episode! I work in the field of ABA (applied behavior analysis) and have met many many scenarios of the real life situations Bill describes (e.g., creating a formula when to leave a party or the calculating tip at a restaurant). Thank you! I really enjoyed this!
This is such a great interview! I Really appreciated this broadcast ! You both were so authentic, vulnerable, honest and kind ! I am subscribing and so appreciate this podcast ! Best wishes and Thank you!
Mayim, you are a brilliant presenter. I can imagine you as a therapist, or perhaps diagnostician, who has the gift of drawing out the innermost thoughts from virtually all of us. Toss in your wonderful sense of humor, and I so look forward to these events, knowing I am certain to learn something all while being entertained. Turns out, TBBT will live on for so many reasons beyond its original purpose. Well done.
As for Jonathan 🌹 He’s just perfect and you two are so comfortable with each other that it’s a comfort knowing you two have your act so synchronized that the time flys. It’s just a bonus he’s so adorable 🌹
"These are all people who have come up with coping mechinisms for their social deficits. . ."
These are my people.
The discussion on sensory overload makes me feel so heard :) My family thinks I'm crazy but knowing there's others out there like me is amazing!
Another sensory overloard here, specially with noises. Even more..mother nature “gifted” me with Hyperacusis (I heard 28% more than regular people).
Even if they think you crazy they can remain compassionate and supportive.
You're not alone 😊
@@m_brokenleg finally someone mentions hyperacusis i might have it i hate it
OMG, I loved this interview. I know I will watch it again. I have worked with people that have sensory issues and cute quirks so I really got what all of you were saying. Please have Mr. Prady back on your podcast he was so enjoyable, loved it.
OMG! I go on vacation & I have it so planned out! My lists have lists! Mayim, I relate to you so much, it's crazy! Bill Prady is awesome! You need to have him on again!
Also, he IS a really good storyteller. I enjoyed this so much - thank you! 🧡🙏✌️😌
I know this is an old episode, but I just discovered this channel and have been binge-watching all day because it feels good for my mental state, so thank you very much... Everything about this episode resonates with me. Just about a year ago, I discovered that I have what was called Asperger's Syndrome when it was a separate diagnosis in the DSM, and I am currently two months shy of turning 53. It is amazing how much of my life to this point just suddenly makes sense... I can identify with every one of Bill Prady's stories about himself and the people he worked with, and with the characters of BBT, because I was each of those people at one point in my life or another. Thank you for a wonderfully delightful episode.
Me too, I’ve watched many past episodes recently