It’s hard never being able to realize people are making fun or being passive aggressive.

Let me know if any of this resonated with you!! I honestly thought for so long that it was just me and I was a weirdo. But I'm learning that there are so many others, and it's amazing to share experiences ❤

It is often a relief to find out why you are different from other people then you can relax noing it's not your fault and being better at other things

my therapist has recommended an autism diagnosis (she believes its likely i have aspergers). im so glad that the internet has resources like this. thank you :) i feel less alone

Thank you for sharing your experiences I must admit i know very little about autism and find this really interesting! Great video!

There is a lot more social norms and expectations placed on girls and women, and we're basically taught to put up and shut up about a lot of things. Boys are given a free pass far more than girls, and boys are not expected to mature as quickly as girls. Society is unfortunately still very sexist and patriarchal; also, as a woman, it's so much harder to get taken seriously by medical professionals. My brother, dad, and grandad all have/ had autism, but my sis and I were never even assessed for it, despite showing signs of it. At 34, I still haven't had any kind of assessment for it, and my daughter hasn't either, despite showing signs. It's so frustrating, and I'm really glad you were able to get diagnosed. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge of autism

Omg the fairy lights and lava lamps are eye opening for me didn't realise you could visually stim also the clumsiness 😭😭😭😭 Just to add this while damn video is amazingly informative you have validated maaaan of my own behaviours that I also thought was just me being weird, my therapist wanted me to get a diagnosis but it's so expensive/long wait time here! Had to have a small giggle at the bossy play because my sister was not allowed to play dolls with me because she got the characters and voices wrong everutime 😂 Also it was concise!

I find you so relatable and very easy to listen to 😊. You explain things very well! Currently on the very long NHS waiting list for an assessment 😬. My worst sensory issue is bananas and once, to be polite and to mask, I ate a banana creme brulee when my friend's parents took me out for dinner. I was sick all night 🤣.

Just subscribed. I can relate to this 😂❤

Hi, just want to say I stumbled on you're channel about 24 hours ago... and as a man with autism spectrum I've learned quite a bunch from you and had a few laughs. Especially this video about female autism. There is much more to learn about this topic, thanks for sharing this. Glad to subscribe and like 😊👍🏻 ❤️

My daughter had a quite late diagnosis. But as she was growing up and at school i remember her being bossy and wanting to control gameplay also she was quite sensory. She didn't like her hair being brushed and any labels in her clothes had to be cut out. Its just me and her living in a house now and its made her a lot happier because i can understand her and can let her be herself and not put demands on her. She is lucky enough that she has managed to find work which she likes doing. I remember the masking after a day at school she would be exhausted as she had to get through the day with people who didnt really understand

All of those traits does not make one worse, or stupid, or anything... just different. And that's just beautiful :) My wife check all the same checkboxes

People think we are grumpy and angry but it's being overwhelmed or anxiety

Sometimes I suffer from misophonia,too.But when it comes to being right on time,I MUST be exact on time! Even 5 min is inacceptable for me.😢

It was a very informative video, and I appreciate it. I couldn't quite finish it because of the smacking sound you sometimes make between words. I guess we can definitely check the "sensory issues" box. 😟

The bullying stories sound interesting for a future video, and do you think you knew you were being bullied on a deeper level, but went along with it 'as a joke' to maintain "friendships"?

I love the last bit!

I am on the Mental Health Spectrum, and that Demand Avoidance is dead on in men too ma'am. Thanks for this.

I thought everyone did these things haha. Late diagnosed adhd but not ASD. The t-rex hands thing omg. Esp when driving, I have a tight claw in my lap and need to remind I'm better off with 2 hands on the wheel.

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I have 5 lava lamps.I don't want to hazard a guess as to the number of hours I have spent staring into the colorful flowing abyss that these things are🤟 I didn't know any these were more prevalent to girls/women🤔 Learning every day! Also, I have slightly tweaked versions of all of these. Love your content… Love (My wife is British. I speak fluent Britain-ese) 😝

I am a 50 y/o male ... I was missed too, despite very obvious signs. I was even misdiagnosed 15 years ago as not autistic after a 15 minute interview with a psychiatrist (oh isn't socialised healthcare wonderful). I am very likely inattentive-ADHS also.

When I was 10 there were a few girls that I really didn’t know who all gathered around me one day and ushered me way out in a field with a couple of trees, telling that even though it wasn’t my official birthday that they had a surprise for me. And I was like “Really?” Well, down to one of the trees we go where they suddenly commenced to trying to best me up. I fell for it. Totally believed them. I’m still gullible.

Clumsiness can also be a sign of dyspraxia which has high comorbidity with autism

Hello Charlotte from my Jerusalem Israel. How are you? I hope work for you is well as well as your start to 2024. I am happy to introduce myself to you. My name is Jonathan Trauner. I will be 30 in Jerusalem this May 15th 2024. I work as a software algorithms tester at Mobileye in Har Hotzvim Jerusalem Israel. I am a poet and performing artist who loves to sing. I was hit by a huge tall tour bus in the area of Mobileye in Jerusalem Israel on June 18th 2023. I broke my left collarbone in three places. I finished recovering last month in Jerusalem. My dream is to become the first poet and artist with Autism to win a Emmy Grammy Oscar Academy Award and Tony Award in 2025 in Los Angeles and to establish Jerusalem Israels second ever coed acapella singing group The JerusaHymns.

Hey there, the editing was improved in this video; a big thing next would be to try and avoid 'jump cuts'.

I think am autistic because I cant make friends