Autistic Person's Thoughts On Paige Layle

For today's video, I wanted to share some of my thoughts on Paige Layle, Autistic TikToker, autistic youtuber and advocate, as part of this Q&A video. As an autistic person yourself etc, what are your thought's on Paige Layle? Let us know and leave your questions below for future Q&As.
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[@IndieAndy]

What are your thoughts on TikTok and autistic TikTok creators? 👉 Autism Meltdown Playlist: bit.ly/3qCiNT8

[@Jay123hollis]

I love Tik-Tok.

[@ambam64]

Delete Tik Tok before it's too late!

[@mjm8949]

I thought you were about to hate on Paige so I was ready to throw hands 😂 glad I was wrong 😜 anyway, thank you for this video. You seem kind so I'm subscribing ❤️

[@IndieAndy]

Aww I think some people thought that as well or felt I was clickbaiting but honestly I don't see anything wrong in talking about someone who's publicly in the space when it's on topic.

[@KylaJames]

@@IndieAndy absolutely! Nothing wrong with it. A lot of people read a title and assume it’s negative when it’s not!

[@sweet_veganmomma4188]

This comment is the only reason I watched this video! I was feeling the same thing

[@ab140]

lol same

[@titaniumquarrion9838]

@@IndieAndy It is clickbait when it takes you until 11:30 to simply say you don't mind her content but otherwise know nothing about her....

[@deltatranslation7288]

I never had that “maybe I’m an alien” feeling. When I was growing up, I secretly thought I was a mutant and I just kept waiting for my powers to develop. If they ever did, my mutant powers are over analyzing, being anxious all the time, being weird of slightly inappropriate in most social settings, and the general inability to remember someone’s name that they just told

[@Ravage2010]

This.

[@Anna-fh8eh]

You said that you are anxious all the time. Some support: The crisis lines are on google. Maybe search up the instructions to. The instructions for Canada (686868), just text the word text or Text or TEXT I'm not sure which one. They are also on Quora (the phone numbers) if you search up something bad mental health related. They show up at the top. Numbers that you can call are on google. Make sure it's the right one for your country.

[@bendyalien]

literally me

[@toothfairy10133]

i just kinda saw everyone else as npcs when i was little

[@vegandinner1731]

I like what Paige is doing on KZbin she's smart with a sense of humor. Her videos make me think and challenge my own point of view about life on the spectrum.

[@stuckinthelazycorneragain4016]

Agreed! She has helped me become more aware of my own autistic traits and has informed me about things I didn't even know. I really enjoy her KZbin content, can't say anything for Tik Tok though.

[@lynndabbousi4566]

@@stuckinthelazycorneragain4016 same, she is the reason i went and got assesed, took me 20 years to spot my traits but better late than never. As of early october im officially autistic with adhd (i got a two for one neurodivergence lmao)

[@HeartSetFree123]

I think it's important that we don't 'eat our own' in the autism community. I appreciate your thoughts on Paige and your charitable response. The culture has grown so critical that it takes a lot of courage to put oneself out there to help others. It needs to be okay for someone to create content even if it doesn't suit everyone. If it's not your thing - move along and find someone else. I've seen a lot of division over issues like the symbol (puzzle piece vs infinity sign) and the name (Aspergers vs autism) and it should be okay for people to have different opinions and be in different places in their thoughts without people saying their view istheonly correct one.

[@IndieAndy]

Hi Kristi! I just feel like if we attack our own then where does that leave us? While I don't agree with every Paige has done or will probably do in the future, we cannot ignore the good she has done you know.

[@darkacadpresenceinblood]

I'm allistic and want to educate myself better and that's why I watch Paige's videos. When I clicked on yours I was really expecting you to talk about how she doesn't represent the community well and how I shouldn't watch her, it's sad that "cancel culture" is all we expect because it's so common :/ but I love Paige's videos (I really have no intention of going onto tiktok so I just watch her on here), they're really informative and she seems really kind from her content :D

[@forestequestrian9290]

My phone can definitly be very regulating, quickly de-escalating meltdowns as long as whatever is triggering the meltdown has subsided (eg. someone shouting, flashing lights etc, phone won't really help if this is still happening) And if my phone isn't working and I am at home, snuggling in bed in a dark room with a cartoon/animated movie on. Who else uses kids movies to cope with meltdowns?

[@Ravage2010]

old cartoons, tv series, old animated movies... really anything I can get lost in..

[@ShadOfDeth]

My favourite song is whatever song I am obsessing over currently therefore I don't have a true all-time favourite song since it is subject to change every couple of months or so.

[@millacernemusic]

When I obsess over a song, I hear every single instrument playing every single harmony within the song, which means I get tired of my favorite songs very quickly. For me it’s usually a matter of days. I probably have some form of auditory processing disorder, so yay for that.

[@alexanderramirez5072]

same, I'm constantly listening to like 3 to 5 songs that change every 2 months or something

[@thesincitymama]

Whenever I remember my school days, my favorite thing is that I never have to deal with those people ever again

[@paradisefound3536]

And as for Paige? She seems lovely. And Is undeniably making huge strides for autistic visibility and representation. Thor only knows I wouldn't want to be judged by a million people who've never met me.

[@EB64915]

I used to feel like an alien or different species compared to everyone else, or maybe that I was from a different time period somewhere further in the future because I just didn't understand why people did or said certain things. I also have no idea how I managed to get through the interviews I did, I had to prepare for hours just to think about physically being able to speak, and thinking about what possible questions they might ask, I guess my mask is at the point where I might aswell apply for acting roles..... (of course the interview mask is probably the most exhausting of all the masks so after an interview I can't function to do anything else anymore after that!)

[@beefjerks9335]

Woooow about the interviews WOW! That was my exact experience and i couldnt explain it. You explain everything so well. Currently going thru burnout at the moment so i come to youtube to distract myself and i am so glad I found this channel.

[@sepiaraven]

I'm 33 and only just realised I'm likely autistic, but I found myself nodding along to what you said about interviews. I've done specific interview training and I still really really struggle with them, and any self evaluation type stuff at work. When I see others at work I often realise how capable I am in comparison, but I can never quite put that across in interview the way people want us to.

[@CatLady502]

“ if you don’t do NYAAAA on a keyboard your not professional” FACTS man! Laughed so hard! Love your humor so much!

[@IndieAndy]

Hahaha yes! Thank you ☺️

[@WiwyWish]

You video showed up in my startpage finally ☺️ I love how you’re always so kind and never jugde a book by it’s cover (referring to the last answer, about Paige). Stay you and stay indie, and Let’s chat some time soon ☺️

[@IndieAndy]

Haha yes finally I'm actually doing videos which push me out to people yay! 🤣🤣🤣 I just think it's very easy to judge others based on very little info. Honestly it would be awesome to have a chat to Paige someday to actually get her point of view on stuff better than simply taking what's being said online you know.

[@basil-wb9yr]

when i have a meltdown i like to surround myself with things that are familiar to me, maybe like a special interest or a pet, something like that tends to calm me down pretty well

[@siobhan_bradleyxoxo]

I LOVE Paige and her content.

[@OctoberRust1973]

You have cool teeth. I’m 48 female and literally just starting the process of getting evaluated for possibly being on the spectrum. My story is long and I’m saddened to have gone my whole life feeling so strange and odd yet my intelligence level is high so people in general didn’t know what to make of me. Connecting the dots is a bit traumatizing and so many painful past situations are lighting up in my brain and my entire life’s narrative is being viewed through a different lenses. And yet here I am staring at your teeth, realizing I do this so much. I get distracted by something and then have to go back and re listen to what was being said. Wondering if that’s a trait of being on the spectrum.🤔

[@bee5223]

I always catch myself staring at people’s teeth, too 😅 I love teeth that have character lol there’s just something about it👌

[@zachanikwano]

@@bee5223 Don’t remember where I saw i t, but there’s a poster with a family but the dad has a unibrow and a missing tooth. Some dental ad about how the first thing you notice is his missing tooth.

[@bryanmerton5153]

Great video. Talk about change, taken me two videos to get used to your new background🤣. I hated school, but fortunately had a great home life. You are right once school is over life starts to take off! At least for me.

[@IndieAndy]

Aww haha yeah I fancied just doing a video in a different location. Might do this more often as while it's nice filming in my normal space, it's nice to change things up sometimes 🤣👍 thanks for your support 🙂

[@danivaldiviaabt2538]

In Rainbows is my favourite album as well... it's magical... Great video!

[@MaxZomboni]

I didn't even know that Paige Layle was on TikTok. But then I don't even go on TikTok and when I see TikTok videos re-posted on KZbin, they are all nothing that I would ever be interested in watching. I do however watch Paige Layle on KZbin. I believe all of her KZbin videos are autism related, and I think she does an okay job discussing autism.

[@sarahedgett6462]

Thank you for this video! I am not an autistic person but I really appreciate your point of view. Something that really resonated with me, was your experience with job interviews, being a recruiter, I see people ALL the time who I know would be great for the position, and certain things in the HM interview rubbed the hiring manager the wrong way. I am someone who (with ADHD) sometimes thinks logically and tends to be overtly honest or literal with responses, interviews for a lot of us (with Autism, ADHD or Neuro-typical) have a hard time with interviews. We need to be better at reading through the lines ❤️ thank you again for this!

[@eyrodriguezart]

In Rainbows is my favorite album as well! “All You Need” made me cry the first time I heard it because it was so beautiful 😭

[@IndieAndy]

Ooh good choice. Have to say that I love house of cards. That guitar is just pretty!

[@DavidJVMusic]

great to see you again! I'm amazed and really kind of excited that your exp is most like mine. I'm Older than you but I only found out a few years ago that I should get diagnosed(but havent). Your work experiences are mine, lol, I went down the cubical office road, glad that's over. Interviews, yes, I understood why the questions were asked but some were just .... dumb. lol ... some were just bizaar, like, your favorite color? (and I never had one)... "people are crazy" yes they are! I laughed when you said that because that is how fI feel. lol Thanks for sharing!

[@robblesmusic]

Yay new IndieAndy video :)

[@DeborahAnnsuperversatile]

I am having a super hard time with jobs and anxiety and social anxiety and communication like in interviews. Yes.

[@DeborahAnnsuperversatile]

@@disposable3167 yes. Same. It is a terrible cycle.

[@ansnfbsknanssshshbsnsndnd5438]

My brother in law is a hiring manager. He advised me to immediately tell the interviewer about my anxiety for they won't judge me for it (hopefully because it's illegal to)

[@thehermitscove7942]

Welcome back friend 😸

[@Nina9er]

I love that song. And I hear you on the interview thing.

[@josephsells4187]

Hey Andy! Hope your well! I absolutely love Mr Bean! Both the live action and the animated series. Still watch it on a regular basis. Thanks for the Q&A!

[@robinadams5987]

You have very interesting content, but I just need to tell you I absolutely love your pink bunny in the background 💗💗💗

[@Uneekname]

I also love Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” Brilliant album!

[@millacernemusic]

About the job interviews, or interviews in general, I usually role-play with my mom or my dad. My mom has been in leadership positions and she has hired people in the past, but she’s terrible at role-playing. My dad on the other hand is really good at asking the correct questions and sounding interested when I talk about music theory. I suppose you no longer live with your parents, because you’re much older than me, but you could talk to someone you know and pretend you're in a job interview. I know role-playing can be very hard for some autistic people, but for me it’s a lot easier than real life.

[@abogado2347]

I enjoyed the way you tackled the part about bullying : any chance you've (or you'll) tackle bullying more generally in a past (or future) video ?

[@IndieAndy]

Aww I don't sadly but it's something I can do a video on maybe.

[@bringer-of-change]

Hahaha!!! I feel alittle funny about the new star wars also! But the mandalorian I think is pretty sick.

[@raindropsonroses3919]

I’m the same with the special interests ✊🏻I see it as a superpower

[@tazyou11]

I love Mr. Bean, watched every episode. I also like Paige, something about her.

[@asakarlsson3133]

I listen to that final fantasy song high five you mentioned, had to turned off after 20 sec cuz it hurt my ears. Got some sensory problem when i heard it. Haha 😂

[@amandacesar4830]

Hi Andy, I agree about how challenging finding a job as an autistic person is. I'm 19 and I've been trying to get a job for months now, but had no success. My special interest is languages so I've found a way to get some money by teaching privately English and German but not anything more than 3 students at the moment. I'd like to get a job at a company where I can make just enough money to not need my parents to buy me clothes, but it's been hard. I have a question: do you disclose autism in your resume? I particularly do but I'm starting to think that is why I haven't even been called for an interview yet.

[@IndieAndy]

Aww right well disclosing autism on a resume is of course a personal choice. I personally never did this as I feel it's better to explain it in person but also as well people that read this on a resume may out their own feelings about autism to the forefront and dismiss you. While they absolutely should not do this, it is something you could change on your resume and change it to disclosing in person.

[@jonathanbalsdon6444]

Have to admit I feel a bit like Mr Bean, in that I feel as though I'm sometimes on a different planet due to being unusual compared to the rest of the world, but I kinda don't care. Got a lot of love for Mr Bean - my late paternal grandmother introduced me to him many years ago, and I loved watching one of his videos whenever we went to visit my grandparents.

[@novepipps]

You are a beautiful person.

[@caitlynlewis4539]

I loved what you said about job interviews. It makes a lot of sense that those questions could be difficult for autistic people, who tend to be very literal and have a hard time thinking in analogies, metaphors, and abstracts. So for an autistic person, the question, "What animal are you?" could be very difficult. Gives me something to think about when it comes to accommodation in the workplace. Maybe a different format for interviews would be better suited for neurodivergent individuals, such as a demonstration of skills or verbalizing problem solving given a hypothetical situation. What do you guys think?

[@angeloffish]

Love the Mr Bean animated series and got the films.

[@bringer-of-change]

I definitely do love to do the shredding on my eight string....fucking love it to death.

[@MartKart8]

I've never played Final Fantasy VII, I told someone I know about a new reveal of a Super Smash Bros Character, I've never heard of called Sephiroth and he was really excited about it, as he's played Final Fantasy VII.

[@forestequestrian9290]

Final Fantasy VII is amazing! Literally my favorite game

[@IndieAndy]

Aww the story of final fantasy vii is awesome! I got introduced to him through kingdom hearts and just fell in love with it all from there!

[@forestequestrian9290]

@@IndieAndy I just loved exploring the different worlds so much, and got super attached to this game when I was young, including the beautiful and legendary background music! I had it on PS2, and am dying to get it again in my adulthood!

[@IndieAndy]

Aww yeah same here! KH2 was the best 🤣👍

[@sofiekjrgaard666]

My thoughts on her, are that she is an awesome human being with autism - that's it

[@lianim6105]

I hope people have told you this before: you have the most beautiful eyes ive ever seen

[@IndieAndy]

Yeah surprisingly people mention it and it's still weird to me 😅😂

[@kristyw89]

@@IndieAndy they're just a really unique clear minty green (at least on my screen) very uncommon and nice looking 😁 or maybe like a silver color as well! Either way you don't see it a lot

[@diandradeeke]

yes he really has some beautiful eyes. is there a connection between eye-color and autistic traits? i read that a blueish eyecolor in males reduces extrovert character traits but i dont know anything about a link between autism and eyecolor.

[@msmoon6011]

Did you say FFVII?? Mad respect :)

[@Haru-nee]

Watched at 2x speed and it was great.

[@terriem3922]

Your accent is lovely. It sounds like Ringo Starr's. (I'm from the US)

[@angeloffish]

On favourite songs, I’m loving those by Tom MacDonald. He is a rapper. I’m not into rap, but I make an exception here. There is so much truth in his songs. Been watching the videos all week each day. Found him this week.

[@IndieAndy]

Aww that's cool! To be honest I don't mind some rappers but the music has to be good. I love Kendrick Lamar for example. His albums are quality. Another guy I like is Niko B. His not a rapper I would say, it's more spoken word with a flow. Honestly love his style!

[@mvx2066]

Love me some Tom McDonald 😍😍

[@bossyboots221]

Page Layle thoughts - 11:29

[@IndieAndy]

Can I ask how it's misleading exactly? The titles matches one of the questions in the video among the other ones so it's hardly misleading.

[@bossyboots221]

@@IndieAndy the title makes it seem like it's a video about Page Layle, when it's really a q&a vid, only addressing it at the very end. Plus the thumbnail makes it seem like you have something unpleasant to saw about her

[@IndieAndy]

Right I get that and why people would think this however I don't think that what I did was that bad honestly considering I know this would be something people would want to hear about. Ultimately with KZbin, you have to understand the way it works for video to reach people. While I do not want to title things in this way, this is what I will need to do. However I do appreciate what has been said this and I shall think more carefully about this going forward so thanks.

[@llehsaderob]

@@IndieAndy It's considered CLICKBAIT and like Ashley it made it seem like you were going to expose her or something. Having actually watched most of the video I'll bring your attention to the part about being painfully honest @7:59 and then for all intents and purposes you LIE(half truths, in this case like a 1/5 of a truth). Which then people start doubting your authenticity maybe even your actual autism. I don't think it was done with malice and certainly we let other youtubers get away with it. It's hard to explain why we let them but they'll give us a wink wink: "This is clickbait guys" or "I know this a little clickbaity" then offer the explanation. Where it's dicey(dangerous/not smart) for smaller channels if this video is the first interaction a viewer has with you, and not many people follow the adage to not judge a book by its cover you've lost the viewer. Not a big deal and take this for constructive criticism that its meant to be.

[@IndieAndy]

@@llehsaderob @rewar Firstly I haven't not lied here as I do go into my thoughts of Paige as the title and thumbnail suggest. Yes it's not what the rest of the video is about but frankly guys I shouldn't have to explain myself like I have. Other KZbinrs do this stuff all the time. Is it clickbait? At this point I would say yeah but I can't see what's bad about this honestly as the whole point of it is the draw people into the video which is what clickbait actually means. As I have said I'll take under advisement however I will do what I think is best for my channel. If that means doing more clicky titles then I will do this and I'll leave judgement to the audience whether they want to continue following or not like it should be.

[@paradisefound3536]

In rainbows! Yes!

[@Pinedirt_]

does anyone know why some people dislike Paige Layle? ive seen a few occasions of people saying she harmed autistics or something but every time i ask what she did, no one will tell me :/

[@eiden5778]

There's no reason to dislike her. All I've seen is some people who don't know anything about autism saying she's not autistic, just like they say to anyone.. Otherwise I don't see any negativity towards her, shes great and I love her personality and most her opinions align with most of the autistic community. I dont use tik tok much but ive seen some of her videos there, but she makes longer videos on youtube which i like

[@princessnugget8754]

I think the negativity came from the Mark Rober event recently, ‘cause the counter charity event was cancelled because the ASAN has been found to have harmed BIPOC people. Basically, Paige failed to react properly to the information and wanted to go ahead with the livestream, and later people didn’t see her first apology as sufficient. I’m white so it’s not my place to say whether her actions were wrong, but I do think she’s been responding and learning from the incident.

[@Pinedirt_]

@@princessnugget8754 i first saw some people saying she was harmful way before the mark rober situation, so its probably like the other reply said.

[@eiden5778]

@@JohnSmith-oc4cn hows her ”depiction on autism” misleading?? shes autistic herself and just voices her own opinion and talks about her own experiences she never claimed to be more ”right” than others.. stop trying to put people with followers at such a high standard like shes not just like anyone of us, she never claimed to be a ”role model”. she makes videos about her experiences with being autistic and opinions of things relating to autism, and people decided to follow her for that. if you’re not interested in her content you could just decide not to watch her. i dont see how any of this makes her a bad person or a reason to ”dislike” her

[@Pinedirt_]

@@JohnSmith-oc4cn uhh its all fine and good to have different opinions from eachother but what i hear is that when someone has different experiences than you and makes different choices than you think you would, despite you not knowing what they are going through, you feel they aren't of value.

[@an5683]

Me, an autistic person watching autistic person's thoughts on autistic person 👁👄👁

[@JesseDylanMusic]

It’s hard for me to watch your videos because you have crap together that I’ve never been able to get together. I know it’s different for everyone. I’ve just always thought “why can’t I do xyz??” And then I’m like. Oh. Andy does it. You have a job, you apparently don’t hate it and work full time, yet still have energy for a band and special interests, fiancée (been there but didn’t work out). Happy for you tho of course! And I’ll be watching anyway! Can relate with you a ton. I have a hard time finding dudes I can relate with.

[@beefjerks9335]

Mr bean fell out of the sky in the intro, so he is an alien in human form i think.

[@dbt2787]

Nice new background, but where's Gary the penguin?

[@IndieAndy]

Ooh this was in other room in the house. Sometimes it's nice to change things up from time to time 😊

[@dbt2787]

@@IndieAndy It is, for me even just changing the position of my desk is a nice change of scenery, Gary will be missed though!

[@itisntevenagoodone]

When I was younger I was scared by Mr Bean 🤣

[@Jjarmyboy]

bruh she said something ab the video and i knew i had to find it, hope its a good vid

[@thetonytaye]

wait paige did?? when?

[@tfurxrdftrxrdrdtf]

I like her vids

[@mikiavidan508]

How old were you when you became aware that you’re autistic? I have 2 autistic boys, my 8 year old is non verbal with complex needs and my 6 year old is verbal, attends mainstream school and doesn’t see himself as autistic because he’s not like his brother. He also knows that I’m autistic but he doesn’t feel like my experience is anything like his. Is age 6 too young to embrace a diagnosis?

[@IndieAndy]

I was told about my diagnosis when I was 10 from my mum. I think that while 6 may seems young, maybe slowly introducing it to them is more helpful than not saying anything. Because it gives them the opportunity to know why they are the way they are but also the get support with that. Hope that helps.

[@alannacarlson6715]

You have the lightest green eyes I think I've ever seen.

[@conservativedragon]

Rip

[@alexawermuth1219]

I think Im autistic. I cant handle change or new environments, hate shopping, and job interviews are just insanely incredibly hard I am the smartest one in my family and the lowest paid. How is this not taken into account for the Americans with Disabilities Act. We should get written interviews.

[@Unknown-xw9rf]

Rip

[@carimavandijk1091]

10:29 jesus... your eye color is fucking beautiful

[@rebeccalavoy6655]

Yes, people are weird, excluding me 🤣

[@ClaireCambridge]

Hi Andy love your content - I have a channel where I discuss autism and would like if you checked it out - it’s called woodshed theory thanks!

[@animgreppi]

Unholfuckingshit ! You sir have perfect teeths !

[@auroraswarriors]

I like Paige and think what she is doing is great, but she does seem to have a pretty negative way of talking about neurotypicals. Plus most of her content is completely stolen from Chloé Hayden who has been doing KZbin for 6 years

[@pepsyboo]

I don’t think Paige steals from Chloe Hayden, I think a lot of what paige talks about is just stuff that a lot of people in the community talk about. I’ve seen Chloe do the same. A lot of our talking points are bounced around a lot

[@stuckinthelazycorneragain4016]

@@pepsyboo I just wanted to say I second this. I follow both Paige and Chloe they're great. I don't think having similar content/topics is bad because as they both emphasise autistic people are different from each other so their own opinions, struggles etc will be different therefore sharing the same thing but from different people can be a really good way to show how different we are from each other.

[@IndieAndy]

Yeah I have to say that alot of us autistic creators do alot of cross over from time to time and some might think we steal each others ideas. But there is only so many things you can do with the topic before people start to talk about the same thing. Personally, I think it's about who is delivering the content. While I do like both Paige and Chloe, I kind of feel their ideals are very similar and their points of view are similar too. Maybe that's where some of these feelings come from.

[@trevourjackson-carpenter]

I used to like Paige but back in April, she made a group chat unsafe for BIPOC autistic people and I have friends who were in that group chat. I stopped supporting her after that

[@catherinedesrochers]

You are not the first Autistic KZbinr who are been asked about Paige Layle. I don’t get why people keep asking about her to autistic KZbinrs

[@IndieAndy]

And I don't imagine I'll be the last either. Guess people ask because she's obviously very well known in the space which is fair enough.

[@catherinedesrochers]

Definitely!

[@IndieAndy]

But what I will say though is that we should all try to work together. At the moment, I'm not feeling that sense of community between creators but I would like for this to change and I guess by sharing how I feel I hope it encourages others to think before passing judgement you know.

[@catherinedesrochers]

The KZbinrs I follow gives me a feeling of community a lot which makes me happy as I agree that this is an absolute necessity. I like the though you express on the Autism topic. I feel someone especially kind here.

[@olejoergenmalm16]

She’s wrong about a lot of things.

[@okr7944]

i like your eye color and teeth they remind me of vampires/pos

[@ambam64]

90% of the video= questions about unrelated things 10% of the video= actually talking about Paige Layle

[@dmreddragon6]

A little click bait, to bring in views. At least it is in the content.

[@ElevatorWasher5000]

Well I mean I do miss him

[@PaigeRobins-ky4qc]

🌈🏳️‍🌈🫂👍

[@berdooli3326]

I don’t mind her talking about her experiences on the spectrum but I don’t care for when she discusses politics as she has in a few vids. Too leftist for my tastes

[@IndieAndy]

Hmm fair enough but I guess when you've done so much on talking about autism, you want to do different stuff I guess. Personally politics isn't my thing either regardless of its left or right.

[@wannabehistorian371]

Isn’t Paige the anti-medicalist TikTok brat who basically called Mark Rober an ableist? I was actually recommended your channel as an alternate voice that isn’t like her.

[@IndieAndy]

Hmm I couldn't really say anything about the anti-medicalist comment but she did push for the alternative charity event in direct opposition to the Mark Rober one. I did get some of her motives but I definitely felt there are ways of doing it that are more civil.

[@wannabehistorian371]

@@IndieAndy Yeah she didn’t really give off a good vibe to me.