my experience with being autistic

people before you tell them you have autism: "why are you so weird?" people after you tell them you have autism: "but your so normal why are you so normal" (or they just infantilize you)

Autism is insanely misunderstood, lol I remember telling my cousin about having autism, and he suddenly started looking down on me like I was a four year old child. It's honestly insane how mispresented autism is

The maturity part I agree with a lot. At this point I've just noticed how many people around me are now just incapable of having an argument or discussion without immediately heading to insults

As an autistic person, I think it's super important for these types of videos to exist. The more we talk about our own experiences, the more we'll (hopefully) become less stigmatized.

The degree to which people infantilize anyone with autism is genuinely wild

The "lets bully him because its funny how he flips out" literally just described my entire school experience until high school

I've ran into the issue of, whenever someone knows I have autism, people automatically feeling sorry for me or changing their tune to patronize me. It used to be insulting.

as someone that has autism im very good at hiding it and everyone has no clue unless i tell them but i feel like its looked down on for no reason like it makes you less of a person for some reason when people do find out or know that you have it. I also experience the same thing with being much more mature and stable out if most people my age. also bonding very well and feeling a connection with only people that have it and not really feeling a way towards people that dont

Just gonna mention this because u said this in the video. Autism itself is NOT a learning disabillity. Learning disabilities are more common in autistic people, but not all have them. Like im diagnosed with autism, but i dont have any learning disabilities. The only thing about me that possibly effects my learning abillity is probably my other diagnosis, aka ADHD. And i don't mean affect my learning as in like, my brain takes longer to learn, more that i get distracted all the time (which is annoying).

2:10 I FEEL THAT SO MUCH. my step siblings always take advantage of my autism by twisting my words or just telling me im autistic as an insult.

If someone pulls the 'counts stuff thrown on the floor' thing smirk like they lost their mind and say "I'm autistic not a damn vampire." As "According to European lore, vampires suffer from arithmomania, the uncontrollable urge to count or calculate numbers." I'm 46 and only recently did a test that shows I have a good chance of being autistic. what a time man

One reason I think we get the "genius or idiot" treatment is that we tend to be at least somewhat smarter than average, but to have communication issues (ranging from physical problems speaking to tending to organize our thoughts, and thus our words, in a different way). If you can't communicate, your IQ as perceived by others drops dramatically.

A very common thing that I experience is being misunderstood, followed by punishment, that is then followed by ignorance. And it's the most heartbreaking and frustrating thing you can experience as an autistic person.

I'm autistic too, a late diagnosis at 22. People don't understand that a Savant is an incredibly rare version of autism (the kind of autism that can recognize and continue patterns instantly), and that autism is a massive spectrum. That's why the DSM-5 calls it the 'Autism Spectrum Disorder.' Most cases of autism are ASD-1, which used to be called Asperger's, but is now called 'high-functioning autism' This just means that a person has autism, but can be independent. This type of autism can be both a blessing and a curse. For myself, I was one of the rare lucky ones that wasn't bullied, but that was because I masked the hell out of everything. I have always been self-contained, isolative, all due to abuse from my parents. This means I don't like being around people or sharing my things with people. I still love people, I love sharing my thoughts and ideas, but if I can avoid it, I will. However, my autism makes me an incredibly smart person. I have a poor sense of humor, because I take things too seriously, but that seriousness makes me incredibly adept at thinking things through; coming up with problems and then solutions to those problems, and understanding things deeper than most people can. I work INCREDIBLY on my own, but get overwhelmed frequently and can't work with others on the same project. This is all to say, that autism isn't the same as you'd see in media. Autism can be masked, or the person's symptoms might not manifest as noticeable behavioral issues. Autism is a spectrum and can be very volatile, but also very reclusive. Treat individuals as individuals, and get to know them and their unique quirks; it could end up making them an even better friend than most people.

I am most likely Austistic, but I'm never sure, because I'm constantly bombarded with people who say I need to "change" or "just accept society and earn money." I rarely even accept it because a lot of people tend to say insults and things like, "You're f**king Autistic" like it's a bad thing. So, I've just always been on edge for being a castaway who doesn't really understand why most people can't have a conversation with me, or is it me them? I'm basically a dropout and homeless because I could never do anything without asking "why?" I just found this video and I quite like the voice you give. I hope I can eventually get rid of my anxiety, depression, fear, and guilt.

i’m an autistic woman and i feel like my maturity experience is reversed. up until i was around 13, i was told i was “very mature for my age,” had a very inquisitive and open mind and interests that were seen as more befit for older individuals. now, though, im often called immature or childish because of my interests and the way that i act. it’s frustrating.

Things like Big Bang Theory don't really do much to help, that show is pretty much just what executives at some Hollywood studio thought autism might be. There's maybe less than 1% of people that are like Sheldon. Here in Sweden, someone made a really weird but similarly "I have no idea what it's like to be autistic" movie called "in space there are no feelings" or I rymden finns inga känslor in Swedish. I remember my younger sister watching it and just flat out saying "this has nothing to do with autism". She compared the character in the show to me and nothing of the things I show where anywhere similar or related to said character and their autism. Feels like typical Hollywood sh!1, they can't be bothered to do even the most barebone research possible (funny that the rain man thing gets used as an example, that's an extreme outlier that so rare, it barely even exists to begin with). Edit: I like to joke by saying that autism is like "running a different operating software", normies use Windows while I'm stuck on Linux.

Personally, i think one of the biggest problems is, that most people dont know Autism is a spectrum. Most Neurotypicals either think you're dumb or hyper intelligent, nothing inbetween. When I have to tell them that it's not like that, they look at me like I'm an Alien. My experience is actually pretty similar to yours, I just didn't know until I was 17 and I still have a lot of trouble with emotional control and socializing. I have the same best friend since 15 years, I literally don't know how to make new ones, also being selectively mute (which isn't actually as common in autism) making me look weird and stupid for others. I'm not an expert, because as you said, I don't know how it is NOT to have it, but its good to know you're not alone. I just wish "normal people" would look into it a bit more

I'm autistic, I'd feel insanely insulted if someone told my boyfriend he's taking advantage of me, a LOT of us can consent, the only autistic people who cannot consent are those who cannot communicate in any form

I never realised how much of a stigma there is around autism until watching this video. I don't feel comfortable posting anything about myself here on the internet but I can definitely relate to some things you have experienced. It just saddens me that people look down on people with autism. It is a spectrum and not everyone with autism has the same kinda stuff if that makes sense. I'm sorry you had to go through this you've earned a new subscriber.

oh my god yes, I feel like people always immediately think of super high-end autism.

Keep making videos brother, you’re funny and talented. I love these low effort but highly insightful videos. I love watching em while I play Minecraft

I am also autistic. I am now 24, I got diagnosed when I was 20. My whole life I felt sort of different but my parents never understood me. I went to so many people (proffesionals) and some said I was, some said I wasnt. The problem my parents thought that people who are autistic are retarded and I am clearly not. So it was a pretty wild ride with therapists and people because my parents didnt agree and we just stopped going. I was like 14 so I couldnt really go on my own. Anyways my parents also had problems (different problems) but it was just a struggle. Anways I get that with not telling people bacause some people I have known my whole life and when I was 20 and I told them they just acted different to me. Its can be a struggle. I have also met so many new people who are autistic and everyone is different. There are like a million different variants it seems and everyone has their own struggles. My parents do understand me a lot better since a couple of years but it took some time. It also helps since I moved out and lived on my own when I was 19 and I got my diagnosis at 20 so that also kind of helps... I could of gotten the diagnosis when I was 13 if my parents wherent stupid and removed the steriotype autism they had. I kind of understand why they had that idea because when I grew up there was this kid in the street who was like mental, demon, evil autistic just being a retarded asshole and they based their vision of autism on that...

I do not like the term mental age ngl, I think that phrasing kinda missrepresents what was going on.

getting infantilised while autistic is the most annoying thing ever, people switch up so fast, even when i assume they dont mean to they start talking more gently to me. when i was 16, i went to a pottery class with my parents, and they decided to tell the teacher that i was autistic. and he literally spoke to me like i was 5!! i felt like i was going insane. i just think differently im not a baby

I am autistic. That's the only reason why my parents don't let me control my own life. I'm 19 years old and will soon be 20. My parents forced me to go to a college for electrical engineering for two years. According to the law, I didn't have to, because I was already 18. But my parents had beaten me, kicked me and whipped me with a belt to make me go there. I had called the police many times... but they wouldn't help me. They told me that I had no right to decide about my own life. I still live with my parents. It is awful. I just want to rule my own life. I want freedom.

turns out the thumbnail is wrong autism is exactly what I thought it was because I have it

in terms of mental maturity I've found that personally I feel like there are multiple types of maturity, and that I became advanced in some aspects much faster than my peers did and then for other things much slower.

It took me a little while to realize that intelligence is relative, that someone with autism who has a monotropic focus on a single thing is seen as intelligent if their focus is deemed practical where someone with a focus on something deemed impractical is seen as weird. I eventually derived an entire theory of ethics from that thought, how I could have the same brain but focus on something people wanted and be evaluated as genius or focus on something incomprehensible and be evaluated as an idiot. Someone with the same brain, a brain capable of crafting The Magna Carta, can dedicate all of that potential to drawing Sonic The Hedgehog foot fetish content all seemingly by random chance. Thus, what is good is what is practical.

i'm not autistic, so i don't know what it's like, but i know what it's like to be neurodivergent. i'm neurodivergent in a different way, i have ADHD. 3:40 is so accurate. i didn't realise most things i've done that were actually ADHD behaviors. turns out, it wasn't a "normal people" thing to have 56879368 chrome tabs open at once lol. it's kinda like how a color blind person don't realise that they're color blind since they don't know how other people see.

I get what you mean with people having insane expectations. I remember seeing someone put it like "they want you to either be Sheldon Cooper or a tall toddler". I'm autistic too, but I didn't get diagnosed until I was 18 because my mum thought all autistic people are screaming morons who don't emotionally mature past the age of 5. What's weird is that I really think she's autistic, but she doesn't realise it because she thinks her experiences are normal. Like those people who say "everyone's a little autistic"

As an autistic person. I was recently diagnosed, nothing has changed it just feels like people treat me like a baby because I have autism. When I tell people I have autism they start to treat me like shit and leave me out of stuff. I’m not a child anymore, I have had autism all of my life do not treat me any differently

Thumbnail: autism isn't what you think Me, autistic: "Hmm"

I had an experience that really changed my option on autism recently when I was just hanging out with some friends and found out two of them were autistic and it was just a reminder that people are literally just people and the fact that someone has autism shouldn't affect anything in relationships

"I stopped telling people I have autism" as he places the 3 pickaxes and shovels neatly into their own collums. Jokes aside thank you for talking about this, it's always nice to have another resource to educate people and hopefully have them change how they treat others

so true. if any other teenager gets angry, stays up late, etc and the school knows it its normal. if an autistic teenager like me does, the school will intervene in our family business to "protect me" by forcing my mum to go to a "class".

Teens are so immature you should probably just ignore them. Its so annoying going to school and just hearing the N and R slurs every second.

i really love being able to hear someone talk about this

My cousin is autistic. Although not severely, he does have issues with socializing at times. BUT HE IS MY LITTLE MAN, AND HE IS AMAZING! And one thing that just ticks me off so much is how people treat him. In school, he was bullied so much. Him saying things like people putting fists at him and such, thinking he’s “weird”. What is it with people? Why is it so hard to treat others kindly? What have they gone through to make them like this?

the mental maturity is smth nobody talks about with autism, thank you for talking about it. i feel seen

Autism is exactly what I think it’s like; a condition I have.

Hearing that I have Autism, my diagnosis came at around age 5, someone at our church started asking questions about me to my parents even though I was standing right there and answering. Hearing your side, it makes me question even more why we're all grouped together with only "Autism" to describe all of us, which seems equivalent to specifying "Rainbow" as a favorite color.

kept nodding my head like this guys spitting fax

I actually shared the "alien" feeling you had, but in a different way. When I was young I always knew I was different but I just couldn't understand why, emotionally unstable, unable to understand things others could, sometimes do things others didn't understand. The list can go on, but it clawed at me, "Why am I so different? Why am I so slow?". The public humiliation and bullying from teachers and other kids didn't help. After I got out of school (dropped out at 11th grade because I couldn't take it anymore and almost had a mental break) I practically cut off all ties I had. After a year or so of reflection and at age 19 I realized I had autism. After realizing it, it genuinely felt like a burden was lifted from my shoulders. Years of torment and not knowing why I was different felt like a memory. I don't tell people I am autistic because I know they will get the wrong impression and I really hope more people find out what being autistic actually means. Even now my current friend group is mostly comprised of autistic type people, mostly because we get along and or share a connection. I fully believe that autism is a spectrum, it's not black and white. I am on there somewhere, I might not have the greatest control of my emotions and I will always feel different, but I at least now know why I am different and I am happy where I sit. :3

I have a friend whose autistic, he doesnt act like most people but we dont care. (He makes actually funny jokes which i didnt think was possible in 2024 💀)

incredibly helpful video and relatable thank you also lmao the point where you noticed where you died was like 3 blocks away from air was the biggest bruh moment

As a person with an autistic brother I am really happy you made this, all my friends call eachother autistic and it’s just messed up.. so they think that autism is like a really bad disability, like they think you can’t walk or eat or do anything now I’m not saying this is bad cuz it could be that case 4 some people but jeez man that’s just messed up..

no bcz for me when ppl find out i’m autistic they always just say “oh, that explains a lot” like damn

As a person with autism and ADHD. I say ignore if you have it or not. And if people call you weird. Just ignore them bro THEY DO NOT TELL YOU WHAT TO BE

as a high functioning autistic I really enjoy seeing others perspectives

I just came across this video and it hits close to home. As an autistic guy I can fully empathise and understand not only how it feels to be stereotyped and misunderstood by ignorant people, but I can also relate to how you talked about feeling alienated and disconnected from everybody else. People’s words can eat me alive sometimes and it hurts, thank you for making this and even though I’m a couple weeks late, I’m super glad I found this because it makes me feel like I’m not alone. Keep spreading the word 🙏🙌

I can relate to everything you’ve said. I was quite mistreated, and misunderstood, by my peers, up until I was around 15. The bullying I have received was so severe, that to this day, age 18, I still have trauma from it, and was actually diagnosed with PTSD. Not even my school could guarantee my safety. It’s a side which I rarely open up about since it is often too much. Thankfully now, I’ve found some friends who, not only treat me right, but also understand me. One of my traits which my friends love is my brutal honesty, i’m not exactly sure what it is, perhaps it is that the words that I’m saying means something? Like it holds an extreme amount of weight? Whatever it is, I’m just happy that they treat me well.

My friend has an autistic non-verbal brother. Before watching the video I thought that was pretty much autism. Now I feel so bad.

As an autistic person who has not felt love yet, you have just given me some (potentially false - i hope not) hope

"if i say some thing to them and they dont like it then they can just say", "bro ur autistic" "then its gg" got me dead

You should probably get better tools.

man spitting facts (I need to prepare for the day my classmates find out I am autistic so...) I am basically not very socially capable and I used to have anger issues, but I'm faster at some things regarding intelligence than some people

as an autistic person, I’m giving this video a 8/10 just has some missing stuff that’d be important

I once told someone that I had autism and the response that I always hate happened they said that "You're to smart for autism" so he was basically saying that autistic people were dumb made me even more insecure about it so now I don't tell anyone

More people need to talk about this. The stigma around it grows, as kids start saying “you’re autistic” to everyone, and it becomes really offensive because as someone with it, it’s not at all like what people say.

I actually have autism and I can confirm that people judging them like so isn’t very fun so that’s why most of my friends are autistic. Except that when I told to my online friends that I was autistic, they respected me because I am a nice person to them :)

As an autistic 13 year old, it feels weird thinking about the fact that it highly possible that i STILL have ever felt real love. This video helped me know a LOT more about myself.

Thank you for sharing and helping spreading the word. As an auDHD girl, I really relate to what you say. Talking about this publicly is hard, yet important!

I really relate to you man I did had the same experiences as you but with some minor differences like my mom was always with me Im sure you had it harder then me and im happy to you you found someone as same as you and i hope you get better

41 here, diagnosed at 37. I actually tell many people, as my "problems" are fairly minor, and the explanation helps with the potentially weird facial expressions, or overly pedantic responses, or perceived poor eye contact. But however you handle it, is the correct way for YOU to handle it. Don't let anyone tell you different!

People are so behind in understanding social and psychological differences in other humans.

Thank you for this video, this is one of the rare, times I've completely related to something online and had a negative feeling about a video in the internet. Just listening to someone speaking from the heart is very theraputic. Misconceptions on autism is a massive issue in society, I'm literally doing a speech on it tomorrow. I'm only 13 (almost 14) but I've felt like an alien my whole life and I have friends I've known for so many years but just don't feel connected to them. Honestly, I'm much closer to the stupid side of autism but I still absolutely hate when people call me stupid and can actually make cry and ruin my day which they don't seem to realise. I hope you know this but you're not alone haha

I totally appreciate your view on this. Im also autistic(not officially diagnosed but its highly likely i have so many symptoms) ive been told im weird my whole life and have learned to mask to "fit in" and it never zeemed to work. My bf is doing my best and i love him so much for trying to be more understanding than those around me. Also at the end of the video i relate SO HARD because i always forget something important and remember it after. Immediately got a new sub and thankyou for sharing your views with everyone i love finding neurodivergent folks that i can relate with as it makes me feel like im welcomed. Ik im just rambling at this point but in other words, thankyou for sharing

Fully agree, relate a lot to this. One of my biggest struggles growing up personally was emotional regulation, which I'm still working on but have gotten a lot better with. My emotions have always felt really big and overwhelming. Generally though I've stopped seeing my autism as a bad thing. In fact, I LIKE being autistic. I like how my brain works, my world makes sense to *me.* And like you I normally only vibe with other neurodivergent folks. Most of if not all my friends are, and I haven't even gone out of my way to find those people. We're like fucking magnets. Being weird isn't bad, it's good. I love being weird and I love weird people. Being "normal" is boring as hell? And it's GOOD that we have people who think in different ways. If we all thought and worked the same there'd be no contrast and no growth. I definitely have challenges that "normal" people don't, a lot of which are caused by a society that doesn't cater to how we function because we're in the minority. It can be really rough sometimes, it's not just positive. But I wouldn't be who I am if I wasn't autistic, and frankly I like who I am, and I love my friends. If other people write us off based on us being autistic, that's their loss. Great video dude, thank you for sharing your perspective 👍

I ABSOLUTELY don't understand people who insult people with autism, like people with autism is just people that are different

I have autism too, thanks for talking about this. Everyone misunderstands us as if we are outcasts or something, so thanks for shedding light on the situation.

i dont usually leave comments but big up for coming on here and speaking about the things you do bro, I'm sure you get a lot of people thinking in ways they've never thought before and possibly even change some people's perspectives on these things. Especially thinking of the younger viewers who may watch you, who may at this moment be feeling like aliens, I remember one of the most refreshing and freeing things about becoming a young adult and meeting similar people was realizing omg, I'm NOT the only one who feels like this. It made things so much easier to understand and handle and as a male youtuber with probably a lot of younger male followers, I have big respect for the things you are trying to discuss and bring awareness to with your videos :)

It's weird. I work in software-- a field one might, for good or ill, stereotype autistic people as being common in. Even here, it's bizarre to see what my coworkers think of autistic people; they see it as a sort of extreme handicap that a manager should notify them of ahead of time so that accommodations can be made. Very bizarre.

a lot of people don't understand that different isn't necessarily better or worse, it's just different

Dang, KZhead recommendation knows me a little too well. On a serious note thank you for this video. There were so many relatable notes in this that you couldn't have explained better, especially the school stuff on a personal level for me. This video would be perfect to send to anyone who I feel needs an education on autism.

I love my autistic friends. I love hearing about their special interests because hearing the same opinions from the same people gets boring. I love how they can be so invested in such simple joys in life. Even if its just video games as I see it as an art form. Since my autistic friends have a deep appreciation of art, I can only admire them for that.

Hey! Someone with autism here! Just wanted to clarify before I say what I say in this comment. It's not meant to offend anyone but here goes nothing: I feel like us people with autism are the most simple and normal human beings. I think the worst part about having autism is that everyone treats you like god or everyone sees it as a mental disability or inability to do certain tasks. From my experience with autism.. All I can say is that the only part of life it affected was my school life and going to hospitals. I don't know why but my head starts to get somewhat dizzy but not dizzy. Not something I can really explain.. And to everyone reading this one comment I just want to tell you something. **THERE IS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF AUTISM SO I WANT YOU TO STOP GOING IN MY DMS IF YOU'VE MET ME BEFORE AND SAY I DON'T HAVE AUTISM WHEN I CLEARLY DO.** And thank you.

Autism isn’t a learning disability. It’s a different Neurotype.

Immediately subscribed. Wonderful video. You explained everything so well. For me personally I don’t have an official autism diagnosis but I have many autistic characteristics and so I just feel super out of place like, I can’t connect with neurotypical people very well but at the same time I don’t feel like I could necessarily connect with autistic people very well either because without a diagnosis I just feel like I don’t “belong” to their “group” if that makes any sense. And the thing is I have adhd so I think that makes it harder to get an autism diagnosis because the characteristics can overlap in some certain areas. And I feel like if I get a diagnosis then I might subconsciously think of myself as “less than others” and other people might treat me differently like you mentioned in the video.

This video deserved to blow up. You represented the misinformation and pretty much my experience up to this point in life nicely. I was pretty immature in primary (e.g age 10 - mental age 7) but id say now im up to par with my peers now (14). Thanks for making this vid, it made my day :)

i am questioning (after the weirdest thing made me start to wonder) and working on my own profesh diagnosis. before i started looking into it, i was super ignorant and had no idea what autism really was. i'm learning a lot and the more i learn the more it answers a bunch of my questions. even if i'm not ND (questioning adhd too), i'm an ally all day cuz the ignorance only leads to confusion and discomfort and at worst hate and mistreatment and lack of support. i feel like i have a duty to make the world a little bit better. anyway imma sub. i like MC, i like your thoughts. 2:50 mentioned i might be autistic to someone and that's the exact and immediately vibe shift i got from them 7:39 the fact that people think this way about your relationship and your girlfriend/autistic girls and women in general is heartbreaking. idk, i guess as a 26 yr old i thought that things were changing with the younger folk.

As an autistic person my experience of sharing my disability is just awful. At first there’s the negative and sad emotion displayed by the second party, then they like others say, treat me like a damn toddler. Now that’s not the worse I’ve seen, it’s gotten to a point where hundreds of people I know want me to get hurt or even die due to how miss represented autism is and their complete lack of understanding. I just wish they could understand.

I can relate to what you are saying man it was also quite tough for me when I was younger having autism. But you are not alone in this I'm sure loads of people in this comment section also had similar experiences to you. Wishing you well ❤

After looking at your channel. I really like how we both have similar interests like exploring and playing older versions of games, I love nostalgia. I'm also autistic aswell.

I'm autistic sir, and I have trouble being with other people. I can relate to alot :) I hope all you autistic friends are doing great!

Thanks for talking about this, it means a lot to me as an autistic person, when I see someone take the courage to claim the label and counter such common deep-rooted misunderstandings, it fills me with so much happiness. I understand the vulnerability and risk it takes, I really appreciate it. We exist, we are normal, we are misunderstood and we're not alone. Thank you for reminding this, it's so validating

Thanks for making this video, because of this, now I have a better understanding of autism and how people with it feel depending on how we treat people with it, now I have a friend with adhd and I know its not the same, but its a good way to see the wirkd diferently. Thanks again

story of your life you told is just like mine ... its good to hear someone that went trough the same thing and now i feel like im not only one who had to go trough this :)

your a great guy man keep the youtube grind up man you are a really good storyteller!

I feel you, I'm also autistic. I feel like people can forget its a spectrum and it's not as black and white as people assume it is

Halfway through the video here but I wanted to comment, I completely relate with the age and mental age scenario, when I was younger I too was very far behind my actual age, but as my teenage years went on I eventually caught up and surpassed maturity around my age group, this video is really relatable and it's nice to hear I'm not the only one in the world going through such things in life, other parts of the video I relate too as well, but that main one hit like a truck.

I feel the same way whenever I tell people I have autism. People often are like "Oh, YoU dOnT hAvE aUtIsM, yOu DoNt AcT ReTaRdEd!" It's so annoying, and it's part of the reason I have little friends.

Hey I just stumbled across this video on my YT recommended and thought Id share my own thoughts and experiences. Im 21 and am not yet officially diagnosed with Autism. However throughout my life Ive had people essentially telling me that I have it, especially with sharing the majority of traits that come with Autism. Within the last year I have been going to therapy and talking a lot with doctors and psycologsts about stuff and doing tests, all of which have been telling me that while I will have to wait years for an on record diagnosis, I definitely do have Autism. Most if not all the people Ive told have said back to me either "Yeah we already knew" or "Youre only just finding this out now?", and whilst I dont have it officially on record, I do find a small amount of comfort knowing that there is some sense to what most people would describe my "weirdness". I know that most people wont feel this way, and that is more than fine. Everyone has their own thoughts and feelings about everything. Whilst I dont think I have outright been attacked or insulted by anyone due to my autism, I have been through my traits that I possess due to being autistic. With all that said, I feel no shame in people knowing I'm autistic, I dont tell everyone I ever meet that I am or announce it after expressing any of the traits, but I have found comfort in knowing more about myself and am not going to let anyone tear me down for that. If someone were to try I would distance myself as much as possible but also try to explain to them why what theyre doing is wrong. Obviously theres a point where theres no helping people and if I notice that I will distance myself. I dont think that anyone should have to hide themselves or any aspects away from people as long as it doesnt hurt anyone and I dont believe any part of Autism is harmful to anyone else. If a friend is not okay with harmless part of me, Autism or not, then they are not my friend. Overall I loved your video and do hope you get to a point where you feel comfortable letting people know that you and your girlfriend are autistic as its nothing to hide and infact be something to proud of. If in anyway shape or form did this comment insult anyone with what I said I deeply apologise as it was not my intention, and reply to let me know how not to make that mistake again. Again loved the video mate, all power towards you.

Holy shit! I thought I was alone with the whole mental age thing! I'm 24 but mentally 15. Also us autistics are the normal ones, the so called "neurotypicals" are the weird ones! (/s) Like who goes into a store like Target and DOSE'NT get absolutely bombarded by all the lights, sounds ETC.

I’ve never watched your channel before, but I’m glad i got recommended this video, because this really helps shed another light onto autism. Whilst I don’t have autism myself, I agree with everything you’re saying. While its good to be conscious of the fact that one has autism, there isn’t a need to treat them like they are incompetent. Completely unrelated but you could’ve dug down to the bottom of the sand pit and placed a torch at the bottom of each the sand pillars to clear them quicker

As an autistic person this is a very nice video! I also agree with the fact that autism doesnt really get well represented other than its two extremes. Personally im a lot more open to saying im autistic, its makes for a funny moment and (imo) may even help spread that message that autism has nuance! I can relate to that maturity part and being bullied in elementary school! (I will say that the bullied part and therapy likely made me a lot more moral of a person though. Especially since around 2nd grade apparently I was seen as kind of a bully/jerk which i didnt know until a half year or so of bullying) but yeah. Extra note: Its best to wait until youve been friends for a while before you tell them, has a both funnier and stronger effect of saying "hey youve been with me for months now and you didnt even notice. Maybe that means something. "

I'm autistic, diagnosed level 2, and I must say, I enjoy watching you play minecraft :)

As someone with autism, this is so relatable. My mom treats me normal for pretty much everything, but when it comes to autism im a fucking loser who cant get his shit together. She tries to get me to do things like answer questions to earn money or stupid shit like that. And my dad wants me to be fucking Albert einstein but like 3x smarter, like im in 7th grade and he wants me to be learning CALCULUS. Considering i have autism, i think its a good idea to go through school for the social aspect, especially because i know i have social problems because i have a hard time making friends, like i only have friends because my second grade teacher sat me and my best friend together, if it weren't for that, i would have no friends, like im not just friends with one person, but i met all my friends through 1 friend. I hate being autistic and my parents are like "oh theres nothing to hate" yeah, youd be right, except you don't realize that if you werent babying me or saying i am like the smartest person in the universe than i wouldnt hate it, what my parents dont realize is THEY are the fucking problem, not me. I am honestly suprised that when i went to Disney for a school trip that they didn't chaperone because they were "worried about an autistic person alone" or some sort of bullshit like that, especially considering i went with one of my classes where i dont have any friends. Some of my teachers treat me like im fucking retarded, like my Spanish teacher, of course she kinda treats everyone like their second graders because she used to teach us in second grade (im in a dual language program) but still. And the grade administrators think im fucking retarded every year, like i see kids that are definitely some sort of special needs, and im retarded? Like im not trying to be rude to those kids but like clearly there are people with more problems than me, and im only in seventh grade so i can only imagine 8th through 12th and later down in life (im not going to college because imagine how much theyd baby me there, omg) maybe im overthinking that, as part of my autism i overthink things way too fucking much, like im thinking, "what if the people im talking shit about in this comment see it and know its me" even though i know damn well theyre not seeing this. Like i was really weird in elementary school from like 2nd and 3rd grade, like there are people who think im a weird person because of shit i did BEFORE COVID, like in 4th grade (2020-2021 school year) i honestly didnt give a shit about my grades and then 5th grade i was still a little like myself from 2nd to 3rd grade but that went away in that summer, and in 6th grade my personality had completely changed, kinda like the maturity thing this video talks about. I dont tell people i have autism, you know why? Because i dont care what others think of me, i genuinely dont. I also agree with you on the whole "i couldnt date any girls who aren't autistic" like granted, i havent dated anyone yet as i am in 7th grade and i think starting a romantic relationship in middle school is fucking absurd, but i feel like "normal" girls would think i was weird, but autistic ones i feel might relate to me, idk, maybe not but ill find out in high school or whenever i get in a relationship. Overall the video is really relatable on so many levels and i really am glad i finally had somewhere where i could actually share all this.

This video really changed my perspective a lot. I have treated people with autism like this before but this video gave me a whole new perspective. Thanks ❤

Your story about having a lower than average mental age when younger, and then having a higher than average mental age when older is also true for me. I got bullied until the eight grade just before highschool, and during highschool everyone else just knew how to talk and engage with one another while I just kept making silly mistakes (specially when trying to "get along" with girls), and now at 30 years old my mental age was calculated to be around 36 and almost everyone else around my age still live like they're 20 or something.