I was 8 when I was diagnosed with Asperger’s, my parents hid this from me until I was rediagnosed as an adult with added PDA. Once I confronted my parents with this, they responded with, “We just wanted you to be normal.” Do not do this! Had my parents been open about it, I could have gotten help and accommodations that would have made my life far more normal instead of just being a constant struggle and feeling anxious and very alone.

„You should smile more.“
„This isn’t a toothpaste commercial.“

why is this so funny to me?

"how jet engines work" - proceeds to draw in a piston engine.

As long as I refuse to get a diagnosis, everyone’s assumption about my autism is unverifiable.

My aunt is autistic and the way my dad described her delayed speech was, "Don't feel offended if she doesn't immediately respond to you. She's simply trying to find the exact words she needs to communicate her specific response so she's not misunderstood."

I noticed that people who say "smile!" were never smiling themselves when they said it. So I started responding "you go first. "
😂😂😂

I should probably point out that Asperger autism doesn't actually make you a genius but instead makes you a genius at VERY specific things like you can be brilliant at biology but can also completely suck at physics as well.

The Asperger’s in me wants to point out that THAT is NOT a “jet engine” 3:22, it’s a combustion engine. Lmao

As a fellow autistic person myself (diagnosed at 4yo) , I very much appreciate you posting this video! It is a good way for people to be aware about the different types of autism and this shows people that autism is a huge spectrum.

My cousin is actually the oldest living person with Rett syndrome right now! She has the biggest personality and despite her condition, she is the funniest person i’ve ever met. She volunteers and even does pageant modeling! I dearly love my cousin and I wish there was more research into her condition

I took an ancient civilization/history class in college, and there was a guy with asperger’s who knew EVERYTHING, he answered every question in class and even corrected the teacher about a specific time period year. I have never met anyone like that before.

4:47 Art is my general hyper focus. It’s how I express myself without social and language barriers in place. Im much better deciphering a still image like the scream than reading someone’s facial expression in real time.

I am in my 30s and was diagnosed with Asperger's at 7. It was seen as a huge shame back then, and I was put in all kinds of therapy to help me "fit in." Now, people talk about autism with so much affection and genuine interest and I wish I could go back and tell little me that someday the world would just see me as "a different way of showing up." Thank you for the language you used in this video. It's very informative and very sweet.

I met a girl with Rett's syndrome in elementary school. She was generally in a wheelchair but sometimes she would be able to walk and run just fine. Same with speech or other social skills. She died when she was 13 almost randomly, like she was at school the week before and seemed fine for what she had. She was really sweet and we talked often since we were in the same third through fifth grade class.

I have PDD-NOS and it's always SOOO hard to explain to people what my ''autism'' exactly is, because it doesn't really fit in any specific box, seeing this video really makes it easier to explain it to other people aswell!

As a person diagnosed with Asperger's, this is REALLY close to what's being explained. You have intense social anxiety, I only feel normal in public when I wear a coat or something. You know what you are and you know that the situation you're in can be embarassing, and you try to avoid it, which makes you even more panicked. We're also quite nerdy. I can also confirm that info like black holes relation to space time, how jet engines work are basic info starter pack for us. We think really deep, and we're really smart, but we absolutely suck at talking to people. As said, we learn it by time, as of now, I'm 15 years old and I'm just starting to master communication. So now, let's talk about what can be done, the social anxiety can fade if you really ignore it. I'm trying my best to improve in social interactions and seeing results. And in communication, as said, it does take time to observe how other people react and communicate, but you can also master that in a while. When you overcome both anxiety and communicative issues, you become the high IQ person. As smart as we are, we suck at topics teached at school. Those topics are very limited, boring and hard to grasp to us. We usually tend to like Physics, Electronics and similar topics. We're the most aware kind of ASD and I like that. Also a secret: We tend to bond deeply with a partner. Love is just another dimension to us and we're kind of vulnerable. I still haven't understood why people cheat on others. Anyways, thank you so much for reading my probably a bit hard to understand comment. If you have any questions, you can reply to this comment and I'll try my best to answer.

Thank you for including that people with Rett are mentally intact. When my daughter was first diagnosed, one of the confirming markers for the clinical diagnosis was that we could tell that even though she's lost skills, she's still all there inside. My daughter is 26 right now and we are blessed to have her in our lives.

I am an Asperger's gentleman who had the honor to work with students on the spectrum for seven years, and CDD is the SCARIEST condition I have experienced. We had a little girl who would age up year-wise while going completely backwards in development. There was...nothing we could do. We gave her every bit of support we could, but nothing would bring back the skills she would lose. It felt like the Benjamin Button situation but mentally. It really was devastating.

This video is awesome, and was very good for helping me understand better what I worked with years ago. Super cool!

I’m diagnosed with the PDA profile, and thank you for shedding light on what it means to be PDA. There’s so many misconceptions about it, even other autistic people say it “isn’t real”. But to see it on a big channel like this, explained in such an understanding way, is so relieving. Thank you so much!!!

2:19 I had a panic attack and started crying once or multiple times I can't remember bc I didn't get a kids menu 💔