I don’t need an official diagnosis to know I have adhd, I just need to look at my bedroom, my finances, my school grades, my social life, my childhood memories, sensory processing issues, I mean the amount of evidence is abundantly clear.
Hi. I've just discovered your channel as a result of discovering your Instagram account! I found your video very informative and interesting. I am in the UK and got my autism diagnosis almost a year ago at the age of 57. I was lucky enough to be awarded a grant by my workplace to pay for my initial assessment (6 hours with a ten minute break!) and subsequent formal diagnosis. While I felt relieved that I finally had an explanation for many of my experiences and perceptions of things, it did leave me with all kinds of questions and doubts as to the validity of my diagnosis. It can sometimes be quite overwhelming, even though I know for a fact that it makes perfect sense and I know deep down that I absolutely am autistic (and possibly ADHD.) Fortunately, I have a strong support network both personally and professionally, so I know I can talk to trusted people about it. Again, thank you for the video and my apologies for rambling on for so long!
@@NigeHawkins thank you for the comment! I think, certainly for me, there is an adjustment period and sometimes a grieving process too. It takes time to adjust but it sounds like you’re doing really well! Having that explanation is a gift and like an owner’s manual. Definitely take a look at the book: Self Care for Autistic People by Dr Neff. It helps a lot.
Interesting to get your perspective as someone who holds a leadership role at work. I feel that my supervisor at my current position may or may not be neurodivergent but nevertheless, he always kinda intimidated me. I am autistic and I went through similar diagnostic testing as you to get my official diagnosis. I went for that because I was struggling at work with increased social demands and difficulty dealing with the workplace environment. I’m looking for roles that involve smaller scale manufacturing, either in R&D for any industry or biotech/biopharma. I’m a chemical engineer. Graduated almost 2 years ago and have since been in an early career rotational program at a big chemical production plant.
It can be tough when the rules and the boundaries are not clear. I like to try and ask clarifying questions but in a way to makes clear I am asking so that I can understand to do my job better. You could try getting things more in writing so you understand. There is this performative thing at work around social situations that they need to see to know you're engaged. It'd one of the harder parts for us, but it makes a big difference. It can involve small talk and things, but just asking someone about their day or how they're doing can often be enough too. Feel free to send me an email, it's on my bio for the channel if you want to add more detail and I can try and advise a little more
Hey Brett, thanks for sharing your experience. i am yet to be diagnosed, but what i found helpful in your story was how you said a close friend recognised certain traits whereas you couldn't due to high level masking. this is similar for me.
Thank you for sharing your story. I was diagnosed around the same age. I'd love to know about your second meeting a year later, and some of the resources that they pointed you to. And please keep making these videos, very interesting.
@@mrjohncrumpton thank you for this comment! The resources were limited from the diagnosing doctor, but when I connected with my therapist a year later they started to provide me with resources and recommendations based on what came up. A lot of it I try to add to different videos. But the Self Care for Autistic People is one and there is an ADHD one from a different author that’s good. And of course How to ADHD the book. And Unmasking Autism from Devon Price who has an updated version coming this year
YES, I found it very interesting about how my husband, doing the "other" questionnaires alongside mine (married 25 years) scored me so much more in the non- autistic range. I am very verbal and an external processor, so there is much info I have shared with him over the years about my lived experience, but if we based my assessment just off of his questionnaires, I probably would not have been diagnosed. I'm a highly intelligent 54 yr old female (per the evaluator) who had high marks in school, is able to (somewhat???) fake social interactions, not cause trouble, give myself self-accommedations (before I knew what these were), hide my stimming, have awesome work ethic, blah blah, so yeah... masking!
The closed captions are there, you will need to turn them on, they don't go on by default. I actually take a lot of time to work on them. I check them before posting. Every one of my videos has them.
Seeming normal doesn't mean someone's brain doesn't work like others. You can't tell if someone is a psychopath by talking to them can you? That's how they are cunning and manipulative. Autism is a different disorder but you get what I mean. You can only understand if someone is mildly autistic if you spend alot of time with them, you can see how they are different neurotypicals see this difference and see them as weird this is why autistic people seek out a diagnosis so that they can understand why they are perceived as different and so that they can explain to others that it's a mild disability that's just a different way of thinking and there's nothing wrong with the way they are
you should learn more about neurodiversity, specially considering that he got his diagnosis so late in life, wich implies that he has mastered his mask to seem "normal", as you say (i hate that word)
@@QwertyS3yeah, I get that his internal experience may not be the same as everyone else’s and I’m not doubting that he has it after going through the lengthy evaluation. But it sure must be nice to come across as a social, normal, easy to talk to person. His speaking skills are very good, he just talked for like 20 minutes straight with no cuts, and smoothly progressed through the whole evaluation process. I would have lost my train of thought a couple times, had to backtrack a few times because I skipped over something or forgot a detail, and inserted about 100 ums, lol.
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I don’t need an official diagnosis to know I have adhd, I just need to look at my bedroom, my finances, my school grades, my social life, my childhood memories, sensory processing issues, I mean the amount of evidence is abundantly clear.
Hi. I've just discovered your channel as a result of discovering your Instagram account! I found your video very informative and interesting. I am in the UK and got my autism diagnosis almost a year ago at the age of 57. I was lucky enough to be awarded a grant by my workplace to pay for my initial assessment (6 hours with a ten minute break!) and subsequent formal diagnosis. While I felt relieved that I finally had an explanation for many of my experiences and perceptions of things, it did leave me with all kinds of questions and doubts as to the validity of my diagnosis. It can sometimes be quite overwhelming, even though I know for a fact that it makes perfect sense and I know deep down that I absolutely am autistic (and possibly ADHD.) Fortunately, I have a strong support network both personally and professionally, so I know I can talk to trusted people about it. Again, thank you for the video and my apologies for rambling on for so long!
@@NigeHawkins thank you for the comment! I think, certainly for me, there is an adjustment period and sometimes a grieving process too. It takes time to adjust but it sounds like you’re doing really well! Having that explanation is a gift and like an owner’s manual. Definitely take a look at the book: Self Care for Autistic People by Dr Neff. It helps a lot.
@AuDHDBoss Thank you! I will.
Thank you for sharing your journey!
Excellent! 🎉
relatable video thank you for sharing 🙏🏻
Interesting to get your perspective as someone who holds a leadership role at work. I feel that my supervisor at my current position may or may not be neurodivergent but nevertheless, he always kinda intimidated me. I am autistic and I went through similar diagnostic testing as you to get my official diagnosis. I went for that because I was struggling at work with increased social demands and difficulty dealing with the workplace environment. I’m looking for roles that involve smaller scale manufacturing, either in R&D for any industry or biotech/biopharma. I’m a chemical engineer. Graduated almost 2 years ago and have since been in an early career rotational program at a big chemical production plant.
It can be tough when the rules and the boundaries are not clear. I like to try and ask clarifying questions but in a way to makes clear I am asking so that I can understand to do my job better. You could try getting things more in writing so you understand. There is this performative thing at work around social situations that they need to see to know you're engaged. It'd one of the harder parts for us, but it makes a big difference. It can involve small talk and things, but just asking someone about their day or how they're doing can often be enough too. Feel free to send me an email, it's on my bio for the channel if you want to add more detail and I can try and advise a little more
Hey Brett, thanks for sharing your experience. i am yet to be diagnosed, but what i found helpful in your story was how you said a close friend recognised certain traits whereas you couldn't due to high level masking. this is similar for me.
Same here.
Thank you for sharing your story. I was diagnosed around the same age. I'd love to know about your second meeting a year later, and some of the resources that they pointed you to. And please keep making these videos, very interesting.
@@mrjohncrumpton thank you for this comment! The resources were limited from the diagnosing doctor, but when I connected with my therapist a year later they started to provide me with resources and recommendations based on what came up. A lot of it I try to add to different videos. But the Self Care for Autistic People is one and there is an ADHD one from a different author that’s good. And of course How to ADHD the book. And Unmasking Autism from Devon Price who has an updated version coming this year
Thank you for a very informative video.
YES, I found it very interesting about how my husband, doing the "other" questionnaires alongside mine (married 25 years) scored me so much more in the non- autistic range.
I am very verbal and an external processor, so there is much info I have shared with him over the years about my lived experience, but if we based my assessment just off of his questionnaires, I probably would not have been diagnosed.
I'm a highly intelligent 54 yr old female (per the evaluator) who had high marks in school, is able to (somewhat???) fake social interactions, not cause trouble, give myself self-accommedations (before I knew what these were), hide my stimming, have awesome work ethic, blah blah, so yeah... masking!
Hey, please use closed captions for those of us that are also adhd and need to see information ❤
The closed captions are there, you will need to turn them on, they don't go on by default. I actually take a lot of time to work on them. I check them before posting. Every one of my videos has them.
@AuDHDBoss sorry and thank you
Thank you!
You are telling my story, i am in the middle of it.
You seem normal to me
Seeming normal doesn't mean someone's brain doesn't work like others. You can't tell if someone is a psychopath by talking to them can you? That's how they are cunning and manipulative. Autism is a different disorder but you get what I mean. You can only understand if someone is mildly autistic if you spend alot of time with them, you can see how they are different neurotypicals see this difference and see them as weird this is why autistic people seek out a diagnosis so that they can understand why they are perceived as different and so that they can explain to others that it's a mild disability that's just a different way of thinking and there's nothing wrong with the way they are
you should learn more about neurodiversity, specially considering that he got his diagnosis so late in life, wich implies that he has mastered his mask to seem "normal", as you say (i hate that word)
@@QwertyS3 well explained
people sitting alone in a room facing a camera will tend to “look normal”. Just wait until there are some stressors . . .
@@QwertyS3yeah, I get that his internal experience may not be the same as everyone else’s and I’m not doubting that he has it after going through the lengthy evaluation. But it sure must be nice to come across as a social, normal, easy to talk to person. His speaking skills are very good, he just talked for like 20 minutes straight with no cuts, and smoothly progressed through the whole evaluation process. I would have lost my train of thought a couple times, had to backtrack a few times because I skipped over something or forgot a detail, and inserted about 100 ums, lol.