ASPERGER SYMPTOMS (unusual) 2018
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- These 5 Asperger’s Symptoms are so interesting you may be surprised.
People on the Autism Spectrum have certain traits that are worth noting if you suspect someone you know may have Autism.
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Hey aspire world. Just wanted to let you know that I have been watching your videos for a bit now and I wanted to thankyou for all the information, my 8 year old son has just been diagnosed with ASD, ADHD and an intellectual disability and it has been really hard but your videos have been helping me help my son. So thank you so much!
I did in deed
Aspergergers has been ruled out in the states
My son is only 8 with aspergers. I have wondered how to tell him what aspergers is and how to make him understand why he struggles with things. So I started letting him watch some of your videos and as he watches he says "Mom that's the same things I do". But when he says it he has a smile on his face like it makes him feel good that you some how know him in a way. Your videos are a blessing for me in so many ways. Thank you.
I'm 32 and just realizing I had aspergers my whole life. I thought I was just always anxious. I have a hard time understanding why people do things different then me. I always feel like I'm doing things wrong. But people always act like how do you know everything I'm like I don't know that much.
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How did you find out that you have Asperger’s?
@@teresaamanfu7408 I was dignosed as a child your best going to your Dr and asking to be tested to see if your on the asd spectrum I'm 30 now I was between the ages of 6-9 when I was tested
Is that verbatim? I thought that above average verbal skills were extremely prevalent in Aspies.
Thats beautiful
I also find that people on the spectrum like to quote movies or books that they've enjoyed. At times preferring it to their own words.
Yes they do!!!
that's soo true
I do this all the time too, never noticed that as a trait though, how interesting
Same here... it was literally what people most knew me for when I was growing up, the most noticeable trait. I've been obsessed with cinema since I was 2... and music since I was 8.
I quote random song lyrics lol
In my sophomore year of high school my english teacher handed me keys and told me to lock the classroom door. I was really confused but did as she said and locked them all in the classroom while I stood outside with the keys in my hand wondering what to do. Id never been so embarrassed before in my life
What did she expect to happen? That's what I would've done.
😂😂
I would have done the same too!
Sounds like a cruel and mean teacher...I knew some like that...if you did something they didn't like, they would humiliate you in front of the class...
I once grabbed a bit of fish because my gf's mother was like "why don't you grab a small bit of fish to see if you like it?" She stared at me with such disappointment in her face but I thought she was gonna tell me something, which she wasn't. Then I realized what was going on and apologized for taking things so literally.
@@aikou2886 Had similar happen once and replied with "Well, if I like it I'll have a bit extra on the plate which technically saves more for you!" which then began a ridiculous 20 minute argument about portion sizes, seeing the bigger picture, survival of the fittest, and advanced mathematical calculations, among other things!🤔🤷🤣
My brain: *Slides between the symptoms of OSDD and Asperger's* Me: *Cha Cha Real Smooth*
It’s true! I’m not diagnosed with DID/OSDD but there is Snowy and Brad with me! They never front, well, I don’t remember them fronting, but they are friends in my head!
Please don’t forget to stretch in every video that aspergers symptoms vary massively from person to person. It’s really important that people understand this.
Yes this is true!
yes! its a spectrum of behavioral traits, like narcissism (all of us have narc traits btw, but some people are malignant)
I thought you meant stretch like you were telling him to do exercises in the videos lol. I had to read the sentences a few times because my thinking didn’t make sense with the context I’m also an aspie got diagnosed in April.
@@Kiska_86 I thought the same until I just read your reply
I love the "taking things literally" part, it just adds a bit of joy to my life.
Yeah haha
I take most things seriously
I rarely know when it's a joke or real.
Very true💙. My nonverbal 6 yr old teaches me about it daily😂 I watch my words very very carefully 😘
Probably the most common thing with this disability. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten in trouble or lost my job over that.
Whenever my mum touches my leg when she is driving I jump out to Africa
Yeah!
Me too
@@TheAspieWorld Is that reaction specific to a part of the body, though? I suspect my partner has AS. He JUMPS when I touch his feet, but not when I touch elsewhere.
@@supersparkleton It can be. I used to be foot specific. Now it's not so much what part, it's more whether I'm expecting it. I need to be warned.
@@MelissaThompson432 Thanks!
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I’m a hairstylist - and I soooo do this! People ask that same kind of question - and I go into explaining exactly how I executed a haircut; what tools I used, what were the little problem areas I worked out, how to effectively style it, how it will grow out, what products to use, how often to wash it, etc.
I can go on and on and on. Haircutting- especially masculine grooming - is one of my biggest obsessions, in life. Which, is great for me - ‘cause the market is truly lacking. 😉
Hahaa! My daughter answers me with these types of responses all the time. Now I know why and she is starting to get the literal/ figurative stuff more and giggling over it sometimes
At 0:11 i thought you said "Hey everyone and damn, I have asperger's"
Haha that would have been funny.
Flush Fries damn I never knew!
I'm gonna use that line sometime
Omg ... SAME!!!!
I did too lol
yesterday was my birthday so my family came over for dinner and all and my aunt hugged me t w i c e because apparently "i dont give very good hugs" and "im going to have to learn how to hug one day" so guess who's not inviting my aunt over for my birthday dinner next year
Happy birthday!
and till next year try to be less meany on her.. after all, she didn't empty the rubbish bin upon u! ~that'd have been pure evil~
nikoletta livani yeah youre right, i know she was trying her best, we are from the south haha
The Aspie World thank you!!
I've had to be firm with people who try to force me out of aspergers - if she can't learn not to hug you (or at least hug you twice) she shouldn't come!
Light touch is the worst, makes my skin crawl and the feeling will linger
azzymj for me, it sends an electric shock and is so uncomfortable
Yeah.
I always have to scratch the area like my arm or leg if my husband lightly touches me.
Yes! I do that too
Right? My gf doesn’t understand it yet lol
My sister sent me an audio and in the back her husband asked me to give him chocolate. I took the chocolate from the fridge, went to their house alone at 11PM then knocked at their window and gave him the chocolate. My brother in law was happy but my sister was shocked. I guess i wasn't supposed to give him the chocolate? I guess he was joking but i don't understand it.
That sounds very confusing.
I guess i took it literally
I would have said: but isn't it too late to bring chocolate around to you?
Vav Aryeh I mean he wanted it......
That was nice of you
I wonder about the literal thinking with my son who is Aspie and 14. He seems to know what is actually intended but will make a joke out of the literal image of what was said like that was his first thought.
Starla interesting i do that too
Yeah.
yup, when I catch myself I do that too
Yes!
I started doing that on purpose. Sometimes it still happens on accident, but I started intentionally doing it because it meant I could make a joke to make people laugh and ease up around me by interpreting what was said in a different way from what is expected.
I'm going to ask my doc to evaluate me for autism tomorrow :/ I'm really scared of being laughed at and I don't think she will take me seriously. But i can't go much longer without a proper diagnosis before losing my mind
I actually have all of these symptoms. The tick gets worse when I get stressed or I'm overwhelmed, so now that I'm older I use it as a warning sign that I need to remove myself from the situation. I also have echolalia, and have since I was wee. My favourite as a really tiny child was the "Lola, L-O-L-A Lola" from the Kinks song, which did NOT please my uber fundamentalist religious parents to be sure. But it just felt so good rolling off the tongue. Also the Kinks rock!
Yeah the kinks! Thank you for the comment!
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I'm 32
You wouldn't believe I had a meltdown at work today, and it was quite hard to contain it in. Hope nobody noticed. Was very tired afterwards, took great effort to ground myself and get back on my feet again.
Don’t worry dude!
I startle so easily. My husband always laughs because I scream so loud.
Yeah, I’m so like that to!!
The Aspie World copy cat. 😂
Bree Krueger OMG ME TOO ALL MY EXES HAVE SCARED ME AND I SWEAR I FELT LIKE MY HEART WAS GONNA EXPLODE AND I SCREAM SO LOUD ITS CRAZY. sorry for yelling.
Mee too
Me too sooo bad
I had the amazing experience to see Temple Grandin & as I was waiting in line to take a pic & get her autograph, I was watching all these people hug her & touch her for posing in for pics. You could see the discomfort all over her face & in her tense body language. My turn came & when I asked to take a pic, I told her that we would just stand close & not touch her because I could see it made her uncomfortable. She smiled a lil & thanked me. Then she says " you would think all these people that came to hear my speech would have listened to me speak. I told them Autistics like me don't like to be touched, especially from strangers". 😂😂 I found her blunt response & tolerance of all the unwanted hugs quite wonderful. If you are trying to engage an Autistic person, watch the body language & ask before ya hug/touch them. They really appreciate that💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Oh that is fascinating. Thank you!
One time my mum said she's just going to 'drop me' off and I started to cry because I thought she was literally going to pick me up and drop me.
Thank you so much for mentioning the palilalia, I thought I was 100% the only human out there who did that! So glad to know it is an autism symptom and there are other people who experience it. I also experienced being asked about why I repeat my own words as a child, and never knew why I did it, I just did it. Thank you for making me no longer feel alone and weird in this behavior!
Hey haha you are welcome 😁 Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).
I'm having a meltdown, and its like an invisible headache.
Oh no! Take it easy!
wdym? isn't pain normally invisible?
not trying to be funny I'm genuinely puzzled
@@indeeditiscirro No, if I understand, it's like when I say, "I have a headache, but my head doesn't hurt." You get the other aspects of the headache, just without the ache.
Aren't all headaches invisible?
Hey Dan, do a video on therapy animals for autism, Cheers!
Oh yes! This has been requested a few times!
My oldest son has Aspergers, when my youngest son was about 2, he, of course, liked to pretend play, my oldest son could not stand this!! He would get almost hysterical! He was so worried that his brother actually believed what he was pretending!
Yeah! It’s an interesting trait. But as long as you know of it and can support, he should be ok :).
The Aspie World he is 16 now and in 11th grade and was actually voted class president!!! I couldn’t be prouder!
My mother in law told my daughter Alexi ( age 6 at the time) that God is always watching her so for 3 years, she took a shower in shorts and a Tee shirt. lol
As for these symptoms, I do tend to repeat a lot of things especially under my breath sometimes. I also give a lot of body signals like ticks & impulses. I do tend to do things that I don’t want to have to do but my thoughts & stuff make me do it anyway. For example, if my mind goes to playing a certain game, I try to go ahead & play that game. I don’t always take things literally although if I don’t know what they mean by it, I do. People have made so much fun of me because of that. They don’t care about my pain, they just like to use stuff to put me down & get a laugh. I tend to call those kinds of bullies anti-aspies. The teachers made fun of my handwriting. Even if I got a paper answer correct, they mark it wrong just because they ‘can’t read it!’ As for physical contact, whenever I hug a woman or kiss or cuddle, I feel a massive amount of peace & comfort. (Though of course true love is caring about how each other feels & having common interests even...and of course much more). But hopefully soon I meet a girl that loves doing all of the above 🤞🏻 you’re a lucky man, dan 😃 wonderful video keep up the good work
Thank you so much! And thank you for the comment!
Aspie here!! I wanted to add my thoughts too, I really liked this comment and wanted to add to it. For instance, I take EVERYTHING literally. This has gone on for years and instead of explaining or something, people I'm with usually just laugh about it. They won't tell me what they meant, and if they do it's only to show me how WRONG I am.
I repeat under my breath a lot, but not exactly in the way Dan spoke about? I have a problem with speaking to people, where I start to stutter (and I never had a stutter growing up) and I just keep 'tripping over my own words' which SUCKS, but that's another story. I repeat things that OTHER people say, or just talk to myself about words I already said - I'm usually aware of it, but sometimes people will ask me why I'm talking to myself. Similar to that, I've always made a lot of NOISES and sounds, and if I hear something I like, or that sticks to me, I will mimic it over and over and "log it" into my brain to be repeated again later on (which is a really big problem for me that I've never had help with). I often hum or make these sounds under my breath, so not exactly words I've already said.
I quite like soft touch. If I'm not expecting it, I definitely jump out of my skin. I get spooked and stiffen up and my body feels really tense for a while afterward. My mom though will really gently brush her fingers over my arm/shoulders or forehead (I get really bad migraines), I love the soft touch. It feels really soothing and relaxing to me. I think my skin is really sensitive to touch, or even just movement (I *hate* most fabrics, they itch or are too soft).
@@fakeaj2753 they make a special brush that therapist use for soft touch & you can push down harder for more deep touch. They aren't that expensive, just a thought since you enjoy it😘💙. I am sorry people aren't always kind & tease you about something that is out of your control😓. Tell them how it makes you feel & point it out when they do it, reminding them that you don't like it. Sometimes people aren't intentionally trying to hurt your feelings. If they aren't, bringing it to their attention will help them to be a better friend & they will appreciate that😘💙
I almost can't even go beyond hugging people. Cuddles really bother me and it messed up many relationships.
Hi Dan! I was just curious about the overlap of ADHD and Aspergers. Do you ever find a conflict between the ADHD symptoms of struggling to be motivated and organised, against the desire to be organised and have things in the correct order with Aspergers? I find I have an extreme desire to be tidy as it really helps me with focus and positivity, but my lack of motivation and energy to complete the tasks that are required creates a constant battle. Keep up the good work, you're brilliant :) Katy
Thank you! Yes I do have that overlap, it causes for a worse case of feeling like crap.
I have the same problem, but don't have a diagnosis. I'm going in this week for testing. I may or may not have it, but so much of what Dan talks about relates to me.
I used to tell my late best friend that I am a frustrated perfectionist. She liked how I described it.
Same!
This is me entirely
I have tics but then again I have Tourettes. It's kinda interesting how much Touretters have in common with Aspies.
Yes! They are very close!
I have Tourettes, adhd, aspergers, mild OCD and borderline dyslexic. I don't know what causes what at this point 😂
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I have a theory about Tourettes. It came about in my interactions with my young son on the autism spectrum. I'm Aspie myself. When he was very little and I would tell him NOT to say certain words etc. I found he would become more focused on those words or phrases, especially if I'd got cross or dramatic about it with him. He ended up getting stuck on a couple of noises, phrases and that 'na na na na na' thing kids do after I'd told him off for chanting it at another kid in a playground. I'm talking a span during 3, 4 and 5 years of age here. I observed that the phrases seemed completely linked to my 'discipline' about them. So I completely backed off on stuff like that and started just giving him a chilled heads up about words, but no 'you must not do that'. It worked, he gradually eased out of those verbal tics and have had less since. I'm convinced that due to our sensitive systems as autistic people, suppression of anything, causes tics, verbal and otherwise. It's my theory and I've seen it in practice between me and my child. It could also explain why the verbal tics of Tourette's are often swear words or other inappropriate words; because they attracted the most negative feedback from parents growing up, causing the child to try extra hard not to say them. I've always had trouble avoiding things I'm not meant to do, as I nearly feel compelled to do them, like touching wet paint when I see a 'wet paint' sign etc.
Similar conditions sort of linked, i have Aspergers, dyslexia, severe dyspraxia, ADHD, OCD and basically extreme anxiety, i hate light touch and hate heat and man made fabrics, i cant wear watches or things round my neck
Man, I'm an old guy, 71, been told about my OCD, also about dyslexia, now finding out about Asperger!
Guess what I've heard lately about not out growing it could be true.
Okay it's almost 4 o'clock in the morning but I've been binge watching your videos! I do not have aspergers or autism, but other mental illnesses(depression, anxiety...).
I find it super interesting to learn more about those illnesses. I really like they way you explain aspergers and also giving examples. So hi, here's a new subscriber!
Hey!! That is awesome thank you!
Poor handwriting is a symptom?! I had no idea... I was under the impression that my 3rd grade teacher (in the 1980's) was to blame for not teaching me proper cursive, for that is what my mother told me. I am now 40, I cannot write in cursive. Instead, my writing comes in the form of letters drawn as if they were all capitols, but I make clear size differences when I actually have a capitol letter in my writing. I have received compliments for writing that way, many say I have very neat/tidy handwriting.
In relation to that, I found in fourth grade that I have below-average hand coordination, while I had above-average hand-eye coordination. I show people this by taking a pen and looking at the paper and drawing a circle. Then I take another pen of a different color, and draw a circle without looking. The verbal exclamation of my friend watching was in shocked laughter. The two circles were drastically different. My looked-at drawing was far better.
How does this affect me on a daily basis? I have to look at my keyboard to type, even with three different typing classes under my belt, I failed all three horribly, even tho I LOVE typing.
I just cant type without looking (even for this comment, I have probably spent more than half my time typing while looking at the keyboard)! Even when playing PC games, I have to look at my keyboard to find what button has my hotkey I need to cast that spell. Sometimes that moment of looking down can cost my game character her life, especially in WoW, when the bad boss drops stuff under my feet, and your toon can die in a split second. I been kicked out of WoW guilds, for underperforming in group activities. They told me that I need to do better, and I 'literally' cant, due to this hand coordination deficit.
This need to look at my keyboard to type can cause social awkwardness in internet chat rooms. For example: someone types something, I read it, then I look down to reply, type it out and then hit enter. Then they get mad at me because their comment shows up before mine did (I had not seen their comment because they sent it while I was looking down at my keys). Most common response to me by others has been "I already said that". They had not posted "that" before I started to look down to type. It can be VERY frustrating for me and them, when seconds count. Oy! I have tried to explain it to them, but by explaining it, they feel I have typed "too much" and they get mad because of my walls of text explaining myself.
Speaking of walls of text... don't you hate it when people get mad at you for typing or saying too much? I know I hate when they get mad. IMO, many NT's aren't saying enough! So who exactly is the problem here? Them or us? Too bad Aspies are a minority, so the NT's tend to think I'm the problem, and typing less is the "proper" way... Kids these days.
Frustrating. To try to get along with them, when they don't understand and/or wont accept how we are. Very frustrating.
Haha! Yeah poor motor skills.
My mum blames my handwriting on the same thing! BTW I turn 40 in two months time.
When I was younger I had a dog, she was a pit bull, when I hurt or when I was angry and didn't realize it, she'd lay on me. All 52 pounds of this dog on my legs or hip/ leg and I loved it. I was content again. :) I never told her to either, she had been my nanny dog since age 5.
I hate touching chalk. Chalk gives me chills whenever I touch it. It's one of those mismatch feelings of soft and hard. Imagine feeling nails on a chalkboard with your hands. That's what touching chalk is like for me.
That sound feels like my head is spinning and I might vomit any moment!
I'm always getting told of or get told I'm being annoying for mumbling the words under my breath. Being extremely litteraly and sarcastic wanting everything to be in a routine and doing/having tics. Not liking being touched at all or having hypersensitivity to light and noise .I have dyslexia and anxiety aswell . People just say I'm begging for attention which really annoys me but I'm glad you make these videos . Thanks for the help
Hey no problem. Thank you for the comment!
Fantastic video again Dan! I’ve been in my local newspaper today talking about Autism and Employment
HEY! That's amazing! You rock!
I’ve put the web link on my twitter
Gemma Grace That is cool. It is great you are spreading awareness.
Working with animals (at a shelter) I've learned that I and the other autistic individuals working where I do, have an ability connect with some of the animals that none of the neurotypical people are able to even get close to
I’d LOVE! To work with animals
The Aspie World It is an awesome job!
Sometimes when I deeply think about something I start moving my lips. It's very annoying because everybody thinks I'm talking with myself😐
I never knew I repeated myself until I saw it on film. I have the eye blinking tic. Yes I have both types of OCD which was confusing to me at first. My autistic OCD is good and I like and need it. My pure OCD is bad and scares the crap out of me. I have misinterpreted a lot due to literal thinking and made some regretful mistakes. The other day I was trying to write some notes and I tried to write the word site and I wrote tise instead. I reverse spelling and order of words. Sometimes I can't even speak words in correct order when talking. I was writing numbers backwards without even knowing it just after my nervous breakdown. Hate the leg touch. Cats are the original weighted blankets! Its freezing but no snow which is not right.
Yeah it is crazy. I never know I do it until someone points it out.
A good friend in high school used to repeat her words as well as a child! She said she grew out of it for the most part, but I thought that was interesting
Oh that is interesting.
Thank you for doing these videos! You are amazing 🤩
Thank you for making these videos! My brother has just been diagnosed and I'm finding your videos to be really helpful in understanding the syndrome better. For years we haven't know what's been going on with him, we just thought he was very introverted and depressed. It's great to be starting to understand it all more.
So thank you. Keep up the good work! :)
Love your videos - I have Asperger's, dyslexia, OCD, and am Ambidextrous - cor - talk about confusing sometimes... and when my cousin from New York visited me - she'd say "get outta here" when expressing like "you're kidding me" - and I wondered why she wanted me to leave... taking her literally... but I figured it out eventually... it's an adventure for sure. Ta
Haha yeah it can be interesting! Thank you for the kind words and thank you for the comment.
Dan, this is brilliant. It’s great for me because I have a lot of friends and some of my students at work have these symptoms. One of my friends has a stammer and when he repeats words in a conversation, it can take him around half a minute to finish a sentence and occasionally, he does get stressed about it. It’s very hard but he likes to have 1 to 1 conversation.
I cannot wait to see the next video as always. 🙂✨⭐️
Thank you so much Sez!
My son experiences the stammer at times, although it tends to get worse if people are impatient with him. I just always try to show him that I am listening and there is no rush to say what you are trying to say.
Sez Francis I just wanted to say that I've seen some of your videos and thought it was cool to see that you commented on this video 😊
Beth Garrison bless you, Beth; thank you so much. Hope you have a wonderful day; keep on dreaming and never stop believing. 🦋✨
Sez Francis thanks 😁 you too ☺
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Oh my gosh, light touching makes me go crazy! My writing looks like yours too. People frequently ask me "can you even read what you wrote?" Great, relatable content.
Ohh interesting!! Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).
Wow! You described me so well... Thank-you. I always thought my twitching was mental health related as the more stressed I am, the worse it gets, and trying to control it makes it worse. It is such a relief to know the various things you describe, that are me to a tee, are symptoms of my ASD and not plain old mental health.
I have always known my youngest son was different (not meaning that in a bad way just mother’s intuition). He was flapping his arms at age 2- 4&1/2 had super hypersensitivity to light and at age 9 he can barely look up outside even when it’s cloudy. He’s never been one to look you in the eye (or camera) and he doesn’t open up often to anyone even people he’s known forever. He doesn’t like to be touched, he gets obsessed with a certain topic and will speak on that topic constantly until we tell him it’s enough. His stemming is usually running around making video game noises or shooting noises and or throwing himself on the couch. He started cycling through tics about a year ago and may keep one for a few weeks until it dies down just to start s other in a month. It was clearing his throat, the next one was raising his shoulders constantly and his latest one is lifting his head up and down. A couple years ago I was thinking it was autism though his father/mother in law would hear none of it. He never got diagnosed. He’s 9 and we had people ask us straight out if he’s autistic. I think hubby is finally had his eyes opened but still doesn’t think he needs a diagnosis. I’m thinking if not high functioning he has Aspergers. Jeez, I wrote a novel here. Sorry. My point is do I need a diagnosis or does it matter in the long run? I think hubby is just kind of in denial until he hears it from a professional. It was the same with my 6 year old daughter who is finally diagnosed with severe dyslexia. He didn’t want to hear that there was something medically wrong with her, I just wasn’t doing enough to teach her things like the damn alphabet.
Christy Long I totally understand what you're going through. For me, a diagnosis is what made me feel validated. It took 8 years for half the family to come around (the others haven't yet).
He needs that diagnosis trust me
Get a diagnosis. It means more to them than you could imagine from your NT perspective. It creates a sense of identity and belonging, and an understanding as to why they feel like they are so much different than others.
Awesome video, Dan! These are some interesting symptoms:)
Thank you!
The Aspie World No problem!
Cool video again Dan 👍
Thank you!!!
You are so awesome! Thanks for posting. From Maine, USA
I just want to thank you for posting these informative videos. After your previous 5 common Aspergers symptoms video, I showed it to my brother. He says he's glad to know there's a name for what makes him different, and that there's nothing "wrong" with him. So thank you!
Hey that is amazing I am so happy my videos help!! Thank you for the kind words.
Thank you for your videos! My beautiful 9 year old grandson was diagnosed with autism. Your videos help me understand what he may be going through. He's my little sunshine..
Hey that is amazing, he sounds awesome! I am glad to help, thank you for the kind words and the comment.
My son was diagnosed with Asperger’s in about 9th grade although his differences were clear all along. When he was 4 or 5 he was diagnosed with Sensory Integration deficiency and has had challenges with both small and gross motor skills.
He has also stimmed in various ways. He is very smart, high functioning, and lives successfully independently.
I can relate to all of these things. This Chanel has made coming to terms with my recent ASD and ADHD diagnosis so much easier. Thank you so much for all of your help 😊
Having aspergers, I never knew tics were a symptom. I recognized that I had them but I didn't know it was a part of it. It's very fascinating to learn about your own disorder and how it works.
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Hi Dan! I love your channel! And this video. You've helped me alot! I have all of these symptoms/ traits and it's great that I'm not the only one.
Hey thank you so much!
Wow, you’ve put this into perspective I didn’t even look anything up about aspergers but you came up and I definitely learned so much today! I subbed right away!!! I really would like to learn how to explain this to people.
I am the mother of a 29 year old aspie, social anxiety, depression son.
He lives with me because he is unable to function without help.
I would so much love for him to become independent. I wish he would go out into the world even for an hour without me
He refuses to try anything for fear of failure and he lacks enthusiasm for even volunteering somewhere.
I discovered I am also someone who has asperges syndrome, sadly I realized this late seventeenth year and am now eighteen and still struggling to figure it out and learn to accept and feel comfortable being myself, thank you for this channel it really helped me and I appreciate it. Also I live in the US and the summer here in the southeast is awfully humid and hot and I envy that weather in Wales lol
Hey!!! Thank you for the kind words and thank you for the comment!
I love your videos. I have a 7 year old with Aspergers and a 10 year old with non verbal ASD. Both of my boys have similar issues you describe in your videos and I appreciate the information you share so I can better understand my boys.
Hey thank you for such a lovely comment!
Hi Dan, I was diagnosed two years ago aged fifty-six. So much made sense of my past and my present. The proverbial penny dropped. I was ashamed, and remain still, of my facial and hand tics. It happens when I am overstimulated with excitement and achievement.
The literality phenomenon remains still. The other day I was staying in a small country motel. On the rear of the door a notice read: "Please turn off lights, aircon, TV, alarm and electric blanket before departing." I thought this was really considerate advice for someone who plans on dying during the night. It is like I have to translate from one language to another. I know departing means "leaving", but my brain speaks of dying, so there is this translation step in between I have to quickly make that few others are aware of.
Thank you for your videos. I have learnt so much about myself - especially that I not weird or sick or twisted - just different. I have learnt so much about the neuro-typical world and why so many describe me as "quirky" or "nerdy" or "awkward", et cetera.
Another Brilliant video !!!! Thank you Dan . X
Thank you!
Your videos always teach me something new. It's really helpful with my son.
Hey I am so glad!!
My tick is my hole body shacks like I shiver really fast every now and then
Oh interesting.
patty son ha I do that too! Everyone thought I was crazy!
patty son Maybe your just cold? Get a warm jacket! Lol jk
No I'm not cold it can be really hot out..
Ah same too, my doctor said it's just my nerves but I don't know :/
Great video....👍
Love watching your vids! Such nice energy!
Hey thank you!!
The Aspie World you're welcome! My best friend is autistic and your videos help me understand him better!!
I hate to be so "deep" so suddenly but I have to admit I am tearing up a bit seeing your videos I too have OCD, ADHD, and aspergers and your videos are so informative and comforting to watch, they help me feel more confident in who I am especially when others have made me feel very invalid. One of my repetitive actions is actually watching your videos over and over! I really enjoy them!! I hope you're doing well. 💛
Hey that’s ok, thank you so much for the comment!
excellent video Dan. First time I've even seen a mention of palilalia anywhere. Books, video media or otherwise. I've read about echolalia only. During long car journeys my mom caught me doing this in the rear view mirror and she'd ask me if I was talking to myself and she'd tell me to stop because it weirded her out. It's the only symptom I didn't repress growing up.
Hey no problem! That’s really interesting, thank you for the comment!
I just found your channel today and I'm loving it. I don't know if I have Aspergers, but I certainly struggle with a lot of similar difficulties. Keep up the good work!
One of my tics is pinching myself. I don't even realize that I'm doing it until later when I find bruises all over my arms.
Firstly, I want to tell you that I have never spent so much time on UA-cam as I have since I’ve found your channel! I ADORE watching your videos, and listening to you makes me feel really good.
On the OCD point.. my ex-husband used to move my things quite often and not tell me. I’d know immediately when walking in the room that something wasn’t right and the panic would begin if he was not home for me to ask what he had done with whatever it was. He thought this was hilarious I think, because all he did was move something of mine and put it in a place that HE thought made sense. It was not hilarious at all.
Further on the OCD point, at least I THINK it has to do with OCD…. When I want to do something, it seems that in order to do it there are a bunch of other things I need to do before I get to the thing I want to do. This is frustrating to say the least. If time was not an issue it would be a great thing because I would be super productive and so much would get done that eventually I’d probably run out of things that needed doing. However, time is always an issue. Lack of time, to be precise.
For instance.. Friday I received an email from the college I’m planning on taking an online course from. They needed me to print out something, sign it and fax it back to them. Ok… so my printer is buried in a huge mess of stuff (I moved recently and due to stress have not fully put everything where it needs to go.. also part of the gazillion things I need to do before I can do the one thing) and I decide to put my printer in the space under and between the sinks in my bathroom. Don’t ask why.. that is just the spot for it. I’ll list how I accomplished this:
1.) printer has to go in certain spot
2) I have to vacuum first before putting shelf in for printer to go on
3) I locate someone with a vacuum and pick it up Saturday morning. The vacuum is dirty as f*ck and I can’t vacuum until i’ve cleaned it. How can you clean something using something that is dirtier than what you want to clean.. how is that right?
4) Spend Saturday afternoon/evening disassembling the vacuum and cleaning EVERYTHING… right down to pulling out the Q-tips to get the crusted dirt in crevices of the body of the vacuum that I can’t get with a sponge. This is all done on my kitchen floor. Filters/hoses/removable parts all get washed thoroughly in the sink.
5) wait for filters to “air-dry” because thats what it states on the filter
6) while waiting for filters to air-dry, I start cleaning the floor, and counters, and stove ( spend a lot of energy making myself NOT pull the stove out away from the wall to thoroughly clean under/on/in because obviously NO ONE HAS DONE THIS before..)
7) I don’t have a mop.. this is all done with a bucket and sponge/toothbrush/rags, on my hands and knees.
8) with kitchen clean, I move everything in my bedroom to on top of my bed (bedroom is on the way to my bathroom, and it needs vacuuming too)
And then everything in bathroom up off the floor (I hang out in my bathroom because it is big and very bright at night, which means chair, stool for computer, box with current files I need to have access to, speakers for music, small crate for ashtray, coffee and my glasses to sit on)
9) air-dry is not quick enough.. it is now 11:45pm. I turn on the oven and let it pre-heat then shut it off, put the filters on a baking sheet and into the oven for 10 minutes to dry hopefully enough
10) While I am waiting I mentally/visually arrange the bedroom in a fashion that would be much more suitable, with a list of things I still need, and a list of things I need to complete before moving anything.
11) filters still wet but I don’t care anymore.. I vacuum the bedroom.. then the bathroom. Possibly over-vacuum as I know it hasn’t been done since I moved in and I’ve tracked ALOT of dirt in. (Also note: I DO NOT LIKE CARPET! However I don’t relish walking on unsanded plywood flooring right now so the carpet stays.)
12) refrain from vacuuming the rest of the house tonight (4 bedroom, 3 living area rooms + kitchen, 2 baths) “because of the time” I tell myself. Its well after midnight.
13) put everything back on the floor in the bedroom.. but in one corner stacked up… so that the room is feasibly clear for rearranging.. someday.
14) install printer where I wanted to, situate everything in bathroom accordingly and then remember I’m required to watch a video before my interview on Monday.. so I get a cup of Earl Grey instead of my usual coffee.. a bowl of ice cream, light up a Black & Mild Jazz, put earphones in and sits in bed watching video till 3:45 am.
I tried to keep it to just about the vacuuming without branching off on the multitude of other paths that happened, either actually or only in my head, during the course of getting the printer to its desired location before I could print out a form…. That would be a short story.
Today I can print out the form I needed to print out Friday.. it is now 3pm Sunday… but I am responding to a video of yours because I have a huge problem with “the proper route to get something done”. Trying to refrain from talking about the ‘Literal thinking’ and “silent mumbling’ as well.
I am afraid to put this in the comments due to how lengthy it is, and am uncertain what to do now, except have another cup of coffee and scroll around to see if others have posted comments that are way too long. With any luck, I will print out my form before bed tonight. ;/
Hey! Thank you so much for the kind words and for then comment.
Hey Dan, thank you for the amazing work you are doing with your videos. My Granddaughter, who is 5 was diagnosed with ASD last year. I know it isn’t common to get a diagnosis so young but “ we knew” when she was 10 months old. She is extremely high functioning and been identified as gifted. The amount of research my Daughter and I have been doing over the years is crazy. I find myself watching your videos and just nodding in agreement throughout. You are doing a brilliant job, please keep doing the videos because hearing the information from you is like you are giving my granddaughter a voice to explain that she otherwise can’t ( she can verbalise she just isn’t able to arrange the words too) 👍🏻💪🏼😊🙋🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 xxxxxx
Hey thank you for the kind words and the comment!
I am a new subscriber having watched just a few of your broadcasts. I love your upbeat attitude and your dedication to providing such relevant information. Your girlfriend is a lucky lady to have you in her life. Thank you.
I'm kind of late to be commenting, but thank you so much for this video! Especially the part about tics. I tense and move my elbows, shoulders and wrists constantly and never realised it was a symptom until now - thank you, again, for helping a small bit of my life to make sense
Yeah i do that a lot, repeating words under my breath. Also when i write something, i would mutter the words
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Hello Dan. I like everything in my house and office in place...the way I have things. I like things symmetrical. Soft touch is irratating. I hate my head touched. I do put my head to the side a lot.
It is frustrating when people use sarcasm because it is difficult to know what they mean. I take it literally. My boyfriend does not do this anymore as he realised.
Cool video once more brother. The Minecraft torch is awesome. I want one😊
Thank you! And thanks for the comment it was awesome to read! 🔥
I'll be buying your book for sure
Thanks for posting this Dan. I recognize many of these traits in myself, especially the tics, OCD (minus negative dark thoughts), illegible handwritting and sensitivity to touch. My co-workers used to tease me about my 'personal space' bubble being twice the size of everyone else. Hubby has learned that some days I'm fine for hugs but on bad days I will push away. Thankfully he understands now its just one of my quirks.
Thank you for finally giving me a name with the palilialia thing. People have been telling me that I do this all the time for literal years, and no one was aware that there was a name for it, they just made me feel like I was weird for doing it. But now that I know its a real thing and there's a name for it, I feel so much better and a lot less weird, so major thank you to you for that.
Hey no problem!
I get tics fairly frequently, usually random shivers and twitches
Yeah! I get that to.
I have a thing with my jaw. It snaps open sometime.
Nutellakinesis Oh jeez that sounds painful X_X Are you OK??
Yeah same I have c-PTSD, Depression , gad and I get these. Not sure which one causes it if any of them at all. I'm confused by all of this but I don't have most of the symptoms of asd
Love your videos. I have learnt so much from you about Aspergers and your presentation style is fantastic! Keep making videos please! Love from a fellow Welshie!
Your videos started popping up in my recommendation and I'm loving them. I can especially relate to the jumpiness from light touch (mostly unexpected light touch, like you can't see it coming).
There needs to be more promotion if you will,of asbergers.i wish ive discovered your channel 30 years ago.ive been seeing my psychologist for 5 years and hasnt noticed. I am dignosed with having depression and bi polar. Now,i dont think i have either
Perhaps a re assessment is needed.
Would love to see the how to talk to Aspie Vid!! 😀🙌
Yeah!
Would love to give tips to my daughter on how to “chat” or “make conversation” when she’s interested in it and keep it going/ interesting for the other person.
I don’t really know how to specifically help with this even though I can see she WANTS to know what to say- like she wants us to give her a script she can pick from to make conversations matter more to the people she’s taking with…
If that makes sense. 😅
Your Videos make me happy!
I have a friend who displays most of the symptoms of Asperger's although he hasn't been diagnosed. He takes most things literally, talks out loud to himself, speaks out of turn during conversations, overdoes eye contact, sticks rigidly to routines, has fairly narrow interests, wears the same clothes, has a sensitivity to bright light, avoided teeth brushing as a child, has a very awkward gait, and so on and so on.
Despite all this of course he's a lovely person.😀
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Thank you for this. I didn’t even know me jerking/bending my neck to the side was part of my autism because it never really happened until recently. Other then occasionally shaking and moving my head side to side as if I got the chills. I haven’t really became aware of it enough where I thought of it as tics or part of my autism. I just thought of it as either just a thing I do like a twitch that I couldn’t control, or just me going crazy. So I’ve gotten kinda concerned about that recently and thought it was part of me losing it with how my mental state had been lately until this video. I thought I basically knew all of the autism symptoms from having it, but I guess we learn new things everyday so thank you :) 😂
My symptom is rage. I've never taken it out on people around me in the workplace, but it's how I lost my job.
i myself IDENTIFY WITH YOUR STRUGGLE
By the way your flipping awesome! I love your work ❤️
Love ya, brother! Keep it going. You help us so much AND with your great humor!
Thank you!! Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).
Hi Dan thanks for the video. My handwriting is terrible too!
I have a question for you: can you give us some examples of helpful and unhelpful things your parents did when you were growing up? How can parents of Aspies do a great job for their kids?
Hey! Thank you for the comment. Sure I think it’s best to do a video on this, I am doing 3 videos a week very soon so this will be one of them.
Hi Dan. I just found your channel because I just got diagnosed with ASD at 28. it does explain a lot but I fear it affects my partner more than me. Previously we thought I would improve as we believed it was just my depression and BPD which are both possible to "cure". He loves me no doubt but do you have any videos on relationships with neurotypicals?
Also, stoked to find out you are a Welshy too!
Yes! In Wales! North Wales! That’s awesome! I do have a video up about relationships
you can't actually "cure" BPD, you can learn techniques to make dealing with it easier, same goed voor ASD, techniques you can learn. And in what way does it affect your partner (rhetorical question): are you actually harming said partner or is it just difficult for partner to deal with? If it's the second one than it's not your problem and you cán't solve it. Please believe me on this one, took me many years to get that one through my stubborn autistic skull: it is NOT my problem if others have difficulties dealing with my autism and I cán't do anything about it! 😘😘😘
My apologies for the misunderstanding. I actually do not believe that either depression nor BPD can be cured, I just chose to use the term within inverted commas to minimise the word count as I tend to ramble. In fact I believe that with therapy and medication the symptoms of depression can be masked or controlled and the same with BPD and therapy. (This is my experience however)
In regards to the "it's not your problem and you cán't solve it", I don't believe I can change certain aspects of myself but I do believe that I can benefit from learning how some of my actions affect my SO and how the both of us can work to minimalise the stress between us. I am by no means ashamed of who I am but I do understand that a relationship requires work from both parties.
I hope none of my comment has caused offence, I merely wished to explain myself. (Said that a few times).
Thank you, I have found your video and although it gave me something to work with, I would have to agree with the comments on the video that your partners perspective would have also been greatly appreciated.
Rambling is something I'm familiar with as you probably have noticed. No offense was taken on my part, and no offense was meant either, my head wasn't in the best of places when I responded. I thought I had a proper handle on it but looking back I realize I didn't. My apologies. I now do understand what you mean.
As for relationships: communication is key, understanding each other makes acceptance easier. So my advice for you two to watch Dan's video's since they are A-MA-ZING, they really are. He explains things from an aspie's viewpoint but in a way that most NT'ers understand. (yes I'm jealous of that skill). Also reading the comments helps. Others sometimes have really good ideas but also that feeling of: "omg it's not just me, it's an aspie-thing!" is... well, it's a *thing (frantically struggling with finding words to express a feeling again and failing at it, also, again). Anyway, it feels good is what I meant.
Awesome video as always
Thank you for the kind words.
Thank you for reminding me to like the video because I tend to forget. I enjoy your videos a lot. They help me understand myself.
Lol,i didnt notice you reply to everyone,i just discovered your vids totay.i made like 15 comments.
Now,i am embarrased ,lol
Hey it’s cool! I always reply!
consequence1_ uh, i can barely see it😐thanx i guess, lol. Getting a
(nice?) comment on youtube is like winning the lottery😊
I was talking to my psychiatrist/doctor about how I’m always confused, that I’m slow of understanding and don’t get sarcasm. It feels like everyone got a handbook about life and how things go and they forgot to tell me. I’m 14 and I have been diagnosed with ADD, BDD, social anxiety disorder and depression. My doctor suggested that it may be Aspergers but he’s not sure. What do you think?
I had palilala as a child, never knew it was a symptom or even had a name. I don't do it anymore physically but i still repeat what i say in my head sometimes. Thank you for your vids very informative.
Hey mate! Thanks for your videos it has helped me to explain my friends about my condition. I am 21 old female, I've finished my career in robotics at a UK university. Even though I've been diagnosed with Asperger and other syndromes at the age of 8 I have never had any therapy whatsoever. So I had to find my own ways to cope with it. Your videos have helped me and my friends to understand why I do what I do and now I just realize that I'm not a Frick like I use to think.
im not sure if i asked thsi question before in another vid but can u give us ideas on what to do for work? i feel i cant deal w/ people anymore, too much anxiety and trauma...how do u survive and if u do have an outside job, what kinds of jobs can u handle? u seem pretty happy for an aspie....i dont think a lot of us are doing so good, out there in the real world where we can feel hated and discriminated against....can u make vids on this? how to cope? its not as easy as u may make it look, although maybe for u personally it is....cant really explain myself as usual, too vague but ur an aspie so i hope u get what im saying?
I have had this requested a lot, I will do this!
hi there! here is a not specialist on topic speaking.. i've got the feeling that if you find your "spirit", the thing u're good at, the thing u enjoy doing and set your mind on what field is academic related or/and how can provide u a profession and a decent living, u'll probably be successfull at, make friends on few colleagues, overcome some of your (social) fears/ anxiety, fall in luv, etc and be as happy as Mr Aspie/Dan! i don't think u'll have to confront "hate & discrimination", at least not in a plus way than the one is triggered by competition exists everywhere: from conquer (meaning finding and keeping) the perfect work to perfect guy (*perfect stands for desired by many) ~o,o~
When I got diagnosed, I told everybody at work, and my family and my friends. And it seemed to help a lot. ymmv.
I had to start my own business.
Hello! i was wondering what should i do to help a kid who i think might have aspergers but already has tried to get a diagnosis of ADHD but didn't have it (said the dismissive school psychiatrist). SO she gave up on trying to get help for herself and if trying in school a lot and has had a meltdown everyday for 3 days in a row (After they added a new thing to the schedule that is a high stress thing for her) (Also she has been told she has good leadership skills but isn't very good at doing things when she isn't the leader, could this be a sign of wanting to be able to control the situation or am i looking to much into this?)
(edit) i also made a comment in the past on this video that is really long but i would love it if you would reply to that one If you have seen it and haven't replied is it because it is to long?
I absolutely LOVE you and your videos. Thank you so much for posting.👍☺
Aw why thank you. Thank you so much for the kind words and for the comment.