I have ADHD...I realised that farting is a symptom of DID...so now I think I have that ! (I think that's how these people's brains work...and yes purely satire for anyone who may struggle with such a thing)
Has anyone ever pointed out to these kids that even doctors aren't allowed to diagnose themselves? Literally doctors need other doctors to tell them whats wrong with them because of confirmation bias. "Self diagnoses" aren't valid no matter how educated you are.
Nah. I don't think anybody has told them that. Then again these delusional dimwit wouldn't listen to anything people say about their make believe disease/disorder. So🤷
I mean, not even doctors can properly diagnose people 100% of the time either. But yeah its needed to see the "off-time" behaviors just as reading the answers to questions and other tests. The less a person knows about what "makes it adhd" for example. The better results. So its literally easier to see in others if they are possibly nerodivergent rather than seeing it within yourself. Because it's not like you got something to compare to :P
When I was younger, I took a psych class and one of the first things the professor said was to not diagnose yourself, friends, or family because you're too close to get a strong sense of what an issue could be and the information is so fresh in your head, that you'll try to apply it to other people. And obviously we were students, so duh, but point still stands
My sister in law had “not getting X, Y, and Z” as her “trauma” when she claimed to have “PTSD” a couple years ago. I’m glad she grew up, but it was very annoying for a while, since she watched me struggle with the immediate aftermath of abuse and thought it was “cool” that I had a diagnosis. It was mimicry while I suffered and overcame obstacles. She just thought it was the coolest thing to fake illness.
Funnily enough I had a co worker that claimed to have autism, and each time she was caught slacking off, doing a task poorly, over all being a shitty person let alone employee she would blame it on the autism and demanding special treatment based on it. The catch being I was her manager and officially diagnosed with ASD with the paper work to back it up so that shit did not fly with me. The other managers let me handle her as I was technically the only one who she couldn't cry discrimination to HR when she would be told off and it didn't help she didn't provide any documentation backing up her "autism" for the special accommodation the company provides so as far as the company was aware she wasn't in any special groups to begin with. She quit a month in once she realised she's not getting her way and would actually have to work. Her autism symptoms she proudly would proclaim that made her autistic were walking on her tippy toes, nail biting (very unsanitary as we handle food) and head twitches. Jesus I wanted to beat her ass.
I just put my head down and get to work, if I make a mistake it’s “I’m sorry”, people with actual disorders try and actually deal with it instead of being lazy and blaming it on the disorder making them feel shitty, yeah working isn’t that fun, mentally prepare if they have to, but that person sounds like they just don’t wanna feel bad after people tell them to be a decent person, consider every other person pushing through what they have to deal even if it gets to them eventually, not just going “my disorder” instead of just saying sorry and moving on.
At the end of the day they ain't my problem anymore, last I heard through the great vine is that she's claiming DID and OCD, the Austin has cured itself 🤦♀️ The curse has been passed onto another.
Im not going to self diagnose, but I have been told by many people that I may have autism because of how I act in public, a lot of my close family members and siblings have autism, so I have a higher chance of having it and I dont care to get tested because at this point it doesnt really affect me, the first person to ask if I have autism was a dishwasher at my first job who had aspergers, he never blamed autism for lack of work and he was always at work. I dont know why people online promote autism as a happy disorder "look at me wave my hands and squeal on camera its so cute". they never discuss the serious parts. For example, my sister has low functioning, she doesnt understand social cues, gets mad easily, she cant tie her shoes at the age of 18, nor can she do basic hygiene. The tantrums she throws, when something doesnt go right she gets angry, even if its just a minor thing. Its not just some "oh look at me walk on my toes, bite my nails, and act all cutesy over some toys" its sick
Dude I found someone who was genuinely sick on TikTok once and it was upsetting. One of those random ones that had like 4 views. There was something wrong. In her dark house, just sort of talking at the camera and moving around strange. She was emaciated and looked like she hadn't showered in weeks. It wasn't for views, none of her videos had any. it wasn't acting and it was very sad. I have no idea what it could've been, just not right. That's what severe mental illness looks like, not fun anime cosplay.
As a dude with tics (diagnosed by a professional, I have Tourettes syndrome), I can confirm that the WORST tic I have is sitting still. I love it when I do that one neck tic I have, it totally doesn’t hurt or anything. I also love it when I make noises in the silent classroom and get stared at. (This was sarcasm… I hope I made that obvious)
Haha! ADHD doesn't give you tics, which is what the gal in the video was saying they are. We (we being those with ADHD, and those with autism as well) self-stimulate (aka stimming) and don't really think about it. It's not completely involuntary like tics are. I feel the urge to do it, but it's not like it'll hurt if I don't, I just do it impulsively.
It's almost insulting how stupid the things they said are signs of adult autism are, I'm 41 diagnosed at about 35 before that my family always just thought I was a bit strange with a learning disability only after my son was found to have autism and be very high on the spectrum was it found that I am also on it. I don't do stupid crap just a bit hyper fixated on things sometimes and I can live a relatively normal life.
I'm 31 and showing strong signs of having autism, is it worth getting it diagnosed? As an adult I feel it wouldn't benefit me much from getting a formal diagnosis but would it be more beneficial when I have children to have my own diagnosis for the sake of my children who could also have it?
@thechazzmaniandevil147 in a case of someone older in my opinion it's really a personal choice if u have had a functional life up till now then I'd say only worry about it if u want to be sure or not. But if it's not impacted I to negativity then u don't have to worry to much. It was nice to understand why u did certain things but not really necessary either but that's in my personal opinion.
Someone tell the DID fakers that they are allowed to make up OCs and roleplay as them without having DID. Hells, introduce them to Dungeons and Dragons or something.
This is actually the reason why a lot of kids toe walk. Ur right. Nothing to do with the brain. Same thing happened to one of my neighbors kids. He got surgery for it and trust me he's the most typical guy to exist 😂
My mom is a sped teacher. She always tells the parents of toe-walkers to take their kids to a specialist to first rule out Achilles tendon issues, and if they don’t present any issues with their tendons, then they should take them to a specialist for autism (because autism can also cause toe walking). Two years ago she had a kiddo with severe Achilles tendon issues. She told the parents what to do, and by the end of the year his heels were almost touching the ground! It was a huge improvement from the extreme toe walking he was doing before! I guess this is a lesson that multiple things can cause one issue, so assumptions should not be made until there is more evidence.
A lot of autistic kids do walk on their toes, also a lot like chicken nuggets, it’s not an indicator it’s just a common quirk. Also the fact that it’s common made it so we didn’t realize my autistic son had a form of cerebral palsy for a long time 🤦🏻♀️ made me feel like the worst mother ever 😭
Unpopular opinion (possibly): It's okay to question your mental health and question if you have a mental health disorder. That is when you should talk to a therapist or a professional about these types of things and see if you actually do or do not. What's not okay is to say you do without a diagnosis from a therapist/professional.
I'd say this is bad advice. Nine times out of ten, getting a diagnosis of a mental disorder becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Go to a shrink, and they WILL diagnose you with something, even if you are perfectly normal. As time goes on, more and more normal emotions and experiences are being pathologized. Nobody can even define half of the disorders in the DSM-V in an internally consistent manner. Like take the "autism spectrum": shrinks literally lump in mentally retarded people who are non-verbal and constantly bashing their heads against the wall and stuff like that with "high functioning autism" which only has one consistent symptom: social awkwardness. How is that a "spectrum" anyways? And most of the time, the awkwardness is just present as a minor, all of the adults I have ever known that SAID they had autism struck me as totally indistinguishable from a normal person. My advice to any young person encountering Wikipedia pages or whatever about all sorts of mental illnesses and trying to find the one that fits you like I did as a teen is just STOP, and go do something else. Going down that rabbit hole of diagnosing yourself or getting put on psychoactive, addictive drugs by a shrink like I did is disastrously negative, most of the time. You have to have some serious problems before going to a shrink becomes actually necessary or helpful. Most people in the West are over-diagnosed, pathologizing unpleasant parts of the normal human experience. My advice to young people who feel there is something wrong with them is "There probably isn't. If there were, other people would notice and tell you." Because most of us keep our "weird" thoughts and feelings to ourselves, most of us don't realize how normal we actually are...I found that out while robotripping with some friends as a teen, we all started spilling our guts to one another about our deepest secrets and memories and stuff, it was cathartic to realize that all that self-consciousness and insecurity is normal. Honestly, I think having close friendships and connections with family is significantly more therapeutic than talk therapy or drugs will ever be for most people. Sure, there are those who are genuinely fucked in the head, people that need anti-psychotics to keep from losing it, but you'd find out if you were like that, it wouldn't be something you could fly under the radar with, so I figure if you're the only one worried that you have a disorder, it's probably just hypochondria. My brother was always a bit of a hypochondriac growing up, anytime he heard about something he would ask our medical professional parents if he had it, and my mom would always reassure him that he was fine. A diagnosis can really easily become a monkey on your back, especially if you are diagnosed with clinical depression, which it is hard NOT to get diagnosed with as a Westerner in the postmodern age if you go to see a shrink. Depression is the norm, because our society is utterly atomizing and soul-crushing. There is nothing wrong with most people, they are just reacting to an unhealthy society, but shrinks blame the neurochemistry of the individual's brain instead. SSRIs work no better than sugar pills, and make people more likely to end it because they will think "I've been taking these pills for months and I still feel miserable, I must just be miserable by nature and there's nothing I can do about it, may as well kick the bucket." I found that my life really turned around when I stopped thinking of myself as depressed, as it really shapes your self-perception, and gets you into the habit of being dour and down on yourself. It feels like you have a lot more control over the way you feel if you tell yourself you are just a normal person, capable of happiness like anyone else, not someone that is doomed to always feel sad unless they take the right sort of pills. I think the people that have been supposedly helped by these pills probably just improved their own attitude through the power of suggestion.
I reckon this isn't that unpopular, there's also a variety of levels to mental health issues, especially in less complex ones like anxiety or depression. It's important to be seen by a professional and while medical negligence is a very real thing, deciding you have a mental illness and not even trying to take the steps and fight the fight to get a diagnosis is not an option. Especially when you parade yourself on social media making it your whole personality and being obnoxiously proud of how mentally unwell you are.
adhd can cause tics, but they arent tourettes. Something i remember is “you can have tics and not tourettes, but you cant have tourettes without tics” adhd can cause tics that are very minor like eye blinking or head twitching just due to how the brain misfires anxiety can also cause tics however the girl in 5:50 is more describing stims that you can have with adhd, which is usually done without realising it, in an attempt to get the brain to focus or slow down, which i think she misunderstood the difference between tics and stims, unless she didnt and shes just trying to be “silly” :3 -someone with both tourettes and adhd
I have ADHD and i both have tics and stimming, but they didn't change overtime, and not that visible or bad, and they are rare. I have head tics, but like in every two weeks or so, i don't even acknowledge it, and i have sudden rushes of shivers, this is a bit more frekvent. And for stimming, i usually twirl the end of my braid. This is usual, but it's not some "im so quirky UwU thing". I just simply find it comforting.
Holy crap that could explain (adhd which I was recently diagnosed with at 41)whenever I would get overwhelmed I would find myself counting syllable with my toes..I still do it just not as often when I was younger.. I’d tap left toes then right toes..and count syllable if sentences I had said…and half the time not even really counting them but just like tapping them out to focus on something …never thought oof it as a tic or anything just something I did to focus on one thing or to pull me out of daydreams
From someone who has severe mental illness and can’t work or really have a normal life this stuff makes me so mad. It’s not a joke and it’s not fun or quirky I’ve had this most my life and all I want is to be normal but I literally can’t physically do it. This isn’t fun or games it’s people real lives who struggle daily.
it gets really fucked up when your mental instability also makes you physically unstable. that makes everything way worse, so i understand you. keep your head up, though, youre strong
I feel like the two sides of the fence are interesting. There are all these kids that do things everyone does and they insist they have a disorder and then there’s people who have my experience of doing things excessively that are actual indicators of a disorder and just being told “everyone does that”. Idk I just think it’s interesting
It's because the large influx of kids who are grasping at anything to belong to any group (regardless of the damage they cause) are making it significantly harder for those who actually do need the extra accommodations to be taken seriously.
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I have adhd i don't find it offensive at all but I can see that with the more serious ones but with adhd all they are doing is making them selves look really dumb its honestly kinda funny
I have diagnosed adhd and I can't focus for the life of me and these people think it's fun and quirky but it's a thing that's hard to live with this makes me mad why do they want this
Toe walking to an atypical degree is one of thousands of possible symptoms, or sensory/rr behaviors that can signify that RR and sensory behaviors are present under this symptomatic criteria Category. The problem is that as you said, it is a symptom Of something else, sensory processing issues. And while yes they are present in Autism, sometimes to a higher severity than many other disorders or sensory issues alone, this can be present with ADHD, Tourette’s, Alzheimer’s, even one disorder, just Severe Sensory processing issues, which don’t always need a disorder along with it to cause it. The problem is that toe walking alone is not enough to be a factor, It HAS to be toe walking to a degree that it becomes atypical, and many of the “Tiktok Autistics” don’t realize this, or they think they can alter these things because, “Neurotypical white men wrote the DSM5 so since I decided I’m autistic I can rewrite it.” If someone shows enough symptoms which specify atypical behaviors of a specific kind and category, under both RR, and SC, while meeting the other 3 requirements, then they could be diagnosed with autism, ONLY if it impacts them to a level that impacts functioning. This is a requirement for being considered to have autism, Or even for being considered disabled.
You are 100% right! My mom is a sped teacher. She works with a lot of autistic kiddos that are on the more severe side of the spectrum. The toe walking is something she always tells the parents they should see a doctor for. First, rule out tendon issues by going to a specialist, then look at other possible causes such as autism. I don’t think she’s ever come across a case where the toe walking couldn’t be explained by either tendon issues or autism! EDIT: obviously I mean constant toe walking. If you do it every once in a while, it is likely that nothing is wrong.
19:05 even the second one is full of red flags to anyone on the medical field. First off she decided the disorder and THEN researched it? That's not how you get a diagnosis, that's how you confirm your bias. There were plenty of other issues too, like researching only that one disorder, thinking one month of study is anywhere near enough, using the dsm5 as a checklist, etc Not that I believe most people do all that, but all that still doesn't lead you anywhere near a valid diagnosis Self diagnose isn't valid even from a doctor, specialist in the field. Doctors are very aware of the bias and issues that come from that. Imagine a radom high-schooler
I am a diagnosed autistic but I don’t do most of what that bloke says autistic adults do. I think people sometimes forget that autism is a spectrum. I am diagnosed as a high functioning autistic person. This means that I can communicate well and can be independent to a certain point. I still have some traits of a neurodivergent person as I do sim, find loud noises and flashing lights overwhelming and other things as well. People need to stop putting a typical type onto the diagnosis as one does not exist. We are all different
17:47 If medical professionals can’t diagnosis themselves with neurological conditions, then kids on tiktok definitely can’t self diagnose autism, ADHD, etc. You are unable to be objective when looking at your own symptoms. If you go into it thinking that you have something (autism, etc) you will cherry pick the few select symptoms and hyper focus on that diagnosis without considering other things. The reason why you have to go to a medical professional to get that kind of diagnosis is because, first, we go to school for 8+ years to learn about the subject, and second, we don’t know you so we are able to be objective when looking at the presenting symptoms. This is why we can’t even see our family members as patients because we can’t be objective with them. Source: I’m autistic and was diagnosed 10+ years ago by a medical professional. Additionally, I have my doctorate and see patients to diagnosis and treat disorders of hearing and balance, but I can’t see myself as my own patient or my family members as patients because of the inability to be objective. I don’t think I articulated this very well, but this shit really pisses me off. Being autistic is not fun and quirky 😜 it can be debilitating
It’s taken years to be able to come out and except my BPD, but all these fakers have just make me not want to talk about it. I can only imagine what it’s doing to youngsters trying to come to terms with a mental disorder now. Makes me sad
I have BPD too. It has such a stigma around it, and every case of BPD is different. Don’t be ashamed of it, especially if you are taking the steps to deal with it. It’s PART of us but doesnt define us. In this together❤️
When I tell people I have BPD they don't think I am serious because I look "normal" everybody have different ways to express it.. you instatly become labeled and judge
@@Sabrianag91 This is true. BPD is a constant process of trying to control your symptoms. And not all BPD looks the same. The stigma is so bad that most people are terrified of the disorder.
@@reneenevermore2771 thank you so much for your reply, it means a lot to know I’m not on my own through my struggles. You are so correct it is part of us, and not something to be ashamed of ❤️🌹
My mom has bpd and I love her but on her bad days she scares me. Her mood isn’t stable at all. One day she screamed at me because I didn’t warm up her chicken nuggets. She started to cry and said she was sorry then second later she was watching her phone like nothing happened. She didn’t have her medicine for a while because the doctor messed up. Living with someone who has bpd as bad as her you learn to not take what they say to heart because it normally not what they mean
Medically, yes, of course people can have both Tourettes and Huntingtons disease. Most of the time, the symptoms of Huntingtons disease will show after the age of 40. It's a genetic condition. Tourettes is a neurological disorder that might have a genetic component, but is not directly relatrd to a specific gene and most of the time first symptoma of Tourettes will show before your 30s. So yes. It's possible to have both.
As an officially diagnosed Autistic, Imma going to do a checklist: T-rex arms... Okay... Great start (not)... No Rubbing face and eyes? Does he have an allergy? Toe walking? Uhhh... Does that go with the T-rex arms? I'll give him the "special topics of interest" a.k.a. Obessions + Hyperfocus on projects or hobbies - Right now, mine is Vergil from Devil May Cry - Well, since 2005. Plus, I'm really into AI-based projects at the moment. Flapping hands when excited? Isn't that what girls on TV do when they get asked to a prom, or something... Difficulty making eye contact? Definitely. Disassociation? I'm not sure if it's totally an Autistic trait, but yeah. I do that. It's got worse since my Mum passed away. Collecting items? Yes - But that's mostly based around current obsessions. I never "self-diagnosed", because I never thought/dreamed that it was something that I could have (not that I wanted it). It was during an appointment with my Mum (and talking with her about it), the doctor referred me to a psychologist. Although I did cringe when that girl said "disabled". I don't know if it's my denial about my diagnosis, but I've never classed myself as that. Having said that. Before the Autism diagnosis, they thought I had Psychosis - And one of the symptoms of that is delusion... *cough*TikTok*cough* Something that I didn't have. As for gaming, I'm between Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition (as Dante) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.
Oh man... that def is one of, if not, the best games out there. Also been playing since it dropped. Have bought that game a few times so I had it on most of my devices Dx
I feel like the girl who did months of research on autism before deciding to (i assume) speak with a proffessional about thinking maybe she's autistic is about how *I* came to the conclusion I had OSDD. The symptoms I had relating to it didn't seem to be of any psychotic nature, antipsychotics weren't working to quell those symptoms, I spoke with people in the DID and OSDD community and boy did i have to read a shit ton (when i could fucking concentrate cuz my attention span is shit). IDK how to access the DSM-5, but my therapist has explained it to me quite a few times, as he has the book himself.
I have BPD and anxiety ( both diagnosed from adolescence by psychiatrist) it's not fun... You think it's fun no being able to get out of your house because you have panic attacks? Think it's fun that the only way you can soothe yourself is self-harm ( I don't do it anymore been clean for 2 years) ? Those disorders are not fun or "quircky" 😑😑😡😡😡
Wow. As someone who has never felt embarrassed in any way, I think this is the closest I can get to it. The cringe is just too hard, that's got to be what it feels like. Also why do they always look like total clowns? Where are their parents? Where is their dignity? What happened? I'm only 25 years old but I never came across that kind of shitshow before. People like that would've been bullied into oblivion at any school I attended and rightfully so, especially when they put that on the internet. Now I feel like I'm observing some kind of circus/freak show. Kind of sad but also pretty entertaining. What a wild time to live in.
A lot of the "looking like a clown" is coming from them wanting to be different, as someone who dyes my hair an intense colour every few weeks and admittedly sometimes dresses like a clown, it is often the strive to stand out and be noticed, attention feels great so the more attention they get the happier they are (it's also why a lot of them fake mental illness) when everyone trying to get attention for their intense looks gets the same amount of attention some of them will go out of their way for more attention. to be bigger and more noticed, this causes some to fake illness and be the bright clowns we see here. (I personally dress like a clown sometimes because I like them and love bright colours but I also like the compliments I get for it)
People really share these tik toys on how they “found out about autism, researched it for months, compared the diagnostic criteria to their symptoms, and self diagnosed accurately because of this”, really think they did something there, as if confirmation bias isn’t a thing, as if you don’t have to know about ALL mental health issues and diagnosis and how they overlap to accurately diagnose someone, not just ONE that you like or want to be the cause, and even proffessionals don’t diagnose themselves, due to confirmation bias, and the need for an unbiased outside perspective on the symptom presentation. They really think saying “I liked autism and researched Tf out of it, so there’s no way I’m wrong” holds weight
I have an old hairdresser brush I stole from my mum years ago as a figet toy (she's a hairdresser) I dropped it so many times the stand broke off and I cut the bristles since cutting hair makes it softer the brand is danman
I toe walk, but I do it naturally. I don't look like someone who is pretending to walk in high heels. I do it even if I'm wearing shoes, though I dislike wearing shoes. I wear sandals if I have to go out anywhere until there's snow on the ground. People are always teasing or asking why I don't wear shoes when I go out to get the mail or a delivery. I startle people with the way I walk because I'm overweight but because I walk on the front of my feet, even in sneakers, I can sneak up on people without meaning to. I call myself the Fatty Ninja (≧▽≦)
A woman who runs a murder channel and works with the police as a professional therapist etc said the other day on her UA-cam channel that DID is extremely rare, unless you’re on TikTok then everyone has it, you don’t which made me laugh, Emma Kenny is her name she’s been on uk crime shows
I LOVE Emma she’s amazing and she’s so brilliant. The woman has an amazing brain and clear love/passion for the work she does and has done. I always get excited when I come across a documentary that has her in it, it’s just so cool to see to me (I think these weee done prior to UA-cam, not sure if she does anymore bc her channel and tour she does - I hope I can go see it when she’s in the US) ❤
@@HellsFurby shes from the northwest uk like me, she visits my area often to do speeches etc I'm just disabled so I never get the chance to meet her c:
The cool kids in my grade call themselves autistic then treat an actual classmate with autism like absolute crap and says he’s faking 💀please make it make sense
4:30 i mean some people have tics with their adhd. my gf has some ticks like a clap or a head twitch but nothing like vocal tics but that really depends
I always find that, whenever someone talks about or shows stimming it’s usually something quirky or “cute” I’ve never seen someone talk about other more harmful stimming like biting, banging head on walls, hitting themselves, harming others, etc I’m saying this as someone who is on the road to get a diagnosis for autism, my younger brothers are autistic, my aunt has autism and I’ve worked in a professionally environment with other autistic individuals I’ve seen a LOT of bad stims
Tics and Roses is basically the fake, Dollar General version of Tourettes Teen. I feel like her faking is heavily influenced by watching TT's videos and (badly) mimicking what she saw from someone who actually has it.
Autism acceptance isn't playing up your autistic traits for the camera or pretending to have ones that you don't have to seem more autistic for internet points 😐 As an autistic adult in their 20's who has a tik tok account I'm sure as hell not posting crap like this . I post generally normal things like my dog or food I think turned out well like any other person would. We're not crazy weirdos with all these uncontrollable traits. Over time you can learn to live with being on the spectrum and can eventually adjust very well to have an "average" functional life where you're comfortable and actually happy and independent. I may have different than typical mannerisms but that's not my entire personality nor important to my story. I, and other autistic individuals are competent people deserving of as much dignity and respect as any other person is.
So I just wanna point out as someone with diagnosed severe adhd, the one where the girl was talking about tics isnt entirely wrong as so are all things I do on a daily basis but they are NOT tics they are stims
Yeah I wanted to say the same, I have severe adhd and mild tics (not Tourette’s), they do commonly occur together, but what she was doing were not tics
the girl at the end deciding her symptoms weren’t right and looking into what she felt was wrong and compiling her research is great. i had a friend do this and bring her notes and everything to her doctor and she was able to get an autism diagnosis and now that she knows, she and her husband are able to work around it and avoid the things that affect her negatively, she’s THRIVING. a good diagnosis changes lives, but it needs to be done by someone who can give the diagnosis
adhd can actually cause tics (i get em like everyday 💔) but what that adhd girl was doing were noootttt 😭😭😭😭 maybe some could MAYBE be passed off as stimming MAYBE..
idk if the toe walking thing is "real", but when I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s there was a boy at school that did this and he was bullied RELENTLESSLY for it because he couldnt stop it. It got so bad that the Drs told his parents to "put him in cowboy boots" to "force him to walk right" and he freaking STRUGGLED, but eventually walked "normal"..........................he was diagnosed as Autistic in his late teens and honestly I feel bad because had he been diagnosed early he would have probably had a better experience at school by being put with his peer group, but who knows. I think he is married with a kid now so I guess he turned out "alright", that just always bothered me and if a kid genuinely NEVER STOPS the toe walking thing, Id def push to get them checked out. (but these kids on tiktok probably just do it when its convenient)
Toe walking is a sign of autism. Does not mean everyone who does has autism. But it is literally a sign that someone might. Special interests are too. Usually that means we can go on for hours, having a hard time understanding when to stop because we get so excited and lack the ability to properly read others. Self diagnosis is sometimes needed as the diagnostic criteria was made based off cis men but afab have different symptoms. That doesn’t mean everyone in these videos aren’t exaggerating or faking. Self diagnosis isn’t always a bad thing. Not everyone has access or money to health care let alone mental health care- especially in the US. If you have undiagnosed autism and aren’t somewhat accommodating yourself or letting people around you know about what accommodations you need- it’s so painful. In fact- I tried to off myself 5+ times in middle school due to how being, what I now know, autistic made me act and feel without accommodations+ how people treated me
I CANT. LUCIFER AND JESUS/PREVIOUSLY JOSH AND JOSH OR WHATEVER MADE ME ALMOST SPIT OUT MY COFFEE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. people will just go online and say anything i swear. Anyway you should play a hat in time if you havent, fun platformer game. will you snail is a good rage game if you feel like that, got a fun ai in it thatll mock you. the upturned is a fun little game made by the same person who did lethal company, its about finding your hotel room for your stay in the afterlife. powerwash simulator is very calming and what it says on the tin. ultrakill is a fps but with the twist that the blood of your enemies works as fuel (you play as a robot) and replenishes your health!
My sister and I made serval are [insert mental disorder here] tests for shits and giggles and looked up vids etc but we're pretty sure we're not shizophrenic or have DID even tho we maybe shared a lot of the very vaguely descriped "symptoms" :')
Especially the last one is dangerous. Of course you can invest a lot of time in doing research, however, you should be going to the doctor who is a MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL and who knows diagnoses that have similar symptoms. For example, dissociation, yes, this can be an autistic symptom, but it can also be one of depression, PTSD, DID and so on. A medical professional is the only one who can determine whether you've actually got something or something ELSE. A lot of the times, people try to fit into diagnoses instead of finding themselves in it. Surely, it's good when you try to reflect on yourself and your behavior, but ultimately, only a doctor can diagnose you, not yourself. The conclusion the girl at the end should've made is "I think I am autistic" or "I could be autistic". But, being in a mental state where it's already set to you that you've definitely got this diagnosis is super dangerous because it could lead to misdiagnoses.
what annoys me about self diagnosis is that it's not hard to just say "i have symptoms of adhd" instead of "i have adhd". im 20 and have been diagnosed autistic since i was 15, but i only got my adhd diagnosis when i was 19. but i thought i had adhd which is why i was trying to get the diagnosis. but i never said "i have adhd" before it was diagnosed i just said "i think i have adhd" or "i have symptoms of adhd". if you think you have something, communicate with professionals. even if its just your gp, talk to someone, and they can help you take the needed path to get the diagnosis. people saying "i cant get diagnosed because its too expensive or too far away" just make excuses because its clear they haven't even tried to talk to anyone. you don't need to go straight to an expert in the disorder, the first person i talked to was just my gp and he helped me find someone who could actually diagnose me. AND MY APPOINTMENTS WERE ONLINE. distance isnt a factor anymore when so many professionals offer online appointments especially for disorders where its known people struggle with public spaces or meeting new people.
I have ADHD diagnosed with others that will remain unnamed for they aren't relevant, suspected autism but no diagnosis yet. I 'toe-walk' BUT it is a simple trauma response. Not some "I'm quirky because I walk on my toes purposefully and self-diagnose autism, UWU"🤢😂😂 These fake disorder people irritate me because if it weren't for me having my diagnosis since I was a child, I wouldn't be able to get proper help and therapy. It's honestly disgusting and I *will* fight fakers if given the chance, ngl XD
“I’m a non-human alter” *in a human body* “Don’t talk much or speak English” *in english* “I don’t know what an animal is im not human” *knows they are not a human and the entire English language*, but they don’t know what a damn animal is?! No, how do you NOT know what that is, we are all animals biologically like bruh, what are you then if you are “not human”? You are something that is alive, oh an alien? So, how do you not know what an animal is when you literally are some sort of an animal, these aren’t delusional people they’re just stupid💀 God gave us sanity just for us to slowly lose it😂😭 The term alludes to the Bible's Book of Job, in which Job suffers considerable misfortune. “The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21).
Tbf, toe walking, hand flapping and other stims ARE behaviours indicitive of autisn if they're present after a certain age. Like if your 6 year old is still handflapping, might be worth a trip to the doctors
autism guy was kind of correct though, the rubbing eyes is a way of self soothing when you are in stressful situations, but yeah dude just searched for symptoms and basically made a video on each symptom. Autism girl says all of her experiences aligned with every single point is wrong, autism isnt all symptoms and you have it, some people have high functioning autism and only have maybe 4 or 5 symptoms of it. If you have all symptoms then you wouldnt be well dressed and well behaved like that, you would be lower functioning, unable to do basic tasks or take care of yourself. My sister has autism worse than anyone else in my family, she cant tie her shoes at 18, she cant clean her hair or do basic hygiene, its bad. You will never see someone with every single symptom of autism there is
You.cant self diagnose because you can't look at yourself objectively. You can't diagnose family members or friends because you can't look at them objectively. Like I don't get this at all. I throw in the towel
walking on tip toes? so every single child to ever exist(and some adults) have autism? i now have an excuse for everything, thanks tottaly 100% legit tiktokers!!! collecting items? shit....who here hasnt collected something, from trading cards, to toys, to action figures, everyone to ever exist collected something, hell myy older brother used to collect rocks 💀 sorry lil timmy, your no longer allowed to buy your pokemon card pack on your birthday, pokemon cards is strickly for autistic people, no more toys or hobbies for lil timmy 😔
Reacting to the favorite current game question for the algorithm: My current favorite games are Webkinz and Animal Jam, but I'm thinking about playing Star Stable Online again.
"Difficulty making eye contact=Autism" My autistic friend who has severe social anxiety and in fear of not wanting people to think he's not listening he stares into your soul and constantly nods his head while saying "Mhm":💀
The gal with the1/2 turquoise and 1/2 black hair that makes videos with her boyfriend/husband has taught me more about my ADHD diagnosis than my doctor ever did. I probably have always been what I call A.D.D. To some extent, but then almost 9 years ago I almost died due to complications from a medication interaction for my diabetes. Was semi conscious for 4 days, and as sick (according to the doctors) as a person can be, and still be alive. So that caused harm to my brain which now has me so much weirder than I already was. Idk why anyone thinks it gives them clout to be so high maintenance. I would give anything to go back to February 1st 2016 and either not called 9-1-1 or gone back further to a time before taking the medication that has now been pulled by the FDA due to all the deaths.
If have autism and ur a female get it professionally diagnosed as it’s extremely hard to get diagnosed with it, that girl sounded like she had adhd rather then autism
As a person diagnosed over 2o yrs ago with multiple personality disorder now DID. I can't even discuss it with my closes family. But these people can switch on camera and make up their own names like chicken finger and have the ability to have parties together. We can barely leave our house. Had to add as a teen it was so rare to be diagnosed as mpd my Dr's wanted to hospitalized me to run test because my dad was also diagnosed and they wanted to find a genetic link with childhood trauma. My trauma was so bad I'm 39 and have been in therapy and on meds for 30 years and yes I'm legit on disability because schizophrenia and mpd took over my adult life. I'm now a single mom who can't keep a relationship. This is real!
Stay strong 💖 I’m so sorry your disorder is being used as a personality trait on tiktok. I deal with CPTSD and have been in therapy for 10 years. I was recently told there is nothing else that can be done for me. But I am confident medicine will evolve to the point where people like us will have a better quality of life.
One time in school in science class we had to draw the electromagnetic spectrum. I turned it into the electromagnetic mountains. I gave them ice caps and snow. I had to redo my work
I have occasional tics but don't notice them unless they're larger movements. My friend noticed them and now keeps saying "bless you" whenever she notices it. She notices them more than I ever do because I'm so used to them. Only shitty thing abt her joke is it's getting old really fast especially because when she says it I realize I did it and then start trying not to and end up doing it more and annoying people around me so yeah. But no he's absolutely right, you get very used to that being your normal and most of the time I don't notice things like that because again it's normal for me. Also self diagnosis AS I WILL SAY AGAIN is valid but ONLY when it's used as a stepping stone to getting a real one and professional help for it. It should never be your end point. I've noticed a lot of autistic traits in myself for years and years but never gave it much thought. My friends noticed them too and about 4 years ago I did research. Turns out I have ADHD for sure and it's professionally diagnosed and I'm medicated. Things aren't always what you may think they are. For me it just ended up that the autistic traits I had were mostly the ones that overlap with ADHD. I did research, saw that overlap, mentioned the symptoms to my mom and the possibility of it being ADHD (didn't mention autism because shes... Particular about it. She only views autism as presenting in very low functioning ways. She doesn't rly see it as as wide of a spectrum as it is). She brought it up to the psychiatrist I was seeing who referred us to a specialist, I had testing, talked with the psychiatrist about the results, and ended up being diagnosed. Now Im better equiped to help myself when I'm struggling. That's the point of diagnosis.
Im sorry I had to comment cause this is pissing me off. Before I got diagnosed with borderline personality disorder I barely knew what it was. Once I had heard of it, I researched a ton, I found a bunch of reputable sources just like that one woman. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I FUCKING DID I TOOK IT TO MY THERAPISTS. I HAVE SEEN MORE THAN ONE. I TOOK IT TO FUCKING PROFESSIONALS AND GOT DIAGNOSED. I USED IT AS A STEPPING STONE, AS A LEARNING BLOCK TO HELP ME IN THERAPY TO FIGURE OUT IF I REALLY HAD IT OR NOT, I WAS NOT SET ON HAVING IT.
Same like. I get not everyone has the financial privilege to get a diagnosis. But I sure as hell would do everything I could to save up and get at least an initial appointment with a therapist/psychiatrist.
1 like = 1 like try it!
I have ADHD and I tic. I realize I fart EVERY day....damn adhd
I have ADHD...I realised that farting is a symptom of DID...so now I think I have that ! (I think that's how these people's brains work...and yes purely satire for anyone who may struggle with such a thing)
Has anyone ever pointed out to these kids that even doctors aren't allowed to diagnose themselves? Literally doctors need other doctors to tell them whats wrong with them because of confirmation bias. "Self diagnoses" aren't valid no matter how educated you are.
this this yeas
Nah. I don't think anybody has told them that. Then again these delusional dimwit wouldn't listen to anything people say about their make believe disease/disorder. So🤷
Preach!
Whenever I see self diagnosed I read attention seeker.
I mean, not even doctors can properly diagnose people 100% of the time either. But yeah its needed to see the "off-time" behaviors just as reading the answers to questions and other tests. The less a person knows about what "makes it adhd" for example. The better results. So its literally easier to see in others if they are possibly nerodivergent rather than seeing it within yourself. Because it's not like you got something to compare to :P
“5 new alters in a week with no trauma?!” i’m pretty sure that’s not how alters form. they might have just made new ocs idk guys
Stupid kids obviously DON'T have any clue about how DID or OSDD even works!🤣🤣🙄 You are correct,alters don't form without trauma!
Nah it's totes real, 70% of Zoomers with TikTok accounts just so happen to actually have one of the rarest disorders known to man.
When I was younger, I took a psych class and one of the first things the professor said was to not diagnose yourself, friends, or family because you're too close to get a strong sense of what an issue could be and the information is so fresh in your head, that you'll try to apply it to other people. And obviously we were students, so duh, but point still stands
Not even a doctor can diagnose himself so yeah. These people are just attention seekers, nothing more and nothing less.
I bet being told no was the biggest trauma they have
Told me to go to bed at 9 instead of 9:30 :(
My sister in law had “not getting X, Y, and Z” as her “trauma” when she claimed to have “PTSD” a couple years ago. I’m glad she grew up, but it was very annoying for a while, since she watched me struggle with the immediate aftermath of abuse and thought it was “cool” that I had a diagnosis. It was mimicry while I suffered and overcame obstacles. She just thought it was the coolest thing to fake illness.
*And there it is.*
I love your comment! That's literally at the heart of the whole problem...sadly.
No, or having to do chores. So traumatic.
Wrong! They never heard those words
Ever time I feel down, I always pride myself on the fact that I have never faked a disorder I didn’t have for the sake of social media 😊
Funnily enough I had a co worker that claimed to have autism, and each time she was caught slacking off, doing a task poorly, over all being a shitty person let alone employee she would blame it on the autism and demanding special treatment based on it.
The catch being I was her manager and officially diagnosed with ASD with the paper work to back it up so that shit did not fly with me. The other managers let me handle her as I was technically the only one who she couldn't cry discrimination to HR when she would be told off and it didn't help she didn't provide any documentation backing up her "autism" for the special accommodation the company provides so as far as the company was aware she wasn't in any special groups to begin with.
She quit a month in once she realised she's not getting her way and would actually have to work.
Her autism symptoms she proudly would proclaim that made her autistic were walking on her tippy toes, nail biting (very unsanitary as we handle food) and head twitches.
Jesus I wanted to beat her ass.
I just put my head down and get to work, if I make a mistake it’s “I’m sorry”, people with actual disorders try and actually deal with it instead of being lazy and blaming it on the disorder making them feel shitty, yeah working isn’t that fun, mentally prepare if they have to, but that person sounds like they just don’t wanna feel bad after people tell them to be a decent person, consider every other person pushing through what they have to deal even if it gets to them eventually, not just going “my disorder” instead of just saying sorry and moving on.
Maybe they should be sent to a care home or threatened
At the end of the day they ain't my problem anymore, last I heard through the great vine is that she's claiming DID and OCD, the Austin has cured itself 🤦♀️
The curse has been passed onto another.
Im not going to self diagnose, but I have been told by many people that I may have autism because of how I act in public, a lot of my close family members and siblings have autism, so I have a higher chance of having it and I dont care to get tested because at this point it doesnt really affect me, the first person to ask if I have autism was a dishwasher at my first job who had aspergers, he never blamed autism for lack of work and he was always at work. I dont know why people online promote autism as a happy disorder "look at me wave my hands and squeal on camera its so cute". they never discuss the serious parts. For example, my sister has low functioning, she doesnt understand social cues, gets mad easily, she cant tie her shoes at the age of 18, nor can she do basic hygiene. The tantrums she throws, when something doesnt go right she gets angry, even if its just a minor thing. Its not just some "oh look at me walk on my toes, bite my nails, and act all cutesy over some toys" its sick
Dude I found someone who was genuinely sick on TikTok once and it was upsetting. One of those random ones that had like 4 views. There was something wrong. In her dark house, just sort of talking at the camera and moving around strange. She was emaciated and looked like she hadn't showered in weeks. It wasn't for views, none of her videos had any. it wasn't acting and it was very sad. I have no idea what it could've been, just not right. That's what severe mental illness looks like, not fun anime cosplay.
As a dude with tics (diagnosed by a professional, I have Tourettes syndrome), I can confirm that the WORST tic I have is sitting still. I love it when I do that one neck tic I have, it totally doesn’t hurt or anything. I also love it when I make noises in the silent classroom and get stared at. (This was sarcasm… I hope I made that obvious)
Haha! ADHD doesn't give you tics, which is what the gal in the video was saying they are. We (we being those with ADHD, and those with autism as well) self-stimulate (aka stimming) and don't really think about it. It's not completely involuntary like tics are. I feel the urge to do it, but it's not like it'll hurt if I don't, I just do it impulsively.
My favourite tic is the neck twitch+ whimper combo so cute and quirky! Totally not awkward at all an noone gave me weird looks ever! (Sarcasm)
It's almost insulting how stupid the things they said are signs of adult autism are, I'm 41 diagnosed at about 35 before that my family always just thought I was a bit strange with a learning disability only after my son was found to have autism and be very high on the spectrum was it found that I am also on it. I don't do stupid crap just a bit hyper fixated on things sometimes and I can live a relatively normal life.
I'm 31 and showing strong signs of having autism, is it worth getting it diagnosed? As an adult I feel it wouldn't benefit me much from getting a formal diagnosis but would it be more beneficial when I have children to have my own diagnosis for the sake of my children who could also have it?
@thechazzmaniandevil147 in a case of someone older in my opinion it's really a personal choice if u have had a functional life up till now then I'd say only worry about it if u want to be sure or not. But if it's not impacted I to negativity then u don't have to worry to much. It was nice to understand why u did certain things but not really necessary either but that's in my personal opinion.
Someone tell the DID fakers that they are allowed to make up OCs and roleplay as them without having DID. Hells, introduce them to Dungeons and Dragons or something.
Mentally stable people: *how do i get these horses out of my head bro they're pooping everywhere*
You must “take a fence (offense)”!!😂😂😂😁😜
Ask yourself, "Are these horses real?"
Then immediately answer with, "Nay"
I was a toe Walker until I was in middle school, turned out I had short Achilles tendons. Nothing to do with my brain
This is actually the reason why a lot of kids toe walk. Ur right. Nothing to do with the brain. Same thing happened to one of my neighbors kids. He got surgery for it and trust me he's the most typical guy to exist 😂
My mom is a sped teacher. She always tells the parents of toe-walkers to take their kids to a specialist to first rule out Achilles tendon issues, and if they don’t present any issues with their tendons, then they should take them to a specialist for autism (because autism can also cause toe walking). Two years ago she had a kiddo with severe Achilles tendon issues. She told the parents what to do, and by the end of the year his heels were almost touching the ground! It was a huge improvement from the extreme toe walking he was doing before! I guess this is a lesson that multiple things can cause one issue, so assumptions should not be made until there is more evidence.
A lot of autistic kids do walk on their toes, also a lot like chicken nuggets, it’s not an indicator it’s just a common quirk. Also the fact that it’s common made it so we didn’t realize my autistic son had a form of cerebral palsy for a long time 🤦🏻♀️ made me feel like the worst mother ever 😭
Unpopular opinion (possibly):
It's okay to question your mental health and question if you have a mental health disorder. That is when you should talk to a therapist or a professional about these types of things and see if you actually do or do not. What's not okay is to say you do without a diagnosis from a therapist/professional.
I'd say this is bad advice. Nine times out of ten, getting a diagnosis of a mental disorder becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Go to a shrink, and they WILL diagnose you with something, even if you are perfectly normal. As time goes on, more and more normal emotions and experiences are being pathologized. Nobody can even define half of the disorders in the DSM-V in an internally consistent manner. Like take the "autism spectrum": shrinks literally lump in mentally retarded people who are non-verbal and constantly bashing their heads against the wall and stuff like that with "high functioning autism" which only has one consistent symptom: social awkwardness. How is that a "spectrum" anyways? And most of the time, the awkwardness is just present as a minor, all of the adults I have ever known that SAID they had autism struck me as totally indistinguishable from a normal person.
My advice to any young person encountering Wikipedia pages or whatever about all sorts of mental illnesses and trying to find the one that fits you like I did as a teen is just STOP, and go do something else. Going down that rabbit hole of diagnosing yourself or getting put on psychoactive, addictive drugs by a shrink like I did is disastrously negative, most of the time. You have to have some serious problems before going to a shrink becomes actually necessary or helpful. Most people in the West are over-diagnosed, pathologizing unpleasant parts of the normal human experience. My advice to young people who feel there is something wrong with them is "There probably isn't. If there were, other people would notice and tell you." Because most of us keep our "weird" thoughts and feelings to ourselves, most of us don't realize how normal we actually are...I found that out while robotripping with some friends as a teen, we all started spilling our guts to one another about our deepest secrets and memories and stuff, it was cathartic to realize that all that self-consciousness and insecurity is normal. Honestly, I think having close friendships and connections with family is significantly more therapeutic than talk therapy or drugs will ever be for most people. Sure, there are those who are genuinely fucked in the head, people that need anti-psychotics to keep from losing it, but you'd find out if you were like that, it wouldn't be something you could fly under the radar with, so I figure if you're the only one worried that you have a disorder, it's probably just hypochondria. My brother was always a bit of a hypochondriac growing up, anytime he heard about something he would ask our medical professional parents if he had it, and my mom would always reassure him that he was fine. A diagnosis can really easily become a monkey on your back, especially if you are diagnosed with clinical depression, which it is hard NOT to get diagnosed with as a Westerner in the postmodern age if you go to see a shrink. Depression is the norm, because our society is utterly atomizing and soul-crushing. There is nothing wrong with most people, they are just reacting to an unhealthy society, but shrinks blame the neurochemistry of the individual's brain instead. SSRIs work no better than sugar pills, and make people more likely to end it because they will think "I've been taking these pills for months and I still feel miserable, I must just be miserable by nature and there's nothing I can do about it, may as well kick the bucket." I found that my life really turned around when I stopped thinking of myself as depressed, as it really shapes your self-perception, and gets you into the habit of being dour and down on yourself. It feels like you have a lot more control over the way you feel if you tell yourself you are just a normal person, capable of happiness like anyone else, not someone that is doomed to always feel sad unless they take the right sort of pills. I think the people that have been supposedly helped by these pills probably just improved their own attitude through the power of suggestion.
I reckon this isn't that unpopular, there's also a variety of levels to mental health issues, especially in less complex ones like anxiety or depression. It's important to be seen by a professional and while medical negligence is a very real thing, deciding you have a mental illness and not even trying to take the steps and fight the fight to get a diagnosis is not an option.
Especially when you parade yourself on social media making it your whole personality and being obnoxiously proud of how mentally unwell you are.
If I made videos like this of my bipolar disorder like : 'okay my psyche split into god and satan', everyone would be bringing me to the ER.
adhd can cause tics, but they arent tourettes. Something i remember is “you can have tics and not tourettes, but you cant have tourettes without tics”
adhd can cause tics that are very minor like eye blinking or head twitching just due to how the brain misfires
anxiety can also cause tics
however the girl in 5:50 is more describing stims that you can have with adhd, which is usually done without realising it, in an attempt to get the brain to focus or slow down, which i think she misunderstood the difference between tics and stims, unless she didnt and shes just trying to be “silly” :3
-someone with both tourettes and adhd
I have tics but I don't have tourrettes or adhd... my anxiety make me do them
I have ADHD and i both have tics and stimming, but they didn't change overtime, and not that visible or bad, and they are rare. I have head tics, but like in every two weeks or so, i don't even acknowledge it, and i have sudden rushes of shivers, this is a bit more frekvent. And for stimming, i usually twirl the end of my braid. This is usual, but it's not some "im so quirky UwU thing". I just simply find it comforting.
Autism makes u have tics too when overstimulated too. Bit like Adhd.
Holy crap that could explain (adhd which I was recently diagnosed with at 41)whenever I would get overwhelmed I would find myself counting syllable with my toes..I still do it just not as often when I was younger.. I’d tap left toes then right toes..and count syllable if sentences I had said…and half the time not even really counting them but just like tapping them out to focus on something …never thought oof it as a tic or anything just something I did to focus on one thing or to pull me out of daydreams
From someone who has severe mental illness and can’t work or really have a normal life this stuff makes me so mad. It’s not a joke and it’s not fun or quirky I’ve had this most my life and all I want is to be normal but I literally can’t physically do it. This isn’t fun or games it’s people real lives who struggle daily.
it gets really fucked up when your mental instability also makes you physically unstable. that makes everything way worse, so i understand you. keep your head up, though, youre strong
I feel like the two sides of the fence are interesting. There are all these kids that do things everyone does and they insist they have a disorder and then there’s people who have my experience of doing things excessively that are actual indicators of a disorder and just being told “everyone does that”. Idk I just think it’s interesting
It's because the large influx of kids who are grasping at anything to belong to any group (regardless of the damage they cause) are making it significantly harder for those who actually do need the extra accommodations to be taken seriously.
Believe it or not I actually Drew your channel icon about 7 years ago, I had completely forgotten until I stumbled upon your Channel today and that's insane to me, and I'm pretty sure I did it for free because I was so amateur (didn't have a PayPal and was 16) and sent it to you on Twitter.
cool to see you're still on that Grind,
game on bruv
I..read this as you drawing when you were seven and im like..wow youre talented to do that at 7
13:43 Dude be looking like Ronald McDonald If he went to hot topic. 💀
These people who fake it are so offensive to those who truly struggle with ADHD. Especially the girl with the tics.
I have adhd i don't find it offensive at all but I can see that with the more serious ones but with adhd all they are doing is making them selves look really dumb its honestly kinda funny
yes me i have adhd it makes me angry.
I have diagnosed adhd and I can't focus for the life of me and these people think it's fun and quirky but it's a thing that's hard to live with this makes me mad why do they want this
Walking on tip toes is absolutely one of the factors used to diagnose children with ASD but its not exclusive to autistic people.
Toe walking to an atypical degree is one of thousands of possible symptoms, or sensory/rr behaviors that can signify that RR and sensory behaviors are present under this symptomatic criteria Category.
The problem is that as you said, it is a symptom Of something else, sensory processing issues. And while yes they are present in Autism, sometimes to a higher severity than many other disorders or sensory issues alone, this can be present with ADHD, Tourette’s, Alzheimer’s, even one disorder, just Severe Sensory processing issues, which don’t always need a disorder along with it to cause it.
The problem is that toe walking alone is not enough to be a factor, It HAS to be toe walking to a degree that it becomes atypical, and many of the “Tiktok Autistics” don’t realize this, or they think they can alter these things because, “Neurotypical white men wrote the DSM5 so since I decided I’m autistic I can rewrite it.”
If someone shows enough symptoms which specify atypical behaviors of a specific kind and category, under both RR, and SC, while meeting the other 3 requirements, then they could be diagnosed with autism, ONLY if it impacts them to a level that impacts functioning. This is a requirement for being considered to have autism, Or even for being considered disabled.
You are 100% right! My mom is a sped teacher. She works with a lot of autistic kiddos that are on the more severe side of the spectrum. The toe walking is something she always tells the parents they should see a doctor for. First, rule out tendon issues by going to a specialist, then look at other possible causes such as autism. I don’t think she’s ever come across a case where the toe walking couldn’t be explained by either tendon issues or autism!
EDIT: obviously I mean constant toe walking. If you do it every once in a while, it is likely that nothing is wrong.
19:05 even the second one is full of red flags to anyone on the medical field. First off she decided the disorder and THEN researched it? That's not how you get a diagnosis, that's how you confirm your bias. There were plenty of other issues too, like researching only that one disorder, thinking one month of study is anywhere near enough, using the dsm5 as a checklist, etc
Not that I believe most people do all that, but all that still doesn't lead you anywhere near a valid diagnosis
Self diagnose isn't valid even from a doctor, specialist in the field. Doctors are very aware of the bias and issues that come from that. Imagine a radom high-schooler
I am a diagnosed autistic but I don’t do most of what that bloke says autistic adults do. I think people sometimes forget that autism is a spectrum. I am diagnosed as a high functioning autistic person. This means that I can communicate well and can be independent to a certain point. I still have some traits of a neurodivergent person as I do sim, find loud noises and flashing lights overwhelming and other things as well.
People need to stop putting a typical type onto the diagnosis as one does not exist. We are all different
17:47 If medical professionals can’t diagnosis themselves with neurological conditions, then kids on tiktok definitely can’t self diagnose autism, ADHD, etc.
You are unable to be objective when looking at your own symptoms. If you go into it thinking that you have something (autism, etc) you will cherry pick the few select symptoms and hyper focus on that diagnosis without considering other things.
The reason why you have to go to a medical professional to get that kind of diagnosis is because, first, we go to school for 8+ years to learn about the subject, and second, we don’t know you so we are able to be objective when looking at the presenting symptoms. This is why we can’t even see our family members as patients because we can’t be objective with them.
Source: I’m autistic and was diagnosed 10+ years ago by a medical professional. Additionally, I have my doctorate and see patients to diagnosis and treat disorders of hearing and balance, but I can’t see myself as my own patient or my family members as patients because of the inability to be objective.
I don’t think I articulated this very well, but this shit really pisses me off. Being autistic is not fun and quirky 😜 it can be debilitating
werky werky we're quirky quirky
It’s taken years to be able to come out and except my BPD, but all these fakers have just make me not want to talk about it. I can only imagine what it’s doing to youngsters trying to come to terms with a mental disorder now. Makes me sad
I have BPD too. It has such a stigma around it, and every case of BPD is different. Don’t be ashamed of it, especially if you are taking the steps to deal with it. It’s PART of us but doesnt define us. In this together❤️
When I tell people I have BPD they don't think I am serious because I look "normal" everybody have different ways to express it.. you instatly become labeled and judge
@@Sabrianag91 This is true. BPD is a constant process of trying to control your symptoms. And not all BPD looks the same. The stigma is so bad that most people are terrified of the disorder.
@@reneenevermore2771 thank you so much for your reply, it means a lot to know I’m not on my own through my struggles. You are so correct it is part of us, and not something to be ashamed of ❤️🌹
@@kimainsley969 You are welcome, dear❤️
My mom has bpd and I love her but on her bad days she scares me. Her mood isn’t stable at all. One day she screamed at me because I didn’t warm up her chicken nuggets. She started to cry and said she was sorry then second later she was watching her phone like nothing happened.
She didn’t have her medicine for a while because the doctor messed up.
Living with someone who has bpd as bad as her you learn to not take what they say to heart because it normally not what they mean
Medically, yes, of course people can have both Tourettes and Huntingtons disease. Most of the time, the symptoms of Huntingtons disease will show after the age of 40. It's a genetic condition. Tourettes is a neurological disorder that might have a genetic component, but is not directly relatrd to a specific gene and most of the time first symptoma of Tourettes will show before your 30s. So yes. It's possible to have both.
As an officially diagnosed Autistic, Imma going to do a checklist:
T-rex arms... Okay... Great start (not)... No
Rubbing face and eyes? Does he have an allergy?
Toe walking? Uhhh... Does that go with the T-rex arms?
I'll give him the "special topics of interest" a.k.a. Obessions + Hyperfocus on projects or hobbies - Right now, mine is Vergil from Devil May Cry - Well, since 2005. Plus, I'm really into AI-based projects at the moment.
Flapping hands when excited? Isn't that what girls on TV do when they get asked to a prom, or something...
Difficulty making eye contact? Definitely.
Disassociation? I'm not sure if it's totally an Autistic trait, but yeah. I do that. It's got worse since my Mum passed away.
Collecting items? Yes - But that's mostly based around current obsessions.
I never "self-diagnosed", because I never thought/dreamed that it was something that I could have (not that I wanted it). It was during an appointment with my Mum (and talking with her about it), the doctor referred me to a psychologist. Although I did cringe when that girl said "disabled". I don't know if it's my denial about my diagnosis, but I've never classed myself as that.
Having said that. Before the Autism diagnosis, they thought I had Psychosis - And one of the symptoms of that is delusion... *cough*TikTok*cough* Something that I didn't have.
As for gaming, I'm between Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition (as Dante) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.
Devil May Cry slaps! I have a cat named Vergil
I’ve been playing Skyrim since it came out in 2011 so safe to say it’s my favorite game. I even have 2 tattoos dedicated to it! 😁
Oh man... that def is one of, if not, the best games out there. Also been playing since it dropped. Have bought that game a few times so I had it on most of my devices Dx
Difficulty making eye contact? Ain't no way that includes megapixel cameras
I feel like the girl who did months of research on autism before deciding to (i assume) speak with a proffessional about thinking maybe she's autistic is about how *I* came to the conclusion I had OSDD. The symptoms I had relating to it didn't seem to be of any psychotic nature, antipsychotics weren't working to quell those symptoms, I spoke with people in the DID and OSDD community and boy did i have to read a shit ton (when i could fucking concentrate cuz my attention span is shit). IDK how to access the DSM-5, but my therapist has explained it to me quite a few times, as he has the book himself.
Seeing all these people describe ADHD as absent minded, weird, and annoying makes me feel stupid for having it...
I have BPD and anxiety ( both diagnosed from adolescence by psychiatrist) it's not fun... You think it's fun no being able to get out of your house because you have panic attacks? Think it's fun that the only way you can soothe yourself is self-harm ( I don't do it anymore been clean for 2 years) ? Those disorders are not fun or "quircky" 😑😑😡😡😡
Hope ur still clean and congrats on that. Huge milestone! Proud of you❤
Wow. As someone who has never felt embarrassed in any way, I think this is the closest I can get to it. The cringe is just too hard, that's got to be what it feels like. Also why do they always look like total clowns? Where are their parents? Where is their dignity? What happened? I'm only 25 years old but I never came across that kind of shitshow before. People like that would've been bullied into oblivion at any school I attended and rightfully so, especially when they put that on the internet. Now I feel like I'm observing some kind of circus/freak show. Kind of sad but also pretty entertaining. What a wild time to live in.
A lot of the "looking like a clown" is coming from them wanting to be different, as someone who dyes my hair an intense colour every few weeks and admittedly sometimes dresses like a clown, it is often the strive to stand out and be noticed, attention feels great so the more attention they get the happier they are (it's also why a lot of them fake mental illness) when everyone trying to get attention for their intense looks gets the same amount of attention some of them will go out of their way for more attention. to be bigger and more noticed, this causes some to fake illness and be the bright clowns we see here. (I personally dress like a clown sometimes because I like them and love bright colours but I also like the compliments I get for it)
People really share these tik toys on how they “found out about autism, researched it for months, compared the diagnostic criteria to their symptoms, and self diagnosed accurately because of this”, really think they did something there, as if confirmation bias isn’t a thing, as if you don’t have to know about ALL mental health issues and diagnosis and how they overlap to accurately diagnose someone, not just ONE that you like or want to be the cause, and even proffessionals don’t diagnose themselves, due to confirmation bias, and the need for an unbiased outside perspective on the symptom presentation.
They really think saying “I liked autism and researched Tf out of it, so there’s no way I’m wrong” holds weight
Exactly!!
I have an old hairdresser brush I stole from my mum years ago as a figet toy (she's a hairdresser) I dropped it so many times the stand broke off and I cut the bristles since cutting hair makes it softer the brand is danman
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I toe walk, but I do it naturally. I don't look like someone who is pretending to walk in high heels. I do it even if I'm wearing shoes, though I dislike wearing shoes. I wear sandals if I have to go out anywhere until there's snow on the ground.
People are always teasing or asking why I don't wear shoes when I go out to get the mail or a delivery. I startle people with the way I walk because I'm overweight but because I walk on the front of my feet, even in sneakers, I can sneak up on people without meaning to. I call myself the Fatty Ninja (≧▽≦)
A woman who runs a murder channel and works with the police as a professional therapist etc said the other day on her UA-cam channel that DID is extremely rare, unless you’re on TikTok then everyone has it, you don’t which made me laugh, Emma Kenny is her name she’s been on uk crime shows
I LOVE Emma she’s amazing and she’s so brilliant. The woman has an amazing brain and clear love/passion for the work she does and has done. I always get excited when I come across a documentary that has her in it, it’s just so cool to see to me (I think these weee done prior to UA-cam, not sure if she does anymore bc her channel and tour she does - I hope I can go see it when she’s in the US) ❤
@@HellsFurby shes from the northwest uk like me, she visits my area often to do speeches etc I'm just disabled so I never get the chance to meet her c:
Always well done sir ablaze! 😊
WHYYYY does everyone want to be Autistic??? I do not understand lol.
Because they think it's "cool"
Its the new thing. They think it's cool to have a disability first. They use it as an insult now want to have it
The cool kids in my grade call themselves autistic then treat an actual classmate with autism like absolute crap and says he’s faking 💀please make it make sense
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i mean some people have tics with their adhd. my gf has some ticks like a clap or a head twitch but nothing like vocal tics but that really depends
They: "was there homework?"
Me: "Do u go to school?"
I have narcolepsy, where’s my trendy disorder TikTok’s 😢 I’m calling the police
I always find that, whenever someone talks about or shows stimming it’s usually something quirky or “cute”
I’ve never seen someone talk about other more harmful stimming like biting, banging head on walls, hitting themselves, harming others, etc
I’m saying this as someone who is on the road to get a diagnosis for autism, my younger brothers are autistic, my aunt has autism and I’ve worked in a professionally environment with other autistic individuals
I’ve seen a LOT of bad stims
Tics and Roses is basically the fake, Dollar General version of Tourettes Teen. I feel like her faking is heavily influenced by watching TT's videos and (badly) mimicking what she saw from someone who actually has it.
Autism acceptance isn't playing up your autistic traits for the camera or pretending to have ones that you don't have to seem more autistic for internet points 😐 As an autistic adult in their 20's who has a tik tok account I'm sure as hell not posting crap like this . I post generally normal things like my dog or food I think turned out well like any other person would. We're not crazy weirdos with all these uncontrollable traits. Over time you can learn to live with being on the spectrum and can eventually adjust very well to have an "average" functional life where you're comfortable and actually happy and independent. I may have different than typical mannerisms but that's not my entire personality nor important to my story. I, and other autistic individuals are competent people deserving of as much dignity and respect as any other person is.
Who makes people think they know everything just because they say it on Tik Tok?
So I just wanna point out as someone with diagnosed severe adhd, the one where the girl was talking about tics isnt entirely wrong as so are all things I do on a daily basis but they are NOT tics they are stims
Yeah I wanted to say the same, I have severe adhd and mild tics (not Tourette’s), they do commonly occur together, but what she was doing were not tics
"I don't speak English" *proceeds to type every text in English* 🤣🤣
The one with different mental illness doing hw is so shitty like that's not how they work😭
the girl at the end deciding her symptoms weren’t right and looking into what she felt was wrong and compiling her research is great. i had a friend do this and bring her notes and everything to her doctor and she was able to get an autism diagnosis and now that she knows, she and her husband are able to work around it and avoid the things that affect her negatively, she’s THRIVING. a good diagnosis changes lives, but it needs to be done by someone who can give the diagnosis
adhd can actually cause tics (i get em like everyday 💔) but what that adhd girl was doing were noootttt 😭😭😭😭 maybe some could MAYBE be passed off as stimming MAYBE..
I get tics (weird jaw spasms especially when I’m anxious or talk too quickly) they’re infuriating 😣
Bet their favourite move is *me myself and irene*
idk if the toe walking thing is "real", but when I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s there was a boy at school that did this and he was bullied RELENTLESSLY for it because he couldnt stop it. It got so bad that the Drs told his parents to "put him in cowboy boots" to "force him to walk right" and he freaking STRUGGLED, but eventually walked "normal"..........................he was diagnosed as Autistic in his late teens and honestly I feel bad because had he been diagnosed early he would have probably had a better experience at school by being put with his peer group, but who knows. I think he is married with a kid now so I guess he turned out "alright", that just always bothered me and if a kid genuinely NEVER STOPS the toe walking thing, Id def push to get them checked out. (but these kids on tiktok probably just do it when its convenient)
Toe walking is a sign of autism. Does not mean everyone who does has autism. But it is literally a sign that someone might. Special interests are too. Usually that means we can go on for hours, having a hard time understanding when to stop because we get so excited and lack the ability to properly read others. Self diagnosis is sometimes needed as the diagnostic criteria was made based off cis men but afab have different symptoms. That doesn’t mean everyone in these videos aren’t exaggerating or faking. Self diagnosis isn’t always a bad thing. Not everyone has access or money to health care let alone mental health care- especially in the US. If you have undiagnosed autism and aren’t somewhat accommodating yourself or letting people around you know about what accommodations you need- it’s so painful. In fact- I tried to off myself 5+ times in middle school due to how being, what I now know, autistic made me act and feel without accommodations+ how people treated me
It's funny cause the staring off into space/wrist popping/etc girl, i literally do all of those things.
I CANT. LUCIFER AND JESUS/PREVIOUSLY JOSH AND JOSH OR WHATEVER MADE ME ALMOST SPIT OUT MY COFFEE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. people will just go online and say anything i swear.
Anyway you should play a hat in time if you havent, fun platformer game. will you snail is a good rage game if you feel like that, got a fun ai in it thatll mock you. the upturned is a fun little game made by the same person who did lethal company, its about finding your hotel room for your stay in the afterlife. powerwash simulator is very calming and what it says on the tin. ultrakill is a fps but with the twist that the blood of your enemies works as fuel (you play as a robot) and replenishes your health!
My sister and I made serval are [insert mental disorder here] tests for shits and giggles and looked up vids etc but we're pretty sure we're not shizophrenic or have DID even tho we maybe shared a lot of the very vaguely descriped "symptoms" :')
Especially the last one is dangerous. Of course you can invest a lot of time in doing research, however, you should be going to the doctor who is a MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL and who knows diagnoses that have similar symptoms. For example, dissociation, yes, this can be an autistic symptom, but it can also be one of depression, PTSD, DID and so on. A medical professional is the only one who can determine whether you've actually got something or something ELSE. A lot of the times, people try to fit into diagnoses instead of finding themselves in it. Surely, it's good when you try to reflect on yourself and your behavior, but ultimately, only a doctor can diagnose you, not yourself. The conclusion the girl at the end should've made is "I think I am autistic" or "I could be autistic". But, being in a mental state where it's already set to you that you've definitely got this diagnosis is super dangerous because it could lead to misdiagnoses.
Every 90s kid collecting Beenie babies are now officially diagnosed with autism
Beenie babies! ❤❤
what annoys me about self diagnosis is that it's not hard to just say "i have symptoms of adhd" instead of "i have adhd". im 20 and have been diagnosed autistic since i was 15, but i only got my adhd diagnosis when i was 19. but i thought i had adhd which is why i was trying to get the diagnosis. but i never said "i have adhd" before it was diagnosed i just said "i think i have adhd" or "i have symptoms of adhd". if you think you have something, communicate with professionals. even if its just your gp, talk to someone, and they can help you take the needed path to get the diagnosis. people saying "i cant get diagnosed because its too expensive or too far away" just make excuses because its clear they haven't even tried to talk to anyone. you don't need to go straight to an expert in the disorder, the first person i talked to was just my gp and he helped me find someone who could actually diagnose me. AND MY APPOINTMENTS WERE ONLINE. distance isnt a factor anymore when so many professionals offer online appointments especially for disorders where its known people struggle with public spaces or meeting new people.
I have ADHD diagnosed with others that will remain unnamed for they aren't relevant, suspected autism but no diagnosis yet. I 'toe-walk' BUT it is a simple trauma response. Not some "I'm quirky because I walk on my toes purposefully and self-diagnose autism, UWU"🤢😂😂 These fake disorder people irritate me because if it weren't for me having my diagnosis since I was a child, I wouldn't be able to get proper help and therapy. It's honestly disgusting and I *will* fight fakers if given the chance, ngl XD
Always the same group 😂 progressive/leftist/communist/LGBTQ… never ever is the answer normal looking conservative 😂
I'm playing Rygar on the NES, never gets old lol! Greatest video game music ever too!
“I’m a non-human alter” *in a human body*
“Don’t talk much or speak English” *in english*
“I don’t know what an animal is im not human” *knows they are not a human and the entire English language*, but they don’t know what a damn animal is?! No, how do you NOT know what that is, we are all animals biologically like bruh, what are you then if you are “not human”? You are something that is alive, oh an alien? So, how do you not know what an animal is when you literally are some sort of an animal, these aren’t delusional people they’re just stupid💀 God gave us sanity just for us to slowly lose it😂😭
The term alludes to the Bible's Book of Job, in which Job suffers considerable misfortune. “The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21).
Tbf, toe walking, hand flapping and other stims ARE behaviours indicitive of autisn if they're present after a certain age.
Like if your 6 year old is still handflapping, might be worth a trip to the doctors
autism guy was kind of correct though, the rubbing eyes is a way of self soothing when you are in stressful situations, but yeah dude just searched for symptoms and basically made a video on each symptom. Autism girl says all of her experiences aligned with every single point is wrong, autism isnt all symptoms and you have it, some people have high functioning autism and only have maybe 4 or 5 symptoms of it. If you have all symptoms then you wouldnt be well dressed and well behaved like that, you would be lower functioning, unable to do basic tasks or take care of yourself. My sister has autism worse than anyone else in my family, she cant tie her shoes at 18, she cant clean her hair or do basic hygiene, its bad. You will never see someone with every single symptom of autism there is
You.cant self diagnose because you can't look at yourself objectively. You can't diagnose family members or friends because you can't look at them objectively. Like I don't get this at all. I throw in the towel
walking on tip toes? so every single child to ever exist(and some adults) have autism? i now have an excuse for everything, thanks tottaly 100% legit tiktokers!!! collecting items? shit....who here hasnt collected something, from trading cards, to toys, to action figures, everyone to ever exist collected something, hell myy older brother used to collect rocks 💀 sorry lil timmy, your no longer allowed to buy your pokemon card pack on your birthday, pokemon cards is strickly for autistic people, no more toys or hobbies for lil timmy 😔
Reacting to the favorite current game question for the algorithm: My current favorite games are Webkinz and Animal Jam, but I'm thinking about playing Star Stable Online again.
"Difficulty making eye contact=Autism"
My autistic friend who has severe social anxiety and in fear of not wanting people to think he's not listening he stares into your soul and constantly nods his head while saying "Mhm":💀
The gal with the1/2 turquoise and 1/2 black hair that makes videos with her boyfriend/husband has taught me more about my ADHD diagnosis than my doctor ever did. I probably have always been what I call A.D.D. To some extent, but then almost 9 years ago I almost died due to complications from a medication interaction for my diabetes. Was semi conscious for 4 days, and as sick (according to the doctors) as a person can be, and still be alive. So that caused harm to my brain which now has me so much weirder than I already was. Idk why anyone thinks it gives them clout to be so high maintenance. I would give anything to go back to February 1st 2016 and either not called 9-1-1 or gone back further to a time before taking the medication that has now been pulled by the FDA due to all the deaths.
If have autism and ur a female get it professionally diagnosed as it’s extremely hard to get diagnosed with it, that girl sounded like she had adhd rather then autism
Walking on tippy toes has always been a thing in my family it's connected to the way our feet arch not autism🙄
Josh and PJ, PJ standing for Previously Josh, absolutely sent me into the stratosphere 😂😂 im fukkin dead
I walk on my tippy toes but only at home when im sneaking into the kitchen at night for a midnight snack🍕
(I dont have autism)
The green jumper girl that does research on her own autism is most definitely satire
As a person diagnosed over 2o yrs ago with multiple personality disorder now DID. I can't even discuss it with my closes family. But these people can switch on camera and make up their own names like chicken finger and have the ability to have parties together. We can barely leave our house. Had to add as a teen it was so rare to be diagnosed as mpd my Dr's wanted to hospitalized me to run test because my dad was also diagnosed and they wanted to find a genetic link with childhood trauma. My trauma was so bad I'm 39 and have been in therapy and on meds for 30 years and yes I'm legit on disability because schizophrenia and mpd took over my adult life. I'm now a single mom who can't keep a relationship. This is real!
Stay strong 💖 I’m so sorry your disorder is being used as a personality trait on tiktok. I deal with CPTSD and have been in therapy for 10 years. I was recently told there is nothing else that can be done for me. But I am confident medicine will evolve to the point where people like us will have a better quality of life.
Me, myself, and Irene aren't a great movie to show sample
Favourite game right now is definitely Tears of the Kingdom. Hope you’re enjoying your covered therapy sessions!
I have autism and don’t have t-rex arms. Guys just stop - why are you sooo desperate to have a disorder?!
Why is, what I assume to be a nearly 50 year old woman, doing skits about homework??
1:28 this guy actually thought he was Jesus and lucifer? For real? Why don't we have more places for people like this to get help.
these people are probably in their early 20s but they all look like 20 years older lmao
Bro adhd ain’t like that, I should know, I’ve been diagnosed when I was 5
Why is my dead grannie talking about not doing homework?
ONLY A DOCTOR CAN DIAGNOSE YOU. Thank you
One time in school in science class we had to draw the electromagnetic spectrum. I turned it into the electromagnetic mountains. I gave them ice caps and snow. I had to redo my work
I'm cracking up over "previously Josh"
If someone wants my autism go get it for free
Jk im diagnosed around 12 lol
I have ADHD and straight As what is with these people
STILL here for the animal crossing music 🎉
I have occasional tics but don't notice them unless they're larger movements. My friend noticed them and now keeps saying "bless you" whenever she notices it. She notices them more than I ever do because I'm so used to them. Only shitty thing abt her joke is it's getting old really fast especially because when she says it I realize I did it and then start trying not to and end up doing it more and annoying people around me so yeah. But no he's absolutely right, you get very used to that being your normal and most of the time I don't notice things like that because again it's normal for me. Also self diagnosis AS I WILL SAY AGAIN is valid but ONLY when it's used as a stepping stone to getting a real one and professional help for it. It should never be your end point. I've noticed a lot of autistic traits in myself for years and years but never gave it much thought. My friends noticed them too and about 4 years ago I did research. Turns out I have ADHD for sure and it's professionally diagnosed and I'm medicated. Things aren't always what you may think they are. For me it just ended up that the autistic traits I had were mostly the ones that overlap with ADHD. I did research, saw that overlap, mentioned the symptoms to my mom and the possibility of it being ADHD (didn't mention autism because shes... Particular about it. She only views autism as presenting in very low functioning ways. She doesn't rly see it as as wide of a spectrum as it is). She brought it up to the psychiatrist I was seeing who referred us to a specialist, I had testing, talked with the psychiatrist about the results, and ended up being diagnosed. Now Im better equiped to help myself when I'm struggling. That's the point of diagnosis.
The only game I play is the game of Life, homie.
Im sorry I had to comment cause this is pissing me off.
Before I got diagnosed with borderline personality disorder I barely knew what it was. Once I had heard of it, I researched a ton, I found a bunch of reputable sources just like that one woman.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I FUCKING DID
I TOOK IT TO MY THERAPISTS. I HAVE SEEN MORE THAN ONE. I TOOK IT TO FUCKING PROFESSIONALS AND GOT DIAGNOSED. I USED IT AS A STEPPING STONE, AS A LEARNING BLOCK TO HELP ME IN THERAPY TO FIGURE OUT IF I REALLY HAD IT OR NOT, I WAS NOT SET ON HAVING IT.
Same like. I get not everyone has the financial privilege to get a diagnosis. But I sure as hell would do everything I could to save up and get at least an initial appointment with a therapist/psychiatrist.
I love how at the end of some videos, you put an extreme example of these cringey tiktoks
My favorite game rn is to sleep because I keep having this dream about what'd it be like if I was dead and a ghost still in this world. It's nice ngl
What's the funniest thing the ghost you would do ?
@@mamouilletten1562 mess with people 😍 because apparently if I was loud enough they could hear me
Story of seasons a wondeful life got released today so im hooked. I need a comfy game after the last clip
I've been meaning to buy that one! I loved A wonderful Life when it was on the Gamecube