Neurodiverse TikTok Compilation #2

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[@autistically.autistic]

Hello! This is a message to new viewers! Please do not leave harmful comments assuming that someone is faking! This is not only harmful to the person themselves but the community as a whole. I understand some may be faking but you cannot decide that based on a video, especially when it comes to the autistic community which is a spectrum along with neurodiversity as a whole! I don’t care if you’re a doctor who specializes in this field but do not claim they are faking based on a video as everyone is different and has different traits! You are open to free speech and if someone on these lists has been exposed for faking, please contact me so I can avoid them in the future! If you need to contact me, you can message me on Instagram @autistically.autistic! Thank you! Have an amazing day!

[@autistically.autistic]

@🇺🇦croc. I chose the name based on my content, not to make it my personality. I have a second channel which also used the term ASD in it where I spread information on autism. I didn’t choose the name to make it who I am but rather so that it relates to the content I am posting. If I were to make a channel unrelated to autism, I would definitely have a different username.

[@MosDaft]

I got diagnosed as an adult, and didn't really believe that I was ASD. I have had ADHD my whole life, but never considered ASD. After watching this (I put all 10 fingers down -yikes), I can't deny it, and there are other "everyday people, just like me" and it helps to see that. Thank you so much. It makes me feel normal, for once.

[@elishaforrester1150]

100% feel validated on the "body doubling" thing and the stim songs OMFG I have years of playlists likes that...

[@twisttytails]

related to all of the adhd and asd ones diagnosed last week, your channel helps me learn stuff in a way that doesn't feel stiff or uptight

[@anyataubman8217]

My whole life I've allways had to eat with a small spoon and LOATHED big spoons and I never realised it was a common thing amongst others who are autistic

[@autistically.autistic]

Big spoons are a curse and should be eradicated

[@morganperry2996]

I am autistic as well and I have always hated eating with a big spoon. I didn't realize it could be related to my autism.

[@anyataubman8217]

@@autistically.autistic Absolutely!

[@wiegraf9009]

I also thought this was just me! The feeling is indescribably awful!

[@izzya2515]

I always choose a little spoon but if we have nothing else besides big spoons I use them (specifically when I eat a spoon of peanut butter) and after I'm done with the peanut butter I use the spoon to syphon it to the roof of my mouth and my tongue, but after a while I get the metal taste and I have to stop, but the thing is I don't always stop right away, so it's a battle between the stimming in the mouth and the awful metal taste

[@shromnomnom2382]

For the body doubling thing it’s the complete opposite. I freak out when people are in the room when I do chores lmao

[@shatteredteacup03]

same I cannot concentrate for the love of god and I become irrationally angry at them

[@katdestine44]

Same i dont like when people are near me when doing something

[@semisentiententity5486]

Same I feel all weird and anxious when they're just there

[@bakerfritz4681]

It’s weird, because it’s crippling to my productivity when it’s someone I know, even if it’s family-like, I have trouble functioning if they’re just in the house minding their own business- but the body-doubling app Focusmate has been life-changing because I can somehow feel accountable to to total strangers for one hour at a time.

[@fluff3226]

Holy fuck it's horrific. I get told to do something while everyone is gonna be out of the house, and if they come back early I just can't anymore. Like suddenly I'm tired and don't want to move an inch.

[@nafiina]

The moment I saw the feet kneading thing I realised I was doing that in that moment exactly. AND THE HYPERFIXATION APPLYING TO PEOPLE THING MADE ME REALISE A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS OH MY GOD!!!

[@Mmmkaramel]

I do that too I had no idea it was anything related to neurodivergency lol

[@nafiina]

@@Mmmkaramel ikr! There’s so many things that I have been realising about myself and it has become a relief to know yk the reason why

[@slfhjd]

I do this every night and mostly I don't realize it but I did just now

[@nafiina]

@@slfhjd ikr same

[@tanm8467]

@@Mmmkaramel lol same

[@disabledandproud5556]

The random sounds thing I do with my fiancé all the time. We both have ADHD and Autism. We do this for 2 main reasons: 1) We both get very uncomfortable with silence and it just fills the void until someone absolutely needs to say something important cause we both dislike small talk. 2) It’s fun and entertaining and you can laugh at the weird faces people make when they walk in the room, like, “what did I just walk into?” Also sometimes it feels like we are having an actual conversation. We understand each other. It’s like our own secret language.

[@insomniachope]

I wasn’t called weird that often, because I’ve been in theatre or choir for most of the time I’ve been in school. After getting to college and meeting even more people who are in theatre, we’ve all realized that a lot of theatre people are neurodivergent. I was diagnosed with ADHD around a year ago, but still haven’t been able to receive proper medication for it. I’m struggling horribly, but it’s reassuring to have a community of people that are interested in the same things I am that are also neurodivergent in some way

[@swarm-of-moths]

I agree, a lot of theatre and choir people I know are neurodivergent.

[@syl59281]

Sorry to hear you're struggling 😔 and I agree it's reassuring to have a community of like-minded people

[@caspergotlost]

I've noticed the theater/choir overlap with neurodivergents, and I wonder if our reliance on masking gives us boosted acting abilities, and also we enjoy being able to act poorly and that be expected

[@Gershwinnvideos]

I have autism and ADHD I like how in these videos the autistic people Embrace their autism and think of it as a gift and not a curse

[@47ratsinahoodie]

What's that like, if you don't mind me asking? I've been in the process of getting evaluated for ADHD but I kind of want to also get evaluated for autism just to be sure. But iirc, the two have overlapping symptoms so I don't want to self diagnose because I've misunderstood my symptoms yknow?

[@Aufeii]

@@47ratsinahoodie there are overlapping symptoms sure, but the two are also very often found together. if you have either adhd or autism and relate to the other one imo getting evaluated for it is a good idea, because of how often they are comorbid

[@imawakemymindisalive13]

i’m hoping to get evaluated soon. i have something, just not sure what!

[@bakerfritz4681]

I wouldn’t call it a gift, but it’s not really a curse either. It just is, and it would be easier if more people accepted that I don’t have a “superpower” or anything-my brain’s just wired to do things differently-and that I’m never gonna respond well to neurotypical situations and solutions.

[@stupid4President]

I love it when people talk about ND as a gift; I can then share my knowledge that studies have shown that up to 66% of autistic adults have thought about taking their own life, and an alarming 35% have attempted suicide.

[@alpacafish1269]

6:02 talking about that. It’s the opposite for me. Whenever I’m doing something and someone is present with me I immediately feel uncomfortable. Like I feel like they’re watching me (even if they’re not) but most of the time stuff like that freaks the actual shit outta me and I start to hyperventilate 😀

[@LunarWind99]

Omg I'm glad its not only me lol

[@cypherdee5295]

Same. If I am alone in the house for a while, I'll start cleaning. If I am aware of another person, I can't do any cleaning, except laundry

[@kyoyameganebereznoff]

For me, it depends on the person. If it’s my mom, I feel stressed, but if it’s my partner I feel a lot better.

[@claireschweizer4765]

Aw I'm sorryyyy

[@mftemi]

same even if nobodys in the room💀

[@wolfwriter2365]

“Surprise, these are all autism things” I would also like to call out that many of those things relate to Sensory Processing Disorder. I also relate too much to the spoon thing.

[@Chiller-pc1dv]

I agree, and there are also symptoms in ADHD that are similar to autism. People with ADHD, are also likely to have sensory processing issues and hyperfixations, as well as stimming and repetitive actions like foot tapping and playing with hair.

[@prowlandsasuke]

The big spoon vs little spoon was so relatable. I cant stand big spoons and would rather eat with small handled spoons and I always hated when I would purposely do my homework in the dark and someone would turn the lights on because how could I do my homework in the dark.

[@loneberry8905]

I was taught to tell left from right by making an L with your hand but at that point I hadn't had much practice with writing and was still consistently writing letters backwards, I didn't even realise the L was supposed to go a certain way, I was more focused on the shape itself and so I thought my left was whichever hand making an L shape most closely resembles a right angle, and I was confused about how this was supposed to help since both sides looked the same. I ended up learning left from right when we were taught to play the recorder, to this day I still sometimes forget which way is left or right and I have to turn myself to face what I think is East and picture the room I was in for the recorder class.

[@emmamartel5269]

I was taught in a ballet class with my feet, and for years and years had to picture that exact room and where my feet were in it to remember which side was left and which was right! I thought for sure I was the only one doing that lol

[@_404shcats_]

If you imagine the words left and right in front of you they are in order so yeah

[@emmamartel5269]

@@_404shcats_ That's actually super helpful for me! Thank you for sharing!

[@p.s.224]

I learned left from right when I started violin lessons. With the violin, the left arm does something completely different than the right arm and this made it simple because it would be extremely weird to take the violin on your right shoulder and the bow with your left hand. The thought alone makes me really uncomfortable.

[@emmamartel5269]

Another way I've been able to remember it is that my right hand is the one I write with, and right and write sound the same. Obviously that only works because I'm right handed though...

[@MCducktanners]

I’ve been diagnosed as autistic for a few months and recently got a diagnosis for tourette’s . I love your compilations and i was wondering if u could make one about tourette’s

[@autistically.autistic]

Of course! I have a mild tic disorder myself so I would love to post more content on tics!

[@MCducktanners]

:)

[@evarinagarmguardian113]

The hyperfixation on people would explain my "crushes" tbh. (Ah, to be a neurodivergent aromantic.)

[@AbstractQueer]

Right, like what even is a crush?

[@47ratsinahoodie]

Jfc this called me out 🤣 (I'm ace but don't quite have "crushes" the same way my friends have described)

[@yunicelennar7626]

I have platonic ones on my favorite creators and make sure I don’t love bomb them.

[@Xanderj89]

Aego ND, so I get to wonder if my crushes are real or fixation.

[@macgirl1234]

Big spoon, taste spoon. Facts 🤷

[@cathipalmer8217]

About 30 years ago, as three of his five adult children were diagnosed, we realized our father had undiagnosed ADD his whole life. About two years ago, we realized it's actually autism going on there and now we're taking a really hard look at our own lives. So much...so much.

[@cb6254]

“I forget about it if it’s not there” with a single playlist. 100% me

[@chaiwolfen]

The "holding up your hands to see which ones an L" "which ones the *correct* L?" Is SOOOOOO true!! I thought it was just me 😅

[@birdsilvester4820]

Forgetting events for me is less “wait the doctors appointment was Thursday?” And more “wait it’s Thursday today?”

[@emilyglonek7417]

lol I'm the exact opposite - I only use big spoons, little spoons make my mouth feel weird and empty

[@LagenaNasira]

Same, big spoons are good.

[@SuperPrettyPink101]

Yes, me too. Small spoons make me feel like a giant when I wanna feel like a person. I don't know how to even explain it.

[@lizziecuccia7464]

i'm exact opposite with spoons as well, small spoons taste bad and also too tiny. i prefer big spoons so that when I eat soup or cereal i can sip it like a victorian child taking medicine

[@lavenderoh]

I prefer small spoons, but big forks. I'm probably alone on that. But weirdly my partner prefers big spoons, and uses only spoons, no forks. He's neurotypical but Indian and apparently spoons are just their most commonly used utensil. At least where he's from, and according to him. Either way, it works very well for us! Lol

[@Sae.bae.GG08]

My fav’ spoons are the sugar spoons that are small and wavy and smooth because the feeling really grounds me an’ idk I just really like them :) Oh! And taht or the really big oversized salad spoons… idk why-

[@tkdlvr]

dude as someone with adhd i fucking love the one where that one person is just dismantling the "OOH LOOK SHINY" stereotype AND ALSO???? THE "put a finger down" ONE I GOT 9 OUT OF 10???? I LITERALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY BRAIN

[@craftgrrl14]

The communicating through random noises thing is so true! My two best friends and I were all the "gifted weird kids" that to this day still run around as a trio making weird squawking noises at each other. Also, headbutting each other on the shoulder to show affection, like cats...

[@craftgrrl14]

I don't know exactly what kind of neurodivergency I've got going on, but I was raised by a mom with ADD, a dad with autism, a brother with autism, and a sister who likely has dyslexia. Sooo...odds that I am NT are pretty slim.

[@Satan-Is-a-Lawyer]

Oh my god that not understanding a word when people talks drives me crazy. I literally want to break down and cry.

[@Gnorkadork]

Every time I can bring myself to watch videos like this I fear I don't recognize myself in any of these clips and that I was just misdiagnosed and I am not neurodivergent and my strangeness is something I could/should fix and it's all my fault. Always a relief when within the first few clips I go "Oh, yeah. I get that."

[@-shiftkey-5005]

I've started watching more and more of these neurodiverse tiktoks and as a neurotypical person I'm thankful I'm learning so much, my little bro has ADD and watching these gives me more of a perspective on why he is the way he is....thanks for this great video!!☺️☺️

[@Rivwe]

“finding out hyperfixations can apply to people too” THIS FUCKING EXPLAINS EVERYTHING HOLY SHIT

[@bakerfritz4681]

My life has been a series of tiny yet startling revelations ever since my diagnosis a year and a half ago. Like, I knew, but still, having someone finally professionally acknowledge it made a lot of things slip into place.

[@Rivwe]

@@bakerfritz4681 I haven’t gotten an official diagnosis for ADD yet (Its very likely i do have it but my situations a little complicated), but the little things are really helping me understand myself more and more.

[@maerafinn6776]

2:44 Way too loud music followed instantly by a TikTok abt sensory issues

[@autistically.autistic]

Sorry about that :(

[@13681072]

Ive felt since I was a kid that something was wrong with me. I felt like an alien. I didnt understand why. I had friends. But as I aged I felt like I was disconnecting. Eventually they started to treat me bad bit I couldnt understand why. Thats was about age 7. By 12 I felt alone. I then realized people didnt quite make sense to me. It was, to a point, like watching animals. I tried to fit in but by graduation I just gave up. My mother said I never behaved "oddly". But she wasny the most observant. As far as I know Ive never stimmed. But after watching one of these videos I found I could relate to so much. Not all of it. It felt like something fell into place and made sense. So my question is this. Is it possible to be on the spectrum but not stim or have the more extreme behaviour? One thing that makes me wonder about myself is interacting with people drains me. I always have felt like I was putting on a show and not being me.

[@ZoruaLightning]

The answer to your question is absolutely! Stimming can take many forms but it's only one symptom

[@13681072]

@@ZoruaLightning so what should I look for? Im considering testing so I can just know myself. I will say since Ive accepted the possibility I feel more at peace.

[@mulberry_joy]

@@13681072 maybe try to take a quiz, though it is optional since you can already relate to a bunch of the symptoms here, and try to tell your parent about it, and see if you can get a diagnosis. if your parent doesnt believe you take the quiz and show the results maybe

[@AbstractQueer]

@@13681072 I think everyone stims to some extent, it's just sensory seeking behaviors. Like, clicking a pen, drumming your fingers, tapping your foot. I, for example, do a lot of weird little.. rubbing? motions on my fingers, especially under and around my nails and on my fingertips, and I never realized that counts as stimming until recently. It's hard to describe stimming beyond that, but again, I think everyone, including NT folks, stims at least a little given the breadth of the category. Especially as kids, that's why kids suck their thumbs.

[@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501]

I'm 48, and only diagnosed on the spectrum after I turned 40. I don't do obvious stims... anymore. Looking back, I can see more subtle ways I did it, though, and each time my parents noticed, they'd.... punish me until I stopped doing it. (Nicest way to put that). Earliest one I recall... TASTING FABRIC. Not once, but numerous times, even if the texture was strange or unpleasant. I couldn't stop.... until I got caught tasting my jacket repeatedly. Clicking sounds of any kind were prohibited in the family (i really think Father is neurodivergent). So, nothing that made repetitive noises - I never leaned into it and now it, too, drives me bonkers. Mother had a habit when she chewed gum to make little bubbles inside the gum and would bite to pop them... both my father and I would be driven to rage by it. Other subtle stimming... anything soft, like fuzzy, squishy, etc... i had to touch. Keep touching. Rubbing it. Not bad until you realize you've been rubbing some stranger's coat. Rubbing my fingertips together. Tapping my fingers on things in a repetitive order - but quietly. Usually on my legs. Counting in my head as I walk. Picking at the skin around my nails. I used to bite my nails (i had to have all my teeth pulled at age 30 due to chronic health issues, so it stopped then) Now, I tend to stroke fabric (softer the better), stroke my other hand, and other very subtle things that make no noise & thus, draw less attention (including tapping on my fabric). So, yeah, stimming isn't always easily identifiable... its a calming technique and not always noticeable or noticed.

[@Kizaco]

There’s an awful lot of big spoon hate, and while I understand where yall come from, as a diagnosed adhd person, here is why I prefer big spoon -more food -fast -looks cool -spoon adds flavor And here are my cons for tiny spoon -small -baby spoon -feels like I’m a baby -not enough -no extra flavor

[@bakerfritz4681]

I appreciate your difference of opinion but I am not able to embrace it. Rock on with your big spoon. Sincerely, someone who hates the feeling of big-spoon-metal (or other material) sliding along the corners of my mouth.

[@sezi9plays]

I’m like big spoon is needed for cereal and soup and small spoon is needed for dessert such as ice cream or yoghurt and also to get tuna out of the tin.

[@The_Blue_Ender]

i wanna eat cereal with a serving spoon, only once

[@littleguy3]

8:53 NO NEED TO CALL ME OUT LIKE THAT JEEZ-

[@ihatenfts501]

Forget about the spoons, i like how chopsticks and forks feel. The way rice slides into my mouth with chopsticks or forks… its magical i can’t even explain the feeling

[@MarcinWojtczuk]

I feel like at home watching these videos. I mean I found a family finally.

[@annyhunter2317]

OOOOMG THE "--- my car" THING HITS TOO CLOSE TO HOME

[@saturn5063]

*my special interest being neurodiversity itself*

[@prettybird29]

0:43 my trick for left and right is to make an L and O because I know the L goes toward the O in the word LOVE. :) But I only thought of that recently and also know that my green bracelet is always on my left arm. 🙃

[@FREAKOFNATURE-mb8oo]

3:34- I have 8 fingers down... 👁v👁 Technically 7 if you don't count the half fingers down I put for fidgeting and loud noises- but then again I don't ever leave my room so I tend to avoid those situations.

[@skeleluna04]

2:12 on the other hand, I have never seen a bird in my life

[@Rosa123h]

The other day it took me 45 minutes to tell someone I liked their earrings

[@shahrishinamdar1918]

3:37 I put all my fingers down knowing very well I've ADHD... but then suprise suprise its all Autism and it was so good to know that blindly cause I've been taking tests for quite a while now and I'm pretty sure I'm autistic but not 100% cause I am at that point where I'm wondering if its just ADHD or actually autism but this helped to clear it up a bit more. Thanks!

[@laurenj432]

Every time I watch these compilations, I think about how there are close to no black people in them🤨 then I remember that in the black community, black parents don’t really believe their kids can have adhd or autism, they just think the kids are being disrespectful and punish them to the point where extreme masking becomes the norm :( Source: I’m black, and recently realized that a lot of my family members and myself have neurodivergent traits that we just have never been able to show freely, especially older relatives😅

[@kelsey5818]

My mom is a teacher and KNOWS I have adhd but won't let me get help for it because "I'm surviving and thriving". I'm not thriving.

[@selalorin]

lol the put you fingers down adhd but it was actually autism one had me putting ALL fingers down, and i knew after the first one that it was autism and not adhd. i potentially have both and hyperfixate on researching them (especially adhd) so i know all the shizzle. also can special interests apply to people too cuz if i do end up having autism then i definitely have a special interest in my bf lol

[@cjrexplorations2654]

i have adhd only and i put down 9 fingers

[@PhoenixArtz000]

i don't have either at least diagnosed i put down all of my fingers help

[@Aufeii]

I dont know if special interests extends to people or not. but I do know that you can hyperfixate on people. so it wouldn't be too far fetched to be able to have special interest in them as well

[@kawansiesquad6659]

I’m not diagnosed with either but I put down 7 fingers😂 ….Is this a sign?

[@PhoenixArtz000]

@@kawansiesquad6659 probably LMAO, cause i put down all fingers and im not diagnosed 💀✋

[@jeffreycauwels1974]

The drive the car one! I'm always just like "mgnava snack" or something and allistic people are just like "???"

[@MissRusababy]

Hi! Next time when you make one do these, can you add more than just autism and adhd? Since its neurodiverse tiktoks, and everyone deserves to be seen! I personally have OCD, and my disorder is very misunderstood. I think this would help if you could do this when you make one of these next time, even if it’s only one tiktok. Thank you! :)

[@m0ppp]

Yes!! I came here because I have a tic disorder and GAD. Kinda disappointing to not see more diversity

[@theonionqueen3519]

I get so excited watching these because I don’t have a lot of ND friends (or any friends, for that matter) and my parents aren’t ND, so when I see someone talking about something I do I just scream and go “YEAH!!! I DO THAT!!!”

[@its-hannaH]

not me clapping uncontrollably and whispering “oh HELL yes” after hearing “let’s talk about chickens” 🙃🙃🙃

[@icchasaki]

I’ve been very confused about my pain tolerance my whole life but I think I finally figured it out, so now I gotta infodump bc psychoanalysis is my special interest lol This ended up very long, oops. So, I hate pain. Like… more than normal. Any small amount of it. I figured I must have a really low pain tolerance. BUT any time I’d have to actually deal with pain, I wouldn’t react (if I knew it was coming and) if I had any sort of opinion about it. Be that hubris, fear, etc. And there are people who said they were IMPRESSED with my pain tolerance, which… ???? (I’m gonna use the sharp pointy stabby medical things as an example, so TW here) The first time I went to get blood taken (I’m celiac) I was like 7 and my parent and doctor fully expected me to freak out. But I just sat there with a completely blank face throughout the whole thing. Like a friggin brick wall. I was told I was super brave, probably given a sticker or smth- yet now that I’ve had it done a few times and am more used to it, I will go to any lengths to avoid it. I’m actively trembling right now thinking about it. Just a tiny amount of pain, and I feel sick. I think I FINALLY KNOW WHY. So I’m almost definitely autistic, right? And I have sensory issues and stuff. Which can include things like low pain tolerance. I also get really excited over small stuff. But as soon as I experience anything big, I don’t feel anything, both in positive and negative settings. (Why I just don’t appreciate roller coasters all that much, and why I had to pretend to be confused when I found out I’d be getting a sibling [I had to make myself process it completely and collect myself enough to mask and show the excitement I was supposed to be feeling. I’d always wanted a sibling. But the feelings just went poof].) sO. When I should FEEL BIG THINGS ABOUT THE PAIN, BECAUSE IT’S SCARY AND BAD, MY EMOTIONS TAKE A FRICKIN VACATION AND I BECOME THE PROTAGONIST OF EVERY ANIME. I love psychology, dude…

[@djoctobeat5204]

Psychology is just the coolest, dude. I just put this together but I think I might be masking too? Like the whole “No feelings lol” but also the “gotta pretend to have said feelings, lol, bc otherwise I will seem like a robot, and to quote Marina, I am not a robot” So uh thanks for helping me put that together!

[@icchasaki]

Oh, cool, glad I could help! By any chance, do you feel really uncomfortable opening gifts in front of people? Or getting really good news? Because that was one of the biggest things that tipped me off that I was masking. Like, when someone tells me something exciting I have to stall by acting confused so I can process it quickly and then figure out how to react. That’s the first thing I’d look for to see if you mask, but it might not apply to everyone. :]

[@djoctobeat5204]

@@icchasaki …ok this is very accurate uh Whenever i get news in general that’s big it’s pretty “uh emotions that seem natural here, go!” When i found out i was moving, i was like “oh k that’s cool” but on the outside i was like “WHOOO YAY YIPPEE GOLLY GEE (insert exclamation of joy here)!!” So this fits me, oh deary me, oh my, oop

[@icchasaki]

Oop indeed 😂 Welcome to the gang, I guess-

[@mudkipjuice]

What you described is called dissociation my friend. Autistic and ADHD people seem to be more likely to dissociate so it makes sense that you do when you feel pain

[@JesusIsLord2478]

the body doubling works for me in a way that I join the discord voice channel with a bunch of gaming friends and just hearing them talk about random stuff makes me get my work done 4 times faster with no breaks

[@Kai-be8if]

5:17 WAIT I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE!!! (It makes me feel safe and calms me down)

[@cringecande_9352]

8:47 kid litterally crys about cosco having lots of lights although his room litterally looks like a rave

[@autistically.autistic]

Those are just simple led lights that aren’t very bright compared to those in a store

[@ErutaniaRose]

I had a small bunny I had that was my comfort item and then I lost it in a city when I went to a Zelda concert. I was heartbroken and sobbing, and never ended up finding her. However, I had another small toy that I got that was of a similar size, and was also attached to ver good memories from childhood, so I ended using the newer toy as my new comfort item. Tho I still sometimes remember the old one and get sad because I lost her. RIP Bonita the bunny.

[@annaclay4498]

🐇

[@laurens3857]

0:45 my brother who’s dyslexia says he “Writes with his Right” and goes to pick up a pen like he’s writing to check

[@-faithsintuition570]

I’ve always related to these but when I was undiagnosed I felt wrong almost like an intruder but now I’ve been diagnosed with sad and adhd I finally feel safe and comfortable! I’m so happy!

[@Scavenger82]

that one about having a multi-genre playlist and stim songs.....omg! that is 100% me

[@askthefrog]

So apparently my autism is the reason I walk into doorframes. Something about my brain having to do corrections manually instead of automatically but it's not quick enough 😀 I also have ADHD and am wondering if other squirrels recognize this: so I sometimes put stuff where they're not supposed to be, knowing full well I'll forget where it is and then go on a rampage when I can't find it, but I still do it because at that time there's absolutely no way I can muster up the energy to go and put it in its correct place - even if it's two feet away but in a drawer I would have to open and I don't want to?

[@echoc7213]

And after placing it saying over and over again "i put the thing here" and still completely forgetting and flipping my sh*t because IT'S NOT IN THE ONE OR TWO PLACES IT ALWAYS GOES and turns out it was just in the next pocket over, inches away this whole time.....no idea what you're talking about 😜

[@askthefrog]

@@echoc7213 Hahaha! Yeah, I'm thinking that maybe we shouldn't mess with the order (I know I'm really stretching the meaning of that word) of things. Just today I couldn't find my aux/usb-c adaptor (not a person with ADHD that invented that!). After turning everything over like a crazy person I found it in the sleeve I keep my embroidery scissors... And I remember that I absolutely thought it was a great idea to put it there, so that I wouldn't lose it, you know? 😅 But today I just felt: "I'm so fudging stupid it's not even funny." 😄

[@sparkles9570]

4:35 I was actually the opposite- I hated(and still hate) the little spoons and little forks, my mom would put them on the table for me as a kid and when I got older I hated that because I didn’t want to be treated like a kid, so once it was my responsibility to set the table I would give myself the big fork and my mom the little fork and then got really upset when she would switch them. So then I started either giving the small fork to my dad(because he did not care) or just give us all big forks

[@Rafaelychan09]

ive been diagonised from autism and adhd, thanks for making this compilation !! i wanted to know more abt the neurodivergent ppl

[@annah9335]

I'm dignosed with ADHD and got nine fingers down... i've also been contemplating on whether i have autisum for a coupe months, may or may not be in denial cause ive been told that i just have adhd

[@NS-gk2bz]

I'm not diagnosed and have never really thought about do I or don't I, but I related to the man who couldn't take off his shoes or he'd loose momentum so hard I started bawling. And the first one is literally how I live my life, sometimes it feels like the other person literally just spoke a foreign language and have to ask them to repeat themselves at least twice.

[@tigristhelynx7224]

Yeah, my husband thought I was losing my hearing. I have to clarify what he said ALL THE TIME, "You DID put it away, or you DIDN'T? Yes or no?" Just can't hear people when they are turned away from me and there's noise in the room or when they say things slurred together like the video showed. Ugh.

[@Creepergirl7794.]

The constant repeating the phrase you want to say in your head before you say it definitely happens to me all the time. It's like my brain wants me to say it but I also contemplate if I should say it or not, so it just repeats in my head until I either say it or the convo switches

[@UnknownShiny]

the “having people sit by to complete tasks” is so relatable and i never realised it. i asked my sister to help me clean my room by giving me order just so that she’d be there or i can only do my homework with friends or family but god forbid they talk because that’d do no good

[@DangerAngelous]

0:07 this type of conversation happens once a week between me and my dad, and always I end up giving up and not saying anything

[@The.Goblin.King...]

1:16 for me, it’s usually just us saying hi, and then making random noises and copying each other until we both laugh like, “HREEEEEE”

[@spidersmiamor]

Ok the spoon thing, body doubling. I'm still learning new symptoms lmao. Also, I'll forget I had to pee for hours. Surprised I don't have accidents lololol.

[@arcadeii]

ok so last year i had online school. literally through the entire year, i did everything on friday. except for one week. that week, i did it all on monday. all of it. 50 slides of social studies work. three discussion questions. 4 math sheets. 2 science things. you get the point. the only reason i was able to do that is because i was on call with my friend the whole time. we werent even talking. body doubling works so well.

[@cupidsangel-y5o]

4:26 , my jaw DROPPED. I had all fingers down and I was like "haha both my parents have adhd and so do i..well crap." turns out i had a touch of the tism

[@bekindtotheonesthatyoulove4894]

The fidget dude is too accurate to how I talk >.

[@1_ashe_144]

Me, actually very questioning myself in which I should get a diagnosis for something: WRITE THAT DOWN RIGHT THAT DOWN

[@pepperpersoniguess1648]

Either people with autism and or adhd need to stop being so relatable or i need to get checked out

[@Turnt3chGodh3ad]

Ok ok ok ok ok. I NEED to know if anyone else does this. Do you assign colors, personalities, shapes, or tastes to words, numbers, items, or thoughts? Hear me out, March is green, 3 is neon pink, left is thin, and the jumpy boots in Subway Surfers are evil. And I don't actively do this, it just happens. Does this happen with anyone else???

[@creepypastalover5001]

I know it’s been years but I HAVE to share: My sister and I once sat down and made a whole story with voices and drama based only on Microsoft fonts and we were laughing so hard we were crying. Maybe not the same thing but this reminded me of it!

[@imjustasconfusedasyou]

i’ve shared a room with my 2 older sisters and the middle one and i (the youngest of 4) always do shit best when the other is in there like if it’s friday and the middle one has hw it doing chores while listening to music she won’t get shit done but when i get in the room she does it very well. just stuff like that. i’ve noticed because i’ve always had a full house, full car, full room, i don’t do well in large spaces alone. and im just generally a big lover of body doubling or sharing space or just exsisiting in a space togther.

[@Soundswithbilly]

The first one: Same!

[@childoftea3445]

7:49 no sit down its time to talk about memorizing Pi

[@vegeta6169]

3.14159265358979 That's as much as I've remembered

[@audreyholmes9751]

A few years ago when I had recently got into baking, I found a personal cheesecake recipe...and I shit you not, I made that recipe probably twelve times (maybe more) in different colors, flavors, decorations, glazes, and crusts...that and the fandom I was in at the time felt like the longest two highly specific hyperfixations I had in my life to date

[@asteriaaa16]

3:23 i don't have adhd but i do have anxiety, and the physical pain i feel trying to force words out of my mouth. i felt so seen in that tiktok.

[@itzstar_gacha9054]

This is literally the most relatable video I've ever seen

[@necronyx7176]

1:41 Yes! I'm constantly trying to hack my momentum to accomplish the most tasks within the time of mental energy so that I don't get left needing to do tasks when I can't process it.

[@nyx5915]

omg small spoons is a neurodivergent thing?? everything suddenly makes so much sense

[@silly.stimzz]

11:19 this caught me off guard, I didn’t know that wasn’t normal. Sometimes me and a friend would have mini conversations like this, little noises, and I thought it was normal. Well this is fun to know

[@microwavedboi]

5:33 it’s so much easier to get things done in the back at work if someone’s on their break in the corner or doing other things work related. Also washing dishes near where the sandwich people make their stuff is just more productive somehow.

[@autistically.autistic]

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[@lanturn3239]

THE FEET KNEADING AHAHAH i have never heard anyone talk about this but yes

[@kawaiidemon1748]

I think me and my friends are pretty Neuro typical but we definitely just make weird noises at each other sometimes

[@violetsand]

does anyone else like… itch their mouth with their tongue or swallow over and over until their mouth feels dry bc they cant stand mouth noises??? 😟 i’ve never heard anyone else talk about this

[@EvilSnips]

Haha at 3:32 I was like 'waittt... aren't these all ASD traits too? Wow they are so similar how was I not diagnosed with both?' Yea....

[@tigristhelynx7224]

Am I the only one whose life goal is basically to be a cat? Toe-walking, hunched over with hands in front like a dinosaur, meeping at other people to make contact, loving to get scratches on the head and back (nowhere else), and kneading blankets with my feet. Also getting a burst of energy at midnight then wrapping myself up like a burrito to sleep by 2am.

[@BeKindAllTheTime]

7:26 "And I am going to stop all of you right now to talk about the science of sleep. Yep, you heard me. You are going to sit here and listen to my speech about the science of sleep UNTIL I AM DONE." And yes, I actually did this a couple of years ago in 6th grade because my teacher said we could present on whatever we wanted to AS LONG AS IT WASN'T TOO SCIENTIFIC. So, obviously I picked a subject about the SCIENCE of sleep because I forgot that the teacher said to not do anything scientific and I clearly overestimated how much my classmates (and my teacher) would understand. Even my partner had no clue what was going on throughout the entire project (I gave her all of the information and she put it into the presentation, which I had already created and organized. That presentation was my pride and joy for months. Too bad I couldn't send it to another of my accounts because I didn't have any at the time). In my defense, it was my one chance to info dump (which I didn't know was a thing at the time) about my special interest (which I also didn't know was a thing at the time), which was sleep. Now, my special interest is the Warrior Cats series. I've been working on a list and family tree of the Warrior Cats recently 😁

[@aszrieldreemurr5907]

* good comp !! i had fun watching it ! 🐱

[@darkcorner901]

I need answers, growing up did anybody here ever roleplay for hours on end with siblings or family etc? We all had multiple personas and would have a blast

[@atiny1843]

5:25 OMG YES. I DO THIS ALL THE TIME. I think it’s the equivalent of bouncing my leg when I’m sitting. Is this an adhd thing???? Idk but I relate to this a lot 😂

[@Creepergirl7794.]

Yo the repeating the same phrase in my head before I say it (also reciting requests/questions in my head before I say them) is literally me. Like my brain wants to say it but I hesitate because of social anxiety and not knowing if they'll accept it or not

[@makaylaclements8323]

My little sister has ADHD and I have autism and sometimes her hyperfixation lines up with my special interest, so we both just talk about that one thing for hours!! It's great! We also both have this weird sensory issue with cheese so we both avoid it at all cost.

[@sweetsirenaine]

I'm sobbing I definitely do the "knead my feet under the blankets" thing and I thought I was just being weird

[@Cottoco_]

05:26 hearing voices before sleeping i didn't knew it wasn't something normal, i just thought everybody heard voices before they slept like... like a film! I never told my mom about it because, once again, i thought it was something everybody had UNTIL i told my psichologist that and she said "uhmn... That's... Not normal at all, no.. "

[@iamobsessedwithshadowsight]

I think it is normal, as far as I know! They’re called hypnagogic hallucinations! Hypnagogia is the state that happens as we fall asleep, and due to it being a sort of state between dreaming and wakefulness, and can cause auditory, visual, and sensory hallucinations

[@Cottoco_]

@@iamobsessedwithshadowsight oooh!! Well, then it must be quite normal! Is listening voices during the day normal too?

[@iamobsessedwithshadowsight]

@@Cottoco_ I think it depends on the frequency of the voices and what they’re saying. Auditory hallucinations are common if infrequent and not really a cause for concern if they aren’t interfering with your day-to-day life and aren’t like, multiple times a day everyday or something. It also depends on what they’re saying - if it’s something harmful then you should probably bring that up with someone, but again, if they’re infrequent, harmless, and aren’t interfering with your day-to-day life I don’t think they’re concerning. You might want to bring it up to someone though just in case they get worse or something actually is wrong

[@Cottoco_]

@@iamobsessedwithshadowsight thank you so much!! I used to hear those, when i was younger and didn't took my meds- but now they almost don't happen! Thank you again for the information tho!!

[@Jaidyn333]

The hyperfixation on people hits hard. I used to be like oh yeah I don’t have hyper fixations. Only to be literally wanting to talk to one person for a month straight and having a crush on them and then BAM those feelings are gone. Also I feel like I do have non people hyperfixations because I will be obsessed with one thing for a couple of months and then lose interest and it will feel like my life has no meaning until I move onto another thing. I don’t know what classifies as a hyperfixation. Someone help meeeee

[@NegativeOctopus]

The isopod shirt is everything to me, Every. Single. Thing on that shirt is just relevant to me, down to the freaking isopods, because I keep them as pets on my study desk and will stare at them for hours!!!

[@hinata-kun6841]

That one video where it starts off by saying "Put a finger down: Very specific ADHD edition" and then tells you at the end that all the traits listed are Autism traits reminds me of when I tell my friends about how sometimes I go nonverbal when I'm stressed or it's too loud in a room, and they are also pushing me to get tested for Autism lol

[@2themoonand2saturn]

I have ONE specific spoon in my house that I love, it’s a small spoon with a kinda long handle, but not too long, I love it.

[@lorelynn2822]

3:27 goddamn I didn’t know other people did that

[@jozefienvoets2744]

something that the spoon thing reminded me of: recently I was at camp and everyone is supposed to bring a messtin to eat out of. Most of them are metal but some people brought regular plastic Tupperware, and I always tried to get one of the plastic ones because the metal ones make the last few bites of food taste like plastic and the sound of my fork scraping against it was annoying. that was definitely a sensory thing

[@YourPenguinFriendMilo]

That tshirt is EXTREMELY accurate to me! I prefer trilobites, but isopods are just as neat!!

[@tinahelbert1547]

on the put a finger down I had all fingers down by the end. ( I have not been diagnosed with ADHD or autism)

[@anna4338]

Me too. I'm getting tasted for autisim (Asperger)