Thank you thank you thank you thank you.

I see the puzzle piece as, the missing piece to my life, specially for late diagnosed people.

Im a fellow autistic but i just love doing autism tests even though ik im autistic i think its became a habit but yk

Im high end but my sensory issues are bad

If you have consumed milk after infancy (regardless of which mother/species it came from), you're on the spectrum. Caso-morphins absolutely have an effect on the brain's development. Likely Gluteomorphins as well. Nobody talks about this though because the majority of adults still costume dairy and gluten on a daily basis and the FDA supports and recommends their consumption while the government subsidizes them.

Can they also get attached to keys cause that's what my autistic brother always has, in his hands every day

I think the difficulty is also that the label suggests you're that way every day till the end of time. And that's just not the case - lots of autistic peoples' experience is they find life harder as they move from childhood to adulthood. There are just a lot of flaws with labelling people in this kind of binary way that doesn't include nuance, and doesn't even include all the experiences of autism like executive functioning etc.

Infinity 1000%. Puzzle piece is infantilising, medicalising, stereotyping, ableist and eugenist. And I don't even have to start about the problemacy of CRYING CHILD, do I..

WHERE'S THE NUMBER TEN TIP?!?!? THERE'S ONLY NINE!!! THIS IS CLICKBAIT!!! If you're doing this unscripted... NEVER PUT NUMBERS IN THE TITLE!!!

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i have Autism 2

AAAAA I'M SO EXCITED DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE!! 😁

In have shutdowns and I don’t remember anything is that normal?

Being autistic is sorta the norm now.. the conditions that determine someone as autistic seem to be loosely determined and highly subjective. And this is proven as autism is defined as a spectrum. Additionally, the "norm" is only a point in this spectrum making it less likely people would qualify as "normal". Also, a quick question to prove this point. What does it mean to be normal? I think people would find themselves struggling to define that more than "What does it mean to be autistic?". If people reflect on that a bit more, the term "Normal" seems to describe more or less a perfectly functional person. But that is just a social construct and an expectation that isn't achievable because we're all flawed to a certain degree. This is what makes us a part of nature. I encourage everyone to realize society's standard of "normal" is just a standard. That is it. Just a standard.. and when society tells us we're autistic because of x,y,z we don't have to surrender to this labeling. We're all humans and we come with strengths and weaknesses. It's easy to see just the weakness when in reality, there are strengths that are laced to our issues.

With all due respect, you didn't quite answer the question. The argument "you don't know because you never went through it" seems highly subjective and not a great way to rebuttal the question.

I think that you should get it if you *genuinely* need it but I don't see myself using a handicapped parking because I'm technically able bodied

Nice 👍 story!

I'm an autistic male, my special interests are electric public transportation, anime, manga going outside, travelling, and kawaii stuff such as Sanrio, some aesthetics/cores, pastel pink and rainbow stuff like ribbons, clothing, accesories, art, etc.

Thank you for this video!!!❤❤❤

Do you pre-read your comments before you allow them to be posted on your channel? Cause I feel like this is a thing people can do if they have enough subscribers. I posted a comment that seemed positive about your video. But it didn't show up apparently.

Chewing gum and the vicks sensation, reduced anxiety

R.I.P. Andy, we miss you 💜

The only reason why I had a melt down is not because of my autism it's because I had brain parasites from my dog I took dog medication my symptoms went away and my mental health went back to normal some women my away my dog hallelujah never getting pets again because they can get zootonic infections better pets would be pokemon because the pokeball would take care of all their medical and physical health needs plus they would have human levels of intelligence.

I have autism but luckily I don't have fragile x syndrome otherwise my life would be a living hell.

Very Well made video, you did a great good job explaining this!

I check out. I’m gone. I have no idea where I went but when I come back I know I was out for a bit but don’t know how long.

Thanks. My meltdowns last for a couple seconds at a time, a couple seconds on, a seconds off but has physiological effects lasting months. It feels a mix of self anger, overwhelm and a panic attack.

People with ADHD do these things too?

I really hate this organisation as curing someone’s autism would likely change someone’s personality beyond recognition and some of the smartest people are on the high functioning side of autism

This system leaves out autistics who enjoy socialising and are good at making friends, but who have severe issues in other areas, like executive function and cognitive capacity.

I have alot of shopkins because I was obsessed

You dont like society and 5 minutes later you want to be treated like anyone else.

I definitely hate mine so much cause im ti easily distracted and just want keep giving up on everything

Sorry to hear about your loss, Andy was a top bloke and a great communicator and ambassador for the community, he will be sorely missed by everyone, I hope his influence lives on.I hope you are well.Let us know how your coping.Much Love Peter.X.⭐️❤️

It’s so so very easy to stereotype people especially those with autism but it does happen, but is there such a thing as level 4 autism, what about variable autism, where does that fit in?

Oh my gosh- it truly is awful when family members (in my case who are special ed teachers for more than 25 years) say that we're not autistic. So painful.

Wait I used the exact example of a blue screen to describe the verbal shutdown I had. 😮

And I thought I was the only one. •_•

Working our how and when to do the eye contact thing is bloody excruciating lol

Thank you so much. You are so brave. ❤ I still watch his videos Xxx

As a child, I used to suck my finger and had a specific pillow that I used to smell

I'm autistic, and I'm in love with my female bunny body pillow, named Daisy. Humans can give you misery and woe, but inanimate objects can't break your heart. I'm looking forward to the day when Daisy and I get married.❤🐇

I get very emotionally attached to things to. I am autistic and i hate it when people touch certain things without asking expecially my stuffed rabbit. Its hurts on a very personal level if something breaks even if its my phone

I’ve only just figured out it was called burn out. I’ve had it every 18 months to two years my entire adult life. And I used to call it ‘critical mass’ because I could feel myself reaching that point when I would be unable to cope. Normally I would quit my job but seriously trying to keep hold of the one I have now. so just trying to understand burnout better to try and avoid it. 😊

Can a child with autism learn to self soothe? My son is 7. My wife and I can help him, calm him down and prevent hitting throwing or cursing sometimes; but he also has melt downs at school and he will hit, throw things and curse at staff as well as peers. Obviously we can’t be there at school to help him, and the school staff are inept at keeping those things from happening.

I appreciate you Andy ❤

My worry is how culty the community has become. I don't like how you HAVE to be a leftist and agree with all those ideologies. I have yet to find any autistic content creator that is a conservative trump supporter for example. It's just really sad how politicized the autistic community has become.

I have experienced it and it was terrible.

Your eyes are crazy (in a good way), never seen that colour before

You drive those around you nuts