DOES HE KNOW HE'S AUTISTIC? | AUTISM FAMILY Q&A VLOG

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On today's autism family vlog: something a little bit different because I wasn't allowed to take my camera to the event I was planning on vlogging from yesterday, so instead we reached out via Twitter and our community page for some questions to answer - these were the most popular questions, complete the timestamps in the video where we answer them:
1:35 - Does Andy know he has autism?
2:13 - What is Andy’s morning/evening sleep routine?
4:54 - Is Andy still obsessed with Nintendogs?
5:06 - Why is Andy’s surname not Chapman?
6:02 - What did I know about autism before I met Andy?
6:56 - What do we think Andy will be doing in 10 years?
8:24 - Would we do a Q&A with Andy?
9:08 - Would Andy like the London Underground?
10:26 - What is Andy’s learning age?
11:51 - Where in the world would we like to live?
14:05 - Has Andy ever watched anime?
14:09 - What games other than Nintendogs does Andy play on his DS?
15:28 - What was Andy’s first word?
15:41 - How old was Andy when he was diagnosed with autism?
15:44 - What other autism families do we watch on KZbin?
18:18 - When did I start watching wrestling?
19:00 - Will we ever do cosplay?
20:03 - What made me want to do KZbin?
21:04 - Are we going to The Autism Show in London next year?
21:23 - How do I balance the workload of running two KZbin channels?
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Hi, I'm Kevin Chapman, a full-time KZbinr, author, podcaster, speaker and occasional teacher from Peterborough, UK. As part of my daily vlog I release new videos every day at 5pm UK time with topics including life as an autism family, conventions and geek culture, technology, education and tutorials and entrepreneurship.
When I left my full-time as a Computer Science teacher in July 2017, my partner, Anna, was trapped in our house by our son Andy, who is autistic and had refused to go to school for 18 months. Our daughters Lucy and Amy and our dog Dave hardly saw me because I was always working to try and solve all our problems! Today I'm a full-time content creator who's always at home when my kids get home from school (all our kids!) and Anna has been able to return to university. This channel is the story of my family's ongoing journey! Previously known as lollujo Vlogs.
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[@kevinchapmanvlog]

I know this is a super-long video today, but with it being a Q&A I've timestamped all 20 questions in the description, so if you don't want to watch the whole thing you can just pick the questions you're interested in!

[@camhowe349]

Kevin Chapman Does Andy know you do KZbin?

[@evan32]

Is does andy know your not his biological dad

[@WhiteLiteBarbie]

Cam Howe yeah, he does! The little guy actually has his own KZbin channel! I think it’s called “Through Andy’s Eyes”. I watched one with a lift (elevator in the USA) and it was really interesting. Andy would start each cut with his toy truck and say “and....that’s it!” when the lift would close. Pretty cool to see what he finds interesting etc.

[@ed65tyuop4]

Kevin Chapman how do you have 55k sub when you get like 10kviews

[@nataliewade1374]

Kevin Chapman love getting to know you both better and seeing you both smile together is awesome spreads so much joy to my life xxx

[@laurabatchelor8742]

There is a Whitby train show happening in Whitby on the 3rd 4th and 5th august. Andy would live it. Like so Kevin can see it.

[@camhowe349]

Laura Batchelor put it in the comment Kevin pinned at the top here of this video he’ll see it there

[@deacong17]

lol I live in Whitby and didn’t know about this haha.

[@Nebplays]

Can we hear mr hand’s voice at 60k subs?

[@jameseames4644]

Thank you Kevin and Anna for answering my question it really means a lot to me

[@DannyBoi2112]

What was your question

[@GabePickles3837]

I think it’s very important for autistic individuals to be fully aware of their autism, especially when they’re getting older. I hope Andy someday comes to terms with his autism. You guys are great parents. I wish you all luck. :)

[@oliviaelliott1333]

Fab Q&A!! Love these:)

[@speakingthetruthmedia9385]

Great video Kev and Anna!

[@lucyallen1976]

Loving the long video 💗💗

[@sambillyard6541]

Another great vlog. The past few have been really helpful with the topics and seeing similarities with our own son. He would stay and play the 2p machines for days if he could

[@charlottedavidson3805]

Love all your videos! I'm a 17 year old hoping to work with children with autism your videos with Andy have really helped me understand what autism is really like.

[@g-gazz4504]

Love the vids keep it up 👍

[@GDEwan]

The DLR is a automatic train system ( you are right they look very similar to trams ) in London. DLR stands for Docklands Light Railway.

[@liammarkey2971]

Good video Kev!!!

[@maxdugan9211]

Hope you’re having a great day!

[@ligavasara-brakmane4051]

Anna looks amazing!!!

[@hg3685]

I see that Pokemon go plus . Thank you for this video . It was really helpful. Xxxxx

[@SezFrancis1]

Great Q and A, Kevin; I was like Andy when I was younger. I didn't know I had Autism until I was around 6/7 years old. It took me years to adjust to it but I now accept my Autism now. There should be no pressure, tbh, but it's always nice to be accepted within one's family. 🙂✨

[@nourhanscorner7995]

Sez Francis same but I kinda wish I didn't have autism and Tourette's

[@HyperkalemiaSineWave]

Nourhans Corner I like my autism, wouldn’t have it any other way. But a friend of mine has Tourette’s, and let me tell you, I don’t want that shit. Sorry you gotta deal with it, seems like a tough disorder to deal with.

[@GabePickles3837]

Same here. When I was a little kid, I always thought I was like all the other kids, but when I started to get older, I did start to feel a little different. I didn’t know that I have autism until I was 11. I first discovered what it is through KZbin, and my Nanny told me that I have autism myself. The whole perspective on myself has changed ever since. And thanks to this discovery, I became a new person. So, yah.

[@GabePickles3837]

@Maxwell Trapp And I’m also not ashamed of my autism either. I actually love being myself, and I wouldn’t trade it for the whole universe. Autism doesn’t make you trapped, it makes you quirky and special.

[@Sonicfan-cc1te]

I was 5-6 when I was first told

[@connormcmullen2780]

Bless her, Anna’s so right about not thinking about what Andy will be doing in many’s years time because you can’t predict the future. Like me I have very severe complex Autism with a mix of classic Autism traits and demand extreme avoidance traits and I never know what I’m going be like in the next half hour, let alone years time. Anna has got the right way of thinking Andy is very lucky to have you Kevin and Anna, amazing people!!!….

[@beckysloan1377]

Great q&a. Wish Andy had felt up to joining in. Maybe next time.

[@hellohello6751]

I am a huge fan I find Andy so interesting with what he has

[@poppycal]

Kev : long story Me: I have time... Kev : I want it to be a reasonable length video Me: 🤯😵😩

[@aaran0682]

Hi Kevin I’m so so supportive for Andy

[@heyitsambs9213]

Anna you looked really nice in this video (like always) where is that shirt from i love it? ☺☺

[@beastaree5646]

100th like...keep up the good work

[@Aaabbbccc457]

Anna is looking great !! I love seeing her in videos ❤❤❤

[@paytonl3485]

As a person living in southern california I would happily welcome you and your family lol

[@heatherbilly4223]

I also watch Fathering autism and Foolyliving vlogs

[@niatheelf]

I can relate to the names thing, my mum is widowed, then had me with a different man who she didnt marry, and now she's with my "stepdad" who she hasnt married, so all 3 of us have different names. Im honestly happy with having a different name, and it makes it easier to explain why I look nothing like my dad but look exactly like my mum haha

[@imbadatfifa7482]

Hi love the videos

[@nourhanscorner7995]

I love your channel

[@owenwood1081]

I was diagnosed with autism when I was in year 6 and also was diagnosed with ADHD as well

[@madtingz2288]

Anna seems like such a sweet person

[@georgegriffiths1437]

9:08 is interesting after the new videos where he doesn’t want to leave the underground

[@callumltfc]

No Questions about Dave? 😭😢😢

[@damianhills1533]

The #qanda had me baffled I was pronouncing it like panda but with a q. Then the penny dropped and realised it was Q and A 😂😂

[@patriciahowellcassity767]

I was allergic to marriage. Had 2 kids and once adults, and I was in my 60's finally got over my allergy.

[@miasparks2432]

Patricia Howell Cassity this is nothing to do with autism just saying

[@Randompotatoes-qs7bm]

Fortnite Freak but it was related to a question that they asked Kevin.

[@Randompotatoes-qs7bm]

Patricia Howell Cassity what’s the point of getting married at 60 ? Just wondering; I am not married myself but I see a lot of later life marriages. What is your reason ? :)

[@danreed6874]

You should move to Lanzarote its warm all year round for Andy like the lowest temperature is 22 degrees in winter

[@ellalewis5001]

26 mins long ! get innnnnnnn 🤪🤪

[@ZyoxFilms]

I think he knows😏 they are smarter than you think and are all different, I have it but have learned to cope and control it. It’s a strange feeling, you don’t feel like you are different yourself, but sometimes I used to think it was strange how people were different from me. Not a bad thing though

[@asherissoswag8320]

Hey love your channel and family but I have a question for u “what does andys writing look like?”

[@Username_not_found__try_again]

Yes

[@tobeytransport2802]

9:53 they aren't trams nor are they tubes, they are driverless light rail ☺️

[@TheAspieGamer66]

I was 3 when I was diagnosed with it

[@majestco3664]

A really don’t know why I’m watching this at 5 o’clock in the morning

[@evan32]

Nice vid

[@jimwilliams7000]

Hey Guys Cosplay got me watching you. Your guide to going to MCM Manchester Comic con was my first introduction to this Channel. I went in costume and it was fantastic. With a bag full of water hand sanitizer and batteries ETC. Picture this a Fat (at last count 20 stone) 42 year old short arse beardy with a day pack on dressed like Obi-Wan (I called him Chubby-One) PEOPLE STOPPED ME FOR PHOTO'S! Anna Its liberating! Naomi Jayne Cosplay put a post about anxiety on FB today. It's an incredibly insightful piece that is also well written. Defiantly worth a read and that's not just because I met her.

[@autumnthompson6980]

What music donyou use in your b roll footage?

[@PureVikingPowers]

I have autism and i know it cause in hospital paper it says so but i did not know i was not like everyone else when i was a child

[@rabeaa5662]

you should get a cute family picture for the picture of this channel

[@robbiedrewdancer3897]

Can you do a vlog with mr hand please

[@meganroscoe5837]

That question is for both of you

[@becomeblackbelt]

FatheringAutism watches you sometimes too

[@charliegreenwood8148]

I had about to say, why is Anna’s hair shaved? Then I saw the tight ponytail

[@laurenb1284]

i love fool living too

[@juiletmadgwick3787]

Andy is so funny

[@rileykendrick3465]

Come to Canada!

[@dr.cheetahshow7277]

It would be great if you moved to Canada because I live there

[@tssplays1768]

Hi how are you today

[@samurai2k455]

One day Anna and Kev are going to be doing a Q&A and Andy is going to sit on the sofa and start answering questions and kev and Anna are going to faint.

[@Oses14]

Texas heat ftw

[@galaxy-krt813]

Does Andy see his biological dad?

[@supmen9492]

Ohh

[@Pfunkpoet]

He was doner

[@cohenjurovich4219]

Pfunkpoet no he wasn’t, Andy just doesn’t see him anymore

[@Pfunkpoet]

No Kev said in a q&a that andas dad was an anonymous doner

[@joshuanewlyn145]

Pfunkpoet no, he said that his biological dad was basically a doner, he isn’t technically one

[@sherridanbishop5797]

I have Autism and Adhd and OCD 😀😀😀

[@georgesoden7920]

I got the 100th like on this video!

[@meganroscoe5837]

How dose andey carlm down iam struggling with this

[@faithellaspiby]

Hi

[@miasparks2432]

I was diagnosed with autism when I was 8 now I'm 10

[@babychickenstudios]

Which Nintendogs game does Andy have?

[@tylerpaterson9103]

What part of Nottingham is Anna from ?

[@kevinchapmanvlog]

Arnold originally.

[@stanleemartin3533]

Do you get paid from Andy's KZbin chanel

[@cole2023]

Oh yeah yeah oh yeah yeah

[@NAMELESS-zd7uf]

Kev if the family and you move to Canada. Toys r us is open still. Just saying

[@kevinchapmanvlog]

Now that's very tempting...

[@Meeach]

Oh so your his step dad if you get married?

[@KM0033]

Whats ur twitch name?

[@god-me4rw]

His twitch is twitch.tv/lollujo

[@samanthaclendenning2951]

Second Hi how are you doing today

[@matildamantell]

What is Andy's surname

[@surfit9410]

Does he have blackout curtains?

[@surfit9410]

I'm early

[@ellarachaelh4767]

Yay I'm the 13th comment 😂

[@icantbebotheredthinkingofa4991]

Does Andy still see / talk to his biological dad ?

[@kevinchapmanvlog]

No

[@graceosborne737]

Does Andy refer to Kevin as ‘Dad’ or ‘Kevin’?💕

[@x0katiexo00]

Grace Osborne he calls him daddy

[@conniesophiexxx4043]

What’s Andys second name

[@sassy_gamer7899]

You can’t compare maths in a school for people with disabilities to maths in a main stream school

[@itsjoe9822]

does Andy like football ?

[@thebestwillow]

DLR - the London Overground? Certainly for me, I know NOW that other people find me strange, but I didn't at Andy's age, and both then and now, I don't find me strange. South California is a wonderful place, but expensive to live in. Definitely lots of sunshine to help with seasonal affective disorder and vitamin d deficiency and stuff. Americans tend to be more forthright than Brits. All in all, I genuinely think my mind would be better off if I could live there. Haven't yet found a way to do so, though. Comments rooted in experience. Two weeks meeting Pennsylvanians, two weeks meeting southern Californians, two days meeting women from all over the united states...yeah.

[@paytonl3485]

thebestwillow yeah I love living in southern california but at the same time it's very expensive and if you choose to live inland it can reach very high temperatures (110+ Fahrenheit) plus the wildfires.

[@seanscullion4727]

Andy really reminds me of sheldon cooper from the Big Bang theory (in a good way)

[@tobeytransport2802]

What is Andy's name?

[@jonearley6602]

Er... Andy

[@tssplays1768]

First

[@dio1537]

Does Kevin have a twitch and if so what’s it called

[@kevinchapmanvlog]

lollujofm

[@christinearton8733]

who s andy. real dad is

[@izzydoyle3893]

Does Andy see his biological dad?

[@bennynewcastleutd1404]

Izzy Doyle why is he not his real dad

[@BCS1105]

Izzy Doyle Andy’s biological FATHER left not long after Andy was born. But Andy’s Dad is Kev. Kev And Anna met quite a few years after but the only Dad Andy has really known is Kev.

[@itsjoe9822]

does Andy like football ?