Ruins
O.U.T.I.Z.M. Inc. Lyrics

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The reason that we haven't gotten into it
I can't speak Bae my words ain't so fluent
Because of you now I know that you choosing
You played with the kid now this shit is in ruins
Knocked guts out the park like I played for the bruins
She wants some racks had to give ha a sew in
It's that late night yea you know how we do it
I hit da switch Bae connected the fuses

Uh uh
Hoe be quiet don't come disrespecting the mood
Ap add da pateak I just flex with my jewels
I been beingin and drinking it's hittin bout noon
In da hills wit my niggas we came bringing doom
Go get da broom
Gotta sweep all of this hate out the tomb
Bitch call me rocket I'm back on the moon
I been trappin and rapping Lil bitch imma fool
She wet like a pool
Left the extra they hate that I'm cruel
Caught me back in yo hood so I keep me tool
Baby dis da street sweeper
Got da drank them hoes call it da ether
In da 2 seater bick back with my feet up
She gave good head so you know imma feed her
I'm hbk so I hate to mistreat her
The reason that we haven't gotten into it
I can't speak Bae my words ain't so fluent
Because of you now I know that you choosing
You played with the kid now this shit is in ruins
Knocked guts out the park like I played for the bruins
She wants some racks had to give ha a sew in
It's that late night yea you know how we do it
I hit da switch Bae connected the fuses
The reason that we haven't gotten into it
I can't speak Bae my words ain't so fluent
Because of you now I know that you choosing
You played with the kid now this shit is in ruins
Knocked guts out the park like I played for the bruins
She wants some racks had to give ha a sew in
It's that late night yea you know how we do it
I hit da switch Bae connected the fuses
Uh
Dis that get back
Told stop last time she ain't get that
Uh
You done waited to long to get ya lick back
Saw me with some other hoes chilling at the kick back
Wit da other side Lil baby this a mismatch
Call the dispatch
Ion play games bitch this ain't tic tac
Giving bitches hell yea I swear that I meant that
Name a ring bell kuz they know I got them big racks
Can't go to jail they been screaming on big slat
In da dungeon and I'm Chillin wit da big bat
I can't fumble bae I'm sorry I can't risk that
Keep shit silent I ain't really with the chit chat
She a slut can you believe I really kissed that
Shocked the world I told them niggas it's a impact
She to fertile gotta put my baby In that
This shit ain't over til I say it's over
Slime Slat
Yeah Yeah
My diamonds like fiji
You peeping these VV's
You see em in 3D
I'm boolin out nawf with the slimes where da leaf be
I neva could trip on a bitch who would leave me
I'm hungry for beat after beat after beat nigga feed me
I linked up with swish so it's time for a 3 peat
I rub my bitch cat for good luck like a genie
My momma be proud when she see me on TV
Use to crash out at PE
This shit ain't over til I say it's over
I know that I'm hot gave the hoe da cold shoulder
We clearin shit out told the hoe to move over
I swear that you not with the Klan youn know us
Drinkin on mud with my Dawgs nigga pour up
This shit gettin brazy I think that we toe up
It's up and it's stuck well Lil nigga then show us
I can't spare a nigga or bitch when they owe us
We out in Tefitty
I'm boolin with Neci
My bitch she a genie
They hate when they see a G ride on a gennie
I'm Smokin on gas I'm to high you cant see me
She say that I'm doing to much she might leave me
This shit rated R baby this dick ain't PG
Spinnin the block once again for a repeat

Love to have sex yea she want it on TV
This shit gettin toxic she can't get a freebe

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to O.U.T.I.Z.M. Inc.'s song "Ruins" express a deep desire for someone to come in and shake up the singer's world. The singer starts by comparing their writer's block to the way they feel about the person they're addressing. They're stuck in the same place, saying the same things over and over again, and they're desperate for a change. The singer acknowledges that they started out with this person, but they didn't stay together, and now they feel like they're immune to the pain of losing them.

The chorus of the song is a plea for someone to come in and "devastate" the singer, to wreck all that they've ever known and shatter the thoughts that they keep calling home. They're asking to be ruined, to be shaken to their core so that they can break through the lies and apathy that have been holding them back. The singer acknowledges that they don't want to be indifferent or passionless, and that bitterness is at least a step in the right direction. The song is an intense emotional journey that speaks to the human need for growth and change, no matter how painful it may be.

Line by Line Meaning

Got writer's block in my heart when it comes to you
I find it hard to express myself when it comes to you

Stuck saying the same thing with nothing new
I feel like I am repeating myself all the time without any new ideas

We started together but I didn't stay with you
We may have started out together, but I left your side

No need to worry 'cause I thought I was immune
I thought I was strong enough to handle any situation, so you don't need to be concerned about me

Get inside
Let me open up to you

I'm desperate
I am feeling very anxious and in need of help

Break my mind
Challenge my way of thinking

'Cause I can't see past the lies I'm dying to protect
I am so invested in maintaining certain beliefs that I can't even perceive alternate perspectives

Devastate me
Push me to my limits

Wreck all that I've ever known
Destroy the foundations of my beliefs

Shatter all these thoughts that I keep calling home
Break down every idea I hold dear

Ruin me
Bring me to my lowest point

Indifference isn't love it's passionless
Feeling indifferent towards something or someone is not equivalent to feeling love, it is a lack of passion

Apathy is no place for me to rest
Feeling apathetic is not a comfortable state for me to be in

At least when I'm bitter there's always a second step
Even when I feel bitter, there is still room for growth and progress

I'm waiting for someone to say I passed the test
I am looking for validation from someone else that I have succeeded

We've been here before
We have experienced this situation in the past

We'll be here again
We are likely to experience this situation again

I'm wanting more
I crave something beyond what I currently have

But I can't see past the lies I'm dying to protect
My own biases and beliefs are clouding my judgment and preventing me from seeing the truth

You can bring me discomfort that's what I've come for
I am okay with feeling uncomfortable because I believe it leads to growth and development

'Cause I have discovered comfort is such a bore
I have realized that staying in one's comfort zone can be mundane and unfulfilling

Ruin me
Bring me to my lowest point

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Written by: Rashad Collins

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Toon Ruins

5y↑4.6K

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B

@Matthew005 Asperger’s syndrome isn’t really a valid diagnosis anymore. If I fit into that category, I’ll just be lumped into ASD, which is supposed to represent a spectrum instead of favoring aspies.

I see better than most people, even though I’ve had lazy eye my entire life. Lights hurt my eyes a lot. I hear better than normal people, but if a motor cycle goes by, my ears will hurt like someone just took a blow horn and screamed in my ear. I have very good sense of smell, but I hate it. I smell more bad stuff than good. That one doesn’t cause me pain though. The tasting thing is very accurate. I can taste water and other people always say it just tastes like water and doesn’t have a taste, but I can taste everything on it, including the salt in some bottled waters and in other drinks. Everything is so salty for some reason. The sensitive skin thing checks too. I have Rosacea and regular things can sometimes burn my skin. I hate it.

I am currently pursuing a diagnosis. I have my first appointment in August. I still have some doubt if I have it or not though because I don’t have problems reading social cues or understanding figurative language. If anything, I’m better at understanding figurative language than most people, and I’m pretty good at acting. I was pressured into joining speech and one-act, and I did very well. I guess I’m just confused as to what part I’m faking: the being normal or being different. I think it’s being normal, since I’ve always been the odd one out since I was born. I never liked the same things as other people, and it’s hard for me to talk about things I have in common with people. Well, it’s hard to talk to people in general.

At the same time, I think I have ADHD. I don’t follow schedules and I’m not organized. I have all the symptoms of inattentive ADHD and 5 symptoms of hyperactive ADHD, so I think I meet the criteria for a diagnosis. I’m not sure if that explains why I don’t like sameness though.

The biggest thing I relate to is the special interests. I’ve been obsessed with different things off and on for my entire life, and people have even gone as far as to categorize me by my interest in social circles, but then a year later, I’m just done with it and everyone is confused. For example, I was obsessed with art and got very good at it, but a couple years went by and I lost interest. Everyone who bought me art supplies for my birthday that year was super surprised when I seemed unhappy.

Anyway, sorry for rambling. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my comment.

Matthew005

@B I know once I knew for sure I was different and why, I started to find answers and learnt to cope better and understand stand "normal people" better and why I upset them even though I don't mean too.

I am 38 and still don't understand "normal people" but I have improved how I interact with people and am alot better than when I was a kid and just couldn't understand why other people seemed so different to me like I was an alien or something.

I can't promise getting diagnosed will solve all you problems but I certainly became more comfortable with myself and a bit with others.

After getting information about High functioning Aspergers syndrome (the type I have) I found the source of some of my problems and ways to fix, avoid or cope with them.

Also if you have Aspergers or Autism there is a good chance you have disorders I for example have "sensory modulation disorder" I can hear, see and smell better than normal but suffer migraines and even collapse due to loud noise, strong smells or bright lights I also have mild OCD , very sensitive skin and depression these are just some of the "unlucky dip" of side conditions you can have along side of Aspergers and Autism.

I hope this information helps you and if you decide to get diagnosed or not remember it doesn't change who you are but it may help you to understand your self better and you may even be able to improve your and/or get medication to help you with your condition/s.

Rat Zee

3y↑2

autistic person here:

i actually believe that Shaun Murphey from The Good Doctor is very good representation of autism, other than the "miracle boy" thing. he has multiple breakdowns during the show which are not toned down or quickly resolved as if there's some magical off switch.

the man that raised him, dr glassman, stands up for shaun and actually put his own job on the line so that shaun could get one (a job). he doesn't think of shaun as weak or infantilize him. in fact, when shaun's colleagues and higher-ups bring up the concern that shaun will not be able to do his job correctly, dr glassman gets visibly frustrated.

of course, dr glassman isn't perfect. he still finds himself getting frustrated with shaun. this gets highlighted in a later episode where shaun puts everything else aside to try to find a solution for a medical issue that dr glassman is having. he still goes to work, but is visibly distracted. he even makes an accident during surgery.

dr glassman scolds him for putting his issue over the issues of his patients, that he is getting PAID to help.

and i just realized i have been rambling over text in a youtube comment section! despite my sudden urge to delete all of this because of insecurity, i am not going to.

Matthew005

@Lourdes Abreu I have aspergers and am not very good in social situations "parties" are nightmares for me.

I generally am not very expressive and am very sensitive to bright light, strong smells (good or bad make no difference strong = bad) and high pitched or multiple different noises.

In short aspergers people are often smart, hate big groups are less emotional, more logical, bluntly honest and have sensory problems due to acute hearing, sight and sense of smell.

If this sounds like you then you may have aspergers but it's important to remember you personally can negotiate some of the problems aspergers people face as you can learn to cope with some of them but you will never be "normal" and don't need to be aspergers people are better at somethings than "normal" people.

In fact some scientists believe that aspergers is an attempt at evolution as we often have above average intelligence and have stronger senses but our brains have not fully adapted to the increased sensory input causing discomfort, headaches and sensory overload.

Sheldon Cooper is like an 11 out 10 aspergers person but with a arrogant, selfish, childish and vindictive personality.

He has many of the common problems and trait aspergers people have only way over the top but his personality is not common to aspergers people.

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Toon Ruins

5y↑4.6K

Addison The Cat

@SnOc my special interest is also sonic!

Spacemaker

2y↑1

I had to silence the video because i got problems whit people speaking verry fast. Makes my mental energy go down. I wont memorize what they say that way. But im glad subtitles are there to help me.

Kieran Stark

Say, where was Julia (Sesame Street) and (eventually) Marie Vega (PowerBursters) in the description? Outside of that, though, it’s great to read!

slagar the cruel 85

@Gay Goddess what about counting cards our rain man. When I think of fictional characters with autism that’s the first one that comes to my mind despite not having seen the movie in like over two decades. My mom had suggested I watch it which did back when i was maybe in late elementary school. Austism speaks is a terrible organization I don’t recall what there digressions our but they were pretty sever and regretfully I think Austin’s speaks is still around today but so is a bunch of other un ethical organizations and company’s.

slagar the cruel 85

This was on of the best video essay on what it’s like for people with autism that I have every listened to. You nailed what it’s like for people like my self and you who our on the spectrum.

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LoreLikesThings

4y↑4.3K

My little brother is autistic, and when he shows it a bit, everyone gets frustrated with him. Thanks for shedding some light on this topic

catsinwonderland74

I met a girl with autism once and she was, well, likable. So I find it strange when people spread stigma or dislike it when their peers expirience autism symptoms. And to combat that I want to learn more about it so I don’t mistakenly judge autistic people and I will understand them when the hailey’s comet occasion comes where I actually meet someone new. It’s easier for me to empathize because there’s lots of overlap with autism and ADHD, and, well, like, I’m not the most neurotypical person out there. So I can empathize when the creator of the video was like “Due to my special interest I can pump out a ten page script about it in 2 hours.” And opinionated English is my passion so I can make a full-length essay in under 20 minutes. (I’m fast, not smart.)
My goldfish brain is acting up. I think I rambled. TLDR I’m interested just so I can empathize and learn about something new. Being (probably) neurodivergent I’ve interacted with the disabled community and autism has become a common thing talked about in the disabled community (similar to the stuff like anxiety and depression) so I want to understand so it’s not frustrating and I can, well, for the 59th time, empathize with other humans. Because life is boring without other people. Go figure!

tubular

I’m sorry :( give him a high five/hug for me if he’s alright with it

Logan Latios

2y↑2

i misread that as acoustic XD

Spacemaker

@shalomee i got autism and no interest in anime.

Cheeky Chedduh

@Treeman Same here

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Sugar Plum

3y↑3.7K

Once I said I had autism to a friend and a teacher overheard me and said "that not an appropriate joke" and I was- 👁️👄👁️

Maggie The Pearl

2y↑3

So being autistic is considered “innapropriate”? That’s rather odd

Easy Star

@Totally Taly I wish you good luck then

Totally Taly

2y↑1

@Easy Star I’ve started therapy pretty recently but I still haven’t asked unfortunately

Easy Star

2y↑1

@Totally Taly Do you know it know if I might ask? Also I hope you get the respect you deserve.❤️

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⚡️That Trans Guy Denki⚡️

3y↑5.1K

My therapist told me I could grow out of being autistic, so I told her that she could grow out of needing glasses.

Edit: ♡ please no fighting in the replies ♡

Alexander Carey

Ouch

𝕂𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕒 𝕂𝕚𝕥𝕤𝕦𝕟𝕖

@⚡️That Trans Guy Denki⚡️ that therapist just got burnt xD
anyways jokes aside sorry you had to deal with that

⚡️That Trans Guy Denki⚡️

@L M thanks 🍜 TwT

L M

2y↑1

Your humor on point you really got her good 😹

🥞Your local pancake🥞

@Donnie 123 I’m autistic but I also really like one anime mha because one of the characters had a similar past to mine he had been bullied by an egotistic person so I personally feel I can relate to this character through that

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BuddyArt

3y↑2K

My therapist told me I couldn't be autistic because I was "intelligent"

So I like my therapist even less now
Good news! I'm no longer seeing the aforementioned therapist and am seeing a counselor that has a connection with the psychologist I've started seeing. The psychologist and counselor have noticed that I have a likelihood of autism and adhd, so they are referring me to a place for an assessment!

Tizabuf

2y↑2

My therapist said I couldn’t be autistic because I had friends 😒
Jokes on her, my friends are all autistic too so we’re a group of awkwardness

愛乞うAikou

@Soopy! I had some therapist gaslight me by disregarding my autism because I not only had a girfriend at the time but also because I've had more than 2 so far (I'm 27).

愛乞うAikou

@Royal gilpin Exactly. This and most professionals are neurotypicals. Meaning they can't really understand us or (sometimes) identify us due to the fact that their criteria is just a list full of stereotypes and "symptoms" that are only present during a meltdown.

BuddyArt

2y↑1

@Jacob O'Connor I'll say the same for you, this is probably one of the most respectful conversations I've had on the internet. I understand what you're saying, thank you for the luck and have a good day :)

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Crusty Emu

3y↑2.1K

The amount of times where someone has stopped treating me like a normal human being and started treating me like I was incapable of basic human skills is actually insane. It is genuinely an awful experience.

Matthew005

2y↑1

@B No problem I know you can't always find someone to talk about these issues and I was just hoping that sharing my difficulties with my condition would help you somehow, I have had very little help myself and its hard sometimes.

I hope thing work out well for you.

B

InkyThewoof

same! i dont have autism put i have ADD people treat me like i cant read-

Matthew005

@jono searle The whole "it was a joke" excuse is a way people get away with things if they feel nobody will back them up or they will get in trouble for what they said or did by trying to say it was a joke when really they do mean it.

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Avie Avalanche

3y↑5.2K

Pokemon was a special interest. A big shout out to my highschool math teacher who made specific Pokemon work sheets for me

Jordan Lee

@Sloan E. my brothers teacher gives him batman stuff and decorates his work stuff with batman
because my brother loves batman and thats cool that ur teacher is amazing

Kdekalcio Analysis & Reviews

@tubular Yes, I think I'm doing good.

tubular

Aw!

tubular

@Kdekalcio Analysis & Reviews I hope you’re doing good

day sleeper

Teachers who understand how to meet their students where they are are true educators and very special humans.

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depressed scooby doo

3y↑1.5K

I’m autistic and want to include autistic characters in my stories, except I have the slightest idea on what autism is and not even how it effects me. This video made it easier, thanks.

wolk cumulus

2y↑3

Im also writing stories and have also characters with autistic traits. I'm autistic and some of my traits I give to my characters. Maybe you can do that too.

Shibumi Tanuki

Moomin fan ahoy!!!! Cheerio!

PolarEnchants

2y↑25

I'd suggest taking the time to do your own sort of research on the characteristics of autism. I think this video is definitely a good jumping off point for people who want to accurately portray autism in fiction but there may be traits of autism that aren't fully explained in the video that could use a better understanding. Hope you have fun with your story though, mate!

Vovex

3y↑4

@7PlayingWithFire7 yeah same, sometimes I just do it randomly for no reason.

Hackie Puffs

3y↑5

I’m also in that same boat and I’m planning on doing a lot of research. This is one of the videos.

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DougtheDonkey

3y↑1.2K

“Anything slimy, bumpy, or seedy ruins my appetite”

Oh boy, you probably have PTSD of the first time you tried a raspberry

Stephanie Hopp

2y↑1

Me with strawberries

愛乞うAikou

2y↑1

You just reminded me how I hate their texture so much but I kinda like to eat them because that's the kInd of flavor I like.

Maria Puchała

2y↑1

Ugh i hate raspberries and my second name. Irl means raspberry

Cipherism

2y↑1

I’ve never ate a raspberry ever so thank you so much for the warning.

La Vazzy

@Discord Admin bro raspberries are bomb

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SilentTheHusky

2y↑100

I hate having autism fr, society makes me hate myself and I just wish we had better representation
Just yesterday I saw someone respond to a comment with “how are you typing if you’re autistic/you can’t type if you’re autistic”

Their typing was.. genuinely almost incomprehensible. 💀

Dreamt0wn

2y↑2

WHAAT? Oh that’s hilarious 😭

Optimistic Watermelon

2y↑8

Where did that even come from? Who taught them that Autistic people can't type? At least 90% of Autistic people I've seen can type better than most neurotypicals I've seen. Although, the Autistic people I've seen were mostly online so..

Incognito Potato

2y↑9

They need a restraining order like an actual restraining order

Gaby 48

3y↑614

I noticed she was a lot more excited and fast talking in the steven universe example and it somehow made me happy :)

Optimistic Watermelon

2y↑2

I noticed that like 20 seconds in when she started talking about it, I do the same with video games and stuff lol

Sou True!

2y↑14

same, it's nice to hear another person talk about an interest of mine aswell.

Cat Rafferty

3y↑784

When it comes to the Good Doctor, I personally believe that the problem is less that it's a poor representation of Autism and more it's a poor representation of Savant syndrome. I'm on the spectrum and find Shaun mostly very relatable when watching the show. The problem tends to be the show forgetting that he an Autistic Savant not just Autistic - the show rarely says "oh this bit is Autism and this bit Savant Syndrome". He canonically has both. I also think that his relationship with Lea is also very problematic/unhealthy and personally believe that it may be one of the worst things about representation on the show.

Cassandra

I've never really watched The Good Doctor, but I don't think him having meltdowns/meltdowns often is necessary 'extreme' or representative of 'extreme autism'. I tend to have them fairly often, but like Toon Ruins, I'm also not a person others would pinpoint as having autism if I didn't tell them. What causes someone to have a meltdown isn't necessarily cut and dry either; I think most people would be too shocked if a gun were pulled on them to process much else. You might not even have room to start to process the overwhelming emotions, or the shock might just cause you to feel apathetic (at least initially). But granted, I don't know how often most autistic people have shutdowns/meltdowns, so I might be more of an exception to that rule

cariñito 🧇🌼

@Katnexis granted, I haven’t seen the show in a while. But I always felt uncomfortable at how she almost infantilises him. Maybe not, but I just perceive her as condescending and their relationship just makes me uncomfortable.

Katnexis

2y↑6

Why do you think his relationship with Lea is problematic/gen I watched the show too and I just thought the relationship between them is — weird?

jellyfish are slimy

2y↑11

@Wickedlittleyumi Shaun is very competent. He has a severe case of asd and it shows sometimes. He's a wonderful surgeon that doesn't really make mistakes. Yeah, most people with asd can be more professional, but it's a spectrum and his asd just makes him the way he is. No one said all people with asd act like him. I found the show incredibly relatable and inspiring for me, showing me that people who have severe asd can actually make it in life. That's a wonderful thing to see in media

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Manuel Holland

3y↑325

Stimming isn't limited to the overwhelming of emotions. But sometimes can be due to lack of stimulation considering I'm posting it four in the morning.

Spellow Dino

I stim when I’m bored or understimulated all the time. I am not diagnosed with ASD but I am with ADHD btw.

Tamar Weiss

2y↑2

True. My hands just CAN'T stay still for more than a minute.

Khaled Shanshal

2y↑2

@jrob498 Same here. Nowadays, everyone is mostly fine with me doing it. Heck, I don’t even care if my girlfriend does it.

jrob498

2y↑7

@Thiefnuker I basically stim anytime I have the ability to. Like my brain will be: “oh, you have a single object in your hand? *time to find and master every last corner of this charging block or whatever*”

Thiefnuker

2y↑10

It's a regulation of stimulation.
I stim when I have too few stimulation like when im in bed trying to sleep and I stim when I have too much stimulation like on a busy commuter train etc.
The scale of my "Green Range" of sensory input varies depending on psychological stress so when I have a bad day I need to stim a lot and also use external tools like sunglasses and earplugs to make it through the day while on good days I can literally go to a concert and it'll be rough on me but endurable and enjoyable still :)

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Sock Puppet Productions

2y↑169

Also one of the character that exhibits a lot of autistic signs that wasn’t mentioned was Tilly Green from Big City Greens (and she’s portrayed positively which is great)

Thew0ffan

I should’ve fully noticed that! Ive never fully noticed it but i’ve seen symptoms.she acts and talks slightly different than the rest of her family, and she had a whole episode or two dedicated on how she related to animals,which,correct me if im wrong, can be an autistic trait. one was that one where she knew the goat wanted to feel like a dog, and the other was when she was volunteering at the pet shelter.she’s also seen in other episodes with animals aswell, even telling her brother to tell the chicken in the first episode that ‘he believed in her’ (the chicken).the animal thing could also be a special interest. She also has believed things quite easily a couple times, like with the wishing fountain!

Meep beep

2y↑1

There was a girl in Clarence that likes to play with her hair, i don't remember her much and hell, I am not knowledgeable in asd but this video made me remember her.

Crying on the floor rn

2y↑2

Tilly my beloved

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ashe

5y↑3.8K

There’s this one kid who’s on the spectrum in my class, and he’s the sweetest kid ever and he loves telling stories and he knows everything about trains. sadly he gets made fun of (these guys always cut him off when he’s trying to talk or tell a story) and it’s so infuriating because you can tell how frustrated he gets.

Akshat Shah

Sounds kinda like Carl from Arthur

Radioactive Elephant 🧣

@Bowser junior Studios interesting, i bet i'd know more about trains if little toddler me had decided that i wanted to know everything about trains rather than just like trains.

X.E.N. Gaming

@Radioactive Elephant 🧣 fun fact: trains were surprisingly invented before cars.

Bowser junior Studios

@Radioactive Elephant 🧣 ok so in the 1920 the Denver & rio grande western Railroad had purchased 10 K-36 locomotives from the Baldwin locomotives works and wanted more but baldwin said they couldn't have any more till they finished paying for the first 10 so the rio grande said F*** you baldwin and went to make their own k-36 from whatever they had in their workshops and thus the K-37 was born but the funny thing was the K-37s ended up being more expensive then just paying baldwin

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Moonstar79

3y↑154

Another character that it just occurred to me could be autistic-coded is Chongyun from Genshin Impact. He almost exclusively talks about a special interest, exorcism, and is almost painfully terrible at talking to people unless the conversation revolves heavily around that interest. Part of the magic system he’s involved in as well also means that it’s incredibly easy for him to get sensory overload and that he’s revolted by foods that are hot or spicy, only ever seen eating popsicles and cold noodles. Lastly, he only has one really good friend until we the player meet him. He’s also best boy <3

Music11 Michael33

3y↑418

“She talks with her hands, which can be a common trait of autistic people” damn my Italian family is really autistic. Well, now I don’t feel like the only one lmao

Tarnia Book

2y↑2

I mean, I do it too even tough I'm not on the spectrum, but that's because, as a writer, I love narrating and acting in front of friends, so I tend to gesture a lot when I do that.

Incast_

2y↑2

I talked to my hands back in 1st grade since I didn't have many friends, some interesting times.

I am actually not autistic though, as far as I know.

Telmo

2y↑1

@BasicallyPeridot my my, how could I resist ya

Drill X

2y↑2

Lol

Wisteria Waves

2y↑21

“We knew you aced the exam when you started talking with your hands.” People to my relative when he had to take an oral exam.

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Jozlin *

3y↑290

my whole life ive grown up being told my youngest brother was autistic and we should treat him differently because of it. when they went to do his testing they never finished it, I specifically remember my mom telling us that the testing was never completed. so the only things she uses to say he's autistic is his speech capability which was mainly caused by him growing up and pointing at things instead of talking and not fully learning to talk til he entered school when he was 6. she also uses his anger issues and possessiveness as an example, though there's different reasons for those as well.
shes used the card that he's autistic for his whole life but what happens when he's an adult and doesn't know how to properly be an adult due to her enabling him?

FBI

2y↑3

Honestly, that's not just wrong. It's fucking ableist.. But aside from that, she's 100% enabling it. Autistic people do not act like such.. he definitely has untreated anger management issues that have developed and grown from what I've read. I honestly feel bad for him about that.

Kara Owens

I feel like this Is exactly what happened to Chris-chan.

White Nature

3y↑9

This is the severe case autism of media talking about. I have a member family on the spectrum. An uncle to be precisely. He already 50years old++. Has obsession over contructing building.
Sad to says he can't do properly as an adult. We still need to escort him when usually he needs to cut his hair. Take care his demands or else he goes melt down. He indeed a special kind.

Maro Cat

3y↑17

That aside, he seems an unhealthy influence independent if he has autism, that should be adressed, but yeah, no one listens to their family.

Tf2 Fan

3y↑21

That does not sound very much like autism, i have a lot of experience with autism, i live with it, i am in clubs with people in it, and i have helped people who have it, there is a chance that that is the case but nowadays everyone who has even one of the symptoms tries to use that card so i can't even tell anymore.

Meteorenn

3y↑721

“April is Autism acceptance month”
My birthday? : April
"April 2nd is Autism acceptance day"
My birthday?: April 3rd (April 2nd in most countries)
Autism? : Yes
Coincidence? : I think not

Edit : You guys, I know it's just a coincidence-

Optimistic Watermelon

Mine is in September 20th..

Hacki_Fressefreiheit

Just born in the wrong country ☺️

Videomaker1912

@Meteorenn that isn't a wooosh

Ajay Childs

2y↑1

@Red Mantis mine's in december
I was expected to be born in January
Meaning I was 'made' in april
Coincidence? Probably

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opencabinets

4y↑4.1K

Does anyone else have a fear of losing a special interest? I have a few and I recently lost my biggest one and I just feel so weirdly empty without it.

Armadillo34

Same. It stresses me out

Sawyer Emmert

I was born with autism

Optimistic Watermelon

You can lose them? Now switching things that I'm obsessed with every 2 months makes wayyy more sense.

Spacemaker

Not realy. I know theres always gonna be another. And its like i put it on the shelf to mabey pick it up iff i find it interestin in the future. But yeah it may feel a bit empty under the time it takes to make a new one. And when we do were so in to that the loss dont feel so terrible annymore.

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nova_does_stuff

3y↑73

I once had a stepbrother that had autism and he stimmed whenever he was excited. He flapped his arms and jumped up repeatedly. I remember I used to make fun of him and call him flappy bird. I feel so guilty for doing that because I didn't understand what it was at the time.

Watermelon_Cat13

2y↑1

Nevermind I definitely do

Watermelon_Cat13

2y↑1

@nova_does_stuff and I probably also have ADHD.

Watermelon_Cat13

2y↑1

@nova_does_stuff I am currently 13.

nova_does_stuff

2y↑3

@Watermelon_Cat13 I'm 14 and in process of getting a diagnosis, but I have talked with my therapist about it. I found out when I went to get my adhd evaluation and they were like "no not adhd, but maybe autism?"

Watermelon_Cat13

2y↑2

@nova_does_stuff I was diagnosed with it when I was around 8.

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vexy wexy

3y↑114

My brother is more sociable than me, loves talking, loves attention, loves physical affection, gets average grades and he is autistic. I hate social interaction, enjoy quiet, can't stand a lot of attention, starts getting aggressive when given physical affection I'm not prepared and has always gotten high grades but I am not autistic. There is a large difference in the spectrum (as seen in the video and what I said about my brother). As his sibling, I'm trying to learn more about autism so I don't act in the wrong way and so I can correct others who don't know about autism. It gets difficult so I'm trying to learn from people themselves who are autistic rather than neurotypical people with not much knowledge on it.

D. HoChoy

@Incognito Potato It's different for every person and autistic is no less capable of living normal lives than neurotypical people (unless you're on the lower end of the spectrum). It just requires more effort.

Incognito Potato

2y↑1

I didn't know there were extroverted austistic people, I thought they all hated socialising like me. Oh well, the more ya know

vexy wexy

2y↑2

@K D tbh I don't. even if I wanted to get tested my mom wouldn't take me.

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Little Doodles

3y↑164

As someone who has only recently been diagnosed with autism I find this super comforting, thank you.

Jörmungandr Genome

2y↑3

@Pango I talked to some professional people and that was basically it

Pango

2y↑3

@Jörmungandr Genome How were you diagnosed? I'm 22 and wondering if I'm on the spectrum but it seems really hard to get tested as an adult.

Jörmungandr Genome

2y↑4

Same..i'm 29 right now and i got diagnosed with aspergers a few years back and it basically changed my entire life and i'm still coping with it

Pastel Skye

3y↑2

welcome to the gang!

Jipwell

3y↑75

Here's a conversation I've had more times than I want to;

"Oh, yeah, did I mention that I have autism?"
"You don't seem autistic."

Optimistic Watermelon

2y↑3

"Oh I don't seem autistic? Ok, what am I supposed to look like?"

Incognito Potato

2y↑3

omg same-

I told my teacher once and he told the class and they were all like: "You don't look autistic"

I thought it was a compliment but years later I realised it was ignorance to what autism really is and it still makes me mad to this day

Riley Spreadbury

3y↑79

I am getting a masters degree in disability studies and one of my classes assigned this video. Bravo, as it is super well made! Thanks for all your hard work!

xTobsecretx

3y↑29

I loved Aaron Mitchell in Mitchells vs Machines - he’s such an adorable kid and his obvious autistic traits aren’t played as downsides but just how he is.
I also liked your critcism of the genius stereotype - it’s so harmful.

Paul Song

3y↑51

I used to have these beliefs about “disorders” such as ADHD and ASD, but every time I tried to bring up my ideas about how many of these individuals are labeled as disabled bc they don’t fit into the definition of normal, my sister would insist that I was wrong, and that my ideas were harmful and ignorant.

It hurts me so much to see people talk to these individuals as if they are children, as if their behaviors and the reasons for their behaviors are either nonexistent or irrelevant. I wish I spoke up every time to defend them, but in the back of my head I would hear my sister telling me that I’m being ignorant and irrational.

But no more. Nobody should have to suffer because of who they are, and I am done letting people convince me that I am wrong about this.

Krahz 77

3y↑100

This video describes Autism perfectly. you caught me bouncing my knee before I could, and pointed out special interests, in which mine is Jojo's Bizarre adventure. Even Spongebob being a popular special interest mirrors this, as Jotaro, a lot like Spongebob, is thought to be on the spectrum.

Optimistic Watermelon

2y↑1

JoJo's one of my special interests too. Also, what? People think Jotaro is on the spectrum? How?

Cookie Crumb

2y↑1

Hm now that I think about it maybe my friend has a special interest in Jojo and history. He literally knows everything about it!!

Flavour Ruling

2y↑2

Whoaaaa wait, Jotaro on the spectrum? What’s your evidence?

🌙Urania 🌌

3y↑1

Yeah I think he is

Fliverly

3y↑42

now, I am not autistic but I have been close to autistic people but my parents have told me that an autistic person’s brain is developed differently and make them act noticeably younger than they actually are, some worse than others. My parents explained this to me at a young age so that’s all I thought it was until I got a bit older and realize there’s a little more to it but I still thought that’s all autism was so this was really eye opening for me. now I can connect with them more and understand them to a deeper level. So thank you for that!

Lord Vivec

3y↑21

I disagree that autism isn’t a disability because my autism makes me extremely sensitive to loud sounds and bright lights. I even have to leave the house when my mom vacuums.

Ó-J

That's not a disability. You're just better adapted to a rural, quieter environment.

beescared

@Mafumofu sorry i didnt mean to disregard it. i have sufffered because of being autistic, and for me personally its disabling but it doesn't negatively affect everybody, its not a purely negative thing.

Mafumofu

@beescared disregarding the suffering of autistic people to claim it isn't a disability is not doing anything for us, it's just brainless virtue signalling

beescared

its only a disability for some people guys,,, it might be a disability for you but its not for a lot of people so dont say that it is

Mafumofu

Ikr I'm convinced my autism has caused all the suffering in my life and no amount of copium can change that

ActualBIscuit

2y↑82

Wow, I might be autistic… I relate to almost all the symptoms mentioned, apart from the "not getting the joke" trope
I didn’t know there was a name for the feeling of sensory overload, I thought it was just me whom I affected. As an example, sometimes when listening to music or seeing art in museums I’ll get so irritated because of all those emotions rushing me at once and snap at people around me.
I also fidget 24/7 and find it hard to stay calm and relax and not be doing something. My dad always gets so mad at me when he sees me stimming to cool myself off which is just SUPER IRRITATING THE GUY IS A NIGHTMARE he screams all the time for everything, takes everything as an offence and never admits his faults! Just this morning I ask him to please close his mouth when he’s eating because it makes a loud noise and he uses his amazing catchphrase: *scoffs*
He’s so ducking infuriating!

CostumeCrusader

2y↑2

@Tempo SAME

Tempo

2y↑6

Honestly, I relate less to the "not getting the joke" trope and more to often needing to clarify that I'm joking because a lot of times I just sound deadpan serious when attempting to do so

windblade 120

2y↑4

😀😃am 18 and am a girl and I love cartoons and Anime and funny comics and I am globally delayed which means I learn slower than people my age but am very quirky and confident but I'm sometimes shy and stubborn sometimes around my family and friends and I do talk a lot when I get excited and I talked over my friends and my mom and dad which they don't like too much.😀😃😂

Skyz25

2y↑4

OUR DAD'S ARE THE SAME

ActualBIscuit

2y↑12

I just realised I might of gotten myself distracted while writing that comment…

Oliver Barrow

3y↑90

I'm on the autism spectrum.
My interests are the cell structure, mathematics and classic films.

Nobody Burgen

2y↑6

Ayyyyyy! Fellow movie buff aspie! Nice to see! Wanna chat about Kubrick some time? He‘s my favorite movie director at the moment.

Crole

5y↑19.7K

All students at my school : respect the autistic kids in school
Also all students at my school :
use autism as a slur

Kyce Marek

My school didn't care they treat me like a animal instead of a human being

Batnode

So true

Daniel Loves Art

Yeah, but that's funny. It's a funny word, and calling someone autistic is funny. Kinda like the word 'gay'. People quite often call each other gay all the time without any aversion to homosexuals. This is because, it's a funny word, and calling someone gay is just simply funny.

Monique Loomis

The lack of self-actualization is disconcerting.

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Depresso Espresso

3y↑52

13:12 I think Pearl also represents masking, as for a gem, shape shifting could be considered stimming, and after her trauma, Pearl abjectly refused to do so. After the events of the main show and movie, Pearl finally stopped masking, and began shape shifting again, joining Amethyst and Garnet in Steven Tag.

[GD] •ice cipher•

3y↑107

When I was in junior high, I told my friends I was on the spectrum and they were ok with it - then during spring break I texted one of them about it and I remember being asked “so, if it isn’t a disorder, what is it?” and I felt so good that they had an open mind about what I was telling them (in elementary, however, one of my friends asked if I had autism, and since I knew damn well that I’d be bullied if I said yes, I said no. and it gets worse when there were these bowling trips that only the ‘special’ kids could go on (luckily it was optional for me) and I hated being compared to kids who were below me and then it all being sugarcoated. Because we’re NOT all the same. We’re different.
And I could never understand why the world misunderstands people like us. It’s like if one person likes dogs, but another likes cats, someone said “oh, you both like dogs because you both have brown hair.” And yes, in my childhood I’ve been to all the clinics. I’ve heard all the “oh sweetie, you’re just so special!”s. I’ve seen all the documents. Point is: as a kid, I was self-aware on how the world viewed autism, and saw it as a “disorder”, “disability”, and sometimes even a “disease”. My mother was nice enough to tell me this, and it helped, because now I know why the world sees me differently. And with that knowledge, I can take a stand. I can make an effort, if I only understand; that I can make a change. We all can.)

Valientlink

3y↑29

Honestly, I'll take the pains that come with having HFA to being a neurotypical person. I honestly love being different from normal people and we have a right to feel unique. We are! And unfortunately, some of our parents tried to make us seem like a freak for being too shy or having limited interests.

A huge fuck you to all of those parents.

pamelam4

3y↑23

I used to think I couldn't be autistic because I'm not a genious or have some kind of special talent from birth (ie. playing the piano or amazing at science). Austistic people come from all different backgrounds and have all different levels of intelligence and abilities. The stereotypes, IMO, really do more harm than good because it prevents real autistic people from getting properly diagnosed.

さくら

2y↑16

I’m also on the spectrum and went through a huge Wreck it Ralph phase back in sixth grade. But I was only invested in the Sugar Rush game cause of how genuinely fun it looked and even memorized all the names of the racers and their cars. It’s something I look back on and cringe. 😅

K D

2y↑2

Well, you don't have to cringe. Its okay, you were a kid. At the end of the day if you are not hurting anyone, and you are genuinely sastified with your life, then nobody should ever judge your interests, including you.

Slomurr

2y↑15

As someone with aspergers, I appreciate you touching on this topic. A lot of people have this misconception. My parents often forget how troubling it could be having these symptoms. I can't think to deep or write an essay for school if I don't care or forced to care about a subject outside my interest. They often get frustrated that I can't. Thanks addressing the social issue some may have. I explained how we aren't mean perfectly. It's often just a miss understanding with us. We really just prefer transparency with our behavior. No explanation of being yelled, scolded, or being avoided just makes us think of something worse, pissed, and hold a grudge at that person. It's not black and white, it's miss understanding and miscommunication about our behavioral issues. Don't act nice and be scared to hurt our fillings. We prefer feedback than nothing. ignoring us won't help. I think I just needed to adress this as alot don't understand this. Of course not everyone on the spectrum struggle with this, but this just what I experienced and what I heard from others. But anyway, thank you for bringing this issue up. We prefer transparency rather than a brick wall.

samantha pinette

3y↑65

A interesting fact about The Good Doctor: He’s often seen holding his hands in front of him, which was often taught in schools and therapy to “stop” stimming! It’s just a small detail I’ve noticed and also looked into a bit. An article says it might also have something to do with his childhood? (I noticed this detail since teachers often told me to keep my hands on my desk before I was even diagnosed)

Also, he has Savant Syndrome which is why he has the great memory! :)

Frost Queen05

2y↑4

I never realized The Good Doctor was considered bad representation of autism. I always thought that it was good representation and it taught that even if you are mentally disabled you can still achieve great things.

Nick Hyena

4y↑4.2K

Once my friend called me autistic as an insult and I said "yeah?"
It was at this moment she knew. She had fricked up.

Edit: ew, that was back when I censored myself. Fucking gross.

Dan Heaton

For some reason everyone at my school calls people autistic in the context of (idiot) like for example someone messes up "are you autistic" and they also use it to insult people with "autistic c$&t"

wed whb

I don’t think censoring something is bad or gross, considering how many kids watch YouTube and all. It’s ok and a nice thing to do! :D

Woops

BEST FUCKING EDIT.

Optimistic Watermelon

Man I thought I was the only one who censors themselves. I don't even know why I do it..

Lakshita Yellanki

@Cheeky Chedduh ohhh, thanks for telling!!

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Stormy Has an Opinion

3y↑30

I just wanna say that I'm on the spectrum as well. I have a special interest of Splatoon, Splatoon related things, cartoons, Tim Burton (I think that's how you spell it.), this video game called Cattails ( not to confuse you with the plant.) and memes And one of the things that really makes me mad are autistic kid memes. Most of the time people who make those memes aren't even autistic. Plus they are really hurtful and offensive. And it's hard to believe that some people find those things funny. Most autistics I've met and myself don't act like how the memes portray us. And again autism is a spectrum. And I've seen actual autistics have complaints about those memes like mine before, so that's nice to see that I'm not alone. And since people can learn from memes sometimes, people can be misinformed about this kind of stuff. There was no point to this, I just wanted to rant.

DesiDess

SPLATPPM
SPLATPON
SPLATPON
SPLATPON
SPARKON
SPLATOOON!!!!!!!!

Watermelon_Cat13

Oh I love Cattails.

Luke Cockburn

3y↑21

This was a really interesting video & I agree with your point about the "autistic genius" stereotype I think the alternatives tent to be even worse but unrealistically glorifying autists is about as bad as denigrating them worse in some instances

Static Kaeder

3y↑41

The best response I've ever had when telling someone of my diagnosis was "Oh honey - you didn't know?" No, I didn't know.

M. A.

3y↑19

Tony Stark is also confirmed to be on the spectrum and honestly having a character from your special interest also being on the spectrum is just A+

Ford Hoffmann

4y↑1.5K

I'm on the spectrum too. My special interests are astronomy, storytelling, and Minecraft. And I love making lists, like that one :)

Batnode

For me it’s history and politics

Hacki_Fressefreiheit

Minecraft 😍😍

Vurbi 10

2y↑1

Mine are programing, game dev and socialism

ashley

Mine are birds, nature, and history :)

Chris P. Bacon

Yooooo we share special interest!!!
I have a 7+ year old Minecraft world and adore storytelling in all sorts of media like pro wrestling!
Astronomy used to be one when I was younger, it still is. I love star maps :)

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jenna kings

3y↑9

I am so happy that I have fond such interest in “disability’s, mental illnesss,” and more just as I am very interested in learning more about ocd, autism, turrets, DID, schizophrenia... and more. I want to more know about them bit just the stereo types! I love knowing more than what people think and so I ca; treat them the way they deserve to be treated. This interest started when I was very young maybe 6 and I am 13 now and know so much more than others! I still want to learn more because people deserve to be treated right and I get very defensive when people stereotype things like this! But yeah....🙂

Armadillo34

2y↑1

I'm the same. It's how I realised I was autistic in the first place and why one of my special interests is neuroscience (the other being classical music- specifically music theory and composers).

Stonege 323

3y↑4

Having slightly autism. This is one of my interests. I find it wierd that i like mental disorders or personality disorders. But for some reason i find them fascinating. The people with these are still people. They always will be. And i will treat them like people.

But i always for some reason feel guilty for liking to learn about such things.

Sunspot Mill

3y↑27

I never really understood why autism still experiences stigma despite some of the famous and historical people out there. Even Albert Einstein and Mozart were long speculated to be autistic figures. I kind of blame the gaming or chat community for perpetrating autism as a casual insult. So it is rather nice to see more positive representation of the autism spectrum and characters in media that can clear up some misconceptions. Julia from Sesame Street is especially the best modern example for the preschool audience that either experience it themselves or are related to someone who is on a spectrum.

Cyrus Walker

3y↑13

Does anybody else sometimes think their parents sometimes think their parents forget that they have an autistic child? Like, my parents sometimes call me a little lazy when I know that I’m autistic and I’m just actually wanting to do something related to my special interests.

Frog with a gun

2y↑9

When Peridot hissed at Steven I FELT that.But seriously, I actually DO hiss at people, I'm so used to it that I hiss when I'm stuck behind things and riding something jerky (like a bus or van on a bumpy road).

Twilight-Chan Loafs Sanspie

4y↑1.6K

My mom bases her "research" from the good doctor and blames all my mistakes on my autism and thinks I should be doing fantastic in school. I have made mistakes that were 100% my fault but she blames it on my autism or gets extremely mad at me. She acts like I should be this great person when it's really hard for me, especially when she tries to push out of my comfort zone at an extreme level than trying slowly to help me get out of my zone. Her ex was very harsh on my autism telling me to close my mouth or to stop acting childish whilst using it as an excuse to be lazy. I used to hate being autistic but slowly come to accept it.

K D

@Killer Queen thats pretty judgemental, you shouldn't be telling ppl what kind of art they should make.

Goodnightmyprince *

My mum did the same with Sheldon Cooper on the big bang theory. My mum expects me to be super smart and that im not applying myself.

Matthew005

3y↑1

My mom is like you are wrong and it's my job to fix you and make you right like a normal person so you have to stop being you and learn to be normal.

Not in so many words as she doesn't want to be seen as a bad mother empisis on the "be seen as" part as she is more concerned at people not seeing her as a bad mother than she with actually not being a bad mother.

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[ Frey exists. ]

3y↑9

great video! i'm on the spectrum (we still don't know where exactly, though) and positive autistic representation is such a wonderful thing to see in media today. a specific autistic character i find myself relating to a lot is entrapta from she-ra and the princesses of power. like you explained in the video, a person with autism is likely to have very specific interests, of which they'll know a lot about, while maybe not being as motivated about some other things. i am very interested in history (1800th century, to be exact), philosophy, and politics, and my friends sometimes say that i'm really smart for knowing a lot about a specific person, or event, which isn't necessarily true, it just means that i'm really interested in that specific area, and therefore like to learn about it. entrapta is a great character for autistic representation on my opinion, because she clearly has those specific interests (first one's tech, robotics, space, etc.) but is not really good with social cues, and doesn't understand expressing emotions like others do. she specifically states in the show, that she isn't good with people, but is good with tech, which is why she tried to use tech to show her love to her friends. i think it's great, that a kids show like spop can include so much representation (something i highly respect noelle stevenson, the writer and producer, for) and teach the younger generations that there are many different people out there, and some might not express emotions the same way you do, but that doesn't make them any less valuable.

Aqua

3y↑10

i'm a person on the spectrum and i also don't like bad representations of autism in shows and movies. i agree, people that want to make autistic characters for media should do their research first instead of just immediately believing the stereotypes then showing bad representation. it's good that there are people that do their research, and show good representation and educate people well about asd, though.

Mafumofu

2y↑1

@Matt Black it's a truly horrible thing but not because it makes you dumb. It makes you lonely and depressed and disconnected from society. It makes you have a mental breakdown every time you must talk to someone new. It's a truly horrible thing

Matt Black

Yeah, me too. But what I hate more is when people joke about ASD as if it’s a truly horrible thing because it makes you really dumb when it’s not like that at all.

Lotte Yansson

3y↑9

1:20 - 6:51
I think this part helped me understand my younger sibling alot more, my younger sibling has a certain love/interest in toys, like boxed toys, or just boxes with nice designs in general now that I think about it. They loves cereal boxes and whenever we go to the store an they see the cinnamon toast crunch boxes, they flip them over to the back, because they each have a certain face on them or design and my younger sibling chooses which face they like the most, same things goes for toys, they love watching unboxing of toys and toy reviews, and they start wanting to buy that certain toy. I'm glad this was on my recommended and I'm glad did decided to click this tysm for enlightening my soul with this information, and I hope everybody has a wonderful day!!

Luckidoo

3y↑5

As a guy with asperger syndrome, I found this quite interesting and neat! It’s true that Peridot and Pearl have very autistic-looking personalities. ~~this may be why they are one of the most liked Crystal Gems!~~ I like Steven Universe a lot too, even if barely watched a single episode -I only watched one-. But I know the lore of it well-. Anyways, great video! I think I’ll sub and join the Disc.

Leah Sauter

4y↑1.9K

I have the unfortunate tendency for my special interests to be like super dark. My first was shipwrecks, then epidemics, then the Holocaust, then forensic anthropology. This... didn’t go over well with my allistic peers. But hey, now I’m a Holocaust historian so everyone who teased me can suck it!

Optimistic Watermelon

What is allistic..

Mini Sarge

2y↑1

Honestly you are an unsung hero. Many don't know enough about it and you are preserving and telling the story

nirvanabrook

yea i have a spinterest in the holocaust too! but i never talk about it because i never want ppl to think i’m like insensitive or that i’m. interested for the wrong reasons 😵‍💫

Slomurr

I had a strange intrest in darker things in history as its a lot more interesting than political, economic, and busines in history. I was always interested in the French Revolution, the Black Death, world war 1 but the second world war intrests me the most. How every country's bad side showed light to the world, it's intriguing seeing what you though was good finally show it's bad self. The torture devices used back in the dark ages are quite interesting as well. It shows how we evolved in moral standards from the past. The Witch trials showed how suspicion can make us turn against each other. The civil war, slavery, and how blacks were treated back in the early 1900s are others the interest me. But, I also have plenty of other intrests outside of history. Horror and thrillers, art, dinosaurs, space, animals, characters and character development, psychology, mental illness, biology, true murder cases that are solved or unsolved, and I can get political when I feel is needed. I'm so interested in dark stuff, not because I want to be a murderer, but the psychology behind them fascinates me. The idea that can bring someone to torture, kidnap, and kill gets me intrigued. Like, what is going on in the mind to bring someone to do inhuman acts? Lol, I'm rambling again. But it proves the point.

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Seth Budrik

3y↑5

Something that I would like to see portrayed a bit more in media about the autism spectrum are some of the insecurities one could perhaps being labeled as such. Often times see characters either coded and thus being unaware, or it doesn't really occur to them how different they are. We don't really see high functioning autistic individuals not only live with the knowledge that they are perceived to be different, but are also aware acutely aware of it. As a 26-year-old who was originally diagnosed with Aspergers at 14 then re-diagnosed with autism years later when it all became one thing under the autism umbrella, I had to live with the knowledge I was different my entire life, and I could even SEE how I was different when I thought about it. As such, I became very insecure about my differences and built up a lot of anxiety and worry about being seen as 'different' or awkward, which hilariously and sadly made it even more apparent how different I was. Even among my own peers, while I am still high-functioning, I am on the lower end of it. What makes me appear higher-functioning than I am is my critical thinking and analytical skills as well as my high emotional intelligence. However, these same skills often make me hyper-aware of my actions often make me too aware of them to the point where I developed said insecurities. I am not the only one, as I have met similar individuals who are in the same boat where they notice their own social shortcomings to the point where they have developed anxiety and even depression over it.

I would like to see this represented in media, where we see a character live out their lives knowing and being aware of how different they are, and trying to come to terms and accept it as a part of who they are.

I myself took a long time to accept it(and sometimes I still struggle with it and my awareness and sometimes lack thereof) and to not be afraid if people view me as being autistic and nothing more, as though I know it is a large part of what makes me who I am today, it isn't the sole factor of who I am. I have a wide range of interests, such as professional wrestling, history, video games, anime, and video essays., which all admittedly involve my main interests in story-telling and discussion of such. These interests are why I decided to pursue a degree in humanities, and maybe one day deciding to become a teacher for students who were similar to me as I noticed there are too many teachers for those are on the spectrum who were awful. The few that were good were great, and I was lucky enough to have them, and I would like to perhaps be as good of a teacher for others one day.

Phoenix Prime

3y↑2

I'm on the high-functioning end of the Autism Spectrum, and it's something that I consider both a gift and a curse. It's a gift because it's made me into who I am as a person... and it's a curse because it's gotten me made fun of in school, and also mentally abused by some people in my family. I've had lots of moments of joy and sorrow and fun and pain over the years... but a lot of that made me into who I am today, and I wouldn't change any of that. My mom also tells me that if my brain had a special switch to shut off my "autism" and turn me into someone "normal", she wouldn't flip it - because she loves me for the person I've become.
I'm tempted to make a video about this on my own channel, but... sometimes I have my doubts....

Jen ny

3y↑6

I got made fun of so bad in high school for being autistic, before I even got diagnosed. Thinking about what people said years ago still makes me tear up. Hoping to meet more people like me, we are awesome and without being autistic I would not be a human it is a large part of how my brain works and how I am able to get all A’s in my programming classes. I see it as an advantage but sensory processing disorder has extremely impacted my life, like having to leave public school or not being able to hold a job

Stupid Magic Poring

3y↑4

As someone on the spectrum, I can say that you made me happy explaining to the world what we are: people just playing on hardcore because easy mode is for losers

For almost 20 years I was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and anxiety, it was early this year that my doctor told my dad to write everything that happened in my life, because she just can't find a cure for my behavior (I was taking medication for depression for some years), and he did, from the most "normal" things like when I don't like to eat some textures (beans, argh*) to even a time that I freaking started *growing at a kid of my age because I thought that he was being mean to me
Also I jump when I'm nervous or depressed, clap and snap my fingers when I'm anxious and just like to dance when I'm happy (is just some random movements that I do, isn't like a dance *dance*, is more like shaking my body to whatever melody is in my head)
And because all that is not seen as well to the public, I just don't do it out of my home, making me extremely uncomfortable and anxious, I just make small things outside like one or two little jumps to look like I'm just warming up so it doesn't feel too strange, and some snaps of fingers, not too much, or they will start to look at me

To finish, my hyper focus (that's what we call it in Brazil) are: evolution, metamorphosis, and everything that is alive, mostly fish, from the more deep of the ocean the better! Someday I will make a trip to see the abyssal sea, and what magnificent creatures she hide. I like to study everything about creatures, everything that made they alive intrigues me, it's just too perfect to be true, like, one day a fish came out of the water, but to this to happen he need lungs, but, why did he have lungs? They knew that there's food on the land? How? How did they started breathing air? One day one of them just tried to breathe too much and it became a traditional ritual among fishes so the evolution started? And the whales? They are fish that came to land, said "HA, sike" and came back? why they can't breath underwater? It's just not enough time to evolve? SO MANY QUESTIONS, SO LITTLE TIME

Rat Zee

3y↑2

SpecialEdge

2y↑4

9 months ago I was watching this for the first time and thinking about my autistic brothers
But now I’ve been diagnosed for ages now and only came across this video again now.

Autism in girls is so hard to notice and because I was a teenager at the time finding someone who could diagnose me was hard. It was expensive but now I am getting the extra help I’ve needed for a while

Elliot Horne

3y↑13

Hello I'm on the spectrum too and I can really relate to this video. My special interests are History, and Topography. I hate it when people say I don't look Autistic because what does an Autistic person look like? I also hate it when Neuro typical people pity me for something that makes me who I am. I also have a hard time understanding social cues.

M.L. S.

2y↑4

Something similar can be said of people with Down Syndrome. I have interacted with several of them during my life and although at first it is difficult to follow their train of thought, the truth is that after a while you realize that you can and should treat them as normal people; you just have to change the way you explain things and they will understand you very well.

Booboo Booboo

4y↑3.8K

"BuT yOu DoN't AcT AuTIstIc" - Everyone who I tell I am on the spectrum. I wish more people understood it's more like a color pinwheel, not a sliding scale. The negative media portrays, sadly, dominate the more realistic ones in the average joe's mind. It's get at times frustrating. This is a very well made and informative video, thank you.

Don Addams

No two people are the same. Remember that.

Šäkûrãkõ Gàćhå

“YoU dOnT lOoK aUtIsTiC yOuR To PrEtTy” the amount of time people say things like that thinking they are complementing me is well… high

Matthew005

Yeah it's only ever the extreme stuff the show as it's more entertaining the rest of us who can appear "normal" most of the time suffer from this misconception.

When I tell people I have aspergers they often say you seem "normal to me" or "you are doing well with it" or out right don't believe me.

It's especially bad when I have someone mad at me for something I did or said and I have no idea why they are mad and they think I am faking a condition to get out of it.

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Wil Bourke

3y↑5

I too am on the spectrum. My own special interests are films, Super Mario, Ghostbusters and just general 80’s culture. And despite being an actual autistic, i pushed myself to graduate high school and completed my final year of screen and media in 4 months, 1/3 of a whole year!

Sky P

3y↑2

As a person on the spectrum, I really felt the way that certain characters stim. As an infant I was regulairly reprimanded for doing so. Therefor it really helps me connect with certain characters . However, I noticed that after my diagnosis, people started treating me like some sort of supergenius. It put way too much presure on me, and it really hurt my ego if I didn't live up to their expectation. I guess I'm trying to reïtterate how much media affects our day to day life, and that it should by no means be treated like it doesn't

Mason Jenks

3y↑2

I love this video. I couldn’t have said it better myself. Less “good doctor” ideas and more ideas from the majority of autism people.

Rebecca Flutters

3y↑3

As someone on the autism spectrum and part of the LGBTQ+ community, I'm really glad I found you. I really enjoy watching your videos

Dazed

5y↑1.5K

Seriously, pointing out that 'all people on the spectrum are geniuses' did more harm to me than good. I felt like I had an impossible standard to meet.

Thank you for this video. Gave me a lot to think about.

NerdyNeutron

Kind of the same logic of how you shouldn’t assume all or most Asian people are highly intelligent. It sets the bar unrealistically high.

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Ok boomer

Cassandra Tafoya

5y↑3

I've been told that I was misdiagnosed with ADHD by someone because I was "too smart to have ADHD, so it must by autism." Several of my exes have high functioning autism, so it annoyed me. There are overlaps, but there are also differences as well. And just because there's a stereotype that people with ADHD don't get good grades and people with Autism do doesn't make it true. And finally, grades aren't a reflection of intelligence.

Aodhan

5y↑2

Same here. It makes you feel worthless unless you're a genius and that rly doesn't help.

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TaeTilly

3y↑4

It was nice watching this video. I'm also on the spectrum with a milder form. I have my special interests in gaming, writing, editing, music and certain series. My interests are in a lot of things that vary a lot from one another. A funny moment of mine is when people in my language call me or someone else an autistic person. When I tell them I'm on the spectrum, they always start to apologize while they don't mean it. If they would, they wouldn't have said such a thing. You are right with that people don't see every single person who is on the spectrum that they actually are. People are always surprised then I tell them my form. Anyway with all that I just wanted to say that I liked the vid

numaTruehome 100

2y↑7

Sheldon not being confirmed is kind of a relief to me cause I personally find him insufferable most of the time

Kirumo_Drxxmz

2y↑1

When you were talking about special interests and how sometimes things outside of them are hard to do, I really agree with you there. As an autistic person, one of my biggest special interests is abnormal psychology, which involves things such as DID, schizophrenia, schizotypical disorders, autism, really anything to do with mental disorders and how it affects the brain. I love ranting on and on about it, and I could talk for hours about lesser known mental disorders like Capgras Syndrome, or Cotard's Delusion! But when it comes to things like math, I can't really do that, because I cannot find anything about it that interests me.

The closest I can get to it is thinking out as a puzzle, but I can really only do that with certain problems where I have enough information to think that way about it. It's not that I'm lazy, or not smart enough either, it's just that I simply cannot find anything about math itself that motivates me to really and fully immerse myself in it.

Katie M

3y↑12

My brothers special interests are birds, the wizard of oz, and children’s movies in general
My other brothers special interests are science and space
The second brother thought that me and our parents are also autistic
My parents swear I’m not but I don’t think that’s true
Mum thinks I’m just using it as an excuse to be lazy
My special interests are YouTube and lgbtq+ stuff

Cocky Cookie

3y↑3

If you're afab that might explain because people tend to think autism is a guys only thing

DeltaSceptile

5y↑1.1K

One of my favorite characters who's implied to be on the spectrum is Newt Scamander from Fantastic Beasts. Even Eddie Redmayne confirmed that this was true as far as his approach to performing as the character.

BasicallyPeridot

2y↑1

@🐉 Lindi 🐉 Yes! I was Newt 2 Halloweens in a row and I'm best friends with my family's anxious rescue cat.

QueenSahara Ice

5y↑1

Omg yes!💜

GREYBEE

5y↑1

Yes!!!!

Rebecca Megan

5y↑3

I love Fantastic Beasts and Newt is my favorite character. I relate to him because I have autism and social anxiety. Lol I am a mix of Newt, Nagini and Credence just because I know how it feels to be different and it's hard to relate to other people sometimes.

hsua v

lets be honesr hi rowling did it for clout and attention but yhea pretty cool.

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Frozen

3y↑3

I’ve been going into deep dives into content made by autistic people since I’m getting diagnosed with it very soon, and I’ve never felt like I could relate to anything more, I feel like I’m not a failure now, and that I can fit in with a group of people

LordMage369

3y↑2

I'm so glad this video was made! Thank you so much for making this to help others learn more about us people on the spectrum. I'm on the spectrum and even I learned some things while listening to this video! Again, thank you for taking the time to make this

Living Wikipedia

3y↑2

2 years ago, when I watched this video, I was thinking.. huh? wait.. that's me! what?

Now, after all that time, I came back to this subject and realised that I do indeed have autism.

Thank you so much ♥

Olga Lugo

3y↑3

My Two years old brother had just been diagnosted with autism. I know only a profesional can tell us legit aspects about his case, but this video helped me a lot in the subject , specially coming from a person with autism. Thanks ❤️

Elena Dutton

4y↑1.6K

Another really good character for autism representation is Entrapta from She-ra and the princess of power. I would highly recommend watching it.

⭑ Cinnamoroll ⭑

I easily connected with Entrapta!

SaHaRa

3y↑2

Entrapta is my fav character!!

Elena Dutton

@Elisa Dohne you can talk about her to me :))

Blizz

3y↑1

That’s what I was thinking too

THOOBS

3y↑2

I was just about to say that! I loovee herr!!

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KirjoM

3y↑3

When listening to this, I realized that I relate to Pearl, because I have also hated myself from being autistic and in the past I was also very desperate for people, who treated me nicely even a tiny bit.

Moonlight Kayla

2y↑4

My special interest is cartoons. Especially the Owl House and Gravity Falls. Thank you for making this video. I really wish there was more autism representation in the media. I liked how you talked about different aspects of autism. Some of them I don’t have, like not understanding jokes. But some of them I do, like being overwhelmed by texture and stimming.

Nobody Burgen

2y↑1

Ya think soos has aspergers? I dunno, feels kinda likely:

PurplePaps

3y↑1

I have always wondered if I was autisic. But my mom wouldn’t let me see a doctor because I’m “too healthy and smart for that.” When I watch this video, i feel like I can really relate to the people with autism. I’ve done plenty of research of it, and I have a fair share of systems of it. I think someone I can relate most to is pearl as well. (I’m sorry this comment was long, I had to get it out of my mind)

Stupid Hatter

3y↑1

I have an older brother who's autistic, and I'm lower on the spectrum (I'm going to speak with a therapist as soon I can because my mom saw a good number of his symptoms in me,) and we've both had unfair pressure placed on us due to misrepresentation and not understanding. I didn't do well in school because it was incredibly hard to focus on something outside my comfort zone when my brother did fine because he pushed himself so he could compete in sports, while he had a lot more trouble communicating than I did. It sucked

Vasilios F

Both my sons are on the spectrum and recently in therapy I was told it's very likely that I am as well due to some of the things I do. It was fairly hard at first but my special interest is essentially just learning things. So when we found out about my oldest I spent hours just researching autism and ways to care for/better relate to autistic children. I usually will sit there for a long time googling the random stuff they ask and due to me possibly being on the spectrum as well I'm fairly good at explaining what I've learned in extreme detail so we all just learn constantly and fill our brains with facts about everything.

hailbopthecomet

3y↑1

Ever since I've moved out of my parents place I've noticed there are so many things about me and the weird little quirks I have that fit the "atypical" autism and have been glossed over because I make strong eye contact and am very social and love touch. Words getting stuck in my head and saying them out being echolalia, my extreme pickiness being textural as well as taste, my need to plan things out and anxiety over the idea of going somewhere I've never been, the reluctance to listen to other music unless extreme effort is made and I end up incorporating it. Most recently its been stimming. I twirl my hair like all the time and when its too short to twirl I touch my head a lot, I was literally twirling my hair and didn't realize I was till you mentioned it as a stim. I had no idea I could possibly be on the spectrum because I was so "normal" but slightly quirky. If there was representation when I was a kid maybe things might have been easier growing up, if I had known what it was that made people hate me at school

D-RgK

2y↑1

It’s crazy how much adhd and (high functioning) autism have in common… obviously they’re not remotely the same overall but there are lots of things in this video that ring true

nerdwarp112

3y↑1

I always find this topic to be interesting. As someone on the spectrum, I admit that the fact that a lot of autistic characters are super geniuses makes me somewhat disappointed in myself for having average intelligence and I don’t consider myself be an expert at anything useful. On the topic of representation, I really would like to see a mainstream superhero with autism at some point. As long as they’re just kind of socially awkward and not a super genius, I think they could be relatable.

Sharmyn Palacios

3y↑1

I really am grateful for this video because before I watched it, I had no idea about autism or the characters that were portrayed as part of the spectrum. I took me by surprise that I actually was is the spectrum too. Since then I discovered so much about myself (Apparently in my country they label me as Asperger). The reason this video means so much to me is because of my special interest which is animation. I send you a lot of love and thank you again for working hard on videos like this💕😄

dip shit

3y↑1

I really liked this vid, especially learning a bit more about autism. While I'm allistic, I have ADHD and I've heard it said often that being on the spectrum and ADHD are sister behavioral disorders. I can definitely see where they overlap (special interests & hyperfixations, stimming, ect) yet are fundamentally different. I'm happy to be me because of my ADHD, so I hope anyone reading this feels similarly despite whatever you may have and how it affects you. I'm here to be your brain weird brother in arms!!

Lost Account

3y↑1

When I first realized I was autistic, I found out not by a medical test (which I got later that confirmed it) but researching it for school. My thingies include:
-creating entire universes in my brain, to the point I just have to write it down, which makes for amazing stories
-an obsession with animals (mostly cats, love those fluffbutts)
-having trouble socializing in person (I will engage in an amazing conversations online though if you wanna)
-stims by either having my entire body shiver, or my leg will bounce up and down while I’m sitting, or just hissing like a cat
-makes random noises that only my best friend could understand (we’d greet each other by just going “mermermermer” and hugging)

Alsa

I did the "mermermer" too 😂
But mine is "sindendot Uma"

Willow The Mushacorn

3y↑1

I'm currently planning out a comic I want to make (and probably never will because I procrastinate), and I wanted to put in as much diversity as possible. I have decided that my main character's little sister has autism, and I want to make sure she's represented in the best way possible. She is also a trans girl, since I wanted to accurately depict what being a young trans person looks like. I don't (or at least don't think) I have autism, but I have diagnosed ADHD, so I have experienced a lot of the same problems (hyperfixating/special interests, stimming, trouble regulating emotions, sometimes I have issues with reading other's emotions/sarcasm when I'm just mentally dead), but not to the same degree. I'm trying to learn as much as I can so I can show things accurately and help inform people myself :) This video has been very helpful in that, so thank you :)

What

4y↑1.5K

Nobody listens to me when I say I’m autistic. They tell me to stop faking, and to stop joking about autism. It makes me feel horrible :(

Edit: I am diagnosed ffs. Not that it’s your guy’s fricking business.

Drew Bear

Same the only people who believe I autism is my family and friends

Amir Salam

3y↑2

@Collective Conscious Ok but, the og commenter said that they were actually diagnosed and just because you for example wouldn't get offended when people say that you are faking it, doesn't mean that other autistic people won't get offended at the fact that people are trying to claim and say who they are. I agree that self-diagnosed people are shitty people and need help but, you can't make claims about someone you don't know.

Collective Conscious

@Amir Salam People that self diagnose are often upset when people point out that they are self-diagnosed and don't actually have what they claim to. They also often get belligerently self-defensive when you point this fact out. So I expected these responses. and I didn't want to talk about it but since you insist, I was diagnosed with Aspergers after years of seeing all sorts of professionals for most of my 40 years on this earth. I can't even tell you how many self-diagnosed people I've run into since being diagnosed. Every single time I have to mention it there is at least one person that is then convinced they also have Aspergers and it's always the person that is trying to seek attention. The person that's always trying to convince everyone around them that there is something special about themself. Lying about mental or physical ailments isn't cool. If you want to feel "special" or whatever just practice a skill or something.

Amir Salam

@Charlie.mcoo Agreed

Amir Salam

@Alan Corvus EXACTLY! The person you replied to was so ignorant to think that they can tell someone who someone else is. And then wanted to say how the og commenter, who they don't know irl, is faking it and are trying to act like an ally when they are being the exact opposite. You worded this beautifully and I couldn't have said it better.

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The Red Right Hand Productions

3y↑2

The version of L seen in the 2015 TV Drama adaptation of Death Note was imo a really well done portrayal of an autistic character (even if it's technically just a headcanon), at least from my personal experiences with autism. Like the original version of the character was already coded as such, but the way it's portrayed in the JDrama just felt so much more real and was the first time I felt seen by a show, I guess. Helps that DN is one of my main special interests

cathrixx 15

3y↑1

as a person with autism im so happy you made this, i always wished for some kind of information that autism isn,t just being smarter that every autistic person is diffrent in their own unique way,i want to make a cartoon just about that it might take me ages but maybe someday i could do a cartoon about slice of life about group of children who have autism in a possitive way. Also i was always intrested in cartoons and i think peridot represents me almost flawlessly i tend not to understand some things and take things personaly,i have hard times understanding jokes but that,s ok because my friends and family love me the way i am, and since soon is april i wish everyone a very happy early autism acceptance month have a wonderfull day

ezra

i’m on the spectrum and always related really strongly to pearl- guess now i have another explanation as to why!! also the way this was written so that the bulk ended up being steven universe really proves your point about special interests haha. i love listening to people talk about theirs

The LegoFlyingPig

3y↑1

I love this video, I am personally on the spectrum and so are some of my family, we need people like this telling proper facts about autism, you have earned a sub :)

Clint Parsons

4y↑660

I met this one guy in college who could tell you every minute detail and statistic of every high school football team in every high school in the state of Georgia. It was incredible.

Lakshita Yellanki

3y↑2

@Mentally Unstable oh my gods. I’m not even surprised at this point lol

Mentally Unstable

3y↑1

@Lakshita Yellanki oh my god.

国王安东尼

@Abbers 07 ADD/ADHD typically has autism that isn't on the spectrum- or at least has the same symptoms without being on the spectrum.

Naomi G Wolfé

3y↑6

I knew a guy who would do the same things with giraffes real neat but I didnt see em for too long unfortunately

Lakshita Yellanki

3y↑1

That’s honestly so cool

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Depresso Espresso

3y↑1

6:39 I am one of the people who feel as though ASD negatively affected my life, but more specifically it was the fact I was undiagnosed until 19, when my Autism had gotten every opportunity to fuck up my future. Because I didn’t know I was autistic (I’d been masking since I was a kid after my dad kept yelling at me for stimming) teachers kept calling me lazy when I couldn’t complete my work. I only passed 4 subjects, all of them hyperfixations for me except for math, which I was just very good at. I failed the rest of my exams, and now I’m fucked because in the UK most employers want to see 5 GCSEs on your CV

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