This Harvard Psychiatrist has some WILD Autism Takes

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[@bones642]

A fad diet video would be so interesting. I will say I’ve noticed red meat and pork are both definitely different from other types. And so many keto/carnivore guys are heavily into steak and bacon and too much butter. It’s gross. I already don’t like doac I think it’s pretentious and tries to sort of pose (imo) like a final word about things, which is annoying. Too much certainty is totally a red flag. Esp if they’re profiting off their opinions. I do keto but stay away from seed oils. no dairy no red meat no pork. Thank you for deconstructing everything sus about that video.

[@BilliesCraftRoom]

Dyslexia, I m dyslexic and have meres irlens sydrome. Coloured overlays, changed my life. If I use certain colour to print on, reduce brightness on screens, it makes a massive difference. Crossbow education have great products, and some are on Amazon too. Love your channel Meg, you have helped me learn about my Neurodiversity. Thanks so much for all you share ❤ 👍

[@eubique]

You're great, too.

[@1MysteryZ1967]

Thank you.

[@LittleKikuyu]

According to this man’s logic, everyone who’s not on a keto “clean” diet should have autism right? 😅 such bollocks

[@theedgeofoblivious]

Claiming that the rates of autism have quadrupled in 20 years is INCREDIBLY irresponsible if you're not going back and retroactively adding late-diagnosed people to the statistics for 20 years ago. They WERE autistic 20 years ago. They just weren't acknowledged as autistic.

[@LittleKikuyu]

Yeah but you know…book sales!!! 😂

[@lemonmeat]

exactly. the human race progresses and evolves. professionals discover new things and ideas and such. as time has gone by, (while there is still a lot of heavy demonization and stigma + general ableism,) humans are now more accepting and its not normalized to think going to a therapist is the equivelant to back then in shows and movies where someone with literally any disorder instantly means that it inherently turns them into some demonic being locked away in an asylum or whatever. also, more research brings light to topics and corrects outdated info, especially when for on the topic of autism, there was a lot of racism and sexism with who "can and cant have it", so a LOT of people are gonna have late diagnosises in general due to outdated info, bigotry, and also the person being in an abusive/unstable home/enviornment or not having money for a diagnosis, etc. ill never understand people who cant comprehend these things and still go "EVERYONE JUST HAS IT NOW! THEY MUST BE FAKING IT OR IT MUST OF BEEN FROM (insert random thing here like milk or vaccines or whatever)"

[@Sinc3r3ly]

THANK YOU. Logic just flies out the window for these conspiracy fearmongerers

[@polygawn]

It’s almost like we know a lot more about autism and can spot it better!!!

[@ivybressler1204]

I grew up at a church camp that every year had a camp for adults with various special needs, autism among them. What used to be called "high functioning" in the 80s and 90s is equivalent to what's called level 2 now. Level 1s/the equivalent has literally only been diagnosed in the past 20 years. Before that, these kids just barley passed their classes in school, had hard times holding down jobs, were just considered to be "not too bright," or "troubled," or at best "eccentric." They're just not being ignored anymore.

[@urseliusurgel4365]

OK, I have a biomedical PhD, and I know that there are many stupid people with PhDs, and he is one of them. Mitochondria are exclusively inherited from mothers, a father's mitochondria are not passed on to any children. There is no evidence of exclusive matrilineal inheritance of autism, none at all. Personally, I am autistic (clinically diagnosed), my wife is neurotypical, we have a an autistic daughter. My daughter inherited her mitochondria from her neurotypical mother, but her autism from me. The 'expert' falls down on very basic genetic knowledge. The rates of de novo mutation to mitochondrial DNA seem far too low to account for a relatively common condition such as autism. Plus, the guy never blinks, that's bizarre.

[@benjaminmerritt177]

Oh shoot, I did find the studies he was likely referring to. I tried my best, but I'm not a PhD 😅. Seemed pretty contrived, they got ~2% higher rates than the current rate in their control group. Also pretty sure it could be disproven with the rates of both in the US.

[@NeuroSeasoned]

Oh I love your entire comment, but especially the past about blinking lol. I wasn't really watching the image, just listening and skimming the comments, but when I came to yours I paid attention and yes! Why doesn't he blink?!! His eyes have to be so dry

[@NeuroSeasoned]

This comment needs to be updated, people!!

[@SmirkInvestigator]

I'm calling it. Alien wearing a skin suit.

[@lisa_wistfulone7957]

As an autistic (AuADHD) mom with a graduate degree, I appreciate both your detailed scientific rebuttal and the abruptly definitive bluntness of your closing sentence!😆

[@johnridout6540]

Over the past 150 years the number of pirates has fallen as global temperatures have risen. Clearly global warming is caused by a lack of pirates.

[@mudchat4486]

actually, global warming is caused by no lack of science funding.

[@Tivvv3]

So who are you saying is not understanding correlation and causation here? Do consider the top level reply I left. meow!

[@Tivvv3]

Or the react vid.

[@johnridout6540]

@@Tivvv3 I was just giving a popular example. I didn't mean more than I said.

[@Tivvv3]

@@johnridout6540I wasn't aware that that is a popular example, sounds fascinating. In what context is it usually brought up?

[@ifonly2448]

Back in the 60s and 70s, we were very much still there. the only difference is that we weren't called autistic or neurodivergent. We were just called stupid.

[@ismailabdelirada9073]

Or just demonized as "weirdos." Oh, wait. I'm still reviled in those terms. In fact, anecdotally, the intolerance has become much more intense in about the last 20 years. I was sneered at in the past, but at least I wasn't the target of cabals intent on destroying me by attrition. Now, any description I could possibly compose of my experience with such behavior would be an understatement.

[@tealkerberus748]

I was called a lot of other things too. The wild part is how much of what I remember of my childhood is stereotypical amab child autistic behaviour, and I'm definitely afab.

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Erm, socially inept, gifted, and odd?

[@ismailabdelirada9073]

@@rockstarjazzcat : In Bully-Speak: Weirdo, crazy and weirdo.

[@fatoumfatoumeh]

Eccentric

[@viennadesou6546]

There are studies that show prolonged stress contributes to weight gain. Autistics are far more likely to be under continued stress just from existing in a world that is abrasive to us. Sensory overload, sensory diet restrictions etc could definitely contribute to increased obesity in Autistics.

[@sarahinacan84]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

Thats definitely something Ive struggled with, just the textures of most vegetables are incredibly off putting to me. I can offset it somewhat with a lot of exercise but its just far too often that I forget or don't feel up to it.

[@aenera6555]

And ketodiet or fasting or other forms of "diets" can really contribute to this bodily stress too! Especially for cycling women too, something I wish I had known much earlier. But that's a whole nother topic.

[@cathleenc6943]

Therefore, there could be a higher percentage of autistic people with diabetes tainting this alleged statistic. He failed one major rule of scientific research: correlation does not equal causation. Correlation can also be completely unrelated, hence the very true statistic of simultaneous yearly rise in ice cream sales and shark attacks.

[@Applemangh]

I was thinking the same thing. Add that to the fact that this guy has an obvious bias (he has a book to sell) and I think we can just dismiss everything he's saying.

[@deepestbluesea_6351]

Diary of A CEO has also promoted pseudoscientific guff about ADHD. Irresponsible clickbait.

[@aenera6555]

Yeah he's been called out by multiple ADHD coaches and voices, even after his own diagnosis it's been insensitive at the least. Still need to watch this video but guess I'm not surprised 😑

[@SikGamer70]

To be fair to him, he does put out an inhuman amount of content with a lot of high-profile people including experts who actually have contributed solid research in their subject field. It must be hard to fact check every single person that reaches out to come onto his podcast.

[@aenera6555]

@@SikGamer70You're kinda hitting the nail on the head with "inhuman amount", maybe that should give some pause? Not saying every single word a person says on there needs to be fact checked, but there are some things that clearly stand out as having more potential impact. He could put out content at a lower frequency. He could hire someone to take care of this, or be more mindful with editing. It's not like he's not a millionaire who couldn't afford some help there either. Actually following this line of thought a bit further the frequency of releasing is also related to profit, so really hate for that to be an excuse. I'm absolutely in favor of new ideas and against content censorship, and it can be a thin line, but some due diligence and consideration would be nice, especially in the face of such an audience. What's that line again, with great power comes great responsibility?

[@gabby222themoon]

@@SikGamer70that’s part of the job tho, you have to fact check it’s actually not that hard he can hire someone reputable to do it too.

[@JDMimeTHEFIRST]

CEOs are often sociopaths (our opposites) so that makes sense they want to get rid of us

[@johannahoneyman697]

I can’t stand Diary of a CEO’s click baity, tabloid style pseudoscience BS. It’s utter crap.

[@MayaLove777]

It's horrible that people see autism as a bad thing. Anyone different from the "norm" is considered bad and it's so damaging. This rhetoric leads to bullying and causing people to feel left out due to people's judgement.

[@promerker1892]

It was a sad day when I learned that you don’t need to be smart to get a doctorate

[@VCJyJ2010]

and that been smart don’t guarantee you to get one (even if you do the work😢)

[@jojo-pk]

For real. Getting a degree has more to do with being able to memorize and not give up until you have that piece of paper. Source/proof: I have an MSc

[@congratulations-]

academic life is mostly an as licking competition

[@NitFlickwick]

Not apparently to work at Harvard. I’m beginning to think Harvard sells positions to authors, so they can put “Harvard XXX” on their book. What better way to make some extra money on your brand.

[@laurencewinch-furness9450]

It's more a case of "being smart doesn't protect you from believing stupid things". Look at all the very intelligent people who join cults or support extremist political groups.

[@MeowMeow-sy2mi]

Me being obese is definitely why my kids are autistic and it's definitely not because I'm autistic 😂

[@LittleKikuyu]

Also they don’t eat enough avocado 🥑

[@SilverAceOfSpades]

​@@LittleKikuyu Let's not forget the vaccines and lack of essential oils ❤

[@AquaPeet]

@@SilverAceOfSpades and crystals!! and frequencies!! and disturbed auras!! and quantum quantum quantum!!

[@markwright3161]

@@AquaPeet Let's throw global warming into the mix as well. Global temperatures have risen over the past few decades, just like the number of cases of this horrific autism, so clearly that's part of the problem :)

[@numericaldust4712]

Don't forget sin 😂

[@furburgle]

Apparently there is also a massive uptick in cases of celestial bodies over the last 70 years: stars, galaxies, supergalactic clusters, exoplanets... oh my! Scientists have yet to identify the environmental cause for this but many are pointing to the rise in popularity of consumer electronic devices...😂

[@VoidStaresback]

Celestial bodies cause autism 😮

[@tealkerberus748]

I just had to share that with my discord friends. Thank you for brightening my day.

[@williamchamberlain2263]

​@@tealkerberus748it's brighter because of the light from all those celestial bodies.

[@JhericFury]

Stolen (edit, sorry, I've stolen a screenshot of this, I'm not suggesting you've stolen this, I don't know or care if you did)

[@soyevquirsefron990]

On one hand he’s saying “anything unnatural might be the cause of autism” but he’s also recommending a diet that was impossible to obtain in nature.

[@christinelamb1167]

That's such a good point! 👍

[@XxyGoddam]

Keto is very possible to obtain in nature and that's why we have actually the mechanism of ketosis. Especially during ice age it should have been very helpful. But the dude is silly nevertheless and says a lot of nonsense.

[@jenrosejenrose7417]

Has he ever looked at the stuff in keto food products?

[@XxyGoddam]

@@jenrosejenrose7417 like what products? Meat and nuts? There is no need to buy shady products, nor on keto, nor on standard diet, majority of them are full of sh*t

[@XxyGoddam]

@@jenrosejenrose7417 the dude is silly but keto isn't evil or bad. But majority of industrially made products - are. Whole food keto saved me from tons of chronic pain and some extra weight, which whole food Mediterranean diet didn't do for me, unfortunately. But the non whole foods should be out of the question in the discussion of healthy eating, I think. Majority of industrially made food contain a lot of unhealthy additives, which can interact with autoimmune deseases and even trigger them. No matter keto or not.

[@Senfree]

Yup. A lot of autistics were "spanked" for having meltdowns and "learned" to dissociate away from their sensory issues. Hearing of my mom's childhood tells me plenty enough.

[@lemonmeat]

thats why sadly a lot of us who are autistic or have other learning disablities and so on end up developing things like ptsd/c-ptsd and other trauma rooted disorders. acceptance is so important

[@Senfree]

@@lemonmeat Yup. I didn't get beat like my mom, but I was verbally attacked by both my step father, and my father when I tried living with him. My mom was the only one I was close to most of my childhood. My self esteem is practically non-existent though, and I dissociate to the point where items disappear from my hands as I'm holding them.

[@lemonmeat]

@@Senfree exact same stuff for me basically. man why cant parents be normal :(

[@Senfree]

@@lemonmeat I think the problem is they consider themselves normal, and us intentionally abnormal. /:

[@JonBrase]

My parents were judicious in their use of spankings and I've generally (in adulthood) considered it to have influenced me positively, but I *do* wonder how it would have turned out if I did have sensory meltdowns, or just if I had tactile hypersensitivities. As it is, I wasn't too old before my mom hit the literal "this hurts me more than it hurts you" point and became incapable of administering a spanking that I wouldn't shrug off. My dad still could, but it tended to be reserved for when I really crossed a line ("throwing rocks at little brother" type stuff).

[@dubstepvibe9234]

Neurotypicals talking about neurodivergents… “oh no! They don’t fit into our society box, quick, let’s do something about it before the box brakes “

[@christinelamb1167]

Ha ha, love it! 🤣

[@Tight_Conduct]

Listening to that guys takes made me physically ill. How are people like this allowed to practice medicine????

[@jazy3091]

This guy talking about sleep hygiene and reading stories to children - me, a late diagnosed autist in her mid 40's recalling my mum reading me to bed every night because there were NO PHONES or computers when I was a child and still look how nicely autistic I turned out.

[@Catlily5]

Same here I am 49.

[@TheDivergentDrummer]

lol. Seriously tasty sarcasm there.

[@jenrosejenrose7417]

right? Screen time shmeen time, I had my nose in a book for the first three decades of my life.

[@Cheesecakeyo]

Same here

[@TheDivergentDrummer]

@@jenrosejenrose7417 lol, I was literally fixing the icon computers and printers in like grade 2 lol.

[@NitFlickwick]

I was a kid 30 years ago. Teachers absolutely ignored kids’ mental health 30 years ago. Mental health was not a topic of discussion, and the only kids who were getting autism diagnoses were also learning disabled.

[@joyful_tanya]

FACTS. My autistic daughter will be 29 tomorrow and my son is 32, also diagnosed late as autistic. They had PDD-NOS for a diagnosis for 10 years. Then came all of the mental health misdiagnosis and the dozens if different psych meds that did more damage than good.

[@elainelouve]

Going back 40 years and even bullying wasn't discussed. Like sexual harrassment it was just something you learned to live with. Apparently I'm still bitter about that. *sigh* 100% agree with the original comment.

[@SwordmaidenGwen]

Not even just 30 years ago, I have dyscalculia and my partner has dyslexia, we are both also autistic and were missed only *15* years ago. You'd think it'd be obvious when he couldn't read aloud text correctly or spell words and I got F9 in Math because magical numbers would appear out of thin air in my working or disappear, despite having good grades and even an A1 in English that proved I wasn't lazy. Nope, we were both stupid and lazy, and then my teacher threw a chair and scolded me for having a meltdown after being bullied and was surprised when I attempted suicide a few years later. Yeap, teachers aren't great.

[@augustlorcan7986]

not even 30 years ago. I'm only 20 now but I absolutely had external traits of autism as a child in primary school. i cried all the time, had meltdowns, couldn't regulate my emotions, didn't understand social boundaries, hit people all the time, was always bullied for being "weird", etc. but no one ever picked up on it because I was academically """"""""gifted""""""" (let's imagine there's an infinitely long string of quotation marks there) and I was only diagnosed when I was 15 and the mask had become proverbially cemented to my face.

[@jonnyblaze2692]

Yeah we were labelled as hyperactive, unfocused, lacking self control. Lots of "unsatisfactory" grades for social and behavioral measures but "satisfactory+" for the actual educational measures in math, reading, etc. I created a new alphabet because I was so bored tracing letters and constantly got up from my chair to look out the window. This was in the 80s and I wasn't evaluated for anything, I was labeled a bad behavior kid and combined with Christian fundamentalism which was prevalent in our community, some even suggested I was possessed by demons. I'm now atheist because of course I am and I have a 7 yo level 3 son. Coincidence I think not... I have never gotten evaluated and don't claim to be on the spectrum, but probably should at least get evaluated but I don't want to deal with people like these in the clip

[@lunakat__]

this dude really said"the chemicals are turning the frogs autistic"

[@rayers1000]

/do you understand that?!/ /Friggin frogs!/

[@benjaminmerritt177]

😂

[@introvertedcollector]

The frogs are now gay and autistic

[@Tivvv3]

Nice meme but I didn't get that impression. Do check out the top level comment I left if you're interested in more of a reply.

[@user-zl1yq7qo1d]

Why don't you read the book instead of listening to soundbites on a podcast, as if you can condense a larger idea into an hour.

[@sashawernz]

"People where just IGNORING mental health back then" YES THEY WHERE, many of my teachers dismissed questions about possible neurodivergency and mental health problems and said that the problem was the student or the parent Of course they wont addimit it, cause they dont know if theire students where later diagnosed, they just know they had a class clown, they had a student with anger issues, they had a student that daydream too much, they had failures, students that they said would amount to nothing and was their fault My mom and i got thought that, she even asked if i should go see someone and they just said it was a behaivour problem, nothing more, many many times they said that, now im diagnosed AuDHD, so it boils my blood when someone tries to say teachers didnt ignore it, ever, they did

[@csmatthew]

‘Physical punishment was only outlawed in the UK in 1987’ … oh how I wish that were true in practice :( (I was a kid in the ‘90s and it was certainly not my experience)

[@acharris]

It really bothers me as someone with both autism and ADHD how so many people pushing pseudoscience (probably as part of a grift) make it seem like autism is such a terrible disease that can be "cured". Neurodivercity isn't something to be cured. Its something to embrace. Our species survived because we have different ways of thinking and have different ways of perceiving the world. Autism and ADHD aren't diseases needing a cure.

[@lemonmeat]

i agree with everything you said but adhd and autism arent the only things that are neurodiverse i have seriously uncontrollable BPD with heavy NPD traits and i would rather get rid of those than embrace as something to be proud of when those parts of me have only ruined my life since childhood and hurt others around me. i can see how that mindset can be sad or wrong to others but i am no where near able to get help and im just in a mindset that i need to be reset like a machine (for me personally i mean. i feel like i should say that, bc a lot of times when i see people say this they have the mindset that EVERYONE with said disorder should feel that way too and i do not wanna push that at all for other people since we all experience things differently and all and that would just be wrong, just wanna give how i feel about this topic [and maybe hope for kind advice? idk])

[@gabby222themoon]

@@lemonmeatbut aren’t those caused by trauma? ADHD and autism aren’t caused by trauma, that’s the distinction

[@LittleKikuyu]

There’s theories that autism and adhd might be related to trauma AND genetics, but we don’t yet know. BUT, bpd and npd as far as i know are personality disorders. As such they are separate from autism and adhd. (I am not a medical professional)

[@gabby222themoon]

@@lemonmeatalso I know somewhat how hard it is to struggle with those things as I know a few people who I care about deeply with BPD and/or NPD traits and I fully understood your comment and I wish you the best and sending you love. 🤍 I just wanted to point out I think OP is talking about neurodiversity specific to adhd and autism isn’t something to cure. It’s such an umbrella term that it’s hard to describe but I think they wanted to share that neurodiversity in general isn’t a bad thing because we need diversity and it’s natural but ofc certain types of that diversity is harmful and painful. Hope that makes sense but other comment was perhaps too “straight to the point” so I just wanted to further explain myself.

[@lemonmeat]

@@gabby222themoon yeah but BPD/NPD have been known to be from genetics too and i was also kinda just stating they are also neurodivergent because i have "errm actually lemme over-explain" thing lol

[@theedgeofoblivious]

This guy blatantly doesn't understand that correlation doesn't equal causation. It could be that diabetes and obesity are more common among autistic people and that Autism is inherited. This guy really doesn't deserve to have a license with the way he's talking. It's literally dangerous.

[@lisa_wistfulone7957]

It’s like the 1999 study that terrified parents into believing they were causing nearsightedness in their children by leaving a nightlight on. It was debunked shortly after as mere correlation- nearsighted parents tended to prefer leaving nightlights on for their kids, who were simply inheriting the nearsighted genetics!

[@thomaskalinowski8851]

You're more charitable than I am. I assume he does understand it and is just bullshitting.

[@natashasullivan4559]

I think extream eating on both sides of the spectrum (lol) are more prevalent in Autism in general. It can either be stress and hormonal/emotional issues cause over eating. Or, eating to be able to control an aspect of your life causes you to not eat enough. I've basically only ever struggled with both of those through my life. Until the last 2 years. I was actually part of a study about Autism and non normal eating habits. Not eating enough can also come as part of extreme sensory aversion. Unfortunately autistic people are just more likely in general to have some sort of eating issues.

[@PixelTheExtraTerrestrial]

​@natashasullivan4559 actually its recorded and proven its due to our introspection skills so our body dosent always regester at the right times when we need to eat and drink so we ether do it to much or too little and it can take us way longer to find the balence and sometimes ddo not

[@natashasullivan4559]

@@PixelTheExtraTerrestrial oh yes, I'm very aware 😂 come 4pm and I realize I haven't had water, or used the bathroom, or eaten yet. I didn't know there have been studies on it. But, objectively from myself and others. Yes, 100%. It does also have to do with how our hormones react differently (reasons many autistic woman have worse PMS symptoms) which also affects our hunger hormones. And also lack of sleep increases how hungry you are generally. Just like large amounts of anxiety can decrease appetite for a lot of people. It's a lot of stuff that all smoosh together into to "most of us have or have had eating problems". Definitely not just one thing. And definitely not "keto and obesity" 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@JEDonnert]

I'm late diagnosed ADHD and autistic, and I did the keto diet for a year and then went low carb for another year and a half before I knew I was these things. Thinking back on my brain during that time the keto diet did not improve brain function. It did improve my health and I lost 65 lb in 9 a month span, and that improved my energy and positively affected how I felt about myself. But I was still just as forgetful, still had panic attacks, still had time blindness, and all the other downfalls of my brain being neurodivergent.

[@christianatunni]

30 years ago was 1994 and the Americans with Disabilities Act was only 4 years old in America at the time. Did he really not consider that kids with disabilities were not getting a proper education? Someone needs to check their history facts, man...

[@elaine_of_shalott6587]

It's called masking. A lot of us subconsciously learned to channel our autistic traits in ways that didn't get us labeled as misbehaving. Teachers are nicer to kids that aren't paying attention because they seem to be absorbed in a book than ones who are looking out the window. Anxiety is more socially acceptable than anger. Even then my school related meltdowns mostly happened at home. That's when I would scream and cry about them.

[@feiradragon7915]

My school related meltdowns mostly happened on campus because most were triggered by bullying. However, shutdowns were more from overall stress. Home was a safe space where I could recharge from school but that was double edged because it meant I often forgot to do homework. Not gonna add stressors to the one place I get to recharge, after all.

[@thaddeushamlet]

Reason #[error in counting program] I wonder if I might be autistic. At school I would just quietly do well and get bullied, but at home is where I'd have a variety of meltdowns from anger to stress

[@raven4090]

My parents weren't fat, and they weren't diabetic. Both were very fit and healthy. I'm autistic, but I'm not from autism increasing. I've had it for 61 years. This guy has absolutely NO EXPERTISE on autism, and he's dangerous, because there are a lot of people who will gladly believe his B.S... None of his suggestions for helping a child sleep have ever worked for me. I need meds to sleep, and only amitriptyline and doxepin work. This guy really is scary! My life was hell before I was given amitriptyline at age 23. We didn't know my sleep problems were related to autism. I'm sorry your mum had a bad school experience. I hope she doesn't still think she's stupid.

[@LittleKikuyu]

Same here: extremely fit, young and healthy parents. Dad at least also autistic as heck. So am I. No amount of avocados and cutting down on screen time (there WERE no screens in my house when I was born) is ever gonna “cure” me. Quacks like this are a menace, imo All the best from Germany 😊

[@joyful_tanya]

Same here! 57 years old , 100% of my children are autistic but still don't have a diagnosis because I have been masking for more than half a century!! My 32 year old son was just diagnosed in the last 2 years. My daughter will be 29 tomorrow and was diagnosed in 2019. ❤

[@stampandscrap7494]

Im sleeping better. I wondered why. Ive just been given amytritalyn for pain

[@raven4090]

@@stampandscrap7494 Lol now you know why. It's usually given for pain these days, but I was first given it in 1983 for depression. It was the first time I ever was able to sleep all night - at age 23. I had a high dose for the depression, but I'd been suicidal throughout my teens and up until then, so not feeling suicidal made me euphoric. I'd get strange looks from people who probably thought I was tripping. I was just feeling normal, and happy though. ☺️

[@DynamixWarePro]

Same here. My parents were not fat or had diabetes. My dad actually was slim but had muscles as he had a high metabolism and was fit from being in the Military. My mum was slim when she had me too. I was born 5 weeks early and I think that might be one contributing factor to why I have Autism and Dyspraxia. Although I have a cousin on my dads side who is on the spectrum so it might also be partly genetic. My dad was dyslexic though. My mum had gained weight when my sister was born, and my sister doesn't have Autism, only dyslexia like my dad had.

[@brendaking2362]

I love the information you present in these videos. I was diagnosed as Autistic at 38. The misinformation people share is horrible!

[@brendaking2362]

Oh geez... The medication I take for mental health has saved my life. Don't avoid it because of fear mongering.

[@itwillbeokay9776]

Oh they noticed us. They noticed the meltdowns, but they just labeled us bad kids with behavior problems and sent us away instead of noticing we were struggling.

[@AnEmbarrassmentofBooks]

I’m hearing some eugenics here! If you are fat and/or diabetes, don’t have children or you could have an autistic child (and that would be awful - that’s what it felt like he was saying).

[@wooogie672]

i could see those undercurrents in his words as well

[@biohazardg1rl]

the way he said they were more “at risk” of having an autistic child instead of “more likely” really rubbed me the wrong way

[@audreydoyle5268]

It also holds the implication that autism is an intellectual disability, which, like the "I am autism" ad suggests, is a "burden" to avoid, rather than an opportunity for parents to learn different methods of childrearing. Anytime they call neurodiversity a "risk", they are presenting it as a "burdensome intellectual disability". It's disgusting, and definitely implies eugenics. I would not be surprised if this "doctor" believes gifted autistic individuals are "just aspergers", you know, the classic ND eugenicist example.

[@PurpleAmharicCoffee]

Good, it's not just me.

[@rinishan]

Yeah, it's another way to blame people for their perceived problems. "You don't need help for being autistic, it's your mom's fault for being fat and having you!" I have autistic traits (never diagnosed, because I was good at school) and my mom had neither covid/inflammation, diabetes nor any overweight during pregnancy. So how did I turn this way then, huh?

[@blu_heron]

This man is just overflowing with misinformation. A recent Doctor Mike podcast episode defined a real expert very well: an expert is someone who doesn’t always sound sure of themselves, who can say ‘I don’t know,’ and they understand there is nuance in every context. Misinformation is dangerous and any statements that villainize autism are malicious.

[@PlanckRelic]

Those are features of honesty more than expertise, but they are very important when judging an expert as a non-expert. If I don't have expertise in a field myself, it is often very hard to judge an expert's communication purely on the truth or falsity of their assertions. We look for quality markers of honest and careful communication as a stand-in. It's not perfect, but it's useful.

[@blu_heron]

@@PlanckRelic That’s a great expansion of my point, thank you

[@bropoke6799]

just based on the fact that this "dr" said diabetes can cause autism yet doesn't specify any type or all types makes me think he's a complete fraud. Love it when supposed healthcare professionals fear monger and add stigma to diseases

[@calinbrennan9162]

One word Q . U . A . C . K that’s it

[@sacrilegiousboi978]

Half of my family was neurodivergent, my maternal grandma included. She was a homebody, she rarely went out or socialised and she had a "nervous breakdown" from working in a noisy factory which was probably autistic burnout. She became a secretary which led her to become severely depressed (most likely ADHD), the only time she was happy was when she was travelling, which she rarely got to do due to lack of money. My paternal grandad had mild alcoholism and had a whiskey bottle stored in the car compartment for a bit of dutch courage when he was driving (he got overwhelmed on the road most likely due to processing disorder), according to my paternal grandma he also was VERY difficult to live with, being very demanding and fussy, plus he often made very clumsy and inappropriate remarks/jokes and misread situations. He was just called weird, fussy and insensitive. My mum was always late to things when younger and would zone out in lectures at university. She was very bright but only managed to do half of the essays required for her degree hence why she barely scraped a 2:2.

[@coldservings]

I was one of those undiagnosed autistic kids 50 years ago. Nobody had any idea that any of my issues stemmed from autism. I was just that weird kid that nobody liked, the kid with odd pickiness in eating, the kid who totally choked in social situations. Oh, and his use of the word "tantrums" sets me off. A meltdown is not a tantrum. A tantrum is a manipulation technique to get one's way. A meltdown is involuntary. It's the emotional equivalent of screaming because somebody is hacking off your arm with a rusty butter-knife.

[@joyful_tanya]

Me too. I got labeled a genius because I taught myself to read before 3 years old. Actually it's hyperlexia autism.

[@augustlorcan7986]

the day I learned that tantrums were something done intentionally my mind was blown. I went from thinking I had so many tantrums as a child to realising... I never had a single one.

[@augustlorcan7986]

same here. you'd think the autism savant stereotype would have helped me out there but nope, still wasn't diagnosed until I was 15@@joyful_tanya

[@farmfarmdorrie]

@@joyful_tanyaI'm curious about your take on hyperlexia without autism?

[@rockstarjazzcat]

likewise. so much stigma and myth back in the day that continues into today.

[@thecolorjune]

As someone with ADHD, boredom can be physically painful. If I’m bored, I won’t fall asleep, I’ll become stir crazy and fidgety as I try and regulate my understimulated brain.

[@ixykix]

This!!

[@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword]

I've recently started fully unmasking my stimming traits and it's actually shocking how helpful it's been for managing some of my daily struggles caused by autism and ADHD. I still think my ADHD is bad enough to need medicating to help me get my life on track, but maybe mental health issues caused by the difficulties I've faced caused by masking so much are why I'm still struggling, and in a more accepting world where masking doesn't happen I'd possibly be fine. Maybe one day I'll cure my depression, and stimming alone will be enough to help me focus when my ADHD doesn't want to let me. Maybe depression is the main thing holding me back. But I don't know. I do know that a prescription for ADHD medication would be a huge relief.

[@Theworstaltinthesystem]

Yeah same here I find quiet rooms pretty distressing. Like after working really hard on A levels I couldn't think or function in a silent room apart from the noisy breathing and scraping of pencils and shit and just walked out. Im still lije thar i find quiet stillness pretty intolerable 🤣 I'm like a f**King angry chimpanzee when everyone else is calm and like that spongebob episode where he becomes normal 😂 Something that massively improved a really bad sleep pattern. (Sleeping about 12 hours a week for 6 years which took a huge physical toll my psychiatrist recommended taking my stimulants later in the day rather attempting to relax once the effects had diminished. It sounds counter productive but I sleep almost every night now instead of every 3rd or 4th x

[@raapyna8544]

​@@TheworstaltinthesystemYes there's an energy drop when the stimulants wear off. For me it's ~8 hours after taking the medication. Some nights I can use that to go to sleep. However usually I have to take melatonin, because I have a late sleep cycle. So even if I'm physically tired, my brain may not be sleepy.

[@catpoke9557]

Same here. I need to either keep myself entertained by telling stories in my head, or I need to fall asleep while watching a video. I cannot sleep when bored.

[@MaxDragonwolf]

23:46 "If your child's sleeping, please try methods other than pills, including Melatonin.." My brother in Christ, I was put on Melatonin because of my autism!

[@iris1568]

25:13 oh my gosh has this 'doctor' ever heard of chronic insomnia before? I wish sleep was that easy that if you get bored you fall asleep nicely. I have autism, have delayed sleep phase issues, am a night owl, and when sleep researchers tested my melatonin levels with multiple tests, the results indicated that not only are my natural melatonin levels severely low throughout my sleep phases for my age group (I'm 24), my body also breaks down my own melatonin really fast as well. I've always had sleep problems from young age and it's gotten worse overtime. And guess what? The sleep researchers actually did describe me extra melatonin for good reasons. So frick that if a 'doctor' like him says "oh don't use melatonin it's bad for you" ugh

[@rebeccabrownandhoneyberry]

"5% of autistic people have mitochondria dysfunction" does not equal mitochondria dysfunction causes autism much less that diet leads to autism. Geesh. This man needs to lose his license.

[@user-zl1yq7qo1d]

Say you haven't read Brain Energy without saying it.

[@cassif19]

Even if those kids really do have autism beacuse of mitochondrial dysfunction, that's still just 5% of children with autism

[@TheDivergentDrummer]

Right? Would that not be " 100% of people with Autism have mitochondria dysfunction". Because, you know, autism is a direct cause of the dyfunction....

[@Sorenzo]

The moment somebody describes themselves as a CEO in order to comment on anything other than his own literal business, you should close your ears and walk away. CEO's are the worst people to comment on most things.

[@eubique]

Haha. But the poor CEOs are all soon to be made superfluous by AI so they need something to do.

[@Muhluri]

My personal concern is why he's so busy running his podcast when he should be busy being a CEO for his company

[@Baptized_in_Fire.]

@@Muhluri idk they he's actually a CEO. Correct if wrong but I think he's one of those positive thinking idiots that believe if they say a thing long enough they'll become it or something. Lol

[@Baptized_in_Fire.]

So true. This was a crap interview. The worst I've ever seen anyone do interviewing Dr Palmer. Andrew Huberman did an excellent job if you want to know what he's really about.

[@Muhluri]

@@Baptized_in_Fire. I think he used to run a company called social chain

[@Adrian-555]

when they talk about curing autism i really do think they’re just talking about improving someone’s mental health. they try to claim they’re getting rid of autistic traits but it’s not the autism. like maybe they reduce the amount of meltdowns someone has or how strongly someone reacts to things but that’s just because you’ve improved someone’s well being. and maybe you get an autistic kid to engage more with you but again, it’s just because you might have reduced the amount of overwhelm. like you could change the diet and the person might have less digestive issues or something - that’s less sensory overwhelm. you improve their sleep - obviously they’re in a better mood. some sort of calming therapy or exercise - reduce stress responses. but you’re not getting rid of the autism.. i just can’t believe people are still allowed to get away with these claims

[@autumnpendergast9151]

Well said!

[@GoddessOfThree]

One if the things that makes me angriest in this world is when someone's entire "argument" solely revolves around "I simply choose not to believe this". "You have your head in the sand" "That's what they want you to think" "That's just the devil talking" "Well those experts just don't know what they're talking about" "It's all lies because I said so" "Sheeple" THOSE. ARE. NOT. ARGUMENTS.

[@Mephisarisa]

I was that kid having an "inexplicable" meltdown in the classroom precisely 30 years ago. Still not diagnosed. None of the adults around me knew the first thing about autism. Nor did they notice that my brother was practically blind with farsightedness until he was 9 years old. The teachers just called him stupid and unruly. Please raise your hands, figuratively, if you were also that kid having a meltdown at school and nobody knew what to do with you! 🖖

[@ronjaj.addams-ramstedt1023]

🖖

[@lemonmeat]

🖖 even after i was diagnosed/medically recognized with both ADHD and autism at the age of 15 (i had been questioning adhd since i was around 10 when i found out ADHD was a thing, and have been needing to research everything myself up until then also because of having horrid parents but we dont need to get into that) (i am turning 17 this month) i still had to deal with this and the adults/teachers around me acting like i literally wasnt diagnosed and everything i explained to them every little thing i experience and my literal IEP, i still had to drop out the day after i turned 16 because every school i have been to, me having to move to a new one, this has always been the reason. teachers who are ableist/abusive, or just dont know how to deal with a neurodivergent kid, even in the special ed classes i had!!!

[@thesincitymama]

I kept going into space-case zombie mode in 2nd and 3rd grade instead of external meltdowns. I would just shut my brain off and stare blankly

[@ixykix]

@@thesincitymama same

[@gigahorse1475]

🤚🏻 I was “that kid” at church and school

[@JonBrase]

"There are chemicals in our food!" I should hope so. At temperatures conducive to life, everything is chemicals. I try not to make a habit of eating 6000 K solar plasma.

[@SlightlyNasty]

Nothing but dissociated free elements for me, thanks.

[@Htrac]

He specifically names the chemicals, this tired old canard doesn't cut it. Basically, things that shouldn't be there and didn't used to be there such as microplastics and forever chemicals, etc.

[@coor0kun]

😂😂😂 this comment made my day

[@mihaleben6051]

@@SlightlyNasty ... every single one of them can harm you Like Every Oxygen? Only harmless if O2 O has unknow effects (from my perspective)

[@lonk2026]

@@mihaleben6051 oxygen can in fact be toxic when the concentration of it is too high

[@mattsadventureswithart5764]

When videos have titles that include words like "brutally honest" or other very clickbait words, I avoid them. This is especially true when the clickbait words are followed by autism or adhd. I have yet to see anything that is other than garbage when clickbait words are in a title along with autism.

[@MaskOfZer0]

Yes, getting correctly diagnosed as a child is very important. I had been tested for ADHD, but they didn't want to diagnose me because I would be treated differently by schools. So my parents thought they could fix my grades with more yelling and dysfunction. It totally worked and I absolutely don't struggle with internalized self worth issues.

[@sethinstra]

I am on a keto diet for my reactive hypoglycaemia (which it does wonders for) and I’m still as autistic as ever

[@phreakli]

Looking back, MY teachers 30 years ago were pretty much focused on the loud children who interrupted the class and had no extra attention/time/energy left for the silent children who made themselves as small as possible (hello masking my old friend...)

[@christinelamb1167]

Raising my hand here! I was that silent child who was always alone, trying to blend in so I wouldn't get beat up for being "different".

[@skiziskin]

In 1966 my teacher noticed and slammed my head into the wall for not paying attention in class. But I did not receive any diagnosis. The punishment was thought to be appropriate for staring out the window and not responding when called upon. I rarely spoke until I was in college and that didn't go very well either. I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until I was 55 and had gone through multiple careers with varying levels of success. It was only after several subsequent years of studying about autism and learning from other autistic people that I realized I am probably autistic as well. I am retired now and living in Japan, so there is no point in seeking a diagnosis. I am self-sufficient and successful in life while also being neurodivergent. I manage my money, pay my taxes, drive a car, and have friends. I am not ill. I do not need to be cured. Nor do I fit many stereotypes about autism, ADHD, or anything else. I am a unique individual who has learned to survive in a world that does not accommodate people like me. It hasn't been easy but I am here and not part of the numbers that this man cites. There are many others like me. This man is extremely dangerous and Steven Bartlett, well-meaning as he may believe himself to be, does a lot of damage by not vetting his guests and allowing them the platform of his success.

[@augustlorcan7986]

27:10 had me screaming "YES!!" at my screen. I was melting down! I was screaming! I still didn't get diagnosed until I was 15!

[@eliannafreely5725]

So.....we are wrong if we self diagnose because we aren't qualified, but here is an actual psychiatrist who makes huge speculative leaps in lieu of any evidence because it will help book sales, and who doesn't seem to appreciate the difference between mental health and developmental disorder. I may not be not qualified, but my opinion is more accurate and better informed. Guess what dude - I accidentally eat keto due to having celiacs. And still autistic.

[@jackpijjin4088]

"But he's got papers and money and letters after his name!!1!"

[@Tivvv3]

What makes you think he's doing it "to sell a book"? Seems like an awfully complicated get rich quick scheme. I left a top level reply and did a react vid to this if you're curious about what might be going on here. Cheers meow!

[@taradaves3096]

Great comment❤

[@eliannafreely5725]

@@Tivvv3 Well, I think he's doing it to sell a book because he's selling one, no one said he'd get rich quick. But he could be selling one and these unscientific and unsupported cognitive leaps are also his sincere opinion. He'd still be wrong, and out of sync with professional academic and scientific behavior.

[@Tivvv3]

​@@eliannafreely5725 It'd be nice to hear which leaps you mean given what he says and what this video maker here says he says are at times at great odds.

[@rinmathews9337]

You’d think someone with a PhD would know that “correlation does not equal causation” when it comes to being overweight and mentally unwell.

[@Tivvv3]

What makes you think that he doesn't know?

[@az5195]

@@Tivvv3 because 99% of autistic people have athletic parents, so he is probably not saying thae real truth in increasing autism, Alamost 50% of adults I have met specifically in Germany , were either autistic, or epileptic, that’s alarming, I don’t think that had anything to do with weight at all.

[@Tivvv3]

​@@az5195 Aren't you minimizing environmental factors here be it due to e.g. how the US has a radically different food environment from other places? For all I know Palmer would sign off on there being a genetic component that in context with environment becomes more reliably activated. If you want to continue the conversation I do recommend you check out my top level reply to this or the react vid I did.

[@stephienxb]

I watched this (started to - and then was quickly infuriated) a few weeks ago. I had to stop watching because I was so aggressively frustrated. This misinformation is so unhelpful for everyone and does a massive disservice to the autistic community. Thank you for summoning the strength to use your voice to speak out on this issue. Your voice is so needed, valued, and appreciated. ❤

[@OrafuDa]

25:11 [AuDHD person here.] Something boring does not make me more sleepy. (And being sleepy or exhausted is just one factor in getting me to sleep.) On the contrary, when I have nothing to focus on that catches my attention to a sufficient extent, then my mind starts to ruminate and I will stay awake! (That is the problem with a larger / more active “default mode network” in the brain that ADHD people struggle to shut down, as opposed to neurotypicals who can.) The best way for me to fall asleep when I am tired is to lie down and watch something that I am *moderately interested* in. If the video or programme can catch my attention sufficiently, but is not exciting or boring, and I don’t have a reason why I really need to watch it, then I will fall asleep very quickly.

[@lidu6363]

"Let's get you off the screen 2 hours before bed" bruh when I was throwing tantrums about not wanting to go to bed, there _were no screens._

[@Htrac]

And your point is? Because you didn't have screens, they are fine to look at before bed?

[@Chirpy-eo8jq]

That what is going on here predates the existence of screens, thus the solution of taking away screens is not going to solve anything. A different, more evidence based solution may be more optimal. Maybe watch this channel some more.

[@Htrac]

@@Chirpy-eo8jq That logic doesn't work. Screens can still be bad for you to look at before bed even if people had tantrums before screens. Maybe try thinking some more.

[@TriciaStewart84]

No one is saying that limiting screen time isn’t a good idea and that it’s not a valid point. What the original commenter meant was excessive/late night screen time wasn’t even possible for them bc computers/tablets/smart phones didn’t exist when they were growing up. So this Doctor’s comment about “getting off the screen two hours before bed” couldn’t have been applied to those of us whom didn’t grow up watching screens like kids do this day. Therefore it obviously wasn’t the problem for those of us whom didn’t have them available to us back then. So while it may be a possible solution for some now and not a bad idea in general for anyone, screens are not inherently the problem. Especially when the problems still existed before the “screens” did.

[@Htrac]

@@TriciaStewart84 That's completely irrelevant though. Nobody is saying screens are the only problem, only that they make things worse before bed. A personal anecdote that you had problems with going to bed before screens adds nothing to this. "I had colds before Covid, therefore Covid can't affect me now and advice about it won't help me."

[@misspatvandriverlady7555]

I can tell you what was different in the past; children were routinely beaten, deprived of food, made to stand/sit in corners, etc. every time they inconvenienced an adult. Children spent a LOT of time outside away from adults to avoid these punishments, getting up to all sorts of mischief and dangerous activities, resulting in additional punishments if they got caught. Basically, child abuse was condoned (as it still is in some circles), people had more kids so if a couple were completely broken and dysfunctional they could be written off as “bad eggs”, “getting into the wrong company”, etc. Standards for “fine” were also lower; if a boy could work a factory job, it didn’t matter if he was drunk every weekend and beating his wife and kids, provided they made it to church Sunday morning without black eyes; if a girl got married and had several babies, it didn’t matter if she was day-drinking and/or popping Valiums so long as the kids and house were clean when observed by company. And of course, smoking and drinking coffee were also both very popular, socially acceptable ways to cope with trauma symptoms. The key was to pretend your family had no variations from ideal no matter HOW bad things really were, as a means of survival. So, yes, there was much less of ANY kind of issue diagnosed. That doesn’t mean there weren’t issues, as the more honest and introspective Boomers will inform us!

[@joyful_tanya]

YES! YES! YES!

[@cosievee]

As someone who graduated high school 30 years ago, I can attest to people I went to school with who had all those symptoms he describes and the teachers either didn’t know what to do with them or flat out ignored or reprimanded them. My heart still breaks for one individual who would be bullied until he had a meltdown and would also meltdown when he got a less than perfect grade on something, for which the class would laugh and the teacher would reprimand him. He got into an excellent university but ultimately it broke whatever was left of his coping mechanisms since he never got any support. I also remember a classmate in 1st or 2nd grade who I now suspect had ADHD or something along those lines and the teacher, out of frustration for the disruptions he caused, used a cardboard surround around his desk to isolate him from distracting others. The teacher was left with no tools and the child, no assistance. My best friend has ADHD and never got any support and was just left to think (to this day) that she is stupid and faulty. But she also never caused any of this “trouble” that this guy describes. Now me, a female undiagnosed (but suspect AuDHD), was SO eager to please and not have anyone upset with me, did everything I could not to make waves. I never have fit this “expert’s” idea of what is going on out there (and neither does my friend), and as we all know now, I am not alone.

[@the3pista1c]

Harvard psychiatrist can't understand that increased rates of diagnoses doesn't mean increased rates of prevalence. Or rather, it's much easier to sell a book if it offers a miraculous, one size fits all solution that THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW, than a book that indicates that science is messy and difficult and that the answers are almost never certain.

[@nubiannerd]

Forget about how we autistic people feel. Are neurotypical really that confident that they're superior to us? So many of the most innovative thinkers, like Newton, Tesla, and Einstein, are now believed to be autistic. And the things I like most about myself also happen to be associated with my autism. Practically, all of the downsides to being autistic I have experienced has been the direct result of being forced to live in an allistic world and conform to allistic expectations.

[@alexdiaz4296]

And that is the Autistic Experience to a T !!!!

[@magda_plays]

I couldn’t agree more.

[@jj4l]

It is the neurotypicals who are mentally ill 🤒 😷 🤧 🤢

[@yessumyecrad]

"Were you just not recognizing kids who were tantrum-ing and melting down before?..." no, but they for sure weren't recognizing the kids who were struggling in a more quiet and masked way... we were just lazy or "not applying ourselves"! I'm so glad I'm seeing an increase in recognition of less outwardly "severe" autism/adhd symptoms in schools because these kids won't have to suffer alone like I did when I was in school.

[@gigahorse1475]

The kids who were melting down were called bipolar or borderline if they are girls!

[@karenholmes6565]

I spent years in school in an almost constant state of disassociation. It was better to block it all out than to hear the bullies laughing at me. I am amazed I learned anything at all. Every day was disassociation at school and going home where I would literally stim for hours. I would play solitaire, jacks, bounce a ball, count, or play ping pong against a wall, day after day after day. They even diagnosed me as hard of hearing because I wouldn't respond to people when they'd talk to me. But of course this guy will insist that people like me didn't exist when women were skinny and plastics weren't commonly used. I was born in the 60s

[@augustlorcan7986]

no, they absolutely were not recognising all the kids who were tantrum-ing and melting down. source - I was a kid "tantrum-ing" and melting down, and no one even suspected I was autistic until I was 15.

[@OdinsSage]

I had many meltdowns in school and wasn't recognized as autism or adhd, I was just seen as "emotional" and "a problem child"

[@christinelamb1167]

@@karenholmes6565 Wow, that describes me almost perfectly, too!

[@user-co6wc8di5l]

Talk to my teachers from 30 years ago. I was never formally diagnosed with autism as a kid, but the "issues" in the classroom were prevalent before I started actively masking them.

[@DanRyton]

I started watching it and realised he was just traumatised by what happened to his mother and is clearly unable to be truly objective about any of it.

[@plowe6751]

0:14 Diarrhea of a CEO

[@Politickles-zs5xp]

If a mother has green eyes, is left-handed, drinks from straws, and taps her foot nervously, her child has quadruple the chance of getting the horrible disease of autism! Additionally, if the dad is fat, plays video games, etc. etc. etc.

[@LittleKikuyu]

Oh shoot, i feel called out 😂

[@Politickles-zs5xp]

@@LittleKikuyu 😂🤣

[@MS-LOL]

🤔🤔🤔 HMMMMMMM

[@HUGEHARDTHICKANDVEINY]

I'm sure the Illuminati has something to do with it.

[@O-Demi]

Well thank heaven I'm right-handed

[@alex_paterson]

How come I got (rightfully) told off in my undergrad for writing something in an essay without backing it up, yet Harvard professors get to spout absolute rubbish without any evidence? I hate people (especially those in the medical field who should be helping people) thinking it's appropriate to talk about autistics and NDs like this - like we're all miserable oddballs who have something wrong with us and should/need to fit in with allistic society. Really great analysis of this interview, Meg!

[@juniper_jumps6610]

I felt good on a keto diet, but I just couldn't sustain it because I'm also a vegetarian. I was on it for 3 months and lost 25 lbs. I noticed that my sense of smell was amazing. I could smell the bread aisle halfway across the store. It wasn't a bakery, this was mass *produced bread in plastic bags with ties. I don't even know how I could smell it. It also didn't cure my autism as they claim. Bread is basically carbs, unless it is keto bread with a high fiber count where it makes the net carbs 0. I think my body was craving carbs. I was eating keto bread but I could still smell the regular bread.

[@Catlily5]

Maybe your body was craving bread?

[@autumnpendergast9151]

It mitigates the overloads on every level. I am AuDHD and going carnivore after 42 years plant based (whole foods not junk) it changed my life. I highly recommend giving it a try for 90 days. I have been on it for 8 years. If I go off the overload comes back. It is worth researching properly. It isn't a cure but it is extremely helpful. I was pretty militant re vegetarianism for all those years. It feels far better for me to treat with diet than medicating. But each to their own.

[@juniper_jumps6610]

@autumnpendergast9151 Thank you for the advice, but I'm a vegetarian for moral/religious reasons. I don't follow a particular religion, but Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism have vegetarian diets. I do eat garlic and root vegetables, however. I have been one since I was 5 years old, by my own choice. I was a stubborn kid and refused to eat meat anymore once I realized what it was. My family is full of meat eaters so they didn't influence my decision. I have been looking into MCAS because autistic people have a higher rate of that. Maybe that's the cause? My face and body feel and look sunburned if I have pizza, alcohol, spicy foods, or dairy. It sometimes gets red and splotchy randomly too. I don't have this problem if I take Cetrizine. I tested negative for all of the most common allergies, so it doesn't make sense. Coincidentally, meat can also affect this. American food has so many terrible preservatives that are banned in other countries. (I'm from the US). I just had Mountains Dew the other day, and I noticed a difference when I drank stuff like that. Yellow 5 and other dye have been known to trigger hyperactivity. I'm going to get tested for MCAS and then try a low histamine vegetarian diet. Hopefully that helps. My ADHD medicine makes my autism symptoms worse. That may be because I'm still drinking coffee. It helps me, but it's a double-edged sword because of anxiety. 😅

[@autumnpendergast9151]

@@juniper_jumps6610 oh well,if suffering is your thing, thats cool. My parents subjected me to that suffering because I am less important than other species on the planet. We are the only species that will deny our children and our selves proper human nutrition for dogma, and willingly make them/ourselves sick to be seen as superior to others in our piety. It is a fascinating dichotamy.

[@autumnpendergast9151]

And then takes pharmaceuticals to mitigate the fallout. My vegetarian father is on so many pills at 73 it is ridiculous. He only eats organic wholefood plants. But big 0harma (pun intended) is making a mint out of his ideology. The made millions ot of my body before I learned how to heal it. But do you! Its not my problem anymore.

[@HaakonOdinsson]

I’m annoyed at anyone taking the mick out of those struggling with being on the spectrum. These people have no idea the daily struggle just to get through life, a life they take for granted. Judged, bullied, put down, ridiculed. Yes, it annoys me immensely

[@AgnesBalla9602]

Exactly

[@JDMimeTHEFIRST]

The worst part of being autistic is being discriminated against and excluded by neurotypicals. Let’s cure neurotypicals

[@Theworstaltinthesystem]

Absolutely I don't think many people realise how difficult accessing things that other people take for granted can be.

[@HaakonOdinsson]

@@AgnesBalla9602 thank you Anna, no doubt some of your experience with people. I bet you’ve been misinterpreted, put down, bullied etc at some point

[@HaakonOdinsson]

@@Theworstaltinthesystem Thanks for commenting 🙂 In my experience there has been many times where I’ve been dismissed,bullied, put down etc. I wish I could transport my brain into their heads for a day, they’d know then what it’s like for us dealing with the world around them.

[@emoonae]

As a late diagnosed ND, I *had* a kindergarten teacher who told my parents she thought I had what was then called “ADD”, but my parents didn’t see it, so I went undiagnosed until I was nearly 42. That teacher has since retired, but I doubt she or most teachers would say that there’s a greater instance of neurodivergence now, but rather that they have a better understanding of what it looks like.

[@loganpoe2402]

they definitely do i was flagged for autism around 4-5 times as a kid, im 23!

[@GoddessOfThree]

Every time I go through comments on videos about Autism like this I realize how lucky and apparently rare it was that my parents actually listened and got me tested 😭 Like I don't think I know a single other Autistic person in my real life who was diagnosed before adulthood, yet I can look back at our childhoods and be like "yep, checks out".

[@vailismyname]

Good gravy. My kindergarten teacher (who wanted to hold me back from grade 1!) told mom she thought I had ADHD. Mom told her to get bent, basically. Then later in like grade 6 or 7 or so, the principal of my school told my mom, once again, that she thought I had ADHD. Mom said that I was just lazy, and left it at that. I didn't find this out until I was much older. Now that I'm in my early 30's, I've been realizing that I most definitely have ADHD and autism. I'm furious that I could have possibly avoided two decades of suicidal ideation and action because of supports, medication, and understanding that my parents stripped from me.

[@emoonae]

⁠I hope you’re getting the help and support you need now. 🧡💜💙💚 For we late diagnosed NDs, it is so hard to unpack the emotional roller coaster that comes with it. You are elated knowing there’s a reason why you are the way you are (and that there are more people out there like you), while also feeling the anger of being misunderstood and struggling for so long. Therapy really can help, but either way, I hope you know you’re not alone. 🫶🏼

[@christinelamb1167]

I finally got very late diagnosed at 60 (just 4 months ago), and I have struggled horribly my entire life! The really sad thing is that NOBODY (not my parents, not teachers, no one) ever took enough notice of me to realize there was a problem. Despite the fact that I rarely talked, had no real friends, didn't participate in any extracurricular activities, and basically sat around in my bedroom during my free time my entire childhood. (Yes, I grew up in an extremely abusive and neglectful family/home). Because of the abuse and neglect, I can see why (not that it makes it right!) my parents didn't get me the help I needed. But I can't understand why none of my teachers, or anyone at school, ever realized there was something going on with me. You'd think someone would have suspected something like severe depression, at the very least! I honestly don't know how I'm still alive today, there were so many times I considered offing myself because I couldn't stand the emotional pain anymore of feeling like such a freak, and so alone. I think it was just my sheer stubborness that kept me going!

[@booklover-il1wq]

When he said to ask your teacher if they just didn't see all the signs and all these things it got on my nerves. My teacher didn't notice the scratches along my arm after a test or a bad grade, my teacher didn't see the knife cuts on my legs after a bad grade, my teachers barely noticed my anxiety attacks in the middle of their class. So yeah they don't notice.

[@beverlyprivate4109]

I was in school in the 70’s in the US. I was put into “gifted class”. The teachers definitely knew the gifted kids were different. We just weren’t diagnosed. Any shouting was severely punished and shamed by the other kids. It may have been easier on the teachers, but it crushed my spirit. I’m a heavy masker that has no idea who I really am. So, don’t ask teachers. Their life was easier when kids were controlled.

[@charsol2389]

The way he frames that question to teachers really rubs me the wrong way. He’s like ‘sooo teachers do you think that you possibly were terrible at recognising autism in the past or would you prefer to blame someone else?’ Um what do you expect they’d say…

[@aenera6555]

That was so utterly horrible and dishonest. I mean more so than the rest of this.

[@jenthulhu]

Teachers do not diagnose autism in the real world. They don't have time for that. They aren't trained for it. And if a teacher sat down with a parent and suggested that their child was autistic, there are certain types of parents that would turn around and work very hard to get that teacher fired. No way is a teacher going there.

[@charsol2389]

@@jenthulhu to be fair I’m not saying they should, just that his way of wording the question would not encourage a fair answer since his tone was accusatory and likely to skew the answers.

[@lynxlynx6685]

one key thing in interviews is to have unbiased questions. That was not even remotely an unbiased question!

[@myriamh.2182]

Yeah the teachers didn't recognise mental illness before. I believe that - because we all were scared to end up in an asylum. I remember though my classmates becoming so thin they couldn't go to school, cutting the names of their exes in their skin, ripping skin scraps of their lips over and over and over.... We just suffered in silence and it was more comfortable for them.

[@Catlily5]

I went to the state hospital at age 15. It was better than living with my abusive parents.

[@O-Demi]

I should be noted that physicians DO NOT recommend going on a keto diet if you weren't prescribed it for treating seizures. I watched a video lately where a doctor was asked questions on diets (might have been another ... Support video) and apparently the ketosis state is not as achievable as those keto gurus say it is. The general view is that if you go on a restrictive diet you might develop intolerance to those products that you cut out, which is a concern.

[@mrpieceofwork]

When I got out of HS in '89, for some 15 or so years, I constantly got the notion that I was "crazy", mostly bc I could not understand why People shunned me/shut me out. I also got teased a lot for not being "street smart" and for being "not always there"/aloof and "dumb"... wasn't until I was 40 that I came across the term "Asperger's", and was lucky enough, I suppose, to have then been able to look that up fairly quickly and easily.

[@imfine_ithink]

"...teachers... 30 years ago... were they not recognizing...?" No, they weren´t. They didn´t recognize me breaking down. Not one day. Instead they punished me for being me. Every day.

[@jackpijjin4088]

Same, but 20 years ago. They would berate me and punish me for the most mundane things. Guess who's completely socially and mentally destroyed now with all my healthy coping mechanisms labeled as "problematic" in his own mind?

[@imfine_ithink]

@@jackpijjin4088

[@GeekGamer666]

I have high masking autism and ADHD. They would point to me as a 'normal' kid if asked to separate the autistic kids from the neurotypicals. Teachers aren't experts in neurodevelopmental disorders, period (unless they've also got a relevant qualification in that field. Most don't). Also, the argument for this basically relies on all autistic people looking like a level 3 support needs autistic person. Not all of us are the same but that doesn't mean we don't all experience difficulties in areas of our life.

[@michaelpineiro533]

30 years ago, kids were tossed out into the streets in the morning, and not allowed back inside until dinner. Adults did not pay any attention to kids 30 years ago.

[@OdinsSage]

Absolutely can concure. Fun fact: in a "Guide for Mothers" book from the 1950s, mothers were instructed how to "train their infants to spend time alone outside" and "by the age of 6 months, the child should be able to be outside, unattended, enabling [the mother] to attend to household chores unencumbered." This is my roundabout way of saying, this is one of the first generations where not only do we have the language and a broader understanding of these things, but also where children are being paid attention to enough to have these things recognized in the first place.

[@merin5230]

They don't pay much -intelligent- attention now. This man isn't an idiot, he's a pathological liar,(iny personal opinion). I'm late diagnosed ADHD. At age 57. At 60 I discovered I was also autistic. I'm not fat at all. I'm a former international level athlete and later personal trainer. The only people in my family I'm aware of ever having a weight problem, was my narc father, who only cooked with a frying pan and wouldn't exercise, and his sister, whom I adored. She was an alcoholic. I was just mashed when she died. They both were abused as children. As was I. My father did the wash, rinse repeat thing.My aunt did not . I have not. This is snake oil. I'm disappointed that he was given air time on this show . He's a twit. Recycling other people's work but without referencing them. And his "insights" are just fear mongering. Don't bother with his book. You can get everything you need from the internet. Check out your country's ADHD/ASD support organisations and help groups. There are many. And their information is much more reliable. I'm not wasting any more of my time and energy on this. I've relocated, sold the contents of my 3 bedroom home so I could enrol at university to study psychological science. I've only been here for 5 weeks. I've learned enough in that time to identify this man as a complete con artist. I've got better things to do. Goodnight everyone. Sleep deep and dream well.🖖 Don't even waste your time watching this man.

[@helendunn9905]

More like 60 years ago. I was a child in the 80s. Kids started getting kidnapped and it was in the news since the 60s and 70s.

[@jpoulter8845]

If that true, why is behaviour in kids and adults worse than ever? In the last 34 years society has gone down the toilet with the rise in divorce, broken homes, passing the buck for parental responsibilities etc. Not to mention the problems brought on by the PC culture we now live in but that's another topic maybe slightly irrelevant to the video.

[@williamchamberlain2263]

​@@jpoulter8845 "34 years" is very specific, so the root cause is obviously the dissolution of the USSR - which means that the very non-PC Putin might finally put humanity back on the truth path when he finishes his conquest of America

[@FreePalestineEndZionism]

OMG I love how you analyze it all. Very resonant. Thank you for sharing

[@mrhc]

Thank you for everything. I've been listening and watching to your videos over a year now. This video was super important to me! I don't have a diagnosis but your videos have helped me to reflect. I'm now in the works of getting an ADHD diagnosis, but i'm sure that i'm also autistic. My life is so difficult, and your content really helps.

[@wendyheatherwood]

"To provide just one piece of evidence to support what I'm saying..." Did he actually give a source for the statements he made after saying that? Because making additional claims is not evidence.

[@matthewtalbot6505]

His source is that he made it the fuck up!

[@LittleSparklingStars]

This person is not speaking like a doctor, but a salesman.

[@steveharden5305]

I am a teacher for over 25 years and this doctor has no idea what he is talking about. When i was a kid no one i knew was diagnosed with autism - they were a lot of kids that were deemed "weird, strange, lacking social skills ..." that would now be diagnosed as autistic. Some of them i know have been diagnosed as an adult. My personal experience with doctors is that the worst ones were the most sure of themselves. Theis guy is incredibly sure of himself...

[@VCJyJ2010]

And we can not discount the ones that the teacher sent to be evaluated and were dismissed for the medical stuff... wasn't the same 40 years ago. Not even 20 years ago my neighbor has to fight her sons diagnosis... it was a battle going from one to another "professional" until one know about autism

[@seemysparkle]

How crazy- I started watching this today and got 30 minutes into it and had to turn it off. Thank you for doing a breakdown of this 🙏🏼💯🫶🏼 This goes to show always to do your homework no matter how confident someone sounds. I wish I could tag Diary of a CEO here. This is a great breakdown! 💯

[@montyshield8876]

A very needed video, thank you!

[@joeminella5315]

America is paradise for hustlers/grifters. And they're all so, so, so sincere. Sickening.

[@arualblues_zero]

I'm just being diagnosed now, I'm over 40 years old. At my Catholic school I can tell you 100% teachers and nuns were not recognizing anything, ignoring my needs and chucking it all to "bad behavior" and need for more discipline. It was always "your daughter is brilliant, if only she behaved better". Same thing with my sister who is 50 and no teacher ever thought of it when she was struggling. It was also taken as lack of discipline.

[@elizabethlyons9919]

Very well said. I appreciate your well researched approach. Thank you. 🙏

[@AmaranthineIntrigue]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the work you are doing! It is so important! ❤

[@shapeofsoup]

Bro needs to take a statistics class.

[@alessazoe]

And learn about the difference between causation and correlation. Dude is ignoring the very basic principles of proper science.

[@middledog466]

@@alessazoeyes that is statistics

[@middledog466]

@@alessazoeagreed

[@benjaminmerritt177]

​@@middledog466 double agreed 😂

[@ElementalWhispers]

Bizarre that people say there's been an increase in cases. Recognition, research & diagnosis have increased in recent in the last few decades. This is the case for many physical conditions as well.

[@lemonmeat]

fr these people act like... years do not go by and humans arent constantly trying to find new information about things lmao??

[@tatiana4050]

Also some people now autistic would be diagnoses as aspergers back then. Many especially women are diagnosed as borderline instead.

[@piroshk1968]

The first individual diagnosed with autism just recently died at 80 years old. Over half the population isn't properly screened for autism , if at all Its aboutta explode and neurotypicals are gonna freak about it 😂

[@typing_social_catalyst]

Excellent and educational video as always, Meg, thank you 🙏♾️

[@annaled4929]

@imautisticnowwhat Are you wearing plumpbob earings? In acute motive distress colours? If so, what an excellent choice for this topic!! I love it!! 👏😍

[@elecumbelly]

"Head in the sand.." What an awful rebuttal.. I dont believe a word of his autism opinions.. I dont think he knows the difference between causations and correlations.. He's way too confident in his opinions to be 'right'.

[@dpayne1943]

I am retired in my 60's and they missed me - ADHD and OCD. My younger sister was failing at school badly and it turns out she has dyslexia, diagnosed in her 20's....they missed her. Both of us developed anxiety (as children) and no one made a connection. Through time, we both learned to hide ourselves, mask. You are absolutely right about the ridiculousness of asking teachers to compare kids actions 30 years ago to today. 30 years ago kids were trouble makers, day dreamers, lazy and uncooperative. Teachers did not have the knowledge, thus the understanding of the underlying issues...they didn't have a true language for what was happening. So a Harvard Dr. asking them to dig back in their memories and compare to today and relying on their memories as additional proof of his "beliefs" is quite incompetent and maybe even dangerous.

[@lauralarosa.]

Great clip, thank you Meg. As always, your content is balanced and well-researched.

[@Rhonda-eh6uk]

Thank you. You are so smart for such a young woman. You have a wise , old soul. Keep going. You're amazing ❤❤❤❤

[@JustSaralius]

As a 30+ year old person who got diagnosed in her late 20's, I can say that absolutely, my problems were ignored, because they weren't understood or seen. No one thought a highly intelligent girl could have ADHD and Autism when I was a child, so there must be some other explanation. But we know better now. That's why I am now diagnosed, and why my older relatives never was. Not to even mention the horrible stigma that has only started to get better very recently. I am certain my late mother had high masking ADHD, her mother very obvious ADHD and my maternal grandfather was a doctor(!) who probably also had some similar condition. None of them would have thought it possible that any of us could be Autistic or ADHD. It just wasn't known of like it is now. I'm also sure that Autism is quite a common condition in my father's family, and so is he, now that he knows more about it and he has come to understand that he himself is on the spectrum. Also want to add - The effect it had on me to not be seen was (and still is) absolutely devastating! I have CPTSD, amnesia and chronic fatigue and will probably never be able to have a job, even part time. The masking and camouflaging destroyed my development so much and I had to work really hard to get to where I am now and to even survive. I am not broken because of the Autism or ADHD, but the effects of not having access to a diagnosis and support before now are irreversible. And THAT makes me feel very broken indeed!

[@rogerfarrow8650]

Same boat here… I was at school 30-40 years ago and (thankfully) I wasn’t diagnosed, I was ignored, I wasn’t helped, but I think this was for the best as the treatments and understanding were dire. I like to think my teachers had an inkling but that they decided it was safer not to say.

[@Sorenzo]

My best teachers from grade 4-9 seemed very surprised when I, several years afterwards, told her I was autistic, and it should really have been obvious in retrospect 😳 The 90's were an awful decade. Nobody talked about mental health, people were still shamed for it, so very few people got diagnosed so they had to live with just feeling like crap with no idea as to why.

[@Solo.Dissonance]

This is extremely difficult to watch, it's so angering - but I appreciate you calling it out. There needs to be more material out debunking these absolute wastes of oxygen perpetuating false narratives.

[@squareapples5118]

Thank you for uploading this video. Although there is more awareness about austism these days, based on my personal experience, there is a still a long way to go before neurodivergents are properly understood and helped. We are in the midst of an ongoing struggle with our daughters school attendance. Her anxiety has skyrocketed since starting secondary school. She has had panic attacks during lunch breaks or class activities. We have had so many meetings with the school and these have yielded some improvement, but ultimately we are at a point that we believe homeschooling is the best option. Our idea is that she can still have her social outlet with her friends and activities she enjoys, but she won't need to be exposed to all the things she finds overwhelming in the school environment. The school are highly resistant to this prospect and instead keep giving out to us for her poor school attendance. (we are dealing with school refusal) My daughter is convinced that she will do much better academically through homeschooling, but the school don't seem willing to consider this option. We have literally tried every possible means to improve her school attendance, but nothing has worked

[@claratalbot7613]

The advising people to stop medicine is very dangerous especially without consulting their provider first. Not only is it taking away something the person needs but also running the risk of side effects for suddenly stopping medicine. U wouldn't tell a person to suddenly stop taking heart medication or insulin so why would do that to someone who is taking medicine to help them sleep or a learning disability?

[@fnjesusfreak]

Because the meme "mental illness is all in your head" is still too common.

[@quietfox157]

The way he reacted to the argument that the numbers might be rising because of better knowledge and communication was somewhat hilarious. I could hear him thinking "um.. um.. um.. oh no! That's a valid argument. How should I dodge that now? Ah, right! I'm going to stick my head in the sand by replying people are sticking their heads in the sand. Perfectest plan ever!" :'D

[@jariahymn3028]

I also was unable to go to school at times, didn’t stop ppl from trying to force me to go. I’ve had lowering energy for at least 14 years probably partially because of that