Other people in conversations: why are you not looking at me while I speak?
My response: because I'm listening to you.

The ongoing internal music and rotating theme songs throughout the day is so relatable, especially about my cat 😂

Thank you for these videos. I received an autism diagnosis last Friday. I’m 43 now and got my ADHD diagnosis at the end of 2024. I’m appreciative of the ADHD and AuDHD communities on YouTube because it’s helped me embraced my own neurodivergence. I always walked around with headphones in my teens and early twenties. I was always listening to music and it allowed me to zone out.

girl I love your loud burst of laughter right after you tell your jokes. People used to look at me weird that I laugh so much at my own jokes but seeing you makes me feel more free!

The most difficult thing about my neurodivergent journey has been realizing how many things I used to do as a kid that I no longer do because of other people's hurtful words growing up. None of my quirks were harmful in any way so I've been letting myself do them again and it's been wonderful! I just wish I hadn't waited until my 40s 😢

I used to sing all the time when I was a kid, stopped after I heard the teachers laughing in kindergarten. Never knew it could be a form of stimming, that explains so much

I was criticized for not looking into people’s eyes. So i worked hard at it. To the point where i developed a disconcerting stare that makes people uncomfortable

I’ve been listening to your playlist, and as a 45-year-old mom who had my first child at 42, I just wanted to say thank you.

My daughter was diagnosed with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and significant speech and language delays. Watching her journey has unexpectedly made me reflect on my own life in a completely different way. I was diagnosed with ADHD years ago, but through your videos and through parenting her, I’m beginning to recognize traits in myself that I never questioned before. It’s been eye-opening.

The way you explain your experiences is incredibly relatable. So many things you’ve shared have made me stop and think, “Wait… that was me too.”

Thank you for being so open about your journey. You’re helping parents like me understand not only our children, but ourselves as well. Your content has given me a new perspective, and I genuinely appreciate it. I just discovered through one of your videos that you’re married, have neurodivergent kiddos, and were only diagnosed yourself last year. That honestly stopped me in my tracks. As a 45-year-old mom who had my first child at 42, I’m raising a daughter with autism, ADHD, anxiety, speech/language delays, and suspected apraxia. I was diagnosed with ADHD years ago, but parenting her has made me question whether there’s more to my own neurodivergence than I ever realized.

Would you please consider making a playlist about what it’s really like to parent neurodivergent children while being neurodivergent yourself? How did your diagnosis change your parenting? What challenges surprised you the most? How do you handle sensory overload, emotional regulation, executive dysfunction, mom guilt, burnout, and trying to co-regulate your kids when you’re dysregulated yourself? I’d also love to hear about your marriage—how your diagnosis has affected your relationship, communication, and parenting together.

I honestly think there are so many late-diagnosed parents out here trying to understand both themselves and their children at the same time. I know I’m not the only one who would find a playlist like this incredibly helpful. Thank you for everything you share. ❤️

Your contagious laugh is probably a coping mechanism because it hard to judge someone negatively who has a laugh that makes you smile. 😊

The light and sound sensitivities are so real. It took me ages to figure out that loud sounds are a migraine trigger for me.

I relate to this so much especially not worrying about what people think. I’m 39, and I just don’t care anymore. I’m going to do what’s best for me.

"Rawdogging" will never not sound horribly graphic.

Your level of comfort with your quirks is off the charts. I hope one day all of us can feel like that, its so refreshing to see

Back in the 90's my mom was in Thailand on a two-week vacation and they did not have a phone at the hotel,  but they had a fax. So, she sent me faxes and I had to relay them over phone to my older, adult, sister. I had never had such good conversations with my sister before. It was amazing, she noticed it as well, and it was because I had a script (the fax) to go by. When mom got back home, everything returned to normal, but I still remember it.

And me procrastinating on making phone calls to schedule dentist appts and doctor check ups for kids.

Love your content, thank you for unapologetically existing

when you talked about sitting in chairs with your legs to your chest i realized i was doing it :face-orange-biting-nails:

Hehe -- I was literally walking via lunge squats in the grocery store with my best friend yesterday:) It is a joy to be one's expressive self in and around the world. :) <3 Have fun! ;)

love your laugh, and learned something new

Over-the-ear noise canceling headphones are a GAME CHANGER! And I always sad sunlight and bright lights are "too loud" and distressing; I always hated summer (too bright and too hot) and daytime in general. I feel less dread and anxiety in the fall and in the evenings.