I was officially diagnosed in the last month, I'd suspected for many years... There were (I think) over 20 questions, and the first 5 were in a special box, I answered the most extreme options for all those, and on #6 I asked for clarification as to what was meant as I didn't know what they were looking for, and I didn't want to give an incorrect response. I also explained I have a mind without an off switch other than low blood sugar and general anesthesia, and also mentioned I have paradoxical wakefulness and generally weird drug responses. I was told that was sufficient. This was the starting of an asd assessment, which I needed to do again due to employment reasons for accommodations as when I'd originally been diagnosed (unexpectedly) in 2002 via my church family services, I made a mistake of not getting a copy of the records, and they disposed of them after 7 years. And as you might expect, I spent 2 sessions in the process of interviewing where I had an audhd style conversation on my part, so, there's that!
Recently I have been trying to get an autism diagnosis and so far, after all the things I have described to my psychologist, she says she “doesn’t think I have autism because most autistic people wouldn’t be able to have a conversation with her.” This is exactly the problem with getting a diagnosis especially as a female. If I dont show all the stereotypical traits I don’t have it. I am definitely going to push back/challenge what my psychologist is saying. Hopefully I will eventually get a diagnosis though 😭❤️
Both my son's, and my, Autism present as you would normally see in females (he is a professional at masking in public) thankfully we found a Dr who specializes in diagnosing the "difficult" people, by following the DSM5, the way it was, apparentlymeantto be followed. Hopefully you find your dr who looks at the actual requirements and doesn't just look for the stereotypes.
omg that makes so much sense. I get more passive about decisions only when trying to make plans with other people because I don't want to push them into something they don't really want to do just because I want to.
so did anyone else have a tendency to think of something funny during every class and struggle so intensely to hold back laughter that other students (and eventually the teachers) start looking at you and wondering what the hell was going on with you? or was it just me?
omg one time it happened while i was taking a test and the fact that i shouldn’t be laughing made me laugh harder and my teacher threatened to give me a zero if i didn’t pull it together lol
The description of question nr 6,the freezing, wow that's such an accurate description of what it feels like!! And the "suffering", I really like what you said about that. It can be both a blessing and a curse, depending on the situation.
"driven by a motor" is the one question that absolutely pisses me off. I've heard it's supposed to mean that you have so much energy that you keep doing things for a long period of time where other people might get tired and stop sooner. But like.... WHY have a question in a mental health exam that is so obnoxiously vague and confusing and can be interpreted in multiple ways??? Those questions really need to be clearer and more concise rather than vague metaphors many people won't understand. I got stuck on that question for like over 30 minutes just because I couldn't figure out what it meant because there were too many possible interpretations in my head and even my mom, when I explained my other interpretations, doubted her first interpretation of it.
I self diagnose as autistic and my physiologist has mentioned the possibility of being adhd as well as asd before because of me finding it very difficult to initiate tasks that are low dopamine task but when I do learn and listen to people experiences I don’t relate to them as much as when I listen to asd experiences.
ADHD is the most common co-condition to ASD. More than 50% of ASDers are also ADHD. The mixture can be quite contradictory &/or characteristics of one can dominate or mask characteristics of the other. I'm self DX both but it took me much longer to pin down ADHD as also me & initially I didn't think I was at all. For me impulsiveness was the biggest clue. Please keep an open mind about it esp as it's already been mentioned to you by someone else. Good luck on your journey.
@Rose quartz I have asked my physiologist who specialises in neurodivergence and she absolutely agrees that I am ☺️. I just don’t have any offical paperwork ☺️.
@@9crutnacker985 thankyou and I will definitely keep an open mind ☺️. The thing for me is that I mainly struggle with walks of awful and I suspect that if there are others that they are being masked by my ASD traits like you said ☺️. This was helpful, thanks.
@Rose quartz Why not? What harm would come of it? Is it worse than assuming your a broken NT? - which is the default position for so many of us adults often for decades. Self DX is fine, isn't it, if that DX is 'nornal'. It's the default assumption for most people done with zero research or professional input. If you're not in therapy or can't afford therapy or have no access to therapy - what then? The psychologist who made my brother's ADHD DX 'official' said to him that the vast majority of people he DX's already know they are. I've seen a long posts from a clinical psychologist stating in the 10 yrs he's been in practice as an autistic DX that they've had 0 (zero) instances of clients who have got their own self DX wrong but many instances of being unDxed or misdiagnosis by professionals. Self DX is a valuable & valid thing, it's not done lightly.
Chloe, that was really interesting. The one thing we do have in common is that if I don't want to do something it takes a long time to do it. Just like when I was a child I had to do pages and pages of mathematics and it felt like torture to do it. Of course I also had and still have problems with severe anemia which cause extreme fatigue and that doesn't help. I was diagnosed with learning disabilities in Elementary School, by a Child Psychologist. And I do have to write things down if they're too detailed. I'm pretty good at remembering most of what people say, but on videos I find myself writing things down. For this video I didn't write anything down. And for appointments I have to write everything down on the calendar or I'll forget all my Doctor appointments and my Mom's Doctor appointments. Both of us have a lot of Doctor's appointments since we have a number of health problems ! Thank you so much for sharing this ADHD online test. You are totally awesome person 💖💖😊😊👍👍!!!
I finally had time to watch the video in full, and Chloé, I can tell you, you really opened up my eyes to my own diagnosis. All of the stereotypes you touched on are still very much present. It's so true that several people can be diagnosed with the same condition, but it manifests in varying ways! You're such a light, honey! Thank you so much. I really hope you're well! Love from Canada 🇨🇦🤍😊
Hi Chloe, just spent the day watching all your vids. I was diagnosed as an adult with ADHD and being an Aspie. Prior to this scored PTSD for defending and protecting our beautiful country for over 3 decades. Fortunately I was not diagnosed in the 1960-70s. Otherwise I would not serve in the Navy as a submariner or in the Australian Federal Police. Being AspieADHD I have an eidetic memory, I could figuratively see things in a 3d perspective. An added bonus when living in a submarine. One thing we both share is rapid fire speech and of course you don't have my attention in 6.7 seconds its gone. Love your vids mate. keep em rolling mate your awesome
AuDHDer here, I could tell you were AuDHD too when I first started watching your videos a few years ago. It's fun how Neurodivergents can spot each others vibes/energy 😊
My mum with adhd whos an OT: you have adhd My mums OT friends who also have adhd: you have adhd The brain trainer therapy thing I went to as a kid: you have adhd Me:hmm im not sure I want a diagnosis first One quiz I took: you got 60/60 you should talk to a doctor Me: ITS DECIDED I HABE ADHD MY LIFE IS A LIE
God, that “start the task or get hit by a car” feeling has been my life lately. But starting any other task to avoid this specific one? Will jump into and get lost in so very very fast lmao I appreciate how you explain all these questions and thus traits because it truly is not so basic of an experience. It’s maddening how stereotyped adhd and asd are as then you get “suffering from” either one, as you said, when it’s actually “suffering from a world trying to put me in a box and hide me there so others can keep their lives the same and thus mine harder.”
I love you so much!!!! You are my biggest inspiration, I used to think I was crazy until I started watching you, and now I’ve come to accept and love who I am❤
At Christmas Mass this year their was a person with what I think was cerebral palsy and he was making loud noises and I could tell he was having a good time but then my cousin looked at me confused but I didn’t know why he looked confused. After mass while I was in the car I realized he looked confused because neuro-typical people don’t speak the same language as neuro-divergent people.
I don’t have ADHD but I so feel you with the decision making anxiety. I have such a hard time making decisions I’ll pick something I want to do for a job, then pick something else. Also with little decision like if someone asks me do I want pizza or pasta for dinner I have such a hard time making that decision.
Hiiii Chloe!!! Good to see you again my friend, this is very relatable. I realized that I have undiagnosed ADHD with diagnosed autism. It all makes sense now lol!!!
At 40 I was diagnosed with ADHD and at 42 the dr that diagnosed both my kids as Autistic pointed me to some resources that showed me that I am VERY likely also Autistic. When I was talking with my parents about it they would say, "I would have never thought you were Autistic. When you were a kid you would..." and then they would describe something I used to do that we now know is a very Autistic trait. Now I just have to save up to get clinically diagnosed for my own peice of mind.
Autistic/ADHD here. I'm learning to flow with it. A censorious voice inside me will say, "hey, aren't you ashamed of not sticking to things?" I answer, "nah... it's a feature, not a bug". And really, going from special interest to special interest is tremendously enriching. I've learned a lot about a lot of things; how is that not cool?
cant believe I'm asking this but, can you maybe include subtitles in the videos? I just can't keep up with your talking and yt doesn't add them, which btw has tons of mistakes when yt actually does add them sooo :D
I really appreciate that you are recommending people to go a doctor/psychologist/therapist✨️ A few years ago, I was diagnosed with aspergers, and it changed my entire life(so much easier for myself and my loved ones to understand what's been going on in my childhood, how my brain works, etc)🍃
I chose which college to go to, applied, and left to go to it, all in a few weeks... but I dont know what I want to eat for lunch so Im gonna wait for dinner
Hi chlo, my question for you today is on self- identifiying or self-diagnosis. I live in a very dull county that only knows about autism as neurodivergency, and mind that the LOWEST slug of stereotype (non-verbal, banging a head on the wall and screaming), and even if a magical child fits into steretype they tell parents it's probably nothing serious. Even if they do tell the full diagnosis parents are in despare and crying (why god gave me this child). I found out about adhd whrn i was freshman in hs (I'm senior now), and from a momrnt I found out I broke down crying, because I identified with every single thing. Since then I've been doing a research, even falling into loops of adhd being my hyperfixation, etc. I cannot self- diagnose (the tragedy), but also here I can't gat a proper diagnosis. As I said before age of 15 I never EVER heard the word adhd. I never heard of tourettes before esc when one of the singers had it. OCD is used as a joke for people who are cleaning a lot. Now, after years of being in a comunity, I know, of course, none of it are true. Can you tell me your opinion on this and how should I act and what should I do?
I think I'd be more like you if I hadn't had to mask so long. I don't even know how I "really want" to act. Edit: to make this more constructive: have you considered making a video on how to unmask for other autistic people? I know it's personal to each person tho.
Well, sounds like I definitely need to make a doctors appointment! Goodness, this all makes so much sense for the most of my entire life!! just never thought that ADHD could be a potential and prossible diagnosis for me. I could’ve been misdiagnosed for this whole time!!!??? Me and my doc got some work to do! 🫠🤘🏼🥳😭
the ADHD quizzes are shorter because they know we'll get distracted
oh. my. god.
I was officially diagnosed in the last month, I'd suspected for many years... There were (I think) over 20 questions, and the first 5 were in a special box, I answered the most extreme options for all those, and on #6 I asked for clarification as to what was meant as I didn't know what they were looking for, and I didn't want to give an incorrect response.
I also explained I have a mind without an off switch other than low blood sugar and general anesthesia, and also mentioned I have paradoxical wakefulness and generally weird drug responses. I was told that was sufficient.
This was the starting of an asd assessment, which I needed to do again due to employment reasons for accommodations as when I'd originally been diagnosed (unexpectedly) in 2002 via my church family services, I made a mistake of not getting a copy of the records, and they disposed of them after 7 years.
And as you might expect, I spent 2 sessions in the process of interviewing where I had an audhd style conversation on my part, so, there's that!
🤣☠️
Recently I have been trying to get an autism diagnosis and so far, after all the things I have described to my psychologist, she says she “doesn’t think I have autism because most autistic people wouldn’t be able to have a conversation with her.” This is exactly the problem with getting a diagnosis especially as a female. If I dont show all the stereotypical traits I don’t have it. I am definitely going to push back/challenge what my psychologist is saying. Hopefully I will eventually get a diagnosis though 😭❤️
Both my son's, and my, Autism present as you would normally see in females (he is a professional at masking in public) thankfully we found a Dr who specializes in diagnosing the "difficult" people, by following the DSM5, the way it was, apparentlymeantto be followed. Hopefully you find your dr who looks at the actual requirements and doesn't just look for the stereotypes.
Have you tried becoming non-verbal and giving them a light slap?
"I don’t suffer from ADHD.. I suffer from neurotypicals that don’t understand my brain correctly" - SO on point! :)
I think the decision anxiety comes when the decision could effect other people and not just ourselves because of our rejection sensitivity
omg that makes so much sense. I get more passive about decisions only when trying to make plans with other people because I don't want to push them into something they don't really want to do just because I want to.
so did anyone else have a tendency to think of something funny during every class and struggle so intensely to hold back laughter that other students (and eventually the teachers) start looking at you and wondering what the hell was going on with you? or was it just me?
😂 Yes!
omg one time it happened while i was taking a test and the fact that i shouldn’t be laughing made me laugh harder and my teacher threatened to give me a zero if i didn’t pull it together lol
Yeeeah
Happened to me. Sitting there with the weirdest expression ever because I tried to suppress it.
I recently passed my 9 year anniversary of being diagnosed with ADHD.
Much love from another ADHD sufferer. ❤
♥️
The description of question nr 6,the freezing, wow that's such an accurate description of what it feels like!!
And the "suffering", I really like what you said about that. It can be both a blessing and a curse, depending on the situation.
*distracted by her shirt*
Earth cow~
WoA-
*squints*
EARTH DINO
I want shoes like that now
"driven by a motor" is the one question that absolutely pisses me off. I've heard it's supposed to mean that you have so much energy that you keep doing things for a long period of time where other people might get tired and stop sooner. But like.... WHY have a question in a mental health exam that is so obnoxiously vague and confusing and can be interpreted in multiple ways??? Those questions really need to be clearer and more concise rather than vague metaphors many people won't understand. I got stuck on that question for like over 30 minutes just because I couldn't figure out what it meant because there were too many possible interpretations in my head and even my mom, when I explained my other interpretations, doubted her first interpretation of it.
I didnt get it either, I thought it was autopilot.
I self diagnose as autistic and my physiologist has mentioned the possibility of being adhd as well as asd before because of me finding it very difficult to initiate tasks that are low dopamine task but when I do learn and listen to people experiences I don’t relate to them as much as when I listen to asd experiences.
ADHD is the most common co-condition to ASD. More than 50% of ASDers are also ADHD. The mixture can be quite contradictory &/or characteristics of one can dominate or mask characteristics of the other. I'm self DX both but it took me much longer to pin down ADHD as also me & initially I didn't think I was at all. For me impulsiveness was the biggest clue. Please keep an open mind about it esp as it's already been mentioned to you by someone else. Good luck on your journey.
@Rose quartz I have asked my physiologist who specialises in neurodivergence and she absolutely agrees that I am ☺️. I just don’t have any offical paperwork ☺️.
@@9crutnacker985 thankyou and I will definitely keep an open mind ☺️. The thing for me is that I mainly struggle with walks of awful and I suspect that if there are others that they are being masked by my ASD traits like you said ☺️. This was helpful, thanks.
@Rose quartz Why not? What harm would come of it? Is it worse than assuming your a broken NT? - which is the default position for so many of us adults often for decades. Self DX is fine, isn't it, if that DX is 'nornal'. It's the default assumption for most people done with zero research or professional input. If you're not in therapy or can't afford therapy or have no access to therapy - what then? The psychologist who made my brother's ADHD DX 'official' said to him that the vast majority of people he DX's already know they are. I've seen a long posts from a clinical psychologist stating in the 10 yrs he's been in practice as an autistic DX that they've had 0 (zero) instances of clients who have got their own self DX wrong but many instances of being unDxed or misdiagnosis by professionals. Self DX is a valuable & valid thing, it's not done lightly.
@@9crutnacker985 that is so true and very well said.
Chloe, you’re one of my biggest inspirations! :) when i get worried thinking about my future, i just remind myself of you
A spoiled brat for inspiration?
Hahahaha I’m all of the above slaps me in the face 😂😂😂 especially me missing the appointments and paying the cancellation fee the worstttt !!!
Chloe, that was really interesting. The one thing we do have in common is that if I don't want to do something it takes a long time to do it. Just like when I was a child I had to do pages and pages of mathematics and it felt like torture to do it. Of course I also had and still have problems with severe anemia which cause extreme fatigue and that doesn't help. I was diagnosed with learning disabilities in Elementary School, by a Child Psychologist. And I do have to write things down if they're too detailed. I'm pretty good at remembering most of what people say, but on videos I find myself writing things down. For this video I didn't write anything down. And for appointments I have to write everything down on the calendar or I'll forget all my Doctor appointments and my Mom's Doctor appointments. Both of us have a lot of Doctor's appointments since we have a number of health problems ! Thank you so much for sharing this ADHD online test. You are totally awesome person 💖💖😊😊👍👍!!!
>Am I actually ADHD?
You? No. You're Chloé.
Something in your room is rattling and I love your triceratops sweater. (An ASD guy)
i think of being driven by a motor as being on autopilot... when your body just starts doing something without even thinking about it.
I finally had time to watch the video in full, and Chloé, I can tell you, you really opened up my eyes to my own diagnosis. All of the stereotypes you touched on are still very much present. It's so true that several people can be diagnosed with the same condition, but it manifests in varying ways! You're such a light, honey! Thank you so much. I really hope you're well! Love from Canada 🇨🇦🤍😊
Almost everyone I know is autistic....there is so much spectrum so we can all relate!
Hi Chloe, just spent the day watching all your vids. I was diagnosed as an adult with ADHD and being an Aspie. Prior to this scored PTSD for defending and protecting our beautiful country for over 3 decades. Fortunately I was not diagnosed in the 1960-70s. Otherwise I would not serve in the Navy as a submariner or in the Australian Federal Police. Being AspieADHD I have an eidetic memory, I could figuratively see things in a 3d perspective. An added bonus when living in a submarine. One thing we both share is rapid fire speech and of course you don't have my attention in 6.7 seconds its gone. Love your vids mate. keep em rolling mate your awesome
AuDHDer here, I could tell you were AuDHD too when I first started watching your videos a few years ago. It's fun how Neurodivergents can spot each others vibes/energy 😊
You are actually me in a nutshell and I am shocked
hey Chloe how are you i am so exited for heart break high and you looked great in fashion week
i love you so much
My mum with adhd whos an OT: you have adhd
My mums OT friends who also have adhd: you have adhd
The brain trainer therapy thing I went to as a kid: you have adhd
Me:hmm im not sure I want a diagnosis first
One quiz I took: you got 60/60 you should talk to a doctor
Me: ITS DECIDED I HABE ADHD MY LIFE IS A LIE
Ilysm Chloe ❤️❤️❤️
God, that “start the task or get hit by a car” feeling has been my life lately. But starting any other task to avoid this specific one? Will jump into and get lost in so very very fast lmao
I appreciate how you explain all these questions and thus traits because it truly is not so basic of an experience. It’s maddening how stereotyped adhd and asd are as then you get “suffering from” either one, as you said, when it’s actually “suffering from a world trying to put me in a box and hide me there so others can keep their lives the same and thus mine harder.”
I LOVE you outfits and makeup!!!
I love you so much!!!! You are my biggest inspiration, I used to think I was crazy until I started watching you, and now I’ve come to accept and love who I am❤
At Christmas Mass this year their was a person with what I think was cerebral palsy and he was making loud noises and I could tell he was having a good time but then my cousin looked at me confused but I didn’t know why he looked confused. After mass while I was in the car I realized he looked confused because neuro-typical people don’t speak the same language as neuro-divergent people.
I must say I do love Tiimo aswell! :D
I don’t have ADHD but I so feel you with the decision making anxiety. I have such a hard time making decisions I’ll pick something I want to do for a job, then pick something else. Also with little decision like if someone asks me do I want pizza or pasta for dinner I have such a hard time making that decision.
Hiiii Chloe!!! Good to see you again my friend, this is very relatable. I realized that I have undiagnosed ADHD with diagnosed autism. It all makes sense now lol!!!
At 40 I was diagnosed with ADHD and at 42 the dr that diagnosed both my kids as Autistic pointed me to some resources that showed me that I am VERY likely also Autistic. When I was talking with my parents about it they would say, "I would have never thought you were Autistic. When you were a kid you would..." and then they would describe something I used to do that we now know is a very Autistic trait. Now I just have to save up to get clinically diagnosed for my own peice of mind.
You are brilliant! Thank you ❤
Autistic/ADHD here. I'm learning to flow with it. A censorious voice inside me will say, "hey, aren't you ashamed of not sticking to things?" I answer, "nah... it's a feature, not a bug". And really, going from special interest to special interest is tremendously enriching. I've learned a lot about a lot of things; how is that not cool?
cant believe I'm asking this but, can you maybe include subtitles in the videos? I just can't keep up with your talking and yt doesn't add them, which btw has tons of mistakes when yt actually does add them sooo :D
I really appreciate that you are recommending people to go a doctor/psychologist/therapist✨️ A few years ago, I was diagnosed with aspergers, and it changed my entire life(so much easier for myself and my loved ones to understand what's been going on in my childhood, how my brain works, etc)🍃
WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR VEST I LOVE YOU AND THE VEST OFC WHERE?!???!
WHEREEEEEEEEEEEE AHHHHHH
I chose which college to go to, applied, and left to go to it, all in a few weeks... but I dont know what I want to eat for lunch so Im gonna wait for dinner
💚🙏🏾
Chloé! Please reach out to "I did a thing" and "Nilered/blue/green". The creativity explosion that I'm envisioning is quite large.
It’s crazy cause that first test was almost word for word my assessment at the doctor’s office.
Hi chlo, my question for you today is on self- identifiying or self-diagnosis.
I live in a very dull county that only knows about autism as neurodivergency, and mind that the LOWEST slug of stereotype (non-verbal, banging a head on the wall and screaming), and even if a magical child fits into steretype they tell parents it's probably nothing serious. Even if they do tell the full diagnosis parents are in despare and crying (why god gave me this child).
I found out about adhd whrn i was freshman in hs (I'm senior now), and from a momrnt I found out I broke down crying, because I identified with every single thing. Since then I've been doing a research, even falling into loops of adhd being my hyperfixation, etc.
I cannot self- diagnose (the tragedy), but also here I can't gat a proper diagnosis. As I said before age of 15 I never EVER heard the word adhd. I never heard of tourettes before esc when one of the singers had it. OCD is used as a joke for people who are cleaning a lot. Now, after years of being in a comunity, I know, of course, none of it are true.
Can you tell me your opinion on this and how should I act and what should I do?
awesome
Can we get the link to the test?
My gp, doc googled and gave me an online adhd and the ref me to a psych
I think I'd be more like you if I hadn't had to mask so long. I don't even know how I "really want" to act.
Edit: to make this more constructive: have you considered making a video on how to unmask for other autistic people? I know it's personal to each person tho.
Please add subtitles/captions to your videos
You were a fetus in the womb lol. But yeah, my therapist thinks i could have ADHD as well…i’m in my 30s 💀
Hi Cloe how are you doing today Looking So Fabulous as usual. 💖😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💓💓💓💓
A friend with lots of experience with neurodiversiy says ASD is "all of the above." So, of course you have ADHD!
No? It's not "all of the above." It's its own disorder, as is ADHD. They are commonly comorbid tho.
I just downloaded tiimo. I hope that it will be helpfull, thank u for the recommendation.
Well, sounds like I definitely need to make a doctors appointment! Goodness, this all makes so much sense for the most of my entire life!! just never thought that ADHD could be a potential and prossible diagnosis for me. I could’ve been misdiagnosed for this whole time!!!??? Me and my doc got some work to do! 🫠🤘🏼🥳😭