Autism Brain: Do YOU Do This Odd Autistic Behaviour?

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@PhoenixEvolution]

lol once we were able to have faster playback speed, I never went back. i already came in listening at x2 : ) but since you're a faster talker I think 1.5/1.75 is perfect for listening

[@MyIndieGameDevJourney3818]

i have it a little so that why i tend to jump forward a lot while watching anime and movies alone

[@thatsmallrockshop]

Dan your family asks you to slow down cause they want to hear and understand what you are saying. So by asking you to slow down a bit it shows they care. Other wise they wouldn't say anything and just let you speak so it goes into one ear and out thier other ear.

[@daisysccarter7115]

Yeah, I'm on 2x speed. It's one of my favorite features

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Talking to fast is not the problem, its that your mumbling and defining your words clearly. I understand You, Im partly autistic due to dyslexia which is on the spectrum but still.

[@endlessrage4062]

So recently diagnosed at 50 years old… I understand more about myself now than ever. I completely get the brain working 4x faster than you can express…. I’ve realised I talk in shorthand….. I am giving the highlights and impulsive flashes of thought in speech while making connections and conclusions internally. This results in my point not being understood how I mean it to… sometimes a complete lack of understanding on the listeners part… Yes, I get you! 😊

[@lucyjanecruz]

I do this, too.

[@territhetankedupterrapin6592]

I can totally relate to that. I have to remind myself sometimes that not everybody will stay up until 4:47am researching the most random and obscure shit that alot of people have never heard of. 😂

[@EphemeralProductions]

*i* am 50 and would love to get diagnosed! But it doesn’t seem there’s any resources for it! At least in my US city. How did you go about getting the diagnosis?

[@endlessrage4062]

@@EphemeralProductions I’ve been in therapy for depression and anxiety for nearly three years, seeing 4 therapists.. the first three were useless but the last guy, after having three sessions with me, handed me a book by Alis Rowe called “the meme book, ASD in daily life.” I read it and it all made complete sense, this books described my life and experiences. Then I spoke to my parents and showed them. They were shocked and agreed it was accurate. Then I went t and spoke to my doctor and showed the book and explained how I felt etc…. I was then referred for assessment, which I’m still waiting for. I have now been given meds that actual my anxiety and have got back to work. I’ve no longer the overwhelming self deprecating in my head for things I do/behave/react because I now understand why and for what reason… Sorry about the rambling, I sure hope you get the diagnosis and help you need. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@misshatfield7334]

OMG, that literally sounds like me. I'm a fast talker. But I also have a soft, light voice, so I get told to speak up all the time. I talk light because I'm anxious about speaking to new people.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Yeah me too.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@misshatfield7334]

@@TheAspieWorld already am. Been supporting you for three or four years.

[@chillychick-100]

hey me too! I'll be thinking I speak very loud but my voice would be very soft

[@EphemeralProductions]

@@chillychick-100and I’ve had the OPPOSITE problem before. lol

[@Tachyonic13]

I have trouble writing things for this reason, the thoughts go faster than I can write them down. Then trying to slow them down (what I call "wrangling" them), twists them up and makes them less clear, not as pure.

[@TheAspieWorld]

Yes me to!! 🤯 Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

I do that to

[@lindabidwell6722]

Me too. Keep a recording device and just talk.

[@catwoman7462]

Me too.

[@chrisintoronto7137]

I'm going through this right now. I've resorted to keywords in chains and then fleshing them out on later passes. This works for me. I also found that certain keys to memories help to organize historical memories. For me, car are one of my keys. "Your mileage may vary." heh.

[@bushforme]

I'm 67 yrs old..all my life I've said.."my brain is in hyper drive"..this explains a lot..THANK YOU

[@EllieS1863]

You speak quickly enough that I don’t feel compelled to turn up the speed. I love that. You’re also succinct.

[@lindapeters1912]

This is my 12 year old daughter who is on the spectrum and ADHD. At times she can talk so fast especially when she is excited about a particular subject. I have just learned to accept this is who she is and I might ask her to repeat something if I didn't understand what she said the first time. I found your channel when trying to understand more about Autism after she was diagnosed 2 years ago. Thank you for putting this content out there it has been very helpful.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@suewade3970]

Should get yourself tested adhd and autism are both genetic she definitely got it from you or your husband

[@_Redtailhawk_]

And you know what’s hard for me when people speak slowly or use filler words to dance around what they are actually saying … it’s SO hard!

[@iformer]

That drives me MAD… waiting to hear the crux of the long winded sentence

[@theoriginalspilleli]

Omg. 💯 I used to get in trouble with coworkers bc I would finish their sentences often bc we were ‘on the clock’ and I hate inefficiency. lol this was long before I had any clue I had ASD + ADHD. I’m much more socially tactful now. 😅

[@esm1817]

I process more slowly with auditory stuff, but my mind still moves quickly and jumps around a lot. And so I still sometimes get on a roll and talk quickly, and the ends of my sentences drop off in tone because I am already thinking ahead. I don't necessarily think it's rude to ask people to slow down (or speed up) once in a while, but I do think sometimes people around a person who "speaks funny" just need to help you out by listening more closely. All my life my mom has been like, "Stop mumbling! Stop mumbling." I think that's rude, because I can't even hear myself "mumbling." I always wanted to say back, "Are you sure you aren't going deaf???" It's frustrating that people assume that it's your fault if they can't hear or understand AND that you have to capacity to immediately correct something that you may not even have the capacity to realize you're doing or hear in your own voice. 😅

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@SunbeanCat]

I am just curious: What do you think would be easier for you to slow down or somehow force my brain to work quicker? You don't have to slow down, just expect some people not to understand a word.

[@EmiE91]

​@@SunbeanCatexactly. I have an auditory processing disorder, and understanding speech is often hard for me. If someone is speaking too fast and I ask them to slow down because of my hearing disability and then they don't, I tune them out. I'm no longer listening.

[@Kloops]

In 1980 I was in speech therapy. I remember the therapist teaching me to slow my brain down. Before I could slow my brain down I would have major temper tantrums because I couldn’t move my mouth as fast as my brain and it came out all jumbled. So frustrating.

[@thebespokebird]

How do you slow your brain down?! Can you share some of what they taught you in regards to that?

[@Kloops]

@@thebespokebird I really wish I could remember what he told me. It was over 40 years ago. Back then I think he just told me that I had to control my feelings when I was frustrated so I could get what I wanted from my mom and teachers. The main thing I remember is he taught me how to say Leaf instead of weaf. I sort of remember around that time that I was less stressed about speaking after I had gone to see him for awhile. He may have had me visualize my thoughts and words as a car or something and that I could use the brake to slow my thoughts like I would a car. Something like that. I vaguely remember car references. It was mostly to control my anger and frustration so I wouldn’t have temper tantrums when trying to speak and getting my words jumbled up. He had some awesome stickers too. Lol

[@bridgettwall4655]

Greetings, I'm new to commenting. I'm pretty shy online so I may not comment again. I listen to my textbooks at about x1.5 speed. ADHD is one of my diagnosis but I don't think that I have autism. I watch your videos though because a lot of your tips and tricks for managing autism have changed my life for the better. Thank you for making the content that you make. I also watch your videos to learn more about autism.

[@ChrististhereasonLecheKoza]

I'm always told to slow down when sharing sermons in the church. I speak fast because of the exact same reason you shared! If I slow down, I actually forget what I was gonna say

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@chrisintoronto7137]

yes!

[@batintheattic7293]

That would make you an exemplary orator. You get more precise the faster you go? That's really impressive.

[@ChrististhereasonLecheKoza]

@@batintheattic7293 I appreciate your perspective! But I can't really slow down and that's my minus point 🤧. As I keep speaking, my mind gets filled with more and more information which if I don't share instantly, I will forget. This makes me speed-talk

[@Jen-CelticWarrior]

For videos where the speaker is speaking too fast or slow, click on the little wheel, then playback speed, and scroll to the faster or slower speed you want.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@Blind_Bibliophilic_Life]

I watch you at 1.5x speed. I also speed up audio books.

[@TheAspieWorld]

That cuz you a hero 🫶❤️ Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@Blind_Bibliophilic_Life]

@@TheAspieWorld I’m subscribed to you on all platforms and have notifications on as well. 🫶🏻

[@recoveringsoul755]

You talk fast. Sometimes I need to slow down. My brain doesn't process that quick. Might be why I don't like rap

[@Princess__Buttercup]

This is something I never thought of!!! Some people speak so slow that I can’t pay attention. Speeding it up would 100% fix that. Thank you!

[@batintheattic7293]

Is it better for getting the information in, though? In the past I have SLOWED playback, because I kept thinking I was constantly missing that bit where the gears key with each other, but maybe I should have been speeding playback up instead.

[@dannygaron]

Yes! Everything is always too slow. For my work, I have to read a ton of spec sheets for components. I never read any of them through. I read the first page, then go to the back and start from the back to the middle and then skim to the front. That usually gives me all the info I need in a hurry.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@TheSannaeriksson]

Omg! That's similar to how I do. I haven't even thought about that... 😲 wow... interesting.

[@johnblood4614]

OMG! I had no idea I could do this! An awesome hidden gift! I find 2x just a bit too fast. I adjusted downwards to 1.75x and the content is perfectly understandable. At 1.5x it's quite relaxed to listen to. Thank you!

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@fatimaallawati947]

I second the RELAXING effect of 1.5x

[@TheSannaeriksson]

The ones that think you are talking to fast here on youtube can do the opposite. Slow down the speed. 😂

[@Charlee.MosaicLotus]

I am late (after 50) diagnosed Audhd and considering my experience frequently listen and watch at an increased speed. My brain actually stays engaged and focused when info comes out in a faster rate. I love this! I struggle with slow paced content and conversations. In those situations I must have something in my hand to maintain focus. My partner is a slow steady speaker and it’s very challenging! Thank you!

[@AndrewUtz3]

It’s hard to talk at all sometimes because it feels a bit futile to try and choose language that’s efficient enough to express the great quantity of thought that’s also moving very rapidly in my mind. I’ve been told that speaking thoughts out loud slows the mind to help with processing our own thoughts, but really I’m not convinced my mind can or even should slow down. But with hearing it must be an area where I’m slow at processing because it gives me anxiety to speed up audio playback. Thanks for presenting on this topic Dan!

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@Oceanaryia]

I feel the same i wish i could just dream fast with people it would make life easier! Dream fasting is from the dark Crystal if you’re unfamiliar!

[@araxxi27pogo86]

Actually that's an interesting point you made about speaking thoughts out loud to attempt to slow down the mind because I am very much one to soliloqize as I find it to be therapeutic and helpful with processing my thoughts at a more reduced pace HOWEVER now I am curious as to whether I am actually thinking at a slower pace or whether I only think that I am because I am the only one doing both the talking AND the listening so therefore it's already all at an understandable pace to me anyway.. hmm interesting indeed.. do I proceed further down this rabbit hole now..? 🤔😅

[@ArtsyMegz_On_Etsy]

The funny thing is that I feel like you talk at just the right speed for me, ha ha! I should really speed up other KZbinr's videos. I actually have to really focus on trying to slow down when talking to customers, because I always felt like I talked faster than most people.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@ArtsyMegz_On_Etsy]

@@TheAspieWorld I totally do! I have been a subscriber to your channel for about 2 years now 🙂.

[@Unbreakable1986]

Yes! This was exactly how I hacked my university degrees, any lectures that didn't either require audience participation or attendance I straight up stopped attending and only watched later that day once the recording was uploaded, at 1.5-2x speed depending on their natural pace, plus I could pause when I needed to take notes. Pausing to take notes was absolutely crucial because my parallel processing for trying to listen while also taking effective notes is for shit, if I get the notes down properly I've lost the last 30 seconds of what they'd said but if I devoted enough attention to them speaking the notes I produced would make zero sense later and I'd have to rewatch the lecture later anyway. Some of us can multitask and be effective, generally I can't, the only way I can multitask is when I'm doing things like batch cooking 5 different meals for my family at the same time in 5 different machines and I've got timers set for what I need to be chopping, sauteing, simmering, baking, whatever next, so really *I* am not multitasking, I've just scheduled myself so that the meals are (is meta-multitasking a word?)

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@joycebrewer4150]

Your description of note taking was totally how I experienced it in highschool! It was so stressfull, between that, what I figured could only get worse in terms of socializing with fellow students, and having zero clue what I wanted as a major, that I gave up the idea of trying colledge at all. Particularly when I considered tight family finances. Student loans? Could see myself paying them off still, in retirement years.

[@bookhuggah]

That’s why I loved online classes pre pandemic, only time I had them, and taught myself trigonometry. Yet I had to learn pre algebra in college too. Weird how we can do things. I love the way that you describe your batch cooking method, meta-structured methods are cool

[@robertbishop7078]

I have always said my brain works faster than my mouth, so I tend to stutter and stammer. Background podcast/KZbin I listen at 1.25 to 1.33. I can still keep up and do my work. If I focus on the audio, I can go faster. Too much to get done in a day. I like your dominos analogy, on time managment.

[@anaisfaithjones]

My audiobooks are always played on 2x. Thanks for sharing this video

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@oboebuddy15]

I've sped up some audiobooks up to 4x speed because some of them are read too goddamn slowly lol

[@jamesmortimer4495]

I’m learning to understand my autistic granddaughter so much because of your videos. I can’t thank you enough. ❤

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@lordpound748]

I experience the feeling of things being too slow, but I had never thought to try speeding them up until watching this. I will give it a try.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@batintheattic7293]

I believe that the phenomenon causes other conditions like anxiety and stress. It's particularly evident when a bit of technology is sluggish. Cumulatively, at the end of a period of trying to function at the pace set by sluggish tech, I get really frazzled.

[@NerdyNanaSimulations]

Yes I often speed up videos or jump ahead to get to the part I need rather than watch the whole thing. I know a lot of regular people who watch fast people at half time, so it plays both ways. You actually speak at the perfect speed for me.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@RosemaryWilliams49fruits]

Not officially diagnosed but I often got comments as a kid and sometimes as an adult that I need to talk more slowly, and I have an easier time, generally speaking, processing information that comes at me more quickly. A few months ago a friend who is autistic suggested I speed up videos I'm watching, and while I often forget it's possible, when I remember I definitely like the ability to get the information faster. You were speaking at a good speed for me here though personally so I didn't feel like I needed to speed you up for the video, except for a short period after you mentioned people having said that you speak too quickly where you started speaking more slowly, but even then it was still within a good range for me :) I often feel like the words/thoughts I'm having are like on my internal ram and they need to come out of me immediately or they'll be purged from the ram and lost forever so I try to say them and get them out as fast as I can speak. I felt this even more as a kid. Partially because the thoughts would really just poof out of existence. I've learned speaking my thoughts to myself out loud can help me with remembering things, or writing them down in an external storage device of some kind (journal, notebook, phone, etc) as I'm thinking them to hold on to them for later.

[@sharleen2887]

I don't need to watch yours at 2x speed, but i have to listen to audiobooks and videos at 2x speed...sometimes more

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@anonymousinc6330]

I speed talk, and some say I talk too much or need to speak up or talk too loud. I've been known to play a lot of videos at increased speed. Diagnosed in 2022.

[@lauriemcleod3082]

Autisim+adhd: Watched at 2x, because I otherwise get bored and think about other things while the person is talking on vids, and then move whatever it is that I am thinking about in the back burner of my mind, to the front burner and lose track of the video conversation. 2x keeps me focused on the task at hand and not other tasks. But I often, particularly in a work environment speak rather slowly (for me), I use the time to compose my thoughts, and choose the best phrasing, to make what I am saying count. I don’t speak often at work, I do most of my work through email, where I am writing on long, complex, technical matters, or technical analysis, where all the details matter (like multi-million dollar differences in the details). What has happened as a result, is people tend to listen when I speak, even in a male dominated industry where I am often the only woman in the room. I still get interrupted and talked over more than my male counterparts, but usually it’s from the notoriously loud, or inexperienced juniors in the room trying to land some points, who don’t know me and often don’t know most of the other senior level people, or leadership who are in the room. Trying to match the pace of conversation with whom I am talking is something that I consider an important “getting along” (masking) behavior and when in person I make a considered effort to do so. But if they are particularly slow, it can be incredibly patience testing.

[@lindaT82]

This is awesome. Speeding it up a little bit reduces my stress level!! Wish I realised sooner! Thank you!!!

[@TheAspieWorld]

You're so welcome! 🫶🫶

[@thuggie1]

There are some videos I speed up, but if there is music over lay on something as well as people speak, I tend not to. Also, some types of loud, energetic music playing in the background when people are speaking I find it hard to concentrate on the person speaking. Some of those videos, if they don't have subtitles, I just give up on them.

[@TheAspieWorld]

Yeah music makes it a little harder to flow right but I just blank that out haha. Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@shawnholbrook7278]

When I could not focus and one of my friends at church was trying to tell me something, I said " I didn't get that, please start over, but say it fast". I am so happy that she did! I was able to hear her and respond appropriately. I like that you told me about playback speed, I will have to try to find that and see if it helps.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@MomIrregardless]

wow! when this video started, i wondered if you were PLAYING it on 2xspeed!! i even checked MY settings!! too 'funny'!! i find when i type (rather slowly, about 40 to 50 wpm) i make many errors, becasue i find myself typing the next words coming up, rather than where i am in the typing, so, lots of spelling errors. my fingers reverse too, my brain is thinking of the word i want to type, but instead of my left hand typing the F that i need, my right hand will type J....or 'need' ends up ennd or something likt it. LIKE not likt. if i stipped "stopped' correcting myself, it would became "become' unreadable. ugh!! well, i am happy to have found you, adn i did subscribe, and look forward to watching more. thank you. oh, PS, in college they signed me up to a 'speed reading course' using video/film for you to read....they made me quit because it was slowing me down, trying to change MY way of reading....100% comprehension btw.

[@TheAspieWorld]

Hahaha no way! Haha that is funny! Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@joan.nao1246]

It's only because of your accent that I don’t increase the speed. Love it though, not being negative at all! Very much appreciate you!

[@beautifullifesageg.3951]

Yes! The videos where I’m getting information, I watch at 1.5-1.75 speed. If I’m watching for entertainment, I watch at regular speed. When I found that button, a whole world opened up for me! My brain is always going very fast…so much so that when I lay down to sleep, I have to create a new narrative to shut up the rest of it! I usually go through a gratitude list that is very simple and boring to help calm down to sleep. I also take theanine…which settles the energy. I’m so glad you made this video!

[@rycarr]

I watch your content at 1x, but when I watch other content it's at 1.5x or 1.75x. Even when taking online classes I try to bump the speed up if I can.

[@TheAspieWorld]

Oh cool! I’m fast enough for you 😂🫶. Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@lunarcryptid]

So what's interesting to me, is that when I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD, I was also diagnosed with in audio processing delay that was because of my diagnoses. I actually take longer to process what I'm hearing so I need to hear things slower or have closed captioning on to understand them a lot of the time. I have trouble understanding accents as well because of this. It's interesting to me how varied the spectrum is because I have the exact opposite problem you have

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@vivienrenee416]

You’re one of the content creators that I only speed up to 1.5. I do find that if I speed up videos it forces out a lot of the mental chatter so I’m able to focus only(mostly) on the video/audio instead of going on a mind journey.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@TheYigafooWisperer]

As someone who is autistic, I don't think it's rude to ask people to slow down. I think a lot of people who aren't autistic can have a hard time keeping up and I think it's polite to slow down for them so they can understand.

[@Divanhell]

Mind blown 🤯 I have always been told I speak too fast, and I didn't get diagnosed until 2022 at 36 years old. I have such a hard time keeping focus when I listen to podcasts etc. And I always have to have subtitles on, because I just can't process what I hear. And hearing you say this (I could btw keep focus very well on you, so I guess you speak as fast as my brain collects info then 😅) made me realise that I want the subtitles because that way I can get the audio information quicker than I otherwise would, and thus I can keep my focus. I am definitely gonna have to try to listen to sped up audio to see if that makes a difference!

[@genevieveforrest9594]

My first time here, I'm on the Spectrum, and I've apologised to others my whole life for how fast I talk. I can't help it. I didn't even know that's a thing for us. You explain stuff that's relevant at the CORRECT SPEED for me. Hahahaha. I'm your newest subscriber now. Read at 2x speed, hahaha 🦋🤩

[@tajos703]

Literally just came from speeding up the last 2 videos I watched. …though I did rewind a video earlier today 10 times because I kept drifting away while the person was talking & missing it.

[@lspthrattan]

So THIS is why listening to certain people makes me want to scream unless I change the playback speed to 1.75x! THANK YOU

[@derekkerr6158]

wow... okay this is cool. I will usually always mentally visualize whatever words I'm hearing and read them back like subtitles as I hear them. This takes effort and can be distracting sometimes. It does help me to understand and analyze what I'm hearing though. Speeding up the playback speed even just to x1.25 I can skip this step entirely and just listen. It's kind of relaxing.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@TheVOLTAGEVIDEOS]

Your speed of speaking is perfect. It keeps me engaged, and my mind doesn't wander off like it does when others speak. I thought I spoke fast because I am from New York State, where everything seems faster. I have a coworker from Ohio that speaks fast. I think I finally am able to keep up with him, but I have worked with him for 5 years now. I used to have to ask him to repeat, but I catch it all now.

[@montikarla]

I don't talk super fast, and I don't usually speed up videos (though I do listen to audiobooks at a higher speed). I do find that people explain things way to slowly in tutorials and my brain kind of melts and turns off. I'm usually done the step before the person has finished explaining it and I'm impatiently waiting to move on.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@carmen.has.questions]

🐇 yes, I often watch videos at double speed. It's interesting how some creators make content that's already been edited/produced to be easy to consume quickly. They talk fast and they edit out every pause. That’s sometimes hard on my brain 🧠 though and I prefer to choose a slow talker with long pauses that can be sped up. Finding the right voice style for faster playback is key. It really changes how I experience videos and manage my time.

[@TheAspieWorld]

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[@SfromWisconsin]

My daughter used to talk extremely fast & she listens to videos on 1.5-2x the speed. She's learned how to talk slower when public speaking, when speaking to friends whose first language isn't English, and to people who need to read lips in order to hear. Her awareness of why some people need her to talk slower has slowed down her overall speaking speed.

[@shibolinemress8913]

I don't think people asking you to slow down are being rude, they may simply need more time to process what you're saying. In fact, it's kind of the opposite of being rude; they respect you and want time to process what you have to say. If they weren't interested, they wouldn't ask. That is the case with me. Many times I have to slow KZbin videos down in order to process what's being said. I'm so glad KZbin has that function as well 😊

[@spiritwaterwolf]

I want to thank you so much for sharing your insight. I have been feeling quite some frustration at how slow and how long it takes for the information to be shared.... I can relate to my brain being hyper active and not slowing down, but luckily I had found other strategies to cope. the speeding up of video content has made quite the difference where I am quickly absorbing the information rather than getting board or frustrated

[@mutley74]

I’ve been told I talk fast all my life. Gets annoying trying to slow down & repeat myself.

[@talking_to_trees]

I did my yoga teacher training in 2011, and one of the first things I had to learn was to slow down when I talk. And when I travel to certain countries, like the US, no one understands me. Like you, I also discovered the speed button on youtube. I listen to almost everything that way now, although I still prefer to watch movies on regular speed because the music adds to experience, but when I watch a movie purely for the sake of needing to know what it is about, I still put things on a faster speed. One of my favourite shows is Gilmore Girls and it is so weird when I talk to people about it and they say they could not understand the actors because of how fast they talked. Anyway, this is really fascinating!

[@SuperGingerBickies]

Dan, this is so true. I have Autism/ADHD/cPTSD and several hidden disabilities (just a recap). My brain is constantly at warp speed ... but whilst my brain is at warp speed, the rest of my body is playing catch-up, which played merry heck with my ability to work and do everyday things like shopping, reading, and listening to conversations, achieving accuracy in typing - I could not carry out instructions without anxiety, stressing out, and getting frustrated with the thought of asking for help. It would make my headache and my body tense up, and, eventually, my voice would be misconstrued as rude, brusque, and sharp to staff members (which was never my intention). Imagine being hauled up to a superior for a not-so-subtle telling-off in front of people; on one occasion, I thought I would get a knuckle sandwich because this team member's face was in mine, shouting at me, backing me into a corner of the corridor... for nothing! All I was doing was answering a question from one of his students, and this got him mad! I'd end up sobbing - not with sadness or hurt pride - which is also misconstrued by these people, no matter how many times the apologies came out - but an explosion that had been building up because of everything I have written in the above. A recent case in point: I am learning about training, feeding, and looking after a dog breed that will eventually become a support dog to help me become more independent. Taking notes has always been a steep uphill struggle. At the same time, being with the dogs calmed me down but how could I hold a pen and a notebook to take down the essentials? This is also why, when it comes to a hospital appointment with a consultant, it is essential somebody comes with me to catch what the consultant is saying. This is why dogs are preferable to humans.

[@mgyulai1417]

Funny, I just started to watch videos at 1.5 around a month ago. And your video just made me realize why I would learn in college not when I listened to the lecture, but after I went home and reread my lecture notes. I always knew i was a visual learner but now it makes more sense

[@Carlocano-u5e]

Thanks for shedding light on this, it really helps with understanding myself better.

[@wolfman122970]

All my life I have been told i talk to fast and run my words together. And for a while now I have been watching certain videos at double speed. Mostly the how to videos like you said Dan. Really glad i found your videos, been subscribed for about a year and joined the Facebook group too. I have been diagnosed with ADHD and have been suspecting autism for a while now. My daughter has been officially diagnosed as adhd and autistic, so a very good chance I am too.

[@BobOBob]

I speed up some YT since I first learned of the feature. Things that are all speaking usually get sped up at least a little. Things that are about entertainment, and mostly visual, usually stay 1:1 unless they start to get boring (then, I am slightly more likely to skip than speed up) I also slowed yours down once or twice when I was new to your channel, before I was familiar with your delivery. I would assert that need, for me, was more about learning your accent than your rapidity. But it was some of both. As a teenager, when I had the mouth skills to keep pace with my brain, I got shot down so often and so rudely that I gave it up. Society was literally arrayed against me and those like me. Thanks for being an advocate.

[@thatsmallrockshop]

This just freaked me right out i never knew about playback speed till now. So i found it and changed it to 1.5x speed and for some reason i can understand it no problem and your voice seems to be more clear to me at that speed. 😮

[@Autisticheather]

It's literally painful for me to watch tutorial videos because they are excruciatingly slow. OMG this is going to be a GAME CHANGER. Thanks for this hack!!

[@lizbeigle-bryant1710]

In our main family space, there is a 65" smart TV where my 24-y.o. son is playing video games on Xbox, my husband is watching KZbin on his 34" 4K monitor screen, and I'm watching KZbin on one of my 4 monitors at my work-from-home battle station at a recliner next to the sofa. I don't know how many times my husband or my son just start laughing out loud when they look over to my battle station and see something being played at 1.5 or 1.75 speed. I am currently renewing a project management certification using LinkedIn courses for PDUs (Personal Development Units), and speeding things ups is the only way that i can get through the several hours of training without going mad. Interestingly, my son and I have both Autism and ADHD (his is hyperactive, mine is inattentive), I have Hyperlexia, and my husband has ADHD (hyperactive) and severe Dyslexia. I am the only one who speeds up the videos. Until I saw this video, I didn't know speeding up the videos was a thing that other people did for pretty much the same reason I speed things up.

[@danebowman6097]

I started doing this about a year ago because of a particularly slow speaking video. I never expected speeding up videos to become my default but I also never expected to see multiple benefits. The two biggest being information hitting me fast enough that my brain didn't have a chance to get distracted; and the increased focus that came with no longer having some of my thoughts concerned about how much time I was using.

[@TheAspieWorld]

Hero! Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@lellachu1682]

I have ADD, and I do everything fast, including listening at 2x speed. I've always considered it a superpower, as it has served me well, but I recently realized it contributes a lot to my burnout.

[@TheAspieWorld]

Thanks for sharing!🔥🔥 Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).

[@irrelevantduckfan4413]

I had never tried speeding up videos, but i am still learning about my brain. Usually i get nothing out of videos with a lot of talking. Just goes in one ear and straight out the other without so much as a wave to my brain and memory. I realized when you mentioned that you were talking fast that i didn't think you were, and that i was actually able to focus on what you were saying. Now i am going to have to try speeding up an audiobook to see if i can actually focus on it.

[@malapropia]

I talk about this phenomenon all the time! yes! I totally turn up the playback speed, too. I don’t turn up the speed on your videos. Your pacing is perfect for my comprehension. I think our brains work so fast that our relationship with time is totally different, and I think this is at the heart of “autistic speech patterns”, too, not just our comprehension. My speech can be hyper fast or it can be so slow and sparse that it is almost backwards. This is an incredibly interesting phenomenon and it makes total sense given the neurological fact of the speed of firing in our brains. This is a great thing to talk about. Thank you for bringing it up.

[@keriezy]

I didn't wander and browse other shit while watching his video, that's for sure! The delivery and pace were very good.

[@kirstinmckeown3581]

Thank you! I know I have had to slow down my speech, I know that I have problems writing and typing because my brain moves faster than my fingers, and I have noticed that all my ND friends tend to speak very quickly, but I didn't know about speeding up playback without turning it into Alvin and the Chipmunks. I sped your video up to 1.25x at 3:16, and then 1.5x at about 4:30, and it was so much easier! I usually have a video playing, and play a puzzle game, and read if things get bogged down. At 1.5x, I didn't need all those other bits and bobs to keep me going. Will suggest this to my daughter (we're both newly diagnosed).

[@countcoupblessings979]

I really wish, when my local weather is on youtube, they would have play back speeds to choose ! So many numbers, symbols, directional terms, dates etc . I can usually follow a fast speaker quite well... But that fast paced weather report wrecks my head .lol

[@TheAspieWorld]

Yeah lots of things I wish were on a platform that was accessible for sure Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@TheSwircle987]

Yeppers! I've been speeding up videos for many years. Sometimes, I'll slow them down if it's first thing in the morning or what have you. It's nice to hear I'm not the only one doing these things. ❤

[@mrsrellim]

I watch everyone on KZbin at double speed except for you, you speak fast enough for me

[@mysmirandam.6618]

This is why my writing is messy and people rarely get what I'm trying to say. I put videos at 2x too! Lol I'm 46 I work with autistic kids. This is what helped bring me to this conclusion. ❤ thanks for what you do

[@KarlaGuevaraWalton]

Thanks for the video!!! My 7 year old has autism and ADHD. His face lighted up when I asked them is this how you feel? everything is so slow? He said yes. He talks very fast. I found your channel looking for ways to understand him and support him better. Thanks for all the hard work you do!

[@hardyperennial]

I have ADHD, and have spent my life with people telling me I talk too fast. It never occurred to me that this was rude, but yeah, why is that bad?? Another 'norm' that I've just accepted! And I ALWAYS listen to WhatsApp msgs on 1.5x speed. Thank you for this vid!!

[@daveneo3580]

i recall years ago when i was anxious about something and was talking to a mate about something and was talking at least 10 times the speed but was not babbling...was talking total logic. i was making pure sense but you would need to record it and slow it down to understand what i was saying. i was problem solving at a million miles an hour verbally

[@TheAspieWorld]

Interesting! Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@rialloyd1670]

Dan you are a genius 😂. Thanks for figuring out my brain. I have been listening to recordings at a higher speed for school because they are too slow for years. My best friend and I both have ASD and ADHD and playback meetings on a faster speed because they are too slow. We work together as consultants. We had no idea why. Thanks. I talk too fast. I understand you perfectly. You are just the right speed. I honestly don’t know what I’d do without your channel. Thanks Dan ❤

[@BethanyDavies-pz7to]

I’m a bit like this I have ADHD and autism and I talk way to fast and I talk to much

[@cjjuszczak]

YES ! i've been using this media speed hack for years long before i was diagnosed with autism+ADHD, works like a charm, everything from youtube videos, to TV show episodes, even movies :)

[@nicholenaff8274]

Omg! Double speed for books and KZbin is so amazing! I remember when I realized I could do this and it just is awesome! Yes, I do listen at double speed most of the time. Unfortunately you can’t increase the speed when you cast to the tv though. I hope that becomes available in the future.

[@MistySie]

I usually just do this with tiktok and audiobooks. Usually don't speed it up watching other ND folks cuz it's either at a good speed or I'm invested in what they're talking about so too distracted to even think about changing playback speed

[@mtasandy]

Every other video I watch, I speed it up!! (And podcasts). Usually I speed it up to usually around 1.75x speed. Unless it's an unusually slow speaker, then it goes to 2x speed. However, I don't speed yours up..... you talk at the PERFECT speed!

[@Starhunter1975]

Personally I don’t speed up videos. I don’t need to however you are talking normally to me. You don’t sound like you are specking fast. There is another KZbinr I watch and people say he specks fast and I was like, “no he doesn’t”. It seems my brain can handle fast talking people, I wonder if the reason I can, is because I was born in Australia. I am told Australians speck fast. I also wonder if having to speed up videos is more common with people with both autism and ADHD? So far I have never meet another female in person who just ask autism, they always have a combination of both. My odd traits are, my brain isn’t aware when I am pressing to hard on to something. Normally your brain adjust the pressure when you hold objects, my brain doesn’t and I have to physically release my grip.

[@Joyful_Michelle]

Yes I feel this so much. I used to get frustrated in grade school (and college) when the teacher would talk and talk about a topic. I understood it. I didn’t want to sit there, I wanted to do my homework and move on. I was so unhappy that I had to sit there and wait. I tend to trip over my words when explaining something. I explained it as my brain goes faster than my words. However - I have a brain injury (happened as an adult). It has caused me to gain great fatigue very easily. So while my brain still *wants* to go fast, it can’t really handle it anymore. I burn out easily and need frequent rest breaks. I trip over words but also can’t find the words. I go back and forth between wanting to consume information quickly and not being able to handle it quickly. It’s an odd experience.

[@terriscats]

You do speak fast but it’s the right speed for me. I get told that I’m too loud, too quiet, too fast, too slow. Physically and mentally. Always. So I don’t know about myself.

[@TahoeNevada]

That’s interesting. Whenever I watch a news clip on KZbin, I often skip the preamble of the host, and go straight to the clip in question.

[@cha97michelle]

I'm not diagnosed, but I watch all youtube videos at 2x speed. My husband says it sounds like cartoon speech to him but it makes perfect sense to me. Most people just pause too much when they are speaking normally for my brain.

[@NoBSAffiliateCoaching]

I’m a new ADHR after a head injury. So I relate. I’m learning about ADHD like a baby. I hope it’s not a paid app because I forget to unsubscribe. I can’t shut my brain up and talk fast too. I watch everything at 2X that’s awesome. I’m like a working dementia. I end up stay up late as I’m trying to keep up with my Facebook account and do stuff around the house. But I am upsetting my family because I’m trying to finish everything that I need to do and wake up the family. Thank you ❤❤

[@TheAspieWorld]

Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).

[@SamanthaVimes]

Thank you! OMG, I only got into calculus when I got a professor who lectured/solved problems "too fast". I can't keep my attention on slow instructions. When you're going fast, you're the perfect speed for me.

[@TheAspieWorld]

You're very welcome! 😅 Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@mockingbirdex3450]

Really like your new set. Calms me down a bit.

[@tristan4777]

Me too I watch most KZbin videos at x2 speed. This includes yours Dan. I sometime watch at x3 speed ( using the Enhancer for KZbin extension). It does vary on the content and the speaker.

[@TheAspieWorld]

Yeah!! Super cool! Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@OfficialAuntieJenn]

YES! I do this too. I feel like if there is too much empty space, I will get distracted by something. Faster keeps me engaged.

[@alphataggy1664]

Our daughter has autism and a.d.h.d. also as well as other diagnosis. She is 12. Omg our daughter does this when she listens to her music.

[@noway2u349]

I love your videos ❤. Thank you for all the information.

[@TheAspieWorld]

You are so welcome!

[@TwoForFlinchin1]

It's hard for me to speak up because when I do I get seen as aggressive or i have to think about artificially raising the pitch of my voice which does not feel right

[@TheAspieWorld]

Tell me about it! I’m a super chill person but people say I have anger issues 😔. Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).

[@TheAnimeGirl0401]

I have a different issue, sometimes my brain goes too fast, others goes too slow, depends on the state of mind i'm on. I don't know why

[@TheAspieWorld]

Ooh!! Not heard this before! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

[@III_Stray_III]

holy crap!, i turn it up to 2x speed just to try it, i have autism and adhd by the way, and i usually slow things down, well, anyway i turned this video up to 2x speed, i heard every word much better and tbh i was shocked, was actually quite stimulating!

[@Nethezbet]

You dragging this out is driving me batty lol

[@TheAspieWorld]

Eeeek sorry! 😅😅😅

[@Heathershay88]

This is the most hilarious thing because I started watching this video and I sped up the speed of the video and you mentioned that people are telling you to slow down. I started laughing because I sped it up. I've haven't been diagnosed with autism but I'm been looking into it because I really relate to a lot of the symptoms. I've talked fast my whole life and heard a lot of negative feedback about it. I work in a call center so its been a journey trying to relearn how to talk to people without making them upset. It feels like life is going at half speed.

[@louisekbl4]

I like sped up things like podcasts and audible.. but when watching tutorials on different crafts I slow it down and replay it multiple time. I remember trying to learn how to crochet...I ended up having to go to an in person class because I just couldn't work out what and where my hands should be doing to actually crochet. After being shown the basics in person I can now recreate alot of stitches

[@DamonGarfield]

I literally watch my videos at 1 - 3x speed, depending on how fast a person is talking or how complex the subject is. I was watching this one at 2x and some parts 2.5x.

[@TheAspieWorld]

Wow!! Love that!! Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).

[@darkangelprincess101]

I have been told my whole life I talk to fast. A couple of months ago i told my husband that. And he siad, you don't talk fast. I told him i had to learn to talk slower and proceeded to show him how im more comfortable talking

[@EmiE91]

I'm fairly certain that I'm autistic (38 on AQ), and I have been officially diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder. While I feel like my mind is going 100 miles per hour, it takes longer to process speech. Most people speak too fast for me, and I ask most people to slow down because I have a hearing disability. I don't feel that it's rude to request that. And for those who refuse to slow down, I tune them out. I literally can't understand them, so I'm not going to waste my energy trying. While I understand being yourself is important, I also think that communication is a two way street, and good communicators know that. I normally speak with a monotone voice, but I add a lot of character when presenting my research. I don't see that as being insincere to myself, I see that as good strategy to share my message with a broader audience of people with a mixture of abilities and disabilities. I how this doesn't come across as rude, that's not my intention. Just sharing a different perspective.

[@ChrisBGramz4u]

In college, i would use a reader with my e-books. I speed read, so I would increase the reader's speed to read out loud at the same speed i read. So i could hear what i was reading, it helped me stay focused. My BF would ask me how i could understand what it was saying, to him it was so fast it was just gibberish. That with upbeat music in the background, I could absorb and retain the necessary info i needed to write my papers.