people have probably said this already, but it’s good to remember that not all sensory toys are designed to help concentration, a lot of them are made to calm down people with sensory issues.
thank you!! this is super important! Also how sensory toys arent only for people with adhd but also ppl with asd (such as myself) and a lot of us are very yes or no to certain sensory toys! some work for for one person but another person might hate them !!
YESSS. Ive got both autism and adhd and lots of these toys really do work at least for me. hate noisy ones though. but that clicking one jack liked now i want one haha
@@lexerwilliams8880 i have both as well! idk if you know what that fake snow stuff is, but i hate that stuff. the texture of it just throws me way off. I don't like blueberries because of the little sprout thing thats on it, i dont like the texture of it. a lot of things throw me off
As a person with ADHD, everything about this video is just wonderful. The expressions, the commentary, the fact he put the wiggly worms in his mouth. It's all so relatable.
Serious question here, are there specific things that might be a sign of ADHD ? (I mean it's different for each individual but I wonder if there are signs that are more reccurent than others) ((also note that it's not for self diagnosis, it's just curiosity))
@@bleusealord well it depends really it's different for everyone but some basic things are, hard to focus, easily distracted, low attention span and so forth
I think the "wait a minute, does this mean I'm actually _not_ just dumb and lazy?" thing is something a lot of people who got diagnosed with ADHD later in life can relate to. I certainly do.
Yes, but I can't figure out how to simply get tested, I have been trying for half of one year already... I am supposed to show reports from when I was a kid, which I don't have! If I thought I was just being "dumb and lazy", ofc I was always trying to hide it...
As someone who got diagnosed with a learning disability in adulthood, it's so true. I thought it wouldn't make any difference if I was diagnosed or not, but the relief when it was "official" that I wasn't just stupid and lazy all along was amazing.
I was diagnosed at 7, but I was always made to think that I was still just lazy when my parents gave me shit for not doing well at school. I always have a hard time trying to distinguish which parts of my behavior are due to my disabilities and which parts are just me, It's so frustrating because the only frame of reference I have is my own perspective. I don't know what it's like to be normal so I can never be certain on how abnormal I really am.
This is what fascinates me about ADHD. It affects everyone differently. The toy at 2:46 I use A LOT and adore it. I can have it in my apron pocket at work and just play with it one handed. The toys at 3:47, I absolutely hate the sound of. 🤣 I do enjoy the squishy toys like the panda one.
I think Seán summed up the adhd experience perfectly here. It’s not just “I go bouncy all the time and can’t focus”, it’s also “I can’t get things done so I feel stupid and like I’m a failure” and also “for some reason if I only study the night before I’ll be okay” and ALSO “no I don’t like this toy YEET!” I want like all of the toys in this vid btw rip
I literally couldn't lay down on the couch thing in my schools nurses office because it felt like my body was filled with jello and it was all sinking to the bottom, it kinda made me feel like a toddler in the sense of not wanting to lay down
Fun fact since Jack owns a coffee business: caffeine has weird affects on ADHD and will either make us focus, do nothing, or put us to sleep. Mixed bag on results, really!
10:23 that ball is a puzzle. You have to scramble up all the balls and then you try and Mach the collars with the ring of color. That’s why there’s foam in the middle 10:23
Being someone who was diagnosed with adhd as an adult and dealing with that MAAAASSIVE life changing realization and all of those “SO THATS WHY I DO THAT” - I know that it is so bittersweet and just so huge, just wanted to say congrats on the diagnosis and have fun learning so much about yourself moving forward ✨
I cannot express how similar my experience is with being diagnosed after years of difficulties! So many things I wondered if they were connected, I kept bringing it up to my psychiatrist and lo and behold. I have a variation of ADHD. I went on meds and things got so much easier to handle, it’s crazy how different I am. I’m a lot calmer, I’m not bouncing off the walls anymore, and even my sleep got better! A diagnosis can change a person’s life when they have a variation of ADHD.
ADHD is kind of weird diagnosis... For me, there's absolutely nothing bad about it. I know it probably had something to do with my burn outs, depression and anxiety in the past. But now I know everything probably was just too much for me and my boundaries were bent too far. It's such a relief to finally know I wasn't overreacting. I now know I have beautiful abilities and skills, I'm always finding new ways to do things, I'm creative.. but that I also need to give myself time to take care of me. If someone thinks that's bad that's on them. Just in one month after being diagnosed I've found some beautiful communities online that I've found so helpful. Finally I have places where EVERYONE understands. I wish all of you ADHD peeps (especially diagnosed as adults) all the best, take care ✨
as someone who was diagnosed with adhd in 2014, seeing a content creator like sean bring a bit of awareness to the less "quirky" side of adhd while still making it humorous really makes me happy
@@M4rrsb4rr yeah.. but i know hes doing it to be entertaining, his dialogue a few times gives a better understanding of actual struggles; sensory issues, poor time management even when you try hard, lack of patience that you dont grow out of, etc. But yeah, most videos like these definitely leans towards the more "fun and glamorous" side of the condition which is only a fraction of what it actually is
Yes I'm 13 with ADHD and I was diagnosed when I was three because it was all three types of ADHD and I put the fire alarm on at Tesco I've been on tablets since the day I turned six
Jack in a try not to laugh vid with Pewds: “You’re like that one ADHD kid.” Pewds while watching this video: “Well, well, well, look how the turn tables.”
At 10:14 the squish ball game is actually a colour sort game so the one that is missing is for moving the balls to different holes its one of my favourite fidgets
Right! Add and autism is a fun mix with this one! Finding the right sensations that don't set you off but also aren't weird. It's real fun. Had many a sensory overloads trying add toys
My depression gives me some of the symptoms of ADHD so I can confirm that some of the weirdest things like the ball I have the orbe ball and it's so fun
Incase anyone was wondering about the toy with the “missing” ball, youre meant to mix the balls up by pushing them down and across until they're in the wrong places. (You can tell by the coloured rings around the edge.) And then try to put them back in the right place. And also theres meant to be an empty hole.
My kiddo has one. He thought like Jack at first about a ball being missing. Once I explained it to him, though, he really enjoyed it. Still does from time to time.
I have ADHD and this was so delightful to watch. Sean discovering fidget toys and being overjoyed and/or disgusted made my day honestly. And yeah, not all toys help you focus on something. Sometimes they're just nice to play with when under-stimulated.
literally!! thank you! i think a lot of people in this comment section misunderstand that a lot of these toys aren't exclusively for people with adhd but also asd, etc. We like some toys but other toys might make us hate it. everyone reactions to these toys differently as no person with adhd/asd is the same. !! /gen :D
"Having ADHD makes you feel like a toddler" The ADHD test I did was literally child play, card game memory, shapes, kid toys. I have never in my entire life felt so belittled like my diagnosis was childish and i'm just an adult stupid like a child basically. :(
Pfft, that's literally how it is with autism too. Basically, for these diagnoses, they only test iq and intelligence. But they never really look at the emotional or mental side of it. My diagnosis was being challenged because I got good grades (I know, dumb right?) but I managed to find a place that actually made me feel heard for once as I explained my sensory issues and how hard it is to make friends.
I had something similar to that when my last therapist suggested I reverted to child-like behavior when around a certain individual. I did fiddle with the basic toddler toys, but later it became obvious I did that with everything-I simply shut down and was frightened, distracted myself, but the therapist insisted I was reverting into a shy little kid. Then again, this same guy also insisted I had OCD because I got a 100% on some numbers game. It’s honestly sad how that method seems to be generally used for a lot of different learning disorders, even if they have little in common and can be tested by other methods that DON’T involve implying the patient has the mental captivity of a little kid. Like you said, it’s belittling. It’d also coming to light that just because you like fiddling with things doesn’t mean you have a learning disability, but so many folks with or without the knowledge to make that diagnosis seem to believe and perpetuate that idea.
Jack: its too noisy it’d drive me insane Also jack: OOOOH CLICKY Jack: if it wasn’t sticky then I’d like it Also Jack: OOOOH STICKY Never change, Jack XD
The bad noisy things aren’t supposed to make a sound, and it’s not a nice sound. The clicky ones make a nice satisfying click which makes our brains feel good. I know cause I have one 😂
It used to be classified as a childhood only thing, but the knowledge is spreading fast, that adults can have ADHD too, and more and more adults are getting diagnosed, but the waiting time is horrendous.
My husband has ADHD and it makes it hard to do so many things. He is also (like Seán) naturally very loud, and talks a lot lot. It makes it hard to do things like concentrate on studying because he gets distracted easily, or paying attention in class (college.) He could be in the middle of a conversation with me and he will hear someone else say something interesting and he will just kind of turn around and join that convo forgetting about ours. It’s something I’ve learned to be comfortable with because I used to get offended by that. I thought he wasn’t interested. It’s not that, it’s that he hears something even MORE interesting and wants to hop in on that topic. So instead I learn to just hold his hand while he talks to the other person (people) and then I continue when he’s done. He was bullied so much in school (up until high school because I was popular so people started paying more attention to him when we got together) because he was loud and talkative. He got detentions and all kinds of crap for just being him. But meds didn’t help him, they made him unable to eat and sleep and he was depressed. So he’s kind of learned to just live with it and I have learned not to “deal” with it, but to live with it, because his ADHD comes as a piece of him. And I want all the pieces :).
The “push the balls in” toy is actually this brain teaser thingy where the balls are out of order and you have to get the colored balls to their colored spot. But like a Rubix cube, you have to mix it up first. Unlike a Rubix cube, it’s pretty easy. Though it is kinda fun! :) the edit was me correcting Rubin to Rubix lol
Information about these toys: They're called "stim-toys" or "fidget toys". They're mostly used by neurodivergant people( such as autistic people and people with ADHD) to stim, release nervous energy, focus or cope with a hard situation. What does stimming mean?: stimming is short for "self-stimulation". Everyone does it, neurodivergants and neurotypicals. Neurodivergant people just tend to stim in a more "socially unacceptabl way" such as rocking back and forth or flapping their hands. Why do people stim?: stimming (or self-stimulation) is mainly used to release nervous energy or reduce stress. For most neurodivergant people stimming is also used in other situations where the person is happy, sad , having a meltdown or distressed. Stimming also comes in other forms, such as: Oral stimming: chewing on stuff Vocal stimming: Repeating a sound or word multiple times This is some information about stimming and fidget toys. Feel free to add any information or expirences down in the comments 😊
@@thecuriousadhdkoifish5908 ofcourse! I'm happy to have informed you If you have any questions you can just ask and I'll try to explain. Tho I'm autistic and I don't know what it's like to be ADHD, so there might be some things i can't explain 😅
I have two kinds of toys. One is a cube-ish thing with all kinds of gaming controller buttons on it 🤤 and for my trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) I have small rings made of wires that gives an amazing sensation when I drag my finger on it. Really fun to see all the different types of toys out there! Thank you so much for showing people a glimps into ADHD/ADD. Gives strength to the rest of us 🥰
THANK YOU!!! I had no idea what they were called and I was struggling to figure out what to even search for in hopes of finding the name of them, so you're a lifesaver!!
10:18 so basically that is like a fidget cube honestly so you have to match up the color so first you have to mix some around so you’ll put like pink in the empty space and purple and pink and then when you’re done mixing it, you have to put them in the correct color I had it
Seeing you bite the gummysticky was deeply satisfying for the "forbidden candy" section of my brain. My fave fidgets are the cube and spinner rings. Finding out I have ADHD explains so much
@@myahuske9229 You talking about those little cubes where each side has a different thing to it? Ive been considering getting one to help but havent known anyone whos tried one. So they work nice for you? Also forbidden candy XD
@@shaunswieringa171 no I was talking about that moment when you resize something can be explained by your adhd or the moment you realize you have it. Also (assuming your talking about the infinity cube) I do have one and it is amazing!
I was diagnosed with adhd SD an 8 year old and jack summed jt up perfectly "I'm not going to put this together, I want my haha's right now, I want my funny go spinny."
Yes but sometimes building it and putting it together will make you calm down and hyper focus then feel good about yourself for getting something done and then you get haha spinnies
@@stormrider24 yoooo. I'm diagnosed with inattentive ADHD, but when I first watched the video I knew barely anything about ADHD (much less inattentive type). And yes, relate hard.... Strange how the world works, one day your perception of reality and yourself is this, another day it's the complete opposite of that
The “push balls in” toy is actually like a rubix cube and there’s actually SUPPOSED to be one missing. The objective is to get every color back to its socket ig.. it’s like super fun because once you get the hang of it you get really fast
Yeah it is fun. There was one in the nurses office and it was so fun that I didn't play with it much just incase someone with a nut allergy wanted to play with it.
"having adhd makes you feel like a toddler" i've actually described living with adhd as being like parenting a toddler. except youre both the parent AND the toddler
Yes, yes, yes! I feel the exact same! I always struggle with decision making a lot, because my ‘inner child’ and ‘adult brain’ want, or have to do, two very different things. My brain is in constant inner turmoil. 😂
lol like your trying to be responsible and think of important things you have to do but there's a small child running around your feet clanging pots and pans together and screaming "IM A PONY".
my son has ADHD & he loves the ones where you have to work on them- it soothes his HYPER-attention times. Though he likes the crinkle straws that he spins to hear it "whistle" or fold to crackle- those give enough "white noise" to help him pay attention to people talking (but distracts him doing chores- mama has to learn what helps as well. we learn together).
Honestly I get the sentiment that "everyone else must be going through this and I'm just stupid" mentality when you have a condition and don't realize it. I experienced the same thing with hypothyroidism. I had so little energy to do anything, even just sitting at my desk would be hard to do for the most of the day. And I genuinely thought that everyone had very little energy and I was just too weak to be an adult. Come to find out that wasn't the case and there really was an underlying condition there creating a barrier that is pretty much impossible to breakthrough without treatment and coping strategies.
Yup! I have hashimotos which basically is an autoimmune disorder that causes EXTREME hypothyroidism. I was luckily diagnosed when I was super little but it's honestly wild the dissonance being absolutely dead tired and almost passing out all day causes between other people and me. I never really thought about how much it affected me and how genuinely different my quality of life is from other people throughout most my life
@@butterbun7033 People always know that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, but they never know that the thyroid is the powerhouse of your body lol. I can't imagine how much worse your symptoms are if treatment fails or the condition worsens, but I'm glad you were diagnosed early on so that you could start treatment right away.
Hello! I just recently went to my obgyn (for irregular periods) and my bloodwork came 2 days ago and TSH hormone levels rose up to 5.25 (T4 and T3 are within the normal range) and he told me I need to go on therapy and take euthyrox. After him I went to my family doctor and she told me the same thing and that I have subclinical hypothyroidism. I do experience tiredness and my metabolism became super slow but it's all due my life style and not exercising and going out like at all. I have yet to make an appointment with an endocrinologist. It's not as bad as you described what hypothyroidism is, but do you have any advices or experiences with certain medication to help me out whether I can fix my situation or something. And yeah, it's important to know thyroid gland is one hell of a bish and extremely important. Everyone needs to take care of it.
@@darna02 Currently on the same medication! My best advice is to be patient. They're going to need blood work again after a few weeks (for me it was 4 weeks) of your prescription to make sure it's working, tweaking the dose as needed compared to your levels. After they figure out what dosage your body responds well to, you just need yearly blood work to make sure your medicine is working well enough. For medicine taking tips, it's best to take it when you wake up and wait a half an hour to an hour to eat. I also find that it helps to just vibe in bed for that time instead of pushing myself to be active right away. If your taking any iron pills, it's best to wait 4 hours after the euthyrox. There are other medications too that can inhibit it, so it's best to double check them with your pharmacist or doctor to make sure there won't be unwanted medicine interactions. Some dietary changes can do wonders too. Some foods (like soy products, broccoli, potatoes, peanuts) are goiterogenic, meaning they have compounds in them that slightly decrease thyroid function. It's not disastrous, but just making sure you're not eating a lot of them in one sitting is good enough. It also really helps to have a high protein breakfast, aiming at around 30g (which is hard to do but even half of that is great). Both of the dietary things are mainly quality of life rather than a must-do, and just promote slightly better thyroid function and energy levels. And then another thing that really helps is to keep a blanket and house shoes at the ready. Thyroid diseases and conditions often lead to feeling cold, and sometimes if it's bad enough i feel super fatigued and drained. Having something there to warm me up helps combat energy loss. I know this is a lot but take away is to not worry if they need to up your dosage, take your medicine when you wake up and wait a half an hour to an hour to eat, and then you can experiment with quality of life stuff if your symptoms hit.
@@persephonehades7547 I usually experience hot flashes, I enjoy cold temperatures so I am very rarely cold myself. Last year I started experiencing dizziness and "going randomly out of focus" which I thought was something new regarding menstrual cycle, but I guess it was my thyroid gland becoming worse. I sadly ate a lot of pasta, potatoes, chicken and lots of sugary food which could be the reason as well. Non-sugary food was always well seasoned so it's not lack of iodized salt. I haven't properly exercised or taken long walks since 2017 or so, so basically during those 4-5 years I mostly sat or lied in my bed, resulting in my thyroid gland working slowly and my metabolism going slow and gaining like a bit less than 20kg. I also go to sleep late and wake up late, which leads to skipping breakfast and going straight to lunch. I've also been very anxious and depressed for 2-3 years now, making me believe something was wrong with my brain only and not knowing it was thyroid gland. About euthyrox I haven't bought it yet. I am quite frankly scared because I thought my TSH levels weren't that serious and I've heard some bad stuff about the medication. I was given the 0.25 mg one by my family doc. I am taking OC pills for my PCOS but that isn't contradictory to the euthyrox so it's not that. I am just overall scared it's gonna make it worse somehow and I would like to try to maybe change my lifestyle first before purchasing the meds. But if purchasing euthyrox is necessary I will do it, I just need to get to endocrinologist first for an ultrasound and a checkup and maybe ask them for an advice. I do not take any other medication, although I've started going to the doctors 2 months ago just to make sure if anything else is wrong with me or if thyroid is the only issue here. PCOS was the first thing that indicated an issue but problems with thyroid gland are on the top probably, and depression and anxiety as well as being "lazy" and feeling like sh*t. Overall it's just exhausting and even worse when you have people around you who don't understand at all what's wrong with you. But I will continue visiting doctors and stuff so I am hoping for the best and for a good solution for my problems.
Jack, just so you know, the ball that you hated is called a “Puzzle ball” and its supposed to not have a white ball. You’re supposed to mess it up and then solve it, kinda like a rubix cube
As someone with ADHD who’s parents think I’m just being over dramatic and that I’m lying to myself, it’s so good to see a RUclips I look up to so much going through the same things that I’m going through. It just makes me feel seen by an adult and it’s kind of comforting although you don’t even know me as a person
i hope your parents start to realize that this is real and you get medication for this. i’m glad you aren’t second-guessing yourself and thinking the same as your parents!
Bro same I have ADHD and my parents just think I’m doing it do get attention or something and I still have it to this day and never got anything to help it
You saying "I hope this changes things" I can say from experience: Getting diagnosed with ADHD is the single best thing that ever happened in my life. It finally allowed me to understand my brain and allowed me to stop trying to change myself to fit my surroundings, but to change my surroundings to fit me. It taught me that the way I work, the way my brain works, is okay. I'm not some broken, lesser model of a human, I'm just wired a bit differently. Hope this helps you too!
Yes!! I so deeply relate to what he was saying about comparing himself to others and feeling like an unambitious failure. I was diagnosed at 21 and lived every day up to that point feeling exactly like that. So grateful that my psychiatrist spotted the signs and suggested I get tested. It was never even something on my radar (even though my dad and brother both have it, I probably should’ve clued into that one lol). Glad to see so many adults speaking out recently about the challenges and successes of receiving a diagnosis later in life.
Very big agree I was misdiagnosed a lot when I was a teen: depression, bipolar II, anxiety, and probably BPD if I wasn't a teen at the time. I got the wrong meds which barely helped me, just gave me the negative side affects. A bit over year ago I got diagnosed with ADHD and everything clicked for me, things about myself made sense and I'm finally on something that actually helps for me. It's both amazing and frustrating. Amazing that I'm finally in a good place (for the most part) and frustrating that I wasted my entire school career struggling to do the bare minimum because I was misdiagnosed and not getting the proper treatment.
@@rgamer4272 You cant make that kind of blanket statement. Some people genuinely do need medication and that’s perfectly fine. It’s great that you’re able to make it work without meds but you’re ADHD isn’t identical to anyone else’s. Unless you’re someone’s doctor with an intimate knowledge of them and their medical situation then don’t tell anyone that they don’t need medication they have been prescribed.
@@rgamer4272 I personally find meds to be a huge help, especially cause adhd for me causes massive bouts of anxiety & sensory processing issues off meds. Meds give me a baseline on which to build skills, instead of being in survival mode 24/7. But that's just me, it's true that meds don't work for everyone. That's where we all need to figure out what's best for us.
I think for me the "fun" toys wouldn't help me focus either but would help me ground when having anxiety and help me focus on something besides the anxiety.
I have a fidget cube for that! It's got 6 sides of 6 different fidget activities that also have different textures for stimulation. Best part about it is it fits in my closed fist so I don't have to worry about people watching me obviously fidget
As a person who had a cat who shed so god awfully bad almost my entire life…all I can think about while Sean was messing with the sticky toys was how much of BB’s fur would be stuck to them in SECONDS. 😅
getting my diagnosis after struggling my entire life has given me so much peace of mind. I was never the stereotypical hyperactive, disruptive, and poorly performing type of ahdh. I’m quiet, I behave, and i’m extremely smart. my struggle to maintain my perfect grades was completely internal. I spend hours on assignments that should take a few minutes. I get stuck in hyperfocus on a silly topic or task and suddenly three hours have gone by. the constant battle of overstimulation vs understimulation makes school days incredibly draining. I believed for so long that I was just a lazy procrastinator, but in reality my brain just works differently.
This was me too. “The gifted kid” even graduated a year early with honors. School was hell. Took me 4 hours just to do 15 math questions. All essays were done the night before. I was a star student but no one saw how badly I was struggling. Fell right through the cracks. I wouldn’t have made it through another year. Doing much better now that I’ve been diagnosed and being treaded with meds.
I have never read something that spoke to me more. I had a very, very similar experience and just recently reached out to get help. I was diagnosed with ADHD and it was such a weight lifted off of my shoulders. My struggle was entirely internal, I was always a fantastic student and behaved in school so I was constantly invalidated and teased about my lack of focus, attention span, forgetfulness or distraction.
This is me as well! Gifted kid and graduated high school with honors but I was exhausted every night from how much mental stamina I had to use to get those grades. The lessons I would breeze through seemed to rotate which I now know is due to hyperfocus! I got diagnosed in 2019 at age 21 by ignoring everyone who said it couldn’t be adhd and seeking out someone who would listen. At this point I had failed ~4 college classes (partially due to depression CAUSED by undiagnosed ADHD) and was desperate to not completely flunk out. 3 years later and now medicated and my only regret is that I didn’t seek help as soon as I turned 18!
As someone who has been struggling with ADHD all his life, I completely relate to this video. Especially the last portion. I felt like I could get away with no studying in high school but then struggled in college. I felt I was bad broken, had no drive or focus, while everyone else around me was acheiving their goals and doing stuff with their lives. However, I have come to terms with it, I accept it, and I doing the best I can everyday. :)
It’s also always great when someone with a big platform talks about these sort of things, since a lot of people still see adhd as “silly kid is loud and distributive” rather than kids and adults having these real challenges everyday. I was so happy when he brought it up because it made me feel like more people who don’t have adhd will hear it and understand how I feel!
@@roseburke9693 Exactly. As someone with ADHD myself i find it a complete bummer that some people see ADHD as 'Incompetent people', however its not really their fault that they cant focus. But i am also proud to know that Jack brought it up and therefore it may come across to others. There's nothing more pleasant than a world that will understand what someone is going through without discrimination towards it.
Oh god it must be so hard to survive with adhd. Idek how y’all can focus enough to type your comments this is so sad I’m actually crying for y’all rn I’ve already gone thro 100 tissues so thankful I can focus enough to count them I’m the lucky one. you can’t study n you go through real challenges really real n tough challenges in your hard life n you don’t even get a pat on the back that’s so sad. lord have mercy on these people they’ve been beat down there souls have been tortured. you all have it so hard trying to survive with a curse. How do y’all do it tell me how do you survive with such a horrible tragic disorder? Everyday must be a huge struggle I can only imagine. I mean people talk about cancer or really hard struggles with being sick n going to different doctors all the time but forget about them n people talk about other disorders like autism or bi polar disorder some people are dealing with all of that but forget about them n actually people don’t even talk about them. anyways those aren’t real struggles no way cuz adhd is the real struggle as literally everyone knows n understands cuz everyone born since the mid 80s has it but anyways good luck I’m crying n praying for you. The saddest part is that people beat you up for it n bully you, you can’t make a friend n your family doesn’t love you n you’re dealing with so many health problems all cuz of adhd oh n it’s hard to focus when you study n you daydream
I just got diagnosed with autism, only having an anxiety diagnosis for years and only trying to treat that, and not getting anywhere because there was much more to it than just anxiety. Just having the diagnosis was so great for me personally because I was able to be like “oh now that makes sense” and I didn’t need feel as bad for my difficulties and struggles because my brain is just wired differently! Happy for you Seán and glad to see you’re happier too! ❤️
Gab walking in on Jack sitting in their living room screeching “TRIPLE CLICKY” radiates the same energy as Amy dealing with Mark’s yelling from the second floor. Two women with high levels of patience and tolerance for two boys with ADHD. Stan 🤩
Me, struggling to come to terms with the fact that maybe I do need a mental evaluation and have for years, to people with ADHD: *STOP BEING SO RELATABLE, PLEASE*
It’s a pain in the ass to get a diagnosis, but you’ll know real quick from your reaction to the meds, whether or not you actually have ADHD. If you don’t have ADHD, you’ll go full manic and off the walls, since the meds basically work like incredibly low level meth or speed lmao If you DO have ADHD, the medication will do a lot of things that seem counterintuitive, given that it’s an amphetamine. Your thoughts will stop racing, you’ll have energy that feels much less manic, some people even feel calmer and sleep better. That means your brain needed that help.
@@LuckyBones77 for me it was super easy to get the diagnosis, but it was a process to actually just get in touch with the doctor. She saw me once, asked me a few questions, and started to discuss medication. Best thing I ever did!
@@piper4268 Ah yeh, that’s more like what I meant!! I know getting the diagnosis is easier nowadays, at least partly bc the understanding of what causes ADHD has improved a LOT in the time since I was diagnosed (in 1998 lmao). Yeh, what I meant was more that getting in to get tested in the first place is a huge pain. Getting in touch with the right doctor, and getting an appointment period (a friend of mine has an appointment they scheduled recently, for four months from now, yikes), can take AGES
@@MirrorHall_Clay as someone diagnosed with ADHD it can be cutesy but also a pain in the ass sometimes. Like I’m extremely hyper when it comes to social situations I love talking to people there’s just something about it. But when it comes to working it’s a pain
I just got diagnosed with ADHD the other day and since learning that, every single thing I do, feel, and think suddenly makes sense. I always thought I was just insane, but knowing the diagnosis and being able to pinpoint my own behaviors has been a HUGE life changer for me. The world just makes sense now. I've spent a long 29 years on this earth and the puzzle pieces finally make sense. It's also been a little hard to cope with the knowledge, but I'm insanely grateful I know who I am finally.
I'm currently in the process of getting a diagnosis, I understand how you feel about feeling insane. People think I'm crazy sometimes but I can't help it 😂 can't wait to finally be able to tell people the reason why
I felt the same way when I was diagnosed with ADD at the age of 16 (I'm 35 now)! My doctor was all somber when she gave the diagnosis and was surprised at how well I took it. I was relieved. I thought something was wrong with me, and I was right! I knew I wasn't dumb, but it always took me forever to get homework or anything done, and it was just so frustrating. Welcome to the club!
@@jessicaw9011 Thank you! I finally feel like I've found my people. My mom's beating herself up for not seeing it when I was a kid, but it presents itself so differently for females. Heck, I only got suspicious that I had it just a few months ago. The relief I feel is so nice.
@@bluestashy Good luck!! I haven't told anyone about my diagnosis besides a few members of my family, but I want to shout it out to the world so they can finally understand my behaviors.
this is exactly how it felt for me too! like looking back at my childhood after getting diagnosed at 18 was a real “ooohhhhh, everything makes sense now” moment
All of the sound effects and everything is just so hilarious to me. I'm autistic (maybe also got ADHD) and this is just my level of humor. Funny goofy, sometimes childish sound effects and SFX
@@dazcfw Yeah right. If I'd played more video games when I was a kid I'd be a computer science major. "Stop playing? I'm going to start MAKING these games!" Ah well...I guess I'm going to have to settle for being a laparoscopic surgeon.
my little sister watches toy reviews and i always think "why does she like watching other people playing with toys?" until i see Sean playing with ADHD toys.
@@tiny2315 We all feel like that sometimes with are conditions. For me, ADHD means I have trouble sitting down and drawing (which I really enjoy) and won’t be able to do stuff like driving (I would be an absolute nervous wreck, worrying that my mind would wander to something else). I’ve only just learned to accept it and just go at things one step at a time and talking to those around me (a bit hard when your shy and on the autism spectrum… but hey, that’s life, and people are sometimes there to help).
“Push balls in game. One of them is missing” it’s missing in purpose because you’re supposed to mix it up then work to match the colors back to the circles. I give that one 7/10
It's good to hear he is having a better time with his meds than I was when I first got on them for ADHD. For me, starting my meds was like going into a completely soundproofed room for the first time. After being accustomed to a life of constant background noise, you are suddenly placed in an environment where there is no sound. It was a little scary, and strangely lonely. Of course when my body got used to the meds I was fine, but that first week was bad
Reminds me of when I got my depression medication the first time. I started to feel like a storm I'd sat in for years was starting to clear up and instead of be happy about it, I instead freaked out. It's a comfort zone of sorts. It's what you're used to. For it to suddenly be different (even though it's what you wanted), it can active a fight or flight response. I'm also doing better now. I still have dark days here and there, but there's a sense of security in knowing the storm will clear up eventually.
Well I have ADHD, but I don’t take meds for it. Sure, I have hard times concentrating at school and I often get bored, but I don’t have to take meds for it. Idk if you can relate, but if I describe it as if I move all my energy into my head, sort of.
I’ve never liked my ADHD meds, I got off them a year ago and I started feeling better without them. When I was on the meds I felt like I wasn’t really me, I had stopped talking with friends and they made me much more reclusive and even more anti social than I already am, hell I even stopped wanting to play video games because of them. Now that I’m off the meds I’m much more active socially even if I’m still a little antisocial, and even though there are problems, like the fact that I’m a bit more of an asshole, and I’m having a harder time in school, I feel like it’s better than not wanting to do anything but lay in bed and watch RUclips all the goddam time. However that’s just my story, if the meds really do help you then you keep on them.
I had to take meds for my ADHD in school, but the ones I took didn't *appear* to me to do much for the focus cuz I never focus on myself much, and one of the potential side effects that I ended up hating was that it reduced my appetite. I wasn't as hungry as I thought I should be, never really ate as much as others, and a long-term issue that caused was a lower body weight. To this day, I am still 25-30 lbs lighter than I should be at my height, which is nice for if I wanna squeeze through tight spaces, but awful for most other things. But hey, the circle of ADHD pals I watch is still growing, so I can't complain about that!
I feel that, when I was on meds as a kid I felt like a zombie, I restarted meds for my adhd last year and the first week was just.. I’m awake for three days and the only thing rattling around in my brain is my own dumb voice, though tbf my dose started out too high bahaha.
As a 30 year old who also just got diagnosed with ADHD, it's extremely encouraging to hear that one of my favorite RUclipsrs has it. I've always wanted to become a content creator and, similar to you, I've had so much trouble keeping up with a project because it hasn't turned out the way that I've imagined it. I've tried RUclips, insta, TikTok, Tumblr, Live Journal, and even MySpace. I've started medication 2 months ago and I'm feeling really good about making content again. Maybe this time I'll actually stick with it haha
Fun fact: most ADHD and ASD adults don't usually like many fidgets and stim toys because we learned to develop our own fidgets and stims. For example, leg bouncing, nail biting, finger wiggling, etc. It's pretty normal for neurodivergent adults to find these a majority of these toys unappealing and be _far_ pickier about what works and doesn't, as it usually needs to correlate to what stims they currently do / use.
I think it's pretty mixed. My partner learned the leg bouncing, I play with my hair around my ears. For him, fidget spinner has helped a lot. For me, not so much. It's gotta be mild stimulation though, which is the point of many of these toys for ADHD specifically, to help create a sort of background stimulation rather than active. If it's active, then it doesn't help focus.
Smoking is one of mine. So is having multiple electronics going, including a computer with multiple tabs going. Sometimes it's just easier to have to have the tv or radio going in the background, not too loud, nothing too annoying or too interesting. Having something easy to tune out helps me tune in to what I need to focus on. As for the insomnia... other than trying to read Great Gatsby I've found nothing that helps insomnia. I listen to stuff that helps my sleep quality, at least I've found that.
I think it has a LOT to do with when you get introduced to stim toys and the connotation surrounding them. I never grew up around them, got diagnosed as an adult, and now only use them when I'm really anxious/irritated. These young kids next door (lovely but full blown hyperactivity ADHD) use stim toys A LOT because they were introduced really young and their parents/family/school is very supportive of them using them. I do think everyone will be different to some extent, but I wonder if we had all grown up with the option and with positive connotation around fidget toys whether it would be different.
10:15- Okay so this one doesn’t just click them in and stuff, you have to move one of the balls to the white thingy where one was missing. You can mix them up as much as you want, and then solve it. It’s pretty easy but can break easily, ad be put back together. Hope this helped you a little :)
i literally love that fidget, we had it in primary but you couldnt use it during class because the clicks were so loud. when he was like this is useless trash i started *sobbing* /hj
I love this, and I love seeing Sean learn about his ADHD diagnosis and how to cope with it. I had ADHD that was exacerbated by other things, DID and narcolepsy, and a combination of Ritalin and certain lifestyle adjustments (notes notes notes NOTES EVERYWHERE) completely changed my life.
@@theconceptofinfinity fr tho!! I've been through so many different doses and medications, and only the past 2 or 3 years the meds have been working. I'm always falling asleep in class because its boring and my teachers think its because im lazy and a bad student. only 2 of my teachers know i have narcolepsy and have adjusted how they teach to better suit my learning style.
Also the thingy that you push the balls in is a puzle, you push it under and into the empty one then keep doing that with the others in the empty holes till it’s all mixed up and then you have to push the ball in the right coloured hole Balls💀
welcome to the "diagnosed with ADHD as an adult" club, sean. glad to see you getting some answers and some help for the life-hampering symptoms you've been struggling with
But no matter what cross you have to bear, it's still a great life you can live, don't let it bring you down, and even if it does, get back up! "You can still run with a crutch!"👍
I loved the “you studied last minute for exams and passed with flying colors” because well, I also have adhd and that describes my entire highschool experience (like some tests I forgot abt until I walked into class, then aced them)
Then you get ADHD peeps like me who end up not being able to study because there are too many distractions around😅I didn't ace my tests. Hardly. I only got 50% or 60% areas. Update... Recently it has been brought under my attention that I also have aspergers... And it appears its normal to not always do well in school?
My teachers who were asked the first time I got assessed for adhd thought I was always paying attention in class, turns out I already knew the subjects and understood, I never paid much attention in their classes, I was reading
Got diagnosed last year! It's crazy how many things I thought were character flaws were simply symptoms. I still struggle, but knowing I'm not just "lazy" makes it easier to be kinder to myself.
The toy with the ‘missing ball’ is like a really easy puzzle. You mess it up by pushing the coloured balls into the free spaces and then you solve it by putting the balls back in the holes that are the same colours at them (I hope that makes sense lol). I’m autistic and personally love it as just a casual brain stimulation thing ya know? Might not be for everyone though :)
Yup I came to see if someone had said this! I have one myself and the only thing I don't like about it is how loud and unsatisfying the sound is, might just be me tho
Jack: Says he wants things that dont make him feel like a kid Also Jack: Doesnt like something because it feels like a choking hazard. Also Also Jack: "Baby wants his toy!"
Right? I was like I liked the same things and hated the same things. I never got why fidget spinners were a thing. Growing up I had silly putty and took to school to help with my ADHD... teacher confiscated it though :C
As someone who has ADHD and high-functioning Autism, this video meant a lot to me. It helps to shed light on what day-to-day life can be like for people like me.
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD after 24 years of existing and it's been a journey undoing the damage of this concept that I'm lazy or an idiot, and realizing that it's a neurobiological thing and it's not that I'm a bad person. This video has made me feel better in reminding me I'm not alone, so thank you :)
I have ADHD and I don't think I have a particular issue with squish things. I think they're pretty satisfying for the most part. But idk maybe I've just not come across a lot of squishy stuff.
For me that does not have adhd and am not on the spectrum either, does has that love-hate conflict with those squeeshies, but on the other side i'm a High Sensitive Person so..by that it's pretty much a thing to be very sensitive to textures, among many other things. And being sensitive to different textures is something some people on the spectrum tends to have as well. -Idk if i can state something of this comment of mine at all tho.
I’m Jacks age(ish?) (31) and just found out I have “severe” combined type ADHD. I’m finding his videos really comforting at the moment. Only got diagnosed two weeks ago. Feeling lots of things including grief about struggling on without support for 31 years. So I’m breaking the habit of a lifetime and commenting because I feel like encouraging people to speak to their doctor about getting an assessment if they feel any of this stuff resonates for them.
I found out that I have ADHD when I was 30 and found out I’m Autistic at 18. It is really frustrating to look back at your lost potential because you didn’t receive the support you needed to thrive in your younger years and then later on, it’s hard to even know sometimes what supports you need now.
This really helped me try to cure my ADHD But the best way is to run into a wall and jump into the wall head first. That strategy makes me want to sleep on the floor and calm down like the little shit I am
"If you have ADHD, I'm not going to put this together. I want my hahas now." As someone who was recently diagnosed with ADHD (aged 22, I'm 24 now) , I have never felt more seen or understood 😂
My new fave thing is watching people who've just learned they're a Neurodivergent person discover the magic of fidget toys that stim them for the first time. Discovering which stimulations work and which don't is always fun... That ecstatic look we almost all get (all that I've met/seen on YT respectively) the same look of child-like awe when the fidget toy does something that we actually like. I like the popits, squishies, twisty rings, spinners and other sorts of quiet tactile things. Also very visual - so the colour changy things work well for me. Can't stand weird sounds or too noise. I really like my fidget cube and squishy voodoo doll. :D
I have a severe case of adhd and I get trouble in school and bullied everyday for it, I am so happy that you have a fan base that loves you for who you are not what you have.
10:15 this is my favorite thing of all. We got them at our old school. They broke never used it again but at least we shared. We would mix it up and then give it to the person to solve. I loved these things. It was so fun. While it lasted
10:13 This has probably been said already, but the ball isn't missing Jack. One hole always remains open and has no color around the edges, because you are meant to be able to push the balls around. Each ball has a different color and the hole where it belongs has the same color around the edge, you are meant to push them all out of place and then figure out how to get them all back into place again, matching the balls with the colors around the edges, kind of like a fucked up rubiks cube if all you had to do was match colors! :)
Those are the best things ever invented I play with mine for hours on end then I get bored with it and then put it away and find it aging in a couple days and I get all like "oh yea I love this thing why did I stop playing with it" (this is also coming from someone diagnosed with ADHD)
Well I'll be damned... welcome to the "wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until after thirty" club! Just went through this myself recently. 35 years of suffering from an ailment I didn't know I had :-/ still on the journey of figuring this shit out myself, hope things go well for you too!
I guess i was lucky to be diagnosed at about ten... maybe nine... then again it was the early 2000-2010 and bullying came hand in hand with special needs. 😅
I got referred in August, but there's a 3-4yr wait on the NHS so I'm stuck with fidget toys & caffeine until my 40's... Plus it's apparently harder to diagnose in females so I'm worried about whether I'll even get an accurate diagnosis :|
Although I am Autistic, there is a lot of overlap between it and ADHD. Given your enjoyment of the squishy bears, I would highly recommend buying Elmers Gue and adding in things you find pleasing. I bought a ton of glitter and food dye to make it pretty, then added in some hard... gemstone things that have a weird shape and show off a fuckton of colors, so you get the shiny factor as well as the pleasing tactile sensations. The upside of Elmers Gue is that it isn't tacky and can make some awesome sounds, such as the popping, and you can tear it into pieces before putting it back together which is super helpful for stress relief. You could also do shaving cream, glue, and activator for some intense sensory feedback, though the beginning is rough if you have sensory issues (I do and I never get over how it starts out, but the end result is always wonderful). It has this sort of foamy, bubbly texture when settled, it melts in your hand and between your fingers (so does the Elmers Gue, albeit slower) and it can be quite sticky--though if it is too sticky, you can easily fix it by adding more activator. I hope those help!
The toy with the missing ball your supposed to push th3 balls do2n and push it into the empty spot so it can be mixed colors then you have to organize the colors with the color that is around the rim of the holes
There's something delightful about watching someone with ADHD discover sensory stim toys like these! But hands down, Clicker chains, squishies, fidget cubes, and thinking putty are S Tier fidgets!
The ending is how EVERYONE with ADHD feels. (speaking as someone with ADHD) you get in this mental hole of "I'm just lazy" or "I'm just not smart enough" when neither of those are true. I was only diagnosed as an adult as well, so I also had that experience of looking back and going "well that explains a lot" haha. I'm glad he finally got diagnosed because it makes a huge difference!
I have been diagnosed with autism and my doctor thinks it's likely that I have ADHD but I won't get a formal diagnosis until I go to college because "It's not affecting my schooling." (Just because I'm not failing doesn't mean I'm not affected.) I've always felt this. My parents have always told me that I'm lazy and I hated it. They have stopped after these revelations but I always feel like I'll be in that mental hole because of how things used to go for me. On the bright side I am still young and while adulthood being a few months away is terrifying I still have the future ahead of me.
@@flershnork yeah my parents sprung on me a few weeks ago "well we always knew you were a little bit autistic" and I was like ??? you didn't think to get me diagnosed? Or you know, tell me that? Because again, it "wasn't affecting" me. No, I was just really good at hiding the things you didn't like seeing, so now I'm going to ask a professional about if I am actually on the spectrum or not but I honestly hate that line of thinking. I'm not failing school, therefore nothing is wrong? That doesn't add up.
@@stressedsimone483 I know it doesn't help because sometimes I don't believe myself, but you aren't lazy or stupid. Funny how that works though, oh suddenly I can function (or do "better" in school & stuff) now that I know why I couldn't or was struggling before 🙄 Parents are super frustrating
It’s really interesting seeing peoples preferences when discovering different fidgets. Some things you said nope to I was like “Ah! I would love that!” And it’s really funny. I’ve been smiling through this entire video, and I couldn’t be happier.
It is fun! Like every person with ADHD is still different and we all have different favorite fidgets, like me, I like something that's easy to transport and has variety, like a fidget cube or something like that, also the clicky things
Even my camera can't focus on things
Hey we all can not focus on things together
defo not first
Its not possible I've been trying for years
Elden ring
💀 LMAO
people have probably said this already, but it’s good to remember that not all sensory toys are designed to help concentration, a lot of them are made to calm down people with sensory issues.
thank you!! this is super important! Also how sensory toys arent only for people with adhd but also ppl with asd (such as myself) and a lot of us are very yes or no to certain sensory toys! some work for for one person but another person might hate them !!
yeah like to stim in a good safe way, (think rocking back and forth or hand flapping) but in a less loud way, like with a toy
YESSS. Ive got both autism and adhd and lots of these toys really do work at least for me. hate noisy ones though. but that clicking one jack liked now i want one haha
I definitely think that sensory toys help calm me down when im overstimulated. And being possibly autistic, sensory toys help a lot
@@lexerwilliams8880 i have both as well! idk if you know what that fake snow stuff is, but i hate that stuff. the texture of it just throws me way off. I don't like blueberries because of the little sprout thing thats on it, i dont like the texture of it. a lot of things throw me off
As a person with ADHD, everything about this video is just wonderful. The expressions, the commentary, the fact he put the wiggly worms in his mouth. It's all so relatable.
Serious question here, are there specific things that might be a sign of ADHD ? (I mean it's different for each individual but I wonder if there are signs that are more reccurent than others) ((also note that it's not for self diagnosis, it's just curiosity))
@@bleusealord well it depends really it's different for everyone but some basic things are, hard to focus, easily distracted, low attention span and so forth
Chewlery!
I have it to
I agree lol
10:16 as someone with ADHD, it’s actually a puzzle ball, the ball that’s “missing” is actually supposed to not be there, it’s like a rubix’s cube
Mhm! One of my favorite fidgets :)
Waiting for someone to say that! I have it and I’m officially a professional
It's definitely My favorite
Wouldn’t say like a Rubik’s cube but you explained it pretty well
@@Lunarlime why?
I think most people forget that adults are basically just 'older kids'.
“ stupid -> big stupid “
@Beast 😈 🚨Fatherless child alert🚨
@Ghost it makes a lot of sense wdym 😭
They also forget that kid are younger adults
@@jaqsre no it doesn’t
I think the "wait a minute, does this mean I'm actually _not_ just dumb and lazy?" thing is something a lot of people who got diagnosed with ADHD later in life can relate to. I certainly do.
Yes, but I can't figure out how to simply get tested, I have been trying for half of one year already... I am supposed to show reports from when I was a kid, which I don't have! If I thought I was just being "dumb and lazy", ofc I was always trying to hide it...
Yeah, I went through that too, only in my case it was Aspergers Syndrome.
definitely
As someone who got diagnosed with a learning disability in adulthood, it's so true. I thought it wouldn't make any difference if I was diagnosed or not, but the relief when it was "official" that I wasn't just stupid and lazy all along was amazing.
I was diagnosed at 7, but I was always made to think that I was still just lazy when my parents gave me shit for not doing well at school. I always have a hard time trying to distinguish which parts of my behavior are due to my disabilities and which parts are just me, It's so frustrating because the only frame of reference I have is my own perspective. I don't know what it's like to be normal so I can never be certain on how abnormal I really am.
Jack: hates all the things that make sound
Also Jack: ADORES the LOUDEST thing in there
@Rumblingstation 🅥 what the fuck is this bot 😂
@Rumblingstation 🅥 just shut up bot, and thats really unsensitive, if you want people to check you out be nicer, lol
@Rumblingstation 🅥 wtf....
@Kiera Gray it’s a bot just report it and move on, responding to it won’t do anything
You just summarized the entirety of ADHD
This is what fascinates me about ADHD. It affects everyone differently. The toy at 2:46 I use A LOT and adore it. I can have it in my apron pocket at work and just play with it one handed. The toys at 3:47, I absolutely hate the sound of. 🤣 I do enjoy the squishy toys like the panda one.
I love 2:46 aswell
I think Seán summed up the adhd experience perfectly here. It’s not just “I go bouncy all the time and can’t focus”, it’s also “I can’t get things done so I feel stupid and like I’m a failure” and also “for some reason if I only study the night before I’ll be okay” and ALSO “no I don’t like this toy YEET!”
I want like all of the toys in this vid btw rip
i identify too much with this comment, im getting worried
edit: just realized how stupid I sounded
I'm not even diagnosed yet I feel these
💯💯💯
@ToastyAxolotl do you know how I can get diagnosed
bc you are
“ADHD makes you feel like a toddler!”
*I have never been so offended by something that I 100% agree with*
i really wanna like this comment bc its so true, but its got 420 likes, so i am unable to
@@mews1009 I got here at 690 likes… I feel your pain
I literally couldn't lay down on the couch thing in my schools nurses office because it felt like my body was filled with jello and it was all sinking to the bottom, it kinda made me feel like a toddler in the sense of not wanting to lay down
Or look at the world at a different point of view
Same
Fun fact since Jack owns a coffee business: caffeine has weird affects on ADHD and will either make us focus, do nothing, or put us to sleep. Mixed bag on results, really!
caffeine gives me massive anxiety 😭 pain
Omg I just thought I was crazy for falling asleep after drinking coffee 🤧🤧🤧
I don't like coffee, but nothing puts me to sleep as efficiently as Red Bull does.
ADD brain is weird.
gives me a splitting headache and then puts me to sleep, but I like it and drink it anyway! my brain is a damn mess
Coffee gives me heart palpitations while drinking Tea knocks me out cold...
Water’s now my go-to drink
10:23 that ball is a puzzle. You have to scramble up all the balls and then you try and Mach the collars with the ring of color. That’s why there’s foam in the middle 10:23
Being someone who was diagnosed with adhd as an adult and dealing with that MAAAASSIVE life changing realization and all of those “SO THATS WHY I DO THAT” - I know that it is so bittersweet and just so huge, just wanted to say congrats on the diagnosis and have fun learning so much about yourself moving forward ✨
I cannot express how similar my experience is with being diagnosed after years of difficulties! So many things I wondered if they were connected, I kept bringing it up to my psychiatrist and lo and behold. I have a variation of ADHD. I went on meds and things got so much easier to handle, it’s crazy how different I am. I’m a lot calmer, I’m not bouncing off the walls anymore, and even my sleep got better! A diagnosis can change a person’s life when they have a variation of ADHD.
Being diagnosed with Autism made me relieved because I finally knew what was up with my brain
ADHD is kind of weird diagnosis... For me, there's absolutely nothing bad about it. I know it probably had something to do with my burn outs, depression and anxiety in the past. But now I know everything probably was just too much for me and my boundaries were bent too far. It's such a relief to finally know I wasn't overreacting.
I now know I have beautiful abilities and skills, I'm always finding new ways to do things, I'm creative.. but that I also need to give myself time to take care of me. If someone thinks that's bad that's on them. Just in one month after being diagnosed I've found some beautiful communities online that I've found so helpful. Finally I have places where EVERYONE understands.
I wish all of you ADHD peeps (especially diagnosed as adults) all the best, take care ✨
Same
i got diagnosed literally the day before i turned 18, it’s been crazy realising how much it effects my daily life
as someone who was diagnosed with adhd in 2014, seeing a content creator like sean bring a bit of awareness to the less "quirky" side of adhd while still making it humorous really makes me happy
I feel like this is the more “quirky side” of adhd everyone pretends to have
@@M4rrsb4rr yeah.. but i know hes doing it to be entertaining, his dialogue a few times gives a better understanding of actual struggles; sensory issues, poor time management even when you try hard, lack of patience that you dont grow out of, etc. But yeah, most videos like these definitely leans towards the more "fun and glamorous" side of the condition which is only a fraction of what it actually is
@@Sunni_Abolishes_Empires yeah, sometimes you have to look a bit deeper into the jokes to understand
your profile picture is BÆN
Yes I'm 13 with ADHD and I was diagnosed when I was three because it was all three types of ADHD and I put the fire alarm on at Tesco I've been on tablets since the day I turned six
Jack in a try not to laugh vid with Pewds: “You’re like that one ADHD kid.”
Pewds while watching this video: “Well, well, well, look how the turn tables.”
lol this is so good !!!
Lololol😂😂
how sad
When you quote stuff that makes no sense with the context of the video just for the sake of pretending to be a redditor
@@Dubstone what
At 10:14 the squish ball game is actually a colour sort game so the one that is missing is for moving the balls to different holes its one of my favourite fidgets
Sean: "I don't need a stress ball!"
Also Sean: "Look at the little panda, he's squiiishy. :D"
To be fair, squishing cute little character squishies is top tier to regular stress balls
@@Instabruh.User.. wtf man
@@ashdontknow7353 don't reply to it it's just a bot
As someone who also has ADHD. Can confirm: yes.
@Thawne rip
The “right” squish “wrong” squish sensation is peak ADHD and I completely relate. Welcome Sean, it’s a weird ride 😂
Sure is
It took me a while to remeniss to this feeling but when I found it I realised that, yeah, you right.
Right! Add and autism is a fun mix with this one! Finding the right sensations that don't set you off but also aren't weird. It's real fun. Had many a sensory overloads trying add toys
My depression gives me some of the symptoms of ADHD so I can confirm that some of the weirdest things like the ball I have the orbe ball and it's so fun
It is quite a ride 😂 and it's interesting too
Incase anyone was wondering about the toy with the “missing” ball, youre meant to mix the balls up by pushing them down and across until they're in the wrong places. (You can tell by the coloured rings around the edge.) And then try to put them back in the right place. And also theres meant to be an empty hole.
I got one, hoping it would be like a satisfying puzzle to engage my brain, but it was super hard to push the balls around so it hurt my fingers 😔
THANK U i was hoping someone would say this
My kiddo has one. He thought like Jack at first about a ball being missing. Once I explained it to him, though, he really enjoyed it. Still does from time to time.
I GOT ONE OF THOSE FOR CHRISTMAS IT WAS ADDICTING!
@Lucas Garcia shut up
"Some people play the spoons, I play the clicker" this is the most inspirational thing ever
The Last of Us ‼️
I have ADHD and this was so delightful to watch. Sean discovering fidget toys and being overjoyed and/or disgusted made my day honestly. And yeah, not all toys help you focus on something. Sometimes they're just nice to play with when under-stimulated.
literally!! thank you! i think a lot of people in this comment section misunderstand that a lot of these toys aren't exclusively for people with adhd but also asd, etc. We like some toys but other toys might make us hate it. everyone reactions to these toys differently as no person with adhd/asd is the same. !! /gen :D
I get both understimulated and overstimulated. The ADHD-autism combo pack. I should honestly try some of these toys and see what reaction I have
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"Having ADHD makes you feel like a toddler"
The ADHD test I did was literally child play, card game memory, shapes, kid toys. I have never in my entire life felt so belittled like my diagnosis was childish and i'm just an adult stupid like a child basically. :(
I mean that's what it is truly
Pfft, that's literally how it is with autism too. Basically, for these diagnoses, they only test iq and intelligence. But they never really look at the emotional or mental side of it. My diagnosis was being challenged because I got good grades (I know, dumb right?) but I managed to find a place that actually made me feel heard for once as I explained my sensory issues and how hard it is to make friends.
hey its alr man, nothing wrong with being a kid
That explains why I feel like a six year old most of the time lmao
I had something similar to that when my last therapist suggested I reverted to child-like behavior when around a certain individual. I did fiddle with the basic toddler toys, but later it became obvious I did that with everything-I simply shut down and was frightened, distracted myself, but the therapist insisted I was reverting into a shy little kid. Then again, this same guy also insisted I had OCD because I got a 100% on some numbers game.
It’s honestly sad how that method seems to be generally used for a lot of different learning disorders, even if they have little in common and can be tested by other methods that DON’T involve implying the patient has the mental captivity of a little kid. Like you said, it’s belittling.
It’d also coming to light that just because you like fiddling with things doesn’t mean you have a learning disability, but so many folks with or without the knowledge to make that diagnosis seem to believe and perpetuate that idea.
Jack: its too noisy it’d drive me insane
Also jack: OOOOH CLICKY
Jack: if it wasn’t sticky then I’d like it
Also Jack: OOOOH STICKY
Never change, Jack XD
theyre a different sticky!
Hahaha yeah the clicky bit cracked me up
That’s the ADHD experience
The bad noisy things aren’t supposed to make a sound, and it’s not a nice sound. The clicky ones make a nice satisfying click which makes our brains feel good. I know cause I have one 😂
That’s just adhd in a nut shell lmao
The ball looking thingy is : you mix up the colours and then slide them back into there colored spaces😊
The problem with ADHD is that it is classified as a "kids problem" in society. But it is a life long thing.
ADHD 🤝 Autism
Same situation with autism it's life long.
I’m supposed to get “tested” soon to see if it’s reduced by some amount. Which really pisses me off, it’s not going to ever go away
It used to be classified as a childhood only thing, but the knowledge is spreading fast, that adults can have ADHD too, and more and more adults are getting diagnosed, but the waiting time is horrendous.
My husband has ADHD and it makes it hard to do so many things. He is also (like Seán) naturally very loud, and talks a lot lot. It makes it hard to do things like concentrate on studying because he gets distracted easily, or paying attention in class (college.) He could be in the middle of a conversation with me and he will hear someone else say something interesting and he will just kind of turn around and join that convo forgetting about ours. It’s something I’ve learned to be comfortable with because I used to get offended by that. I thought he wasn’t interested. It’s not that, it’s that he hears something even MORE interesting and wants to hop in on that topic. So instead I learn to just hold his hand while he talks to the other person (people) and then I continue when he’s done. He was bullied so much in school (up until high school because I was popular so people started paying more attention to him when we got together) because he was loud and talkative. He got detentions and all kinds of crap for just being him. But meds didn’t help him, they made him unable to eat and sleep and he was depressed. So he’s kind of learned to just live with it and I have learned not to “deal” with it, but to live with it, because his ADHD comes as a piece of him. And I want all the pieces :).
The “push the balls in” toy is actually this brain teaser thingy where the balls are out of order and you have to get the colored balls to their colored spot. But like a Rubix cube, you have to mix it up first. Unlike a Rubix cube, it’s pretty easy. Though it is kinda fun! :)
the edit was me correcting Rubin to Rubix lol
I love that toy! No idea what it's called though!
Yea I have it i just commented about how it's rubix cube but circle
Rubin Cube
@@sandramccall913 I knew someone would say it, you can always trust the internet to pick and prod!
Just about to say this lol! I loved mine
Information about these toys:
They're called "stim-toys" or "fidget toys". They're mostly used by neurodivergant people( such as autistic people and people with ADHD) to stim, release nervous energy, focus or cope with a hard situation.
What does stimming mean?: stimming is short for "self-stimulation". Everyone does it, neurodivergants and neurotypicals. Neurodivergant people just tend to stim in a more "socially unacceptabl way" such as rocking back and forth or flapping their hands.
Why do people stim?: stimming (or self-stimulation) is mainly used to release nervous energy or reduce stress. For most neurodivergant people stimming is also used in other situations where the person is happy, sad , having a meltdown or distressed.
Stimming also comes in other forms, such as:
Oral stimming: chewing on stuff
Vocal stimming: Repeating a sound or word multiple times
This is some information about stimming and fidget toys. Feel free to add any information or expirences down in the comments 😊
Thank you, I didn't quite understand what stimming meant but I kinda knew how to use it, but thank you for explaining the meaning to me!
well- everyone, but- still
@@thecuriousadhdkoifish5908 ofcourse! I'm happy to have informed you
If you have any questions you can just ask and I'll try to explain.
Tho I'm autistic and I don't know what it's like to be ADHD, so there might be some things i can't explain 😅
@@karoline2622 No worries! I've got ADHD! I really appreciate your offer to explain more!
very interesting
I have two kinds of toys. One is a cube-ish thing with all kinds of gaming controller buttons on it 🤤 and for my trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) I have small rings made of wires that gives an amazing sensation when I drag my finger on it.
Really fun to see all the different types of toys out there!
Thank you so much for showing people a glimps into ADHD/ADD. Gives strength to the rest of us 🥰
I think Jack is going to enjoy the "clicker" infinitely more when he finds out they're called WACKY TRACKS
THANK YOU!!! I had no idea what they were called and I was struggling to figure out what to even search for in hopes of finding the name of them, so you're a lifesaver!!
UNDERRATED COMMENT RIGHT HERE
@@lemon_scented_rat4559 HEHE NP!! I can't get over them it's so fucking funny
WACKY TRACKS I'M ASCENDING
First, your profile picture is AMAZING. Second, I WANT A WACKY TRACK NOW!
getting a diagnosis after a long while of misunderstandings, is incredibly liberating. I'm so happy for you Jack!
Jack being disgusted and then immediately going “oooooohhh I likey” to half the stuff is the most relatable thing for me as an ADHD person
10:18 so basically that is like a fidget cube honestly so you have to match up the color so first you have to mix some around so you’ll put like pink in the empty space and purple and pink and then when you’re done mixing it, you have to put them in the correct color I had it
It's just him playing around with toys the entire time while trying to get his camera to focus. I love it
@Lucas Garcia why do these bots exist but i love it aswell, jack is just the most wholesome person ever i love watching him
@Lucas Garcia tf
the cameras have adhd
@@theweebinhiding5650 They must be continuing these bots because it IS working and helping their channel grow for whatever unreasonable reason
Seeing you bite the gummysticky was deeply satisfying for the "forbidden candy" section of my brain. My fave fidgets are the cube and spinner rings. Finding out I have ADHD explains so much
That “oh” moment is something I’ll never forget
@@myahuske9229 You talking about those little cubes where each side has a different thing to it? Ive been considering getting one to help but havent known anyone whos tried one. So they work nice for you? Also forbidden candy XD
@@shaunswieringa171 no I was talking about that moment when you resize something can be explained by your adhd or the moment you realize you have it. Also (assuming your talking about the infinity cube) I do have one and it is amazing!
@@myahuske9229 oh my bad that was directed at op, didn't mean to have replied to your comment. Yeah I totally get that and awesome to hear, thanks!
@@shaunswieringa171 no it’s fine I really don’t mind and I probably should’ve been more clear in my comment
I was diagnosed with adhd SD an 8 year old and jack summed jt up perfectly "I'm not going to put this together, I want my haha's right now, I want my funny go spinny."
Yes but sometimes building it and putting it together will make you calm down and hyper focus then feel good about yourself for getting something done and then you get haha spinnies
IDK if I have it I was never diagnosed
I was diagnosed just under a year ago and this summed it up perfectlly im not putting this back togeather i want my hahas now
5:30 thats a figet snake, i have a bigger version. You can turn it into into different shapes, and the aim is to turn it back into a ball
Watching Jack give himself serotonin is giving me serotonin, one ADHDer to another dude
I have Autism, but this also gives me that shared serotonin
@@vickysaraharts822 You. You get it.
@@stormrider24 yoooo. I'm diagnosed with inattentive ADHD, but when I first watched the video I knew barely anything about ADHD (much less inattentive type).
And yes, relate hard....
Strange how the world works, one day your perception of reality and yourself is this, another day it's the complete opposite of that
I take Ritalin instead
same
The “push balls in” toy is actually like a rubix cube and there’s actually SUPPOSED to be one missing. The objective is to get every color back to its socket ig.. it’s like super fun because once you get the hang of it you get really fast
Yeah it is fun. There was one in the nurses office and it was so fun that I didn't play with it much just incase someone with a nut allergy wanted to play with it.
As someone who can solve a rubix cube the push ball toy was the first thing that made me want to learn an actual rubix cube
oml yus there was on at the health center where i went to go in school and they had one of those and i solved it! :D
Yeah, I have one and I use it alot but I was internally screaming when Jack was like "this is garbage dont buy it for anybody".
@@iexist6392 are you saying you’re a nut😂
"having adhd makes you feel like a toddler"
i've actually described living with adhd as being like parenting a toddler. except youre both the parent AND the toddler
Yes, yes, yes! I feel the exact same! I always struggle with decision making a lot, because my ‘inner child’ and ‘adult brain’ want, or have to do, two very different things. My brain is in constant inner turmoil. 😂
LITERALLY
lol like your trying to be responsible and think of important things you have to do but there's a small child running around your feet clanging pots and pans together and screaming "IM A PONY".
All of this is making me start to wonder if I have ADHD myself 😅😅😅🤔
@@Fug9009 why is this me?! It’s always so chaotic in my brain. 😂 😭
The pushy ball thing is actually a puzzle. I love them. That’s why one of them is missing.
I ABSOLUTELY love seeing the differences in Jack's and Ethans reviews, shows that not everyone with adhd is gonna think the same
my son has ADHD & he loves the ones where you have to work on them- it soothes his HYPER-attention times. Though he likes the crinkle straws that he spins to hear it "whistle" or fold to crackle- those give enough "white noise" to help him pay attention to people talking (but distracts him doing chores- mama has to learn what helps as well. we learn together).
Honestly I get the sentiment that "everyone else must be going through this and I'm just stupid" mentality when you have a condition and don't realize it. I experienced the same thing with hypothyroidism. I had so little energy to do anything, even just sitting at my desk would be hard to do for the most of the day. And I genuinely thought that everyone had very little energy and I was just too weak to be an adult. Come to find out that wasn't the case and there really was an underlying condition there creating a barrier that is pretty much impossible to breakthrough without treatment and coping strategies.
Yup! I have hashimotos which basically is an autoimmune disorder that causes EXTREME hypothyroidism. I was luckily diagnosed when I was super little but it's honestly wild the dissonance being absolutely dead tired and almost passing out all day causes between other people and me. I never really thought about how much it affected me and how genuinely different my quality of life is from other people throughout most my life
@@butterbun7033 People always know that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, but they never know that the thyroid is the powerhouse of your body lol. I can't imagine how much worse your symptoms are if treatment fails or the condition worsens, but I'm glad you were diagnosed early on so that you could start treatment right away.
Hello! I just recently went to my obgyn (for irregular periods) and my bloodwork came 2 days ago and TSH hormone levels rose up to 5.25 (T4 and T3 are within the normal range) and he told me I need to go on therapy and take euthyrox. After him I went to my family doctor and she told me the same thing and that I have subclinical hypothyroidism. I do experience tiredness and my metabolism became super slow but it's all due my life style and not exercising and going out like at all. I have yet to make an appointment with an endocrinologist. It's not as bad as you described what hypothyroidism is, but do you have any advices or experiences with certain medication to help me out whether I can fix my situation or something. And yeah, it's important to know thyroid gland is one hell of a bish and extremely important. Everyone needs to take care of it.
@@darna02 Currently on the same medication! My best advice is to be patient. They're going to need blood work again after a few weeks (for me it was 4 weeks) of your prescription to make sure it's working, tweaking the dose as needed compared to your levels. After they figure out what dosage your body responds well to, you just need yearly blood work to make sure your medicine is working well enough.
For medicine taking tips, it's best to take it when you wake up and wait a half an hour to an hour to eat. I also find that it helps to just vibe in bed for that time instead of pushing myself to be active right away. If your taking any iron pills, it's best to wait 4 hours after the euthyrox. There are other medications too that can inhibit it, so it's best to double check them with your pharmacist or doctor to make sure there won't be unwanted medicine interactions.
Some dietary changes can do wonders too. Some foods (like soy products, broccoli, potatoes, peanuts) are goiterogenic, meaning they have compounds in them that slightly decrease thyroid function. It's not disastrous, but just making sure you're not eating a lot of them in one sitting is good enough. It also really helps to have a high protein breakfast, aiming at around 30g (which is hard to do but even half of that is great). Both of the dietary things are mainly quality of life rather than a must-do, and just promote slightly better thyroid function and energy levels.
And then another thing that really helps is to keep a blanket and house shoes at the ready. Thyroid diseases and conditions often lead to feeling cold, and sometimes if it's bad enough i feel super fatigued and drained. Having something there to warm me up helps combat energy loss.
I know this is a lot but take away is to not worry if they need to up your dosage, take your medicine when you wake up and wait a half an hour to an hour to eat, and then you can experiment with quality of life stuff if your symptoms hit.
@@persephonehades7547 I usually experience hot flashes, I enjoy cold temperatures so I am very rarely cold myself. Last year I started experiencing dizziness and "going randomly out of focus" which I thought was something new regarding menstrual cycle, but I guess it was my thyroid gland becoming worse. I sadly ate a lot of pasta, potatoes, chicken and lots of sugary food which could be the reason as well. Non-sugary food was always well seasoned so it's not lack of iodized salt. I haven't properly exercised or taken long walks since 2017 or so, so basically during those 4-5 years I mostly sat or lied in my bed, resulting in my thyroid gland working slowly and my metabolism going slow and gaining like a bit less than 20kg. I also go to sleep late and wake up late, which leads to skipping breakfast and going straight to lunch. I've also been very anxious and depressed for 2-3 years now, making me believe something was wrong with my brain only and not knowing it was thyroid gland.
About euthyrox I haven't bought it yet. I am quite frankly scared because I thought my TSH levels weren't that serious and I've heard some bad stuff about the medication. I was given the 0.25 mg one by my family doc. I am taking OC pills for my PCOS but that isn't contradictory to the euthyrox so it's not that. I am just overall scared it's gonna make it worse somehow and I would like to try to maybe change my lifestyle first before purchasing the meds. But if purchasing euthyrox is necessary I will do it, I just need to get to endocrinologist first for an ultrasound and a checkup and maybe ask them for an advice.
I do not take any other medication, although I've started going to the doctors 2 months ago just to make sure if anything else is wrong with me or if thyroid is the only issue here. PCOS was the first thing that indicated an issue but problems with thyroid gland are on the top probably, and depression and anxiety as well as being "lazy" and feeling like sh*t. Overall it's just exhausting and even worse when you have people around you who don't understand at all what's wrong with you. But I will continue visiting doctors and stuff so I am hoping for the best and for a good solution for my problems.
Jack, just so you know, the ball that you hated is called a “Puzzle ball” and its supposed to not have a white ball. You’re supposed to mess it up and then solve it, kinda like a rubix cube
But circular
Rubik's*
@@hdw-vx1ou no one CARES
@@RealMintyVr u care enough to respond
@@hdw-vx1ou cuz no one CARES
That ball your meant mix the coulers by pushing them around and getting them back into the normal place that’s why there’s a missing ball
As someone with ADHD who’s parents think I’m just being over dramatic and that I’m lying to myself, it’s so good to see a RUclips I look up to so much going through the same things that I’m going through. It just makes me feel seen by an adult and it’s kind of comforting although you don’t even know me as a person
wow
i hope your parents start to realize that this is real and you get medication for this. i’m glad you aren’t second-guessing yourself and thinking the same as your parents!
Bro same I have ADHD and my parents just think I’m doing it do get attention or something and I still have it to this day and never got anything to help it
@@wackyxylophone418 I don’t have ADHD but I have ADD that puts me in special ed
amen brother, amen, I to have ADHD as well as add Autism and so many more so i know how you feel.
You saying "I hope this changes things" I can say from experience: Getting diagnosed with ADHD is the single best thing that ever happened in my life. It finally allowed me to understand my brain and allowed me to stop trying to change myself to fit my surroundings, but to change my surroundings to fit me. It taught me that the way I work, the way my brain works, is okay. I'm not some broken, lesser model of a human, I'm just wired a bit differently. Hope this helps you too!
Yes!! I so deeply relate to what he was saying about comparing himself to others and feeling like an unambitious failure. I was diagnosed at 21 and lived every day up to that point feeling exactly like that. So grateful that my psychiatrist spotted the signs and suggested I get tested. It was never even something on my radar (even though my dad and brother both have it, I probably should’ve clued into that one lol). Glad to see so many adults speaking out recently about the challenges and successes of receiving a diagnosis later in life.
I couldn't have said it better. And there's no need for ADHD meds, you just have to figure out how to take advantage of it.
Very big agree
I was misdiagnosed a lot when I was a teen: depression, bipolar II, anxiety, and probably BPD if I wasn't a teen at the time. I got the wrong meds which barely helped me, just gave me the negative side affects. A bit over year ago I got diagnosed with ADHD and everything clicked for me, things about myself made sense and I'm finally on something that actually helps for me.
It's both amazing and frustrating. Amazing that I'm finally in a good place (for the most part) and frustrating that I wasted my entire school career struggling to do the bare minimum because I was misdiagnosed and not getting the proper treatment.
@@rgamer4272 You cant make that kind of blanket statement. Some people genuinely do need medication and that’s perfectly fine. It’s great that you’re able to make it work without meds but you’re ADHD isn’t identical to anyone else’s. Unless you’re someone’s doctor with an intimate knowledge of them and their medical situation then don’t tell anyone that they don’t need medication they have been prescribed.
@@rgamer4272 I personally find meds to be a huge help, especially cause adhd for me causes massive bouts of anxiety & sensory processing issues off meds. Meds give me a baseline on which to build skills, instead of being in survival mode 24/7. But that's just me, it's true that meds don't work for everyone. That's where we all need to figure out what's best for us.
I think for me the "fun" toys wouldn't help me focus either but would help me ground when having anxiety and help me focus on something besides the anxiety.
Same. I have one of those squishy "egg" balls that help ground me.
Jacks dad is in heaven 🙏
@@jacksdadisinheaven7052 LMFOAOOA
@@jacksdadisinheaven7052 everyone like that :)
I have a fidget cube for that! It's got 6 sides of 6 different fidget activities that also have different textures for stimulation. Best part about it is it fits in my closed fist so I don't have to worry about people watching me obviously fidget
2:15 you can connect the two ends together 😊
As a person who had a cat who shed so god awfully bad almost my entire life…all I can think about while Sean was messing with the sticky toys was how much of BB’s fur would be stuck to them in SECONDS. 😅
those things are going to get so disgusting and covered in gunk i can feel it
it would be over with in a day, much like BB's favorite toy with a feather or something easily chewed.
I had a dog named BB
Rumblingstation 🅥 Someone please take away this 12 year olds RUclips channel please I think it’s time for him to go to supper
getting my diagnosis after struggling my entire life has given me so much peace of mind. I was never the stereotypical hyperactive, disruptive, and poorly performing type of ahdh. I’m quiet, I behave, and i’m extremely smart. my struggle to maintain my perfect grades was completely internal. I spend hours on assignments that should take a few minutes. I get stuck in hyperfocus on a silly topic or task and suddenly three hours have gone by. the constant battle of overstimulation vs understimulation makes school days incredibly draining. I believed for so long that I was just a lazy procrastinator, but in reality my brain just works differently.
This was me too. “The gifted kid” even graduated a year early with honors. School was hell. Took me 4 hours just to do 15 math questions. All essays were done the night before. I was a star student but no one saw how badly I was struggling. Fell right through the cracks. I wouldn’t have made it through another year. Doing much better now that I’ve been diagnosed and being treaded with meds.
I have never read something that spoke to me more. I had a very, very similar experience and just recently reached out to get help. I was diagnosed with ADHD and it was such a weight lifted off of my shoulders. My struggle was entirely internal, I was always a fantastic student and behaved in school so I was constantly invalidated and teased about my lack of focus, attention span, forgetfulness or distraction.
This is me as well! Gifted kid and graduated high school with honors but I was exhausted every night from how much mental stamina I had to use to get those grades. The lessons I would breeze through seemed to rotate which I now know is due to hyperfocus!
I got diagnosed in 2019 at age 21 by ignoring everyone who said it couldn’t be adhd and seeking out someone who would listen. At this point I had failed ~4 college classes (partially due to depression CAUSED by undiagnosed ADHD) and was desperate to not completely flunk out. 3 years later and now medicated and my only regret is that I didn’t seek help as soon as I turned 18!
Wait this is super relatable should I go to my doctor?!
This is making me consider getting a check up bc of how similar my situation is
Jacksepticeye : "EW, UGH I hate it"
Literally after 2 seconds,
JACK: "I love IT"
Haha Yeah
That's adhd for you.
theres so much likes but no comments
Ummm hello? Wheres the replies
@@cookiecake1380 Here!
10:14 its a Puzzle and you have to move the Balls to the ride Color
As someone who has been struggling with ADHD all his life, I completely relate to this video. Especially the last portion. I felt like I could get away with no studying in high school but then struggled in college. I felt I was bad broken, had no drive or focus, while everyone else around me was acheiving their goals and doing stuff with their lives. However, I have come to terms with it, I accept it, and I doing the best I can everyday. :)
It’s also always great when someone with a big platform talks about these sort of things, since a lot of people still see adhd as “silly kid is loud and distributive” rather than kids and adults having these real challenges everyday. I was so happy when he brought it up because it made me feel like more people who don’t have adhd will hear it and understand how I feel!
@@roseburke9693 Exactly. As someone with ADHD myself i find it a complete bummer that some people see ADHD as 'Incompetent people', however its not really their fault that they cant focus. But i am also proud to know that Jack brought it up and therefore it may come across to others. There's nothing more pleasant than a world that will understand what someone is going through without discrimination towards it.
OH MY GOD are you me???
I literally had the same experience.
I'm in my sixth semester now, diagnosed for like 3 weeks and things keep making sense.
Oh god it must be so hard to survive with adhd. Idek how y’all can focus enough to type your comments this is so sad I’m actually crying for y’all rn I’ve already gone thro 100 tissues so thankful I can focus enough to count them I’m the lucky one. you can’t study n you go through real challenges really real n tough challenges in your hard life n you don’t even get a pat on the back that’s so sad. lord have mercy on these people they’ve been beat down there souls have been tortured. you all have it so hard trying to survive with a curse. How do y’all do it tell me how do you survive with such a horrible tragic disorder? Everyday must be a huge struggle I can only imagine. I mean people talk about cancer or really hard struggles with being sick n going to different doctors all the time but forget about them n people talk about other disorders like autism or bi polar disorder some people are dealing with all of that but forget about them n actually people don’t even talk about them. anyways those aren’t real struggles no way cuz adhd is the real struggle as literally everyone knows n understands cuz everyone born since the mid 80s has it but anyways good luck I’m crying n praying for you. The saddest part is that people beat you up for it n bully you, you can’t make a friend n your family doesn’t love you n you’re dealing with so many health problems all cuz of adhd oh n it’s hard to focus when you study n you daydream
@@Jjdhjsjshshs wtf is wrong with you dude
I just got diagnosed with autism, only having an anxiety diagnosis for years and only trying to treat that, and not getting anywhere because there was much more to it than just anxiety. Just having the diagnosis was so great for me personally because I was able to be like “oh now that makes sense” and I didn’t need feel as bad for my difficulties and struggles because my brain is just wired differently! Happy for you Seán and glad to see you’re happier too! ❤️
Its great that you got a diagnosis! If you didn’t know this month is actually autism acceptance month!
Dont read my name🤐,
I have Autism too and I carry my baby yoda plushie everywhere with me, we’re autism buddies.
Congrats! I was diagnosed a few years ago, and I've grown so much since then. I hope your autism journey goes well
Loool
Gab walking in on Jack sitting in their living room screeching “TRIPLE CLICKY” radiates the same energy as Amy dealing with Mark’s yelling from the second floor. Two women with high levels of patience and tolerance for two boys with ADHD. Stan 🤩
the clickys were so cool
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2:37 I feel like I would just end up playing with the toy instead of actually focussing on something😂😢😅😂😂😂
Same lol
As a wise internet man once said, either ADHD people need to stop being so relatable or I need therapy.
AHAHAAHAH, HOW UNWISE THE WHOLE INTERNET IS! AHAHA. NO, THE ENTIRE HUMUSANITY!!!
Me, struggling to come to terms with the fact that maybe I do need a mental evaluation and have for years, to people with ADHD: *STOP BEING SO RELATABLE, PLEASE*
It’s a pain in the ass to get a diagnosis, but you’ll know real quick from your reaction to the meds, whether or not you actually have ADHD.
If you don’t have ADHD, you’ll go full manic and off the walls, since the meds basically work like incredibly low level meth or speed lmao
If you DO have ADHD, the medication will do a lot of things that seem counterintuitive, given that it’s an amphetamine. Your thoughts will stop racing, you’ll have energy that feels much less manic, some people even feel calmer and sleep better. That means your brain needed that help.
@@LuckyBones77 for me it was super easy to get the diagnosis, but it was a process to actually just get in touch with the doctor. She saw me once, asked me a few questions, and started to discuss medication. Best thing I ever did!
@@piper4268 Ah yeh, that’s more like what I meant!! I know getting the diagnosis is easier nowadays, at least partly bc the understanding of what causes ADHD has improved a LOT in the time since I was diagnosed (in 1998 lmao).
Yeh, what I meant was more that getting in to get tested in the first place is a huge pain. Getting in touch with the right doctor, and getting an appointment period (a friend of mine has an appointment they scheduled recently, for four months from now, yikes), can take AGES
Thank you for validating ADHD as a legit disorder and not just a cutesy personality trait
lol bro its both of those a disorder and a cutesy personality trait
@@connorhopper1932 its- its really not dude
@@connorhopper1932 as someone with ADHD... no. No it's not.
@@MirrorHall_Clay as someone diagnosed with ADHD it can be cutesy but also a pain in the ass sometimes. Like I’m extremely hyper when it comes to social situations I love talking to people there’s just something about it. But when it comes to working it’s a pain
@@connorhopper1932 as someone who has adhd, it not, lmao
I just got diagnosed with ADHD the other day and since learning that, every single thing I do, feel, and think suddenly makes sense. I always thought I was just insane, but knowing the diagnosis and being able to pinpoint my own behaviors has been a HUGE life changer for me. The world just makes sense now. I've spent a long 29 years on this earth and the puzzle pieces finally make sense. It's also been a little hard to cope with the knowledge, but I'm insanely grateful I know who I am finally.
I'm currently in the process of getting a diagnosis, I understand how you feel about feeling insane. People think I'm crazy sometimes but I can't help it 😂 can't wait to finally be able to tell people the reason why
I felt the same way when I was diagnosed with ADD at the age of 16 (I'm 35 now)! My doctor was all somber when she gave the diagnosis and was surprised at how well I took it. I was relieved. I thought something was wrong with me, and I was right! I knew I wasn't dumb, but it always took me forever to get homework or anything done, and it was just so frustrating. Welcome to the club!
@@jessicaw9011 Thank you! I finally feel like I've found my people. My mom's beating herself up for not seeing it when I was a kid, but it presents itself so differently for females. Heck, I only got suspicious that I had it just a few months ago. The relief I feel is so nice.
@@bluestashy Good luck!! I haven't told anyone about my diagnosis besides a few members of my family, but I want to shout it out to the world so they can finally understand my behaviors.
this is exactly how it felt for me too! like looking back at my childhood after getting diagnosed at 18 was a real “ooohhhhh, everything makes sense now” moment
All of the sound effects and everything is just so hilarious to me. I'm autistic (maybe also got ADHD) and this is just my level of humor. Funny goofy, sometimes childish sound effects and SFX
“See, this is the problem. Having ADHD makes you feel like a toddler” true facts right there
Honestly it is very true
omg yo thats some fact!
*Honestly my teachers always told me to grow up*
@@dazcfw Yeah right. If I'd played more video games when I was a kid I'd be a computer science major. "Stop playing? I'm going to start MAKING these games!" Ah well...I guess I'm going to have to settle for being a laparoscopic surgeon.
@@Chunkboi trust lol
my little sister watches toy reviews and i always think "why does she like watching other people playing with toys?" until i see Sean playing with ADHD toys.
My good friend, don't call the whatapp moron, the chance they are lying and will give you some sort of virus is 99.9% chance, just wanted to warn you
As someone who was also recently diagnosed with ADHD (& Autism), this makes my neurodivergent heart very happy!
Hi! We have the same diagnoses! Sorry for bothering you, I just found that neat. :) Hope you have a great day.
I have autism and OCD. Honestly I wish I could trade my OCD for ADHD, at least the latter only affects concentration and energy...
Omgg same all
@@tiny2315 adhd is shit to
@@tiny2315 We all feel like that sometimes with are conditions. For me, ADHD means I have trouble sitting down and drawing (which I really enjoy) and won’t be able to do stuff like driving (I would be an absolute nervous wreck, worrying that my mind would wander to something else).
I’ve only just learned to accept it and just go at things one step at a time and talking to those around me (a bit hard when your shy and on the autism spectrum… but hey, that’s life, and people are sometimes there to help).
“Push balls in game. One of them is missing” it’s missing in purpose because you’re supposed to mix it up then work to match the colors back to the circles. I give that one 7/10
It's good to hear he is having a better time with his meds than I was when I first got on them for ADHD. For me, starting my meds was like going into a completely soundproofed room for the first time. After being accustomed to a life of constant background noise, you are suddenly placed in an environment where there is no sound. It was a little scary, and strangely lonely. Of course when my body got used to the meds I was fine, but that first week was bad
Reminds me of when I got my depression medication the first time. I started to feel like a storm I'd sat in for years was starting to clear up and instead of be happy about it, I instead freaked out. It's a comfort zone of sorts. It's what you're used to. For it to suddenly be different (even though it's what you wanted), it can active a fight or flight response. I'm also doing better now.
I still have dark days here and there, but there's a sense of security in knowing the storm will clear up eventually.
Well I have ADHD, but I don’t take meds for it. Sure, I have hard times concentrating at school and I often get bored, but I don’t have to take meds for it. Idk if you can relate, but if I describe it as if I move all my energy into my head, sort of.
I’ve never liked my ADHD meds, I got off them a year ago and I started feeling better without them. When I was on the meds I felt like I wasn’t really me, I had stopped talking with friends and they made me much more reclusive and even more anti social than I already am, hell I even stopped wanting to play video games because of them. Now that I’m off the meds I’m much more active socially even if I’m still a little antisocial, and even though there are problems, like the fact that I’m a bit more of an asshole, and I’m having a harder time in school, I feel like it’s better than not wanting to do anything but lay in bed and watch RUclips all the goddam time.
However that’s just my story, if the meds really do help you then you keep on them.
I had to take meds for my ADHD in school, but the ones I took didn't *appear* to me to do much for the focus cuz I never focus on myself much, and one of the potential side effects that I ended up hating was that it reduced my appetite. I wasn't as hungry as I thought I should be, never really ate as much as others, and a long-term issue that caused was a lower body weight. To this day, I am still 25-30 lbs lighter than I should be at my height, which is nice for if I wanna squeeze through tight spaces, but awful for most other things.
But hey, the circle of ADHD pals I watch is still growing, so I can't complain about that!
I feel that, when I was on meds as a kid I felt like a zombie, I restarted meds for my adhd last year and the first week was just.. I’m awake for three days and the only thing rattling around in my brain is my own dumb voice, though tbf my dose started out too high bahaha.
As a 30 year old who also just got diagnosed with ADHD, it's extremely encouraging to hear that one of my favorite RUclipsrs has it. I've always wanted to become a content creator and, similar to you, I've had so much trouble keeping up with a project because it hasn't turned out the way that I've imagined it. I've tried RUclips, insta, TikTok, Tumblr, Live Journal, and even MySpace.
I've started medication 2 months ago and I'm feeling really good about making content again. Maybe this time I'll actually stick with it haha
good luck!
I WANNA SUPPORT U PLEASE LMK IF YOU DO
Ritalin?
Fun fact: most ADHD and ASD adults don't usually like many fidgets and stim toys because we learned to develop our own fidgets and stims. For example, leg bouncing, nail biting, finger wiggling, etc. It's pretty normal for neurodivergent adults to find these a majority of these toys unappealing and be _far_ pickier about what works and doesn't, as it usually needs to correlate to what stims they currently do / use.
I think it's pretty mixed. My partner learned the leg bouncing, I play with my hair around my ears. For him, fidget spinner has helped a lot. For me, not so much.
It's gotta be mild stimulation though, which is the point of many of these toys for ADHD specifically, to help create a sort of background stimulation rather than active. If it's active, then it doesn't help focus.
I just do hand things in my spare time, and leg bouncing.
@@vixxcelacea2778 I bounce my leg and play with my hair as well!
Smoking is one of mine. So is having multiple electronics going, including a computer with multiple tabs going. Sometimes it's just easier to have to have the tv or radio going in the background, not too loud, nothing too annoying or too interesting. Having something easy to tune out helps me tune in to what I need to focus on.
As for the insomnia... other than trying to read Great Gatsby I've found nothing that helps insomnia. I listen to stuff that helps my sleep quality, at least I've found that.
I think it has a LOT to do with when you get introduced to stim toys and the connotation surrounding them. I never grew up around them, got diagnosed as an adult, and now only use them when I'm really anxious/irritated. These young kids next door (lovely but full blown hyperactivity ADHD) use stim toys A LOT because they were introduced really young and their parents/family/school is very supportive of them using them. I do think everyone will be different to some extent, but I wonder if we had all grown up with the option and with positive connotation around fidget toys whether it would be different.
2:14 I love those thingies they do look a little weird but when u use them they r amazing
The ball is basically like a puzzle the reason one of the balls are "gone" is because you can shuffle with it gone
yeah, I have a couple of them 😅, we thought it was pretty funny when he thought a ball was missing and then just threw it away 😂
YES THANK YOU WE HAVE TO LET HIM KNOW
yeah I have one and just wanted to scream through the screen telling him how it works
@@deanrosenthal659 lol, same 😅🤣
yes, exactly
10:15- Okay so this one doesn’t just click them in and stuff, you have to move one of the balls to the white thingy where one was missing. You can mix them up as much as you want, and then solve it. It’s pretty easy but can break easily, ad be put back together. Hope this helped you a little :)
i was hoping people knew that lol i was like umm that’s not how it’s supposed to work but yeah
i literally love that fidget, we had it in primary but you couldnt use it during class because the clicks were so loud. when he was like this is useless trash i started *sobbing* /hj
@@gallavichstrss /hj? Does this mean half jokingly? Or something n why’s it necessary lol
@@Pirnaoany it means half joking. im saying i didnt actually cry. i cried on the inside.
i get to move balls!!!!!!
I love this, and I love seeing Sean learn about his ADHD diagnosis and how to cope with it. I had ADHD that was exacerbated by other things, DID and narcolepsy, and a combination of Ritalin and certain lifestyle adjustments (notes notes notes NOTES EVERYWHERE) completely changed my life.
I also have ADHD and narcolepsy!!
Ikr. Growing up with ADHD was really hard. Jack always made me feel better when I came back home from school. I always knew lol
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@@Cr0wM0ther It's a hell of a combo to have, isn't it! Medications and life style adjustments saved my life, basically.
@@theconceptofinfinity fr tho!! I've been through so many different doses and medications, and only the past 2 or 3 years the meds have been working. I'm always falling asleep in class because its boring and my teachers think its because im lazy and a bad student. only 2 of my teachers know i have narcolepsy and have adjusted how they teach to better suit my learning style.
Also the thingy that you push the balls in is a puzle, you push it under and into the empty one then keep doing that with the others in the empty holes till it’s all mixed up and then you have to push the ball in the right coloured hole
Balls💀
welcome to the "diagnosed with ADHD as an adult" club, sean. glad to see you getting some answers and some help for the life-hampering symptoms you've been struggling with
I didn’t fully realize I had ADHD until I was 17. It’s rough 🥲
But no matter what cross you have to bear, it's still a great life you can live, don't let it bring you down, and even if it does, get back up! "You can still run with a crutch!"👍
Got mine two months ago along with a ASD, I'm 32 years old :D feels good to FINALLY understand all crazy shit thats been going on in my head.
My mum knew when I was like 1
No
I loved the “you studied last minute for exams and passed with flying colors” because well, I also have adhd and that describes my entire highschool experience (like some tests I forgot abt until I walked into class, then aced them)
i have autism but i also relate to this sm, describes not just my high school experience but my life experience in general lmao
Then you get ADHD peeps like me who end up not being able to study because there are too many distractions around😅I didn't ace my tests. Hardly. I only got 50% or 60% areas.
Update... Recently it has been brought under my attention that I also have aspergers... And it appears its normal to not always do well in school?
Yeah I never study for anything lol, never needed to. And everyone else is like "wow you're special"
I didn't even study most of the time and I still got mostly As and Bs.
My teachers who were asked the first time I got assessed for adhd thought I was always paying attention in class, turns out I already knew the subjects and understood, I never paid much attention in their classes, I was reading
Got diagnosed last year! It's crazy how many things I thought were character flaws were simply symptoms. I still struggle, but knowing I'm not just "lazy" makes it easier to be kinder to myself.
that one toy where you push ball in is kinda like a puzzle. you mix it up and you have to reorganise them int o the correct hole thingy.
"Having adhd makes you feel like a toodler" Truer words have never been spoken
The toy with the ‘missing ball’ is like a really easy puzzle. You mess it up by pushing the coloured balls into the free spaces and then you solve it by putting the balls back in the holes that are the same colours at them (I hope that makes sense lol). I’m autistic and personally love it as just a casual brain stimulation thing ya know? Might not be for everyone though :)
Yoo I just commented this same thing haha! I love that ball toy so much and both Ethan and Sean didn’t realize how to use it and I was so sad :,)
Yup I came to see if someone had said this! I have one myself and the only thing I don't like about it is how loud and unsatisfying the sound is, might just be me tho
One of my old therapist had that puzzle and it was my absolute favorite
@@Aranaranz the sound annoyed me so much once I yeeted it. it shattered and that was the most satisfying thing ever.
I had one growing up, absolutely loved it!
Jack: Says he wants things that dont make him feel like a kid
Also Jack: Doesnt like something because it feels like a choking hazard.
Also Also Jack: "Baby wants his toy!"
This is the funniest thing to me 🤣
9:30
*tries to eat squiggly toy*
For the ball puzzle you supposed to have a missing ball because you mix it up then solve the coloured balls in to the countered circles
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As a fellow ADHD-ian, I agree with “Squish good. Make my brain happy.” Is how I survive in this life lmao
Honestly, we need a better noun. I've seen "ADHDian", "ADHDesiac". I just want a better term than "ADHD person"
@@jon_franklin ADHDer or ADHD alien
:0 me to
@@jon_franklin I like adhdesiac
Right? I was like I liked the same things and hated the same things. I never got why fidget spinners were a thing. Growing up I had silly putty and took to school to help with my ADHD... teacher confiscated it though :C
As someone who has ADHD and high-functioning Autism, this video meant a lot to me.
It helps to shed light on what day-to-day life can be like for people like me.
I have adhd to and I’m proud to be able to share it with other people without being judged
i’m autistic too!!!
@Thawne thats sick screw you saying LOL to his dad dying
damn, double whammy
@@The_Remster Yep.
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD after 24 years of existing and it's been a journey undoing the damage of this concept that I'm lazy or an idiot, and realizing that it's a neurobiological thing and it's not that I'm a bad person. This video has made me feel better in reminding me I'm not alone, so thank you :)
6:55
The next minute or so is a perfect representation of what ADHD is like
I’m really curious if the “good squish but bad squish also” is just a constant with adhd folks or if some of us have conflicting squish preferences?
From what I've gathered it's pretty consistent but when it differs its pretty big
honestly I think it’s a general human thing
I have ADHD and I don't think I have a particular issue with squish things. I think they're pretty satisfying for the most part. But idk maybe I've just not come across a lot of squishy stuff.
no, it VERY MUCH is LMFOAOAO
For me that does not have adhd and am not on the spectrum either, does has that love-hate conflict with those squeeshies, but on the other side i'm a High Sensitive Person so..by that it's pretty much a thing to be very sensitive to textures, among many other things. And being sensitive to different textures is something some people on the spectrum tends to have as well. -Idk if i can state something of this comment of mine at all tho.
I’m Jacks age(ish?) (31) and just found out I have “severe” combined type ADHD. I’m finding his videos really comforting at the moment. Only got diagnosed two weeks ago. Feeling lots of things including grief about struggling on without support for 31 years. So I’m breaking the habit of a lifetime and commenting because I feel like encouraging people to speak to their doctor about getting an assessment if they feel any of this stuff resonates for them.
I found out that I have ADHD when I was 30 and found out I’m Autistic at 18. It is really frustrating to look back at your lost potential because you didn’t receive the support you needed to thrive in your younger years and then later on, it’s hard to even know sometimes what supports you need now.
This really helped me try to cure my ADHD
But the best way is to run into a wall and jump into the wall head first.
That strategy makes me want to sleep on the floor and calm down like the little shit I am
"If you have ADHD, I'm not going to put this together. I want my hahas now."
As someone who was recently diagnosed with ADHD (aged 22, I'm 24 now) , I have never felt more seen or understood 😂
I was diagnosed when I was just a child but now knowing that there’s actually toys for people like us where was this earlier?!?
I found out I had ADHD at 21 I'm also 24 now I agree with the fact that I'm also not going to put something together
I got diagnosed this year and I am 26. I feel so seen right now! SHIT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE NOW!!!
Also yes
I feel understood too 😃
10:14 in this game you have to push in the colorful balls to the corresponding colored rim
My new fave thing is watching people who've just learned they're a Neurodivergent person discover the magic of fidget toys that stim them for the first time. Discovering which stimulations work and which don't is always fun... That ecstatic look we almost all get (all that I've met/seen on YT respectively) the same look of child-like awe when the fidget toy does something that we actually like.
I like the popits, squishies, twisty rings, spinners and other sorts of quiet tactile things. Also very visual - so the colour changy things work well for me. Can't stand weird sounds or too noise. I really like my fidget cube and squishy voodoo doll. :D
I would pretend the voodoo doll is someone I hate and stab it with pins like some people do.
I have a severe case of adhd and I get trouble in school and bullied everyday for it, I am so happy that you have a fan base that loves you for who you are not what you have.
I hope school is better for u ❤
Stay strong. Soilder
I hate how many bullies there are in American schools
Stay strong.
Im british we have the hooligans walking around @@Tchaikovskythegreat
As someone with ADHD, I am not at all surprised, welcome to the “officially diagnosed and everything makes so much more sense now” club!
I recently joined this club, it explains so much 😅
I'm 14 with autism and ADHD
Huzzah for Neurodiversity woop woop!♾🥳
Anyone else, first time they saw Jack, think " He must have ADHD
a diagnosis can be that, a answer to a lot of why's in your life.
10:15 this is my favorite thing of all. We got them at our old school. They broke never used it again but at least we shared. We would mix it up and then give it to the person to solve. I loved these things. It was so fun. While it lasted
10:13
This has probably been said already, but the ball isn't missing Jack. One hole always remains open and has no color around the edges, because you are meant to be able to push the balls around. Each ball has a different color and the hole where it belongs has the same color around the edge, you are meant to push them all out of place and then figure out how to get them all back into place again, matching the balls with the colors around the edges, kind of like a fucked up rubiks cube if all you had to do was match colors! :)
Nah, too much work
Those are the best things ever invented I play with mine for hours on end then I get bored with it and then put it away and find it aging in a couple days and I get all like "oh yea I love this thing why did I stop playing with it" (this is also coming from someone diagnosed with ADHD)
@@reborn6166 they're actually amazing. if you wanna get distracted its probably better tho lol
And jacks color blind
Well I'll be damned... welcome to the "wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until after thirty" club! Just went through this myself recently. 35 years of suffering from an ailment I didn't know I had :-/ still on the journey of figuring this shit out myself, hope things go well for you too!
Dont worry im sure you can handle it Gregor
I was lucky enough to get diagnosed with ADD at the age of 6. Coffee helps me and my siblings (who have ADHD) relax and focus more.
I guess i was lucky to be diagnosed at about ten... maybe nine... then again it was the early 2000-2010 and bullying came hand in hand with special needs. 😅
same
I got referred in August, but there's a 3-4yr wait on the NHS so I'm stuck with fidget toys & caffeine until my 40's... Plus it's apparently harder to diagnose in females so I'm worried about whether I'll even get an accurate diagnosis :|
Although I am Autistic, there is a lot of overlap between it and ADHD. Given your enjoyment of the squishy bears, I would highly recommend buying Elmers Gue and adding in things you find pleasing. I bought a ton of glitter and food dye to make it pretty, then added in some hard... gemstone things that have a weird shape and show off a fuckton of colors, so you get the shiny factor as well as the pleasing tactile sensations. The upside of Elmers Gue is that it isn't tacky and can make some awesome sounds, such as the popping, and you can tear it into pieces before putting it back together which is super helpful for stress relief. You could also do shaving cream, glue, and activator for some intense sensory feedback, though the beginning is rough if you have sensory issues (I do and I never get over how it starts out, but the end result is always wonderful). It has this sort of foamy, bubbly texture when settled, it melts in your hand and between your fingers (so does the Elmers Gue, albeit slower) and it can be quite sticky--though if it is too sticky, you can easily fix it by adding more activator.
I hope those help!
Sounds amazing! I also love your phrasing, "shiny factor" is awesome :D
Elmer's goo is hands down the best quality goo!
Thanks alot I wish u the best
Everyone likes stress toys, it's normal
Do you mean espergers instead? Cos I have that as well.
The toy with the missing ball your supposed to push th3 balls do2n and push it into the empty spot so it can be mixed colors then you have to organize the colors with the color that is around the rim of the holes
There's something delightful about watching someone with ADHD discover sensory stim toys like these!
But hands down, Clicker chains, squishies, fidget cubes, and thinking putty are S Tier fidgets!
The ending is how EVERYONE with ADHD feels. (speaking as someone with ADHD) you get in this mental hole of "I'm just lazy" or "I'm just not smart enough" when neither of those are true. I was only diagnosed as an adult as well, so I also had that experience of looking back and going "well that explains a lot" haha. I'm glad he finally got diagnosed because it makes a huge difference!
Dont read my name🤐,
My parents said I was lazy and stupid when I was failing school but then I was diagnosed with autism and I'm doing so much better. The ableism
I have been diagnosed with autism and my doctor thinks it's likely that I have ADHD but I won't get a formal diagnosis until I go to college because "It's not affecting my schooling." (Just because I'm not failing doesn't mean I'm not affected.) I've always felt this. My parents have always told me that I'm lazy and I hated it. They have stopped after these revelations but I always feel like I'll be in that mental hole because of how things used to go for me. On the bright side I am still young and while adulthood being a few months away is terrifying I still have the future ahead of me.
@@flershnork yeah my parents sprung on me a few weeks ago "well we always knew you were a little bit autistic" and I was like ??? you didn't think to get me diagnosed? Or you know, tell me that? Because again, it "wasn't affecting" me. No, I was just really good at hiding the things you didn't like seeing, so now I'm going to ask a professional about if I am actually on the spectrum or not but I honestly hate that line of thinking. I'm not failing school, therefore nothing is wrong? That doesn't add up.
@@stressedsimone483 I know it doesn't help because sometimes I don't believe myself, but you aren't lazy or stupid. Funny how that works though, oh suddenly I can function (or do "better" in school & stuff) now that I know why I couldn't or was struggling before 🙄 Parents are super frustrating
It’s really interesting seeing peoples preferences when discovering different fidgets. Some things you said nope to I was like “Ah! I would love that!” And it’s really funny. I’ve been smiling through this entire video, and I couldn’t be happier.
You know the ball pusher, as he called it. It is a type of rubix cube esk toy
It is fun! Like every person with ADHD is still different and we all have different favorite fidgets, like me, I like something that's easy to transport and has variety, like a fidget cube or something like that, also the clicky things
Yes, the clicky things are essential 👌. At least for me
The colourful ball thingy with one missing is a puzzle. You push em around and scramble them like a rigid cube, the match em, kinda fun