Hey Dan, Just wanted to say thank you so much! You've been a huge help since I found out I had Autism at 32(About 3 years ago). You've helped so much! I deeply appreciate you and your videos!
Thank you SO much for the work you do. Our teenage daughter was just diagnosed with ASD because she has been masking for years. We were thrown in the deep end but channels like yours makes learning so much easier!
ever since I was a kid and got my first MP3 player I always carried arround some kind of music device and earphones with me everywhere. even now as an adult I always have my earbuds on me, whether I'm out with friends, whether I'm alone ib my room, or I'm out in a crowd. I'll also try to isolate myself from crowds if it gets to be too much for me. Like at a concert. I'll sit at a booth somewhere and get away from the crowd, but still enjoy the live music. So, yeah! earbuds hace been my go-to for years now!
Hi! I was diagnosed as an female adult in 2020 with ASD and ADHD, and I’ve only just worked out what I need to carry around with me. My iPhone and iPad, whatever comic I’m currently reading, headphones, stimming/fidget stuff, portable charger and cables, autism alert card, journal, sketchbook and pencil case. I always wear a chewy necklace and sunglasses are a must! :)
Basically its my go to survival kit. I have started to use sunglasses more as white light physically hurt. I even get ppl to turn off those horrid rays in meetings and dentists. Few years back I bought awesome headphone from Sony ofc noisecanceling but I can sort out noisy environments with my music om full blast. I also have a soft fleece blanket in my wheelchair. Im recovering from almost dieing in hospital from C in february, basically had to learn how to walk again. Btw thx found an awesome vid on add/adhd I suggest for you and others on here.
I've been watching videos on autism and come to find out I've had Autism all along.The videos I've watched really has helped me understand myself better.
My autism survival kit are the contents of my purse (I use a crossbody diaper bag for my purse, so I can carry my wallet, my phone, my Kindle Fire, my stress ball, my makeup, my N95 masks, my wipes, a blue Gatorade, and a few of my favorite safe snacks)
Hi Dan - just wanted to drop you a line and say thank you. My 5YO son has SPD, and his "EDC" bag includes sunglasses, noise cancelling headphones, and a tablet that he uses for drawing and schoolwork, etc. He'll be so stoked to learn that even adults use the same things he does!
hey, can you please stop use the word "aspergers" please ? the word was originated from a næzi called hans aspergers who experimented on autistic children and was involved in the kılling of a lot of autistic people. thank you. ^^" ( like, if the autistic person wasn't going to survive in the neurotypical world, they where kılled. )
My issues are mostly when I'm out and about, sooo: Bag wiith *at least* 5 compartments - so I can obsessively categorise and recategorise things. Sunflower Lanyard - makes public transport so much easier Item with preferred texture. Mine is smooth, cool stone so i have a haematite bracelet. Good for fiddling with. An HQ: an elected place to retreat to. I plan in advance. Usually a library with nice smelling books. Post-it notes. Very useful for when I can't express things clearly, or can't hear what someone is saying as I can't differentiate voices from background noise much of the time. Pro-tip: pull notes from the back of the pad, not the front - they stick to things better. Try it and see.
phone Headphones What i want to have but never can remember: Small stuffed animal Sunglasses Chew necklace It is a nightmare when my phone or my headphones die when I'm not at my house
I am asperger and I live in Canada. My psychotherapist told me a out 2 videos to watch on youtube. « Spinoza : Complete guide to life » Spinoza is the father of the modern democracies. He is a philosopher from the 17th century and it’s easy to link what he say to our society even if its nearly 400 years later. Rationality is what he preach and learn how to deal with sad emotions. It helped me A LOT! « Expressing and receiving anger compassionately by Marshall Rosenberg » he is a psychologist who « invented » the non violent communication. He teach how to express and comprehend anger in very unique way. He also teach how to accept anger from other. Those 2 have helped me a lot and made me realize that I was focusing on my weakness more than my strength and I was rationalize it with my endless pool of reason. In other words I was rationalizing my problems and the fact that I was labeled myself as an outcast that nobody understand. It was a vicious circle.
I have 2 things in my everyday must haves that you didn't mention: Loop earplugs and their companion carrying earrings from 3rd Try Design. They're great for noise reduction without having to use headphones (cuz I don't like to waste the battery on them) and clipping them to the earrings means that they're less likely to be lost as I move about my day.
Your videos are among those I have watched to help me identify and cope with my autism which I am being tested for at the end of June. On your conversation topic, my survival list: -Pants with pockets -Said pockets full of fidgets (fidget spinner with "pop it" pops, a short segment of tangle, fidget cube, and silicone sponge) -concert ear plugs (for work) paired with sound cancelling headphones (out of work) (distinction is because my work replies on ability to see and hear everything that is going on) -chewy necklace with discrete pendant and beads (for lighter chewing and mouthing) -chewy necklace in pocket with only a thicker pendant (for harder biting/tearing) -My phone for calendar, alarms, and text-based communication for non verbal episodes -in process of building a designated quiet/sensory room (all members of our family can benefit from this for emotional regulation)
I have my ear defenders in my bag my sensory toys they relax me when am on the bus or in shops when they are busy and I have anxiety spray it's work fantastic
Loving this channel… at 45 I’m being reviewed for Bipolar III (Cyclothymia), I have low level dyslexia and institutionalised dyscalculus and am also being reviewed for High Functioning Autism and bits of ADHD as I have slight potential traits…. But some of it may also be due to INTP MBTI Personality traits. If I don’t have autism I’m still loving this info as I work in the arts industry and I have loads of freinds and colleagues who are on the spectrum…
I think too that a lot of our neurological, psychological conditions are due to our personality type (and also genetic of course) I am INTJ, gifted (for the good and the bad), hypersensitive, hyper empathetic, impostor syndrome And also Asperger, and possibly ADHD. My brother is INTP, and I think he has Asperger too. I think a lot of people are not diagnosed and will surely never be.
I don't think it matters. If you get a price effect when taking it, that's what you are after: who cares if it's a placebo effect if it's what you are after?
@@zoehancock two problems arise here: 1. a person may start replacing some real working drugs with this dummy, which can be harmful in some situations. 2. a person will spend money for nothing, literally some sugar balls.
I have earbuddy which is a head band that goes over the ear it has speakers in it because I can't have anything go in my ear or I'll get an ear infection I have sunglasses too and a earmuffs to muffle sound I bring a figget toy one that I can chew on too my mom get me stuff of a site called sensory scout
I got AirPods Pro and they’re really good. However. I have four little kids, who like to scream at random times, and they fry the noise canceling in the earbuds. I’ve had them replaced about five times by AppleCare. What I started doing, is wearing the airpods, and over them wearing big soundproofing earmuffs, the kind they use at shooting ranges. The trouble now is blocking the sound coming from the environment through the inside of my head. I wonder if I’d be happier as a deaf person.
Thanks for this. I have cards for my conditions too, mind were from dietician communications by Hannah ensor, they are really helpful when my words hide, so far when I have been in situations where I have needed them, others have been really nice about it. Some how these cards help me to feel validated and others seem to respect them more than it I was trying to say something.
Here’s what is in mine noise reduction headphones a sensory bottle I made a little horse stuff animal a little light up squishy ball sunglasses hand sanitizer cards tangle and this bead string thing
I for one use a set of custom made headphones based on the Beyerdynamics Custom one Pro. I hate the hiss of ANC as well as the feeling of pressure i get from it, so i reengineered the custom one pro to have broadband passive noise isolation on par with hearing protection. I also changed the sound profile a bit to be closer to my home headphones which are electrostatic. Not the most common way of having headphones, but it worked for me at least. Though reengineering them took well over a year... Time well spent IMO.
I dont have alot of stuff to take with me just headphones and I always forget to bring sun glasses as my memory is not the best at times I forgot my wallet today when I was ment to be travelling thanks for the video tho great as always
Hi, thank you so much for posting these videos. It has been so helpful to me. My daughter who is 9 was just diagnosed with autism 3 months ago. She has a lot of noise, food, and fabric sensitivities. I got her noise canceling head phones but she won’t wear them in school because she is afraid she will be made fun of. Do you have any advice to help with this? Thank you so much.
I have Loop earplugs and they work for my noise sensitivities, I can hear people next to me and they silence the backround noise. There are a lot of noise cancelling headphones and noise reducing earplugs that don't look stupid, it's important that the person wearing them is comfortable with them, otherwise they will cause stress and cause almost more harm than good. Make a list of different looking noise cancelling headphones and noise reducing earplugs, and let your daughter choose from them the ones she will be comfortable with.
I have a spinner, charging cable/plug, wired headphones in case my battery dies, EarPiece ear plugs, a hoodie, and a stuffie. I like to pet the stuffie when upset. I also have sunglasses for the brightness/eye contact, and a hat for brightness as I need the visor.
Hmm interesting I only bring headphones wherever I go however I didn’t think about sunglasses so I don’t have to look directly at people”s eyes cause it’s extremely helpful cause of energy vampires. And just my current situation cause I living with toxic family
@@Nipponing i meant that since everyone on the autism spectrum is different,there are some people that may need the items mentioned in the video. But yeah,i mean,the title exagerates a little,i just thougth you meant autistic people didn't need accomodations.
@@weirdcatkid No, that's why it's important to not assume things from what people are saying. I'm autistic and I say things I mean. No hidden meanings here. And if there is someone who would commit suicide because of not having these things that would be extremely rare, and even if they thought so it doesn't mean it would be the case. I'm pretty sure there is nobody that would fit that.
Hey Dan, Just wanted to say thank you so much! You've been a huge help since I found out I had Autism at 32(About 3 years ago). You've helped so much! I deeply appreciate you and your videos!
Thank you SO much for the work you do. Our teenage daughter was just diagnosed with ASD because she has been masking for years. We were thrown in the deep end but channels like yours makes learning so much easier!
ever since I was a kid and got my first MP3 player I always carried arround some kind of music device and earphones with me everywhere. even now as an adult I always have my earbuds on me, whether I'm out with friends, whether I'm alone ib my room, or I'm out in a crowd. I'll also try to isolate myself from crowds if it gets to be too much for me. Like at a concert. I'll sit at a booth somewhere and get away from the crowd, but still enjoy the live music. So, yeah! earbuds hace been my go-to for years now!
Hi! I was diagnosed as an female adult in 2020 with ASD and ADHD, and I’ve only just worked out what I need to carry around with me. My iPhone and iPad, whatever comic I’m currently reading, headphones, stimming/fidget stuff, portable charger and cables, autism alert card, journal, sketchbook and pencil case. I always wear a chewy necklace and sunglasses are a must! :)
That good for you 😊
Basically its my go to survival kit. I have started to use sunglasses more as white light physically hurt. I even get ppl to turn off those horrid rays in meetings and dentists. Few years back I bought awesome headphone from Sony ofc noisecanceling but I can sort out noisy environments with my music om full blast. I also have a soft fleece blanket in my wheelchair. Im recovering from almost dieing in hospital from C in february, basically had to learn how to walk again. Btw thx found an awesome vid on add/adhd I suggest for you and others on here.
I wear the shades from the dentist 🪥
I've been watching videos on autism and come to find out I've had Autism all along.The videos I've watched really has helped me understand myself better.
I use my AirPods Pro whenever I’m going to school and back.
You just listed all the things I either use already, or have been looking for... thanks so much!
Hey Dan
You are spoiling us so much. Thank you . Enjoy Manchester.
Homeopathy.
You mean, placebos in packaging?
Expensive placebo, too. I love this channel but points deducted for promoting homeopathy, Dan!
My autism survival kit are the contents of my purse (I use a crossbody diaper bag for my purse, so I can carry my wallet, my phone, my Kindle Fire, my stress ball, my makeup, my N95 masks, my wipes, a blue Gatorade, and a few of my favorite safe snacks)
Hi Dan - just wanted to drop you a line and say thank you. My 5YO son has SPD, and his "EDC" bag includes sunglasses, noise cancelling headphones, and a tablet that he uses for drawing and schoolwork, etc. He'll be so stoked to learn that even adults use the same things he does!
I have suspected autism and this helps me a lot (for those of you who don't believe in self diagnoses you pay $500 for me to get tested
My earplugs are my lifesaver as an autistic person. I carry them with me everywhere and pop them in at the store or at any noisy place.
I have Asperger‘s and my go-to survival kit are my OCs
hey, can you please stop use the word "aspergers" please ? the word was originated from a næzi called hans aspergers who experimented on autistic children and was involved in the kılling of a lot of autistic people. thank you. ^^" ( like, if the autistic person wasn't going to survive in the neurotypical world, they where kılled. )
My issues are mostly when I'm out and about, sooo:
Bag wiith *at least* 5 compartments - so I can obsessively categorise and recategorise things.
Sunflower Lanyard - makes public transport so much easier
Item with preferred texture. Mine is smooth, cool stone so i have a haematite bracelet. Good for fiddling with.
An HQ: an elected place to retreat to. I plan in advance. Usually a library with nice smelling books.
Post-it notes. Very useful for when I can't express things clearly, or can't hear what someone is saying as I can't differentiate voices from background noise much of the time. Pro-tip: pull notes from the back of the pad, not the front - they stick to things better. Try it and see.
phone
Headphones
What i want to have but never can remember:
Small stuffed animal
Sunglasses
Chew necklace
It is a nightmare when my phone or my headphones die when I'm not at my house
what you also need: small battery pack and cable.
@@zoehancock yes
I am asperger and I live in Canada. My psychotherapist told me a out 2 videos to watch on youtube.
« Spinoza : Complete guide to life » Spinoza is the father of the modern democracies. He is a philosopher from the 17th century and it’s easy to link what he say to our society even if its nearly 400 years later. Rationality is what he preach and learn how to deal with sad emotions. It helped me A LOT!
« Expressing and receiving anger compassionately by Marshall Rosenberg » he is a psychologist who « invented » the non violent communication. He teach how to express and comprehend anger in very unique way. He also teach how to accept anger from other.
Those 2 have helped me a lot and made me realize that I was focusing on my weakness more than my strength and I was rationalize it with my endless pool of reason. In other words I was rationalizing my problems and the fact that I was labeled myself as an outcast that nobody understand. It was a vicious circle.
I have 2 things in my everyday must haves that you didn't mention: Loop earplugs and their companion carrying earrings from 3rd Try Design. They're great for noise reduction without having to use headphones (cuz I don't like to waste the battery on them) and clipping them to the earrings means that they're less likely to be lost as I move about my day.
That’s brilliant!
Your videos are among those I have watched to help me identify and cope with my autism which I am being tested for at the end of June.
On your conversation topic, my survival list:
-Pants with pockets
-Said pockets full of fidgets (fidget spinner with "pop it" pops, a short segment of tangle, fidget cube, and silicone sponge)
-concert ear plugs (for work) paired with sound cancelling headphones (out of work) (distinction is because my work replies on ability to see and hear everything that is going on)
-chewy necklace with discrete pendant and beads (for lighter chewing and mouthing)
-chewy necklace in pocket with only a thicker pendant (for harder biting/tearing)
-My phone for calendar, alarms, and text-based communication for non verbal episodes
-in process of building a designated quiet/sensory room (all members of our family can benefit from this for emotional regulation)
I have my ear defenders in my bag my sensory toys they relax me when am on the bus or in shops when they are busy and I have anxiety spray it's work fantastic
Loving this channel… at 45 I’m being reviewed for Bipolar III (Cyclothymia), I have low level dyslexia and institutionalised dyscalculus and am also being reviewed for High Functioning Autism and bits of ADHD as I have slight potential traits…. But some of it may also be due to INTP MBTI Personality traits.
If I don’t have autism I’m still loving this info as I work in the arts industry and I have loads of freinds and colleagues who are on the spectrum…
I think too that a lot of our neurological, psychological conditions are due to our personality type (and also genetic of course)
I am INTJ, gifted (for the good and the bad), hypersensitive, hyper empathetic, impostor syndrome
And also Asperger, and possibly ADHD.
My brother is INTP, and I think he has Asperger too. I think a lot of people are not diagnosed and will surely never be.
How do you separate Brilia's effect from placebo ?
That’s up to the user I guess?
@@TheAspieWorld I'm afraid, not. It's up to the clinical trials, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled ones. Has Brillia passed them?
I don't think it matters. If you get a price effect when taking it, that's what you are after: who cares if it's a placebo effect if it's what you are after?
@@zoehancock two problems arise here:
1. a person may start replacing some real working drugs with this dummy, which can be harmful in some situations.
2. a person will spend money for nothing, literally some sugar balls.
I have earbuddy which is a head band that goes over the ear it has speakers in it because I can't have anything go in my ear or I'll get an ear infection I have sunglasses too and a earmuffs to muffle sound I bring a figget toy one that I can chew on too my mom get me stuff of a site called sensory scout
I have diagnosed with autism in my toddler years.
I got AirPods Pro and they’re really good.
However.
I have four little kids, who like to scream at random times, and they fry the noise canceling in the earbuds. I’ve had them replaced about five times by AppleCare.
What I started doing, is wearing the airpods, and over them wearing big soundproofing earmuffs, the kind they use at shooting ranges.
The trouble now is blocking the sound coming from the environment through the inside of my head.
I wonder if I’d be happier as a deaf person.
I always have my noise cancelling headphones with me and my iPhone and a fidget
Have you ever pulled out the autism card at a police, EMS or TSA encounter
Thanks for this. I have cards for my conditions too, mind were from dietician communications by Hannah ensor, they are really helpful when my words hide, so far when I have been in situations where I have needed them, others have been really nice about it. Some how these cards help me to feel validated and others seem to respect them more than it I was trying to say something.
Here’s what is in mine noise reduction headphones a sensory bottle I made a little horse stuff animal a little light up squishy ball sunglasses hand sanitizer cards tangle and this bead string thing
I for one use a set of custom made headphones based on the Beyerdynamics Custom one Pro. I hate the hiss of ANC as well as the feeling of pressure i get from it, so i reengineered the custom one pro to have broadband passive noise isolation on par with hearing protection. I also changed the sound profile a bit to be closer to my home headphones which are electrostatic.
Not the most common way of having headphones, but it worked for me at least. Though reengineering them took well over a year... Time well spent IMO.
The ANC pressure makes me flex my ears and I can’t relax them until I take them out.
I’ve found my people
I dont have alot of stuff to take with me just headphones and I always forget to bring sun glasses as my memory is not the best at times I forgot my wallet today when I was ment to be travelling thanks for the video tho great as always
Hey Dan when will your ABA video be coming out?
Ooooo soooon
@@TheAspieWorld thank you for replying.
Does anyone have any positive incident to recount of having used the alert card?
Hi, thank you so much for posting these videos. It has been so helpful to me. My daughter who is 9 was just diagnosed with autism 3 months ago. She has a lot of noise, food, and fabric sensitivities. I got her noise canceling head phones but she won’t wear them in school because she is afraid she will be made fun of. Do you have any advice to help with this? Thank you so much.
I have Loop earplugs and they work for my noise sensitivities, I can hear people next to me and they silence the backround noise. There are a lot of noise cancelling headphones and noise reducing earplugs that don't look stupid, it's important that the person wearing them is comfortable with them, otherwise they will cause stress and cause almost more harm than good. Make a list of different looking noise cancelling headphones and noise reducing earplugs, and let your daughter choose from them the ones she will be comfortable with.
I have a spinner, charging cable/plug, wired headphones in case my battery dies, EarPiece ear plugs, a hoodie, and a stuffie. I like to pet the stuffie when upset. I also have sunglasses for the brightness/eye contact, and a hat for brightness as I need the visor.
I would bring putty
I collect sunglasses like most women do shoes
My phone
Knives
Pencil
Pen
Paper
Books
I like the way you casually slipped "knives" in there...
Hmm interesting I only bring headphones wherever I go however I didn’t think about sunglasses so I don’t have to look directly at people”s eyes cause it’s extremely helpful cause of energy vampires. And just my current situation cause I living with toxic family
Cooleyo
No I don't need it and you don't die if anyone doesn't have these... But maybe it's a joke.
Autism is a spectrum,everyone has different needs and accomodations.
@@weirdcatkid I don't know what that has to do with what I said, I know that.
@Helen Webster Fitness Yeah I know... and that's why I'm criticizing the title.
@@Nipponing i meant that since everyone on the autism spectrum is different,there are some people that may need the items mentioned in the video.
But yeah,i mean,the title exagerates a little,i just thougth you meant autistic people didn't need accomodations.
@@weirdcatkid No, that's why it's important to not assume things from what people are saying. I'm autistic and I say things I mean. No hidden meanings here. And if there is someone who would commit suicide because of not having these things that would be extremely rare, and even if they thought so it doesn't mean it would be the case. I'm pretty sure there is nobody that would fit that.