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Agreed! I never expected to love my cube so much. I think I've worn it out. There's so many different ways to squeeze it, shape it, poke it and gaze at the little inner bubbles. Ahhhhhhh.❤

As an adult, I was (mis?)diagnosed as bipolar, then diagnosed ADHD, and it wasn’t until I was in my 30s that I started learning about ASD. I recently had a neuropsych eval and they said bipolar, GAD, something neurological, and that I needed to have an ASD assessment to rule it out. My results won’t be ready for a while, but I’m afraid of hearing them… ASD makes my entire life make sense, but what if they tell me I’m not? I’ll be lost and confused again. Nothing else checks all the boxes the way ASD does. Life is so tiring, and not understanding the “why” behind my experiences/behaviors makes it so much more… Confusing. Exhausting. Unbearable. Thank you for making these videos. I have never related to anyone more. Somehow, it is comforting to know I’m not alone in my experiences.

I just have to comment again. Thank you for the much needed giggle today ☺️

Buddies... 5 stuffed rabbits with distinct personalities and an emu ootori plush who goes to school with me every day.

I’m doing this but another tune bahaha

I'm one of them. No diagnosis but I would bet all the money I have on it. I'm 54, there's little advantage to me to get a diagnosis. I know it, that's al I need.

Omg you are just killin it. Chris and Debbie I hope I can find myself a man Debbie lol to help me. I mean to love and share life with 😂 you are hilarious and going to help so many people! I’m recently AuDHD diagnosed. I just shared this video with a few people I care about that are affected by all these fun things I really appreciate your ability to tell people what going out is like. the burplees are super accurate. So many steps to prepare for to get ready! So I have all my things to help me cope I always had a back pack full of snacks toys showed up campfire with rolling cooler basically pulling out things to entertainment but also intentionally raise eyebrows if anyones watching . Lol. Now that I’m an adult and know what clothes to avoid I function better when out. Making sure I have an escape plan!

Gen’s asd undiagnosed because no one talked about autism and it was sink or swim survival of the fittest you figured it out

Please don't ever leave the water running just to record the video, it's a really entitled and sensless thing to do.

I rock and rhythmically moan when I am in severe pain (ie. migraines, sciatica). The "sh" sound must be soothing, because I like the words "hashish" and "shilly shally". But I don't know that I am actually autistic.

Omg. Omg. Omg!!!! 😦

I'm diagnosed as both, and this is pretty accurate. I feel like though my autistic brain takes over and dominates more often, especially communicating and organizing.

I walk around my house, making breakfast, cleaning up, whatever. I keep saying "Hmm" or "Hmmph" over and over. Over the years I've gotten to where I don't say it when others are around. When I was a little girl, I know it bothered my Mom a lot.

I like the Idea that I am a ninja 😆😃 !

Try being an AuDHD Cyborg, works for me... Know your strengths and weaknesses and try to figure out creative solutions... czcams.com/video/rL7Z8c2KkMs/video.html

Waaaaiiit.... is overstim what's setting off my mysterious stomach problems?!

I loved this video! This helped me to realize just how much I actually stim and never realized that's what I was doing. Being around people in public or at work is extremely anxiety and stress inducing for me to the point I'm almost constantly doing something to ease my nerves. I love singing along with songs I know. If I'm at work, cashier at a store, I have to sing or tap along with whatever song I'm listening to while waiting on customers. Also, I'll randomly feel like singing while at home and it depends on what song decides to pop into my head that I hear like it's actually playing. I have to have a tidy environment around me or I start panicking. My house and work area at work always has to be picked up. I absolutely abhor hair salons. I hate people I don't know touching me and making snarky noises as I pass by after my hair is cut making me think it looks bad or I look ugly. This is why I've learned to cut my own hair which I like to think looks good. When I was young and in school I'd tap my foot a lot while in class and still do this quite a bit. I also tend to rock I've noticed if I'm sitting watching videos on my phone. All of this plus many other things, namely the scratching, have led me to believe that I have Autism. While it doesn't make any of what I have to go through go away, it makes it easier to deal with knowing a little bit more about myself. Again, thank you for this video. It was very informative to me and very helpful. I greatly appreciate the video you made. I wish you and your wife the best and hope you have a very happy life together.

loved your countdown for autistic / tourettes awesomeness. im autistic, my husband is ADHD. we travel heavy. we try to bring everything we think we will need - pillows, all season clothes, protien bars, car comfort packs, a white noise machine etc. we will take max luggage. once we had 100 pounds each. 200 pounds of luggage on the plane. yes to cookies. we bought so many boxes of cookies once, we had to mail them home. south island new zealand for a month was an all time favorite. lots of baaaaahhhh sheep there for you. the flying bird effect was artsy and appreciated. and the shy coming out of your mouth. ❤

AuDHD, had to rewind a few times to get everything. I find that i got lost a few times by wording sequence, and references to ASD vs ADHD getting mixed. Not a good day for greymatter despite long sleep.

Mentions that food sounds can suck and then immediately writes with marker on paper and set my teeth on edge

I tend to repeat individual words in accents, like if I hear someone with a really great accent say a word that just hits me right, I'll mimic it. Right now it's the way Izzy Hands in Our Flag Means Death pronounces the word "there." He points to three targets and goes "There, there, and there" but it's a Northern English accent so it sounds nothing like my midwestern American, and it's just REALLY FUN to try to get his pronunciation down. Same with almost anything Rhys Darby says - his voice is delightful! I don't know how to explain why I do it other than it makes my mouth feel nice.

The constant body tension and exhaustion!!!

"Excuse me while I shy away for a moment."

64 years undiagnosed.

I used to be a bank teller, which I loved, but I HATED that my hands smelled like coins at the end of the day, no matter how many times I washed my hands. My husband would say they didn’t smell like anything, but they definitely did!

For me it's buttons, lots and lots of buttons in a container.

I drink kefir for breakfast. I eat crackers and cheese every day for lunch. The kefir is for gut problems. I eat whole grain crackers and cheese because it is easy, not too unhealthy and I don't have to decide what to eat. I eat different things for dinner every night. I try to be healthy but I hate to cook because I have executive functioning problems and have a physical illness (POTS) that feels like having chronic fatigue syndrome. So my boyfriend cooks dinner and I wash the dishes.

And there's AuDHD which is when you have both. At least that's what the autism community calls it.

Argh! Yes, the infernal slurp!!!!

We all eat different foods in my house. I have a suspicion that my son may have Aspergers autism like I do. I have always been into cold or room temperature foods. Have to be in the mood for something warm. I do have issues with responding to the needs for food or drinks so I put an alarm on every 2 hours to help me with taking a drink of water or snack on something. Love eating while I stand up so does my son sometimes we have to walk around while we eat, can’t stand noises ,no music, no tv, no talking during a meal. Have to pick quiet restaurants. I do have some restaurants under my needs when I am in public I don’t do any walking while I eat but I do still get to stand. My son eats only hot food majority of the time so his cold and room temperature foods are only 2 of each kind. When I get a reminder for liquid I remind him at the same time. Sometimes we both get dizzy at some point. I used to panic and try to drink and eat until the dizziness went away but that sometimes ended up with a stomach ache. Now I have gotten help to understand my eating habits so I don’t over indulge or panic from dizziness. My parents thought I was over dramatic when I refused to eat any kind of meat, I just hate the way it feels in my mouth and I can’t stand it. So I would end up spitting it in my napkin or waiting for my parents to leave the table to give it to my sister so I could eat her veggies that she didn’t like eating and she could have the meat from my plate. I was always swapping food with my siblings because I just can’t stand hot or warm food most of the time. Cold and room temperature food is my favorite kind of foods because of the temperature and most of them feel good in my mouth and are enjoyable. When we can a diagnosis for my son they will help us with my son’s eating habits. Hopefully this will help parents understand that there is nothing wrong with the way we eat because you have your way of going about it which you are not aware of what you are doing during mealtimes. Your habits seem normal to you just as much as we think ours are normal. It seems most people without autism don’t mind noise during their meals and conversations. Plus most of you open your mouths when chewing, make humming noises, and tap on the table with your fingers or a utensil. It’s just too much noise for me and my son most of the time agrees with that. He hates being in restaurants, we have to take our food to go or get it delivered. He has to do his fast walking during mealtime.

Another layer of masking peeled away. After learning about echolalia, i realized how often i sang out random wwords or phrases. The word "echolalia" itself is fun to sing!

My number one stim is HOW I speak. That "SHY" section made me realize how iften I do this lol all the inflections, tones, pacing, etc.brings such a soothing feeling.

Funny video, totally spot on.

Thank you for this video and the link to the communication study.

As soon as you said your heart dropped when you entered the cafe I knew exactly what was about to happen (coz I have been in that exact same situation way way more than once), I knew your friend had bought an unannounced guest with him.

Yep, turn right around and re-route. I even do this running or riding my bike. About to turn onto side road? See anyone, re-route. Every video I watch makes me feel less of an oddity. Thanks for the honesty.

I talk to myself and have arguments with myself in the mirror. Sometimes I rub my hands together.

I am definitely something. 58, any problems with early age in school was considered LD, I did channel my interests and it worked well for me as a career. When I'm not working this win the symptoms really show themselves. Not yet properly diagnosed, just started lexapro last week. The plot thickens.

I’ve been wondering if I might be autistic. Almost all of the things you mentioned are familiar, except the restaurant hatred and melt downs. I don’t have melt downs. But when I brought it up with my therapist, he just said that people were getting over diagnosed these days and essentially not to worry about it. 😑

The eyebrows bushy gets me all the time

I'm so confused.. as an adult (37) I had professional testing for autism and they said.. a lot of traits..but nope, you can't have autism because of emotional intelligence score, which was not only higher than they expect for autistic people but much higher that for neurotypical (even they told me they never saw such a high score on that part of test) .. diagnosis - sensory integration disorder.. After years I still don't know what to think about it.. I'm just a weirdo (and I like it 😂) but when I'm listening to Chris it's so strangely familiar.. Please if anyone had any experience like that or heard about a similar situation.. anything.. please share

My safe food?....Grilled Cheese

Yes, pacing!!

I thought my hatred for people watching me eat, eating the same food every day, hatred of listening to people eating, picking at my food in a systematic way, all had to do with my anorexia nervosa. I was alone with Dad one morning as a kid, eating breakfast. We were sitting there eating, no tv, no radio. His chewing got louder and louder. The tongue smacking, swishing, swashing, swallowing, crunching. Finally I screamed, “Stop!! Just … STOP IT!!!” Poor Dad sat there like a deer caught in the headlights, a piece of toast hanging out of his mouth as I ran from the room crying. I remember every second of that encounter. I cannot stand listening to people talking online without music or background noise. The sound of their spit bubbles in their mouth popping, their dry tongue getting stuck on the top of their mouth and slowly pulling it away like it’s velcroed on their mouth, their throat making odd noises. Yuck! Thankfully, this video didn’t have those noises. And yes the plate sounds! I hate the sound of forks and knives scraping across a plate. Just THINKING about it makes me cringe!! I hate hearing people drink. So I wear earplugs when I have to eat with someone, and they refuse to turn on a tv. It takes the edge off the sounds. Tip: if you can’t handle certain noises, don’t get an African grey parrot! Oh! My! Gosh!!! I inherited Dad’s bird and I caught him making Dad’s chewing sounds!! Seriously??! Sheesh!!

LOL!!! The thing about smell. 🤣🤣🤣 Oh the scenes I’ve made because of smells! 🙈🙉🙊 And I’m being checked out for autism now.

Your content helped me with a humourous perspective. Thank you. I legit busted hard at the beginning when you said, "why dont i have any friends?!" Totally relatable. A lot of this video, actually, is kind of like... a relief. 😂 Thanks again!

😂😂😂😂😂😂 sorry but the fart part was funny 😂😂😂😂

even my own eating sounds get to me yo

I have always self-soothed by gently sliding fabric under my nails..the bias edge of cloth, some ribbons, cuffs, collars, button edges. My mom called it “picking”. I also love the sensation of “weaving” things between my fingers or pressing into the bend of the joint space between my palm and fingers.

I have both and the need for routine and consistency is at constant war with the need for novelty. It's actually really difficult to have both.