What I Got for Christmas 2024 + autistic holiday struggles

[@nicestranger]

This video made me realize that many other youtubers overstimulate me with their loud voices and fast paced videos full of exaggerated reactions. Seriously, my muscles gradually relaxed while watching this video. I'd forgotten that was possible lol

[@laurensa.1803]

Lol. I thought it was just me. 😂

[@RowanRiven]

I had a very abusive upbringing and was constantly confused about why I was getting criticized for lack of gratitude. Diagnosed with ADHD at 50 and now autism as well. These past 3 Christmases have been about learning how to enjoy the holiday for the first time. My husband also recently got an autism diagnosis. So we listed out together things we enjoy versus things that stress us, picked a few things from the enjoy list, and did those. I gave all handmade gifts this year and really liked the reactions to them. We limited time with others, and the day of it was just us and our cats who loved their presents and played with them most of the day. My favorite present was a full sized keyboard. I played piano for 20 years and had to get rid of it for space constraints. Getting back to music after 34 years has been incredible. Your sweater is gorgeous! Glad to see you doing longform vids. Love your content. ❤

[@samuelferrardz]

Morgan, I’m beyond excited to see you back on KZbin after six months! Watching your video feels like having a close friend catch me up on everything-exactly what we all need. You’re such a natural communicator, and it’s amazing how effortless you make these videos look. I know it takes a ton of work-TikTok, Instagram, community interaction, all of it-and you handle it with such care and talent. Your storytelling is genius, and I’m thrilled to hear you plan to do more long-form content in 2024. No pressure, of course-your pace is perfect! I personally stick to Instagram and KZbin, so I’m really grateful you’re uploading here. I’m only halfway through the video, but I couldn’t wait to say how happy I am. Thank you so much for sharing. If you do end up traveling to Europe this winter and pass through Brussels, I’d love to show you around-Belgian waffles, chocolate, all the good stuff! As an autist I truly appreciate how your content resonates on so many levels. Take care, and I can’t wait to see what you create next!

[@elieruck]

I’m so happy you’re uploading again! I find it so hard to relate to most creators especially around this time of year (new year’s goals, the whole “winter arc” thing, super festive christmas videos etc.) because they’re all doing things I either don’t want to do or can’t do because of disability, and it’s so refreshing to see someone I can actually relate to. I feel what you said about Christmas and performing. I’m actually trying to unmask and not make my face Do Things because it’s so exhausting, and it’s surprisingly hard after years and years of forcing myself to be super emotive during big family events. Also, I love the sweater you’re knitting!!

[@dpjinjo]

The value that I get from your videos is the feeling I get when you describe challenges you face that I've been struggling with in isolation my whole life. Knowing that I'm not alone makes me feel a bit more at ease with myself and hopeful for the future.

[@musicgirl_gwyn]

AHH YAY!!! You’re currently my favorite creator and I’m so excited to hear about your holiday and current life! Welcome back!

[@SloweddieSpaghetti]

Hi Morgan, good to see you back! You are the first person that introduced me to autism (I'm 50 yo) and to my true inner self. Forever grateful for all you have done. YT is fine, started my own channel myself a couple of weeks ago.

[@ops0755]

Hi, Merry Christmas and happy New Year! As a fellow autistic girl (23), I relate to you a lot. Around holidays, my family have a quiet room for me to go into (which is basically a spare bedroom). As soon as I get into a party and greet people at front door etc then my extended family show me the quiet room and I stay there for duration of party apart from going out to eat. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@flishaj]

I want to say thank you because my 14 yr son was diagnosed with autism and if it wasn't for your videos I wouldn't have figured out how to relate to him. Thank you for the education.

[@HyperCactus72]

Hello, high-masking adult neurodivergent here 😊 - All the extra events and get togethers and opening presents in front of others during the Christmas season was so stressful- even having to call people far away would put me into panic mode for weeks ahead of time. Thank you for your video and showing us we’re not alone. I just wanted to tell you that you are spectacularly talented. Your sweater is one of the most beautiful I’ve seen in a long time. I would love to know your knitting and crochet origin story on how you learned, when you learned, etc. Anyhoo, Happy Holidays 😊!

[@nico_is_my_name]

(first) merry christmas morgan! youve helped me a lot finding out im autistic!❤

[@morgaanfoley]

I am so glad🥹 merry Christmas to you and your fam!🫶

[@MasonOfLife]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I’m always happy to see your content! You are very appreciated

[@Autistic_AF]

I'm so here for LongForm-Morgan! Your shorts are great! -Mike 🧡

[@aqua_noodle]

All the greats gathering here.

[@juliegolick]

One of the best things I've done for my holiday sanity is to let everyone in my life know that I don't do gift exchanges. I make it absolutely explicitly clear that I will not be buying any presents for other adults, and do not expect anyone to buy gifts for me. (I still buy presents for the children in my life, of course - I'm not a monster.) And then I mostly skip out on the times when the gift exchanges are happening, and join everyone later for meals or other activities. It saves SO MUCH STRESS (and also a lot of money).

[@holysmalls7570]

Thank you so much for looking slightly off camera! Most of the time, I feel like I have to make eye contact even though it is a video... But once I was able to pick up that you weren't making that eye contact, I didn't feel like I was rude to not make that eye contact ;) So thank you again for making 20 minutes of my day better :)

[@aqua_noodle]

We hosted this year and I was in the right mindset for it, it went smoothly as heck. Also I can totally relate to giving someone that perfect gift and it's not the first time I heard this about autistd. Lastly, I love your style and patterns, please go ahead and do videos on what clothes are comfy and how your fixation with knitting and patterns developed. I think people would love it. Glad to see your long videos back in any case. Wish you the best!

[@closeben]

still in holiday recovery mode… I genuinely just don’t enjoy any of the Christmas stuff so I find the ‘performance’ quite difficult. Sitting around opening presents is super exhausting because I’d honestly rather not get any presents but it’s just the expectation in my family so I have to sit around and be excited for all the little things people buy each other that no one really needs. So great to see you back, best of luck for the future videos this year!

[@thomasdemetz6145]

I wondered how you have been. It is nice to see you again. 😄 Wish you relaxing time during the holidays.

[@rwgedits]

I’m really glad you had a good Christmas! And the sweater you’re working on is BEAUTIFUL oh my goodness-all the details and designs are so gorgeous omg! I’ve been watching your videos + shorts for several months now, because… this past year I’ve been wondering if I’m autistic. Your channel has been super helpful in my research/autism journey; you explain things very clearly, and I love hearing your perspective as a late diagnosed autistic woman! Me being autistic seems more and more likely the more I learn, and you’ve been pretty instrumental in me finding out about that, so thank you

[@RosemaryWilliams49fruits]

You unlocked memories for me of being told I was ungrateful or people asking me in jest if I wasn't having fun/to have fun with it or getting mad at me for not opening my gifts fast enough/not ripping the wrapping paper and saying that I was just bringing the mood down basically. Very relatable. For awhile now (starting in my mid twenties) I've been working on getting people to only buy me what I am asking for from a list of things I actually want and need and it's worked out so much better since I know what I'll be getting it's easy for me to express the joy and gratitude that they want to see and as an adult I feel less pressure than I did as a kid to perform my gratitude and joy, but probably I'm also better at the performance part too and better at picking up on cues to express things here and there. Really relatable video. I always get stressed out during Christmas because people don't say what they want and then get upset when I try to gift them something they don't want. I know that feeling really well too and it's not great the feeling of being misunderstood but it's why I always ask people what they want because I want to make them happy and them trying to get me to just sense with the force magically and know it somehow isn't going to work haha. So yeah this year my whole family did it that way and it was the least stressful, nicest holiday season I've had. I kind of missed the joy of getting something I really liked and didn't ask for in that it feels like the person really knows you and understands you, which I think you talked about in a different video, but that feeling is not worth the peace and calm of knowing everyone is cared for and getting what they want/need and spending time together.

[@kreyatrice]

Oh my gosh, I'm so excited to watch this. I recently watched every single one of your videos and got really interested in autism as a condition. Thank you for bringing awareness to it, you are such a joy to watch! I wish you so much happiness and light!

[@bettymiller1929]

Thank you so much for your videos ~ I just started watching because my 30 year old son was just diagnosed. I struggled to understand what he is going through ~ but every little bit you bring out helps me be more understanding of him. Thx

[@livfield9031]

Suspected ND here... The holidays are super stressful especially when you have to choose which holiday party to go to and your family members resort to emotional pressure 😵‍💫 This year I made sure to say no to almost everything and while it was hard, I ended up really enjoying what I chose to do ☺ went to a big family Christmas with my cousins and it was super noisy, but I loved it because it was so fun and I came prepared with my Loops! It also means while everyone is unwrapping presents at once, no one is looking at your reaction until you've had time to discover your stuff and then go to others to thank them. I saw family for only 3 days and then spent the rest of the time alone recovering, and decided to spend my New Year's Eve watching movies as well. It was the right choice for me! I feel much less depressed than usual!

[@LeahRuthEllenClark]

Came across you on tik tok a few months ago! I’m 27 and autistic . Diagnosed when I was 4 xx

[@joethecounselor]

Great stuff! Glad you're back. This kind of content shines a light on how stressful the changes of routine and expectations make holidays so stressful for neurodivergent people. It even brought me a bit of self awareness I didn't see about why I've been so keyed up despite it being a break, as I take the last week of the year off from doing therapy. I am always worried about politics and where things are going wrong in that way, but even with some space, not worrying about my clients so much, I'm more keyed up. My ADHD side adds for sure, but also there's this side of perfectionism, needing to make this whole process and all the get-togethers right for everyone. I'm curious if the masking is less obvious and intentional for others. I don't think about the masking in the moment or prepare for it, but looking back there was certainly a performative aspect. It's important to gain awareness that this is an impact on the emotional capacity.

[@aimeecarrasco4533]

Hey! I'd like to say thank you for your channel and many others similar to it (Spreading awareness about autism With skits and stuff) It's definitely simplified symptoms and makes it easier for other people To help you guys! Like personally for me I have 2 brothers on The autism spectrum. It's an easy fun way to teach myself about it so ty :)

[@juanlostsheep]

Several years ago, my family all agreed we would stop exchanging gifts between the adults and just get presents for the kids. It has made the holidays so much more peaceful and you still get the fun of Christmas presents by watching the kids react to their gifts.

[@thequietlife1152]

Hi Morgan! I travelled to see my family, and while it was generally low key, there were people constantly around to talk to. I wore my earplugs for the first time on Christmas day, which was quite helpful, BUT the best was that we had a no gift Christmas. I don't want things, and am a natural minimalist, so getting things is quite overwhelming for me. I like watching other people open presents, though! Anyway it was very chill, but after the trip, I have now had to turn down three New Years parties (not all on the same day) that I really wanted to go to. I'm still hoping I'll have a last minute moment of being regenerated, so I can go see my friends.

[@Snakeplisskin440]

You're kind of inspiring me to want to take up knitting. I found a KZbinr from Sweden today and she was wearing a super cute Nordic style sweater. I then went looking on Depop for Nordic sweaters and realized most of them were close to $50 or more for a nice one. So thinking maybe time to knit my own, haha. And I agree about holiday stress. I work in food service which just adds to it. I had to work 10am-8pm Christmas eve and I have to work the same New Years eve because it's super busy. Plus finding time to visit family, then figuring out food. Then there's people just everywhere, all the time. Stores are packed. Cars everywhere on the road because people are off of work. It's just chaos. I'm ready for the new year. I'm ready for spring already. I miss gardening and plants and wearing shorts. Also, cold hurts. I don't know if it's a sensory overload issue with me but it's so overstimulating and it makes me miserable.

[@alisha-9889]

As a fellow autistic person, christmas is harddd, i hate how it throws off routines so much, i feel like disaster is imminent because my routines are not there! I am so so exhausted but i am looking forward to the new year and i hope next year will be better

[@marinamadeleine]

Feeling the same! I’m so excited for a solo nye 😆

[@SkeletalSculptor]

Came to the comments just to see if anyone else had yet applauded your gorgeous sweater in progress! You are very skilled; and anyone who receives a handmade gift from you is getting a treasure🤗 I used to love using crochet and knitting as a “socially acceptable stim” and method of avoiding excessive eye contact (unfortunately, at 55, rheumatoid arthritis has deprived me of that…if you are able to tolerate the experience, I’d like to suggest you treat yourself some preventative massage for hands, forearms, neck and shoulder girdle so that you can enjoy indulging this special interest for many decades to come)…also, it’s fun and productive!

[@Ilovecats-z8m]

Thanks for making this video 😊 i am excited to see more of your videos Merry Christmas 🎁

[@user-sc5qc7ow3h]

Missed your positive & funny videos. Always good to take a step back and get some perspective. Welcome back❤.

[@jacobfredericks896]

This is a very nice video 😊 I have some mental health issues one is OCD I love Christmas sometimes I'm so caught up in my own thoughts I can't express myself but I'm very grateful I loved my Christmas this got some great stuff from my family I was worried I couldn't express myself myself I was just very grateful and hope everyone saw how happy I was and how great Christmas was with them this video is great made me feel better very good content to share thanks for sharing happy holidays take it easy take care

[@VintageRayne]

Lovely haul! I love that your European traveling coat is from London Fog. Holy macaroni! Your sweater is coming along SO nicely! Very talented! 🤍

[@findmeinthewoods.]

I just wanted to give a late Xmas gift to yourself suggestion😂 My favorite thing as an autistic dog owner? Tag bags! They hold all your dog's tags together so they don't jingle! They're amazing! The house is so much quieter with them!

[@sharpieman2035]

Hoooooray you’re back! 🎉🥳👯‍♀️

[@nicole2246]

Watching your videos inspire me to try knitting and getting into that hobby!! You are super talented!!

[@MidrinaTheSerene]

Another high masking autistic here, married to a high masking autistic. I at one point subscribed for the combination of knitting and autism, so welcome back to youtube! Btw my husband watches a lot of tiktok. So when he walked in while I was watching your video he knew he knew you, but he couldn't place it (autism and needing context much ...). Until I said you've been on tiktok a lot, then he immediately knew 'oh right, Morgan Foley, she had this autism communication hoodie!' So now I want to know more about the hoodie obviously.

[@AutumnSunn]

Good to see you back! ✨☆ I find the holidays so difficult and have never found a way of doing it that works for me. No one around me (apart from my partner) understands autism. I mostly visit family who live in another country these days, (they are older, and quite sick). The huge amount of unpredictability on a daily basis, together with not having my own safe spaces around me, is so hard. And I always feel a lot of frustration because I try as hard as a possibly can to be good company for everyone, but I know I fail, and am also utterly exhausted at the same time.

[@Bernie_loves_pjo]

I get 2 Christmases and they are really stressful. The first one is me, my brother, my mom and my father and the next one my grandparents come and bring all the presents from our extended family with them. And it's a struggle for me to just smile and say thank you and try to show affection and I am in the process of getting diagnosed with Autism rn. And I always put on a fake smile that is super small and it's like I just can't fake a brighter smile and that struggle still has me recovering and I only got 2 presents on Christmas. Tomorrow I'm getting a lot more and I'm kinda worried about it. I feel the exact same as you described and I have always had trouble describing how it is unwrapping gifts and so thank you, for helping me I will show this to my family so that they understand how it is for me

[@morgaanfoley]

I’m sorry u relate to the experience but I’m so happy I could help put it into words for you🫶 I hope ur gift exchange tmrw is stress free🥰✨

[@TacosTina]

I'm so glad you are back!!!🎉❤

[@slimmonkey3510]

I really enjoy your videos because I can relate to your struggles.

[@laura.bseyoga]

Great to see you back! 💚

[@DrewVaccaro]

I was just diagnosed with ASD level 1 and I really relate to you! 😊

[@CMdragon42]

That sweater looks amazing!

[@Sutaybs]

Merry Christmas Morgan!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@HippieOceanGirl]

Glad your back. I'm a really late diagnosed autistic (53). I can relate to everything you said about Christmas season.

[@blind_gamer16]

Hey Morgan! I hope you had a amazing christmas.

[@leslovesliberty1776]

Love your channel, I don't do TikTok so I'm glad you're back here! 😊

[@UncleSukuna]

My heart sank when you said people thought you were unappreciative for the way you wear your emotions. My family would always compare me to their friends kids and ask why i cant be like them and excited about my presents...i always loved my gifts and family...i realized im autistic last year when i started my new job and my boss doesnt teach me anything i just observe so sometimes i get lost in videos instead of paying attention as hard as i try and i realized pretty quickly im autistic like very very and wow what a release honestly but its been a long path and yesterday i finally told my grandma who raised me im autistic and she pretty much said she 100% agreed but had nothing else to say idk how to mend our relationships they want no interest in my passions while i pour my heart and soul in to theirs and it means nothing to them i hope this somehow changes even if a little my gma quit doing xmas with me when i was about 14 id love to recieve a present one more time so i have something to hold on to in the future im hoping they realize i do love them with this news and its just portrayed different.

[@Maggies87]

I’m a lot older than you, but I want to thank you for your content. Also, your room is very peaceful looking (nice warm colors).

[@morgaanfoley]

Thank you so much🥹🥰

[@AubeEclatante]

My Christmas was really good and I felt really happy spending time with my family and cousins. Now that it’s been a few days and that it’s time to leave my grandparent’s house to go to my dad’s cousin’s for New Years, and that my favorite cousin who’s the only one i’m really happy to spend time with is gone, I’m really starting to feel the exhaustion of being with people 24/7, and my emotions are feeling so heavy right now, it’s starting to be too much, plus i know I’m gonna go back to school in a week and the pressure of having to plan homework is really stressing me out So I can’t wait to be in my house, scroll and sleep all day like I usually do during holidays

[@Midnight.Swan.001]

Merry christmas morgan!

[@liliana7654]

whishing everyone a peaceful year 💜

[@Dolls4Life13]

Oooh I get this! Christmas Day(or just the holiday months in general) have always been extremely stessful and overstimulating for me. When I was a younger teen I also did the same thing of figuring out what gifts I was getting so I could plan what emotion to show(though I didn't have to unwrap the gifts since my parents generally just bought stuff on Amazon and I knew how to check it from there).

[@MorganTheSwiftie13]

Hi Morgan! My name is also morgan and I am also autistic, so your videos make me so happy and are so relatable!

[@Barney_Greenway]

Thanks so much for your videos 🤍

[@isismeow111]

I always did the flat expression face during xmas at my dads house for gifts. He always made me anxious so i guess that was a shutdown technique. I never used to know why i did that, and how i felt guilty for not showing my happiness

[@melanierousseau7964]

As someone who recently found out that they are autistic. Im currently in the phase of unmasking little bits at a time. Luckily my family is very understanding and i can stim around them freely. But something that really helped me this year was actually fidgeting with a fidget toy in between and after opening gifts. It gave me a familiar thing to do and concentrated my brain on something else.

[@BridgetLeonard-c6s]

I had to work Christmas Day and Christmas Eve, and I really did not mind because I got to stick to my normal routine.

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

The worst thing is when someone hypes up their gift like “oh man you’re gonna love it I can’t wait to see your reaction!” That’s A LOT of pressure. This year I got a pair of super expensive pants that were meant for work and I reacted so poorly. I wear exclusively jeans and these pants were super uncomfortable, they insisted I try them on and show everyone. They spent so much on them and I knew from the second I opened them I was barely ever gonna wear them 😫 I love Christmas but stuff like that makes me feel so awful.

[@Autisticheather]

I HATE the disruption in my schedule. And so many things are closed. I hate obligatory family parties. I don't have enough work and I can't plan the year until it starts because of my type of self employment It's very stressful and disconcerting. I'm SO GLAD it's over. Just new years and done! No more spending, no more expectations

[@sydkoy608]

I really prefer these long-form videos that keep me from doom-scrolling. Today’s been a great day, and this video was such a calming experience-just listening instead of having to engage or talk. As someone who doesn’t fully know what’s going on with herself (maybe autism or something else), I also struggle during the holiday season. I relate so much to the disruption in routines and not knowing what to do. Sometimes, in the middle of a Christmas party, I just need to step away and find a quiet room to decompress. It can get overwhelming, which makes things feel uncomfortable or awkward. I really appreciate seeing so many relatable examples on your channel that reflect what I go through. Even if it’s not 100% the same, you manage to put into words things I’ve always struggled to communicate. I even share your videos with people close to me to help them understand me better because I think you’re such a great representation, and I admire that so much. Thank you for all you do, and I hope this holiday season brings you peace, joy, and ease.

[@no.one.has.survived]

Man I'm so sorry thankful abaut this video because it used confuse me whenever i open presents or other events when i should be happy my emotions shut down and i was always so confused why too and that stressed me lol but like this was so relatable and like also explaining my own feelings like i am grateful and everything but like i just never could express it at the moment idk i feel so awkward writing this coment lol yeah idk

[@MorePranaGardens]

Nice to see you again.

[@MorePranaGardens]

I don't Christmas with people anymore. As a kid, I had a "stomach bug" (from anxiety) every Christmas day until I was 9 or 10. It's always just been a huge source of stress and demands - and I always forget to make the right face at the right time.

[@assuntacicalese9935]

I love bouldering too! 😊

[@bakuiel1901]

I'm not autistic though maybe other things working on getting tested, but thanks for sharing your struggles and wins and helping me understand myself and other neurodivgent people

[@nightshadegiggle]

I didn't do much for Christmas, everyone lives too far away, but other places gave me some gifts for the holiday, and so I had some alone time.

[@peakster753]

For me the highpoint of Christmas is my church's Christmas Eve service...I finally made peace with it about 10-12 years ago and started saying such to people and fortunately everyone understood...as far as being with family, parties, etc. I've fluctuated over the years (some I feel better about than others) but as long as I know the people I'm amongst I usually handle them fine. About the only time I struggle with ambient noise is in a restaurant (sometimes) where the ambient noise of those around me makes it hard for me to converse with those I'm eating with...I've also been to wedding receptions where the noise of the DJ has tested my limits as far as what I can handle (again, some more than others)...I also tend to not go to concerts because the noise & crowd become a little much for me to handle... One video idea I've had lately for you would be to do one about your experiences with se×uality.

[@6pmmm]

For christmas, I handmade all of the gifts with clay I've gotten for my birthday. I was supposed to give myself 1 month to make 7 clay sculptures (some very smol and 2 slightly bigger), but instead I only had the motivation 1 week prior. And I was so happy that they were all hits :D

[@Bornottob404]

Merry Christmas Morgan!

[@Bornottob404]

My Christmas was really nice, I got some cool tech that I've been wanting for a while and some helpful items to have around the house as well. Although the parties and everything were a bit overwhelming, I really enjoyed getting to see my cousins again and taking some time to catch up with them. We played some fun games as well, which really helped relax the atmosphere. Overall, it was really fun! I am very tired though so that is definitely relatable. Been giving myself lots of horizontal time. Can't wait to see what you've got planned for this upcoming year!

[@KarenDUlrich]

I relate to your "ungrateful face" when you were growing up. I self diagnosed in 2023 at the age of 61 years old. I believe both of my daughters are undiagnosed autistic as well from watching your videos. I believe I have two undiagnosed autistic grandchildren. Aaliyah is a creature of habit who I believe uses art to stim. She likes quiet and is quickly overwhelmed by noise and interaction. I could see how her world needs to be more isolated and quiet. My grandson Jayden I related to from early on. Our worlds meshed in a mind understanding. We played next to each other not with each other, same as my daughter, Jacquelyn. He is much happier outside than in. He lines things up and needs order in his life. His house is anything but order. I think people call it AudHd (autism/ADHD) which I believe my youngest daughter Christine is. Regarding the "ungrateful face," my daughters did that. I look back at Christmas photos and none of us look happy. What is interesting is I felt like a personal failure for not being able to give them a good Christmas, even though I knew I was giving things they wanted. Not knowing about autism, I think all of us bounced our general over stimulation and holiday busyness into meltdown/shutdown. I think back to my oldest daughter and the absolute meltdowns she had around holidays as an infant/toddler and I did not understand it. Her grandmother criticized me for "keeping Jackie from the family." I could not soothe Jackie and ended up making things worse with even more over stimulation, like trying to rock her or sing to her. My biggest memory was taking a Santa train ride on an actual train we could not just exit and go home. Music, Santa, movement, crowds, break in routine all caused Jackie to be inconsolable. It was so distinct, and my gut knew that something more was going on that this memory is with me 32 years later. Her pediatrician should have recognized it. I don't understand how pediatricians don't recognize autism. I believe they don't on purpose after a year of learning about autism. I talked to the pediatrician many times about Jackie's inability to sleep, eat, or be touched. She did not like being held, not even for a bottle. Christine self isolated, often playing with figurines under the dining room table. I just thought she was a really good, quiet child. Now I see a pattern of she knew what she needed - a quiet world. What I got from this video that I hope all adults do, is just because the world adds 1000 things and activities to their schedule because that is what everyone does, does not mean they have to. Study your children and know what they can handle and not handle. There is nothing wrong with a non social, quiet Christmas for the sake of avoiding overstimulation.

[@Football_crochet_girl]

I’m not autistic (I think) but the holidays overwhelm me so much. Like you said everyone has time of school/work, I had to go to after noon and dinner Christmas thing at my grandparents with my mom’s family. They are all really chill and even set up a room upstairs if I got overwhelmed. The next day we had lunch at my other grandparents. The 3 days after I did nothing just like you. What countries are you going to in Europe? I live in the Netherlands so I’m wondering if you maybe come close to where I live.

[@alonachiong666]

My birthday is the most stressful because my aunt and uncle throw me a party when I clearly said please don't. And when I'm not smiling my uncle would say stuff like, are you not grateful. I would force a smile because even though I'm very happy my face wouldn't show it. And I'm kinda awkward because I'm kinda shy people are doing it for me.

[@Amber_Schleich]

Love you morgan❤️❤️❤️❤️🌻🌻

[@dukeofnarnia]

Of all my gifts for Christmas, my most genuine and extremely excited reaction was getting a milk frother. I just want my warm frothy milk.

[@reneedittmer9625]

As an autistic person, Christmas was never a bad holiday for me. Although, this year I kinda did shut down on Christmas Eve because I just wasn't feeling super great. First we went to my Memmaws house and after a while at Memmaws house I just started feeling sick and my energy felt like it was going down. We also took our dog with us, so we had to go back home first and drop her off at home cause she also gets overwhelmed if she's away from home for too long. Then we went to my Aunt's house, which I have a lot of cousins and a few of my cousins also have boyfriends now. And my aunt re-married and so her new husband's daughter was there with her boyfriend, and she has 2 kids so with the kids everything was just very loud so I just mentally shut down this year. But it was just because there were more people than I was used to. But most other Christmas's was very nice, Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. I wrote such a long comment, but I never even knew that other autistic kids masked their difficulties or even jated Christmas until I met other diagnosed autistic kids and well, this channel. Also, you do knitting? That sounds so cool! I would like to learn how to do crochet(like, crochet sweaters) but I don't think I have enough space and Im already trying to learn how to bake so I feel like too many things to learn would get overwhelming. Oh! I also got a lot of good stuff for Christmas! My mom got me a eyeshadow palette, it has a lot of beige and pink colors which I love! She also got me a lip stain which is a pretty red and she also got me a lipstick which is almost like a blush rose color. She also got me a blush which is also a blush rose color. She also got me some foundation, which might be my skintone, but I have horrible dry and bumpy skin so I have to get better at skincare if I want to wear foundation. She also got me a big lollipop(like the ones from the carnivals), I also got some Nutella bars, they have a crunchy outer and milky Nutella on the inside, very good! She also got me some bath bombs and 3 slimes :D My memmaw got me a bunch of snacks too, she got me these pocky chocolate sticks I think. She also got me three perfumes, one is Cherry blossom scented, Vanilla, and Twilight mist. They all smell super good! And she also got me some dog themed cookie cutters since I like to make dog treats! She also got me a huge cookie pan!! Like, I can bake a whole batch in the sheet!! My aunt got me an all natural ingredients baking book, and I got some gummy worms which I actually like which is shocking cause I usually don't like gummies! I also got a nail polish set, and some more snacks lol My Nana got me a Perfume, it smells a little strong bug its a very clean and floral scent, it also smells kinda watery too. She also got me an online gift card, and I think she also got me some snacks too. I definitely got a lot of stuff and I really love them :)

[@reneedittmer9625]

As you can see, I really love snacks, makeup, and things like perfume and candles! I also love bath bombs :) I also love to bake, I plan to own my own bakery and cafe one day! And I also really love slime! Also, those coloring books look so cute :0 I'd love to color in a coloring book, but I always end up forgetting about them and I never find ones that I really love(I like all the aesthetic stuff, you kinda have to buy them online tho!)

[@HeatherWarner97]

This year I chose not to process the holidays xP Genuinely doesn't even feel like they happened, but they definitely did

[@fredhoyt6900]

I have not been diagnosed but I identify with you a lot. Good luck.

[@CainDefendsAnimals]

🧡

[@jesuisdeanna]

Christmas has been amazing since we no longer celebrate with others. We have a quiet christmas at home, not even a fancy meal, just the 3 of us. No dressing up, no hosting, no socialising. We buy people we love gifts but there is no event with people outside our household.

[@marligurl1617]

I’m autistic but Im very expressive- sometimes TOO much. Like when I get excited I get louder and like I used to physically jump- I would get in trouble for this stuff too. Specifically the getter louder I would get so embarrassed about because like I wasn’t trying to do it and often didn’t realize it until I was in trouble or people were looking at me with the “she’s really weird” face And on. The flip side, when I didn’t like something it was so obvious because my face shows it all so. That has also got me in trouble before too. It seems we can’t win XD

[@Limbothy]

Omg what’s the sweater pattern? I love it!! Would love to see more knitting content, too :3

[@alexlamiaart]

I’ve always loved Christmas. It wasn’t overstimulating, and I did love the change in schedules. But since my teenage years, I’ve had to tell myself to smile whenever I open gifts, even when I like the gift. I’ll also give a list of specific gift ideas to my mom, and she’ll let family pick what they want to get. Christmas used to be very busy, and I enjoyed it. Now, I don’t have a lot of people to spend it with, unfortunately. But I’ve always HATED my birthday. That focus on me has been uncomfortable, overstimulating, and traumatic.

[@marligurl1617]

I can relate to that. I got engaged recently and even though that’s obviously exciting telling everyone about it has been not fun in that it’s so overwhelming. I’m supposed to act a certain way and say certain things. I haven’t had any (good) news to share about myself in awhile and it’s just a very weird experience for everyone involved 😅😂

[@electric_girl]

Merriest* of Christmasses* to you*!*!*!* 🥳✨💫💘

[@GalaxyCat2795]

hi i just wanted to make a comment to support the vid 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@ruthcarter2761]

Recently discovered my own autism in my mid-30s, and I'm just coming to realize also that traditional holiday celebrations are not really my cup of tea. Like you said, I find it really uncomfortable being watched while opening gifts and very anxiety-inducing to try to figure out what to give to people to the extent that I don't really participate in the physical exchange anymore. I won't tell loved ones who enjoy giving to stop b/c I know the process gives them joy (and I do enjoy receiving gifts, but not while also being watched). The last couple years I still participated, I switched to giving family-wide experiences instead of individual gifts - so, a couple of years I brought a bunch of chocolates home with nonstandard flavors and during the week we were together, everyone could taste and discuss at will. We also attended a Celtic harp concert together one year. These kinds of gifts (quality time with loved ones) actually mean more to me than things. I'm slowly learning that it's okay to ask for them. I do have some lingering shame, though, around not fitting the traditional mold.

[@kathrynlisiak7145]

You should go with the flow, go on your perspective and topics with your autism journey for your KZbin channel! If that helps you on what you want to do for your KZbin channel ❤

[@dianewinters8628]

Beautiful sweater

[@rosallieex2565]

Hey morgan! I‘ve seen many videos of your content and i‘m a big fan! Like u make me feel SOO understood! I love your Videos & Shorts! 🫶🏻 i wish you the best! And btw i love how u talk like it‘s so calm and youre one of the only persons that i can listen to for more than 5mins ✨💕🫂 I hope u‘ll see this comment

[@EmpireStateExpress01]

Great video from an Aspie!

[@sciencenotsrigma]

I just got an ET figurine, but I love it! Oh, and a purse with British Shorthair cats on it! I loved and miss my British Shorthair cats, dearly. I forgot about the purse, because it was an early present. 💝. I’m also autistic. I’m glad I’m not the only one with multiple hyperfixations. Why do I feel like I’m only “supposed to” have one special interest, though?

[@louly3212]

Y'all should get the epz 320 🎶 🎻 💯 Defined bass and not a lingering/masking/ambiguous boom. Midrange and treble is romantic. Cohesive/harmonious as opposed to 2 or more ppl talking at the same time, no thinness (or any kind of harshness) to be heard like ur talking on an airplane. Emotions come through unlike something clinical (passionate), it's like a large coloured t.v. as opposed to a small b&w. It gives appetite to music and is fun, sweet and enjoyable. 5 star 👌🏻

[@duikmans]

I survived Xmas (again) but now comes New Year's Eve and (even worse) all the New Year's parties at the office and other places so, socializing galore... sigh...

[@Ella_1387-z8o]

I love your videos❤

[@RosieArora-b8f]

WE LIKE SIMILAR THINGS. I love knitting and bouldering😮

[@peachesvalentina]

for me i like christmas and since there aren’t like big family parties and it’s just me my mom and my brother it’s fine. even then sometimes my brother goes out. i do enjoy baking desserts and Christmas dinner. more family time does get annoying but i like being with my mom specifically. i luckily don’t have to mask most of the time around my mother. my brother does think a lotta my autistic behaviors and needs are stupid tho. and he sometimes is loud asf and gets me overstimulated. but the opening of gifts goes well and i do enjoy listening to christmas eps that i like too. my mom and brother also have adhd so ig there’s that. neither of them are autistic tho

[@peachesvalentina]

and then i stopped talking to my dad over a year ago

[@TigerEgan]

Merry Christmas

[@aras75aka]

I think you shouldn't ever say "you ruined the Christmas" to a kid.