Autism TikTok Compilation #28

[@autistically.autistic]

DISCLAIMER: Please refrain from making uneducated assumptions about an individual's diagnosis. You are allowed to express concern of whether you believe someone is faking or not, however, please refrain from leaving harmful comments regarding them. Autism is a spectrum. Everyone is different and exhibits different traits. You may or may not relate to these individuals and that is fine but do not assume that because you have traits that differ from them, they are not autistic! If an individual is proven to be faking or they have a negative reputation in the community, please feel free to respond to this post or private message me on my socials! Also for clarification: Autism as well as any other neurodiversities represented in these videos are on a spectrum! Everyone is different! Do not use these videos as a means of diagnosing yourself or even questioning your diagnosis! Everyone will have different experiences and struggles! You are perfect the way you are and do not define yourself because a lot of autistic individuals don't like a food but you do, or you like wearing socks compared to those who don't! Be yourself and accept that we are all different!

[@mariaf.1732]

This is an awesome pin

[@PssyOfTheMoon]

Do not blame people for fake claiming though, i have ts and im familiar with fake claiming and I’ve realized its no ones fault but the people who do fake these disorders. Fake claiming without evidence is pretty mean, but given how people fake disorders, i dont blame people for being skeptical

[@chocoro29]

the first one omg autism speaks really out here making us sound like a disney villain

[@theslkpodcast]

“If you’re happily married, I’ll make sure your marriage fails” haunts me every time I hear it.

[@DroplightStudios]

They really do, it's honestly amusing to me sometimes. ESPECIALLY THE VOICE THEY USE-

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes😊😊

[@timidcryptid]

it sounds like walter whi-i am the one who stims.

[@Silly_sSheep]

fr

[@FortunAdlaich]

Autism Speaks accidentally wrote a hard-ass villain monologue

[@duckii1703]

The sudden plan dinner one is so accurate. My parents always give me the impression that we’re going to eat out, but then they change it last minute even though I stopped snacking to prepare myself for eating out

[@veronica_sawyer_1989]

i relate because sometimes my mom will just pop into my room and say “hey you and I are going out for a run” or "hey let’s go take a walk in the park" when like no ive already mentally prepared myself to spend two hours drawing and another two reading and then I want to sort my legos you can’t just spring this upon me and then get mad when I say I don’t want to go outside with you

[@Jac800]

Same bro

[@AriGarcia-e7b]

FOR REAL One time, my family decided to go eat at a restaurant for dinner We’d been planning this dinner for a couple of days now. And they were gonna close soon so we were all rushing to get there. We all got in the car and about ten minutes later, 3/5 family member said they weren’t even that hungry. AND SO WE TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK HOME!!! I never managed to explain to my family why I was so angry

[@makenna8454]

@@AriGarcia-e7bwh- I hate that. Why would you suddenly decide: no I’m not hungry anymore and you didn’t even eat and it’s probably time to have food too. Especially a conscious decision of multiple people 😭

[@xfreja]

@@AriGarcia-e7bTHAT’S SO FRUSTRATINGGG

[@mariaf.1732]

BRO if someone would have the AUDACITY to hand me back another pen than the one I lent out!!! ... I would say thank you - but be very, very, angry inside and keep that specific pen away from my other pens, and use it for people to borrow, so they never get their sticky hands on my pens again. Uni-ball Signo 207, Gel ink roller ball (best with my writing style). Black, duh. THE INK IS FREAKING SUPER-INK - WATERPROOF AND ARCHIVAL-QUALITY. Outta here with that blue ink notebook scrawl pen, I want my super-pen back!!

[@cognitionignition]

OMG yes. I have the exact same pen preference; they are wonderful! During the pandemic the black 207s went out of stock where I usually buy them. The substitutes I had to settle for ... just no, no, no. (I keep at least a dozen new ones in reserve, now.) As for lending them to anyone else -- I feel cornered and dismayed when I don't have a way to avoid it. I try to carry Bic Round Stiks specifically for others to use. They're inexpensive and adequate, and I don't feel bad telling the borrower to just keep it afterwards. The grip on a 207 always has an alien tackiness to it when they return it, even if they and their hands appear clean and they only touch it long enough to write themselves a quick note. But I can ALWAYS tell. (I also keep a few old 207s with the empty ink tanks removed, and I have on occasion transplanted the ink from a "contaminated" case -- but... yeah, I prefer not to hand over my most trusted tools in the first place.)

[@mariaf.1732]

@@cognitionignition I relate so hard to you right now ❤

[@tired_and_bored_nerd]

ooh i love uni-ball pens!!!! my favorite is the onyx one (both me and my father use them so we have hundreds scattered throughout the house)

[@Sun-ng7gj]

"Oh good you found your pen, now give me back mine!" I once bought a whole pack of pens for my job and told everyone if they needed a pen they could have one just put it back/or keep up with it. Within 3 hours the whole bag was gone.. i dont share my pens anymore lol

[@MaggotTayne]

The uni-ball nostalgia! Those pens were perfection. I always preferred the 157 though, for the cap. It clicked on and off in the most satisfying way and I always appreciated how the tip looked like a little eyeball.

[@shannonagins370]

The last one is me, bruh! You always hear "Autistic people tend to not be good with metaphor and analogies etc." and even though I always knew not everyone is gonna have *every* DSM symptom ever, it kinda made me question sometimes whether I was truly Autistic.

[@younscrafter7372]

I'm guessing we are good at metaphors as long as we understand that it is a metaphor

[@RisaPlays]

For me, I'm good at coming up with analogies, but quite often find other people's analogies confusing. Especially if it's something I'm not interested in, like sports and cars. I absolutely HATE that there's a car analogy in the adhd questionnaire. It pisses me off because my brain can think of two opposing explanations and it could have been worded far simpler. Meanwhile, I used a photoshop analogy to a doctor once to describe my vivid imagination and she asked a question that made it sound like she thought I was seeing things. So maybe the answer is just not using niche interests when coming up with analogies.

[@kristenyarbrough4287]

Being good at analogies made me doubt myself too, but I always used analogies for myself in order to manufacture empathy for people, or to explain to others experiences they don't understand. (On second thought that's probably the most autistic reason to use analogies haha). That probably sounds weird, but if you use superlative analogies like "how do you feel when this thing happens? Now multiply that by ten and thats how that person in an unrelatable situation is probably feeling". It does help a lot.

[@fruitbattery]

I'm good at relating myself to whatever people are telling me about, and I try NOT TO, because I seem so self-centered and like I'm trying to take over the conversation, when really I'm just trying to let people know I'm listening and doing my best to understand

[@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword]

Nonsensical metaphors make me cringe, but analogies that draw multiple valid parallels between two things to improve understanding are a very useful tool.

[@glocknessmonster115]

Fr the first one sounds like Price describing Makarov “Autism doesn’t flinch at war crimes, genocide, human trafficking. It isn’t loyal to a flag or country.”

[@S1lver_bullet72]

That one basically describes me except I’m loyal to the UK and I’m going to join the military soon 🇬🇧

[@DroplightStudios]

2:02 SO THAT'S WHY I DO EVERYTHING WITH MY LEFT HAND BUT WRITE WITH MY RIGHT IT'S THE D*MN AUTISM AGAIN

[@turtleanton6539]

Wow

[@yourlocaltranskidwithanxiety]

ITS A FU*KING SCARECROW AGAIN (yeah same)

[@DroplightStudios]

@@yourlocaltranskidwithanxiety THAT WAS MY FIRST THOUGHT WHEN I WROTE THE COMMENT! xDDDD

[@courtnrysalamone7677]

YES LITERALLY I WRITE AND EAT WITH MY RIGHT HAND BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS LEFT I DEAD ASS RIDE A KICK SCOOTER WITH MY LEFT LEG AND LEAD THE BASS DRUM WITH MY LEFT FOOT AUUUUGHHHH THE DAMN SCARECROW

[@DroplightStudios]

@@courtnrysalamone7677 THAT DAMN SCARECROWWWWWWWW

[@jilliancrawford7577]

2:05 I used to be ambidextrous, but the teacher would rip the pencil from my hand, slap my left hand and shove it in my right to teach me to be rght-handed. Now my left hand just curls up in a claw with confusion and cognitve dissonance despite my brain saying I should be able to use it. I wish I knew how to unlearn this! Thank goodness it isn't the 90s anymore and teachers aren't allowed to abuse kids like this anymore, but I can't help but struggle when I'm reminded of this.

[@Sh12pen]

It's for this reason my mother is ambidextrous as in Nigeria when growing up they suddenly implemented a rule where everyone had to be right handed and would cane/tie back the person's left hand to force students to be right handed. This continued for a while till they dismissed the rule but now my mother can write with both hands

[@a_little_demon]

that wasn't okay ! that teacher had no right doing that !

[@StarshipVGer]

The eye contact thing is such a big thing for me. I also have issues making out voices from all the rest of the noise so i often turn my *ear* towards someone to better listen

[@emmaange8394]

I love the left-handed/amidextruous/mixed-handed fact so much ! Lateralisation, dyslateralisation, right-/mixed-/left-handeness, ambidextry etc. is one of my biggest special interests !! (I'm right-handed for writing but mixed-handed for the rest and have crossed lateralisation of eye and leg)

[@S1lver_bullet72]

I don’t really understand what that means 😕. I’m autistic and I’m right handed btw

[@emmaange8394]

@@S1lver_bullet72 Crossed lateralisation or dyslateralisatin is when you use, for instance, your left eye when whooting with a bow or a gun or looking into a camera or telescope etc. but you're right-handed. So you're sort of left-eyed (this word doesn't exist)

[@PhoebeJF2003]

Bichz be like "I relate to a lot of this, maybe I'm autistic," then take the aspie quize on embrace autism and get results of 100% chance their nuerodiverse. I'm 'Bichz.'

[@S1lver_bullet72]

Am I supposed to understand what you just said 😐🤨

[@PhoebeJF2003]

@@S1lver_bullet72 not really, I'm making a semi-sarcastic joke about how I got my diagnosis.

[@gabesisneros136]

I was described by a physical therapist at the time as slightly ambidextrous. Cool comes in handy I suppose

[@absentmindedgenesequencing7020]

Just a round of applause for that typical partner. You did a good job of explaining it, but it’s always best to just ask. We are really honest so if something bothers us we won’t lie about how it effects us or our relationship.

[@ScienceMagicBoi]

The last one about describing the physical pain from mental stuff thing hits hard. I genuinely didn't realize that's not as common people for other people.

[@jilliancrawford7577]

2:32 No. 6 show affection woth things related to their hyperfixations and tell them about your own favorite things. Even if you don't have hyperfixations yourself, they will find a way to show affection or gift you with something related to all of the things you like the most or mean the most to you. This can result in an incredibly hyperspecific gift that nobody in the world could value on the same level but you as a way to show respect and appreciation to your individality.

[@SleepyRat-mp7tn]

I never knew that the overly sarcastic stuff was a result of my Autism. I honestly just thought I was a jerk with no filter (and also autism). I've mostly grown out of that phase, but it's good to know that I wasn't just a bad person, I just didn't understand how to properly socialize without that barrier of irony.

[@Nina94771]

“Which felt most comfortable” what a beautiful way to put it haha

[@ilikebread757]

I print with my right hand but write in cursive with my left hand

[@TheCimbrianBull]

That's really interesting to know. Genuine question: are you able to do both at the same time?

[@ilikebread757]

@@TheCimbrianBull I tried to after reading your comment, and unfortunately, no, I am unable to write both ways at the same time.

[@katherinepulitzer586]

THE FIRST ONE HAS ME DYINGGGGGGGG BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-

[@S1lver_bullet72]

My honest reaction: 😐

[@thecosmicblueautie]

I really wanted the first video to break out into a drag/ballroom dance because the Autism speaks thing would lowkey make for a hell of an intro to a dance routine.

[@zenbamboo7978]

Autism fact of the day: We can copy a image from a phone onto paper and chances are it'll be identical to the image. I can do this. My crowning achievement right now is today I FINALLY drew Bertolt's Colossal from Shingeki No Kyojin. And it looks identical to the reference photo. We are magical -

[@vintagecrayon4504]

I love doing this! In my theatre class, we were doing this thing where she put an image on the projector upside down, and we were to copy it down on our paper as best as we could. She would then flip it over, and we could see how well we did. Mine was incredibly accurate, and people were asking how I did so good. Pattern recognition is so fun.

[@yourlocaltranskidwithanxiety]

i did this in art class when we had a unit on that & my teacher was impressed

[@otterbacons]

im autistic and i can’t do that :(

[@withinseven1762]

OMG I DO THE EXACT SAME THING!!!!!!

[@koi4446]

@@otterbaconsdw lol not all autistic people are the same, im autistic and i can do that but i think it’s probably bc im an artist

[@jyjaeskz]

The left handed or ambidexterous thing seems very similar to how relatively more autistic people are gay or trans, it's really interesting

[@IneffableBeetle]

The way dude who was giving relationship advice kept taking about *clears throat* ya know

[@Sh12pen]

Autistic Rizz /sarcasm /half joking

[@yourlocaltranskidwithanxiety]

HAPPY DISABILITY PRIDE MONTHHHHHHHH

[@S1lver_bullet72]

wtf, that’s a thing? Yh I support it since I have autism but if anyone found out about it then I’d be bullied a lot at school. Currently it’s only me and my mom who knows about my autism

[@lizziewizzieOwO]

thank you for making these, they make me feel like what I do isn't as weird as I've always been told and it's comforting, so yes, thanks.

[@wynxcer]

The mixed handed i relate to so much Left hand: Cricket, softball, hockey, baseball Right hand: Tennis, writing, and everything else

[@BrickfistYT]

Yeah

[@Acorn905]

The first one is so true! Like damn autism is sounding really cool! i want an animation of a villain saying this or something

[@S1lver_bullet72]

Autism sucks honestly for me 😕 (yes I am autistic) only me and my mom knows about it. I have to keep my expectations to my veteran dad and I respect that. I’m going to be joining the military one day and I can’t keep trying to get my self out of missions because of one of my “autism meltdowns”

[@Silly_sSheep]

I Have panic attacks as well as autism meltdowns, they're very different in my perspective, if someone would like me to elaborate, I'd be happy to!

[@LilThreat88]

I'd love to hear about the differences! Please explain~ My first thought is that panic attacks make it hard to breathe and you think you might be dying, but a meltdown is like feeling sooo uncomfortable

[@Silly_sSheep]

@@LilThreat88 For a panic attack, I am almost paralyzed (as the best way to put it) like, I cannot do anything, my first panic attack i just thought i was blacking out, my vision was being shut down, so was my breathing. But a Autism meltdown is like the opposite, I can hear everything, see everything, feel everything. Again, this is just my perspective, not everyone is like this. I hope this helped❤

[@lastchanc3stars]

my panic attacks and meltdowns have different symptoms, too! my panic attacks usually are just me balling up into a fetal position and crying (quietly or loudly depends on what caused the attack), and i might grapple onto something. autistic meltdowns are just me tending to be violent and loud. at least other people describe my "tantrums" as that. i just throw around my plushies and abuse them. i'm getting described as "angry" and "violent" at people who try to help ("help" as in get into my face and continue to yell at me for being so "mean")

[@RisaPlays]

I only realized recently that at least half of my "panic attacks" were actually meltdowns. A lot of my physical symptoms are actually the same, but the causes are different. Panic attacks for me are caused by specific fear triggers, while meltdowns for me just occur when I'm feeling overwhelmed. It suddenly made so much sense why I'd suddenly have a "panic attack" in the middle of the kitchen for seemingly no reason, when it was actually a meltdown because I was feeling overwhelmed by the clutter and not being able to find things. During a panic attack, I actively try to be more aware of my surroundings because it's caused by a specific phobia trigger. With meltdowns, I'm actively trying to reduce my awareness.

[@S1lver_bullet72]

I’m honestly scared to have an autistic meltdown. I have to keep up my “manly “ expectations to everyone. Only me and my mom know about my autism. If my friends knew about it then they would bully me so hard. Like I’m gonna join the military one day and I can’t have an “ autistic meltdown “ in a battle and demand to go home. That’s not the mindset

[@Creepergirl7794.]

I used to be ambidexrious but I mainly write, draw, or color with my right hand now, but there are things that I find more comfortable doing with my left hand then my right. I can play guitar some on my left hand (how I started), I can do archery and use a fork with my left hand. I sometimes switch between hands for certain things, or I use my left or right for specific things, it just depends

[@rozyanimations4434]

Just had my first autistic meltdown in a frickin burger king

[@S1lver_bullet72]

I’m scared to have one honestly. I have to keep up my expectations to my parents and friends. Only me and my mom know about my autism. If my friends knew I had autism then I’d likely be bullied by them. I’m going to join the military and I can’t suddenly try to get my self out of a mission. That’s my mindset

[@BrickfistYT]

@@S1lver_bullet72how do you know you have it?

[@S1lver_bullet72]

I got diagnosed with it in when I was 13

[@morelikegayther]

on the mixed handed-ness and left handed-ness thing, totally! i crochet and play guitar w my right hand but i write with my left hand.

[@ezogh3826]

Ugh not getting cognitive and affective empathy mixed up! “Reading the atmosphere of a room” is actually affective empathy, not cognitive. Something that many autists have to a greater degree than neurotypicals

[@summrr.brookeee]

once i was rambling on about something to my dad then he said "pause" and i stopped completely.

[@cc_snipergirl]

My theory for the left/mixed hand: We really refuse to do things that are uncomfortable or if you have demand avoidance, you won't like being told to use your right growing up. People are more right handed because that's how we're taught growing up.

[@1EmuFan]

Wait is that why I’m right handed? I was just told to and was like”ok guess I’m doing this now” I don’t remember how I chose what hand i right with, I didn’t even know my rights and lefts until like 6 or 7

[@cc_snipergirl]

@@1EmuFan Yes :) It's actually leftover from Catholics believing the left hand was the devil's hand. After that, it was done that way just because it's always been done that way, and because it's mildly inconvenient to be left-handed.

[@Itzjinxxyxo]

5:30 I'm not autistic, but I relate to this one. I recently went to draw something just to open my pencil box and realize that my favorite pencil was gone. I cried and put my sketchbook away because i refuse to draw with a pencil that is not that penicl

[@ElTheAce]

5:45 Kind of relevent but I am kinda good at coming up with really *fucked up* analogies. Particularly with sensory issues, Like touching rough jeans makes me want to yank my teeth out or the thought of vomiting makes me want to rip out stomach and hang myself with my intestines.

[@88E1GHT88]

I remember being at a camp (both stories happened in the same place with the same person) and i was covering my ears and trying to like not cry and stuff from noise and my “friend” looked at me and said “You can’t do this at school, everyone will make fun of you but you can do it here i guess but only this week we are here. Another story was this summer and we were horse back-riding and stuff and i was no longer on it- but a councelor was leading my horse and it got scared and it like reared (and landed on the councelors foot💔) later my “friend” asked why were you flapping (its what she called my hand stim thingy) when the horse did that? But like i don’t think she knows why i do it she just knows thats like an autistic trait or whatever she sow on a video- and she always yells at me to stop like stimming yk- she also related my toe walking to how barbie walked in the newish movie :- it made me realize i was doing it and i was self conscious that whole time we were at the place.. but she’s also super abusive and stuff pysichally and mentally so im like cutting off contact i have her blocked and im trying to not contact her and stuff shes gonna make it very hard when school starts though..

[@mofinadesdita6890]

Thanks for the video

[@WhoThisMonkey]

I dropped my phone on my face and the speaker went right by my ear at the "'consent applies in physical intimacy" part. 3:06 Suddenly had someone whispering softly in my ear. 😂

[@S1lver_bullet72]

I like how I’m autistic and I didn’t relate to a single thing on here accept from wearing the same shirt for a while one. I’m glad it’s only me and my mom who know about my autism. I swear that if anyone found out at school then I would be would be bullied so much

[@BrickfistYT]

@@S1lver_bullet72 and how do you know that? i related to almost all of these things.

[@earthboundnephilim2440]

I have a favorite saftey blade that I use at work and I'm probably gonna be devestated when it eventually breaks. 😂

[@Creepergirl7794.]

I watched the whole ad for the first tiktok and it enraged me so much because autism speaks makes it sound like it's something to be feared, ashamed of, thought of as a curse, or something that needs to be completely eradicated, which is completely untrue. How in the ever-loving heck on God's green earth is this company still in business or allowed to do the things it does??

[@katrinawoody6268]

But it is a curse for me anyway

[@Creepergirl7794.]

@@katrinawoody6268 It is for me too, but that doesn't mean I want it to be labeled as that

[@orionalexandersummers]

5:34 Okay, that whole tin Tok was relatable but as someone who ONLY WRITES IN BLACK INK, it's way too relatable

[@S1lver_bullet72]

I don’t really give a sht about that kinda stuff. Like say my black pen runs out halfway during a lesson then I get offered a blunt pencil then ima use it.

[@RachelLara]

Oh my god. I do the analogy thing too. I get complimented on that all the time.

[@Marzzzz111]

0:40 blud done made us a disney villain 😭😭

[@sonny2593]

Omg everything i say seems to be an analogy! Like a juke box that only plays Billy Joel

[@GuineaPig361]

2:20 Well, that's familiar. I write/type with my right hand, but I switch serving utensils and food between both hands.

[@IvyHale151]

Last girl, im exactly the same. I describe it as my nueros are crossed. More like crocheted. Everything ties together

[@saltydinonuggies1841]

5:22 I always snap at people and then five minutes later im perfectly fine and a lot of people have taken that to mean that I’m unpredictable and mean. Really they just messed with my schedule and my brain was short circuiting. (Ex, I’m sitting at a desk and they need me to move while I’m in the middle of an activity. My brain can’t handle suddenly having to stop with zero warning and I tend to snap when at whoever asked me to move) Not an excuse to be mean obviously, but now that I’m aware that’s what’s causing the issue I can explain that I didn’t intend to snap, and explain what caused the problem, so we can avoid it in the future. Luckily my bf is very understanding of the little things like that, especially if it’s just a tone change and not actual mean words. Because he knows I don’t mean it. 😅😅😅😅

[@kristenyarbrough4287]

Oooohhh...that's why I'm crazy good at analogies....

[@J1ntu]

I was enjoying the 5 tips tiktok until he kept whispering 💀 damn misophonia

[@turtleanton6539]

I dont like autism speaks

[@ezogh3826]

Neither do we 💚

[@a_little_demon]

not the only one. autism speaks sucks !

[@PssyOfTheMoon]

No one does lmao

[@turtleanton6539]

​@@ezogh3826same

[@turtleanton6539]

​@@PssyOfTheMoonthx

[@ROGU3_X1]

the analogies! oh my gosh! So me!

[@RachelLara]

Man I try to forget about that horror story of a psa

[@arurora5474]

imagine thinking that your autistic child is the reason for your divorce when instead it was probably the sexist expectation that a child is only one of the two parents' responsability and therefore ovearloading one and making them resentful towards the other who is then resentful back because they think it's owed to them to never take care of or hear about their spawn.

[@S1lver_bullet72]

Am I supposed to understand that? 🤨

[@arurora5474]

@@S1lver_bullet72 hello little troll, have you been through a divorce lately? Is that why you felt compelled to answer here?

[@Ilovemyfamily2888]

That video 5:41 I suck at coming up with analogies.

[@Yuan-ti.Abomonation]

I DO MIXED HANDED THINGS MOWOW

[@soundconjurer4380]

Ambidextrous here! Also autistic! Neat!

[@pablobarreto3587]

Shout out to misosoupkim for trying to help autistic people get laid

[@alexiakim03_]

He's so good at it!

[@GreyLynn01]

Is the first one really from autism speaks???

[@a_little_demon]

yup.

[@heavyss104]

So why is autism everyones biggest dream?

[@a_little_demon]

what do you mean ?

[@TinyRobotED-tm9rs]

Relatable

[@Astru27]

IDK ABOUT YOUR MERCHANDISE

[@TinyRobotED-tm9rs]

Lol

[@aj_autihd]

Someone fix the nose ring. Please! It’s crooked and looks weird. Also why isn’t the other nostril pierced. The symmetry is ruined!

[@Vr-variety]

Hey time to make me and other autistic people angry. Others are trying to get CIS AUTISTIC[someone who has it but dose not want autism] and TRANS AUTISTIC [someone who dose not have it but wants autism]seem normal. I can't imagine running into a trans autistic person as an actual autistic person. They run at me and I'm like ''Oh god IT'S AN ESCAPE SEQUECE AAAAAAHHHH''

[@Sh12pen]

I am having a hard time understanding what on earth was written here

[@a_little_demon]

pardon me, WHAT !?

[@rafaelschultz5140]

promo sm 😝