Why are so many people with Autism also INFJ's · Deep Dive
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2022
- I'm sure those who are familiar with the Meyers Briggs Personality Type Indicator are also familiar with how rare INFJ personalities are. But if INFJ's only make up to about 1.5% of the population, then why are so many people with Autism also INFJ's? Although today's episode isn't based in any scientific or medical research, I do think it's both interesting & maybe even insightful to explore the links between ASD and INFJ's.
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I'm a questioning autistic and an infp!! I've always been fascinated by personality tests as a way to learn about people
INFJ here too! Also autistic. As far as I am concerned, your metaphor for swimming out to the deeper water really resonates with me. It’s so hard to find someone else who wants to go that deep with us. I feel like so many people are content to live their lives in the shallow end, and that’s so completely unfulfilling in my opinion. When I rarely find someone who wants to go deep, it feels like my soul has found some sustenance after having been starved for a long time. I totally appreciate you putting the feeling into words! Thanks for this video. As soon as I saw that someone had done a video on both the INFJ type, as well as autism, I was all over this video. Thank you for putting those things together, because I’ve always had a gut feeling that us INFJs are probably heavily correlated with autism. It’s really validating to hear another autistic person giving voice to the theory! I also believe that the Highly Sensitive Person framework in psychology also heavily correlates to autism as well, but that’s a digression. 😉
Just as an aside..if you do want to find someone who can " see" you as an INFJ at least..find a developed INFP to talk to. It's the only Myers Briggs personality type that I have found that has the depth of feeling that an INFJ has and also has the extroverted intuition that is able to put all your feelings in context and translate them back to you. Due to introverted sensing they have incredible maps of your internal state of being and they remember it forever! I have two of these people in my life and the stuff that they tell me about myself is new and spot on. They like INFJs because we live in the feelings space but through a more logic based way so we can ground them and give them practical advice.
I am also INFJ/Autistic/ADHD/High IQ!!!! I am so glad you made this video! So you understand: ADHD vs. ASD balance, INFJ vs. ASD nuances, and how INFJ+ASD+High IQ can be used to 3rd eye into people's heads via intellect and validated via intuition/energies!? I am litterally shaking right now. I have SO MANY questions!
My wife thinks I might be autistic. I'm an INFJ. Rules about manhood, masculinity and femininity don't make sense to me. Rules about socializing stress me out and confuse me. I hated dating for these reasons.
I think most autistic women find an interest in personality types and psychology as a whole out of desperation trying to make sense of people 😂😭 and I've thought this too for a while now that there is a strong correlation with being infj and autistic! 😊👍
INTP here. I’ve always stumbled across the link between INTP, INFJ and being on the spectrum. There are a lot of similarities of being and INTP and ASD, I’m newly DX’d. I guess I have always understood the link of neurology and personality, thanks to Dario Nardi, but I always dismissed everything as being an INTP. I’m also got ADHD, and the more I’ve delved into understanding adult neurodivergence, the more my struggles and strengths in life make sense and I feel like I found that part I was missing to complete the puzzle of me. But now so realize I don’t know who “me” is. MBTI softened the shock, I think. When you’re a rare type, you’re used to being different than everyone else.
I’m actually an INTJ, but I believe that since the functions are so similar that it’s a similar situation. The whole “studying people from our own home” was definitely something that I can see in myself.
Comments are INFP, INTP, INFJ. I have been wondering how many MBTI types have ASD for 2 years now. Thank you for this video and platform.
Pattern recognition as intuition makes so much sense to me. I tend to identify patterns at lot sooner than most people whether visually or in behavior. A lot of people tell me I’m just spitballing but to me it’s intuitive and can be traced if you pay enough attention to repetition.
I feel like we’re the same person. 😅
This video literally helped me realize that my pattern of hyper focusing as an autistic person literally makes it so that I'm a fixer, I obsess over helping, studying and analyzing people to help them heal and connect with themselves and I never get it reciprocated. It's because my brain can go so deep.
This video has been extremely validating to watch. That part where you highlighted how isolating/lonely it is to be the INFJ person that's constantly doing the mental load for others, but not being able to get the same support in return. In relationships (familial, romantic, platonic) I like that I bring clarity and understanding to others. I dont mind being "that" person in any dynamic. But the downside is, like every other human, I'm not always my 100%. Sometimes I need a me to be there for me, to come in read the room and give me a new fresh perspective.
I’ve never felt so understood in my life, I nearly cried. I am an infj and I suspect that I am have adhd and also on the spectrum as well! Psychology has always been my special interest and I’ve been going crazy with the autism research 😅. Thank you for this video
INFP self-diagnosed AuDHD here!
I was also obsessed with personality tests at some point and this is how I found out I am INFJ. I agree with you about people complicating everything and about the simplicity of life. I relate to writing a book about people in my head as well! And yes we feel so deeply. I also agree about layers people put on and hiding themselves. It's really frustrating to interact with people's layers rather than their true core selves. And this sense of not being seen myself, this is so true! I feel nobody in the whole entire world actually knows me. I also have no problem with constructive criticism because as you said, it's information. And yes, there is no space for me to open up even with the therapist!
I have now finished watching this video, and all I can say is that throughout this entire video, I found myself just nodding and saying “Yup.” Over and over again. Everything Irene said resonated so powerfully and deeply with me. Especially the part where she talks about how we always want to make a safe space for others and be that shoulder to lean on when someone is in need, and yet, never having the same energy returned to us. This has been a reoccurring theme in my life since I was very young. I’ve always been the one people run to when they’re in need, and I’ve always been told that I know exactly what to say to help someone through they’re struggles and help them to feel better. Yet, I have never gotten the same returned to me, even when I’ve asked for it or brought it to someone’s attention. To this day in my early 20s, I have yet to have found a community or at least friends that offer a reciprocating energy and requited interest and compassion. As and AuDHD who lives in Texas where the only Autism organization that allistic people listen to and advocate for is Austin Speaks, finding people who understand me has been more than challenging. It’s left me feeling lonely and continually wondering what is wrong with me. Even though my ASD self-diagnosis has brought me so much peace in other aspects of my life, I still don’t understand why I can’t make and keep friends and have deep connections with people, and why they often run from me when I show them my authenticity. Hearing her talk about this in such a way that perfectly describes how I am constantly feeling was so reassuring. To know that I’m not alone in this, and that I’m not “crazy” for feeling this way was so affirming. I can only hope that one day I find that person or group of people that will offer me the same energy I offer them in a space where we are all authentically ourselves. ❤
I am 55 years old. I took the actual Meyers Briggs test in my late 20s and was found to be an INFJ and have always deeply resonated with the result. My only real life exposure to autism was when I was 15, my boyfriend's younger brother was autistic, and exhibited many of the "typical" signs of autism, so I never suspected I may have autism, but recently discovered that i resonate deeply with high masking autism, much more than previous mental health Dx. I am on a waiting list to be tested. I feel like so much of my life makes sense in the light of autism and that I can finally stop trying to change to fit in. Thank you for this video, it is highly validating! Its also good to know others are out here in the deep end, I've felt so alone here for so long, everyone I know prefers much shallower water 💧 💙 😊
ENFP here. Adhd and Autistic who has always been super interested in MBTI and all things psychologically really.
I am an INFJ, self assessed ASD in late adulthood, and HSP. I’ve probably been deeply masking my whole life. It is so refreshing to watch your videos and finally hear someone express the thoughts and feelings I’ve been carrying alone in my life.