@vivianfoster702
I feel a bit weirded out now. At 51, I always knew I was different. I never understood why. Back then, autism wasn't discussed. So we are labeled as weird, loners or just different. I never related to people. I never understood the need for people to have 10 best friends and endlessly socialize. I dread it with such disdain, I literally think about calling in sick to work to avoid happy hour. During the holiday season, Christmas lunch, Christmas pot luck, Christmas party, Secret Santa, all that stuff made me anxious. During the pandemic, working at home, it was God send.
@kevinstoneburner1116
Here’s another one for you: You don’t miss people in their absence like you should. Even those that are close to you, and if it’s been years you’re still not especially excited to see them, but when you do it’s like all the emotion of missing them hits all at once, and can be overwhelming in an exquisite sort of way.
@lrwiersum
I’m 65 and no longer punish myself for being different, or try to “socialize “ like others do. I’m free, I have released my expectations !! I do what I want when I want. I have social ties that I treasure, but not many.
@ashbags
The bit about "no small talk" during #14 had me laughing hysterically. It's so true. Hanging out with the pets and/or kids is way better than mingling with the other folks
@Cjv123
I love how my autistic son shows me affection... When Im down, he will pat my shoulder n acknowledge he sees I'm having a hard time. It's enough and very comforting to know he cares, even though he's not a hugger. He's authentic ❤
@amyshomesteadanimals
1. Feeling uncomfortable, awkward, anxious, or stressed around new people or places. (Social anxiety) 2. The use of structures, scripts, templates...to have conversations and/or interactions with others. 3. A preference or a dislike for hugging, kissing, greeting (hand shaking), or holding people. 4. Do you like to wear legitimate noise canceling head phones away from home? 5. Noises- do they seem louder to you when stressed, tired, or triggered? 6. Do you ever get disproportionately startled by sudden loud or unexpected noises? 7. You can't tolerate certain fabrics or textures. 8. Do you cut the tags off clothing or it agitates you? It could be an autistic trait. 9. Can't tolerate your clothing sometimes. 10. The texture of food can be repulsing. It can actually make you gag. 11. Can be utterly repulsed by certain flavors, textures, or foods. Even the thought of it. 12. Exhausted after returning home from...anywhere. It takes so much energy and masking. 13. Spending more time than usual when go to the toilet or the bathroom. It's your quiet place. 14. A preference for being alone in social gatherings, or close to your safe person. 15. Do you like people watching?👀 An observer. 16. Have an exclusive use policy for cafe's and/or shops of any kind. (Example, no flexibility to shop at different grocery stores. Park in same place every time, etc.) 17. A failure to connect with others. Or others struggle to connect with you. Labeled quirky, strange, or odd. 18. Do people laugh at things you say but you were being serious. Dry humor. 19. Always seem to have disagreements with others, but you don't know how that happened. 20. In the workplace, often reprimanded that you're too blunt, rude, not a team player, used an inappropriate tone, etc.
@Surge_LaChance
I was a kid in the 80s. Nobody knew how to deal with me, especially in school. I remember them trying to say something was wrong but my parents wouldn't accept it. I learned to adapt the best I could.
@JFreese
My Autism went unnoticed and mis diagnosed because the rise of Autistic cases didn’t really peak until the early 2000’s. I show every sign. Lack of social life, overwhelmed in crowds, pre conversations, I pace around, perfectionist, my clothes never feel right! And if they don’t I won’t go somewhere. When my friends were going to parties or clubs I would sit in the corner and have one beer(Only to feel like I fit in) not talking to anyone, I say random things, and am extremely obsessed with things and facts that other people aren’t. I am 31 years old and I just got assessed. I spent my whole life being treated for other things: ADHD, Bipolar, depression etc. but I remember being in the hospitals knowing I wasn’t as crazy as these people because I was so smart and normal feeling but when I was home I felt the opposite “I am crazy or nobody likes me” so I stay home. But that’s my story lol thanks to anyone who read this. We got this guys!
@mikadoavocado5164
I've never been diagnosed with autism but I'm an introverted, highly sensitive person with social anxiety disorder so I can relate to most of these except for the last few and it kinda helps to see other people are like this too. I think you're helping a lot of people with videos like this to realize they're not weird or wrong and there are many others out there who have the same traits and/or struggles. I mean there are people in the comments who are like 60 or 70 saying they see themselves in this.
@shaunab2154
Yep, I got 18 out of 20. I don’t know what getting a diagnosis would do. I’ve adjusted. I’m okay with only a few people who “get” me. I retired early at 50 as work was killing me. I’m blunt, can’t pretend, and won’t lie. When I retired, I became a one on one aid to an autistic child in school. People were blown away at how intuitive and in line I was with understanding the child and his needs. It was a lot of fun, but I also clued in at that point that I too might be autistic. The bold outright signs a child gives are much easier to identify than in an adult who has learned to hide it.
@PickleHeroYT
A very frequent habit of mine is to change clothes when I'm stressed out. Your description of not liking certain fabrics fits so well to this that it's blowing my mind
@sweetone1896
Some of these traits could possibly be social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and introversion in some people.
@DaveTexas
I was diagnosed with ASD at age 53. All my life I’ve had quirks that I never understood. Why do I hate being touched? Why am I unable to speak around people I don’t know — and why can’t I STOP speaking when I’m around people I do know? Why do I have to wear the same type of clothing every day? Why do I get completely obsessed with and absorbed in certain things? Why is my daily routine so strict and inflexible? Why do I hate talking to people on the phone — even to my family? Why am I perfectly content to be by myself nearly all the time? Why do I eat the same foods every day? My therapist suggested I look into the Autism Spectrum, and once I did, my entire life made sense. Now I’m trying to figure out how to be "myself" around friends and family, after a lifetime of trying to act "normal" and trying to be social. That’s really hard to do.
@th84lok25
Question: does anyone else find that strangers will open up to you and tell you more than they would tell most people? I get this often. It may be a waitress, or someone working at the house or someone in a group that you don't know. Maybe because I dont know how to make small talk so conversation just turns to people opening up.
@ShaneHowell-fr3cc
Post-conversations are the worst .. days, weeks and even months later still analysing some insignificant conversation 🙄
@ozzy214
This really describes me. The more I learn about autism the more confident I am that I have undiagnosed adult autism...
@happycampers7889
Yes to all of these. My 4th grade teacher told my mom I had autism. Nothing was ever done to investigate. It would feel really nice for that to be acknowledged. I’ve managed pretty darn well!
@Misshellrazor
I would have never know I was autistic till my 3rd child came along. He’s moderately ASD so we needed to Persue the diagnosis. Our genetic tests came back with the anomaly on my gene!!! The one thing that stood out to me my entire life is that I’ve never felt like belonged here, like I am visiting this planet & I don’t like the people.
@j0biwankan0bi
When I was babysitting my niece I used to wear ear plugs. I could still hear her just fine - I wasn't trying to block her out, but it got the volume down to a manageable level for my brain.
@rhondawest6838