tiktoks by, for and about neurodivergent and/or mentally ill ppl - episode 7

[@intellectualInsectoid]

tic warning at 12:20 skip to 12:36 to avoid

[@tuesdaywithanh]

Thank you so much :)

[@charlotte6154]

tysm

[@ghostlyvendetta]

Thank you.

[@ghost-hn2lh]

why do tics need a warning? (sorry if this sounds rude at all, i’m just genuinely curious and want to be educated)

[@switchblade.saints]

@@ghost-hn2lh sometimes, it can trigger other people’s tics, which ofc isnt fun so it can be good to skip over them bc watching other people tic is a trigger for some! other people aren’t triggered by it, but its there for the people who are /nm /gen

[@ameliegifford1477]

DUDE THE KID FREAKING OUT ABOUT THE MONKEY TOY MADE ME SO HAPPY I WANTTT

[@meowman69420]

ME TOO! THEIR JOY WAS CONTAGIOUS! :D

[@omegadragons321]

i wonder what happens if you throw the toy off a cliff

[@bakedgoldfish45]

@@omegadragons321 WEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeee- **crunch**

[@cowboy3547]

because I have no freinds and don't know where else to say but really want to im gonna give yall some bug facts bc um uh 1. rhino beetles are the strongest beetle in the world (but they cant hurt humans) 2. some beeltes dont mind being held 3. bees make 2 tons of honey each year 4.cicadas all come out of the ground at once to s c r e a m 5.Some leaf bugs have rows of tubercles on their antennae that when rubbed together make sounds to ward off predators i have more but i forgot them edit: I got more! 6. cicadas live for up to 14 years underground, and only a week above. 7. (you probabaly know this) female preying mantis eat the male immediatly after mating non-bug facts 1. some fungi grow inrtwined with tree's roots and alert the tree of possible threats 2. that "fresh grass smell" is actually the grass warning the other patches of grass that theyre's danger 3. peanut allergies are sometimes caused by eating peanut butter when youre under the age of three 4. jupiter has 69 moons. hehe 69 ive got more bug facts! 1. there's this indian bee (i really need to start remembering the names) that cooks a wasp alive if it enters it's hive. It does this by piling on the wasp and vibrating. 2. ants dont have lungs and they calculate their steps 3. sometimes bees will fall asleep in flowers in pairs. in this case, they hold each other's hands and feet while sleeping. it kinda looks like theyre cuddling 4. bees dance to communicate 5. the vulture bee makes honey from dead animal's meat ill get more later i promise

[@kate.6262]

OOO that's COOL So basically bees make an elephant worth of honey a year-

[@cowboy3547]

@@kate.6262 YEYE ITS SO WEIRD although i like beetles more, bees are actually born aduts, and just like ants, the queen is the only male while the owrkers are female

[@mattie2737]

Bugs are cool asf also cicadas are SO annoying

[@cowboy3547]

@@mattie2737 cicadas are really weird bc they stay underground for up to 17 years and only live for about a week above ground

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

I have a pet darkling beetle and it is very sweet

[@garydoq]

When COVID started, I really unmasked, like, I started stimming, saying what I wanted, and letting myself shut down when I needed to. I didn’t have people constantly looking at me, so I started acting like myself. I’m currently wondering if I’m autistic, or if I just have ADHD. I don’t want to make this long, but sometimes I get shut down, and I really don’t feel like talking. It’s usually after a big test, or a long day, or after being overstimulated. I can’t tell when people are joking, all the time. Anyways, I might get a psychological evaluation soon, so I hope things might finally get settled Also, if anyone has any advice, that'd be nice. For info, I got diagnosed with ADHD about eight years ago, when I was eight, I was never taught about it's connection to autism, or that it makes me neurodivergent. I identified as female when I was diagnosed. (I use he/they pronouns now)

[@OnyxLotus]

Honestly, maybe. Autism and ADHD are often comorbid and/or misdiegnosed as eachother. A disappointing about of doctors will knowingly misdiagnose someone with ADHD when they know they have autism because the doctor thinks the ADHD diagnosis will "help" them more

[@cleticiaas00]

@@OnyxLotus this ^ Also, AFAB go really undiagnosed with autism. I'm really happy that you're looking for different professional opinions. I hope you get the help needed to feel better

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

@@OnyxLotus Actually it's because there is medication for adhd and there isn't for autism, and they make more money if they misdiagnose the person as adhd. I wish it was 100% of the time actually about "helping" since that's atleast done with some misguided wishes of wellbeing for the person being diagnosed

[@garydoq]

@@cleticiaas00 thanks

[@OnyxLotus]

@@orbismworldbuilding8428 trueee. What I heard was basically that doctors were buying into the stigma around autism and sort of not wanting their patients to be autistic/be affected by that stigma but yeah the medicine thing makes way more sence

[@OnyxLotus]

That first one was such an a-ha moment like my symptoms have been kicked up to 11 and I was like "why is it suddenly worse? Am I somehow faking it? Am I subconsciously making it worse now that I'm learning about autism?" (Gotta love imposter syndrome) but DUH I'm just not fucking masking as much and FINALLY being my authentic self for the first time in fucking years

[@chaples_]

I stopped masking at 11 too but than ended up with imposter syndrome about my autism and gender dysphoria...so that's fun! (hj/)

[@painland]

LITERALLYYY IVE STARTED LIKE FLAPPING MY HANDS A LOT WHICH I NEVER DID BEFORE COVID AND I FEEL LIKE IM FAKING IT ITS SO ANNOYING

[@moeshrooms385]

I feel the same way, though about ADHD. As soon as I started to learn about it the more symptoms I realized I had, but I constantly feel like I'm just faking it. Knowing that it's a common thing for people with ADHD to go through was validating, but I still question myself a lot. And the idea of masking confuses me sometimes? Like I don't know when I'm masking or not. Before lockdown, I remember doing this thing whenever I was talking to different people I'd always change the way I acted to mimic them to fit in more, does that count as masking? And sometimes during class, I just wouldn't be able to shut myself up and I felt so embarrassed. Is that an example of like not being able to mask? Sorry for rambling, just wanted to share my thoughts ig lol?

[@Mendoxs_]

me too. this just popped up in my recommended and _only now_ (15 yrs old) I'm noticing all of these 'odd' things I do I've literally never seen or heard anyone else do. Like how I touch my face in one form or another, it just happens randomly and I never think about it, or how I can't fall asleep unless something is covering the lower part of my face, how I just say "mwrah" as a reaction/response (?) and a lot of other things. I decided I'm just going to "unhinge" myself and try to do whatever my brain feels like doing just to see what happens and then I can self diagnose or something

[@dio_hoestar_4204]

Same. I was scared that I was faking it, especially since I got diagnosed recently.

[@Moth_feeet]

why’d you have to hit me with that last one...my crumbling brain can’t handle love

[@nxhkkvfx_v7314]

Same which kind of doesn’t make sense my parents show affection towards me (mom>dad) and I’m not an only child I have six siblings which means I have people I can talk to but I choose not to also partly because we never are affectionate towards each other and maybe that’s why but also I never had people I could talk to about my feelings with and care for me like showing they care about my feeling and maybe that’s why. I never really had anyone I could talk to ever not my parents siblings or friends (cause I don’t have any lol :P) damn I just semi realized kind of lol you don’t have to reply just felt like venting a little 人(_ _*)

[@YurgenLeitnerNotInThisEconomy]

right ? sounded kinda like a comfort character of mine as well like TwT

[@recremy207]

Last time I was this early I thought I was straight

[@alyssapeterson3006]

With that profile pic you anit (Jk I would never assume, i just love she ra, and well the show is... ya know if ya know)

[@recremy207]

@@alyssapeterson3006 you are indeed correct abt the pfp lol

[@rockyy1740]

the end of the first one made me very happy bc my adhd symptoms have gotten so much more severe over quarantine, which has made me doubt myself over whether or not i have it. very swag, poster of the first one, very swag. -theo

[@analaurapalacioscabrera4494]

When i readed your profile name, i kinda giggled, your system name, i like it (No offense) :)

[@rockyy1740]

@@analaurapalacioscabrera4494 thank you! i pride myself in the pun, i’m glad it could make you smile :)) -theo

[@analaurapalacioscabrera4494]

@@rockyy1740 That's really cool Theo!

[@beep3242]

Heyyy, same! Looking back I can see all the signs but I just never had time to realize. The memory issues and the executive dysfunction added up and I had to face it, FINALLY

[@lilym-j4954]

Every time I watch on of your "tik toks for nd peeps" I play the fun game called ... "Am I ND, or do I just have anxiety with some other things?" As well as the game .. "Am I Self Diagnosing or do I need to talk to a Psychiatrist? "

[@nervous_young_inhuman]

Actually self diagnosing can be the first step to getting a diagnosis, it's just important to actually educate yourself about it before you self diagnose and ofc its always the best to talk to a professional to get the right diagnosis

[@lilym-j4954]

@@nervous_young_inhuman Thank you so much. I think I need to do some reading this week before I meet with my thErAPiSt and then talk to her about it. I rly appreciate it, honestly. Sometimes I need to hear the encouragement from others before I have the courage to make a step myself.

[@nervous_young_inhuman]

@@lilym-j4954 I'm glad I could help😊

[@Pajama_Plants]

@@tinywhineygrimeylad4445 same though 😬

[@cursed_cole]

the first time i felt comfortable unmasking in front of my family, they told me i was faking and (jokingly) told me that they didn’t have time for a kid with tics and stims... they didn’t hear about my SI for almost a year because i was afraid they’d ruin it for me... they won’t allow me to get tested for ADHD or anything else because i mask so well at school, it doesn’t really affect my schoolwork and that’s the only thing they care about sorry for ranting but i just needed to get it off my chest. thanks for your posts, love your videos!

[@tmack1337]

I know it's seems scary to unmask and just be your natural self, but please do it! Masking leads to burnout and mental health issues like depression. You should also push your parents to let you get tested, because it's harder to get insurance companies to cover shit when you aren't diagnosed before a certain age.

[@phoebes.788]

oh god the masking goofy one made me realize this is why i act so "weird" when my friends are high or drunk. i don't drink and have never Felt high but when im at a party or whatever people will assume that that's why im acting the way i am ....... and it's just me not masking,,,,,, i've always just said i get drunk/high on the vibe but ,, o h

[@margicates553]

Yep. Always seemed more drunk Just sober and not masking

[@michaelbricky]

17:00 I thought I was the only person who was utterly confused growing up when people would be mad when I corrected them. Like I'm helping! If I was getting something super wrong I want someone to tell me. My teachers hated it but I'm like, you're teaching a bunch of impressionable students and I want everyone to be able to understand what's correct. As I got older I realized it was probably because adults feel insecure when a child corrects them and is right. Now I have to restrain myself even though I still struggle to understand why I can't just tell someone what the correct answer/word/terminology or whatever is.

[@pyromaniac2104]

THIS 100%, if I can feel I'm about to go into a long conversation with someone about something my brain almost changes settings so it's prepared to say "and please correct me if I'm wrong" EVERY 3RD SENTENCE... *BUT NO ONE EVER DOES!!!* And yet because I tried before and got shot down for it I now feel like a horrible person if I try to do what I Advocate for... *WHY THE FUCK DID WE LET NEUROTYPICAL PEOPLE DESIGN THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE?!*

[@acoupleoftrees6725]

my friend is blind and read a word wrong when reading out loud to the class (she can see a little if it's really big and close, and there is enough light) and i corrected her and everyone thought i was so rude and were glaring at me.. um that tiktok was good because i didn't know anyone else had that...

[@jrrose6689]

I used to correct teachers at school as well, and sometimes I would even remind them of collecting the homework they assigned. I couldn't understand why the other students got so angry at me. In my head I thought I was being nice by helping the teacher remember and giving us students a chance to show our knowledge so the teacher could correctly grade us

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

I know!! What if the person i'm talking to is speaking with a professional?? what if the person i'm talking to is just getting things messed up and mixed around? I'm doing it softly before they get humiliated in a comment section by someone who is harsh

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

@@pyromaniac2104 I feel you. I seriously feel you.

[@plague9774]

Sensory issues are so terrible for me- like, I hate loud sounds, (I also have ear damage too) and just- loud or high pitched sounds make me one of 4 things; angry (if I can say this, “turn it down!” Or “shut up!”), annoyed but trying to ignore it, and certainly not last pain. Like, my ears just start rigging to the point I can barely hear or my body/mind kinda panics, so I have to just “get out get out”, and finally, the kindness route, politely asking them to turn it down or be quiet. Yeah, I dunno why I spilled this all out, but I did- lol

[@a-bird-lover]

oh shoot is that what happens to me?? Sometimes I absolutely cannot stand people talking in a car or taking calls in a car and I just thought it was bc my ears were sensitive and the sound might bounce around weird or something, I've just been gritting through or trying to lowkey cover my ears without offending the person D':

[@amyturner2034]

I was at the roller rink with a group of friends once and they have these really bright neon lights. I don’t have problems with them being bright, I don’t mind any of that. But there’s a lot of different settings, and when they turned on the strobing effect? I had to LEAVE. I was crying as I skated around telling myself it wasn’t that bad and I was forcing it on myself by obsessing over the lights. I got super over stimulated and eventually had to work up the courage to ask my friends if we could go. I hated it so much, especially because I haven’t had problems with lights before.

[@omegadragons321]

my parents watch movies downstairs WHILE I AM TRYING TO SLEEP and i have to screech “TURN THAT DOWN” every few minutes until i collapse

[@oliverthegreatest1039]

So, me and my friend both have ADHD and we are the worst headaches our parents have. One day my friend was talking a lot about his special interest in bones, so I decided to do more research on it to better connect with him and not seem dumb. Two weeks later and now we're both hyperfixated on different types of animal bones, and both have spent over $100 in getting stuff related to it. It's all we really ever talk about.

[@pillowlint7542]

Thank you so much for making neurodivergent tiktok comps! I love these so much and I swear I've watched every single one on YT- I'm not allowed social media so having these makes me feel like I can really be apart of the community (as someone with ADD) and connect with other neurodivergent people, tysm creator

[@tefmiles]

definitely agree here :] these comps are so great and comforting to me

[@vg_aim1910]

hey someone else with ADD nice

[@cubeception4561]

Same. I’ve watched so many and I can’t find anymore, but their ones are the best.

[@chaotic.nebula]

OHDIWIFW same!!

[@tefmiles]

this will be absolutely perfect to have going on in the background while i edit my next playlist

[@AlexeArt]

HI PIXIE I FOUND YOU

[@yourlocaltherapistfriend5091]

I'm having it in the background while shiny hunting for a rowlet because I made a pyukumuku plush and I wanted to get a pyukumuku in the game but normal decidueye looks trash :D so anyway, how was your day?

[@tefmiles]

@@yourlocaltherapistfriend5091 yo that’s so sick!! i’m doing good :]

[@nuthin2du]

Do you ever spend ten minutes of your morning making a theory for the entirety of spirit phone and then fall asleep at 2 pm

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

idk what spirit phone is but I did that about pokemon just this week

[@minteminte1499]

Lemon Demon?

[@hotcocoacrazy5580]

LOL yes

[@Artimusk]

YOOOOOOO LEMON DEMON SPECIAL INTEREST?

[@Artimusk]

Eh... specifically Niel Ciceriega(?) since he is lemon demon. But not all the stuff he does is under the lemon demon... uh... namesake. *(I'll check the spelling soon aaaaaaaaaa)* Edit: I was close. *Cicierega.*

[@flyguy8814]

The first one reminded me of how over quarantine, I learned to stop masking so much! I was doing way too much of it before, I’d avoid talking to people so they wouldn’t notice autistic traits and then genuinely believe the reason I didn’t have good friends was because I wasn’t masking ENOUGH... it was a seriously needed reevaluation

[@tmack1337]

Don't ever mask for a NT...if someone is only willing to be friends with a fake version of you, they are a piece of shit who does NOT deserve to have your awesome self in their lives. Full stop!

[@neroquin]

I'm trying to unmask but it's so hard :') it's like the mask is melded to my face at this point

[@victoriancrow]

The first video hit the nail on the head. I finally applied for disability instead of just pushing myself (I have DID, PTSD, and ASPD all diagnosed for years) All my jokes are based around my dead dad

[@orbismworldbuilding8428]

Oooof I have autism, ptsd, ocd and was at one point diagnosed with dissociative disorder, and I wonder if I have 'phrenia or DID because some thoughts I have and ways I feel are definitely not the same me, if I do have DID then I'm usually co-conscious rather than fully switched or i'm what is called by the plural community a "median" where I have facets rather than fragments or alters

[@flippedwafflesokurr728]

I don’t know if I’m autistic or anything, but 16:00 is so relatable. Like, I would get presents and my parents would be like “Do you not like it?” And I’d be like “I love it!” And they’d be like “can you show it.” And like I’ve told them that just because I don’t show it on the outside doesn’t mean I don’t like it, but I still try and smile a lot whenever anyone gives me anything because I don’t want them to feel like I don’t like it

[@aidisnotapotato1132]

The roller-coaster tik tok- SAME. One of my other autistic friend and I recently found out that we shared that interest, so we've been discussing brands and resources to learn more as well as visiting virtual theme parks, and it was so validating. My brother with ADHD also has that interest, which I also found out recently, so we've been watching videos about it together. It's so nice to not feel weird for "obscure" special interests

[@Noodles4Anime]

3:15 I know which one of these things I would get in trouble for not doing, but trust me, that essay is going to be started an hour before it's due and the mug is already drying. My alternative situation is I tell myself that I'm not allowed to do the fun thing until I do the important thing, and end up doing neither...

[@csdgay]

as a wise person once said: Either people with ADHD need to stop being so relatable or i need to see a doctor

[@sakurakogacha407]

No

[@AdventureHusky]

Covid was both a blessing and a curse for my ADHD. I finally got to looking into my ADHD more and realised a lot of my horrible memories stem from people putting me down or invalidating me because of things out of my control and that I was never a failure just struggling to comprehend the world around me because nobody wanted to help me understand.

[@asi4671]

Ok, but I'm so confused My friend asked me "why are you biting your earphones" Ans I was like "it's like the thing that I bite to not be.. Yk- without anything to do? Idk, have you ever saw a bitey thing? Like- a piece of silicon to bite?" :/...They didn't understood and they were like "... Uh, no? What? "

[@constanza4256]

I do that too

[@dio_hoestar_4204]

I feel that. I've ruined earphones over this. Some of them just have the most satisfying crunch ever. I can't stop myself.

[@starstudios653]

You might like chewlry! I have a necklace that looks like an Oreo and it’s meant to be chewed on. You can use chewlry if you don’t wanna damage your headphones and they’re often made of silicone.

[@user-fo1kz3zc8x]

hey intellectualinsectoid thank you for uploading, i love all of your videos and they all make my day. also, its so cool to clock ppls personalities through their tiktok comps, and you seem awesome and precious from what i can tell. have a good day :)

[@vriskie]

4:19 uh, special interest is an autism specific term! the adhd "equivalent" is hyperfixations they arent the same thing and its frustrating when people misuse terminology aaa sorry if this sounds so negative! im just trying to be informative because a lot of people seem to not know/understand this

[@emmad4308]

I think it's mostly because people frequently have both as well (for example myself).

[@redacted5078]

Really? I didnt know that. I have adhd and i always used special interests but I'll remmeber that

[@SpookyScaryLittleGuy]

"Don't go ill miss you so much" Touching but you don't know me we have *never* interacted

[@emirrart]

well, now *we've* interacted. don't go.

[@kneecaps6202]

The words of a true fictional comfort character, well said

[@asi4671]

Me: wanting to be myself Also me: *... Who are myself so I can be me? Who am i??*

[@moonbox0929]

Idk who the person person in the last video is but they look so frickin cool I love their hair. Also they look so sad, I want to give them a hug.

[@moss4491]

4:23 me trying to explain all of the dream smp lore to one of my friends

[@kate.6262]

omg me tho I was trying to explain to my friend lately why I was so sad over the death of a fictional ghost in a minecraft roleplay server and I was trying to figure out how to summarize literally the ENTIRE story without getting too annoying T-T (needless to say I failed-)

[@tuesdaywithanh]

@@kate.6262 Oh my goodness, same! this is exactly why I can't explain interesting pieces of any stories to people. I feel the need to explain the entire thing, and by the time ine done, it doesn't show why the thing is interesting or funny ;-; Edit: also I miss Ghostbur, he didn't deserve his fate ;-;

[@kate.6262]

@@tuesdaywithanh ikr 😭

[@_someone792]

me: laughs at dsmp inside joke my mom: what? me: so basically, * goes on and on about the plot forever * me: when your fox furry grandson puts you on house arrest

[@moss4491]

@@kate.6262 YES SAME

[@analogueclockbop]

Me: Never really has a vocal stim Me: *figures out how to purr* My brain: ✨This✨🍊

[@RaunienTheFirst]

Do you mean, like, mimicking a purr by vibrating your tongue against the back of your teeth/gum, or do you mean you can do it with your throat like cats do?

[@analogueclockbop]

@@RaunienTheFirst Mimicing. I don't think I can quite do it with my throat, at least not yet ^-^🍊

[@analogueclockbop]

@@TaylorMango09 The serotonin from it is immaculate, is it not? XD🍊

[@omegadragons321]

HOW DO YOU PURR

[@analogueclockbop]

@@omegadragons321 with great difficulty... And also either using the same way you trill/roll your R's or figuring out how to doing that in your thoat, idk that tho sorry👍🍊

[@oreoorva]

4:54 is so relatable. My dad often found me laughing to myself as a child. He just left me alone lol. He just thought I was very good at entertaining myself. I still do it but less now. People find it very weird when I start laughing and when I explain what I'm thinking about, they're just like 😶. I sometimes wish there was a device connected to brain to let others see what I am imagining... Are stims uncontrollable??? I used to do this dolphin sound where I hold my breath and force out a high pitched sound. I also have done the Grudge noise hahah.

[@eelboy]

my special interest is creepy/gorey medical stuff and my mom says i should stop thinking about depressing things, when it really isn't to me its just really interesting I had no idea what I wanted to do when i needed a job (if i manage to get one) but then the realization hit me like a truck. bam! emt/nurse! very taxing to my mental health but ill find a way to cope.

[@montanerdz]

My friend became a mortician with her similar interest. Might be worth considering if you dont mind gore and smells.

[@kenzij]

Does anybody else feel like you used up all your special interests in childhood and now you're kind of stuck having a few things that you just enjoy but aren't, like really passionate about?

[@kenzij]

For instance I watch a bunch of TV and KZbin and I can go on about a series or video topic for an hour, but it's not like I want to do further research. Maybe I'll check out the wikia/fandom page on the show while watching it to learn things about the character that I didn't pick up on. Or maybe I'll watch one or two more videos on that original topic, but that's it.

[@petrichorbones]

yes, i feel like evn the special interests im still passionate about i never have energy for so i end up scrolling social media or watching comfort shows and thats it. im really sad bc my special interests are mostly language related and being isolated (ish) in quarantine (basically online schooling) took me away from any situations i could use the language in so its rlly hard to keep up with it and not lose it bc i never get to speak it... and i have no energy to keep studying anymore :( i used to study for like 5 hrs nonstop every day and now i cant even do 5 mins of flashcards ugh

[@turntechgodhead1975]

dude that last person is sooo cool,, theyre a system too!!! they look so awesome tho holy fuck,, babe wake up new comfort tiktoker just dropped /lh

[@sapphicvampire8504]

That sweet old salad mixer. The best stim toy, I could play with it for hours. Might get one for fun:]]]

[@cyeayttheratking9501]

my newest hyperfocus is ruining my life, i thought the others were bad but this is like the worst one yet. its this really long dramatic fantasy series and each book has like 1000 pages, im so tired but its so hard to rip away from it to sleep, i only ate fruit snacks and one microwave dinner this weekend, like obviously im having a great time but i am also very pissed at myself haha

[@Alchemy818.]

Ooh that sound super interesting what are the books called?

[@cyeayttheratking9501]

It’s the storm light archive by Brandon Sanderson, the first book is called way of kings :)

[@Alchemy818.]

@@cyeayttheratking9501 ooh I’ll have to check those out lol. I love fantasy and I’ve been looking for more books to read

[@analaurapalacioscabrera4494]

4:41 I didn't know this, but i like Mythology (Just the creatures) and RPG games, when i first discovered Lisa and the Joy mutants i became obsessed, AND I HAVEN'T EVEN PLAYED THE GAME

[@DicemSpicems]

I’ve seen a few comments on special interests!! I’ll share mine. It’s transformers media, anything I can get my hands onto. I’m super thankful that my best friend shares an interest in transformers with me. It’s nice to information dump and have the other person be genuinely happy to listen to you

[@axielotl2645]

God seeing the inclusion of tics in this made me rlly happy as a tourettic man (who also has ADHD/autism) This video really did say happy Tourettes awareness month to me huh /j

[@ladynoveldragon7505]

Oh my goodness, 3:30 ish makes me so happy. This is what my sister and I did to help us feel less alone at uni, and to help with depression. We got robot animals, the ones that are marketed for kids to raise. We always wanted them, and we figured they would be a good stand in for a pet. I have a panda named Mau-Mau (which is the sound she makes), and I love her. She walks around, and she is so soft. A robotic/animatronic friend can really help (especially if you desperately want a pet but can’t keep one).

[@rain-gx1lj]

0:01 is true, im not autistic (i think) but i do stim , and i never really thought i was masking until over quarantine where i realized i was stimming way more at home (that + some more anxious and ocd stims/tics bc mental health wasn't so hot for a good chunk of quarantine) but i stimmed way more, including happy stims, and realized i'd been subconsciously masking

[@CassianGray]

That first one is so me! I've struggled with mental health for a long time, but quarantine was the push I needed to learn more about myself. I'm currently working with my therapist to get properly screened for both ADHD and autism. I suspect I have both, and I'm excited to see what a proper diagnosis tells me!

[@ButterfliesInTheAir]

I hope the roller coaster special interest guy is having a great day I really had a "same hat" moment reading the captions

[@caitlinistired1050]

The semi verbal thing? Yeah I just started saying “I’m tired of the flavour of talking” and went quiet

[@mazemess4825]

I swear to god that mokey hug thing would make my anger break outs so much easier to overcome. Some stuffed animal just screaming at you and hugging you when the depression kicks in

[@thatperson181_02]

thank you funky human in the last clip, I really needed that

[@redacted5078]

I have adhd so my special interests are if u could say, smaller and faster? So instead of knowing a everything about one thing i know a lot about a lot of small stuff that have little to do with each other, like a fact about pirates and then a musical analysis of frozen

[@sembat7852]

the blanket guy. a king!!

[@garydoq]

Weird hyperfixations I've had: - got super obsessed with this data my pre calc teacher gave me about wildlife that got hit by planes into between 1995 and 2005, found this bird called the American Woodcock, found out that 500k blackbirds once hit a plane and cost the airline a million dollars in repairs. Anyways, I almost couldn't finish the report I was supposed to do because I was too invested in the data. - a brief couple day hyperfixation on the etymology of the word robot, which is actually really really interesting - I just recently had a M*A*S*H hyperfixation which is just kinda weird cause my mom watched it when she was a kid - the one time I've drunk a Monster, I hyperfocused for 7 straight hours on researching Instagram art account bots and creating a post about it - when I was younger I got obsessed with Owls of Gahoole or whatever and started memorizing the latin names of owls - many more that I can't remember right now cause uh, brain tired

[@uhsophieiguess8633]

i love your comps so much!! they’re pretty educational

[@toothfairy10133]

i (autistic) get the thing abt when nts ask about your special interest. i know for a fact that you're going to treat me weird when i switch from simple, halting sentences to a complete dissertation on an area of maths you've never heard of and then start sulking when you interrupt. probably best not.

[@unoanus]

rewatching all these after discovering i have adhd and autism is so eye opening

[@arimightspeak2381]

OoooOOoo IM SO EXCITED TO GET A FINGERLING HUG!! It looks PERFECT for my anxiety and adhd 😊

[@alex-iu6rj]

I want one so badly but it'd prolly make my dog bark so I think I'll stick to daydreaming about Edd and Matt comforting me after an anxiety attack 😅

[@arimightspeak2381]

@@alex-iu6rj try this: introduce the fingerling to your dog first by letting it sniff it (keep it close to you because it isn’t their toy) you can do this as many times as needed before it is accustomed to the toy being in the house- next, anything noise related, I highly recommend doing that somewhat close to the dog while it’s at its most relaxed state; if they start barking, ignore the dog completely or leave the room if necessary (that way you aren’t rewarding the hyper-reactive behaviour) conversely, you should reward them whenever they are quiet (sometimes there will only be moments but you can increase duration by waiting a second longer) with whatever motivates them 👍🏻 I highly suggest teaching them the “quiet” command if it is an ongoing problem but that previous advice may help- if not, I hope you find another safe way to calm your anxiety because I greatly empathize for it 💜 Similarly, have you ever heard the songs “Candle” and “Rain” by Cavetown? They’re awesome whenever I’m feeling stressed 😁 I think you may like them!

[@arimightspeak2381]

@@TaylorMango09 do…do you know 👀 I smell a fellow fan :)

[@infinitetime-space66]

the one like "everyone wants to hear about your special interest until its not relatable" one hit hard. im so tired of people who are like "I love seeing my friends infodump!" and then when i infodump they ghost me

[@24601InspectorJavert]

18:31 I got so unreasonably happy over them naming plush octopuses after autistic-coded DS9 characters, I love them, I could cry, that's so extremely relatable and pure, this is the first time I've felt true glee in days. 😭♥ Edit: I also very unfortunately relate to having a mom in a cult, rip me. Im gonna keep thinking about Star Trek and octopuses instead. 🖖🐙

[@aaliyahmerz7310]

1:04 THANK YOU! I have many sensory issues and my own family just can't seem to accept it, they always try to tell me I'm just being dramatic and stuff like that, but I literally started crying in the middle of a 5th grade test because the sound of pencils scratching on paper made me want to die! But they still don't get it! I mean the other day my dad purposefully had me touch corduroy clothes, in an attempt to trick my brain into realizing I was just being overly dramatic, it did not work!

[@monstrousmoss]

the last one hurt but in a good, comforting way, like dressing a wound

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Imma need me a Fingerling Hug right now immediately! Also I love how excited they were! Their hype over it was so contagious for me

[@crowsquared]

13:35 this but with technoblades meow. I also just sometimes whisper “one of us, one of us” I may or may not have hyperfixated on him.

[@BooTedesco]

Bruh, I LOVE talking about roller coasters! Design, types, companies, parks! Hell yeah!

[@Scarlett-Hofferson]

Dude ok I just had a big brain moment about my family. Feel free to ignore. This happened about two years ago. So I hadn’t seen my favorite cousins in like 3-5 years and was worried things would be weird between us. But I spent a weekend vacation with them and it was amazing. I felt completely myself and was so high energy the whole time. We all had an absolute blast. Fast forward to now, over the course of quarantine, I realized I have ADHD. I also discovered last year that one of my cousins has ADHD, and her brother is autistic. So looking back, the reasons the 3 of us clicked so well even tho we hardly saw eachother is because we all felt this weird signal that we could unmask (before I even knew I was doing it) and just be ourselves. I’m literally so happy that I live right around the corner from them now.

[@aarasko]

1:58 oh mi gosh. i struggle with communication and relate to a lot of that, like going nonverbal after a sensory overload and painfully pushing through it. need to look into that…along with my undiagnosed autism…

[@hotcocoacrazy5580]

19:25 I take fluoxetine and don't experience any of the trade-offs. :) Don't let the potential side effects discourage you from trying!

[@mayoi_nui]

15:55 WAIT I HAVE NEVER RELATED TO SOMETHING AS MUCH AS THIS

[@duckywheeze9783]

For me it’s anything that’s related to the ✨spooky season✨, especially witches and magic lmao

[@courtneysmith9807]

Me too but why does this happen?

[@ceilingfanenvy]

the salad mixer one I used to spin that around and around when I was younger

[@pyromaniac2104]

7:27-7:33 my superpower is my functionally limitless comprehension, understanding and perfect recall of the TV show Lucifer

[@fychbjvjbufdc7077]

I think my superpower would be foresight because before I make any decisions I have to calculate every possible outcome

[@gryphka]

I laughed so hard at the salad bowl one, they really are top tier stimming toys

[@TH1515FAK3]

That first one hit hard. My executive dysfunction has gotten so much worse with the online school and all. It’s affected my grades so much and my mom doesn’t understand why it’s hard to just do my schoolwork. Luckily, I did manage to pass without summer school, and many students didn’t even get that far.

[@shyguy2656]

I feel like I don't have many sensory issues. All I know is that my mom's voice gives me painful migraines, overlapping voices gives me a less intense headache unless I'm focused specifically on the voices (like in a video with multiple people all talking at once, I'm okay because I'm focused on the video, but if someone comes into my room and talks I have to pause the video or else the headaches will start). And another one that's only happened like twice is my own brain getting louder? Like it's not even bad thoughts but my brain is just absolutely screaming. It happened once while I was washing my face and thinking of lyrics to some song, and one part of it just kept repeating in my head and getting louder and louder that my ears were ringing and I just had to sit on the floor and cover my ears for a few minutes until it was quiet again.

[@acoupleoftrees6725]

the last one how do i stay i want to stay hhhhhhhhhhhhhh look they're so sad what do i do? pause it on that? replay that over and over? they look so sad..

[@acoupleoftrees6725]

19:57 timestamp to replay it because it is making me upset ahaha

[@crickket_]

13:35 yesssss holy crap it’s so weird I also have Tommy’s pog where I randomly just shout out POG I was in class one day and all through that class I couldn’t stop just randomly saying mow and pog luckily it was online

[@victorialopez1092]

thank you thank you thank you all of these make me so happy i love these compilations, they mean the world to me. im not able to access much content made by and for autistic people and its really really really nice to see some every once in a while.

[@acoupleoftrees6725]

i am currently paused on "hey kiddo" at 19:57 and i can't move help me please i don't want to make them sad by leaving but i want to do things and idk how to fix it

[@Kaicore_art]

You really didn’t have to show that last one. I’m leaving the current country I’m in to go back to my home country, and today my friends texted me and said they couldn’t handle being without me. I’m so scared to leave yet so exited to see my family again.

[@lilielf5652]

4:23 I'm obsessed with politics, my god there is no way to make that casual. At least when I was younger, my main interests were environmentalism and feminism, but now I'm stuck because there is no way to make anarchy and communism into conversation

[@levilombardi3162]

If any of u hate drinking plain water like I do, get a fun cup! I've got a LOZ OOT cup with those refreezable ice cubes in the shape of rupees. It makes it so much more enjoyable to drink water.

[@xobunnyfangsxo]

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT OMG I NEED IT

[@levilombardi3162]

@@xobunnyfangsxo I got it from a store called FYE! I couldn't find the cup on their site though. I think they dimmed down their zelda merch. If I find it on google I'll comment again but so far I can't find it ugh.

[@xobunnyfangsxo]

@@levilombardi3162 Aw that's a shame :[ but thank you so much!! Hopefully you find it but if not I'll see if I can find a FYE in person to look around!

[@user-jd6cd1gg2y]

I don’t know why but through out all of my sixth grade year I would focus on the things I wanted to do and procrastinate on the things teachers forced me to do. It got me bad grades but the things I did turn in were really good and they started to ask me questions about how they could get the environment and work more comfortable for me. I didn’t know how to put it into words so I lied to them. I still do that now, I focus on the things that make me happy, and my parents still want me to do an office job that I wouldn’t enjoy, but I want to do a job that I enjoy going to and actually want to do. My parents think I should do the hard things before the good, but why not just do the good? It’s always curious to me how people can just do the things they don’t like before the bad. I mean yeah, it gets it over with, but why not learn about it and try to like it and enjoy it? I only really loved math because a teacher who was understanding and nice about it and accepted mistakes helped me. And it’s kinda the same when I had speech therapy in my school. They would help me learn how to speak with positive reenforcement and not make me feel stupid every time I slurred or got anxious and although it’s still hard to speak sometimes, it’s easier. I also was in advanced math because my teacher taught math so well I wanted to learn more and so that’s what I did! But I do things I like, not what other people want me to do. But I had to change myself so I could ‘fit in,’ and so it’s kinda hard to change now because I’ve gotten so used to trying and fit in. So life OH OH AND I HAD AND STILL HAVE A HYPER FIXATION OF SNAKESSSS LIKE THEYRE SI CIOL. I LOVe EM!,!,!,!,!

[@yoyoyoyo-lq4jb]

2:00 I wish I could do this. I got really sick with covid like a month ago qnd my throat was so sore I couldn't speak for several hours one day. I used an aac app and it felt so good. I wish I could allow myself to do that

[@personone1382]

16:22 omg same!!!! and when my 2nd grade teacher said the "treat others how you want to be treated" thing and i said that, she got mad at me :(((( i didn't understand why because i thought i was just being a nice person by pointing that out.

[@evelynndaniels9158]

3:33, I NEED that creature. It’s so freakin cute and I love hugs but can’t hug random people

[@icanexplain5974]

I am currently stuck in a situation. in which I want to remember these specific terms and names for my situations and "quirks", but can actively feel them already slipping away. and wanting to try writing them down, but not quite having enough motivation to do so. And am instead berating myself on how I should be writing these down to better present myself to others.

[@margicates553]

Executive dysfunction Masking Parallel play Hyper focus Special interest Stimming Self regulate Melt down Shut down ABA is bad

[@icanexplain5974]

@@margicates553 I think I might cry... you are the sweetest person ever. thankyou

[@Angel_HippieCityHealing]

Omg the one about not knowing if you’re hot or cold, hungry or have to go to the bathroom is my daughter!!! WHY hasn’t anyone explained this to me. I have to watch her like a hawk to make sure she’s not trying to go out in the snow in a dress or checking to make sure she eats so she doesn’t pass out. Thank you! Hugs💕✨

[@forestc0re]

the links in the description :00 you are officially the only compilation channel i watch now

[@ErutaniaRose]

When your special interest is a video game series you use as a form of escapism so everyone thinks you're lazy...but you just wanna feel happy and successful.

[@flopkito]

4:23 same. i have autism (diagnosed) and my special interest is project sekai! its a rhythm and story game that features crypton owned vocaloids like miku, len/rin, meiko etc. it’s literally all that occupies my mind. my brain is constantly project sekai project sekai! draw project sekai write project sekai here are some ideas that relate to project sekai play project sekai oh my gosh i need to play project sekai. it makes me happy in a way i can’t even explain. like the characters and the music and everything about it make me want to contort and scream (in a positive way). i absolutely love talking about it and explaining it the characters, the story, the rhythm mechanics, just everything about it is so enamoring…

[@Alchemy818.]

Ok but I love listening to people talk about their special interests because they always sound so happy talking about it and I just like hearing people be happy

[@ShemLunaria]

I have been bindge watching so many neurodivergent tik toks oh my god. Its literally taking over my life.

[@ginnycluff]

My special interest/hyperfixation when I was 13 was something no one ever wants to talk about. Human sacrifice in ancient mezoamerican cultures.💀

[@petrichorbones]

ok but thats so cool though i'd listen to you about it any time

[@petrichorbones]

my special interests are language (and some specific languages) so anthropology naturally also interests me too also history bc they all kind of go together

[@radp3520]

20:03 all they said was "hey kiddo" and i started crying- THAT WAS NICE!!! I LIKE DAT!!! I WANT A COOL NEURODIVERGENT OLDER SIBLING TO BE LIKE "hey kiddo, want me to teach ya how to play D&D???" or smth- idk- but does anyone feel like-suuuper sensitive or just idgaf??? like-ill get worried and stress out for legit 5 hours that i sound a snarky over text when I ask "what bands do u like?" but then my mom will be over here yelling at me bein like "VICTOR- U CANT JUST DO THAT! THAT HURTS BOTH U AND ME AND IT RUINS OUR RELATIONSHIP!!!" and ill be like- ok im gonna go play skyrim now- does anyone else like skyrim? nobody else i know likes skyrim-well-my brother and person of interest like it but thats it-

[@voidquill]

yeah i love the vid but also i dont know what song its from i know its from minecraft but what

[@scooter6104]

I know I commented before, but I never knew the difference between a special interest and a hyperfocus until just now. This video explained so much that I initially didn't know about mysel, thank you.

[@wellhellothere-x4w]

Why was my immediate response to 18:35 "oh my gosh can you introduce us?" I've never watched Star Trek and I've never heard of the spin off until the day I watched this video, if we we're to be introduced I'd have no idea who was named after who and why.

[@luizacosta9339]

4:29 LITERALLY ME YESTERDAY TALKING TO MY FRIEND AB SERIAL KILLERS CANNIBALS AND HOW I LOVE WORDS THAT NO ONE USES LIKE GROOVY SNAZZY AND HOW WORDS SOUND LIKE HUMAN BEINGS like the word glossy is a beautiful doll like girl but shes very shy and only opens up to people shes close with she likes to dye her hair pink and wear flowy dresses

[@hyo_unbf]

I relate to near all of this but I don't want to self diagnose any so now I'm unsure of what to do and feel 💃‼️‼️

[@ohpaperbacks5195]

I feel the same way! I've heard from a lot of neurodivergent people I'm friends with or follow on social media that self diagnosing is okay as long as you plan to get diagnosed one day

[@syd1541]

If you have done enough research and feel like you fit the symptoms or can heavily relate, go ahead and self-diagnose! In fact, you don't ever have to get professionally diagnosed if you don't want to. Some people prefer not to, as (in the US) it's legal for companies to dock wages of those who are autistic, have ADHD, etc. But others will seek a diagnosis for closure, and for other benefits like legally being able to get accommodations for their needs. There's ups and downs to a diagnosis, so it is totally valid if you don't want to. Despite what I always hear about self-diagnosis and how it's "wrong", I think it is 100% fine, as long as you truly understand what you are self-diagnosing yourself with and believe that it describes how you feel.

[@hyo_unbf]

@@ohpaperbacks5195 ahh,th4nk you!

[@hyo_unbf]

@@syd1541 ahh,okay ::]

[@ohpaperbacks5195]

@@hyo_unbf you're welcome! :)

[@codiechan1940]

that last one made me cry, why am I crying right now???? it wasn't meant to be super sad....◑︿◐

[@snorf4730]

I'm currently having a crisis because I was diagnosed with adhd but am now concerned that I was misdiagnosed and I really think I have autism and I'm currently taking adhd meds and they're REALLY affecting me badly and I don't know how to bring it up because my psychologist is already pretty bigoted and I'm worried my parents will be mad too :(( idk what to do on a lighter note, which I know it's impractical not to make this a seperate comment but hOly fuck do I feel terrible for no discernable reason when I do that, 13:38 i have this but it's just Tommy saying "don't trip yknow don't fall and die yknow yeahh"

[@m0osz4rt]

i find the first one pretty true. when c0vid started and as months past by, i start opening up to myself and learned a lot. i had no idea i had been supressing so much of my emotions because a lot of people have been invalidating my emotions/feelings (i used to be around toxic ppl/bad influences who didnt take me talking abt my mental health seriously). also realized i had symptoms for adhd or add and i believed that through wanting tiktoks. also with derealization. but i asked my dad thru text if i could contact someone to get a diagnosis. long story short, he made me cry because he wasn't believing me and invalidated me. so thats where my symptoms got severe because i started doubting everything :p but im okay now ^^ anyways im glad that c0vid actually gave me the time to find my true self. ** sorry abt that rant

[@multicolorgamer761]

That one about the salad thing HOLY COW THAT LOOKS FUN

[@sychiikoi]

the sound at the very end scratched my brain so well