Faking Autism Spectrum Disorder Is Getting Worse

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@michelle_mana Жыл бұрын

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@toriamigo Жыл бұрын

I hate it when people say "touch of the tism"

@Victoria08822 7 ай бұрын

My boyfriend and I are autistic and we call each other tismd up or touched by tism

@Kshahrewa_r Жыл бұрын

I'm professionally diagnosed with autism. I was diagnosed when I was 13 years old, and for an AFAB person that's considered young. I don't like fake claiming people, I really don't care if they're faking. The thing that annoys me is how glamorized it is online. The autism sleeping position video is so odd to me. Tell me if I'm wrong but, aren't those just normal ways to sleep? It annoys me so much that people will just see a video like that and it will lead them down the tik tok autism rabbit hole. I was on the internet for a year or two before my autism diagnosis, and the way it's shown there made me think I actually didn't have ASD. I thought, oh I must not have ASD because I'm not quirky like them. I thought I must have ADHD instead of autism for years because of the glamorization of autism I was seeing that wasn't lining up with my experience. I've met a few people irl who are self diagnosed with autism off of tik tok and immediately try to make friends with me because it's widely known and obvious around my school that I'm on the spectrum. I didn't understand that that was why these people were trying to be my friends at first, but I started realizing there was this pattern of self diagnosed autistic teenagers befriending me for the autism points and then leaving me when they realized I actually had autism, and wasn't just some quirky kid who plays too much genshin impact. (I mean...that too) Sorry I know this was all over the place, I struggle with organizing my thoughts. I hope it made sense though

@thetickedoffpianoplayer4193 2 ай бұрын

So people are actually self diagnosing just from TikTok? Usually when people talk about self diagnosis in the autistic community it's doing in-depth research.

@rstar7183 21 күн бұрын

These are not people from the autistic Community for people who are on the autism spectrum these are people who are looking for an identity. Usually they've also been in the lgbtq community which has led to a widespread myth that autistic people are naturally the same as lgbtq people Etc which has led to bigger problems and issues for accuracy in the autistic people's area . I don't know who they are on the lgbtq side or intersectionality blah blah blah side who decided that they could absorb the autistic People's voice but it needs to stop immediately. @@thetickedoffpianoplayer4193

@ShinkeiDEI 2 ай бұрын

I am diagnosed professionally as autistic and life has been hard a stressful, I do not appreciate when clout chaser take it so lightly. Thank you for talking about this respectfully :3

@budgetforsuccess835 10 ай бұрын

I did extensive research and ruled out other diagnoses while trying to get an official diagnosis. Three professionals told me I am not autistic but because I knew that was wrong I finally got a professional that would listen to me and got my diagnosis. I self diagnosed for 5 years while trying to get my official one. Having multiple college degrees in psychology related fields aided in my research so in my case self-diagnosis helped me to not give up.

@angryunicornproductions2633 9 ай бұрын

Yay great job

@peace5850 6 ай бұрын

So three trained professionals said no and one said yes? What was wrong with the other trained professionals? Or what in your particular presentation was making them not see you correctly? I'm about to do my first and I know I'm autistic I just fear they won't see me as I know I am.

@budgetforsuccess835 6 ай бұрын

@@peace5850 I did not know what I was getting into and because I was masking so highly they were unable to see my autism. The third one was Autistic and told me that I don’t even know how autistic I really am because the test I took for masking was so high I just didn’t know how to really let myself be. Unfortunately as an adult autism is a lot harder to diagnose as it reveals itself differently in each person. The first 3 I saw gave me explanations that I couldn’t be autistic because I looked at them or I smiled and I don’t sound like a robot.

@Jay-ug8kl Жыл бұрын

I'm professionally diagnosed with Autism and got diagnosed at 11 and im AFAB, I'm pretty lucky because of that but seeing people pretend its a silly quirky thing to have and then if someone stims in a way they don't find appealing they'll insult them. When i see fakers on tiktok its so disrespectful and usually is infantilizing or just downright insulting.

@ResidentGhostz Жыл бұрын

Thank you for talking about this and calling it out. I didn't get diagnosed until I was 22 and it was something I was very uncomfortable with, especially because of the way people (tiktok teens) portray it as something cute and quirky. It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it's not okay for people to romanticize it. Fav sea creature is the angler fish :)

@_pan-tastic_28 Жыл бұрын

In terms of sea creatures, I’m partial to the extinct variety. Specifically mosasaurs. They are a group of predatory marine reptiles that emerged during the early to middle cretaceous period. They were closely related to monitor lizards, and the largest species known (Mosasaurus Hoffmani) could grow up to around 40 feet long and accelerate from 0 to 30 miles per hour in a single second.

@cortmadril2142 Ай бұрын

Wow! That’s so cool!👍 I’m into dinosaurs. How about you?

@mochizzmo5266 8 ай бұрын

Look at what Ramona Flowers did to an entire generation of women

@madelinenumbers982 Жыл бұрын

I am late diagnosed autistic. I have mixed feelings on this video. Overall I think this is a well intentioned video that brings up some interesting points. I agree that claiming that autism (or ADHD) isn't a disability is harmful! I also agree there are many videos that promote harmful stereotypes (such as the manic pixie dream girl) that may lead to dangerous feshitizations. I do feel there are aspects from this video that are harmful though. I would appreciate for you to learn from the autistic community about why many support self diagnosis and to make a follow up video addressing these concerns. First, self diagnosis is valid. Idk anyone who has self diagnosed that hasn't spent a lot of time doing research, consulting friends, and really reflecting on themselves. Getting an official diagnosis can have a lot of negative effects (like not being able to work certain jobs or move to some countries) and sometimes it's not safe, affordable, or accessible to get a diagnosis. Second, I feel like you're nitpicking SILLY content from autistic content creators (like the amazing autistic artist and advocate Courtney Ahn who you should apologize to). Many of these videos are just perspective and slice of life videos from autistic creators, and not meant to be a niche diagnostic criteria. It hurt to see videos that I (as an autistic person) can relate to in a compilation about faking autism. I get that the videos are sharing experiences that are not exclusive to autism necessarily, but I don't think it calls for the "white lives matter"-esque energy. Again, I don't think that's you're intention, but it gives an ick factor to me. I feel like this video has potential to cause harm to undiagnosed autistic people who are trying to figure out if they're autistic or not. It might make people feel like they are faking being autistic or won't be believed. To anyone questioning if they're autistic I highly recommend reading Unmasking Autism by Dr Devon Price.

@ellaboobella8770 4 ай бұрын

Well said, and needed to be said. I’m late diagnosed, and I didn’t have other people add their input about me… because there’s no one to do that. I have no friends, and my siblings and I have been estranged for most of my life. So it was me, and that’s it. Thankfully they could do the assessment anyway. I self-diagnosed at first while seeking to get an official diagnosis, and what I was doing was looking to rule out autism. I was told “A neurotypical person isn’t going to try and self-diagnose.” Since I was late diagnosed I’m overwhelmed with imposter syndrome and grief about the life I could’ve had that couldn’t happen because white little girls couldn’t possibly have autism. My entire life was a struggle, and I spent my entire life not understanding why people bullied me and why I couldn’t make friends. I’m not rich, so paying for an official diagnosis was something I had to consider carefully, and I had to be reasonably sure I needed the assessment to make paying for one worthwhile.

@thetickedoffpianoplayer4193 2 ай бұрын

Dang I wish she would have responded to that.

@EW-ed6kd Ай бұрын

As an autistic I completely disagree with self diagnosis being valid

@thetickedoffpianoplayer4193 Ай бұрын

@@EW-ed6kd I believe it's a first step, but I feel kinda icky about self diagnosed people trying to be autistic influencers.

@EW-ed6kd Ай бұрын

I’m AFAB and actually autistic (diagnosed). The videos of people online saying “these are signs of autism” are really annoying. It’s always cute, quirky shit. I keep items with spots, even if they’re garbage. I have no friends at all. 26 years old and I’ve had two friends my entire life. Not even in college. I have never hung out with anyone or even exchanged numbers or snaps. I have to think of where to look, how to move, and how to blink when I talk to people. It’s exhausting. And I HATE the idea of autism not being a disability. It IS. It’s HARD. Socialization (the key diagnostic criteria for autism) is so extremely difficult. It’s not just being unbothered by the way people see you. I will add that I’ve had a service dog for nine years now and they’ve changed my life. Engaging in conversations with a tether to something I am comfortable talking about (my dog) is a huge help. It breaks the social barrier. And when I feel like an idiot because something small is about to make me cry then I can distract myself with his fur or play.

@aileenmarzanna 3 ай бұрын

I was professionally diagnosed with PDD (which later became Asperger's Syndrome in the DSM-IV) back in 1991. Back then that was a big deal, I was pulled out of various gifted programmes and put into special education that was little more than behavioural daycare. I hated that diagnosis for most of my life because I felt like it had unjustly robbed me of my ability to create my own niche in life which even caused me to avoid any sort of mental health support or therapy until the mid-2010's, instead, for decades I would just change jobs frequently and drink to deal with the stress. Only towards the mid-2010's, aspie behaviour became more normalised, and as such, people seemed to be genuinely more understanding for some time, that was, until the pandemic and subsequent rise of self-diagnosis and people with level 0.5 ASD telling everyone what to do and how to act. I used to be okay with self-diagnosis, thinking that, if someone really thinks they have this, I guess they should be given the benefit of the doubt, thinking about my own experiences and how much that diagnosis ruined my life back in the 1990's. Nowadays, I hate it, especially those who then go around and start explaining what ASD is and isn't to everyone who wants or doesn't want to hear. Thank you for this video. We need more of this.

@ackzk Жыл бұрын

Sensory, sleep, digestive, allergy, skin problems are comorbid with neurodivergency. My family makes me feel like crap over them, when it literally isn't my choice. Wish I lucked out. 😭

@ackzk Жыл бұрын

Kinda hate when people are like " touch of the 'tism" instead of saying they have some autistic traits, because they could bordering on being autistic and allistic. It's called 'broad autism phenotype' or BAP, which is common for the relatives of autistic individuals (side of the family passing it on).

@Bluephantasm-m2y 5 ай бұрын

Ppl think autism is a personality quirk these days I can't!!!!

@BubSodaPop 3 ай бұрын

Ok so I hate,hate,HATE when people say "Oh your not autistic because of a 30-second tiktok video"!

@ErichRaeder Ай бұрын

One of the most disconcerting things inhave noticed with Self Dx is that they are now hooking up with Anti psych and are demanding full abolishment of the DSM Manual and there are even academics that are starting to say that as well

@angelinaburkhard2643 2 ай бұрын

My Therapist told me that "everyone is a little bit autistic" Well, I don't go to therapy anymore...

@sarakshik Жыл бұрын

The first tiktok is problematic in itself because the creators of The Big Bang Theory debunked people's theories that Sheldon is on the spectrum, confirming that he is just a quirky character and in no way a representation for the ASD community. So yeah, some quirks and symptoms are NOT equal to a diagnosis

@superzooperhaze6597 9 ай бұрын

the sheldon argument isn't a good one becuase the reason the creators said they didn't make him canonically autistic is because his "quirks" often end up being the butt of the joke and they can't do that if he's an autistic character. that's actually why i stopped watching. they made a character that is a mirror of me, a formally diagnosed (albeit late diagnosed, i was 23) autistic person, and then said "but he's NOT autistic so we can bully him on the show in the same ways you were bullied in real life and it's funny!"

@seatherny_y 28 күн бұрын

someone who was diagnosed with autism and who was not able to talk when i was younger i cant stand the people who fake this

@Eeeeehhh Жыл бұрын

Two things I'd like to share on this topic: 1. the spectrum thing is often interpreted in different ways but I think it's not about being on it or not, but about where on the spectrum of human variety and existing etc you are. And I think that because 2. most symptoms are something that everyone can relate to in different ways, but one important criteria in diagnosing a disorder is if the symptoms majorly disrupt more than one part of life (work, social, etc.). If we tested everyone a lot of people would have diagnosis but no use from it because they can cope just fine. A diagnosis is just a way of acknowledging that a person has the need for certain services and it opens the door for that.

@jegaevi7371 7 ай бұрын

I agreed with your opinion on TikTok and self-diagnosing via watching these videos, yet I think it is crucial to acknowledge that there are autistic people who don't have access to mental health care and an official diagnosis. In my case, I've struggled through my whole life, I was always bullied, ostracised and confused. I used to have exhaustion every day I left my home and I always thought that's how everyone else feels, they are just stronger than me and I am weak and lazy. I also got very bad migraines every day that would not go away and I had to lie down in a dark and quiet room for hours after I got home. This is not the full list, I speak very quietly, I have auditory processing issues, sensitivity to different textures, difficulty with eye contact etc, but the list is too long to write it here. The reason I started thinking I was autistic was because I met an autistic guy and he basically behaved the exact same way as my brother and dad, which I found odd, given I thought they were both neurotipical. So I started reading books and after reading about 10 and also meeting other autistic people I realised that I've literally never related to anyone like I related to them and the books I've read (especially the books written by autistic women) and I wanted to get and official diagnosis. I got an appointment, the first thing the doctor said after I told him why I was there that there are no autistic adults, only children. I asked if he meant that one doesn't turn autistic as an adult and he said no, autistic adults just do not exist. And then he said he can give me ADHD meds if that's what I am here for. It would suppress my appetite, which would be great because I am fat. He asked me if I had any problems with my attention, I replied no and then he prescribed the ADHD meds... The same doctor proceeded to write me a five page long hate mail after I reported him to the clinic in which he called me mentally disturbed and stupid and trauma dumped about his personal life. I won't be perusing an official diagnosis after this. I won't subject myself to more trauma. This was abbreviated, a lot of other things happened during that appointment. I started implementing things like wearing earplugs and other things to help me manage my life. Since then I don't have migraines and I am still tired, but not exhausted. I started unmasking and now I am a whole different person. Everyone keeps saying that I was always so depressed and dejected and now I am very cheerful and bubbly. Self-diagnosis literally changed my life for the better and at this point I don't care if anyone thinks it is invalid, I am definitely not going back to suppressing and suffering. Unfortunately, our mental health care system is not modern enough to help people like me, so I have to help myself. I think this is more than valid, especially given that I've spent about 4 years researching (and also being in denial and continuously questioning everything because I wanted to be "normal").

@Matty272 7 ай бұрын

There’s also a lot of TikTok videos by people who are ACTUALLY diagnosed autistic. I went into a deep dive recently, and honestly didn’t find much people who fall into the “fake autistic “ “trend” that seems to be sweeping TikTok.

@jegaevi7371 7 ай бұрын

@@Matty272 I think people just don't know what autism is, they saw a stereotype of it in movies or maybe met a five year old white boy who is autistic, and if someone does not fit these stereotypes they will conclude that they are a faker. But what I have seen tho is pathologizing normal behaviour and generalizing. I am talking about videos like "If you wiggle your toes you might be autistic" which are indeed harmful.

@jegaevi7371 5 ай бұрын

dinahn6955 Do I really need to list off all my struggles to you? Why do you make such assumptions when you don't see the whole picture? And it is not about accommodations or diagnosis. It is about finally getting an explanation for why I am the way I am, and finding other people who are like me. Finding a community and an identity. I am just gonna list off a few things and please tell me what kind of magical self-care I can use to fix them: 1. I have a hard time recognising faces/people. Even people who are close to me. 2. I tick physically and verbally. 3. I can only read basic facial expressions, I am confused most of the time. 4. I miss social cues and I only realise later or not at all. 5. I am naive and people take advantage of me all the time because I can't read their intentions. 6. I don't understand jokes if it is not painfully obvious that it's a joke and I will take it literally. 7. I don't understand what people say to me because I don't process the information fast enough if there are other stimuli. 8. I do skin picking. 9. I have shutdowns and go non-verbal if I get overstimulated or I have to act normal for a prolonged time. 10. I can feel my clothes all over my body and I can barely tolerate it. 11. I offend people all the time when I don't mean to. 12. I have trouble making friends and maintaining relationships. 13. I have really long meltdowns, the longest one was around 30 hours, where I sob uncontrollably and hit myself/things and I don't drink or eat anything. 14. At certain times I feel absolutely no empathy for something I *should* (like the death of my great grandma) and sometimes I feel an overwhelming amount like when my dog passed away. The list goes on, but that's all I am comfortable sharing.

@peace5850 6 ай бұрын

Purple starfish!!! (Pisaster ochraceus)

@mallagecko6093 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah fellow autistic late diagnosed ❤ another great video so validating

@sleepyhumanbeing Ай бұрын

Late diagnosed autistic person here, I was diagnosed at 27. I've been in and out of therapy for over 15 years and the person who diagnosed me was shocked, that no one recognised my autism before... sadly where I live there is still little information about autism, but it's getting better with each year! I also make content on TikTok and sometimes I also do funny short content about weird stuff I do/struggle with, because I am autistic, but I always put a disclaimer, that this is no way to diagnose yourself, this is just something I specifically struggle with, because I am autistic and it's caused by my autism, but any other person might relate to it as well from the same or a different perspective. And in my mother tongue I actually make long videos about certrain struggles and problems as an autistic person, and i review studys and stuff like that. Some of these videos that you showed are kinda funny, like the one were the person just woke up, like I get that, it's kinda funny, but I do see, where uneducated people might understand it the wrong way. Other videos that you showed are just weird and back in the days these were the kind of videos that made me question, if I even have autism, because I wasn't like them... so sometimes I tried masking to be like the people in the videos, because only then could I be autistic... so weird. But now that I know a lot more about autism, I am not confused by these kind of videos anymore, but I know other people might be. Back to my videos, even when I put a disclaimer that this is no way to self diagnose yourself with anything, some people still do and it annoys me, but making funny little videos about my struggles also helps me cope, so I dont wanna stop doing them, just because some people cannot read the disclaimer. Oh and the person who said autism is not a disability? Ouch... no, just no.. it's very disabeling..

@HeyyyitsLissy Ай бұрын

I once was asked if I knew sign language bc I wasn’t doing a great job of masking & my hands in my lap were really goin. Moment lives in my brain forever lol - It ain’t dancing

@TinyFlyThing 5 ай бұрын

I can't even name ONE seacreature as a favorite, i think i love all of them D: But i specially love the false killerwale (because it's cute and cool)

@plursocks Жыл бұрын

I can relate to a lot of autism videos online... because I am ADHD and they can both present very similarly.

@cortmadril2142 Ай бұрын

Yeah, when I was being assessed for autism I thought I might have ADHD too, but when I got my results it turned out I was just autistic, no ADHD. So yes they both have overlapping traits and I can relate to some of the struggles that ADHD people experience.

@Livinginthegrayarea 5 ай бұрын

You might want to rethink this video. I know it was with good intentions, but you are only seeing the black and white of it all. ❤ Self diagnosis is not the problem. It’s the lack of research and lack of looking within, before doing so that’s the problem.

@Hydrothe1 Жыл бұрын

Been watching your vids for about a year now. Really hope your channel gets massive. Also, you look absolutely amazing in this video.

@prussian7 2 ай бұрын

@ 1:00 Because I have had people tell me "You don't look Autistic."

@0rbeez Жыл бұрын

My diagnosis with autism was really weird and honestly quite nerve-wracking. When I aged out of my past psychiatrist, he gave me a list of places to check out in the future. They were all autism specialists. I was quite confused bc he’d never mentioned anything about autism to me before?? Called him and he said that he didn’t really feel the need to tell me, since I could talk???? He also never said anything to my parents or my gp, so this was all out of left field from my perspective. I then make an appointment with a specialist to get tested, only to show up and be told that autism is already on my file! We went over most of the screening questions anyways, since I really wanted to make sure that my apparent diagnosis wasn’t a mistake. I’m told that yes I do have autism, and when talking to my friends about it, most of them thought I already knew I had it lol Also my favourite deep sea creature is the blobfish!! Lookit the soggy fish man!!

@mikaschinfarbe 2 ай бұрын

Maybe I'm late, but my favorite sea animal is definitely a oceanic whitetip shark

@alaap4587 Жыл бұрын

i was diagnosed with asd and adhd about. a year ago, now my psycholagist/psyciatrist (yes i dont know what the diffrences between them are and yes i dont know how to spell it) both think i have bipolar disorder and still adhd but not asd anymore??? idk its confusing because the diagnosis took like a year with countless of inerviews with not only me but also my teachers and parents, and now theyre just taking it away? thing is, i show many clear symtoms when you get to know me, as in stimming or being overwhelmed by sounds, textures, physical touch. but one thing that has made this whole suitation worse for me, is people online faking it. thing is im still a child, i dont know whats right or wrong, and everythings confusing me. i think people really need to faking it, and if your gonna raise awarness they need to get their facts right, because not only are they confusing me (a person that is diagnosed) theyre influsing thousands of people by thinking that this is how it is, that we are crazy. i have no idea whats real and not. its so stupid.

@porcelain_kiss 5 ай бұрын

I feel like people just want a differemt label for thrir anxiety

@Stolasupremecy 3 ай бұрын

1:15 Multiple like i think 2nof mt friends and my bf are diagnosed with asd, and they all are pretty sureni have asd, but even with that, i always tell people thst im nit diagnosed

@justintime2713 Жыл бұрын

that's like the whole zodiac thing when people say because they are bold they must be a leo. I thought you just had to be human to be bold. The zodiac movement has been taken. Matching characteristics with months of the year limits your flexibility.

@sarahgibbons9737 Жыл бұрын

Lmao I am not judging for sure she might be autistic but OMG I took one look at her food and was no no no all the way through. Chicken nuggets is an autism joke in the UK for a reason. All those mixed textures and flavours. Nooo. . And fave animals Monkeys and Apes 🤎🐒🤎

@cortmadril2142 Ай бұрын

Not everyone with autism has rigid diets. I can eat almost anything except olives.