6 People With Autism vs 1 Fake

[@TylerLeeJones]

i love how immediately it just felt like people forgetting they were in a game and bonding over this shared experience

[@dariushenry88]

That is exactly how it felt for us. We were all bonding with mutual experience.

[@Amy-cw6qs]

Come to think of it, I literally did forget 😂. It was just such an uplifting experience, and Darius I think you might agree too!

[@កម្ពុជា-វ5ភ]

Well there was no voting or eliminations or prize, so it wasn't really a game to begin with anyway.

[@dafibber]

@@កម្ពុជា-វ5ភ they edited out the eliminations, it originally was formatted the same but it caused the people to get upset so they covered it up in editing

[@កម្ពុជា-វ5ភ]

@@dafibber Wait, where did you get that from and why are there all seven people throughout the video then?

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

It's simultaneously wholesome and hilarious how quickly they all agreed they had absolutely no clue.

[@bringoutthet8212]

They know themselves very well. It's a gift to admit when you genuinely don't know something

[@REXODuplex]

I can tell who is autistic, but as I am.

[@andrewhennessy620]

throw a bunch of ppl who cant read ppl and 1 person who can tg and see of they can spot the person who can

[@zimtyy7204]

​@@andrewhennessy620 "can't read people" is a bit generalizing I think. While it's true that many autistic have trouble reading facial expressions or nonverbal cues, it's often not that hard to identify other autistic people. That might have something to do with the Double Empathy Problem, a theory that communication deficits in autistic people are actually communication deficits between autistic and non-autistic people, and it's easier for two autistic people to communicate with each other. The thing with FASD is that it presents very similar to autism, so I'm not surprised Amy has autistic friends.

[@khonkhosilelihle7414]

Lol.

[@dariushenry88]

Hi, everyone. This is Darius. I would like to thank Jubilee for having me on there. It was a fantastic experience. Hopefully, I get to do another one of Jubilee’s videos.

[@galioncewashere]

Thank you and the other participants for representing us so well

[@kamakiriad]

I loved hearing yours and the rest of the groups experience

[@pilarp8999]

sht

[@valeriaromainville2288]

I thought you were the mole 🤭

[@lindseyrae8598]

You are amazing!

[@Inflatable__Elvis]

"I'm starting to think IM THE MOLE" lmaooo this episode was so cute

[@Trumpdobealoser]

Calling autistic people cute like that is a pretty jerk move it’s very belittling to be called cute despite being far too grown to like be called that

[@Daisyisverycool-ty1ue]

@@TrumpdobealoserI think they were referring to the format of the episode (i.e. everyone taking part bonding over their experiences with autism), rather than the people in it- using the word 'cute' as a synonym for wholesome rather than patronising the participants.

[@TjnosaurusRex]

@Emmers-oy2ibreally 😂 think WHY was the episode cute lord

[@TjnosaurusRex]

@@Daisyisverycool-ty1uethey already gave u an example in wuotes so

[@trigganasty]

"Damn we're not your first?" *deep sigh* was so on cue. I really love Chai's sense of humour

[@houstontorres9702]

and the “dangg who could seen that coming, I totally didn’t expect that”

[@Wonkess_Chonkess]

No he's autistic so he doesn't understand humor. Dang who could've seen that coming!

[@adamiel_warning]

Yeah! I enjoy Chai's humour and way to express!!! actually I act in a similar way, hehe

[@tomiwaaina5499]

Yeah he's very gamer meme humor. We love to see it

[@carolinasegura7528]

It reminded me of napoleon dynamite brother

[@Benlovescheese]

That group dynamic was by far one of the nicest, it wasn’t about choosing a mole, it was about relating, I wanted more.

[@SwiftieHQ]

2k likes and no replies?

[@nova7730]

@@SwiftieHQidk either

[@jayantonio4487]

Check out the autism spectrum on jubilee middle ground

[@TDGCmote]

this is the comment that deserves to be here

[@haileyjohnson7787]

fr

[@mr.chaitea839]

Thank you for having me Jubilee, that was a pretty fun experience. I'm glad to have connected with some really cool people. 🙂

[@dariushenry88]

It was incredible being there, bro. Glad to met you and the others.

[@Whataboutits]

You’re so funny and made me laugh multiple times🫶🏼

[@killid1764]

Dude! You seriously made me so happy :) you are so funny and I love your sense of humor, have a great day!

[@fishleopards]

you represented us very well! you're amazing and very funny.

[@ReineDeLaSeine14]

Thanks Chai

[@Zzz2x]

Y’all she didn’t pretend to be autistic. She was presenting as someone with FASD amongst others with autism who did not know she didn’t have it.. she didn’t act differently though. This was harmless and she was accepted by them!

[@baneoftheundead8064]

If she came on a show to serve as a "mole" for a group of allegedly autistic people, then raised her hand to identify that she had not been diagnosed at the end, whether she suspected she might have it or not, SHE PRETENDED.

[@jackivan7632]

when clicking on the video i was scared it would be an NT person who acted autistic. Thankfully it wasnt

[@neonice]

​@@jackivan7632 It's not like that would've been bad since it's literally the point of the game. Nothing wrong with it. Also, nowadays there's so many people online who just say they have autism anyways. It's trendy and easy to get anyone attention and sympathy online which is why so many people say they have it even if they don't.

[@derrickrr5516]

@@neonicewell I agree with your first point but I truly hope people aren’t just randomly claiming to have autism for sympathy.

[@hengthe]

@@jackivan7632man it’d be crazy if no one was autistic and everyone was acting

[@lyssamoon3494]

i think this is the only episode where everyone was 100% likeable

[@p3niscolada]

exactly!!!

[@lavenderpixel9092]

This is almost 100% true but there’s this other episode with autistic people and another is with disabled people with a variety of disabilities included. There’s also one with people who have Down’s syndrome. There’s probably some that I haven’t seen too.

[@numetaltradgirl]

I have autism and this was interesting to me haha

[@elizabethyoung2180]

I absolutely love the autism community, everyone is just rlly wholesome

[@fernandressa]

yasssss that's so true

[@taylorchamp3420]

I loved how Amanda raised her hand and was so excited to talk about the degree 😂 she was dropping facts

[@MsNoPixel]

She should be excited!! A masters is a hard thing to complete, let alone with a disability like autism that effects the mind quite a bit! She should be beyond proud of herself!

[@twut1074]

Ikr she was so smart

[@lydiachristinasilvestri1474]

I think her insight about the social model of disability as one of the most valuable things I’ve learned recently.

[@tomiwaaina5499]

@AdamEfimoff I have a masters degree I can't do anything like that lol

[@Turtle-ml1mw]

I love Amanda. She is such a great person❤

[@hoonyny]

This is one of the rare times I hear someone point out OCD has many similarities with autism and I'm grateful because I'm so tired of people thinking it's just about cleaning and being organized. I wish more people knew how it truly feels like to have OCD.

[@Emkito]

I've got a friend who I thought had some sort of OCD (like you said, it's not just cleaning and being organized) and during a deep conversation I mentioned it to her and some of the more common things that people with OCD do that she also does and I just saw how her mind was connecting the dots. Turns out, she has it lol! You guys are honestly a very sweet community, I wish more people would be understanding

[@emmamae8287]

i have pretty bad ocd, had many symptoms my whole life and was diagnosed at 15. it's so hard because no one takes it seriously because it's just thrown around like "PTSD" and "intrusive thoughts" jokes

[@Its_Flora]

Yes I also have ocd kinda bad and it sucks they just assume we keep cleaning stuff and all but there is more to it then that!

[@dandiloon6481]

Thissss. I have OCD diagnosed at 16 and I thought I was autistic for the longest time cause I have to do repetitive behaviours to soothe my thoughts. till I realised the disorders share so many similarities

[@dishadhouliyan5190]

@@dandiloon6481 Is this your name

[@yasminh]

I love how Amanda raised her hand when she has something she is excited to say, I used to do that a lot before I started masking my adhd and honestly I love it bc its hard to tell when to speak sometimes and it works! glad to see it being accepted haha :)

[@lajourdanne]

Omg same! I do that with my husband to this day and he calls on me like I’m a student lol

[@Avi.inwonderland.gaming]

I do this everywhere no matter where I am because like seriously how do you know when to talk because it goes silent and I'm like oh I can talk and when I start other people start so I'ma like ok I'll be quiet and so I mostly raise my hand when I want to talk but when it's on call its super hard so I mostly stay quiet and don't talk at all unless they specifically talk to me and I need to answer them but it's never a full sentence just yes or I'm ok or anything really sorry I'm just blabbing on xd

[@zoetjez]

Yeah, same! I still do it when I'm with my boyfriend, because I don't really mask when I'm with him haha

[@lili-annecharbonneau7143]

Dude I do that too never realized xddd

[@puddincakie]

omg i do that too sometimes but with my family oh no...

[@aflameinthevoid8047]

I’m glad they changed the format for this one. I’d imagine some of these folks get questioned a lot on the validity of their experience, doing that in an elimination game show would be a bad look

[@ivareskesner2019]

You can never really pick an autistic person from the first glance. Retards, however, can be spotted as soon as they describe their political views.

[@shoethief]

Yeah I was a bit worried with this one but it turned out pretty wholesome.

[@BonShula]

Why? We are people just like anyone else.

[@darknesswarmth1721]

Im sorry, I don’t have a disorder. I’m autistic, it’s a different way of thinking, not a disorder. There is nothing wrong with me or any other autistic person

[@aflameinthevoid8047]

@@BonShula i guess you could find participants that are ok being questioned if their disorder is “real,” (which didn’t necessarily seem the case with this group)… even so i can’t think of a way to have the imposter “impersonate” having autism to win money in a way that’s respectful- it could be fine but it’s kind of setting themselves up for getting trashed

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

It made me so joyful when Amanda realized that she said the name of the show and exclaimed “that was fun!” ☺️

[@WayCoolNurse]

Yes me too. Autistic people are often characterized by not getting jokes or subtleties. Not always true. The are diverse like all of us.

[@doornroosje4695]

@@WayCoolNurse yes. People with austisme do have humor. Maybe not all of them understand sarcasme or jokes with a deeper layer but they all have their own sense of humor. My brother has autism and a mental dissability and his mind is realy young and he has jokes that the outside wouldnt understand but me as his sister, and my parents do understand.

[@askosefamerve]

Yup, that was so cute!

[@sivialove475]

So adorable lol

[@mysticwolf1358]

yeah same, that made me smile

[@gavenwatson5031]

I’d be feeling so bad if I had to pretended to be autistic

[@suhqd]

i’d be giggling

[@juls.faithh]

yeah me too

[@OceanicPearlz1]

People actually do that. Yes had a ex ‘friend’ who faked being autistic yet was non stop talking on the phone. Me actually diagnosed autistic was quiet as a mouse (literally) she innitiated the conversations first and call not me. I only call a lot if your my closest (which is my bff) or my parents, cousins.

[@OceanicPearlz1]

Look at the you g gen z peeops who think faking disorders is ok.

[@surveyorsairinc2166]

you dont have to pretend. just be yourself.

[@BodenMoore]

3:18 “other *kids* to want to talk to me”. She is 22 and still thinking back on when she was in elementary school, this is why it’s very important you teach your children to treat everyone with respect and make them make sure everyone is included and treated equally

[@killnaomi]

She said “ I really strugglED” referring to the past. She’s jus speaking anecdotally 😅

[@killnaomi]

Also, notice how everyone else is also talking about their past ? Almost like it’s kinda part of the whole game they playing 🤔 kinda interesting huh 🤯🤯

[@gyosob7265]

"that disability comes from outside, not within" that makes so much sense, I'm glad Amanda was in this video that was a great explanation

[@dianabuck7310]

I want to hear Amanda lecture. I feel like she is just full of salient points like that.

[@BonShula]

It makes sense in that society is not built socially for some people. What does not make sense is how severe your diagnoses is. Some people do not work without assistance.

[@juliekennedy9891]

I think there has to be a balance between the social and medical definitions because it is not reasonable to blame society for some disabilities. For example, as a blind woman-I do not think I am disabled because of how society treats/responds to me or is built. I am missing the ability to see within the normal human range of sight.

[@benapeh854]

@@juliekennedy9891 I agree. Disability and social perceptions of disability are two different things.

[@kitty4638]

without*

[@NiMissNi]

As an autistic person, this episode was done really well. I was initially skeptical about this episode but I was pleasantly surprised. I felt seen and learned something new as well.

[@JerkWarlord]

What did you learn?

[@NiMissNi]

The cadence and speech patterns of autistic people are slightly different than from non autistic people. I also learned about FAS and it prompted me to research it a bit.

[@MelenaSoleil]

Me too 😊❤️❤️❤️ I'm glad I learned something and walked away from this feeling EDUCATED and not uncomfortable at all with how they formatted this episode 🥰

[@GrandisArcanum]

and as an autistix person this game was done very poorly. shame on Jubilee for this. Cancellation incoming

[@mirayoon1992]

same

[@sheiskinah]

Okay Amanda!!! She was speaking facts in the beginning when she was explaining how society defines autism as a disability.

[@nellobarto]

"preach !" as she said !!

[@Nooooooooooooooooooooo7913]

Disability comes from without not within. I gotta write that down!

[@dandeliondaffodyls1426]

I could feel my mind Expanding after she said that. Never thought about it like that before.

[@justahugenerd1278]

I disagree with her though. No matter how much society can accomodate my ADHD, for example, I'll always have that chemical imbalance in my brain that needs to be treated. By default, I will always struggle with staying focused, even on things I want to learn. I'll always have rejection sensitivity dysphoria, and I'm always going to struggle with basic hygiene. Disability is not a dirty word. ADHD and autism are disabilities for most people and that is okay. Where society comes into play here is shaming people for having disabilities to begin with and refusing to treat them -- but that doesn't make those conditions not disabilities to begin with.

[@courtr1588]

@@justahugenerd1278 Here's the thing. The creators of the social model of disability NEVER intended for it to be a replacement for the medical model of disability. They just created this new[er] model to be able to have words to describe this phenomenon where it wasn't necessarily one's disability that was stopping them from being integrated with society but rather society's lack of taking action to make the world more accessible for their disabled peers.

[@jemal999]

I've always found that late bloomers tend to be much better at masking, and even tend to do it subconsciously b/c when you're not diagnosed young, people just don't put up with your 'weirdness', so you have to act 'normal' so much more. If you get diagnosed younger you can tell people "I'm autistic/OCD/ADD/etc" and they'll give you just a *LITTLE* more leeway to be yourself, but when you don't have a diagnosis it's just like "Stop that, grow up, don't be so creepy & Weird"

[@MauriceGucci]

Better at masking, but the co-morbidities are worse lmao No but interesting theory, I wonder if there are studies on this.

[@steelmyr1485]

@@MauriceGuccitheory? That’s just a fact

[@Lizzo13]

Sad but true. I have OCD but haven't been formally diagnosed, though I have been treated for it in the last year. I've known I have it for decades and disclosed it to my manager about a year ago. She's been SO supportive, but she told my other manager (with my consent), who doesn't get it at all and doesn't believe I have it because she has heard about me being able to do certain things, like go certain places for hobbies. I just hide it well, but once I tell some people I have it, they're like, "I've seen you do (a compulsion) before, so that makes sense." I feel like people are learning more about certain diagnoses, like ASD and ADHD, but there's still so much stigma and misunderstanding about ones like OCD.

[@altaccount9716]

I dont like the people then chose. It makes it seem like all us austsitc persons are ret@rds. Im an aspergers autistic person, or a "High-functioning" autistic person since you apparently can't say aspergers anymore. I also have ADHD. But even if i have all these "disadvantages," i still happen to have a WAY above average IQ, and i can pretty comfortably blend in with normal humans. I usually don't tell people about my conditions as it usually makes them treat me like im some ret@rd. And i think thats because when people think of autism they think about people like the people in this video so that's why i think they should have put in some people like me to show we all aren't ret@rds. Also, as i side note, i think self diagnosis is a very harmful thing as it is almost allways incorrect and is harmful.

[@InkItOut]

I agree with that a lot, in school I was made fun of a lot and bullied but everyone was nice to the autistic kid as I guess it wasn’t acceptable to be mean to him?

[@siofrarafferty3821]

when chai said “who could have seen that coming😐” but he actually didn’t see that coming hahahahah that was perfect

[@basil-vander-elst]

Frr me tooooo

[@Wonkess_Chonkess]

So many layers

[@absudjj]

So true

[@Julie-wg9cs]

i'm autistic and i couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not lmao

[@eliseeng1709]

@@Julie-wg9cs I’m not autistic and still couldn’t tell 😂

[@Syphorce]

I am VERY VERY HAPPY that this wasn't a dramatic episode and that the person just outright revealed themselves. I would've hated to see this group go through the pain of eliminating each other. Everyone seemed so friendly and so nice and I want to be their friend :)

[@fannydoucet6750]

They did, it's explained in another subcomment. And then they realized it wasn't alright and cut it in editing

[@Freelobsterrolls]

@@fannydoucet6750 Damn. I should not have scrolled down to the comments. After they immediately revealed the person I was relieved they weren't voting people out. That's messed up.

[@Amy-cw6qs]

@@fannydoucet6750 so I can explain what we did during the production! Jubilee wanted to make sure that not one person felt invalidated, so they asked all of us how we thought we should go about the video. As Darius said in another comment, some of us wanted to keep the format for the video the same as other odd one out’s, and some of us were happy to change the format. We ended up having 1 single elimination round, but it didn’t make it into the video. My fiancé is a video editor and from what he’s showed/told me, I completely understand why they decided to omit the one elimination round from the video. The way I understand it is that it wouldn’t have made sense editing wise to include it since there was only 1 round. Because this topic had to do with neurological disorders, the editors/director did not want any one of us to feel invalidated by being voted out. The format of this video (before being edited) was somewhat of an empathetic trial and error sort of thing (I’m sorry, I can’t think of anyway else to explain it lol). I can promise you that the team at jubilee wanted all of us cast members to feel validated, and I also assume that is why they didn’t include the single elimination round. After the one person was “eliminated”, they weren’t required to leave the box because we wanted the conversation to keep going, since it was very productive (as many of us felt!). I hope I’ve given you and any others wondering a little bit more insight into why the editors formatted the video the way that they did. It was apparent to a cast members that jubilee wanted to make sure we all felt validated, while also spreading awareness of a neurological disorder (2 actually!) that are very underrepresented!

[@fannydoucet6750]

@@Amy-cw6qs Thanks for the details !

[@tesssavanessa2312]

Darius is sooooo nice like wow. He seems so supportive and friendly. I’m sure his nephew is happy to have him

[@SuperSarahbop]

They all where so kind and loving people

[@Queenofbeautiful]

This made me cry. My baby was just diagnosed and I am extremely fearful of how it will affect her! This video just made me feel so much better THANK YOU!

[@Idonthaveanythingtodo]

Just remember this: It will be bad and you will lose patience. The fact is that Neurotypics ALWAYS lose it with Autists because of patience

[@Cassinova795]

@@Idonthaveanythingtodogo to therapy

[@shoelacedonkey]

@@Cassinova795 Read the room. They're most probably on the spectrum and sharing their own experiences... and as someone who got their diagnoses late in life myself I can agree with that experience. Either way your silly one liner is in no way a contribution.

[@pandagirl7734]

Having atusium isn't bad or not goof it's a super power it's a gift definitely not a curse

[@foggy922]

​@@IdonthaveanythingtodoYou're assuming the parents will be neurotypical. More often than not, this isn't the case.

[@dannyu3526]

The energy and excitement that Amanda had when talking about the color pink. I wish I could be that excited about anything in life. A bit jealous.

[@simply_nebulous]

Her joy was infectious.

[@spookygreg]

I love listening to my neurodivergent friends talk about their special interests!

[@user-pe3lw6py9c]

it was kinda annoying but sure it's cool to be passionate I guess

[@paula_bessfren]

Amanda is so sweet :)

[@Ahahahahstayingalive]

I wish someone would listen to me talk about jigsaw puzzles or my cat for that long.😢 or better yet do a jigsaw puzzle with me!

[@Okkkkkkk-ol5kz]

Amanda is great. Her enthusiasm for the color pink, along with her thoughtful insights on society, was great. I love watching passionate people.

[@eli8637]

no her teeth are rotten

[@kendall5346]

nah she’s annoying

[@Rachel_D03]

@@kendall5346 grow up

[@kendall5346]

@@Rachel_D03 you first she annoying asf

[@kendall5346]

@whimberry womantoo bad

[@sophiavrenee]

hey everyone! sophia here. just wanted to thank jubilee for being so great to work with during filming and onward. to everyone watching- i hope this gave you at least a little insight into life as an autistic person. i meant it when i said as long was you stay true to yourself, everything will turn out alright 🦋🫶🏼 much love

[@cathe2135]

hi Sophia! I was also diagnosed later in life (18) and hearing your story made me feel less alone, I can relate to so many things you said. Thank you for sharing your story with us! 😊

[@jackg3313]

Can we be friends?!? 🥺😭

[@TonHyukOTP]

Hi Sophia! I'm currently still seeking a diagnosis myself (I am confident I will get one). I related to you the most in this video (what little of you was shown considering the length of the video) as someone who "seems too normal" as I'm sure some people in your life will say or have said to you. I wanted to let you know it was comforting to see someone more like me being represented! Thank you for that ☺️

[@rainpyramid8021]

Wanted to say I love your fashion 😅 couldn’t stop staring at your outfit.

[@oksupra]

Reproducing w autism? Hope not

[@jenniferwolf5022]

As an autistic person (from France), I want to say that was really well done! The format of this episode was perfect. I am glad you didn't include elimination rounds. The people you chose to participate are incredible and when Sage said "the autism community accepts you" it almost made me cry. I also cannot thank you enough to have included someone like Sophia because, often, if you look even a little fashionable people invalidate your autism diagnosis. I look similar to Sophia and it made me feel seen. Thank you Jubilee!

[@abbybrown3791]

Amanda is so bubbly, I love her! Seeing how she lit up when talking about the color pink, I think it’s rare that people have something that brings them that much pure joy. This was an amazing episode, everyone was fantastic!

[@nootics]

As children, some if not most of us might have had this ability to experience pure innocent joy about "useless" topics, but alas, that sense often gets lost as we grow older. Indeed a treat to see that in some adults as well.

[@jaimecohen7584]

I loved all of these wonderful people! What wonderful personalities ❤

[@longlivedio3498]

I have autism and extreme depression so it’s crazy to think anybody could be happy about anything

[@Therealmonalisa283]

@@longlivedio3498oh… are you okay dude?? xx we love you i hope your ok and i’m sure someone else hopes as well or at east 1 million people in this world would care about you xx

[@miro-sb2rp]

honestly I'm glad they didn't do the whole "voting out" thing. as an autistic person who was diagnosed at 12, I would've been very pissed if they voted me out if I was there. it would definitely make me feel invalid and not accepted as being "truly autistic" thank you so much for this. I always imagined myself being in one of these shows, and this shows me that I do have some special needs and I don't need to be put into high pressure situations. it's really hard for me to accept that, since in my area that stuff is just seen as normal. but I'm just happy I can accept that about myself now

[@Nekotaku_TV]

What!? That makes no sense. You shouldn't be in it then. Why do you base it on others, you know if you know...

[@alexanderthedead5]

@@Nekotaku_TV You don't get to tell other people how to feel about their perception of the world and how they perceive others perceiving them. Tell a depressed person to stop being depressed. I could go on, but I hope you see my point.

[@gluonman]

Getting eliminated from this game wouldn't have to mean being invalidated or not accepted as truly autistic. If they still denied your autistic reality after the reveal, then okay. But uninformed contestants just playing a game aren't trying to invalidate you, they are just making a guess to try to win, just like you (if you were also playing). I'm saying this as a fellow autistic person also diagnosed as a young teen who would not be in the least bit offended by being eliminated from this game.

[@cartoods195]

I went on the insta of the guy wearing the vans, and apparently they did end up doing to voting out thing and HE got voted out, but then they chose to redo it because it looked bad. Not great by jubilee.

[@mooseears9849]

I’m glad they didn’t do the “voting out” thing because I don’t want Jubilee videos to go on for longer than 30 minutes We are not the same

[@abigailwynia1375]

I loved Amanda’s quote about autism. When people with autism don’t have resources to help them cope it can lead to worsening of their symptoms

[@chinesekungfu2031]

It does, from experience

[@yeolunius4559]

It really does.

[@ljkoch99]

It does though

[@altaccount9716]

I dont like the people then chose. It makes it seem like all us austsitc persons are ret@rds. Im an aspergers autistic person, or a "High-functioning" autistic person since you apparently can't say aspergers anymore. I also have ADHD. But even if i have all these "disadvantages," i still happen to have a WAY above average IQ, and i can pretty comfortably blend in with normal humans. I usually don't tell people about my conditions as it usually makes them treat me like im some ret@rd. And i think thats because when people think of autism they think about people like the people in this video so that's why i think they should have put in some people like me to show we all aren't ret@rds. Also, as i side note, i think self diagnosis is a very harmful thing as it is almost allways incorrect and is harmful.

[@necrosan]

​​@@altaccount9716same (besides your use of slurs). Some high masking representation would be nice

[@elizabethbassett6598]

This is a lovely video. Both showing different areas of the spectrum, as well as showing how overlap of symptoms can be a nice unifying quality, rather than something isolating. Everyone in the vid seems super chill :)

[@LopsideMakes]

All of the people here were so likable! Usually there’s somebody who’s super rude or vain and narcissistic, but here everyone was kind and supportive!

[@Funkability615]

Having flashbacks of Erin.

[@aaabbbuuu777]

@@Funkability615that’s not vegan!!! 😡🤬

[@Funkability615]

@@aaabbbuuu777 😂

[@Funkability615]

@thevoidsvoice why is it not an insult? Listen, some of us have actually gone through narcissistic abuse (me, for example). When you say narcissistic isn’t an insult, you’re saying that the reason narcissists abuse people isn’t a bad thing.

[@tr4sh.doll_]

@@Funkability615 I think they mean that narcissistic shouldn't be used as an insult because it's not like a bad personality trait but a personality disorder and a serious diagnosis, people who aren't likeable or show a strong personality, a lot of confidence or are a bit dominant aren't always narcissistic

[@musictimelapse7010]

I dont think this is insensitive I think this video is done in a very educational way

[@NikkiBudders]

I agree, everyone's experiences and diagnoises were different which helps to show that it really is a spectrum not a black and white thing

[@randybutternubs7820]

Don’t know why they had to change the format though🤦‍♂️

[@nellobarto]

@@randybutternubs7820 the elimination situation could be stressful for autistic people maybe

[@Jayess-c]

it would've been insensitive if the deaf one was the mole and faking talking like that

[@NikkiBudders]

@Randy Butternubs probably would have been hella offensive to encourage someone to "act autistic" or have the others rank who is "most autistic" which is what people usually do for these Odd one out videos. I don't blame the producers for not wanting to risk it

[@JennaEmbers]

The autistic community is one of the most accepting and loving communities I have ever been apart of. This video is a great representation of that :)

[@Death-999]

"autistic community" Jfc

[@lilpanda1217]

@Death yes, the community of autistic people. Just as you can have a community of literally anything. A community of people that love folk music. A community of people allergic to peanuts. A community of people from Peru. A community of people that graduated from Yale. A community of frogs. A community of people with cats.

[@Death-999]

@@lilpanda1217 I want a community of straight people or white people

[@therealmarkzuckerberg]

@@Death-999 Most communities are for minority groups bc what is there to be a community of if you’re already the majority

[@yes3858]

I don't know anyone else autistic that I'm aware of, but then again I don't tell people about me. Is this community only online?

[@hanukebaba1]

The positive vibes in this group was off the charts. Wanna kick it with these folks 100%

[@elizabethyoung2180]

Who else freaking LOVES Amanda??! She is so intelligent and well put 🎉 I’m also autistic, and her quote “ Disability is from the without and not the within” will always my constant reminder not to be constrained by my labels that society decides to place upon me

[@valtercorreia3585]

I DO!!!!!!!!! (autisticn here)

[@k.c.2213]

Her comment made my brain happy. Not even just about what she said, but how she said it.

[@kendall5346]

she’s so annyoing

[@SuperSarahbop]

It’s only a disability in the sense of having to go against our nature for the comfort of neurotypical people so they can better understand us.

[@manbeckl]

I liked Amanda as well. She had such amazing confidence, and articulated her viewpoints so clearly. I actually wish that I could be more like her!

[@theclumsycatanimation8347]

People hate what they don’t understand, autism is not taught about enough. This video was really great, thank you for this video

[@fos1451]

You can't teach everyone about everything

[@Jay-ys2cf]

@@fos1451you can teach people about autism though.

[@thiccachuu3770]

@@big_b_s no one asked you ☺️

[@okjoye]

@@Jay-ys2cfright like what was bros point? 💀

[@caela.r]

@@fos1451You can’t, but it’s helpful for people to have awareness.

[@86sineadw]

I was holding back the tears through this, so proud of this group and how they represented the autism community. But when Sage said the ‘Autism community accepts you’ I broke down and I am still crying. Sage reminds me so much of my Daughter and her view and presentation of Autism. Well done everyone 👏

[@BreeOlson9]

I love what Amanda said about the world not being built to suit us and that’s why it’s considered a disability. That really gave me a great perspective and a more positive way to look at my autism.

[@bpmgaming3351]

There was a guy I went to high school with who had FASD. He was a genuinely nice guy who got along with everyone. We all knew he had it in school as he wasn't afraid to tell you about it. Thankfully, everyone at school treated him well.

[@PavSwag]

Chai has such a wonderful sense of humor, he made me literally laugh out loud at least 3 times

[@DiogoChris]

Ikr! If he isn't already a comedian, he should try his hand at it. I loled a lot at the stuff he said 😂

[@bookapanda6064]

@@DiogoChris I’m a friend of his and he does comedy at a local open mic. He’s really great at it! So cool to see him in this! 😊

[@sadscientist9995]

Made me laugh at the end

[@riri9622]

@@bookapanda6064 where at?!

[@hawtyyy9682]

@@bookapanda6064 i could really tell these videos dont normally have me laughing like this one aha

[@tinyfreckle]

Sage is so supportive and uplifting to everyone. Everyone needs a friend like him.

[@filipedias7284]

He's like the cool emo friend

[@maesaliva]

i came to this video because my besties said i act like sage lol

[@Lulubelle0517]

I love that “the mole” was someone with FASD bc it shines a light of awareness about the disorder and intrigues you to want to learn more about it. I also love how the individuals with Autism were so accepting of her. A great community of people!

[@riyajoseph9261]

As somebody not on the spectrum, I’m grateful to have been able to hear directly from people who are autistic. My only knowledge about this comes from TV shows like Atypical and other articles so I really appreciate this episode. To all the people screaming ‘cancel’, I wish y’all would take a couple of minutes to watch the episode, they even changed the format to make it more respectful and insightful.

[@evangelynbeltran202]

Atypical is about a white boy too so it’s not intersectional or inclusive at all and definitely doesn’t tell the whole story. I wish more stuff about autistic Women And POC were made.

[@mmarceline3]

@@evangelynbeltran202 heartbreak high has an autistic woman played by an actually autistic woman!! it’s not perfect but it’s a start, and they got input from her directly so it’s one of my favorite examples of autistic women. we definitely need to see more variety and diversity

[@parrisnia72]

I love Atypical!

[@JanxakaJX]

@@evangelynbeltran202 If you directed every show/series, all our protagonists would be mixed race, socioeconomically-disadvantaged, traumatised, undiagnosed neurodivergent, disabled, gender-queer or non-conforming, non-performative in their behaviour, and non-stereotypical to every length imaginable.

[@valderon3692]

Atypical is fine for getting the general idea of what we struggle with but is often pushed to extremes. I'm sure part of it is specifically to help convey just how difficult various social situations can be but part is probably also for the entertainment value of it just like with many other characters in the show. Anyway, I appreciate your comment and hope you have a great day. :)

[@agoodwasteoftime]

y'all should do a middle ground with autistic people and autism moms. I think it would be an interesting discussion.

[@avainspired]

Love that idea!

[@mikamalach2510]

Yes, please.

[@elohel927]

omg yes yes yes

[@molls127]

low needs autistic people and moms of higher needs autistic children. i feel like there's a discussion that needs to happen there

[@Kaalyn_HOW]

Omg yessss. Though it would take a very specific type of autistic to be able to sit through their garbage for hours. I volunteer as tributw lol

[@Katia.Espinosa98]

As a neurodivergent I couldn’t be more thankful for this video. Thank you for raising awareness from their perspective and how they perceive their own lives. Before jumping to conclusions please give a go to watching the full episode. Spread kindness not cancellation 💗

[@LuhRen]

7:57 when amy said ppl with autism expect to stand out and how thats not always the case. I thought about how i myself dont know alot about austim nor the signs of austim (and assuming most people dont know about austim) i think alot of austic people may just come off as "quirky" or "awkward" and imo i like those type of people they make life intersting.

[@kylewhittle6565]

Amanda’s contribution was so important. Disabled people are not inherently “incapacitated” its society that refuses to give space to disabled people and disables them as a result.

[@michaelheliotis5279]

As an ADHD person I cannot agree with this more, and in fact ADHD makes this concept so much more palpable given how the rigid expectations of sustained focus and attention are largely demands of only modern, bureaucratised society and didn't exist in the same way or to the same extent in previous eras where workflow was flexible and less cognitively rigid so living with the condition would not have been as disabling. So if society once existed in a state where having ADHD was not particularly disordered, then why can it not adapt to accomodate it again? And if it can do that for ADHD, why not also for other conditions that are considered disordered whether or not they were at one time better accomodated?

[@Snagprophet]

Well society exists primarily to serve the many and not the few.

[@jakeraught4939]

@@michaelheliotis5279society exists to serve the collective majority, not the subjective minority. making society for autistics would make it more uncomfortable for the 99% of people who don’t have it.

[@michaelheliotis5279]

@@jakeraught4939 So if 49% of the population had ASD, then nevermind about their needs because they're not the majority so they're not as important? Or do you have in mind some critical mass of neurodivergence at which point you start to consider their needs relevant to society? Should we ignore all needs specific to men because they only constitute 49% of the population? I think you'll find that society is pretty catered to the minority in that regard. Are you even sure that society is catering to the needs of that majority that you're so attached to? The American public are quite majorly in agreement that their healthcare system isn't working well for them, so are they just wrong or is society just choosing to cater for somebody who evidently isn't the majority when it comes to healthcare. Honestly, you're delulu if you think society has anything to do with catering to the majority, because the reality is that it almost never does.

[@peggydolane6775]

Thank you for pointing out the shame associated with an FASD diagnosis. Excellent video.

[@dariushenry88]

Amy is truly an amazing (and cute) person. I'm glad she came on to share her FASD diagnosis. Like Sage said, the Autistic community accepts her with open arms.

[@elizabethkauffman4383]

As someone with Autism I really appreciate how you didn't have others eliminate each other. I was really nervous that was going to happen. I was afraid that someone's feelings would get hurt and I'm also really bad at reading others and as they said Autism has so much overlap between other disorders so it's hard to tell who has it or not. This episode was done really well and I appreciate the discussion and awareness this brought. Love to my autism community ❤

[@unicorntomboy9736]

It's no different from one with the one straight person in a group of gay people. I don't see what the issue is. This is just like that and nobody ever complained about that one

[@valeriavaldes2661]

@@unicorntomboy9736 From what I've learned in my schooling, sensory sensitivity is a huge aspect of Autism. Some forms of SPD can make one oversensitive or undersensitive depending on certain stimuli, and in social situations at times emotions can be very misunderstood and troubling (sometimes overly offensive). I think this is one of the reasons why it was important for Jubilee to implement that change and make sure not to cause any distress in this video specifically.

[@Alinkc]

@@valeriavaldes2661 it’s probably a little kid their name is unicorn gamer

[@slimemold4767]

@@unicorntomboy9736 People aren't constantly asking gay people to prove their gay, saying being gay isn't real, telling them to be more normal, and then saying it's ok that you're gay, I never would've noticed, you seem so normal!

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@slimemold4767 All of that happens to bisexual and pansexual peaple you know

[@alyssastern6073]

I really need this, I was outcasted in my PA program for not getting social cues. I'm so sad so many people in the medical field are NOT ok with having neurodivergent peers.

[@dxfan700]

Everyone yelling“cancel“ should just be patient and finish watching the video. This video has been very insightful. Great video Jubilee !

[@sadisticwinter8354]

Literally no one is yelling "cancel".

[@victorious8562]

@@sadisticwinter8354 except the comment with the most likes...

[@standingappa1160]

@@victorious8562 Where is that comment?

[@victorious8562]

@@standingappa1160 a comment written by mrs clause. It has 500+ likes currently.

[@tacobell1299]

@@victorious8562 where because I don't see it

[@vanityvvitch]

As someone who wasn't diagnosed until I was 23, I really related to Sophia. When Sage chipped in to tell her there was nothing wrong with her and that she was amazing it made me cry! In regards to what Amanda touched on, it only really feels like a disability in the sense that this world truly was not built for us. Autistic people are seen as this flat depiction or caricature of what's often portrayed in the media, but the truth is autistic people are just as vastly different, multifaceted, and beautiful as any other individual. I've also found that most autistic people I know seem to feel the world around them much more deeply than the average person, but because we don't express it the same way as neurotypical people we get branded as apathetic. This was a beautiful video and it was wonderful to see a group of so many different people on the spectrum who are all amazing in their own way.

[@surveyorsairinc2166]

Sage was always brimming with positivity.

[@SuperSarahbop]

I am 47 self diagnosed this year Sophia’s words hit home.

[@surveyorsairinc2166]

@@SuperSarahbop excellent thing to share.

[@deinodinosuchus]

@@SuperSarahbop proud of you!!!

[@kingworldadventures]

Sophia a baddie

[@FrenchyHitman]

I enjoyed this, as a doctor with many young patients with autism, i loved seeing the interaction between all of them. Their intelligence is also off the charts

[@Elhastezy888]

🤩 I love this post! Thank you for sharing doc. Many blessings

[@bella-rz5ps]

please call them autistic patients rather than “with autism”! identity* first language is more respectful

[@jfurycat]

Of course they're intelligent? Autism doesn't automatically mean someone is low iq 🤔

[@MODAFINILYT]

@@bella-rz5ps no? autistic patients suggests they are defined by their condition. Patients with autism is much better

[@annacolbert6713]

@@bella-rz5ps Respectfully, I think it is the other way around. "Person with autism" is using person first language. "Autistic person" puts the diagnosis before the person.

[@Fennec574]

Amanda loves talking and it’s so cute!!! 💗💗

[@alisynmichelle1033]

i love the passion that Amanda talks with. she seems like such a warm person to be around ✨

[@dominiquelemon7125]

She seems amazing ❤😊

[@NegativeAccelerate]

I'm guess she has adhd as well

[@sadboistoner254]

She’s not

[@claire.182]

She’s so intelligent too

[@o1-preview]

I would totally date her, I was a bit upset when I found out she has a child which means she's probably already taken ):

[@kylarose3740]

As someone who has been diagnosed with FASD it was nice hearing from someone else with it, it's not talked about alot and I too have never met anyone else with it

[@SuperSarahbop]

I immediately picked up on her not being autistic she’s a lovely person still they all have beautiful souls.

[@amandaclark1]

What a sweet group of humans! They were all so kind to one another & accepting of the girl with FASD.

[@skellious]

The FASD person probably has autism but due to the medical communities love of "you cant have that many diagnoses" they've likely ignored the signs. Having it in the family that much heavily suggests it

[@luciskies]

As a late diagnosed Autistic ADHDer this was actually handled really well. I’m glad they got rid of the elimination rounds and I was shocked to find out that the mole was Amy. Especially since I related to her experience and feelings so much. It was also super informative, since I’ve never heard of FASD. I love how loving the autistic community is 🥰❤️❤️❤️

[@Amy-cw6qs]

This comment made my day. ❤ That day, I learned how loving the ASD community is, and I’m so glad on behalf of the other contestants that they got to share their own stories too. It’s not every day that two heavily underrepresented communities can come together, and it was one of the most amazing experiences! Thank you for your kind words!

[@val-iv9fw]

Don’t spoil

[@mmarceline3]

@@Amy-cw6qs thank you for sharing your experience with us❤

[@mileswalters2372]

@dip9957don’t read the comments first that’s on you

[@paigeseliger836]

Thank you for spoiling, as another AuDHDer I like to know the ending ahead of time! I can't wait, so I search the comments for spoilers on videos I might find stressful, like this one. Glad to know it was handled well!

[@avainspired]

I hope we get more representation surrounding FASD in the future. I'm glad Amy was a contestant and shared her story

[@juliekennedy9891]

It is hard because you are accusing the mom of doing something wrong when you make that diagnosis. It is hard within K-12 education to make the diagnosis. I have two students who CLEARLY have it, and I know their mother socially. She is a lovely woman, but she drinks regularly. She also loves her children fiercely. However, her sons have the disease. The special Ed department actually asked for a meeting with mom and brought in a specialist to share concerns. Needless to say, that didn’t go well…

[@ktgrnhig]

@@juliekennedy9891 Plus, there are some areas where the FASD diagnosis process is intertwined in issues of race, poverty, crime and intergenerational trauma. When it becomes associated with a particular demographic, those from other demographics who deny any use during pregnancy will often have their child missed, or misdiagnosed. And then those from the targeted demographic may not have been guilty of anything, but because of those characteristics beyond their control, their child can sometimes be misdiagnosed in the opposite direction (being judged to have FASD instead of ASD, for instance).

[@joeloguirato7012]

Why do we need so much representation? Not comfortable unless orders have the same problems as you?

[@Amy-cw6qs]

@@joeloguirato7012 Because nobody is talking about it. And if nobody is talking about it, there will continue to be people out there that don’t know the consequences of drinking during pregnancy, especially that even 1 drink during the entire 9 months can affect the child. I was exposed because my mom didn’t know she was pregnant with me till she was around 5 months along. She had me at the age of 45 and she thought she was going through menopause. If we don’t start talking about this more, we’ll never lower the amount of children born with FASD’s. If we don’t start talking about this more, people who don’t know what drinking during pregnancy can do will never find out what it can do. If we don’t have more representation, for ASD as well, we’ll continue to have educators and administrators in the school systems that aren’t aware of these neurological disorders and how they can’t affect their students learning and behavior. So no, it’s not about wanting more people to have the same disorder, it’s simply about raising awareness for those that DO have the disorder.

[@kttalkstoomuch]

this is a terrifying and fun watch as an autistic person myself

[@kttalkstoomuch]

aw okay the ending was sweet

[@cameronweaver2013]

I'm saving it to watch later myself

[@Account77764]

How do u know if u have autism

[@cloudy21264]

Same.

[@1stIParkMyCar]

You are not actually autistic

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

8:04 If anyone wants a recommendation of autism in media. Watch the animated short film ‘Mind my mind’. I watched it with my parents and it was super relatable. I could explain quite a few aspects of (my case of) autism with this. I do think autism needs to be represented by autistic writers, actors directors and whatnot in media. In the fantasy story I’m writing, there is an autistic character (she’s a giant who writes poetry). And honestly, the reason she’s autistic is because I ended up modeling her more after myself than I do with most characters. I tend to like different perspectives and different personalities in my characters. Even though the idea of her being a giant popped up before her being autistic, I think these facets complement each other well. When you think of giants, you may think of rigid subhumans who abduct people and live alone in the forest, or something like that. And at first, she is like that. But she’s actually masking. She’s putting on the mask because it’s what’s expected of a giant. Differing from that might be interpreted as weakness. Also, with her size, other characters tend to notice stims, avoiding eye contact and other traits better than usual. Plus, she feels like she’s constantly being perceived and judged.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

It's interesting to see how they actively communicate with one another. Regardless if a person has autism or not, it still makes up for the fact that they can form meaningful connections with other people under any circumstance.

[@ivareskesner2019]

You can never really pick an autistic person from the first glance. Retards, however, can be spotted as soon as they describe their political views.

[@ched28]

What? This makes it sound like you don’t view people with autism as people…

[@BoboTMC]

yeah this was wholesome

[@tacobell1299]

They're not animals, and I think people tend to treat those with autism as if they are animals.

[@BoboTMC]

@@tacobell1299 of course they aren't animals, i think this guy just means it in the way that at least in our mainstream way of understanding it autistic people can have trouble communicating what they're thinking with other people.

[@KZesty]

I love Amanda's energy, how much she knows about what she studied, and what she likes

[@rataa5917]

Me too!!

[@name-uh5ee]

They were all not wanting to vote someone out, they just wanted to become friends because they have something in common to talk about

[@PokoTheDinosaur]

I was gonna say they should do the same thing but opposite where one is autistic, but would they be like “so what’s the best part of not being autistic” “well I mean being normal.”

[@graceaxisa4213]

I am not on the autism spectrum but I was initially so worried about this episode. Was this 'topic' going to be handled with dignity and respect? Was the whole 'mole' aspect appropriate? But, in the end, I thought it was done really well. Not as stressful or nasty as some episodes where the focus is elimination and 'outing' someone. People had the opportunity to share their stories. Thank you to everyone who participated. It was an enlightening and wonderful video.

[@writerwannabe8778]

Me too. And cool that Eventhough you're now in the community, you still cared.

[@graceaxisa4213]

@@writerwannabe8778 🤗 Thank you 🤗

[@gluonman]

I'm an autistic person, and I can't speak for all autistic people, since we don't all think or feel the same about everything, but for me personally, I was a bit disappointed that the game was sort of "dumbed down" for the autistic contestants when it came to trying to eliminate the mole. It made me think "what, do you think we can't handle being eliminated from a game? You think we're a bunch of sensitive little kids?" And that felt a bit hurtful to me. I can appreciate there being concern to avoid making anyone feel invalidated or like their experience as an autistic person is being denied, but I don't think an uninformed player just trying to wager their best guess is the same as someone who is intentionally denying your experience or invalidating you or being ableist or something like that. All the players are uninformed before the reveal, which is part of the point. Nobody's trying to deny your experience anymore than you're trying to deny theirs by making your own guess. And it's not like the other players would deny your experience or invalidate you after the reveal. If I had been a player and gotten eliminated, I would have just happily accepted that enough other players may have for whatever reason perceived me to be less autistic-seeming to them than the other players. And it may also be that they weren't entirely confident in their votes. As a viewer, I was trying to guess who the mole was, and I felt so uncertain of anyone I considered a potential mole, and I was ultimately wrong in the guess I made when the reveal happened. But once the reveal happened, I then thought more deeply about the vastness of the autistic spectrum and how even I as an autistic person can be surprised to find out someone else is autistic or not. And in that way I actually think removing the elimination aspect of the game presents a missed opportunity to allow viewers to experience their guesses and assumptions and thoughts only for the reveal to potentially then shatter some of those assumptions they may have been making. To me, that could have been a great way to reinforce for people just how diverse autistic people are, and how much overlap there might be between the autism spectrum and other neurotypes (as was discovered when the mole turned out to have a separate diagnosis she claimed had a lot of things in common with autism), and how for some of us it's a bit more obvious while for others it's more subtle. Yet despite how obvious or subtle it might seem to be to others, we are all affected by living life on the spectrum in significant ways. But removing the eliminations kind of made it seem as though it was perpetuating the idea that autistic people are fragile or easily offended or incapable of comprehending or consenting to the rules of a game like this. I feel like that perception some times affects the way certain people approach me when they know I'm autistic, and they treat me like a child even though I'm 35. That being said, I do know that they actually did have the contestants eliminate each other but cut that part out of the video, and at least one of the autistic contestants got eliminated and felt very triggered as a result of his elimination and has expressed how he felt about being eliminated in a separate comment. So like I said above, I cannot speak for all autistics. This has just been my take on it.

[@gluonman]

I also just want to add real quick that I hope it can be believed that I do not speak from a lack of experience being invalidated or having my reality denied or trivialized. I am no stranger to that pain. I just don't think that's what those players were doing to each other when they agreed to participate in a game where they had to guess who the mole was and eliminate each other.

[@manbeckl]

Same!

[@risi7634]

Loved it when Amanda used the phrase "odd one out" - I don't think anyone else has ever done that! And her explanation for categorization of disability using the social model was superb.

[@cottagegremmy]

I have autism and watching this video and seeing so many people that have a similar experience to mine was really emotional for me. I got brushed off by my psychiatrist when I went to get diagnosed at 15 and all she said was "You definitely have it, but we can't diagnose you because we need your parent" and my mom didn't want me to get diagnosed so I lived without a diagnosis until this year. I'm finally going to be getting it put in my records that i have autism and im so excited to finally be able to have this diagnosis over with. This video was a great way of showcasing that Autism is a spectrum, there is no formula to being autistic, there is no set standard for being autistic (well like we have the dsm but like even then there are so many different symptoms). I really relate to the girl in the pink, or at least she spoke to me the most. I'm in college getting my degree for applied psychology and Im also double majoring with english and a minor in criminology law and justice and to see someone else with autism who has a high level of education is really helping me push forward towards my degree and hearing her experience and what she has to say, i felt very connected

[@miriam.99]

Kasian was great! Really lead the group productively!

[@JerkWarlord]

I think it's telling how much they disagree with one another. Usually in Odd One Out, everyone mostly agrees; Here, I noticed people disagreeing much more openly and freely. I wonder if it's specifically a result of ASD being a spectrum disorder where people have SO many different experiences, or a result of one of the core traits of ASD being, essentially, that a person has less of a filter and is less likely not to speak their mind or sugarcoat their words. Maybe it's both.

[@tacobell1299]

I mean autistic people do tend to be way more blunt and open to say what's on their mind.

[@kiwi9437]

Because you dont have this implanted need to adapt and conform to whatever is the norm or rule

[@elizabethkauffman4383]

@@tacobell1299 I feel called out. Guilty 😅

[@mmarceline3]

both ? 😂

[@JerkWarlord]

@@tacobell1299 Exactly, that's what I said. I wonder if it's that, if it's that ASD is a spectrum disorder so people with it have such a wide variety of experiences, or if it's a bit of both. That was my comment haha

[@sesamesprinkles]

Love the fact that there was no money incentive in this episode so everyone can kinda sorta be themselves without having any sway due to a prize

[@vEGAN_cHONKER]

As an autistic person with ADHD this made me cry lol, everyone was so kind. I've never felt accepted anywhere because I just struggle so much with social abilities and I feel like I'm weird. I do really wish I wasn't neurodivergent but I suppose I'll just have to try and accept it since it's something I'll have to live with for my whole life. It's nice to see autism getting represented properly tho, and not like just the 'stereotypical' autistic people.

[@mp5thegun]

show a band brokie

[@unchartedsteppes7138]

@@mp5thegun he had one on hand but he gave it to your mum at the brothel

[@christinalovesJesus]

@@mp5thegunwhy are you being disrespectful? what do you gain from trying to hurt someone?

[@Presthagoat]

⁠😂😂😂😂

[@BrooklynHalo]

Hi! I don't have autism, and I just want to tell you that I absolutely adore my autistic friends. I love how unafraid you all can be to express yourself, and I feel like I learn so much from my autistic friends (and family). You are not damaged, and you are not flawed. There will always be people out there who are afraid of unique expression, but they aren't worth your time. I promise there are so many people who will love you for who you are. Sometimes it can take a lot of searching, but I promise we're out there.

[@eliser19]

She didn’t pretend to be autistic. She was herself and people saw the similarities. She did nothing wrong.

[@carmscozycorner1111]

I had no clue I has autistic until I was like 18 when my mum told me I was diagnosed as a young kid but I couldn’t remember it so she didn’t tell me again until I was older because she didn’t want me to feel different. Oh how that backfired, I got bullied so bad I had severe depression as well as my social anxiety from my autism. I did almost make that decision to exit this world but mum telling me that changed my whole life. I learnt to love and accept myself as well as learn coping mechanisms with stimming and started analysing the way my brain worked through my own research. I feel normal now

[@gelitrippingkiddo5907]

Wow, I had a near identical experience. Diagnosed as a child, but my mom didn’t tell me OR my dad. Had a miserable experience in school, ended up dropping out during my sophomore year. Got re-diagnosed at 19-and that’s when my mom confessed that she’d known the entire time. I struggle with resenting her, I wish she’d told me. So much suffering could’ve been avoided. I’m sorry that you had to experience so much pain, but I’m glad that you’re functioning better now. Took me ages to find a career that worked for me, but I finally feel content at 27.

[@carmscozycorner1111]

@@gelitrippingkiddo5907 I’m so sorry the same thing happened to you, no one deserves to suffer like that. I really hope your life is peaceful from here on out

[@SuperSarahbop]

Never diagnosed I’m in my late 40’s and self diagnosed now. Would have been nice if I was but it wasn’t often that girls would get diagnosed as autistic in the 80’s

[@JP-sf6sg]

So glad they brought up that you can be neurodivergent without autism!!! As someone who has been diagnosed with GAD and ADHD my symptoms are almost identical to someone with ASD. Growing up I never knew the overlap of symptoms which led to some very confusing experiences.

[@Traumatised311]

I have autism only

[@EclecticallyEccentric]

There's also some controversy over what conditions exactly count as neurodivergent. Sometimes you hear people say mental illness doesn't count as neurodivergence because it doesn't mean your brain functions completely differently. But certain personality disorders or certain anxiety disorders do change the wiring of your brain. But someone will say those don't count since they're developed and not from birth.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

That's why it's better to say allistic...

[@conarcoin]

it's also just easier to say neurodivergent sometimes. i have a weird cocktail of several conditions that i'm diagnosed with and i often just say neurodivergent because people tend to either start questioning me because they assume i must be lying or treat me like i'm incapable of functioning :")

[@limbal]

i've been really upset recently with being autistic since i feel so alien and different from everyone around me, but watching this episode has made me feel a lot better about myself and has given me hope that maybe i can find people like me in my area

[@SmarZ20]

I know, I have only in the past few years have accepted my autistic identity, and it's happened two times where I told a co-worker that I'm autistic and they were like "Same" lol.

[@ragimm.1143]

Weatherday

[@colinvanblaricom6573]

Aww, Amy's speech at the end was so moving. As an Autistic person, this was such a sweet watch

[@alexrivera1938]

I love to see people be so open and free about a topic like this, i was diagnosed at 5 with autism, my brother is also autistic, but the older i got my mom would make me feel like i wasn’t autistic and that only my brother was, just because his autism was worse than mine and i was highly intelligent so she made it seem like i was just smart, but sometimes she makes me feel like i don’t have autism because i don’t “seem” autistic, and it’s hard to believe ur autistic when everyone around u is telling u that u aren’t

[@rabbithatz]

This episode made me cry when they said "there is nothing wrong with you" I really needed that today. I'm a.late diagnosed asder and woooowee i often wonder how different my life would be if we knew when I was a kid and I had gotten the support I needed.

[@kyraamethyst2005]

Same here! Diagnosed last month at 25

[@gennamang9280]

This is by far the most comfortable I've ever felt with a group on this show 😄 I feel at home with these guys. I can see myself in so many of their autie traits, and the way they communicate is so easy and natural. I love it, this was a great episode.

[@Blitz-.-]

I love that they had someone who had overlapping symptoms rather than someone trying to pretend they had autism. I was afraid there'd be some person giving a bad portrayal of autism and im pleasantly surprised there wasnt.

[@mischkamonserrate5583]

I absolutely love all of them. Amanda looks like someone who would light up any room she enters!

[@kierstanmullins5379]

As someone with autism, this was a wonderful representation of the spectrum and how it presents differently for different people. I appreciate the casting of this video and hearing directly from people in the community

[@hfksar]

can y'all watch the damn video before commenting about them getting cancelled they literally didn't have them rule ANYBODY out and just let them have a conversation before the mole raised their hand AND the mole DOES have a disorder/disability and is surrounded by people with autism so they are EDUCATED. like please be CALM.

[@deathrays]

it doesn't matter, it's still a bad idea.

[@therealmarkzuckerberg]

@@deathrays How’s it a bad idea

[@deathrays]

@@therealmarkzuckerberg just having someone pretend for a video is just weird to me

[@therealmarkzuckerberg]

@@deathrays It’s part of their series they’ve been doing for years. They’ve already done it for gay people rich people virgins vegans blind people gen z etc so why can’t they do it for autism

[@haileyparsons3844]

@@deathrays The girl revealed to have a disorder she wasn't faking having a disorder, she just had Fetal Alcohol Sydrome which doesn't get talked about all that much.

[@catdblood]

Amanda is so smart! She looks like an amazing person. I love her personality.

[@joshb92004]

Not going to lie as someone with Autism/an Autistic person (you can use either, it really doesn’t matter) I was dreading watching the video, because of the title, and the fact we suffer a lot from people mocking us and discrediting us. But I think this video was done in a very respectful and enjoyable manner, well done to Jubilee and thank you to the mole.

[@SuperSarahbop]

People can be jerks when they don’t know any better.

[@ironeyes1395]

I love the representation in this. They were spot on saying that the media portrays autism in a very narrow and particular way which can be so damaging for people who don't fit the media's stereotypical image of someone with autism. It can be so hard for these people to be taken seriously when they say they have it

[@brucenicc4698]

I wonder how awkward the meeting room was when this was pitched this for a video

[@B0us1ca]

5 years ago we found out that my uncle was autistic, 3 years later my mom got diagnosed, 1 year later then my sister and I, half year later then the kid of my autistic uncle. My grandmother claims she's just a HSP, but no-one other then the previously named people (-grandma) haven't been to a professional to look if they have autism.

[@TheAwesomes2104]

I feel like I'd immediately be selected as the odd one out, because one of my biggest autistic special interests growing up was learning how to pretend to be "normal." I wasn't diagnosed until adulthood because I learned to mask extremely well as a coping mechanism.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Huh? Well... don't pretend then if you were on here, you're supposed to not hide it.

[@ecmeify]

@@Nekotaku_TV What is the benefit of your sarcastic comments. People can decide for themselves, we dont need you

[@Nekotaku_TV]

@@ecmeify What? There's no sarcasm... Your comment just doesn't make sense.

[@fos1451]

@@ecmeifyI don’t think you understand his comment, OPs comment also don’t make much sense

[@bunjee6668]

​​@@Nekotaku_TVWhen you have to mask to survive socially, you internalize that habit deeply. It's hard to take the mask off when it's been a crutch that has served you so well for so long.

[@kellydouglas]

I was worried about this one being offensive, but Jubilee tackled this really, really well. It also helps that they didn’t do eliminations and the mole isn’t neurotypical. Also, Amanda’s so fun and wise, and I wish I could be her friend ❤

[@Juliagodin8]

stop lying shes so weird

[@Krunch13]

@@Juliagodin8 Tf you hating for. shes not weird

[@Nourskiii]

@@Juliagodin8 weirds not bad, maybe ur just boring

[@theowlhouseseason3213]

@@Juliagodin8 nope she's not❤️

[@Juliagodin8]

@@Nourskiii your existence is boring

[@Autifellow]

I got diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in September 1997. I was 22 then. I always felt different in school and was teased a lot. I was quite naive then and easy to fool... I am grateful that my family accepted me for whom I am. I have more acquaintances than actual friends. I find it difficult to maintain strong friendships. I like doing things on my own. I always thought my father had autism because of his weird behavior but he never got diagnosed. I live in Belgium and am grateful for the support I get from specialised organizations and that the government recognizes my disorder completely (also in the financial way).

[@AXDYYY]

Imagine someone accusing someone of overdoing their autism

[@nebligoutthere7430]

amanda is such a sweetheart like the way she’s so passionate about the color pink i love her

[@blossomhb]

Yes Amanda!!! As a disabled person - the social model is so important and I WISH more people were aware of it!

[@brooklyn-fn7rx]

chai is my absolute favorite. hes so honest and adorable

[@chaiskool]

SAME I LOVE THE WAY HE WAS TALKING NORMALLY UNTIL HE SAID TRAUMA!! “i block out a lot of childhood experiences because of 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑚𝑎”

[@aSuperPi.]

I am autistic and I have genuinely no clue how all of these people were able to do this. My childhood wasn’t great socially because kids always berated me so it’s very difficult to stand up talking in a group without freaking out and shutting down.