All I know is that I like laying in bed with my blanket wrapped around me, as I watch a KZbin video

I like Christmas but it's a social nightmare 😭 but I'm going up to my dad this Christmas with my sister and there will be way less people there and we probably will just hang out at home so that will be better:)

Ough I am so afraid of fireworks 😖😖 I don't trust people with that - especially drunk people .....and those flashing lights 😵 I can't imagine how someone could love them and not be irritated by them. I would like to live in a "bird saving space" because lights and noises would be banned there :'D mehehe

I realize that I am not a big fan of the business of Christmas. I don't like to shop during the Christmas season. So all my shopping is done online. I keep my Christmas light decoration to static.

Well written, performed, produced and edited.

Good activity for you to do.

You look like your packing for a trip with all the things. Always travel light.

I'm working in a supermarket as an autistic person, having to mask all day long, omfg, I'm so tired, and I have to walk my dogs too... I should have adopted cats😅

You did wonderfully.

Thank you, very helpful❤

That is wonderful!

I was around 11 days ago I was diagnosed (in my early 30s). I related to many of the things you mentioned in the video as things I had done then beat myself up about being rude or not engaged with people as much as I should be. Lots of work to do on my own self compassion.

I like really too to see you 🥰😍😘❤️

I love that your keyboard is yellow. ❤ Also, your voice sounds amazing. As usual. :)

This is you...❤❤❤

I'm excited to see what this project is. Looks like an album, perhaps? The expression you're making in these clips I find very relatable

I had no idea that there are Autism and ADHD memes out there. 2 months ago I found out through a therapist that I have Autism and ADHD @ 54. I like the 1st meme that is my life😂😂.

I don't think a lot of the public know anything about autism.

I had a job where they wanted to get rid of me as it was hard to fill in forms. Even though I later wrote essays on stuff.

I had to give up a job in a tool factory as a teenager as I was having nightmares at night because of the noise,

Hi yes it is not being lazy. I had a flashback today which was I felt like some kind of sick substance because I lacked basic skills. I have developed skills in an alternative way over time.

2:54 me too, I barely can do anything planned. Since a few weeks, though, I really got into Tarot and Lenormand, and it helpeth visualize a task: I shuffle the cards and decide for a shade, e.g. pentagram or diamond, and “read the picture” (with the description), thence I write an “essay”/story why, how, and with what mindset I should do it. It’s lengthy, but it doth the job; especially now as I wanna work again (I hate the whole searching and applying), as a warehouse worker; I love sorting and driving the forklift /gen I always fell then like a character in my two favorite games: Sumire, and Lost words , beyond pages (both for Nintendo Switch).

This is extremely on point for me too

I agree that these terms can cause confusion, not least some people believing that someone with "high functioning autism" is actually a high achiever when they are often still struggling. It would be more accurate to use terms such as "higher functioning" and "lower functioning" simply to suggest that some autistic people can manage better than others but even those terms can still be misleading. I prefer to use the terms "verbal autism" and "classic (or non-verbal) autism" as the key difference is between those autists who can communicate fluently and those who cannot. Just because an autistic person is verbal though doesn't mean they don't have many difficulties and they will often still need support and accommodations.

I relate to this so much. I've been diagnosed with ADHD, and I have some autistic traits that don't fit ADHD, but I don't know whether I'm really autistic as well. Either way, it might just be the ADHD that causes me to have so much less mental energy than neurotypical people. I also feel that ever since I had a pretty bad burnout 2 years ago I've neven been able to go back to my old normal. Nowadays I hit a limit of being able to do things so much faster than I was able to handle when I was younger. Adult life is so exhausting and the older I get the harder it is to keep trying to keep up with it.

I tend to obsess a lot over what words I will say to someone as I'm worried I might unintentionally say the wrong thing but overlook the fact that it's the tone that usually matters more. Much of the time people aren't listening much at all to the words but to things like tone of voice, emotion and body language and this is where I really struggle. Maybe it's like being an actor where we can learn the script but still get the performance wrong (in other people's view anyway).

I've noticed that unexpected human interactions trigger strong emotional reactions in me. I won't show it, but even small, positive exchanges, like swapping a shopping cart with a stranger for a quarter, can send my mood and thoughts spiraling for many hours or even days. If I find myself in a conversation that seems pleasant to the other person, I often feel overwhelmed afterward, as if I'm in panic mode. That's true even if I also felt like it went well. It's almost as if the better the interaction was, the more passionate I felt about it, the more I felt like I was actually making a connection with someone, the worse I feel immediately afterward. It's like my brain isn't used to being happy and passionate, and making personal connections, so it's overstimulating when it happens. Then, when its over, my brain doesn't know what to do with itself, so it defaults to anxiety and panic. I usually feel like I just can't deal with it, so I end up drinking and isolating.

Interesting! As a hsp (high sensitive person) on the spectrum, I def struggle with fatigue, as well as auto immune issues. (I eventually was diagnosed with having Lyme &mold exposure. I think what isn't talked about much, is how so many of us start out as hsp's & being on the spectrum, which makes me think having such constant anxiety must lead to "burnout" & weakens the body to all these other things later in life. It's just a theory, but I certainly heard it from others as well! But thanks so much for the vid!

Another Ludovico Einaudi music I like is Nuvole Bainche and I sometime put it on repeat for hours as background music.

*thank you*! :D

You are wonderful, thank you for sharing and being brave to do so.

You have beautiful natural hair! ❤

From what I’ve heard, rejection sensitive dysphoria is a trauma response, which can stem from frequent misunderstandings that occur due to autism. It sounds like it is a common experience for many neurodivergent people who disproportionately experience/develop trauma from social experiences.

I know all about this.I was diagnosed late in life and what i have said as a joke has often been misunderstood as being rude

lovely. really enjoyed the celebratory YES!

Mmm, yeah I don't drink much of anything outside of water, and milk+milo - sometimes lemonade or lemon squash on rare occasions - and that I drink very slowly with only small sips at a time. I might have hot chocolate sometimes, but I realised I don't usually enjoy it much because it is never the right amount of sweetness or temperature - I guess it could just be an inconsistency problem with me not preparing it the same every time. I don't know a lot of people who mostly only drink water. Strong smells can be be bad but even faint smells can be a problem depending on the smell - it can smell a lot worse than it seems to others or just be kind of irritating or sickening. Definitely hold my breath when there is a strong smell of perfume. I really like citrusy lemon smells though.

I love Ludovico Einaudi. Thanks for making me feel dreamy and peaceful at 10.10pm this evening. You play it with beauty.

This looks very difficult

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ it's beautiful

great job 👏🏻 you should learn some Zeppelin 😬🫶🏻

I just take everyone at the words. Words should be people’s bond. Unless they verbally communicate to me something directly, I don’t assume their thoughts or emotions. I tell neurotypical people it’s on them to use their words, I’m not going to read passive body language. Also I don’t assume malice if I’m not sure what they mean, I just ask for clarification but I make clear that I havnt taken them one way or the other I just need clarification. I’m not autistic but I am neurodivergent. A lot of neurotypical people find me exhaustive in my communication skills bc I’m very technical and concise as to avoid misunderstanding. Also grew up with a lot of gaslighting so I’m hyper-vigilant in removing any opportunity to be genuinely or disingenuously misconstrued.

being misunderstood then having to clarify the intention of what you said, all while being sensitive to how you made the other person feel is an odd experience. i only became aware of this happening in conversations recently! I'm so glad to have found this video. this makes me feel understood and less alone, hahah.

Omg I really feel you! I work as a sale person in a vintage shop. But since I did a lot of therapy, I can handle rejection, and also being a service worker, you learn fast that people are just mean ! But luckily fashion is my special interest 🥰 But I still miss understand people, and it's mostly just minor things. But when People try to do jokes, they fly over my head and Im like, what is happing? :O 😅

I've been thinking about possibly getting assessed for autism this past year. A lot of the things I've heard about it I resonate with, but this might be the biggest one. Even dealing with ADHD, getting misunderstood is something that has affected me my entire life. I always end up overexplaining myself to prevent this and even then the words never seem to come out right 😣 thank you for this video, it was comforting to know we're not alone

Well, awareness precedes control, or something. I've opted out of any personal attachments to the fake and dumb games people play personally.

I think I've been going through the cycle of burnout for years and not known it. I'm literally down to just going to work and sleeping.

I'm having issues with a autistic friend of mine he doesn't seem to understand many of the societal norms and when I explain to em he doesn't get it, anybody have tips for that sort of things?

I can completely relate how you feel it's frustrating.