tiktoks by, for and about neurodivergent and/or mentally ill ppl - episode 7
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2021
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Thank you so much :)
tysm
Thank you.
why do tics need a warning? (sorry if this sounds rude at all, i’m just genuinely curious and want to be educated)
@@ghost-hn2lh sometimes, it can trigger other people’s tics, which ofc isnt fun so it can be good to skip over them bc watching other people tic is a trigger for some! other people aren’t triggered by it, but its there for the people who are /nm /gen
DUDE THE KID FREAKING OUT ABOUT THE MONKEY TOY MADE ME SO HAPPY I WANTTT
ME TOO! THEIR JOY WAS CONTAGIOUS! :D
i wonder what happens if you throw the toy off a cliff
@@omegadragons321 WEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeee- **crunch**
because I have no freinds and don't know where else to say but really want to im gonna give yall some bug facts bc um uh
1. rhino beetles are the strongest beetle in the world (but they cant hurt humans)
2. some beeltes dont mind being held
3. bees make 2 tons of honey each year
4.cicadas all come out of the ground at once to s c r e a m
5.Some leaf bugs have rows of tubercles on their antennae that when rubbed together make sounds to ward off predators
i have more but i forgot them
edit: I got more!
6. cicadas live for up to 14 years underground, and only a week above.
7. (you probabaly know this) female preying mantis eat the male immediatly after mating
non-bug facts
1. some fungi grow inrtwined with tree's roots and alert the tree of possible threats
2. that "fresh grass smell" is actually the grass warning the other patches of grass that theyre's danger
3. peanut allergies are sometimes caused by eating peanut butter when youre under the age of three
4. jupiter has 69 moons. hehe 69
ive got more bug facts!
1. there's this indian bee (i really need to start remembering the names) that cooks a wasp alive if it enters it's hive. It does this by piling on the wasp and vibrating.
2. ants dont have lungs and they calculate their steps
3. sometimes bees will fall asleep in flowers in pairs. in this case, they hold each other's hands and feet while sleeping. it kinda looks like theyre cuddling
4. bees dance to communicate
5. the vulture bee makes honey from dead animal's meat
ill get more later i promise
OOO that's COOL
So basically bees make an elephant worth of honey a year-
@@kate.6262 YEYE ITS SO WEIRD although i like beetles more, bees are actually born aduts, and just like ants, the queen is the only male while the owrkers are female
Bugs are cool asf
also cicadas are SO annoying
@@mattie2737 cicadas are really weird bc they stay underground for up to 17 years and only live for about a week above ground
I have a pet darkling beetle and it is very sweet
as a wise person once said:
Either people with ADHD need to stop being so relatable or i need to see a doctor
No
Last time I was this early I thought I was straight
With that profile pic you anit
(Jk I would never assume, i just love she ra, and well the show is... ya know if ya know)
@@alyssapeterson3006 you are indeed correct abt the pfp lol
That first one was such an a-ha moment like my symptoms have been kicked up to 11 and I was like "why is it suddenly worse? Am I somehow faking it? Am I subconsciously making it worse now that I'm learning about autism?" (Gotta love imposter syndrome) but DUH I'm just not fucking masking as much and FINALLY being my authentic self for the first time in fucking years
I stopped masking at 11 too but than ended up with imposter syndrome about my autism and gender dysphoria...so that's fun! (hj/)
LITERALLYYY IVE STARTED LIKE FLAPPING MY HANDS A LOT WHICH I NEVER DID BEFORE COVID AND I FEEL LIKE IM FAKING IT ITS SO ANNOYING
I feel the same way, though about ADHD. As soon as I started to learn about it the more symptoms I realized I had, but I constantly feel like I'm just faking it. Knowing that it's a common thing for people with ADHD to go through was validating, but I still question myself a lot. And the idea of masking confuses me sometimes? Like I don't know when I'm masking or not. Before lockdown, I remember doing this thing whenever I was talking to different people I'd always change the way I acted to mimic them to fit in more, does that count as masking? And sometimes during class, I just wouldn't be able to shut myself up and I felt so embarrassed. Is that an example of like not being able to mask?
Sorry for rambling, just wanted to share my thoughts ig lol?
me too. this just popped up in my recommended and _only now_ (15 yrs old) I'm noticing all of these 'odd' things I do I've literally never seen or heard anyone else do.
Like how I touch my face in one form or another, it just happens randomly and I never think about it, or how I can't fall asleep unless something is covering the lower part of my face, how I just say "mwrah" as a reaction/response (?) and a lot of other things.
I decided I'm just going to "unhinge" myself and try to do whatever my brain feels like doing just to see what happens and then I can self diagnose or something
Same. I was scared that I was faking it, especially since I got diagnosed recently.
why’d you have to hit me with that last one...my crumbling brain can’t handle love
Same which kind of doesn’t make sense my parents show affection towards me (mom>dad) and I’m not an only child I have six siblings which means I have people I can talk to but I choose not to also partly because we never are affectionate towards each other and maybe that’s why but also I never had people I could talk to about my feelings with and care for me like showing they care about my feeling and maybe that’s why. I never really had anyone I could talk to ever not my parents siblings or friends (cause I don’t have any lol :P) damn I just semi realized kind of lol you don’t have to reply just felt like venting a little 人(_ _*)
right ? sounded kinda like a comfort character of mine as well like TwT
When COVID started, I really unmasked, like, I started stimming, saying what I wanted, and letting myself shut down when I needed to. I didn’t have people constantly looking at me, so I started acting like myself. I’m currently wondering if I’m autistic, or if I just have ADHD.
I don’t want to make this long, but sometimes I get shut down, and I really don’t feel like talking. It’s usually after a big test, or a long day, or after being overstimulated. I can’t tell when people are joking, all the time. Anyways, I might get a psychological evaluation soon, so I hope things might finally get settled
Also, if anyone has any advice, that'd be nice. For info, I got diagnosed with ADHD about eight years ago, when I was eight, I was never taught about it's connection to autism, or that it makes me neurodivergent. I identified as female when I was diagnosed. (I use he/they pronouns now)
Honestly, maybe. Autism and ADHD are often comorbid and/or misdiegnosed as eachother. A disappointing about of doctors will knowingly misdiagnose someone with ADHD when they know they have autism because the doctor thinks the ADHD diagnosis will "help" them more
@@OnyxLotus this ^
Also, AFAB go really undiagnosed with autism. I'm really happy that you're looking for different professional opinions. I hope you get the help needed to feel better
@@OnyxLotus Actually it's because there is medication for adhd and there isn't for autism, and they make more money if they misdiagnose the person as adhd. I wish it was 100% of the time actually about "helping" since that's atleast done with some misguided wishes of wellbeing for the person being diagnosed
@@cleticiaas00 thanks
@@orbismworldbuilding8428 trueee. What I heard was basically that doctors were buying into the stigma around autism and sort of not wanting their patients to be autistic/be affected by that stigma but yeah the medicine thing makes way more sence
17:00 I thought I was the only person who was utterly confused growing up when people would be mad when I corrected them. Like I'm helping! If I was getting something super wrong I want someone to tell me. My teachers hated it but I'm like, you're teaching a bunch of impressionable students and I want everyone to be able to understand what's correct. As I got older I realized it was probably because adults feel insecure when a child corrects them and is right. Now I have to restrain myself even though I still struggle to understand why I can't just tell someone what the correct answer/word/terminology or whatever is.
THIS 100%, if I can feel I'm about to go into a long conversation with someone about something my brain almost changes settings so it's prepared to say "and please correct me if I'm wrong" EVERY 3RD SENTENCE...
*BUT NO ONE EVER DOES!!!*
And yet because I tried before and got shot down for it I now feel like a horrible person if I try to do what I Advocate for...
*WHY THE FUCK DID WE LET NEUROTYPICAL PEOPLE DESIGN THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE?!*
my friend is blind and read a word wrong when reading out loud to the class (she can see a little if it's really big and close, and there is enough light) and i corrected her and everyone thought i was so rude and were glaring at me.. um that tiktok was good because i didn't know anyone else had that...
I used to correct teachers at school as well, and sometimes I would even remind them of collecting the homework they assigned. I couldn't understand why the other students got so angry at me. In my head I thought I was being nice by helping the teacher remember and giving us students a chance to show our knowledge so the teacher could correctly grade us
I know!! What if the person i'm talking to is speaking with a professional?? what if the person i'm talking to is just getting things messed up and mixed around? I'm doing it softly before they get humiliated in a comment section by someone who is harsh
@@pyromaniac2104 I feel you. I seriously feel you.
the end of the first one made me very happy bc my adhd symptoms have gotten so much more severe over quarantine, which has made me doubt myself over whether or not i have it. very swag, poster of the first one, very swag.
-theo
When i readed your profile name, i kinda giggled, your system name, i like it (No offense) :)
@@analaurapalacioscabrera4494 thank you! i pride myself in the pun, i’m glad it could make you smile :))
-theo
@@rockyy1740 That's really cool Theo!
Heyyy, same! Looking back I can see all the signs but I just never had time to realize. The memory issues and the executive dysfunction added up and I had to face it, FINALLY
the first time i felt comfortable unmasking in front of my family, they told me i was faking and (jokingly) told me that they didn’t have time for a kid with tics and stims... they didn’t hear about my SI for almost a year because i was afraid they’d ruin it for me... they won’t allow me to get tested for ADHD or anything else because i mask so well at school, it doesn’t really affect my schoolwork and that’s the only thing they care about
sorry for ranting but i just needed to get it off my chest. thanks for your posts, love your videos!
I know it's seems scary to unmask and just be your natural self, but please do it! Masking leads to burnout and mental health issues like depression. You should also push your parents to let you get tested, because it's harder to get insurance companies to cover shit when you aren't diagnosed before a certain age.
Every time I watch on of your "tik toks for nd peeps" I play the fun game called ...
"Am I ND, or do I just have anxiety with some other things?"
As well as the game ..
"Am I Self Diagnosing or do I need to talk to a Psychiatrist? "
Actually self diagnosing can be the first step to getting a diagnosis, it's just important to actually educate yourself about it before you self diagnose and ofc its always the best to talk to a professional to get the right diagnosis
@@nervous_young_inhuman7042 Thank you so much. I think I need to do some reading this week before I meet with my thErAPiSt and then talk to her about it. I rly appreciate it, honestly. Sometimes I need to hear the encouragement from others before I have the courage to make a step myself.
@@lilym-j4954 I'm glad I could help😊
@@tinywhineygrimeylad4445 same though 😬
Sensory issues are so terrible for me- like, I hate loud sounds, (I also have ear damage too) and just- loud or high pitched sounds make me one of 4 things; angry (if I can say this, “turn it down!” Or “shut up!”), annoyed but trying to ignore it, and certainly not last pain. Like, my ears just start rigging to the point I can barely hear or my body/mind kinda panics, so I have to just “get out get out”, and finally, the kindness route, politely asking them to turn it down or be quiet. Yeah, I dunno why I spilled this all out, but I did- lol
oh shoot is that what happens to me?? Sometimes I absolutely cannot stand people talking in a car or taking calls in a car and I just thought it was bc my ears were sensitive and the sound might bounce around weird or something, I've just been gritting through or trying to lowkey cover my ears without offending the person D':
I was at the roller rink with a group of friends once and they have these really bright neon lights. I don’t have problems with them being bright, I don’t mind any of that. But there’s a lot of different settings, and when they turned on the strobing effect? I had to LEAVE. I was crying as I skated around telling myself it wasn’t that bad and I was forcing it on myself by obsessing over the lights. I got super over stimulated and eventually had to work up the courage to ask my friends if we could go. I hated it so much, especially because I haven’t had problems with lights before.
my parents watch movies downstairs WHILE I AM TRYING TO SLEEP and i have to screech “TURN THAT DOWN” every few minutes until i collapse
oh god the masking goofy one made me realize this is why i act so "weird" when my friends are high or drunk. i don't drink and have never Felt high but when im at a party or whatever people will assume that that's why im acting the way i am ....... and it's just me not masking,,,,,, i've always just said i get drunk/high on the vibe but ,, o h
Yep.
Always seemed more drunk
Just sober and not masking
So, me and my friend both have ADHD and we are the worst headaches our parents have. One day my friend was talking a lot about his special interest in bones, so I decided to do more research on it to better connect with him and not seem dumb. Two weeks later and now we're both hyperfixated on different types of animal bones, and both have spent over $100 in getting stuff related to it. It's all we really ever talk about.
Do you ever spend ten minutes of your morning making a theory for the entirety of spirit phone and then fall asleep at 2 pm
idk what spirit phone is but I did that about pokemon just this week
Lemon Demon?
LOL yes
YOOOOOOO LEMON DEMON SPECIAL INTEREST?
Eh... specifically Niel Ciceriega(?) since he is lemon demon. But not all the stuff he does is under the lemon demon... uh... namesake. *(I'll check the spelling soon aaaaaaaaaa)*
Edit: I was close. *Cicierega.*
this will be absolutely perfect to have going on in the background while i edit my next playlist
HI PIXIE I FOUND YOU
I'm having it in the background while shiny hunting for a rowlet because I made a pyukumuku plush and I wanted to get a pyukumuku in the game but normal decidueye looks trash :D so anyway, how was your day?
@@yourlocaltherapistfriend5091 yo that’s so sick!! i’m doing good :]
Thank you so much for making neurodivergent tiktok comps! I love these so much and I swear I've watched every single one on YT- I'm not allowed social media so having these makes me feel like I can really be apart of the community (as someone with ADD) and connect with other neurodivergent people, tysm creator
definitely agree here :] these comps are so great and comforting to me
hey someone else with ADD nice
Same. I’ve watched so many and I can’t find anymore, but their ones are the best.
OHDIWIFW same!!
Ok, but I'm so confused
My friend asked me "why are you biting your earphones" Ans I was like "it's like the thing that I bite to not be.. Yk- without anything to do? Idk, have you ever saw a bitey thing? Like- a piece of silicon to bite?"
:/...They didn't understood and they were like "... Uh, no? What? "
I do that too
I feel that. I've ruined earphones over this. Some of them just have the most satisfying crunch ever. I can't stop myself.
You might like chewlry! I have a necklace that looks like an Oreo and it’s meant to be chewed on. You can use chewlry if you don’t wanna damage your headphones and they’re often made of silicone.
Me: Never really has a vocal stim
Me: *figures out how to purr*
My brain: ✨This✨🍊
Do you mean, like, mimicking a purr by vibrating your tongue against the back of your teeth/gum, or do you mean you can do it with your throat like cats do?
@@RaunienTheFirst Mimicing. I don't think I can quite do it with my throat, at least not yet ^-^🍊
@@mabelisanimates3550 The serotonin from it is immaculate, is it not? XD🍊
HOW DO YOU PURR
@@omegadragons321 with great difficulty... And also either using the same way you trill/roll your R's or figuring out how to doing that in your thoat, idk that tho sorry👍🍊
4:23 me trying to explain all of the dream smp lore to one of my friends
omg me tho
I was trying to explain to my friend lately why I was so sad over the death of a fictional ghost in a minecraft roleplay server and I was trying to figure out how to summarize literally the ENTIRE story without getting too annoying T-T (needless to say I failed-)
@@kate.6262 Oh my goodness, same! this is exactly why I can't explain interesting pieces of any stories to people. I feel the need to explain the entire thing, and by the time ine done, it doesn't show why the thing is interesting or funny ;-;
Edit: also I miss Ghostbur, he didn't deserve his fate ;-;
@@tuesdaywithanh ikr 😭
me: laughs at dsmp inside joke
my mom: what?
me: so basically, * goes on and on about the plot forever *
me: when your fox furry grandson puts you on house arrest
@@kate.6262 YES SAME
Me: wanting to be myself
Also me: *... Who are myself so I can be me? Who am i??*
The first one reminded me of how over quarantine, I learned to stop masking so much! I was doing way too much of it before, I’d avoid talking to people so they wouldn’t notice autistic traits and then genuinely believe the reason I didn’t have good friends was because I wasn’t masking ENOUGH... it was a seriously needed reevaluation
Don't ever mask for a NT...if someone is only willing to be friends with a fake version of you, they are a piece of shit who does NOT deserve to have your awesome self in their lives. Full stop!
I'm trying to unmask but it's so hard :') it's like the mask is melded to my face at this point
The first video hit the nail on the head. I finally applied for disability instead of just pushing myself (I have DID, PTSD, and ASPD all diagnosed for years)
All my jokes are based around my dead dad
Oooof I have autism, ptsd, ocd and was at one point diagnosed with dissociative disorder, and I wonder if I have 'phrenia or DID because some thoughts I have and ways I feel are definitely not the same me, if I do have DID then I'm usually co-conscious rather than fully switched or i'm what is called by the plural community a "median" where I have facets rather than fragments or alters
"Don't go ill miss you so much"
Touching but you don't know me we have *never* interacted
well, now *we've* interacted. don't go.
The words of a true fictional comfort character, well said
Every other day I am like 100% sure I’m neurodivergent and then the other half of days I’m positive I’m definitely neurotypical.
that sounds like ingrained masking and a neurotypical persona to me imo
3:15
I know which one of these things I would get in trouble for not doing, but trust me, that essay is going to be started an hour before it's due and the mug is already drying.
My alternative situation is I tell myself that I'm not allowed to do the fun thing until I do the important thing, and end up doing neither...
The roller-coaster tik tok- SAME. One of my other autistic friend and I recently found out that we shared that interest, so we've been discussing brands and resources to learn more as well as visiting virtual theme parks, and it was so validating. My brother with ADHD also has that interest, which I also found out recently, so we've been watching videos about it together. It's so nice to not feel weird for "obscure" special interests
Covid was both a blessing and a curse for my ADHD. I finally got to looking into my ADHD more and realised a lot of my horrible memories stem from people putting me down or invalidating me because of things out of my control and that I was never a failure just struggling to comprehend the world around me because nobody wanted to help me understand.
The semi verbal thing? Yeah I just started saying “I’m tired of the flavour of talking” and went quiet
my newest hyperfocus is ruining my life, i thought the others were bad but this is like the worst one yet. its this really long dramatic fantasy series and each book has like 1000 pages, im so tired but its so hard to rip away from it to sleep, i only ate fruit snacks and one microwave dinner this weekend, like obviously im having a great time but i am also very pissed at myself haha
Ooh that sound super interesting what are the books called?
It’s the storm light archive by Brandon Sanderson, the first book is called way of kings :)
@@cyeayttheratking9501 ooh I’ll have to check those out lol. I love fantasy and I’ve been looking for more books to read
Does anybody else feel like you used up all your special interests in childhood and now you're kind of stuck having a few things that you just enjoy but aren't, like really passionate about?
For instance I watch a bunch of TV and CZcams and I can go on about a series or video topic for an hour, but it's not like I want to do further research. Maybe I'll check out the wikia/fandom page on the show while watching it to learn things about the character that I didn't pick up on. Or maybe I'll watch one or two more videos on that original topic, but that's it.
yes, i feel like evn the special interests im still passionate about i never have energy for so i end up scrolling social media or watching comfort shows and thats it. im really sad bc my special interests are mostly language related and being isolated (ish) in quarantine (basically online schooling) took me away from any situations i could use the language in so its rlly hard to keep up with it and not lose it bc i never get to speak it... and i have no energy to keep studying anymore :( i used to study for like 5 hrs nonstop every day and now i cant even do 5 mins of flashcards ugh
my special interest is creepy/gorey medical stuff and my mom says i should stop thinking about depressing things, when it really isn't to me its just really interesting I had no idea what I wanted to do when i needed a job (if i manage to get one) but then the realization hit me like a truck. bam! emt/nurse! very taxing to my mental health but ill find a way to cope.
My friend became a mortician with her similar interest. Might be worth considering if you dont mind gore and smells.
4:41 I didn't know this, but i like Mythology (Just the creatures) and RPG games, when i first discovered Lisa and the Joy mutants i became obsessed, AND I HAVEN'T EVEN PLAYED THE GAME
God seeing the inclusion of tics in this made me rlly happy as a tourettic man (who also has ADHD/autism)
This video really did say happy Tourettes awareness month to me huh /j
4:19 uh, special interest is an autism specific term! the adhd "equivalent" is hyperfixations they arent the same thing and its frustrating when people misuse terminology aaa sorry if this sounds so negative! im just trying to be informative because a lot of people seem to not know/understand this
I think it's mostly because people frequently have both as well (for example myself).
Really? I didnt know that. I have adhd and i always used special interests but I'll remmeber that
hey intellectualinsectoid thank you for uploading, i love all of your videos and they all make my day. also, its so cool to clock ppls personalities through their tiktok comps, and you seem awesome and precious from what i can tell. have a good day :)
the last one how do i stay i want to stay hhhhhhhhhhhhhh look they're so sad what do i do? pause it on that? replay that over and over? they look so sad..
19:57 timestamp to replay it because it is making me upset ahaha
4:54 is so relatable. My dad often found me laughing to myself as a child. He just left me alone lol. He just thought I was very good at entertaining myself. I still do it but less now. People find it very weird when I start laughing and when I explain what I'm thinking about, they're just like 😶. I sometimes wish there was a device connected to brain to let others see what I am imagining...
Are stims uncontrollable??? I used to do this dolphin sound where I hold my breath and force out a high pitched sound. I also have done the Grudge noise hahah.
0:01 is true, im not autistic (i think) but i do stim , and i never really thought i was masking until over quarantine where i realized i was stimming way more at home (that + some more anxious and ocd stims/tics bc mental health wasn't so hot for a good chunk of quarantine) but i stimmed way more, including happy stims, and realized i'd been subconsciously masking
18:31 I got so unreasonably happy over them naming plush octopuses after autistic-coded DS9 characters, I love them, I could cry, that's so extremely relatable and pure, this is the first time I've felt true glee in days. 😭♥
Edit: I also very unfortunately relate to having a mom in a cult, rip me. Im gonna keep thinking about Star Trek and octopuses instead. 🖖🐙
4:23 I'm obsessed with politics, my god there is no way to make that casual. At least when I was younger, my main interests were environmentalism and feminism, but now I'm stuck because there is no way to make anarchy and communism into conversation
dude that last person is sooo cool,, theyre a system too!!! they look so awesome tho holy fuck,,
babe wake up new comfort tiktoker just dropped /lh
I hope the roller coaster special interest guy is having a great day I really had a "same hat" moment reading the captions
I want everyone to know that one of my vocal stims is a Michael Jackson "Hee-hee"
That is all, thank you
OoooOOoo IM SO EXCITED TO GET A FINGERLING HUG!! It looks PERFECT for my anxiety and adhd 😊
I want one so badly but it'd prolly make my dog bark so I think I'll stick to daydreaming about Edd and Matt comforting me after an anxiety attack 😅
@@alex-iu6rj try this: introduce the fingerling to your dog first by letting it sniff it (keep it close to you because it isn’t their toy) you can do this as many times as needed before it is accustomed to the toy being in the house- next, anything noise related, I highly recommend doing that somewhat close to the dog while it’s at its most relaxed state; if they start barking, ignore the dog completely or leave the room if necessary (that way you aren’t rewarding the hyper-reactive behaviour) conversely, you should reward them whenever they are quiet (sometimes there will only be moments but you can increase duration by waiting a second longer) with whatever motivates them 👍🏻
I highly suggest teaching them the “quiet” command if it is an ongoing problem but that previous advice may help- if not, I hope you find another safe way to calm your anxiety because I greatly empathize for it 💜
Similarly, have you ever heard the songs “Candle” and “Rain” by Cavetown? They’re awesome whenever I’m feeling stressed 😁 I think you may like them!
@@mabelisanimates3550 do…do you know 👀
I smell a fellow fan :)
I don’t know if I’m autistic or anything, but 16:00 is so relatable. Like, I would get presents and my parents would be like “Do you not like it?” And I’d be like “I love it!” And they’d be like “can you show it.” And like I’ve told them that just because I don’t show it on the outside doesn’t mean I don’t like it, but I still try and smile a lot whenever anyone gives me anything because I don’t want them to feel like I don’t like it
15:55 WAIT I HAVE NEVER RELATED TO SOMETHING AS MUCH AS THIS
For me it’s anything that’s related to the ✨spooky season✨, especially witches and magic lmao
Me too but why does this happen?
I’ve seen a few comments on special interests!! I’ll share mine. It’s transformers media, anything I can get my hands onto. I’m super thankful that my best friend shares an interest in transformers with me. It’s nice to information dump and have the other person be genuinely happy to listen to you
That first one is so me! I've struggled with mental health for a long time, but quarantine was the push I needed to learn more about myself. I'm currently working with my therapist to get properly screened for both ADHD and autism. I suspect I have both, and I'm excited to see what a proper diagnosis tells me!
I’m neurotypical but I’d really love to learn more about the community, and this helps! Thanks :) ❤️❤️❤️
i have a loft bed :)
I'm so glad you're educating yourself on this even though you're nt!! The world needs more people like you!
The last clip got me like *GENDERENVYGENDERENVYGENDERENVY*
lmao a bit the same
My special interest/hyperfixation when I was 13 was something no one ever wants to talk about.
Human sacrifice in ancient mezoamerican cultures.💀
ok but thats so cool though i'd listen to you about it any time
my special interests are language (and some specific languages) so anthropology naturally also interests me too also history bc they all kind of go together
Oh my goodness, 3:30 ish makes me so happy. This is what my sister and I did to help us feel less alone at uni, and to help with depression. We got robot animals, the ones that are marketed for kids to raise. We always wanted them, and we figured they would be a good stand in for a pet. I have a panda named Mau-Mau (which is the sound she makes), and I love her. She walks around, and she is so soft. A robotic/animatronic friend can really help (especially if you desperately want a pet but can’t keep one).
I relate to near all of this but I don't want to self diagnose any so now I'm unsure of what to do and feel 💃‼️‼️
I feel the same way! I've heard from a lot of neurodivergent people I'm friends with or follow on social media that self diagnosing is okay as long as you plan to get diagnosed one day
If you have done enough research and feel like you fit the symptoms or can heavily relate, go ahead and self-diagnose! In fact, you don't ever have to get professionally diagnosed if you don't want to. Some people prefer not to, as (in the US) it's legal for companies to dock wages of those who are autistic, have ADHD, etc. But others will seek a diagnosis for closure, and for other benefits like legally being able to get accommodations for their needs. There's ups and downs to a diagnosis, so it is totally valid if you don't want to. Despite what I always hear about self-diagnosis and how it's "wrong", I think it is 100% fine, as long as you truly understand what you are self-diagnosing yourself with and believe that it describes how you feel.
@@ohpaperbacks5195 ahh,th4nk you!
@@syd1541 ahh,okay ::]
@@hyo_unbf you're welcome! :)
the blanket guy.
a king!!
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all they said was "hey kiddo" and i started crying- THAT WAS NICE!!! I LIKE DAT!!! I WANT A COOL NEURODIVERGENT OLDER SIBLING TO BE LIKE "hey kiddo, want me to teach ya how to play D&D???" or smth- idk- but does anyone feel like-suuuper sensitive or just idgaf??? like-ill get worried and stress out for legit 5 hours that i sound a snarky over text when I ask "what bands do u like?" but then my mom will be over here yelling at me bein like "VICTOR- U CANT JUST DO THAT! THAT HURTS BOTH U AND ME AND IT RUINS OUR RELATIONSHIP!!!" and ill be like- ok im gonna go play skyrim now- does anyone else like skyrim? nobody else i know likes skyrim-well-my brother and person of interest like it but thats it-
yeah i love the vid but also i dont know what song its from i know its from minecraft but what
Jokes on you, Lexapro, I'm already sleepy and ace!
7:27-7:33 my superpower is my functionally limitless comprehension, understanding and perfect recall of the TV show Lucifer
I think my superpower would be foresight because before I make any decisions I have to calculate every possible outcome
1:04 THANK YOU! I have many sensory issues and my own family just can't seem to accept it, they always try to tell me I'm just being dramatic and stuff like that, but I literally started crying in the middle of a 5th grade test because the sound of pencils scratching on paper made me want to die! But they still don't get it! I mean the other day my dad purposefully had me touch corduroy clothes, in an attempt to trick my brain into realizing I was just being overly dramatic, it did not work!
I laughed so hard at the salad bowl one, they really are top tier stimming toys
Weird hyperfixations I've had:
- got super obsessed with this data my pre calc teacher gave me about wildlife that got hit by planes into between 1995 and 2005, found this bird called the American Woodcock, found out that 500k blackbirds once hit a plane and cost the airline a million dollars in repairs. Anyways, I almost couldn't finish the report I was supposed to do because I was too invested in the data.
- a brief couple day hyperfixation on the etymology of the word robot, which is actually really really interesting
- I just recently had a M*A*S*H hyperfixation which is just kinda weird cause my mom watched it when she was a kid
- the one time I've drunk a Monster, I hyperfocused for 7 straight hours on researching Instagram art account bots and creating a post about it
- when I was younger I got obsessed with Owls of Gahoole or whatever and started memorizing the latin names of owls
- many more that I can't remember right now cause uh, brain tired
I have been bindge watching so many neurodivergent tik toks oh my god. Its literally taking over my life.
I swear to god that mokey hug thing would make my anger break outs so much easier to overcome. Some stuffed animal just screaming at you and hugging you when the depression kicks in
19:25 I take fluoxetine and don't experience any of the trade-offs. :) Don't let the potential side effects discourage you from trying!
i love your comps so much!! they’re pretty educational
That sweet old salad mixer. The best stim toy, I could play with it for hours. Might get one for fun:]]]
Dude ok I just had a big brain moment about my family. Feel free to ignore.
This happened about two years ago. So I hadn’t seen my favorite cousins in like 3-5 years and was worried things would be weird between us. But I spent a weekend vacation with them and it was amazing. I felt completely myself and was so high energy the whole time. We all had an absolute blast.
Fast forward to now, over the course of quarantine, I realized I have ADHD. I also discovered last year that one of my cousins has ADHD, and her brother is autistic.
So looking back, the reasons the 3 of us clicked so well even tho we hardly saw eachother is because we all felt this weird signal that we could unmask (before I even knew I was doing it) and just be ourselves.
I’m literally so happy that I live right around the corner from them now.
That first one hit hard. My executive dysfunction has gotten so much worse with the online school and all. It’s affected my grades so much and my mom doesn’t understand why it’s hard to just do my schoolwork. Luckily, I did manage to pass without summer school, and many students didn’t even get that far.
13:34 I PICKED UP KARLS MEOW AS A VOCAL STIM TOO 😩😩😩
13:35 yesssss holy crap it’s so weird I also have Tommy’s pog where I randomly just shout out POG I was in class one day and all through that class I couldn’t stop just randomly saying mow and pog luckily it was online
Bruh, I LOVE talking about roller coasters! Design, types, companies, parks! Hell yeah!
PLEASE rant to me in this comment's replies ab your hyperfixations and special interests, it's SO refreshing, 100% recommend!
I'll go first (I'm nd btw)
I'm hyperfixated on the Dream SMP and have been since like, july/august 2020, it's like a LONG ASS thing that I've dedicated so much time into memorising each little snippet of lore and understanding everything + symbolism and influnces (and theories) to such a point that I don't even KNOW how long I could go on about it, but I could probably talk about it for hours. My favorite arcs so far have been the Exile Arc with Dream and Tommy and all the manipulation tactics involved in that, which got me into a private study on the cycle of abuse and a lot of abuse psychological effects, plus stockholm sydrome and some other psych stuff (which was actually useful for my psych classes in school lmao), and the whole war between Manburg and Pogtopia because I love all the psychology in there (i'm a psych nerd if you can't tell) and just the general constant tension and not knowing what was coming next, not knowing who you can trust, unreliable narrators, losing everything only to realise there was so much you had to lose, finally having nothing and being at that dangerous point where nothing matters, and the whole idea of Chekhov's gun (a dramatic principle that states that elements in a story should not appear to make "false promises", and everything that happens must be necissary, having a cause and effect) which I really like. Thanks for reading! Your turn :)
aah, a few days late, but reading about yours made me happy :)
a big one I've had for about 5 years is vocaloid. like god I'm such a nerd about vocaloid. it's just, it's so different from the mainstream stuff that's super popular, there's a bunch of different genres, and yea!
there's this youtuber i love called ubnubmaster(i think i spelled their name right lol) and they do analysis stuff on popular vocaloid producers! watching their video on hachi actually got me interested in neurodivergentcy, and how it actually works, since I've always held hachi in such high regard! and i found out that I'm prolly neurodivergent as well :)
i remember i have this friend, who only listened to 1 vocaloid song, which was candle queen, and god i recommended him so many english vocaloid producers and songs to check out in dms lol. i never get to share my love for vocaloid with anyone, so it's really special to me that i got to with him!
i also am very obsessed with a video game called kimigashine, one of the characters is my profile pic lol. it goes into heavy stuff, since it's a psychological horror, but it's so good! there's a list of triggers on the website where you can play the unofficial english translation if you would like :)
i don't wanna go into too much detail about the video game, cuz spoilers, but god i cried 13 times while playing the game! i usually never cry during video games!
I'm also super into conlangs, which are constructed languages, aka secret languages. god, they're just so cool. i have my own that i can write whole conversations in! i practice my conlang by translating songs i like into it, haha. if you're interested in language at all, I'd recommend checking out conlanging stuff :)
i huge special interest i had when i was younger, recently getting back into it now, was mental illnesses! i was so obsessed with it, i remember i would text my friends about it all the time lol.
@@meowman69420 I love conlangs! They’ve been something I have loved for a long time and I have made like seven for the fantasy world I’ve made for the books I’m writing. I’m working on one right now actually and it’s one of my favorite conlangs I’ve made
(Other special interests I have started more recently are moths because moths are awesome and chainmail because why not. I have made so many little chainmail bracelets and necklaces and just random sheets and I’ve been trying to learn how to Maine a chainmail moth)
@@Alchemy818. my first(and so far only lol) conlang i made is when i was 11, so I've also been into conlang stuff for a while!
and moths are super cute too! one time this white moth landed on my nose when i was 4, i remember 4 year old me thought that the moth was giving me a kiss lol. i also call my mom "moth" sometimes too, since uh, *moth*er lol.
and chainmail is super cool! I've been curious about it for a while, have any tips on how to get start making a simple bracelet?
@@meowman69420 I’d say the easiest chainmail bracelet to make is with the Byzantine weave since it looks pretty complex but it gives you enough room to maneuver the rings. All you need is two jewelry pliers and a ton of jump rings and a few CZcams tutorials lol
@@Alchemy818. ok, thank you very much! :D
13:35 this but with technoblades meow.
I also just sometimes whisper “one of us, one of us”
I may or may not have hyperfixated on him.
I don’t know why but through out all of my sixth grade year I would focus on the things I wanted to do and procrastinate on the things teachers forced me to do. It got me bad grades but the things I did turn in were really good and they started to ask me questions about how they could get the environment and work more comfortable for me. I didn’t know how to put it into words so I lied to them. I still do that now, I focus on the things that make me happy, and my parents still want me to do an office job that I wouldn’t enjoy, but I want to do a job that I enjoy going to and actually want to do. My parents think I should do the hard things before the good, but why not just do the good? It’s always curious to me how people can just do the things they don’t like before the bad. I mean yeah, it gets it over with, but why not learn about it and try to like it and enjoy it? I only really loved math because a teacher who was understanding and nice about it and accepted mistakes helped me. And it’s kinda the same when I had speech therapy in my school. They would help me learn how to speak with positive reenforcement and not make me feel stupid every time I slurred or got anxious and although it’s still hard to speak sometimes, it’s easier. I also was in advanced math because my teacher taught math so well I wanted to learn more and so that’s what I did! But I do things I like, not what other people want me to do. But I had to change myself so I could ‘fit in,’ and so it’s kinda hard to change now because I’ve gotten so used to trying and fit in. So life
OH OH AND I HAD AND STILL HAVE A HYPER FIXATION OF SNAKESSSS LIKE THEYRE SI CIOL. I LOVe EM!,!,!,!,!
the last one hurt but in a good, comforting way, like dressing a wound
You really didn’t have to show that last one. I’m leaving the current country I’m in to go back to my home country, and today my friends texted me and said they couldn’t handle being without me. I’m so scared to leave yet so exited to see my family again.
the one like "everyone wants to hear about your special interest until its not relatable" one hit hard. im so tired of people who are like "I love seeing my friends infodump!" and then when i infodump they ghost me
If any of u hate drinking plain water like I do, get a fun cup! I've got a LOZ OOT cup with those refreezable ice cubes in the shape of rupees. It makes it so much more enjoyable to drink water.
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT OMG I NEED IT
@@xobunnyfangsxo I got it from a store called FYE! I couldn't find the cup on their site though. I think they dimmed down their zelda merch. If I find it on google I'll comment again but so far I can't find it ugh.
@@levilombardi3162 Aw that's a shame :[ but thank you so much!! Hopefully you find it but if not I'll see if I can find a FYE in person to look around!
thank you thank you thank you all of these make me so happy i love these compilations, they mean the world to me. im not able to access much content made by and for autistic people and its really really really nice to see some every once in a while.
1:58 oh mi gosh. i struggle with communication and relate to a lot of that, like going nonverbal after a sensory overload and painfully pushing through it. need to look into that…along with my undiagnosed autism…
Does anyone have a thing where they just repeat things? I hear phrases and just parrot them. Or I’ll say something wrong and just babble the incorrect bit for several minutes. Also! Focus is a no-no unless I am doing the thing of my own accord
echolalia
i unintentionally discovered my special interest that nobody is very interested in!!!! The dolls and Quips from Trivia Murder Party and Quiplash!!!! The dolls have names and like- hhhh i was talkin about it and my brother (who's very supportive of me!!!) leaned over and patted me on the head (i only accept touching if it's pats) and he went "this bad boy can fit so much love for the dolls" and i just squeaked and laughed. i don't... do that normally???????? like even stuff i like i usually don't get that excited
★but i did!!!!!!★
The guy names octopi plushies after Deep Space Nine ND characters characters! That is the coolest thing I’ve ever heard of!!! 🧡🧡
I have adhd so my special interests are if u could say, smaller and faster? So instead of knowing a everything about one thing i know a lot about a lot of small stuff that have little to do with each other, like a fact about pirates and then a musical analysis of frozen
the salad mixer one I used to spin that around and around when I was younger
I am currently stuck in a situation. in which I want to remember these specific terms and names for my situations and "quirks", but can actively feel them already slipping away. and wanting to try writing them down, but not quite having enough motivation to do so. And am instead berating myself on how I should be writing these down to better present myself to others.
Executive dysfunction
Masking
Parallel play
Hyper focus
Special interest
Stimming
Self regulate
Melt down
Shut down
ABA is bad
@@margicates553 I think I might cry... you are the sweetest person ever. thankyou
I feel like I don't have many sensory issues. All I know is that my mom's voice gives me painful migraines, overlapping voices gives me a less intense headache unless I'm focused specifically on the voices (like in a video with multiple people all talking at once, I'm okay because I'm focused on the video, but if someone comes into my room and talks I have to pause the video or else the headaches will start). And another one that's only happened like twice is my own brain getting louder? Like it's not even bad thoughts but my brain is just absolutely screaming. It happened once while I was washing my face and thinking of lyrics to some song, and one part of it just kept repeating in my head and getting louder and louder that my ears were ringing and I just had to sit on the floor and cover my ears for a few minutes until it was quiet again.
When your special interest is a video game series you use as a form of escapism so everyone thinks you're lazy...but you just wanna feel happy and successful.
i am currently paused on "hey kiddo" at 19:57 and i can't move help me please i don't want to make them sad by leaving but i want to do things and idk how to fix it
i find the first one pretty true. when c0vid started and as months past by, i start opening up to myself and learned a lot. i had no idea i had been supressing so much of my emotions because a lot of people have been invalidating my emotions/feelings (i used to be around toxic ppl/bad influences who didnt take me talking abt my mental health seriously). also realized i had symptoms for adhd or add and i believed that through wanting tiktoks. also with derealization. but i asked my dad thru text if i could contact someone to get a diagnosis. long story short, he made me cry because he wasn't believing me and invalidated me. so thats where my symptoms got severe because i started doubting everything :p but im okay now ^^ anyways im glad that c0vid actually gave me the time to find my true self.
** sorry abt that rant
rewatching all these after discovering i have adhd and autism is so eye opening
thank you funky human in the last clip, I really needed that
Idk who the person person in the last video is but they look so frickin cool I love their hair. Also they look so sad, I want to give them a hug.
THE SALAD MIXER! YESSSSSSS!
Imma need me a Fingerling Hug right now immediately!
Also I love how excited they were! Their hype over it was so contagious for me
yay another!!! i love these comps :)))
also !!!! i brought up adhd to my mom and we are going to figure out a place where i can get tested :D
13:35 the same sort of thing happened to me while I was watching HLVRAI. I picked up the black mesa sweet voice as a vocal stim. Which for some reason, I find hilarious. Because at random I'll be doing something like drawing and then stop for a moment for me to just✨aaaah✨
Edit: spelling error
XD
that last one made me cry, why am I crying right now???? it wasn't meant to be super sad....◑︿◐
I would totally listen to that dude about roller coasters. thats a sick special interest.