@@TragicPenguinX Nah man, you know what a height test is. It's when someone puts something on the top shelf, and you gotta get it down without it dropping on the ground. If you're tall enough, it's no problem, but if you're a "short king", yeah that thing's hitting the ground, assuming you didn't climb up the shelf to grab it.
Weirdly enough, I think that's part of it. With some of these questions they clearly and precisely know what they're going for, so I assume they made it it slightly vague as a sort of sorting method, something along the line of an autistic person might anwser yes while another person might answer no because of the vagueness. Or trying to bait an autistic person in being a bit upset, as this is meant to be done under supervision
Also for things like "talk weird" I'm sure they mean like you talk in a way that is brought up and noticed by most people to being atypical. Not just a bit funny or lazy in speech. Some of these questions are very specific but by not elaborating you will get people questioning it because they "talk loud 'sometimes'". I doubt Ludwig has walked into a library and spoke to the librarian at full volume. I'm sure he's done the thing most people do where they are in a social setting with loud music or earplugs, and then changed settings and accidentally spoke louder than the situation calls for. It happens all the time and isn't the autistic trait I think they are looking for.
i was kind of annoyed that there weren't in between answers but over and under 16 instead, so all the time i had to go with just yes and no, even if the answer weren't 100% accurate xD i got 50 points but i think most of that was because of some answers that had to do more with being an introvert, like preferring to be on my own and not sharing with friends, not being comfortable with dates etc
He didn't score highly though. The website presents each score as much more significant than it actually is. a 71 basically means you don't have autism.
@@halal_spider9722 All the test truly measures is the amount of traits/habits you share with the typical autistic person. An autistic person could score a 96, but so do many non-autistic people, as many traits that lots of autistic people have are very similar to the traits of non-autistic but introverted/socially awkward people. There's no reason to feel differently about yourself because you took this test - you're the same person you have always been. + the average score of people who are autistic is about 130, which is significantly higher than 96.
genuinely so nice to see a creator talk about autism so casually. i feel like it's often from the perspective of like, a parent of a child with autism, and everything feels infantilised or there's just a lack of understanding or recognition of the person as just another person. also sharing the raads-r is one of the best things to do during this month, the more people who know about it the less stigma there is around autism!! thank you lud
im glad he covered autism i just found out my son has it and that doesnt bother me. the thing that bothere me is will there be somebody who acts sh!tty to my son as i wont hold back to protect my baby
hey i’m autistic (200/227 on the RAADS-R amen) and i just gotta say this is actually kinda sick. i was diagnosed at 20 because it went unnoticed in a young girl in a traumatic household. i know your fans base is pretty much… teenage boys but i do think that it’s a good message to send to people who might be out there wondering if there’s something different about them but don’t know what it means. i’m also kind of shocked about how mature they were about that
I'm 20 now and I got a score of 114 so there is a good chance I have autism, I grew up in a messy household aswell and had to see a lot of fcked stuff growing up and still do. I wonder how that affects autism (I am not very informed about it)
I'm 24 and recently had a conversation with my sister who is 20 about it and she insisted i might be autistic and I should check it out. Honestly my response was very defensive because all the autistic people we knew growing up were non verbal and in my mind you couldn't be autistic unless you were non verbal and felt that most people weren't autistic, but just normal people who deal with normal everyday things. She was extremely patient with me and when I was calmed down she explained why she thought I might be, and that it was perfectly okay, and comforted me. I pushed it off until now and only took this test because one of my favorite CZcamsrs did and scored a 130 on this RAADS-R test. I'm going to talk to a counselor this next 2 weeks plus a day from now, who might be able to send me to a psychologist. I'm so stressed about it. Healthcare where I live sucks and I wouldn't be surprised if I get told to pretty much just get over it
@@Arthera0TF do you mean by “am I being autistic rn”?? Autism isn’t an inherently bad thing, yes people can struggle with autism but to dismiss what is a spectrum as what you are comparing it to, a disease, is not only wrong it’s just flat out insulting
I also got a triple A: anxiety, adhd, arfid. I dont think im autistic but who knows, comorbidity rates between these n autism do make it statistically likely that i am.
There are close links between ADHD and autism (or rather they are characterized similarly but are distinct disorders), and anxiety is a common trait of both. I suppose that's a shortcoming of these online tests, since someone could easily self diagnose themselves with whichever they take first, but equally some people will just have both anyway and like you, may not realise at first because you were only tested for one.
I think I could too. High functioning for all 3 so I haven’t sought diagnosis, but there are times they flare up that are really annoying. Especially anxiety and adhd. Was it worth getting diagnosed for you?
I wholeheartedly agree that more people in the world are autistic than what's been led on in recent years. I'm Autistic and was once non-verbal. I went through years of speech therapy and occupational therapy. After I could talk, came all the other shit. Autism for YEARS has been such a hush hush topic, when it doesn't have to be. Nt people taking an autism test makes me happy. Streamers, youtubers, celebrities and just influential people in general, don't touch the topic because they don't know a lot about it, if anything at all. Ludwig making this a safe place and saying that it doesn't change who you are, it's just extra knowledge is a mentality that everyone should have when approaching these things.
I was worried clicking on this video that it would be kinda gamified and making fun of stuff (I'm diagnosed on the spectrum), but I really appreciated the casual, aware vibe from Ludwig on the topic. He had fun without making light of it and was generally just chill about the whole thing, while bringing up about how knowledge about this stuff can really be helpful, and it was just really nice to see.
I did the test while watching Ludwig, and I got 188. I already knew something was up and I've booked my GP appointment. It was nice seeing a video about this because it's been a bit of a rough time especially since women with autism are harder to pick up. Thank you, Ludwig (won't see this but it means a lot).
it’s INSANE to me how he’s able to just answer the question even if he isn’t totally sure what it’s asking or if he has to make a bit of a jump to conclusions… my neurodivergent ass cannot for some reason 😭😭
In my completely unprofessional opinion I don't think he's autistic. Many of the questions he answered only when I was younger, and I believe those generally identify masked behaviors and behaviors/traits learned as you age and your pattern recognition allows you to fit in more. But the couple questions directed at that he easily answered as no never. Since the score is additive all of those partial answers are increasing his score when to me many of them seemed more like 'I'm better at x now or I do x more now' from his explanation. Especially with the very borderline score and all the non-autisticly answered social questions I'd be very surprised if we someday find out he is. And the fact that most autistic people who go undiagnosed are high masking and he basically was saying he doesn't mask at all
@@Arthera0 Disagree to an extent. Current research shows that self diagnosis is at least somewhat valid. Misdiagnosis occurs even with professional diagnosis, though at lower rates. A majority of people who self diagnose who are later evaluated do receive a diagnosis. And the biggest reason for me is high rates of under-diagnosis especially in groups such as women, minorities, and older individuals. According to UCLA ~80% of ASD women may be undiagnosed. I do agree that taking a single test without a professional is not indicative, but that is not representative of the self-diagnosis process in general. In my experience (late diagnosed), I took my first self assessment and scored 1 section above Lud. From that I said 'I might be autistic' and held that view for well over a year. During that time, I learned more about autism (including DSM criteria) and maybe a year after my first test I felt confident that I was, yet to anyone else I claimed to be 'maybe' autistic -- not diagnosed. Ended up diagnosed with both ADHD and ASD (also an incorrect self diagnosis of autism does very little harm as near 0 resources are available even for diagnosed individuals -- for self-diagnosed individuals the only possible negative I can think of is if you have another condition -- that can be treated -- and choose not to seek diagnosis due to your self diagnosis) Sources: McDonald TAM. Autism Identity and the "Lost Generation": Structural Validation of the Autism Spectrum Identity Scale (ASIS) and Comparison of Diagnosed and Self-Diagnosed Adults on the Autism Spectrum. - finds very high similarity between diagnosed and self diagnosed individuals Hausman-Kedem M, Kosofsky BE, Ross G, Yohay K, Forrest E, Dennin MH, Patel R, Bennett K, Holahan JP, Ward MJ. Accuracy of Reported Community Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. - not exactly self-diagnosis but this reports 77% accuracy of self diagnosed participants (23% self diagnosed were determined to be not on the spectrum) Missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses of adults with autism spectrum disorder - study of 160 late diagnosed autistic people where 33% were not diagnosed in an initial evaluation (on average 10 years prior to diagnosis) while the rest were diagnosed with another psychiatric condition
@Arthera0 bro wrote a whole ass paragraph about how its pretty valid including citing sources and your comeback is nope your dumb and wrong? Fucking grow up
@@Arthera0 sorry thats just wrong, you said nothing of value, gave no contradictory evidence, and are disagreeing with the majority professional opinion. self diagnosis gains you nothing, and sharing a self diagnosis gets you nothing but stigma. People don't self diagnose off a trend or a single (borderline) assessment. The majority of self diagnosed people are autistic, and nearly every late diagnosed autistic person begins with self diagnosis. You are entitled to your incorrect opinion though
As a kid I was officially tested for ADHD, written questions, focus tracking, talking about it, etc. I was told I did not have ADHD at the end of it and that was that. Moved on with my life. As an adult I was finally diagnosed by my therapist (double confirmed by my psychiatrist) that I actually have autism. And it's upsetting to me to think about the fact that they realized something was off about me as a kid, but basically just went, "No ADHD? WELP, I guess you're just a little weird."
found out a couple days ago i was diagnosed with autism when i was 4 years old and was just... never told by my parents about it. or even my paras and counselors in school. ive suspected ive had autism since i was 15 (im 20 now), and my parents refused to acknowledge it. it took my older sister telling me to make me realize i could've known my whole life and had so many confusing problems and struggles finally make sense/get an explanation. it really sucks how people just avoid acknowledging autism because of the negative stigmas around it, because it creates so many issues and insecurities in autistic people whether they know they're autistic people or not. you can only really blame yourself for shit when you have no explanation for why certain barriers, struggles and traits are considered weird or wrong, or why you just can't process some things the same way as other people. im glad you were chill about everything you covered with autism today and the fact that you emphasized how important a diagnosis can be, and how a lot of people are overlooked and get diagnosed late because of the dismissal of the existence of autism in anyone deemed "normal" enough. im not a regular viewer, but you're cool ludwig, thank you for respecting the autustic rizz
Im just glad most of these streamers weren't taking the piss out of this. It's hard enough people using us as jokes, like we are stupid... Just... Actually using their platform to spread awareness is so validating... Especially as someone who was undiagnosed for so long... Suffering.. its just yeah cool...
I scored a 194, and was diagnosed with Autism at age 3. My differences from peers became more noticeable after I started daycare and preschool. While I recognize the growing awareness of autism and the trend towards self-diagnosis, it's important to consider the role of professional evaluation. Nervousness and anxiety are common human traits; however, for someone with autism, these feelings can be more intense and persistent, often compounded by the challenges of navigating unfamiliar situations. Professional diagnosis is crucial in distinguishing these everyday experiences from those that are symptomatic of autism. This ensures individuals receive the appropriate support and understanding they need.
While I agree to an extent, I think self diagnosis is valid. I remember hearing something like 90+% of self diagnosed people who seek diagnosis do end up diagnosed. That said no single test can tell you with certainty and a major factor in the diagnostic effectiveness of these test is your like actual responses on top of the answer you give -- like having problems with the black/white nature of many of the questions and/or the ambiguity (looking at you would you rather go to a party or a library -- WHO'S PARTY IS IT?? IS THERE FOOD? BYOB? GAMES? , do I need a book, am I already reading something? can i stay home? (sorry I yapped at the end))
@@lopsidedpotatoI hate these tests (might be a strong word) because of questions like that. I overthink almost every single question and I can find a reasonable justification to answer either way on most questions, so quizzes like this take me forever to complete. Like you said, is the party a small party with people I know and am comfortable with? Is there going to be alcohol (helps me feel more comfortable in social situations)? Etc. And I have to go through these mental gymnastics for every question. Note: This is from someone who isn’t really sure. I don’t think I am because I don’t feel as if I exhibit enough traits, but has questioned many times. But anyway, taking these quizzes sucks for me 😭
I recently discovered in my doctors notes it says: social anxiety of the childhood and elements of generalised anxiety disorder. I'm 22. I suspect I have autism too lol. my brother is diagnosed but I never got the chance to do it for free so now I'm not going broke to get a diagnosis on paper.
thank you so much for spreading awareness about autism ludwig. i just found out my youngest son has autism and im kind of lost on how to help him but it does feel better that this world is opening up to people being different
I took this along with you and it was nice to score lower than I would have a few years ago. I've come a long way. I'm still very much autistic and struggle though. The "weird voice" question is not an autism thing, but I've been told I "sound gay." I can't argue with that.
Sometimes I doubt that I have autism, but then I remember I took American Sign Language in High School because sometimes I couldn't speak verbally whenever I got overwhelmed. Didn't realize that was me going nonverbal lmao. Also the ASL doesn't help since nobody else bothered to learn it...
I LOVE HOW EVERYONES DOING THIS SHIT YAYY i just found out im autistic abt 5-6 months ago, and oh my god what a fucking amazing but scary but welcoming and nice and relieving feeling it is to finally know whats “wrong” w me and that im not just crazy and its not just my adhd (i been diagnosed w adhd since 5 lol) or my mental illnesses or wtv and its ok that im a girl and i am still a valid autistic girlie. def still getting used to it and have a LONGGGG way to go when it comes to unmasking and rly discovering myself more even down to my preferred stims that ive subconsciously masked my whole life. EVERYONE PLEASE DO THE TEST. AUTISM IS A WIIIIIIIDE SPECTRUM AND ITS WAY LESS SCARY AND DARK AND STEREOTYPICAL THAN U THINK!!! i dont watch u too much ludwig my brother does wayyyy more but omg ily for this, thank u fr
it’s really refreshing to see a streamer with such a large platform talk about autism in such a casual and respectful manner :) kudos! (i scored a 170)
As someone who has autism. I wouldn’t always say parents ignore it. It’s more because of the disorder itself I’d say it’s hard to diagnose especially in adults. There is a reason it’s called autism spectrum disorder. It’s because everyone is different and experiences autism differently.
He answered wrong on quite a few questions (maybe/might turning into yes, and words like "extremely" or "very" being ignored), which might have led to a higher score than there should've been, but overall it's pretty close to what you'd expect. Even with skewed score, it isn't indicative of autism, and barely at the starting line for considering autism as a possibility. There's a reason patients don't fill the tests themselves for an actual diagnosis. A good rule of thumb is, if what the question is referring to isn't immediately evoking memories or recognition, it's a no. If adjectives are used, it's not just decoration.
Someone in chat being like “I got more autism than you” fucking KILLED me. Loved seeing this autism positivity and acceptance as an autistic person (who was lucky enough to get diagnosed when I was two, and went through a lot of training and support to get to where I am now, but still took the test (my score was 114))
personally, just as an autistic viewer (i got 218 on the RAADS-R and am professionally diagnosed) who's seen a lot of ludwig's content, i can't say i can relate a lot with ludwig in terms of what he's shown with his personality, behavior, etc. i feel like a lot of autistic people are good at identifying people with similar traits to them, but i don't really get that with ludwig. obviously i don't know him personally, i've never spoken to him in person, and a professional is ultimately the highest voice here, but if someone asked me if i had to make an off-rip assessment of ludwig, he doesn't strike me as autistic. still i think putting out the RAADS-R and encouraging people to take it as a self-assessment is a great idea and really speaks to the purpose of autism awareness. i think everybody shares some traits with autistic people, because we are all people who experience the world together, and you shouldn't be alarmed if you share some traits with autistic people. it's also possible to score highly on the RAADS-R because some experiences are co-morbid, such as with ADHD or with sensory disorders. so if you have a high RAADS-R score or you're conflicted about how to interpret your score like ludwig seems to be, definitely take it to a professional if you're able to :)
All this chat about the questions being bad, it shows how little we actually understand about autism and how diversely it can affect people and this test is somehow the best that we can do. Especially considering this is a legitimate diagnostic test
I took one of these and it said that if you had 13 out of 50 points you maybe possibly had traits of autism... I scored 48 Edit: i took this exact test and got 165
I'm surprised that "true only now" gives more points for autistic behaviour than "true only when I was younger than 16". My understanding of autism diagnoses is that they basically test everything by your childhood, and will ask questions to a parent or someone close to you what you were like when you were younger. It also makes sense to me that a ND person would be more likely to show ND behaviour as a child only than as an adult only because as an adult you have more experience to be able to mask behaviour sufficiently and more awareness of when you should be masking.
I got diagnosed with adhd last fall as 28y/o.. my psychiatrist told me I probably had a minor case of autism as well but nothing that impacted my life bad. I scored 123 on this test. I see how he’d think I might have autism..
Ludwig is so quick to take an autism test but yet we’ve never seen him take a height test
"height test" Brother, you mean using a tape measure?
He’s too busy getting so big for us. 😊
@@TragicPenguinX Nah man, you know what a height test is. It's when someone puts something on the top shelf, and you gotta get it down without it dropping on the ground. If you're tall enough, it's no problem, but if you're a "short king", yeah that thing's hitting the ground, assuming you didn't climb up the shelf to grab it.
@@TragicPenguinXsamething as bloodtest bruh
@@bblvrable lmao
these autism tests never work since people with autism tend to get stuck on every single question that's even slightly ambiguous lmao
is this actually real??
I over think literally everything that exists and it's exhausting
I mean I am diagnosed and I scored 179 so it works for me 🤣
It’s complete bs lol
How accurate are these tests? I see a lot of chatters getting pretty high scores on this test.
4 gleeps in 43 zÉpers. Dude glorcked off.
This may just be the best thing I’ve seen in my short short life.
Edit: 69 haha
811 gleeps shneeble 🤣
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Only 1250 gleeps. What a flimflob!!! 🤣
Dude, I was 12 źinğleborbs and 2 ðlipbřipß off
Finally Ludwig dose not need to cheat to win something
Maybe he did
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Half of those questions are straight up "do you have autism? yes or no."
Fair, but that's because you know the signs, but it wouldn't be so obvious to someone that has no idea what points to you being on the spectrum,
"got that autrizzm" is truly one of the chat messages of all time
i hate these questions so much. he said it a bit, but for so many of them the actual answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no.
Weirdly enough, I think that's part of it. With some of these questions they clearly and precisely know what they're going for, so I assume they made it it slightly vague as a sort of sorting method, something along the line of an autistic person might anwser yes while another person might answer no because of the vagueness.
Or trying to bait an autistic person in being a bit upset, as this is meant to be done under supervision
Also for things like "talk weird" I'm sure they mean like you talk in a way that is brought up and noticed by most people to being atypical. Not just a bit funny or lazy in speech. Some of these questions are very specific but by not elaborating you will get people questioning it because they "talk loud 'sometimes'". I doubt Ludwig has walked into a library and spoke to the librarian at full volume. I'm sure he's done the thing most people do where they are in a social setting with loud music or earplugs, and then changed settings and accidentally spoke louder than the situation calls for. It happens all the time and isn't the autistic trait I think they are looking for.
i was kind of annoyed that there weren't in between answers but over and under 16 instead, so all the time i had to go with just yes and no, even if the answer weren't 100% accurate xD i got 50 points but i think most of that was because of some answers that had to do more with being an introvert, like preferring to be on my own and not sharing with friends, not being comfortable with dates etc
You might be autistic
Pretty much all of the questions are hard & fast either yes or no for the neurotypical folk...
That's the point of the design lol
One of the reasons he scored so high is because he answered half the questions opposite of what he meant lmfao
That is actually a pretty autistic trait tbf lol
He didn't score highly though. The website presents each score as much more significant than it actually is. a 71 basically means you don't have autism.
As someone who scored 182, he did NOT score highly lol(I'm autistic tho)
@@lachlanokeefe8020 i got 96 but i dont got autisim im just kinda shy meeting new people and now i feel like im autistic
@@halal_spider9722 All the test truly measures is the amount of traits/habits you share with the typical autistic person. An autistic person could score a 96, but so do many non-autistic people, as many traits that lots of autistic people have are very similar to the traits of non-autistic but introverted/socially awkward people.
There's no reason to feel differently about yourself because you took this test - you're the same person you have always been.
+ the average score of people who are autistic is about 130, which is significantly higher than 96.
genuinely so nice to see a creator talk about autism so casually. i feel like it's often from the perspective of like, a parent of a child with autism, and everything feels infantilised or there's just a lack of understanding or recognition of the person as just another person. also sharing the raads-r is one of the best things to do during this month, the more people who know about it the less stigma there is around autism!! thank you lud
ikr thats what im saying!!!!! as someone that only just found out their autistic 5-6 months ago, it makes me so so happy fr :))
they’re* mb lmao
im glad he covered autism i just found out my son has it and that doesnt bother me. the thing that bothere me is will there be somebody who acts sh!tty to my son as i wont hold back to protect my baby
hey i’m autistic (200/227 on the RAADS-R amen) and i just gotta say this is actually kinda sick. i was diagnosed at 20 because it went unnoticed in a young girl in a traumatic household. i know your fans base is pretty much… teenage boys but i do think that it’s a good message to send to people who might be out there wondering if there’s something different about them but don’t know what it means. i’m also kind of shocked about how mature they were about that
yeah I'm glad most people don't immediately take it as an insult anymore
Sorry you went through that, but I'm glad it got diagnosed eventually.
I'm 20 now and I got a score of 114 so there is a good chance I have autism, I grew up in a messy household aswell and had to see a lot of fcked stuff growing up and still do. I wonder how that affects autism (I am not very informed about it)
I'm 24 and recently had a conversation with my sister who is 20 about it and she insisted i might be autistic and I should check it out. Honestly my response was very defensive because all the autistic people we knew growing up were non verbal and in my mind you couldn't be autistic unless you were non verbal and felt that most people weren't autistic, but just normal people who deal with normal everyday things. She was extremely patient with me and when I was calmed down she explained why she thought I might be, and that it was perfectly okay, and comforted me. I pushed it off until now and only took this test because one of my favorite CZcamsrs did and scored a 130 on this RAADS-R test. I'm going to talk to a counselor this next 2 weeks plus a day from now, who might be able to send me to a psychologist. I'm so stressed about it. Healthcare where I live sucks and I wouldn't be surprised if I get told to pretty much just get over it
Damn, there's a lot of us.
Don’t… don’t let QT take this.
Why? Autism isnt a bad thing.
@@MonographicSingleheaded yes it is, its a disorder for a reason
@@MonographicSingleheaded it is. a person with autism isnt. sorry am i being autistic right now?
@@Arthera0TF do you mean by “am I being autistic rn”??
Autism isn’t an inherently bad thing, yes people can struggle with autism but to dismiss what is a spectrum as what you are comparing it to, a disease, is not only wrong it’s just flat out insulting
@@MonographicSingleheadedits a bad thing. i did know i guy and he died and had autism
It’s started off with anxiety and adhd and then it turns out I have autism too. Triple A baby
I also got a triple A: anxiety, adhd, arfid. I dont think im autistic but who knows, comorbidity rates between these n autism do make it statistically likely that i am.
There are close links between ADHD and autism (or rather they are characterized similarly but are distinct disorders), and anxiety is a common trait of both. I suppose that's a shortcoming of these online tests, since someone could easily self diagnose themselves with whichever they take first, but equally some people will just have both anyway and like you, may not realise at first because you were only tested for one.
I think I could too. High functioning for all 3 so I haven’t sought diagnosis, but there are times they flare up that are really annoying. Especially anxiety and adhd. Was it worth getting diagnosed for you?
@@jennifervasquez Same! Were the AAA (possible A) squad.
I got the Depression ➡️Anxiety➡️GAD➡️ ‘highly sensitive person’ ➡️ Autism ➡️ Autism+adhd progression
I wholeheartedly agree that more people in the world are autistic than what's been led on in recent years.
I'm Autistic and was once non-verbal. I went through years of speech therapy and occupational therapy. After I could talk, came all the other shit.
Autism for YEARS has been such a hush hush topic, when it doesn't have to be. Nt people taking an autism test makes me happy. Streamers, youtubers, celebrities and just influential people in general, don't touch the topic because they don't know a lot about it, if anything at all. Ludwig making this a safe place and saying that it doesn't change who you are, it's just extra knowledge is a mentality that everyone should have when approaching these things.
its around 1% which is a fuck ton of people. so its not rare at all.
@Arthera0 so many people make it out to be rare and I'm just like, no? We just don't talk about it causally enough.
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@@rosepetalz3021 random question. do you also have the "spidey sense" to easily detect other people on the spectrum?
@@Arthera0 most of the time, yeah. Super fun 🥲
I was worried clicking on this video that it would be kinda gamified and making fun of stuff (I'm diagnosed on the spectrum), but I really appreciated the casual, aware vibe from Ludwig on the topic. He had fun without making light of it and was generally just chill about the whole thing, while bringing up about how knowledge about this stuff can really be helpful, and it was just really nice to see.
yeah i'm autistic too and i was also a bit worried but i agree 100%
Congrats on passing the autism test Ludwig, you won!
"Ludwig got 100% in a test !"
I did the test while watching Ludwig, and I got 188. I already knew something was up and I've booked my GP appointment. It was nice seeing a video about this because it's been a bit of a rough time especially since women with autism are harder to pick up. Thank you, Ludwig (won't see this but it means a lot).
it’s INSANE to me how he’s able to just answer the question even if he isn’t totally sure what it’s asking or if he has to make a bit of a jump to conclusions… my neurodivergent ass cannot for some reason 😭😭
The way he basically says "but not anymore since I learned to repress it" 😂 Bro is masked up 😂
Lud: “I don’t get stuck on details”
Also Lud: “The word ‘extremely’ here is idk”
being told to take an autism test by your friend is wild
No
no..???
and stanz would never mean it as an insult or smth
That's actually the complete opposite. It's absolutely normal between bros
grow up
yeah that friend is dumb enough to think this test is proof of anything
In my completely unprofessional opinion I don't think he's autistic. Many of the questions he answered only when I was younger, and I believe those generally identify masked behaviors and behaviors/traits learned as you age and your pattern recognition allows you to fit in more. But the couple questions directed at that he easily answered as no never. Since the score is additive all of those partial answers are increasing his score when to me many of them seemed more like 'I'm better at x now or I do x more now' from his explanation. Especially with the very borderline score and all the non-autisticly answered social questions I'd be very surprised if we someday find out he is. And the fact that most autistic people who go undiagnosed are high masking and he basically was saying he doesn't mask at all
thats why you cant selfdiagnose and need a professional that looks at a lot more than a questionaire
@@Arthera0 Disagree to an extent. Current research shows that self diagnosis is at least somewhat valid. Misdiagnosis occurs even with professional diagnosis, though at lower rates. A majority of people who self diagnose who are later evaluated do receive a diagnosis. And the biggest reason for me is high rates of under-diagnosis especially in groups such as women, minorities, and older individuals. According to UCLA ~80% of ASD women may be undiagnosed.
I do agree that taking a single test without a professional is not indicative, but that is not representative of the self-diagnosis process in general. In my experience (late diagnosed), I took my first self assessment and scored 1 section above Lud. From that I said 'I might be autistic' and held that view for well over a year. During that time, I learned more about autism (including DSM criteria) and maybe a year after my first test I felt confident that I was, yet to anyone else I claimed to be 'maybe' autistic -- not diagnosed. Ended up diagnosed with both ADHD and ASD
(also an incorrect self diagnosis of autism does very little harm as near 0 resources are available even for diagnosed individuals -- for self-diagnosed individuals the only possible negative I can think of is if you have another condition -- that can be treated -- and choose not to seek diagnosis due to your self diagnosis)
Sources:
McDonald TAM. Autism Identity and the "Lost Generation": Structural Validation of the Autism Spectrum Identity Scale (ASIS) and Comparison of Diagnosed and Self-Diagnosed Adults on the Autism Spectrum.
- finds very high similarity between diagnosed and self diagnosed individuals
Hausman-Kedem M, Kosofsky BE, Ross G, Yohay K, Forrest E, Dennin MH, Patel R, Bennett K, Holahan JP, Ward MJ. Accuracy of Reported Community Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- not exactly self-diagnosis but this reports 77% accuracy of self diagnosed participants (23% self diagnosed were determined to be not on the spectrum)
Missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses of adults with autism spectrum disorder
- study of 160 late diagnosed autistic people where 33% were not diagnosed in an initial evaluation (on average 10 years prior to diagnosis) while the rest were diagnosed with another psychiatric condition
@@lopsidedpotato sorry but a self diagnosis is not valid and i don't take anyone serious who tells me they self diagnosed.
@Arthera0 bro wrote a whole ass paragraph about how its pretty valid including citing sources and your comeback is nope your dumb and wrong?
Fucking grow up
@@Arthera0 sorry thats just wrong, you said nothing of value, gave no contradictory evidence, and are disagreeing with the majority professional opinion. self diagnosis gains you nothing, and sharing a self diagnosis gets you nothing but stigma. People don't self diagnose off a trend or a single (borderline) assessment. The majority of self diagnosed people are autistic, and nearly every late diagnosed autistic person begins with self diagnosis. You are entitled to your incorrect opinion though
As a kid I was officially tested for ADHD, written questions, focus tracking, talking about it, etc. I was told I did not have ADHD at the end of it and that was that. Moved on with my life. As an adult I was finally diagnosed by my therapist (double confirmed by my psychiatrist) that I actually have autism. And it's upsetting to me to think about the fact that they realized something was off about me as a kid, but basically just went, "No ADHD? WELP, I guess you're just a little weird."
found out a couple days ago i was diagnosed with autism when i was 4 years old and was just... never told by my parents about it. or even my paras and counselors in school. ive suspected ive had autism since i was 15 (im 20 now), and my parents refused to acknowledge it. it took my older sister telling me to make me realize i could've known my whole life and had so many confusing problems and struggles finally make sense/get an explanation. it really sucks how people just avoid acknowledging autism because of the negative stigmas around it, because it creates so many issues and insecurities in autistic people whether they know they're autistic people or not. you can only really blame yourself for shit when you have no explanation for why certain barriers, struggles and traits are considered weird or wrong, or why you just can't process some things the same way as other people. im glad you were chill about everything you covered with autism today and the fact that you emphasized how important a diagnosis can be, and how a lot of people are overlooked and get diagnosed late because of the dismissal of the existence of autism in anyone deemed "normal" enough. im not a regular viewer, but you're cool ludwig, thank you for respecting the autustic rizz
also my raads-r score is 179 😎
Im just glad most of these streamers weren't taking the piss out of this. It's hard enough people using us as jokes, like we are stupid... Just... Actually using their platform to spread awareness is so validating... Especially as someone who was undiagnosed for so long... Suffering.. its just yeah cool...
Ludwig definitely studied hard for this one
you def got 200/100
Love the editing keep up the good content 👍🏿
First lud video I've watched all the way through in awhile 😂 cracking up
the "ONE OF US" chat comments😂😂🤣❤
Genuinely such a good video that was so funny
Hilarious indeed
I'm so excited for this
What a fun song, you guys and Elias killed it!
Watching this the day before I have an assessment for autism. Very reassuring.
"When i was younger" is the most "i don't realize i'm masking in my older age" sentence
I scored a 194, and was diagnosed with Autism at age 3. My differences from peers became more noticeable after I started daycare and preschool. While I recognize the growing awareness of autism and the trend towards self-diagnosis, it's important to consider the role of professional evaluation. Nervousness and anxiety are common human traits; however, for someone with autism, these feelings can be more intense and persistent, often compounded by the challenges of navigating unfamiliar situations. Professional diagnosis is crucial in distinguishing these everyday experiences from those that are symptomatic of autism. This ensures individuals receive the appropriate support and understanding they need.
While I agree to an extent, I think self diagnosis is valid. I remember hearing something like 90+% of self diagnosed people who seek diagnosis do end up diagnosed. That said no single test can tell you with certainty and a major factor in the diagnostic effectiveness of these test is your like actual responses on top of the answer you give -- like having problems with the black/white nature of many of the questions and/or the ambiguity (looking at you would you rather go to a party or a library -- WHO'S PARTY IS IT?? IS THERE FOOD? BYOB? GAMES? , do I need a book, am I already reading something? can i stay home? (sorry I yapped at the end))
@@lopsidedpotatoI hate these tests (might be a strong word) because of questions like that. I overthink almost every single question and I can find a reasonable justification to answer either way on most questions, so quizzes like this take me forever to complete. Like you said, is the party a small party with people I know and am comfortable with? Is there going to be alcohol (helps me feel more comfortable in social situations)? Etc. And I have to go through these mental gymnastics for every question.
Note: This is from someone who isn’t really sure. I don’t think I am because I don’t feel as if I exhibit enough traits, but has questioned many times. But anyway, taking these quizzes sucks for me 😭
I recently discovered in my doctors notes it says: social anxiety of the childhood and elements of generalised anxiety disorder. I'm 22.
I suspect I have autism too lol. my brother is diagnosed but I never got the chance to do it for free so now I'm not going broke to get a diagnosis on paper.
They gotta make a RAADS roguelike
thank you so much for spreading awareness about autism ludwig. i just found out my youngest son has autism and im kind of lost on how to help him but it does feel better that this world is opening up to people being different
Fire edits🔥
Aww tysm for this video!
classic
watching these types'a videos always reaffirms my diagnosis YEP
I took this along with you and it was nice to score lower than I would have a few years ago. I've come a long way. I'm still very much autistic and struggle though.
The "weird voice" question is not an autism thing, but I've been told I "sound gay." I can't argue with that.
QT pulling up behind him and laughing caught me so off guard 😭 (7:16)
Diagnosing myself to this one 🔥😤😎
dont! its pointless
Sometimes I doubt that I have autism, but then I remember I took American Sign Language in High School because sometimes I couldn't speak verbally whenever I got overwhelmed. Didn't realize that was me going nonverbal lmao. Also the ASL doesn't help since nobody else bothered to learn it...
What we knew all along 😂
10:40 actually I also remember something about that game and that move, I played it in middle school and I thought it was so cool.
I LOVE HOW EVERYONES DOING THIS SHIT YAYY i just found out im autistic abt 5-6 months ago, and oh my god what a fucking amazing but scary but welcoming and nice and relieving feeling it is to finally know whats “wrong” w me and that im not just crazy and its not just my adhd (i been diagnosed w adhd since 5 lol) or my mental illnesses or wtv and its ok that im a girl and i am still a valid autistic girlie. def still getting used to it and have a LONGGGG way to go when it comes to unmasking and rly discovering myself more even down to my preferred stims that ive subconsciously masked my whole life. EVERYONE PLEASE DO THE TEST. AUTISM IS A WIIIIIIIDE SPECTRUM AND ITS WAY LESS SCARY AND DARK AND STEREOTYPICAL THAN U THINK!!! i dont watch u too much ludwig my brother does wayyyy more but omg ily for this, thank u fr
10:38 why does Ludwig have such a good Young Link impression damn
thank you Ludwig for being nice about this and not just making fun of the questions/symptoms. actual autism ambassador behavior
it’s really refreshing to see a streamer with such a large platform talk about autism in such a casual and respectful manner :) kudos! (i scored a 170)
Newly crowned ambassador is perfectly phrased
As someone who has autism. I wouldn’t always say parents ignore it. It’s more because of the disorder itself I’d say it’s hard to diagnose especially in adults. There is a reason it’s called autism spectrum disorder. It’s because everyone is different and experiences autism differently.
He answered wrong on quite a few questions (maybe/might turning into yes, and words like "extremely" or "very" being ignored), which might have led to a higher score than there should've been, but overall it's pretty close to what you'd expect. Even with skewed score, it isn't indicative of autism, and barely at the starting line for considering autism as a possibility.
There's a reason patients don't fill the tests themselves for an actual diagnosis.
A good rule of thumb is, if what the question is referring to isn't immediately evoking memories or recognition, it's a no. If adjectives are used, it's not just decoration.
Someone in chat being like “I got more autism than you” fucking KILLED me. Loved seeing this autism positivity and acceptance as an autistic person (who was lucky enough to get diagnosed when I was two, and went through a lot of training and support to get to where I am now, but still took the test (my score was 114))
fucking finally.
personally, just as an autistic viewer (i got 218 on the RAADS-R and am professionally diagnosed) who's seen a lot of ludwig's content, i can't say i can relate a lot with ludwig in terms of what he's shown with his personality, behavior, etc. i feel like a lot of autistic people are good at identifying people with similar traits to them, but i don't really get that with ludwig. obviously i don't know him personally, i've never spoken to him in person, and a professional is ultimately the highest voice here, but if someone asked me if i had to make an off-rip assessment of ludwig, he doesn't strike me as autistic. still i think putting out the RAADS-R and encouraging people to take it as a self-assessment is a great idea and really speaks to the purpose of autism awareness. i think everybody shares some traits with autistic people, because we are all people who experience the world together, and you shouldn't be alarmed if you share some traits with autistic people. it's also possible to score highly on the RAADS-R because some experiences are co-morbid, such as with ADHD or with sensory disorders. so if you have a high RAADS-R score or you're conflicted about how to interpret your score like ludwig seems to be, definitely take it to a professional if you're able to :)
just took it, higher score than anticipated for sure
I remember taking it after a suggestion by a friend and it gave me like a 179.
Chat, I got a 146 on the test. Am I cooked?
i got an 81, but im a spreadsheet guy.
There were so many questions that he answered out loud and then just picked an answer that is the opposite of what he said.
Finally a high score he can achieve without the use of performance enhancing drugs or scamming
All this chat about the questions being bad, it shows how little we actually understand about autism and how diversely it can affect people and this test is somehow the best that we can do. Especially considering this is a legitimate diagnostic test
I'm diagnosed, and got the exact same score as Lud.
Got that 161 score Very strong evidence type beat
Ludwig: “I hate talking to multiple people at the same time”
Also Ludwig: Has a weekly podcast with three other people with 140+ episodes
I just finished the test and scored 176. It could change a little 'cause I feel like the answer options weren't specific enough.
Butter boy is just like me fr
Next weeks video “speed running for the highest autism score”
188 am i cooked?
The only test he can pass
It’s about time
Ludwig 😔😭
137 - yea sounds about right
Bludwig
I took one of these and it said that if you had 13 out of 50 points you maybe possibly had traits of autism...
I scored 48
Edit: i took this exact test and got 165
Speedrun
240 points speedrun when?
Sounds about right
Bro is not autistic, he just got pushed into a lot of logical traps by chat
I just got 139, finally a test I can pass... 😂
I'm surprised that "true only now" gives more points for autistic behaviour than "true only when I was younger than 16". My understanding of autism diagnoses is that they basically test everything by your childhood, and will ask questions to a parent or someone close to you what you were like when you were younger. It also makes sense to me that a ND person would be more likely to show ND behaviour as a child only than as an adult only because as an adult you have more experience to be able to mask behaviour sufficiently and more awareness of when you should be masking.
XQC was onto something
I swear bros done this like 4 different times
Damm took it while watching and I have the double amount of points from you. Maybe I should check things 😅😅
goddammit do i have to take this quiz now
i remember taking this test pre-diagnosis and getting a 200+ score, now i’m a diagnosed autistic person :p
Lets go, got a 156!
Lud NPC confirmed
Just turned this video on. I bet he at least gets the minimum score for diagnosis
Boys I got a 181 😭😂
it's funny how autism is seen as a bad thing when most creative geniuses are somewhere on the spectrum
At 16:05 Lud read my comment!
11:32 you have a very nice and calming voice (if your not shouting)
Now make slime take it 🤣🤣
1:25 english major btw
I don't need this test as it took my family 14 years to get me diagnosed with it as my school was dumb and didn't know what mental illness was
I got diagnosed with adhd last fall as 28y/o.. my psychiatrist told me I probably had a minor case of autism as well but nothing that impacted my life bad.
I scored 123 on this test. I see how he’d think I might have autism..
I finally beat Ludwig in something! Doubled his score 💪