I tend to see that many language learners are neurodivergent because most neurodivergent people tend to hyper fixate on one thing. That's why I always think that we are all weird in our own ways, so we should use that to our advantage and pursue our passions instead of being self-conscious. Great interview, Israel!
Reminds me of what a friend said: polyglottery is inherently queer. Not in the sexual sense but in a general sense - it deviates from the norm. That's why the community has so much overlap with all kinds of minorities
@@RhapsodyinLingo Yes I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. One of the things that drew me to language learning was the incredible community behind it
Many people with hyperlexia (which is closely linked to autism) loooove linguistics and therefore languages. I am one of these people - language learning is my autistic special interest.
When I heard her speaking english at the start, I was like, "She is czech, isn't she?". Turns out I was right :D She has that calming czech voice, it's really cool!
i have autism i personally think that while i am mediocre in most things but when i get into a hobby i will get really deep into it and work hard .i used to have no interest in language learning apart from English because i am from a small country. but starting at age 21 i got into language learning and i spend most of my time trying to learn languages. its great because unlike my other hobbies this one is actually useful. i think the only downside is that recently i tried learning some more rare languages and you all probably already know immersion is important but my hobbies are really only popular in richer countries .so they really only have stuff that appeals to most of the population like football sitcoms religious content like when i tell these guys i don't care about football they are surprised what man doesn't like football ? it was similar in my own country as a kid if you didn't like the popular thing there just wasn't much to do apart from watching football and reading books. so i learned English. with the internet some medium sized countries and cultures started making more niche content on RUclips in their native languages while in the past t seemed like i could only find stuff like that in English .but others didn't when it comes to languages like Spanish or even Swedish this isn't a big problem only with languages that are very small like Icelandic or languages mostly spoken in poor countries like Kurdish. but maybe i am just taking things too far and i should learn less languages .
Hyperlexic people usually love linguistics/languages and hyperlexia is also closely correlated with autism, so she is probably hyperlexic autistic like me. I also have a special interest in learning languages: I have a self-taught B1 in French and I'm learning Russian too along with some knowledge of German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian. I'm 15 years old for reference so I plan to learn much, much more. I know my achievments aren't much.
Damn, she's cool! I have ADHD and autism and I'm also into linguistics and wiring systems. At this point I speak only three languages at decent level: Russian (mother tongue), Lithuanian and English. I know Ukrainian at some level (can't really place it on CERF scale), I've been studying Polish and Finnish a bit. I'd like to study a language that uses something besides Latin or Cyrillic cause I love different scripts, but I'm not sure which one at the point. Also I'm considering learning Lithuanian Sign Language. There are quite few resources for studying LSL, but I have a friend who's an L2 speaker.
I have autism and was also very attracted to languages with different scripts. I love character based writing systems, it's so much more fun than alphabet scripts
Actually I would say yes because I would say due to being daft to social cues as I don't care as much about the judgment. Therefore, pushing one's limits to be able to speak like a small child who just speaks and doesn't worry about the judgment.
A severe disability? Sure, sometimes, but maybe it's nice to not see my own condition treated like it's a tragedy. Usually when people say "neurodivergent" they're referring to autism/adhd, and while there are different levels of support needs for autism, and it's more likely for autistic people to have co-occuring intellectual disabilities, we can still live fulfilling lives with proper support. And if you have to say "there's nothing wrong with it, but..." then maybe you do think there is something wrong about it.
@@doodleplayer4014 You can see your condition like you want. If you have psoriasis it's an skin disease and not a skin divergence. You can do all the things but you have more or less limitations in you day to day life. So with ADHD or Autism or Trisomy21 ... calling that neurodivergent is sugar coating which is IMHO denying of the reality ... it's nothing someone one would wish someone other to have.
@@kamilaliedermannova9998 Get off your high horse. (Someone disagrees with me therefore that means they must be ignorant. It couldn't be that i'm wrong.) That's you.
粵語萬歲🎉❤
I tend to see that many language learners are neurodivergent because most neurodivergent people tend to hyper fixate on one thing. That's why I always think that we are all weird in our own ways, so we should use that to our advantage and pursue our passions instead of being self-conscious. Great interview, Israel!
Reminds me of what a friend said: polyglottery is inherently queer. Not in the sexual sense but in a general sense - it deviates from the norm. That's why the community has so much overlap with all kinds of minorities
@@RhapsodyinLingo Yes I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. One of the things that drew me to language learning was the incredible community behind it
Many people with hyperlexia (which is closely linked to autism) loooove linguistics and therefore languages. I am one of these people - language learning is my autistic special interest.
If learning Canto is weird then count me in.
It's not totally weird to learn
Learning Canto is not weird just many people say I am👽
When I heard her speaking english at the start, I was like, "She is czech, isn't she?". Turns out I was right :D
She has that calming czech voice, it's really cool!
Great work. 加油！
Great interview, what an amazing individual!
i have autism i personally think that while i am mediocre in most things but when i get into a hobby i will get really deep into it and work hard .i used to have no interest in language learning apart from English because i am from a small country. but starting at age 21 i got into language learning and i spend most of my time trying to learn languages. its great because unlike my other hobbies this one is actually useful.
i think the only downside is that recently i tried learning some more rare languages and you all probably already know immersion is important but my hobbies are really only popular in richer countries .so they really only have stuff that appeals to most of the population like football sitcoms religious content like when i tell these guys i don't care about football they are surprised what man doesn't like football ? it was similar in my own country as a kid if you didn't like the popular thing there just wasn't much to do apart from watching football and reading books. so i learned English. with the internet some medium sized countries and cultures started making more niche content on RUclips in their native languages while in the past t seemed like i could only find stuff like that in English .but others didn't when it comes to languages like Spanish or even Swedish this isn't a big problem only with languages that are very small like Icelandic or languages mostly spoken in poor countries like Kurdish. but maybe i am just taking things too far and i should learn less languages .
gřřřřeat interview!!!
*traumatic ř flashbacks intensify*
Hyperlexic people usually love linguistics/languages and hyperlexia is also closely correlated with autism, so she is probably hyperlexic autistic like me.
I also have a special interest in learning languages: I have a self-taught B1 in French and I'm learning Russian too along with some knowledge of German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian. I'm 15 years old for reference so I plan to learn much, much more. I know my achievments aren't much.
Damn, she's cool!
I have ADHD and autism and I'm also into linguistics and wiring systems. At this point I speak only three languages at decent level: Russian (mother tongue), Lithuanian and English. I know Ukrainian at some level (can't really place it on CERF scale), I've been studying Polish and Finnish a bit.
I'd like to study a language that uses something besides Latin or Cyrillic cause I love different scripts, but I'm not sure which one at the point.
Also I'm considering learning Lithuanian Sign Language. There are quite few resources for studying LSL, but I have a friend who's an L2 speaker.
I have autism and was also very attracted to languages with different scripts. I love character based writing systems, it's so much more fun than alphabet scripts
Actually I would say yes because I would say due to being daft to social cues as I don't care as much about the judgment. Therefore, pushing one's limits to be able to speak like a small child who just speaks and doesn't worry about the judgment.
Welcome to the Canto family haha
廣東話六個月就學得識！
真的假的？
假的
假的是真的！
少少啊🤭我繼續練習📚
First view first like 😀
I don't see the like yet, like it harder
There's nothing weird about you
Maybe but even when people say I am I don't care👽
neurodivergent ... I would rather say it's a serve disability. It's nothing wrong with it but neurodivergent is such a sugar coating.
A severe disability? Sure, sometimes, but maybe it's nice to not see my own condition treated like it's a tragedy. Usually when people say "neurodivergent" they're referring to autism/adhd, and while there are different levels of support needs for autism, and it's more likely for autistic people to have co-occuring intellectual disabilities, we can still live fulfilling lives with proper support.
And if you have to say "there's nothing wrong with it, but..." then maybe you do think there is something wrong about it.
@@doodleplayer4014 You can see your condition like you want.
If you have psoriasis it's an skin disease and not a skin divergence. You can do all the things but you have more or less limitations in you day to day life. So with ADHD or Autism or Trisomy21 ... calling that neurodivergent is sugar coating which is IMHO denying of the reality ... it's nothing someone one would wish someone other to have.
@@peterl0815 You should read more about this topic before you write something.👽
@@kamilaliedermannova9998 or maybe I shouldn't. This is a zeitgeist topic. I know enough about that.
@@kamilaliedermannova9998 Get off your high horse.
(Someone disagrees with me therefore that means they must be ignorant. It couldn't be that i'm wrong.)
That's you.