Sam Thompson Talks ADHD, Autism and Tic Syndrome | Self Talk | E4
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2023
- Sam Thompson has thought for a while that he might have ADHD, and in his new E4 doc, he discovers a diagnosis that he wasn’t quite expecting. “I went in with none, came out with three.” We sat down with him to interview… himself as he takes a deep dive into the world of neurodiversity and reveals how it impacts his day-to-day life.
Sam hopes that opening up about his own experience of ADHD, Autism and Tic Syndrome, and the diagnosis process, will encourage others to speak to someone if they’re struggling.
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Don’t miss Sam’s debut documentary, Sam Thompson: Is This ADHD? on E4 and watch again on the Channel 4 app.
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SAM, you’re the best!!! You’re like an older version of my son. So inspirational. Keep being you and creating awareness. We love you 🥰 xxx
Sam, we need to thank Pete Wicks for all this. He was the one that commented on your behavior a few times and thought you might have ADHD. On your Staying Relevant Podcast you do together. He is a true mate that loves you and wants the best for you. I’m so happy you listened to him and actually took his advise and paid to be diagnosed. I understand how much it costs, because my daughter here in Australia is currently undergoing tests for ADHD she will be 29 this year. So you’re both about the same age. Funny thing is, you have always reminded me of my daughter with your interests and your lovable behavior. I wish you all the best in life Sam. You are an awesome person 💜🩵🐨🐨🦘
Wish you'd have spoken on some of the ways autism affects you too. I'm 34, AFAB, diagnosed with ADHD and autism (on the NHS! :o) when I was 31. Treating my ADHD with the meds (that did work well until I got covid) really made it obvious the was my ADHD was making up for and masking much of the autism. New figures show that between 30-80% of people with ADHD also have autism and 15-35% of people with autism also have ADHD - it wasn't even until 2012 we realised people could have both, they were thought to be mutually exclusive until then! There are so many of us out there, thanks for bringing some awareness!
SAM! I loved it so much. There were so many times I noted how considerate you were wording things. This might be the best video on ADHD I've seen. So relatable and I appreciated the time and talent you put into this. Kudos!! ✌💛
'The beauty of school is everything is laid out in front of you' Lightbulb moment in my head, so true! Then you're left to free fall in life if you're undiagnosed
I can definitely relate to this, I have learning difficulties and i think one the hardest things to deal with is being misunderstood by other people. You just have to accept it and embrace it. Don’t let others put you down.
I have a medical condition (could be called a disability or a disease, but i dont like that terminology for it) called M.E/CFS. Im 13, and I've had it for 4 years now. It had a really big impact on my life, because it makes me tired all the time, i have a continuous headache and earache but i often get joint pains, dizziness and just general tiredness from simply going for a walk, or 1 lesson at school. It really affected my attendence too, becuase i would wake up and just know that i was feeling too exhausted to go into school and that happened so often that eventually i wasnt able to go to school at all. Over the 4 years i have had m.e, i have learnt to adapt, ive learnt my limits and can prepare myself and take things slow. I joined an online school a few months ago, its for kids specifically with medical conditions and its been really kind and supportive and lets me take things slow, it lets me have breaks because i zone out a lot as one of my symptoms, and i really struggle focusing and have to go over topics 5 times just go remember it. It isnt fun, i dont get to meet up with my friends much because it does make me too tired and if i go out for the day with my family, im exhausted for days after. I have to plan everything just in case im having a bad day, or if im having a day where i have loads of energy too, and i dont know how to contain it. People never really know what m.e is, it isnt a well known condition, so i like to explain my condition to make peeople aware because it isnt easy to live with, i was 10 when i was diagnosed, i had it for a year before then, not knowing why i felt so ill all the time. It idnt easy and i want more people to be aware because of thay. Thank you for reading 🩵
Love him so much. So glad my beauty therapist convinced me to watch I'm a Celeb 2023 with Sam being the reason I looked forward to every show.
I am convinced I have autism. I’ve asked my GP for a referral and it’s a 3 year wait. I’m a 33 year old female. So wrong
This might not be relevant to you and you might already know about it but I was able to get my diagnosis a lot quicker (18 months) by going through psychiatry UK using NHS right to choose. It was completely free
@@hannahgriffith8530 Thanks for this! My GP said due to a backlog they could not accept any new referrals
Do you mind me asking you what are your symptoms/traits?
I got diagnosed in 2013 and I had a 3 or 4 (I can’t remember how long exactly anymore) year wait because of the backlog. Not surprised it’s still as bad a decade on.
Also went in expecting not to get the diagnosis because I had been told by people in that line of work and my extended family, that they didn’t think I was autistic. Turns out they were wrong!
It will take a very long time and you might have to go privately. Though I don't know if there are many people that to people asking as I think there only one if he still does so in leicestershire, england. Best of luck and you might have to fight for the digonise or go looking different ways to be digonise. Antism or Aspergers website might help you push to the right place but I don't know as it was in my late teen.
Thank you for using your platform for sharing your experience, people really misunderstand ADHD
I waited 4 years for a diagnosis of adhd and autism and I’m still trying to find support for it to make life more easier but for adults your kind of just left to drown
ADHD is my gift, granted it makes me a pain in the arse, never an arsehole though.
I love it, honestly.
I have adhd and was diagnosed when I was 9. It annoys me now how many people claim to have it for the littlest things. It’s a huge part with memory also you can remember the most weird things but have no actual use in your life. This is why some people with adhd are considered smart because they remember the most useless things
Exactly the same.really good insight seeing self in self. Amazing guy
When is the full doco available to Australia 🇦🇺
Ty Sam xx love ya xxx 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
I have Autism & ADHD. Still not accepted in society. Easier to be shut away. Can’t be abandoned & neglected then. Or anger & frustrate people.
I have autism and adhd and I suffer so much with it. It's gotten worse as I've gotten older but I'm learning to manage.
i got diagnosed with aspergers in my 30s but i think i might also have adhd.. since i was diagnosed nothing in my life changed.. my dad still treats me badly and is not more understanding.. no one helps me... its worse in a way now, cos bow i get disability benefits and they cut me off every time i go on holiday and i have to go thru the entire stressful process again and again and trying to prove myself over & over again... they gave me 0 points... i appealed.. they gave me 0 points.. i appealed... they gave me 14 points. i got benefits.. i went on holiday.. they cut me off.. i reapplied ... they gave me 0 points.. i appealed... they gave me 0 points.. i appealed.. then they gave me 11 point and less money.. i feel like they just make up numbers.. before i was diagnosed i could at least try to ACT like a normal person occasionally to try and fit in.. since ive been diagnosed ive become even more withdrawn from social things cos now im always worried they will take my benefits away.. they use anything as an excuse .. im so fed up with people saying.. "oh, you gave lots of eye contact - you dont deserve benefits" (after they told me to do more eye contact) etc etc. and other bs reasons.. one time they said i dont deserve benefits cos id just bought a new t-shirt.. maybe they expect me to turn up with dog poo on my clothes??? these so called charities that are supposed to help people with mental health issues dont help at all.. all they do is keep asking the same questions over & over again and then nothing happens... if you were diagnosed young and have lots of people who are nice and understanding in your life you are lucky..
I can relate.
Our king of the jungle! What a lovely person
Nhs diagnosis can take forever...Im still waiting for an assessment since August 2021😮
Have you been given forms/questionnaires to fill out yet?
Loved ur program on channel 4 and luv you Sam bags on energy like me ! It’s 4 years waiting list where I live I’m only 1 year in not sure wat I have 😂x
My daughter here in Australia is currently going through this process. I recommend you contact your hospital or the right departments over there and keep bugging them about where you are on their list. I only know this from working in the medical field over here. The more you bug them. The quicker you will get in 🤣🤣. Good Luck 🍀 🩵💜🐨
Hi, are you based in England? If you are go through Right to Choose with your GP
@@rachelmonaghan5683 No, we live in Australia 🇦🇺. I am English, we came over as £10 poms.
Sorry , I meant Leanne though. Sounds like she’s in the UK so can go through right to choose with their GP
@@rachelmonaghan5683 🤣🤣No problems. When I lived there. I used to work at a Doctors Surgery in Shepherd’s Bush, London.
When my son was in primary school they got him an appointment that gave him the diagnosis he is now 32yrs old
ive spent my life finding it hard to get on with other people, and being fidgety and unable to concentrate and bad memory and overly energetic (when I was young) and being childish and various other symptoms... i was diagnosed very late (in my 30s) with Aspergers but sometimes i feel like i might be half and half ADHD & Aspergers.. i like routines but not always... i will stay doing the same thing for years and then suddenly want to change everything.. id say when i was young i was much more like sam constantly irritating people and jumping around with tons of energy and everything but as ive gotten older i suffer a lot with fatigue (not sleeping well) and depression so i act much less energetic than before.. but im still the same if im not feeling unhealthy.. i find it hard to concentrate on some things but will paly a computer game for 8 hours and not realise that ive not eaten or gone to the toilet or anything. i get frustrated with things in life that everyone else finds easy
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It is so much deeper than not being able to concentrate or sit still. There's about 25 other things that go on as well.
Do people with adhd get described as ‘bad listeners,’ like when someone is telling you a long, heartfelt story, can you zone out and not listen?
Yes.
Imagine having a hundred different tabs open on a web browser. Someone with ADHD can focus on the conversation but may get distracted by the other "tabs". Or they zone out because something a person says in a conversation might trigger a memory (or a brainstorm with several different sub topics) that they end up focusing on instead. A person with ADHD might end up thinking about a memory that was triggered instead of the actual conversation. Sometimes in the middle of a conversation, someone with ADHD might even blurt out something randomly, and its because their train of thought and internal dialogue can go super quickly from topic to topic because they can easily distracted and and compulsive.
Oh and another reason they might zone out is because they're bored. People with ADHD can get bored very easily with things that don't interest them.
Sometimes having a fidget toy helps with staying focused
Wow that’s all very interesting, thank you. Do you know if there are some jobs you are better suited to than others?@@ZB-esque
lol so much to say about this. We never started a fire that meant your pants got burnt off 😂
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Never heard of him.
This guy used to have a wonderful rp accent. He’s wilfully cockney fied his to accent just to fit in. It’s said that he has been made to feel ashamed of his background. Imagine a council house chav being made to feel less than bec of their accent. It’s wrong either way. Never hold someone’s background against them. Ever.
Agreed, no one should be judged for their background, you can't choose your upbringing. However I don't hear that Sam's accent has changed, it was the same on MIC a few years back. Perhaps more emphasised in the early days due to the nature of the show but having grown up around "public" and "privately" educated people I can tell you, his "accent" Is still there 🙂
Really in England today you have to have a big privileged background to escape the poverty trap and be uccessful.
You should count yourself lucky. You have a career, money, privilege, friends and great social skills. I have three children with autism , two are special needs, all with varying levels of functioning and associated diagnosis. I look at you trying be inspirational and informative. I look at my beautiful children my heart breaks for the challenges they have ahead of them. You have no idea.
Pretty sure Sam is not autistic. I worked with many autistic people and they all had far more difficulty than Sam.
@@tomjardine100 I can't see autism in him but then I'm not a doctor and I've never met him. If he has autism it's very high functioning which is fortunate for him.
@@NordieJ True, only a doctor can officially diagnose and will know what to look for. My feeling is he certainly does have ADHD, but sometimes autistic symptoms are the same as some ADHD ones.
Sam isn't on the spectrum. He was diagnosed because everyone is these days. It's a shame because those who are legitimately autistic don't get taken as seriously as they should because of people like him.
To everyone replying here. It’s not your place to say “Sam can’t be autistic” just because he doesn’t act the same way as another autistic person. Autism is literally a spectrum meaning everyone with it presents differently and with different traits. He has gotten that diagnosis so it’s not really up to any one else to say otherwise
Rise of ADHD, rise of anxiety...could this be an issue with humans not being able to ground the power so easily these days? To clear and reset the body and mind.
Well I think anxiety might be linked with lifestyle but things like adhd it’s that we have more awareness of it now.
Ah I just wish someone a bit more relatable to the general public would’ve spoken about this. I just hate these pretentious people in London who already had a very lavished lifestyle I just can’t relate to them and I don’t enjoy watching them.
How is he Autistic? he seems very articulate
not all autistic people have issues with speech/language! in the documentary, the evaluator said his strong sensitivity to noise and focus on routine/habits were pointers. some people "appear" to not have autism, because they have trained themselves to act a certain way by looking at how others act. it's also possible to have issues reading social cues or expressing emotions in words, without necessarily struggling with language itself. hope this is helpful! :)
There are many signs and conditions of Autism. It’s not one size fits all 🩵💜🐨
My son is autistic and he had speech issues but the speech issues aren't relating to his ASD. His ADHD and apraxia are a co-morbidity. Most people with ASD have a co-morbidity but many who have ASD go undetected as autistic. Imagine Sheldon from big bang theory. Very articulate but easily triggered perhaps.
You can be articulate and be autistic.
Before making that kind of comment, please educate yourself! Read up on what autism is, learn about it! It's really not that hard. People like you making those comments are the reason people like me struggle so much in life. False assumptions and just pure ignorance. You never know if you'll have a child one day yourself with autism.
Something about this guy i detest i just think hes false
Oh Sam poor you I hope you will be ok, why don’t you buy yourself a cuddly blanket or toy. 😘 Hi people I find it so hard that they are beautiful young Israeli Women dying on the front line I pray for your safe return to your families.❤HATIKVAH❤️