I don’t know if I’m on the spectrum…. But most likely neurodivergent . Because I cannot focus with so much noise like music being so loud my roommate plays, or her kid bouncing on walls. That really raises my cortisol bc it’s irritating.

Where did Temple say lower functioning Autistics should be basically extinguished or not encouraged ? TY. I ride a horse better than she does.

You know I was born with autism HD right what is wrong with you!!!

Lmao I just give people a long stare back before replying in a monotone voice now. They get the point after that.

I’d like you to do an update on this with improved sound, because it’s such an important topic. You are addressing very well here, but the sound is just unacceptable.

I think you are a super wonderful girl who has done something against any odds. May God bless you on your journey, keep going no matter what.

great video I will Groupon TikTok that I follow and one of the girls when she thought I wasn’t listening said that I had the mentality of someone younger people can’t help the perception that they have of you and it can be a struggle to get them to see you differently or to change their perception of you test as someone having at my old intellectual disability although like think I’m a intelligent person I’m definitely mentally handicapped when I was born and had a brain hemorrhage which resulted in the birth stroke, also blind, my right eye, and my palsy

my train of thought doesn't make sense in my hyper fixations ... Hinduism, flat earth, Tarot, chess, Frank Sinatra? WTF? Heads fooookt...

heart-breaking video.... I'm living it... great in the moment but looking back, asking why it consumed your life then...SNAP... nothing ... Alice in wonderland quote... What's the Hatter with me, Have I gone mad? I'm afraid so, you're mad, bonkers, off your head, but I'll tell you a secret, All the best people are... x

Hiii! Just got diagnosed and I’m hoping to learn how to unmask

Not me looking this 88 days before college - I’m newly diagnosed and scared AF😊

My mother was a narcissist and made sure I felt unwelcome when I was in a group of adults when I had no interest in missing out on the adult conversations and it was so difficult to be left out of them. I would also try to be part of them and she would always look down and say “the adults are talking” and roll her eyes and do this grandiose body language flare as she said it

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Actually crying watching this I’ve done this so many times over so many things I never knew what it was until recently. It’s really affected my life and those around me. It’s consuming

I have always felt I had a form of OCD but about random things in my life !!!! I have only just learned about hyper fixation and ADHD and really feel I have ADHD there are just so many things I can relate to with ADHD. I struggle terribly with with the symptoms for my life. I’m 49. It is scary and exhausting and draining

I was just thinking about you out of the blue and realized you suddenly disappeared off the face of the virtual planet -- I'm glad you're still alive!

(We have the same glasses) also mood, this is my current struggle.

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I recently joined a support group for autistic students attending my University. At least a dozen or so people showed up and one had a cane. Because I was new, the group conversation kind of veered into attendees giving a brief description of their own unique autistic experience. When it was time for the girl with the cane to speak, she recalled how two times (once as a child and once before entering college) she was diagnosed with level 2 ASD and very eloquently and articulately explained what that entailed, as she appeared to be the only level 2 individual attending. She also explained how she fell in love with electrical engineering (her major) and how she plans to contribute towards actually designing and building sustainable green energy (she said she specifically had a special interest in wind turbines, of all things). She was very clearly intelligent and not once did this intelligence make me think "Are you sure you're level 2?" despite the fact that she was clearly knowledgeable in areas that would make *me* look like the slow one.

Glad your back! Very inspirational, compassionate and thoughtful. It's like pain in any form is not a weakness, it's the attitude about this fact of life that determines your level of weakness. Stay strong and positive!

I love this 💕. One body one Christ... Praying for you sister 🙏. As you press into your ministry youll find God got you. Being so empathetic and open to be a vessel for Him youll find it easier to be prophetic to each person you pray with. Hallelujah that youre giving Jesus all the glory. Keep pressing in to Him. Youre on the cusp of a wave in the Church

I hope you are able to talk with God and make Him your center instead of others minds on whatever their thinking. ❤God Bless you ❤God sees all His children as equals. ❤Love you even if this whole idiology has captured your and others minds. ❤️ 🙏For you guys.

i instinctively scratched the dog's head through the screen lol

Thank you for this video, it was absolutely amazing because, I believe I have two undiagnosed younger brothers who have a lot of present A.S.D. symptoms and I've somewhat always noticed with the both of them, although the rest of my family members haven't which is understandable since their knowledge is bit more limited on awareness. Since having been doing more research on A.S.D. it has pushed me to especially want for them professionally be evaluated for that specific disorder and possibly ADHD. Videos like this can make the process easier I believe, so thanks again.

I've noticed the trait of autistic or socially anxious people often looking younger than their age too. I wonder why that is. Perhaps people who look young for their age are more likely to get bullied which may lead to social difficulties, though I doubt that's the answer. Perhaps, more likely, autism is linked to a specific chemical difference in the brain which also coincides with the part of the brain involved with aging. Or something like that.

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Awww thank you so much :( I’m sorry you have to know what it feels like to be a ghost… I have burned myself out to the point of physical death and revival and I have been holding so much shame and guilt that I’m a 27 year old male still living with my dad even though I’m intelligent; he constantly says I should be on my own already but I always burnout at jobs because I have to be the top performer to make up for my social deficits. Glad I’m not alone :( ❤

Same 4 me🎉

Yes , Olive agrees, she may even have problems having a bath

Thanks for sharing your point of view. It’s so weird to feel crazy because people don’t understand. I feel better after seeing your video. I feel betrayed by society because I have tried to be a model student and model professional. But, then I’m having meltdowns regularly and my therapist says you’re fine you have everything you need to be successful. It’s not okay to not believe someone or tell them they are fine when they know there’s more going on that has not been addressed. Thank you! I know that was a long rant 😅.

I can’t get a job despite having a practically 150 IQ or even higher and being a university grad with work experience. I even got rejected from fast food jobs like McDonald’s and Tim Hortons, and you now need a separate 5k a year college degree in office admin to get a basic 30-45k CAD a year office job! A guy on Tumblr told me to kill myself solely bc I was autistic. He is gay but thinks he wouldn’t be shot on sight by Hitler just like I would be? Fascinating…

My sister and dad and mother and aunt (everyone in my family) are disgusting ableists. Life is hard but we are favored by God, in part because we offer lucifer so many people to hell just by his observation of ppl’s treatment of us for merely daring to exist and not killing ourselves to suit everyone’s immediate bs convenience requirements. Even doctors in Canada are ableist! Wait til you meet our disability caseworkers who do nothing but monitor our bank accounts (in case we steal, never if big businesses and family members steal from us) and treat us like criminals even when we tell them we want jobs? No they don’t help us with getting employment…

I have a special interest in psychology/mental health too... And I didn't even noticed what it was all about until I realized I'm probably autistic. Yep... Everything starts to make sense and we do a recap of our whole lifestory. Not easy, but enlightening!

I agree with you. It isnt a mental illness.

If we dont want people call our questions rediculous, we shouldnt call their questions so. If a person is not willingly mocking or hurting me, i answer their questions as good as i can. If i cant (because of lack.of time or energy), i can say so. But how are people expected to learn if not by asking questions.

At least you made a cut into convincing your parents to let you go to a far away college. Not many autistic person can convince their parents to let them attend a far away college. I am autistic and my parents would of have me choose a close to home college. As for your living arrangement, welcome to the life of living independent because in your situation, it won't be the roommate's job to feed you. It will be an environment where you take care of yourself and your roommate take care of themselves. It is an environment where they don't look out for you and you don't look out for them because it is expected they won't treat you like a family member or friends. Only thing you will do is share the rent and the space. So whole point of living life as a roommate is to be comfortable in solitude life. If you end up not feeling comfortable in solitude life, you will end up feeling homesick. I can say that the pro about having a roommate is at least they leave you alone and does not call complain about any solitude life. As an autistic person, I hate attention seeker and I hate people who refuses to take care of themselves but at least I would always view of getting a roommate in college as a way to be free from attention seekers.

It only just occurred to me that if i’m so suspicious/confident that I have autism then I could implement different autistic accommodations and coping mechanisms that benefit me into my life- I can’t believe I didn’t make that connection sooner 😦

Sadly I can relate to this. *sighs* I wouldn't disclose because it was hard enough getting a fair shake with vision issues too. The last time I tried to apply to a regular job, the interviewer noticed my vision issue (which would not have effected my ability to do this job - I had left a job I had for two years on my own and they actually wanted me to stay!) and immediately said: "Oh! You have a vision issue...." and that was before she asked me a single question. Needless to say, the interview was basically over before it began. This is why I don't disclose. I've been in both situations....where I've disclosed and where I've not disclosed...and typically I've had better luck at getting a job when they there isn't an issue. Then after I'm employed....THEN I disclose and let them know everything they need to...but yeah it's rough out there. Best of luck to everyone.

Couldn't agree more on this

My masking and fear of homelessness keeps my employed. But i only tend to get jobs where i can skip the interview. My autism shows in interviews and i see the interviewer lose respect for me and then i get the wonderful rejection email. But somehow it's worked for me. Im so afraid of interviews that i see leaving my job as a non option so i can typically keep a job for a few years at a time

ADHD and very much feeling this similar situation

I have ADHD and Autism and I’ve struggled so much since the pandemic. I had my own business with my then-partner (who had ADHD) based around our art, and although it was overwhelming at times (both unmedicated), it was often pretty successful and was actually on its way to become something great. But pandemic hit, and we broke up in unfriendly terms. Ever since then, I’ve been just trying to get a lot of my sh*t together. Just moved in to a new state and I’m trying to come to terms with my reality and what I want to do. I am unmedicated again bc I don’t have health care right now. My ADHD is diagnosed but my autism isn’t. I wish I had some aid 😢 My new partner is autistic as well and is very understanding of my plight and the way my brain/emotional framework function. But he works long IT hours and lives in a perpetual state of exhaustion so he can’t quite help with my business. I am trying to help around the house as best as I can given that I don’t provide income, but I still want to get my business afloat, especially since we’re not gonna have kids, and I might have the time to build myself up again. Still haven’t lost hope but damn, this sh*t is harrddddddd

Your hair and bangs are lovely. Dont change

I just found your vdeos. You are gorgeous, funy, intelligent, kind, and living your best life and helping others!! Amazing! People are horrible and jealous or ignorant and just ignore them.

Thank you…cause we come here with passionate FOCUSED minds, so who else am I gonna be obsessed with YOU?...okay so let me focus on me in the way my good Lord designed me thank you. Smh.

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I've struggled so much because I have always felt like I don't get respect and understanding from colleagues or employers in my life. I have recently discovered autism and I am resonating with it, so I have only started my diagnostic process but I am very certain that I am autistic. I may also have ADHD but I am not as familiar with it so I can't be sure yet. I've felt miserable in every single job that I've had because people can be so cold and treat you like shit. It's like they assume that every person uses their brain in the exact same way and when someone is different they blame that person for not doing things fast enough, not get stressed out or exhausted because they have way to high expectations and don't want you to complain about unacceptable behaviour. I agree with you that it is very frustrating!

I'm 40 and just realized I'm autistic. I've been diagnosed with every other mental illness and have spent 17 years on and off medications. I was a single mother of two autistic boys while working full time and can look back and see that I was having burnouts all these years. I saw all these other women doing it and tried to live up to that and couldn't understand why I couldn't cope with normal life. Now, I'm no longer able to mask, so I ended up leaving work and rarely leaving the house because I can't control my behaviour anymore. Learning what was going on with me has given me the confidence to go out in public and not worry about acting "normal." I didn't choose to unmask. My brain made the decision for me, and I think it's protecting me from myself. My anxiety has decreased a lot since I started accepting myself, instead of trying to be who everyone else wants me to be.

Good video but sound bad

From an NT who lived in a shared space with 2 other NT’s and 2 people on the spectrum. It’s best if the NT’s share rooms and the NDs have their own room and, if you can afford it, bathroom. The NDs need to set up their room in a way that doesn’t overwhelm their senses. The NDs need to politely let the NTs know what times of day the can socialize nicely. The NTs should do the housework or hosting that requires quick change of direction or balancing tasks or people (emergency laundry, pop in guests, cooking for crowds, special shopping etc) The NDs should do the tasks that can be scheduled and repeated over and over. (Daily tasks, staple groceries etc) Divide responsibilities, possessions, food, spaces, as much as possible for everyone’s sanity.