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Aspergers In Adulthood (7 Simple Ways To Spot It)
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
- Here are 7 simple ways to see Asperger’s in adults FAST!
There are many ways in which Asperger’s in adulthood can be spotted.
But a lot of the time Aspergers missed for one reason or another.
I have compiled a list of 7 very simple and effective ways you can notice it.
1.Strong Field Of Interest
People on the autism spectrum have a very strong and specific field of interest that will dominate their life.
2.Intellectually Aligned
Autistic people are usually very intellectual and like to think and research logically.
3.Lack Of Eye Context
Autistic people will have difficulty making and maintaining eye contact in social situations.
4.Unusually Clothing Habits
You may find that autistic individuals will like to wear the same clothes or same type of clothes every single day.
5.Picky Eating
Sensory processing disorder come hand in hand with autism, and can create interesting and picky eating habits.
6.Socially Awkward
As autism is a communication issue, socialising can be extremely difficult for people with Asperger’s in adulthood
7.Lover Of Routine
Autistic people love routine and crate / build safe and secure routines for everything in their daily life that they follow to the mark.
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This is me. I grew up in the 90s and I was just told I had learning disabilities but never knew what they were. I am 36 years old and I am just now learning what I deal with.
Can relate to so many of these! Picky eater, the clothing....I loved going to a religious school, because I had to wear a uniform for 4 years. It took the torture out of trying to decide what to wear! As I sit here...at 3 am or so, I realize another part of Adult ASD that I have. Came back at 2 am after taking our cat to the vet at midnight (ate something he should not have)....my husband went to bed, but I was like, "I'm too wired to sleep." Went to RUclips....and immediately started watching your Aspie videos. I realized that....research....absorbing information....actually calms me down! I feel so much better....but I still need more knowledge comfort, so I will be here on RUclips for another half hour, at least. Loved this one; learned a LOT. Thank you!
While I learn/research on RUclips I often take notes!
If RUclips had awards for comments like on Reddit, you would have lots.
My 15 year old daughter wants to be an ornithologist and leaves ornithologists with their jaws, dropped. She is just near genius.
But
Cant make or keep a friend.
We are working on it and slowly, she is improving, which is good because I know she longs for relationships with her peers.
Her palate is super picky.
I have a dedicated food budget in our family, strictly for her and its about $400/mo
Lamb chops
Snow crab. -REAL snow crab
Chicken wings
Salmon
Scallops
No macaroni and cheese and chicken nugs for her, unfortunately
And if her meals dont meet her demands, it's a bad, bad,very bad, miserable day
Woah. I was exactly the same at her age, I wanted to specifically be an ornithologist lol. I studied the anatomy of birds, their specific feather groupings, how song birds vs raptors feet were, all that. I had a specific interest in owls, so I wanted to know exactly how far the neck could turn, how their skeletal system worked, I dissected pellets, memorized the scientific names, the differences between species/subspecies and their respective calls, diets, and hours where they wake up and hunt. I eventually did grow out of that phase into several others (I can categorize my life by my various obsessions) but I do kind of miss the owl phase.
I was diagnosed with Asperger's as an adult at the same time our child was diagnosed with Asperger's (about 10 years ago). I can totally relate to all seven of these things. Also, as a female Aspie, I came to understand that I had been masking my whole life. I only recently realized the very, very detrimental effects this has had on me and have decided to actively stop masking. It's been only a few days so far, but I feel wonderful. I can be who I am and if nobody else likes it, well, they can jump in the lake. LOL! Thanks for the great videos!
I always have to tear out the labels in the back of my T-shirts because they irritate my skin I’ve done this since I was a child and I’ve noticed that certain fabrics I can’t tolerate like polyester.I have to have a really soft 100% cotton otherwise my skin can’t tolerate it
ALWAYS take the tags off EVERYTHING! Tags freak me out.
I ate hotdogs and white rice for every meal for several years. Drove my parents crazy!
At least your routine is cheap. Imagine having this and also picky
Did you develop any health problems?
@@cynthiamarston2208 I was just super skinny.
That's a long time to eat the same thing. What finally got you to eat something different?
@@totally_cooked I think I discovered sugared cereals. Lol Mac and cheese.
I'm totally like you in cloths part, I just love blank shirts with no patterns and I always wear blue.
The fabric looks so comfortable.
definitely can relate to a lot of these
strong fields of interest: Video games have always been an obsession of mine, especially the Final Fantasy series and Sonic (with Mega Man, and Zelda following closely behind, as well as many others that will come and go randomly). Final Fantasy in particular, I discovered the series proper in my teens (having played the original when I was 10 when a neighbor gave me a box of NES games, and it was among the) and quickly, after discovering the series in whole, I found myself researching EVERYTHING about it that I could. I would shock people because I could answer questions on games I had never even played. I guess that yeah, you could call it obsessive
Intellectually aligned: well... I'm not gonna go into detail on this one, and often I find myself doubting it myself, but I've always been told I'm very intelligent. I guess though that my enjoyment of puzzles and puzzle games could count though
Lack of eye contact: honestly, I've had to explain to people, because when in conversation, it's not too uncommon for me to be looking all over the place. I tend to have a more difficult time following the conversation otherwise for some reason
Unusual clothing habits: This one actually resonated with me rather strongly. As a child, when my mom would take me clothes shopping, I would always pick out several pairs of the same color, and my mom would for some reason push me into picking out a few different colors instead. I didn't understand the big deal, and still don't. and as for clothing with designs on it... I have a brother that will give me bags of his old clothing, and he will get annoyed when I explain to him that I don't like wearing things with designs on them, that they make me uncomfortable to wear... it's even worse that I cannot actually explain why. now I do wear things with designs on them occasionally, but with exception to flannels, I prefer to wear plain clothing, and anything else is just something to wear in a pinch
Picky eating: this is something that's not so bad. I don't like seafood (save for shrimp and clams if you count those), and I don't like raw onions, but as a child, I was quite difficult. One thing in particular that made me difficult is that I would not eat pasta sauce. my mom had to separate the pasta whenever she'd make pasta for dinner, and make me buttered cheese noodles instead. it was a great thing to me
Socially awkward: I will often look to the ground to avoid peoples gaze, I will often speak in soft, but short responses, and it's not too uncommon for me to want to end any human interaction I come across asap. Part of me ponders if that's a result of the bullying I experienced in elementary school and middle school, but at this point, I don't think it really matters
Lover of routine: I'm gonna be honest, I don't remember the last time I actually had a routine, it actually feels impossible to build one anymore, and any attempt to build one always seems to end in dozens of issues preventing it from taking... *shrug* I think the only routine I've been able to manage to any extent is at some point going online. even my video games haven't really been a routine thing for me these days.
Loving your videos about Aspies. Could you do videos on tips for living independent on their own (chores, paying bills, budgeting, work), as parents what can we do to help our aspie living on their own, tips for keeping a job, communicating better at work. We are unsure what our 22 year old aspie should be doing and what we need to still help with. In America, we have information about signs and symptoms. There isn't a lot on aspies living independently, what they are capable of and boundaries that are need. Any information is appreciated. Thank you so much.
I don't care about the color of clothes or rhinestones, but I can't tolerate anything rough or scratchy. And I won't wear anything until I get the stupid neck tag cut away.
God I wish I had this in 1997
Same!!
I wish I’d had this in the 60’s and 70’s - for myself and the teachers that always told me I had no expression on my face and needed to smile. I had no clue what I’d done wrong
Me too, I spent the first 64 years of my life wondering why I was so different and strange. I would have been easier on myself if I had known.
Wish I had this my whole life. Young people growing up with this information are so lucky.
@@MsSawatzky22 I had people say that too. It was often a rude ha ha comment but I treated it as a favour. I really studied faces through art and learned my own somewhat by practicing expressions in the mirror. Did others do that? I'm not sure how good I did. I guess i did alright because I have a wife. Over the years, and still, I often have troubles regulating how dramatic or undramatic the expressions are.
I didn't even know what autism really was. I thought autistic people were like robots. I always felt like a different species. Now I know I'm part of a subspecies! I grew up in the 60s and 70s too. Nobody knew what autism meant. I thought my disorder was just being an over imaginative artist.
When you read the Lord of the Flies did you identify with Simon too? I remember the teacher talking about it and saying flat out nobody identified with him and then made some 'watch out boy! ha ha!' comment for anyone that did.
Everyone should read that book.
The clothing thing. Me, who only ever wears the same trousers/skirt for months even if i have other options in my wardrobe. I feel personally attacked right now. And yes, it's also about choice. Or rather not having to choose. I also don't notice people's shoes and trousers unless idk they were something super crazy. Edit: I actually tried switching, I bought more than one pair of trousers (one has been my default for probably as long as I can remember). My brain went nope, this is what we wore yesterday, so we're gonna wear it today, and tomorrow, and the day after that... (loop)
I did this when I was younger, literally the same clothes until they had to be thrown out (with the exception when they were being washed), but then schoolmates made comments and I started changing it up every two or three days just because apparently there is some weird prejudice against that (why do they care as long as I don't smell lol). Now almost everything I own is grey/black/navy blue, so at least the choice isn't that hard because everything matches :D
Wash them.man..u have to know what other ppl like NTs will think. Gish aspies man!
I have seven pairs of muted earth tone colored pants of the same design that I rotate, and various comfy soft dark shirts, never with words or lettering. I happen to think words on shirts is grotesquely dystopian.
You don't need to feel personally attacked, you are not alone when it comes to clothes. If you looked in my closet and dresser, you will find multiple versions the same pants and shirts. They are in variety of colors, but they are all the same brand and style, because that is what works for me. When I was younger and masking more of my issues I worked in retail (which wasn't easy), and it looked like I wore the same clothes to work everyday. What I really had was 3 identical pairs of pants and 10 identical shirts. I had my clothes that I would wear on days that I worked and then I had clothes that I wore on my days off. I am so particular about the texture of the fabric and how my clothes fit my body.
@@serendipityculture1679 no, we don't always know what other people will think, especially NT. That is part of why we are autistic.
All of the shirts I wear are cotton, and most of them are a grayscale color. I do have some blue ones though
I can’t tolerate fitted or tight clothing. Belts are another no no. I prefer loose fitting tops and trousers in plain colours. And if I get a garment ‘stuck’ or twisted around me, say, after a shower, I PANIC!
Food, I can’t stomach some hot foods with cold ie baked potato with baked beans and salad. Nor do I like pale looking stews or casseroles or sloppy mashed potato.
And my abiding obsession is history.
Definitely sensory sensitivities very common for us
Never been a pub or nightclub kind of person
I haven’t been diagnosed with ASD but ADHD. I’ve been told by friends that am OCD and possibly anxiety . I am obsessed with languages particularly Korean, Chinese, Spanish, French and Japanese. But I can speak others. I also love music and dance. I can sing and play 7 instruments). I study medicine. I’ve also had an obsession with math and writing since I was young. I’m not as obsessed with math now. I started writing scripts at 5, started entering and winning contests at 10 and published for the first time when I was 16. I am also obsessed with tv. When I was younger, I used to copy the shows word-for-word and re-enact them for my family. But my tv obsession is slowly being replaced by Med school. But I am not very outgoing unless, I have to be. People are often surprised by me. Because they say that my “face looks mean”. But, I’m actually funny, generous and quirky. I’ve been told that I judge people, when the truth is, it’s the opposite. I judge myself. I don’t want to come off as weird or strange. So, it is hard for me to open up. I might say the wrong thing. After years of issues and practice thanks to my parents. I am very good at reading people and situations for the most part. Because of this my teacher and adults called me “wise beyond my years” Unless I’m upset, then eye contact and speaking is virtually stopped. Also, some jokes/idiom still require effort to understand. Sorry for the long message.
* looks over at my huge virtual pet collection * I feel very specifically called out right now... 🤣
This is so fascinating and makes me feel SO MUCH BETTER about myself. My children also loved minecraft and I can make eye contact but when im actually listening im not looking at the person at all lol just amazing finally it just all makes sense. THANK YOU. Its been a life long journey to get here
I have the same colour scheme in my wardrobe 🙂 plain T-shirt’s, hoodies and jeans/leggings in black and grey with a few other plain colors for a little contrast. I wear things until they’re almost threadbare if I like them. 😊😁
I have severe executive dysfunction, decisions are paralysing.
Clothing, dark colours, I hate seams or if there is a pokey spot on my clothing I must immediately change that piece of clothing
Yep the clothes.
I’ve enjoyed a few of your videos now, thanks for sharing. I had wondered for a while whether being a musician was a bit like being on the spectrum and then one day I realised that a lot of my musician friends, myself included, must actually be Aspies or ADHD (which seems utterly related). This is fascinating to me, and I can’t believe that it was never flagged for me, or for any of us, in school or anywhere else. I’m going to go for an official diagnosis soon. I’ve been down this rabbit hole for over a year now and it makes me angry that the world seems to hold such a fixed view on how everyone ought to conduct themselves. I’m so glad to have found channels like yours, Jessica McCabe’s and Eric Tivers’. Thank you all!
I've wondered that too, as a dedicated music student. I mean, you really kind of have to be obsessed with it and super into the subject matter in order to proceed as a musician in the working world. Otherwise the competition is just too high and you won't be able to get whatever job you're going for. I'll practice violin for 3-4 hours usually a day, but in high school when I got initially obsessed with it and wanted to audition for colleges (I started late) I hunkered down and practiced 6-8 (yes you read that right) hours a day. I'm lucky I didn't injure myself. I feel like it's a fair amount of the most skillful and dedicated musicians could be on the spectrum. I've wondered about myself being on it for years because I can date my life by obsessions, I'm incredibly awkward with my peers, and I feel just weird compared to others. I only get along with others that aren't afraid to be weird/themselves, totally shamelessly. But at the same time, there's confirmation bias and I could just be that way and not be neurodivergent. I guess it just depends.
Thank you
Henry Rollins and his clothing choices are quite logical.
Offstage, function first. (No frills)
Onstage, function first. (But lack of clothing)
I was thinking of Andrew WK too.
My life is suddenly starting to make sense. Thanks for posting these. My son was diagnosed at 7 months old. Hes 17 now.
This explained my husband sooo well. Thank you!!
Personally i wear fashion forwards clothes but they have to be certain fabrics or textures,also i 'm often not really comftarble but I donit because it's One of My special interests since I was small and it works as part of the masking :) i switch to comfy clothes as soon as i'm home tho and Lay in burrito blankets
This is a joke: there’s no such thing as fashion forward because as soon as you buy it it’s yesterday’s look- LOL 😆
@@2011hib well ok,but like i meant clothes that aren't just sweatpants ,like with accesories
👍 that’s why said it is a joke, you know, taking things to mean something else. It’s one of my uniqueness traits. No harm meant 😊
@@2011hib No harm taken 😇 have a Good Day/Night :))
I pretty much live in T-shirt material hoodies T-shirts and bottoms. I prefer cotton. I’ve decided to stop worrying about whether people think I look stylish. Be yourself and enjoy your life 💖🙏👍
When I find a shirt, skirt, or pants I like, I buy it in every color and wear the same thing every day. I call it my uniform. I have never been a picky eater but I am really into certain textures of food.
You know, I write blogs about autism advocacy, independence, and acceptance. People like you are the reason why!
I love to deep dive, and research, a particular subject and it may take years until I’m bored with it, but then I just exchange it for a different subject and start again. The idea of finding out “everything” about a particular subject is just very satisfying.
Yep!
I don't know if anyone is still making or reading comments but oh well, I thought I'd leave one anyway. I'm new to discovering I have aspergers. I actually researched it initially because I had heard about it and from what I was reading, thought it matched my brothers behavior. We are close and when I read about it, I thought, gee that sounds a lot like my brother. I looked at internet aspergers tests and wanted to see if he would take one. I decided to look at one of the tests and ended up answering the questions and was shocked at my score indicating I had a high chance of having aspergers myself. I have since read and watched several videos and can look back at my life and clearly see I am autistic, my brother is autistic and looking back on my Dad's behavior he was also autistic. I have been diagnosed with GED, and clinical depression and have had an eating disorder since childhood. I've never felt like I fit in with the world and now I know why. I became very good at masking so when I went into therapy, I masked because that's what I do and therefore was never properly diagnosed as autistic. It's a bit sad to realize that the not knowing of why I am the way I am, did not become clear to me until the age of 63. All the years of confusion and feeling like a square peg in a round world. Now it all makes sense to me. I hope that society will seek diagnosing children, especially girls who present differently than boys, more effectively. Not to label or stigmatize children but to allow them to know they are different than neurotypicals and that its okay. If I had known I believe my life would have been easier for me. You don't know what you don't know and not knowing I was autistic has had a big impact on my life. Thank you for your channel and creating videos about ASD. Knowledge is power.
I'm so happy to hear you're vegan too! Yay! And all of these are so me.. especially the clothing. I like charcoal grey clothes and black, sports type clothes only, no terrycloth socks ever! And nothing with tags or hard seams.
raisin bran with oat milk and a honey crisp apple. For a month already it has comprised my only two meals with a cup of black tea in morning at 6am and green tea with honey in afternoon at precisely 3:30pm
Chicken nuggets were my jam for a long time, then I grew up and moved onto chicken strips 🤣
(but yea, I still love and eat chicken nuggets too)
relate to all of these... and still dont know how to get diagnosed to atleast have a answer, yes or no, i just want to know whats going on...
7 out of 7. Went to my GP earlier this year for a referral to get assessed after watching your videos. About a year left on the waiting list, but thank you
I've diagnosed severe ADHD and I've met your channel because of you appearance in How To ADHD. Since then you're making me questioning everything because we're so similar and I'm having so many problems that ADHD doesn't cover but Asperger's does. My doctors are still searching it's been 3 months they're thinking it could be severe ADHD but it could be Asperger's too but we cannot tell. I know that you have them both is there a way to separate it? Like, what could be Asperger traits that ADHD people doesn't have for someone who have them both? I even forget to eat bc I can't tell if I am hungry but my doc keeps saying it could be severe ADHD. I feel like I've been misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. I will see them in 20 days again is there anything you have that may help my situation? It could be a cool video :/
If you Google autism and ADHD over lap you can see the symptoms and see if they match up
@@emmawood1232 the problem is that I have them all I’ve watched all of the videos. But my doc says severe ADHD can cause them too it doesn’t make sense to me
I have to stay away from social media due to the fact I melt down when people exibit errors in thinking, logical fallacies. I hyper focus for days on how or why someone could arrive at the conclusion they did when their thinking is flawed
I can relate to this but It uccurs more in real life
Relatable.
I don't like being buttoned up all the way to the neck and neither do I like poloneck sweaters. I prefer trousers to dresses and if the telephone rings or the door knocks and I'm not expecting anyone, I get annoyed at the disturbance. I am obsessed with pagodas and the musician Tomas Ledin.
When I'm working from home, I almost always wear my nighties because it has the nicest texture against my skin 😉. Soft and comfy
I tend to wear the same style of clothes daily. I think subconsciously it's comfortable but more Importantly it doesn't draw attention. A loud shirt, etc would never be worn in public as it would make the wearer feel self conscious and very uncomfortable.
Interesting video
This is amazing an I definitely born with add adha asburgar and sleeping disorder I need the help I was born in 82 and could not function well I was recommended by a friend to your channel
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Vegan Chicken Nuggets (Ok I had no idea this was a thing lol) and I eat them plain 😄
Does anyone love potatoes…so many ways to cook them…then I only use Frank’s red hot sauce original
I also never eat with people…including family.
I have my own utensils and have to wash the dishes before I eat and right after I eat. I don’t let other people handle my food at all.
How did you first become aware you had Aspergers? Were you diagnosed as a child or you self diagnosed or someone identified it in you? Thank You for your videos and info!! 🙏🏼
THANK a lot ! _ Food touching on the plate ! It's totally my ex partner ENTJ, and many times he though he has Asperger traits.
His "friends" didn't understand why we were together. Because we both had Asperger, and we didn't know it. "We like people who are like us"
We liked each other because we accepted the weirdness of each other without knowing it.
I don't know if I'm autistic but I'm 23 and I eat rice, lentils and chicken nuggets everyday haha, cuz I don't like spending time deciding what I'm gonna eat everyday, besides I don't have time, but If I had time, I would go back to the lentils after some days.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! 👍👍❤️❤️‼️
I have several weeks worth of the exact same outfit. Eat the same junk food over and over. Working on making it the same health food instead. I listen to the same music Playlist every time I listen to music
But my interests are all over the board. I get really into whatever has my interest, but it doesn't last too long before I switch interest. As a kid I was obsessed with reading until the genre I read wasn't allowed anymore. (My mother wouldn't allow it anymore cause it was all that I did.) I have run my own business for almost 20 years and still don't know when to stop talking or oversharing information.
I’m not a picky eater but I’m a hugely repetitive eater. I now realise that subconsciously choice and following recipes was so hard that I’ve always avoided them despite having a cupboard full of recipe books. I’ve now been wearing the same jeans, bra and soft black tshirt for a year now. I just bought a sweatshirt that is so ridiculously comfy that I might buy a duplicate as back up. I often buy duplicates of clothes and shoes as backups. Is this a thing?? I suspect I have Asperger’s and ADHD.
Always dungarees for me. Cotton button shirts, though often not buttoned. Feet bare if I can get away with it.
All of this describes me annd a psychiatrist told me that I don't look like person with Aspergers.
I'm from Bulgaria btw 🇧🇬
Do some online autism tests to show as evidence, learn as much as you can about autism (ASD) and get a referral from your GP or a psychologist. That's what I am in the process of but there is a long waiting list here. Also autism often looks quite different in females to males so I'm learning about masking. There is even an online masking test.
@@daphne8353 Thank you! I tried to use tests as an evidence but the other side wasn't interested. 😅
But I'll find the masking test for sure. 🙏
I don't like hot food unless it's with very cold food. A hot brownie or apple pie ala mode is the best.
My son is 25 and recently diagnosed on the spectrum. I used to have to tell him, when he was under 7, to use his words. Now, in hind sight, I see it clearly. How did I miss this? He writes novels. Loves history and math.. very particular about what he wears. How can a mother miss this for so long?
Hindsight is 20/20. You do the best you can with what you know. 💕
Great video! Is it possible someone may have all these symptoms and not be on the spectrum?
Good question.
@@PollyHistor Thank you.
In this video, you are basically describing me as though we've known each other for years. 🤔
Something I struggle with that was addressed that I haven't heard talked about much is clothing patterns and prints being overwhelming/distracting. I like funky socks, I think partly because I cannot tolerate patterns and prints well on anything else. Plain black/white/grey/olive/navy color pallet.
Socially awkward I learned to go and suffer but go anyway.....
Routine was a struggle to me because in 11 years I moved 18 times from houses, cities, states and country..... so I don't know if that messed me up? Possible?
Thanks for this videos and your channel. I tick all the boxes. But living in a third world country (with nothing like the NHS) and struggling just to pay the bills, I can't afford a diagnosis, either for me or my son. But I'm convinced we're both on the spectrum.
I've got a question about the strong/overriding interest. It's presented as a single interest.
Yet I've got several interests. Some are permanent - for example, space exploration and motor racing. These interests tend to be "wide" rather than "deep" -I can tell you a lot about different types of motorsport, but I couldn't tell you who was on the podium for each Grand Prix this season. But I've got a friend (I initially typed acquaintance/friend... what's more ASD than that? ) who can do that, and not just for this season, but the last 25 seasons. My interests can also intersect: As a child, I liked toy cars, preferably motor racing ones, and the more realistic the better. (My son also has specific tastes in his toy cars: he prefers military vehicles, JCBs, police cars, fire engines, and ambulances, and he'll spend hours organizing and sorting them)
But I also have other interests that come and go and are almost cyclical. (For example, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Dune, Star Trek, or something from Ursula Le Guinn or Isaac Asimov. ) I'll get them into these subjects for a bit - obsessively so, maybe for a month or three - and then it will fall away suddenly, replaced by something else. And then the interest will come back again a year or so later.
In the case of Star Wars, this might have nothing to do with when a new film is being released. And I'll know a lot about the subject, and I'll need to devour a lot on it, but I won't be anywhere near the level of knowledge of the "full-time" Aspie obsessives who are focused on the topic and know every in and out of canon
For 20 years I have known this. Got traumatized by the public school system.
I have to wear a jacket or long sleeves outside no matter what the weather is and I've been this way for as long as I can remember-
My entire wardrobe is basically the same other than special occasion clothing and my default outfit is always, jacket with shirt that has something I like on it, like video game characters or favorite bands, and then usually dark colored jeans and my current favorite shoes
Wouldn’t running late and not being prepared be possible issues. I got a job where they docked me for being late my first day cuz I hit unplanned traffic. From then on I arrived 45 mns early. I lost the job because of learning environment issues one month later 🤨
I've played minesweeper for decades!! I can sit there for an hour or more at a time!
Hello. So i have a question, i think i might have high functioning autism. M father and brother have it, so it is genetics, but i only started suspecting in 2021. I'm currently 18, and all my life i have felt different, awkward, or in a way, annoying. I have struggled with a very short temper, and i wont eat certain foods because of the texture. I have had several obsessive episode throughout my life, and i have REALLY bad eye contact and socializing issues. I cant really talk to strangers because i get anxious. My heart starts pounding ect. I have taken multiple online tests and they say i am on the spectrum, but when i watch your videos and read the symptoms, they seem a lot more extreme than what i have. I dont really have panic attacks or really any other severe reactions. Am i just crazy? am i making this up in my head? also, i kind of feel bad whenever i try to bring it up to someone, because i feel like im being annoying and that im trying to excuse my weird behavior. Please answer this question, i am so confused and i kind of need some clarity and reassurance. Thanks! I also have been professionally diagnosed with ADHD (i dont have the the hyperactivity though)
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I relate to all 7!
Aspies also have ancestors that were related too.
There is a popping static sound in your video's audio again.
Hope your leg gets better
Well, that’s me in a nutshell...except when it comes to eye contact. I will make eye contact too long sometimes, just to mess with people. 👀
#5 is quesadillas for me
T-Shirts and black shorts everyday!
I love your videos they're very helpful but that tapping or clicking noise in the background is always so distracting. It takes me a while to get through the videos as a result of noticing it. I don't know if it's feedback from the mic or if it's there on purpose like a background track but it just makes it so hard to focus on anything else
I never know why I run either.... unless chased. 😉
Interesting thumbnail. Is it possible for Asperger's to be identified via a brain scan (MRI or CT)?
I'm a picky eater... Can't mantain eye contact... etc... everything ticks off.
(also minecraft gamer)
Good show . Trying to learn about this.
Hello, I was wondering, does anyone else get very uncomfortable at actors giving long eye contact to each other, on the tv, I have to look away, I've tried not to, but it gets to uncomfortable, is it just me ?
Signs of Asperger's:
1 Very strong specific fields of interest
2 Intellectually aligned
3 Difficulty making and maintaining eye contact
4 Unusual clothing habits
5 Picky eating habits
6 Being socially awkward
7 Love of routine and repetition of daily habits
Hey Dan I no you like tamagotchis they for some reason have them in the Christmas section in Tesco the actual tamagotchi brand 😊
How do you go about getting tested as an adult tho?
I like tight things on my legs funky leggings and my orthotics & prosthetics physio says it’s because I have poor proprioception. I prefer plain coloured tops however. I collect leggings, have loads of them and a weird one Tubie pads for my feeding tube. Know lots about different subjects, that interest me I love researching. I don’t like change at all and don’t deal with it very well. I prefer sameness and routine. I’ve learnt how to hold eye contact over the years and look at the eyebrows or forehead. And I recognise people by their shoes and type of clothes they wear rather than by their faces. Don’t know if I’m only one who does this about recognising people.
When you say eye contact, do you include people who make eye contact by looking at the bridge of your nose (between the eyes)? I learned that trick a while ago and now I have no problem "making eye contact".
I've been wondering if I actually Asperger's at all to begin with. The school psychologist diagnosed me with it in elementary school, when I learned about it in middle school I felt bad about myself but accepted it, then when I went to college, someone had to test me for placement classes and said I don't have it all I just have ADHD and was mad that I was misdiagnosed. I felt great about it, but now years down the road I wonder if they were both right, because I still fit most of these signs, especially the communication/socially awkward eye contact stuff. Now I'm not sure who I am
You could have both, they frequently overlap in people. Years ago I was diagnosed bipolar, but it never felt right, now I’m 99% certain I’m an Aspie, but I’m trying to figure out if I have a comorbidity of Aspie & adhd.
I also eat a lot of chicken.
I wouldn’t eat chicken nuggets if you paid me! My preference is for fresh whole foods. If it’s a highly processed item like chicken nuggets, i’d truly rather starve. It isn’t even food to me. 🤮
I only ate pizza, oatmeal and PB and J for over 3 years straight. Also bananas. Don't want scurvy
Chicken nuggets are OK but my food JAM is Pasta!!!
Based on this, I have SEVERE Asperger's. How is this a disorder?
White t shirts. That’s all I wear.
I've been eating takis for going on a decade now 😀😀😀😀😀😀🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼. I only used to care so much about things kuz I wanted to fit in and have friends, quickly changed after high-school
I have autistic I talk bad
I’m 39 and for some reason I’ve never considered I might have Asperger’s.
Some of these symptoms are uncomfortably spot on.
I check check off all those boxes! (Okay, other than the math thing, it's never been my thing) My son is on the spectrum as well, he can check off all the boxes and excels at math, so he got my share, I guess!
The background music is literally crazy making bro. Especially for autistics 😐. It’s both too low and too loud, it’s extremely repetitive. Please stop playing music under your talking. This is god awful, I cannot pay attention.
You're vegan??? What nuggets do you like??? I need good nugs