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My son is only 8 with aspergers. I have wondered how to tell him what aspergers is and how to make him understand why he struggles with things. So I started letting him watch some of your videos and as he watches he says "Mom that's the same things I do". But when he says it he has a smile on his face like it makes him feel good that you some how know him in a way. Your videos are a blessing for me in so many ways. Thank you.

I also find that people on the spectrum like to quote movies or books that they've enjoyed. At times preferring it to their own words.

In my sophomore year of high school my english teacher handed me keys and told me to lock the classroom door. I was really confused but did as she said and locked them all in the classroom while I stood outside with the keys in my hand wondering what to do. Id never been so embarrassed before in my life

Please don’t forget to stretch in every video that aspergers symptoms vary massively from person to person. It’s really important that people understand this.

I love the "taking things literally" part, it just adds a bit of joy to my life.

Whenever my mum touches my leg when she is driving I jump out to Africa

yesterday was my birthday so my family came over for dinner and all and my aunt hugged me t w i c e because apparently "i dont give very good hugs" and "im going to have to learn how to hug one day" so guess who's not inviting my aunt over for my birthday dinner next year

My brain: *Slides between the symptoms of OSDD and Asperger's* Me: *Cha Cha Real Smooth*

I actually have all of these symptoms. The tick gets worse when I get stressed or I'm overwhelmed, so now that I'm older I use it as a warning sign that I need to remove myself from the situation. I also have echolalia, and have since I was wee. My favourite as a really tiny child was the "Lola, L-O-L-A Lola" from the Kinks song, which did NOT please my uber fundamentalist religious parents to be sure. But it just felt so good rolling off the tongue. Also the Kinks rock!

At 0:11 i thought you said "Hey everyone and damn, I have asperger's"

My friend: how was your haircut? Me: umm with scissors My friend: I meant was it good Me: oh

I wonder about the literal thinking with my son who is Aspie and 14. He seems to know what is actually intended but will make a joke out of the literal image of what was said like that was his first thought.

My sister sent me an audio and in the back her husband asked me to give him chocolate. I took the chocolate from the fridge, went to their house alone at 11PM then knocked at their window and gave him the chocolate. My brother in law was happy but my sister was shocked. I guess i wasn't supposed to give him the chocolate? I guess he was joking but i don't understand it.

Thank you so much for mentioning the palilalia, I thought I was 100% the only human out there who did that! So glad to know it is an autism symptom and there are other people who experience it. I also experienced being asked about why I repeat my own words as a child, and never knew why I did it, I just did it. Thank you for making me no longer feel alone and weird in this behavior!

Light touch is the worst, makes my skin crawl and the feeling will linger

I had the amazing experience to see Temple Grandin & as I was waiting in line to take a pic & get her autograph, I was watching all these people hug her & touch her for posing in for pics. You could see the discomfort all over her face & in her tense body language. My turn came & when I asked to take a pic, I told her that we would just stand close & not touch her because I could see it made her uncomfortable. She smiled a lil & thanked me. Then she says " you would think all these people that came to hear my speech would have listened to me speak. I told them Autistics like me don't like to be touched, especially from strangers". 😂😂 I found her blunt response & tolerance of all the unwanted hugs quite wonderful. If you are trying to engage an Autistic person, watch the body language & ask before ya hug/touch them. They really appreciate that💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

I'm 32 You wouldn't believe I had a meltdown at work today, and it was quite hard to contain it in. Hope nobody noticed. Was very tired afterwards, took great effort to ground myself and get back on my feet again.

I startle so easily. My husband always laughs because I scream so loud.

Hey Dan, do a video on therapy animals for autism, Cheers!

I'm going to ask my doc to evaluate me for autism tomorrow :/ I'm really scared of being laughed at and I don't think she will take me seriously. But i can't go much longer without a proper diagnosis before losing my mind

Hi Dan! I was just curious about the overlap of ADHD and Aspergers. Do you ever find a conflict between the ADHD symptoms of struggling to be motivated and organised, against the desire to be organised and have things in the correct order with Aspergers? I find I have an extreme desire to be tidy as it really helps me with focus and positivity, but my lack of motivation and energy to complete the tasks that are required creates a constant battle. Keep up the good work, you're brilliant :) Katy

Okay it's almost 4 o'clock in the morning but I've been binge watching your videos! I do not have aspergers or autism, but other mental illnesses(depression, anxiety...). I find it super interesting to learn more about those illnesses. I really like they way you explain aspergers and also giving examples. So hi, here's a new subscriber!

Fantastic video again Dan! I’ve been in my local newspaper today talking about Autism and Employment

Thank you for your videos! My beautiful 9 year old grandson was diagnosed with autism. Your videos help me understand what he may be going through. He's my little sunshine..

I just want to thank you for posting these informative videos. After your previous 5 common Aspergers symptoms video, I showed it to my brother. He says he's glad to know there's a name for what makes him different, and that there's nothing "wrong" with him. So thank you!

Dan, this is brilliant. It’s great for me because I have a lot of friends and some of my students at work have these symptoms. One of my friends has a stammer and when he repeats words in a conversation, it can take him around half a minute to finish a sentence and occasionally, he does get stressed about it. It’s very hard but he likes to have 1 to 1 conversation. I cannot wait to see the next video as always. 🙂✨⭐️

I’m leaving this comment because you said you reply to all of them, so I know you’ll read this... man, your videos have been such a huge help for me in my process of understanding Asperger/Autism, which I have. Thank you

I hate to be so "deep" so suddenly but I have to admit I am tearing up a bit seeing your videos I too have OCD, ADHD, and aspergers and your videos are so informative and comforting to watch, they help me feel more confident in who I am especially when others have made me feel very invalid. One of my repetitive actions is actually watching your videos over and over! I really enjoy them!! I hope you're doing well. 💛

I love your videos. I have a 7 year old with Aspergers and a 10 year old with non verbal ASD. Both of my boys have similar issues you describe in your videos and I appreciate the information you share so I can better understand my boys.

As for these symptoms, I do tend to repeat a lot of things especially under my breath sometimes. I also give a lot of body signals like ticks & impulses. I do tend to do things that I don’t want to have to do but my thoughts & stuff make me do it anyway. For example, if my mind goes to playing a certain game, I try to go ahead & play that game. I don’t always take things literally although if I don’t know what they mean by it, I do. People have made so much fun of me because of that. They don’t care about my pain, they just like to use stuff to put me down & get a laugh. I tend to call those kinds of bullies anti-aspies. The teachers made fun of my handwriting. Even if I got a paper answer correct, they mark it wrong just because they ‘can’t read it!’ As for physical contact, whenever I hug a woman or kiss or cuddle, I feel a massive amount of peace & comfort. (Though of course true love is caring about how each other feels & having common interests even...and of course much more). But hopefully soon I meet a girl that loves doing all of the above 🤞🏻 you’re a lucky man, dan 😃 wonderful video keep up the good work

Hi Dan, I was diagnosed two years ago aged fifty-six. So much made sense of my past and my present. The proverbial penny dropped. I was ashamed, and remain still, of my facial and hand tics. It happens when I am overstimulated with excitement and achievement. The literality phenomenon remains still. The other day I was staying in a small country motel. On the rear of the door a notice read: "Please turn off lights, aircon, TV, alarm and electric blanket before departing." I thought this was really considerate advice for someone who plans on dying during the night. It is like I have to translate from one language to another. I know departing means "leaving", but my brain speaks of dying, so there is this translation step in between I have to quickly make that few others are aware of. Thank you for your videos. I have learnt so much about myself - especially that I not weird or sick or twisted - just different. I have learnt so much about the neuro-typical world and why so many describe me as "quirky" or "nerdy" or "awkward", et cetera.

Good Evening, my name is Jason. I live in Ohio in the US. I was diagnosed with Aspergers when I was a child and now I have children of my own. My son is about to turn 3 and I have been noticing a lot of the same things I went through when I was younger. I wanted to thank you for your videos because it helps my wife to understand him. Keep it up brother.

One time my mum said she's just going to 'drop me' off and I started to cry because I thought she was literally going to pick me up and drop me.

I'm having a meltdown, and its like an invisible headache.

Your videos always teach me something new. It's really helpful with my son.

Oh my gosh, light touching makes me go crazy! My writing looks like yours too. People frequently ask me "can you even read what you wrote?" Great, relatable content.

Hey Dan, thank you for the amazing work you are doing with your videos. My Granddaughter, who is 5 was diagnosed with ASD last year. I know it isn’t common to get a diagnosis so young but “ we knew” when she was 10 months old. She is extremely high functioning and been identified as gifted. The amount of research my Daughter and I have been doing over the years is crazy. I find myself watching your videos and just nodding in agreement throughout. You are doing a brilliant job, please keep doing the videos because hearing the information from you is like you are giving my granddaughter a voice to explain that she otherwise can’t ( she can verbalise she just isn’t able to arrange the words too) 👍🏻💪🏼😊🙋🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 xxxxxx

I have tics but then again I have Tourettes. It's kinda interesting how much Touretters have in common with Aspies.

Just discovered your channel, i have Asperger F84.5, i was diagnosed last autumn at the age of 52 !! now so many things about my life have become clear, i am high functioning and an atypical 'Aspie' having over the years self trained myself around most of the extremes of the condition without the knowledge of having the condition or the realization that was developing a coping strategy. I had Palilalia as a child ( didn't know it was a condition, it was just considered an odd habit ), i tried to hide it because everyone who noticed me doing it would ask why, this is the only time i have seen this syndrome link to Asperger's both in literature from official bodies and various other sources like KZfaq videos, so well done for bringing attention to this link, you have explained another part of past life that i am still trying to understand.

Your videos started popping up in my recommendation and I'm loving them. I can especially relate to the jumpiness from light touch (mostly unexpected light touch, like you can't see it coming).

My mother in law told my daughter Alexi ( age 6 at the time) that God is always watching her so for 3 years, she took a shower in shorts and a Tee shirt. lol

Love your videos - I have Asperger's, dyslexia, OCD, and am Ambidextrous - cor - talk about confusing sometimes... and when my cousin from New York visited me - she'd say "get outta here" when expressing like "you're kidding me" - and I wondered why she wanted me to leave... taking her literally... but I figured it out eventually... it's an adventure for sure. Ta

I recently went to a therapist because I have anxiety that’s so bad that it causes tics. I’ve had them all my life and finally had to enough to i went to see them. My friends made jokes on occasion about some things I do being on the spectrum but it never crossed my mind till my therapist asked. This was a few weeks ago and I’m 24. And after going through the DSM I realized I fit almost every symptom listed as a child and still have some. I never believed it because I’m so social now. I learned to adapt to my surroundings and start small talk by using phases I’ve heard other people say. But honestly dude your channel and especially this video gave me a sense of ease. I feel so much better that other people experience tics or the talking under their breath. Thank you for making these videos.

My oldest son has Aspergers, when my youngest son was about 2, he, of course, liked to pretend play, my oldest son could not stand this!! He would get almost hysterical! He was so worried that his brother actually believed what he was pretending!

Hi Dan! I love your channel! And this video. You've helped me alot! I have all of these symptoms/ traits and it's great that I'm not the only one.

I'm always getting told of or get told I'm being annoying for mumbling the words under my breath. Being extremely litteraly and sarcastic wanting everything to be in a routine and doing/having tics. Not liking being touched at all or having hypersensitivity to light and noise .I have dyslexia and anxiety aswell . People just say I'm begging for attention which really annoys me but I'm glad you make these videos . Thanks for the help

I occasionally repeat words people say under my breath, and knowing that this is common in the autistic community really comforts me, I've felt very isolated by it for years, so it means a lot to know I'm not alone. carrying on being awesome man! your videos help people like me a hell of a lot

Thank you so much for posting these videos. My son is 11 years old and a few years ago he began to show signs of autism, but about a year or two ago, he had been diagnosed with high functioning Asperger's. You awesomely described in your other video as well as this one signs that show that a person has Asperger's. Then once again, you hit the nail on the head with this video. He does have tics that he is not aware of that he does. Like if he is just laying with his headphones, he makes this little noise thats like umph every few minutes. He is not even aware that he does it. But just fyi, it is so refreshing for someone to describe his actual symptoms. So, thank you for that.

Having aspergers, I never knew tics were a symptom. I recognized that I had them but I didn't know it was a part of it. It's very fascinating to learn about your own disorder and how it works.

excellent video Dan. First time I've even seen a mention of palilalia anywhere. Books, video media or otherwise. I've read about echolalia only. During long car journeys my mom caught me doing this in the rear view mirror and she'd ask me if I was talking to myself and she'd tell me to stop because it weirded her out. It's the only symptom I didn't repress growing up.

Wow! You described me so well... Thank-you. I always thought my twitching was mental health related as the more stressed I am, the worse it gets, and trying to control it makes it worse. It is such a relief to know the various things you describe, that are me to a tee, are symptoms of my ASD and not plain old mental health.

When I was younger I had a dog, she was a pit bull, when I hurt or when I was angry and didn't realize it, she'd lay on me. All 52 pounds of this dog on my legs or hip/ leg and I loved it. I was content again. :) I never told her to either, she had been my nanny dog since age 5.

Poor handwriting is a symptom?! I had no idea... I was under the impression that my 3rd grade teacher (in the 1980's) was to blame for not teaching me proper cursive, for that is what my mother told me. I am now 40, I cannot write in cursive. Instead, my writing comes in the form of letters drawn as if they were all capitols, but I make clear size differences when I actually have a capitol letter in my writing. I have received compliments for writing that way, many say I have very neat/tidy handwriting. In relation to that, I found in fourth grade that I have below-average hand coordination, while I had above-average hand-eye coordination. I show people this by taking a pen and looking at the paper and drawing a circle. Then I take another pen of a different color, and draw a circle without looking. The verbal exclamation of my friend watching was in shocked laughter. The two circles were drastically different. My looked-at drawing was far better. How does this affect me on a daily basis? I have to look at my keyboard to type, even with three different typing classes under my belt, I failed all three horribly, even tho I LOVE typing. I just cant type without looking (even for this comment, I have probably spent more than half my time typing while looking at the keyboard)! Even when playing PC games, I have to look at my keyboard to find what button has my hotkey I need to cast that spell. Sometimes that moment of looking down can cost my game character her life, especially in WoW, when the bad boss drops stuff under my feet, and your toon can die in a split second. I been kicked out of WoW guilds, for underperforming in group activities. They told me that I need to do better, and I 'literally' cant, due to this hand coordination deficit. This need to look at my keyboard to type can cause social awkwardness in internet chat rooms. For example: someone types something, I read it, then I look down to reply, type it out and then hit enter. Then they get mad at me because their comment shows up before mine did (I had not seen their comment because they sent it while I was looking down at my keys). Most common response to me by others has been "I already said that". They had not posted "that" before I started to look down to type. It can be VERY frustrating for me and them, when seconds count. Oy! I have tried to explain it to them, but by explaining it, they feel I have typed "too much" and they get mad because of my walls of text explaining myself. Speaking of walls of text... don't you hate it when people get mad at you for typing or saying too much? I know I hate when they get mad. IMO, many NT's aren't saying enough! So who exactly is the problem here? Them or us? Too bad Aspies are a minority, so the NT's tend to think I'm the problem, and typing less is the "proper" way... Kids these days. Frustrating. To try to get along with them, when they don't understand and/or wont accept how we are. Very frustrating.

A good friend in high school used to repeat her words as well as a child! She said she grew out of it for the most part, but I thought that was interesting

Still waiting to be officially diagnosed with Aspergers, hopefully will get that done in the next week or two. I use to have a real problem with taking things literally but I have learned to think twice before acting. The handwriting has only gotten worse with age (67 now). I've always known that I was different but never knew exactly what it was until I read a story about Aspergers and poor balance a couple of years ago (it took me two years to learn how to ride a bike!). It was like reading my life story. Your videos and other sources are filling in all the missing information. Thanks for all you do to spread the news.

I know this video is almost a year old, but I am just diving into the world of asbergers. I’ve thought for a while now that I may be on the spectrum. After watching a lot of your videos, it became a little more real to me. But for sure after watching this one I’m 90% certain I may have it. It doesn’t make me upset,but gives me some kind of relief. I’ve never understood why I’m so awkward towards people in public. Sure, I am extremely open and honest, but only with people I feel comfortable with. It’s a crazy feeling sometimes. Also, I never knew why I always had these “tics”. I will clinch my teeth together or snap my finger... even sometimes making weird noises and not even realize I’m doing it. The one thing that also stood out was “coming off rude”. I almost never intend to be rude to anyone, but I always hear people saying I sound like a jerk when I talk haha. I also have found ways to relax my self. Including music and also stand up comedy. That seems like an absolutely absurd way to cope with it, but it works. I tend to freak out when I get to a gig... especially before the show starts and I have to make small talk with the other comics. I get anxious, sweaty and start to tell my self to leave, but that all goes away when I get on stage. Thank you so much for the videos you have created because they have helped me further understand this. I look forward to watching more man!!!

I never knew I repeated myself until I saw it on film. I have the eye blinking tic. Yes I have both types of OCD which was confusing to me at first. My autistic OCD is good and I like and need it. My pure OCD is bad and scares the crap out of me. I have misinterpreted a lot due to literal thinking and made some regretful mistakes. The other day I was trying to write some notes and I tried to write the word site and I wrote tise instead. I reverse spelling and order of words. Sometimes I can't even speak words in correct order when talking. I was writing numbers backwards without even knowing it just after my nervous breakdown. Hate the leg touch. Cats are the original weighted blankets! Its freezing but no snow which is not right.

I have always known my youngest son was different (not meaning that in a bad way just mother’s intuition). He was flapping his arms at age 2- 4&1/2 had super hypersensitivity to light and at age 9 he can barely look up outside even when it’s cloudy. He’s never been one to look you in the eye (or camera) and he doesn’t open up often to anyone even people he’s known forever. He doesn’t like to be touched, he gets obsessed with a certain topic and will speak on that topic constantly until we tell him it’s enough. His stemming is usually running around making video game noises or shooting noises and or throwing himself on the couch. He started cycling through tics about a year ago and may keep one for a few weeks until it dies down just to start s other in a month. It was clearing his throat, the next one was raising his shoulders constantly and his latest one is lifting his head up and down. A couple years ago I was thinking it was autism though his father/mother in law would hear none of it. He never got diagnosed. He’s 9 and we had people ask us straight out if he’s autistic. I think hubby is finally had his eyes opened but still doesn’t think he needs a diagnosis. I’m thinking if not high functioning he has Aspergers. Jeez, I wrote a novel here. Sorry. My point is do I need a diagnosis or does it matter in the long run? I think hubby is just kind of in denial until he hears it from a professional. It was the same with my 6 year old daughter who is finally diagnosed with severe dyslexia. He didn’t want to hear that there was something medically wrong with her, I just wasn’t doing enough to teach her things like the damn alphabet.

I just commented on another video and now commenting on this one. I’m crying typing this. I legit hit every one of these points. I’m being honest with myself and not being a hypochondriac about it. Especially the ticks and the handwriting with dyslexia. Dysgraphia is what it’s called my man. Another thank you! I love in South Texas. Might as well share another fact about myself since I did in my other comment on that other video.

Glad you mentioned the fine motor skills problems. If I'd have known about Asperger’s syndrome before university I could have saved much time and despair be switching my major from Piano to Composition.

I discovered I am also someone who has asperges syndrome, sadly I realized this late seventeenth year and am now eighteen and still struggling to figure it out and learn to accept and feel comfortable being myself, thank you for this channel it really helped me and I appreciate it. Also I live in the US and the summer here in the southeast is awfully humid and hot and I envy that weather in Wales lol

Hello Dan. I like everything in my house and office in place...the way I have things. I like things symmetrical. Soft touch is irratating. I hate my head touched. I do put my head to the side a lot. It is frustrating when people use sarcasm because it is difficult to know what they mean. I take it literally. My boyfriend does not do this anymore as he realised. Cool video once more brother. The Minecraft torch is awesome. I want one😊

Hi Dan! I got diagnosed on Wednesday and your video really speaks to me! For a long time I believed I was crazy because I unconsciously kept repeating words under my breath until I realized I was talking! Glad I finally got a diagnosis because it explains my whole life! As far as touching is concerned, I associate touch with physical pain and scream, especially if the person is aware that I'm a rather 'special' person... Happened yesterday in my university's coffee-shop (I'm home-schooled but I study there every now and then for years)... Crawled in my bed from 6 pm to 9 am :/ do people get how terrible it is for us? Keep doing your videos because they are great! Cheers from Lille, Northern France!

Thank you for making these videos! My brother has just been diagnosed and I'm finding your videos to be really helpful in understanding the syndrome better. For years we haven't know what's been going on with him, we just thought he was very introverted and depressed. It's great to be starting to understand it all more. So thank you. Keep up the good work! :)

Thank you for finally giving me a name with the palilialia thing. People have been telling me that I do this all the time for literal years, and no one was aware that there was a name for it, they just made me feel like I was weird for doing it. But now that I know its a real thing and there's a name for it, I feel so much better and a lot less weird, so major thank you to you for that.

Yeah i do that a lot, repeating words under my breath. Also when i write something, i would mutter the words

My son was diagnosed with Asperger’s in about 9th grade although his differences were clear all along. When he was 4 or 5 he was diagnosed with Sensory Integration deficiency and has had challenges with both small and gross motor skills. He has also stimmed in various ways. He is very smart, high functioning, and lives successfully independently.

Finally good to find some videos i can help my partner with understanding me a bit better. I also have borderline personality disorder and i find its harder to explain my aspergers than it is to explain and deal with my BPD. :)

My tick is my hole body shacks like I shiver really fast every now and then

Awesome video, Dan! These are some interesting symptoms:)

it's so soothing watching your vids because it reminds u that ppl understand, the tics tho, I drop my shoulders and my head quickly throws backwards. But it's a nice reminder that people do understand 🙂

I am a new subscriber having watched just a few of your broadcasts. I love your upbeat attitude and your dedication to providing such relevant information. Your girlfriend is a lucky lady to have you in her life. Thank you.

Firstly, I want to tell you that I have never spent so much time on KZfaq as I have since I’ve found your channel! I ADORE watching your videos, and listening to you makes me feel really good. On the OCD point.. my ex-husband used to move my things quite often and not tell me. I’d know immediately when walking in the room that something wasn’t right and the panic would begin if he was not home for me to ask what he had done with whatever it was. He thought this was hilarious I think, because all he did was move something of mine and put it in a place that HE thought made sense. It was not hilarious at all. Further on the OCD point, at least I THINK it has to do with OCD…. When I want to do something, it seems that in order to do it there are a bunch of other things I need to do before I get to the thing I want to do. This is frustrating to say the least. If time was not an issue it would be a great thing because I would be super productive and so much would get done that eventually I’d probably run out of things that needed doing. However, time is always an issue. Lack of time, to be precise. For instance.. Friday I received an email from the college I’m planning on taking an online course from. They needed me to print out something, sign it and fax it back to them. Ok… so my printer is buried in a huge mess of stuff (I moved recently and due to stress have not fully put everything where it needs to go.. also part of the gazillion things I need to do before I can do the one thing) and I decide to put my printer in the space under and between the sinks in my bathroom. Don’t ask why.. that is just the spot for it. I’ll list how I accomplished this: 1.) printer has to go in certain spot 2) I have to vacuum first before putting shelf in for printer to go on 3) I locate someone with a vacuum and pick it up Saturday morning. The vacuum is dirty as f*ck and I can’t vacuum until i’ve cleaned it. How can you clean something using something that is dirtier than what you want to clean.. how is that right? 4) Spend Saturday afternoon/evening disassembling the vacuum and cleaning EVERYTHING… right down to pulling out the Q-tips to get the crusted dirt in crevices of the body of the vacuum that I can’t get with a sponge. This is all done on my kitchen floor. Filters/hoses/removable parts all get washed thoroughly in the sink. 5) wait for filters to “air-dry” because thats what it states on the filter 6) while waiting for filters to air-dry, I start cleaning the floor, and counters, and stove ( spend a lot of energy making myself NOT pull the stove out away from the wall to thoroughly clean under/on/in because obviously NO ONE HAS DONE THIS before..) 7) I don’t have a mop.. this is all done with a bucket and sponge/toothbrush/rags, on my hands and knees. 8) with kitchen clean, I move everything in my bedroom to on top of my bed (bedroom is on the way to my bathroom, and it needs vacuuming too) And then everything in bathroom up off the floor (I hang out in my bathroom because it is big and very bright at night, which means chair, stool for computer, box with current files I need to have access to, speakers for music, small crate for ashtray, coffee and my glasses to sit on) 9) air-dry is not quick enough.. it is now 11:45pm. I turn on the oven and let it pre-heat then shut it off, put the filters on a baking sheet and into the oven for 10 minutes to dry hopefully enough 10) While I am waiting I mentally/visually arrange the bedroom in a fashion that would be much more suitable, with a list of things I still need, and a list of things I need to complete before moving anything. 11) filters still wet but I don’t care anymore.. I vacuum the bedroom.. then the bathroom. Possibly over-vacuum as I know it hasn’t been done since I moved in and I’ve tracked ALOT of dirt in. (Also note: I DO NOT LIKE CARPET! However I don’t relish walking on unsanded plywood flooring right now so the carpet stays.) 12) refrain from vacuuming the rest of the house tonight (4 bedroom, 3 living area rooms + kitchen, 2 baths) “because of the time” I tell myself. Its well after midnight. 13) put everything back on the floor in the bedroom.. but in one corner stacked up… so that the room is feasibly clear for rearranging.. someday. 14) install printer where I wanted to, situate everything in bathroom accordingly and then remember I’m required to watch a video before my interview on Monday.. so I get a cup of Earl Grey instead of my usual coffee.. a bowl of ice cream, light up a Black & Mild Jazz, put earphones in and sits in bed watching video till 3:45 am. I tried to keep it to just about the vacuuming without branching off on the multitude of other paths that happened, either actually or only in my head, during the course of getting the printer to its desired location before I could print out a form…. That would be a short story. Today I can print out the form I needed to print out Friday.. it is now 3pm Sunday… but I am responding to a video of yours because I have a huge problem with “the proper route to get something done”. Trying to refrain from talking about the ‘Literal thinking’ and “silent mumbling’ as well. I am afraid to put this in the comments due to how lengthy it is, and am uncertain what to do now, except have another cup of coffee and scroll around to see if others have posted comments that are way too long. With any luck, I will print out my form before bed tonight. ;/

Thank you for this. I didn’t even know me jerking/bending my neck to the side was part of my autism because it never really happened until recently. Other then occasionally shaking and moving my head side to side as if I got the chills. I haven’t really became aware of it enough where I thought of it as tics or part of my autism. I just thought of it as either just a thing I do like a twitch that I couldn’t control, or just me going crazy. So I’ve gotten kinda concerned about that recently and thought it was part of me losing it with how my mental state had been lately until this video. I thought I basically knew all of the autism symptoms from having it, but I guess we learn new things everyday so thank you :) 😂

My 8 year old grandson Jackson has not been diagnosed yet if he has autism or asperger's his mother is to scared to have him sedated for brain MRI. This worries me , we need to know so we can address it. I truly believe its asperger's he has a lot of these symptoms. You are a great help to me, helping me to understand what Jackson's thinking and feeling. This is all new to me I have never had this my family. Jacksons is a very bright kid and very loving. I'm his favorite person lol he does love his grandma and it makes me feel very special. Again i want to thank you for all your help understanding the difference between autism and asperger's. 🤗❤

Lol u made me laugh out loud as I recognised a good few of these symptoms in myself. I especially can’t read my own handwriting. Something else embarrassing I do is if I am speaking to someone with an accent I start speaking in their accent. I really can’t help myself and I am not trying to take the mickey out of them :) I was totally ready to jump into your depression with u from your video before but this one cheered me up. Thanks!

I get tics fairly frequently, usually random shivers and twitches

Hi Dan. I just found your channel because I just got diagnosed with ASD at 28. it does explain a lot but I fear it affects my partner more than me. Previously we thought I would improve as we believed it was just my depression and BPD which are both possible to "cure". He loves me no doubt but do you have any videos on relationships with neurotypicals? Also, stoked to find out you are a Welshy too!

You just got a new subscriber :) I love your channel, I'm not sure if I have an mental problem, or if I'm in tipping my toes in the autism / asperger (mentally). I know for a fact my mothers brother is diagnosed with aspergers. After watching a lot of your videos (and others), I understand my uncle more. He is very organized, and if things is out of his routine (he needs to go to work, out the door at 08.07 am every morning on the dot), he will be a grumpy old man the rest of the day. My cousin have a two year old (she is blood-related to my asperger uncle), and he is probably going to be diagnosed. Myself; I learned so much of your youtube videos. I struggle everyday, but I go to work. But I hate beeing around so many people, and I need my relaxing meditation before I go out, or the day will be ruined. After work I need to sit in the couch with all tv / music off, or else I have a small meltdown. Small talk is difficult, it's so hard to try to find out what to say, but I have a husband that has helped me a lot, and I put on a mask when we go out. ( I learned it's called masking from one of your videos). SO, I'll keep watching more of your videos, keep up the good work!

honestly bro i got diagnosed with Asperger's and severe adhd and you videos have brought me a feeling of relation i thought i had to know one else i even teared up. i struggle with social cues and from your video just discovered other symptoms i posess but come across so sociable

Hi Dan thanks for the video. My handwriting is terrible too! I have a question for you: can you give us some examples of helpful and unhelpful things your parents did when you were growing up? How can parents of Aspies do a great job for their kids?

thank you for these! one of your old videos is what helped me during my diagnosis at age 28, in 2014. you are the male version of aspie me like 10000%. keep it up, if ya ever want some ideas i have to talk about, i have an endless list. xo

I didn't realize I repeated words, silently, until a judge told me to "STOP" or I would go to jail for mocking him. I was just trying to make sure I remembered my new court date & time, since I got lost & went to the wrong courthouse & was late. Now that I knew the correct place, just trying to remember the correct date & time...Thanks a lot judge, now I will never know when my next appearance is required.

There needs to be more promotion if you will,of asbergers.i wish ive discovered your channel 30 years ago.ive been seeing my psychologist for 5 years and hasnt noticed. I am dignosed with having depression and bi polar. Now,i dont think i have either

So is spacing out while talking then coming back and realize you just exaggerated or lied a bit especially if it’s a stressful topic something common?

I was once described as "the kid who makes those wierd groans" by a guy who sat behind me in class. I didnt realize that i was actually holding my breath a lot and would make small coughing and grunting noises often. It made me very self concious and i tried to make sure i wasnt doing it in class after that. Since graduation ive stopping caring though because it really stressed me out. Highschool sucks. I also really agree with the whole "following directions to the letter" and missing unspoken things. Plus the jorrible handwriting and EXTREME sensitivity to light touch. Great video as always.

I hate touching chalk. Chalk gives me chills whenever I touch it. It's one of those mismatch feelings of soft and hard. Imagine feeling nails on a chalkboard with your hands. That's what touching chalk is like for me.

im not sure if i asked thsi question before in another vid but can u give us ideas on what to do for work? i feel i cant deal w/ people anymore, too much anxiety and trauma...how do u survive and if u do have an outside job, what kinds of jobs can u handle? u seem pretty happy for an aspie....i dont think a lot of us are doing so good, out there in the real world where we can feel hated and discriminated against....can u make vids on this? how to cope? its not as easy as u may make it look, although maybe for u personally it is....cant really explain myself as usual, too vague but ur an aspie so i hope u get what im saying?

Would love to see the how to talk to Aspie Vid!! 😀🙌

My son has that Minecraft torch! He loves it! He's 4 and just diagnosed with Asperger's. Thank you for these videos! 💞

I love this video. My son has Asperger's and has every one of these symptoms. The one I was most surprised about was the repeating words under his breath... I always thought this was just him.

Idk if I'm on the spectrum but sarcasm is difficult for me to understand. People in my life have gotten upset with me because I may say something they think is sarcasm or mean when I'm not trying to. ....whats bothersome is people translate this to me being thick.

does it count when people poke me i feel a tingle ALL OVER MY BODY omg it's scary

My husband has all of these and it makes sense now! I followed your page to learn how to help him

OMG 😱, YES, PLEASE make your video on how to communicate with an autistic person, from a neuro typical perspective! 🙏🙏🙏 Communication is SO important, and I have people who are in my daily life, that may be autistic. I think I may have hurt them, because I didn't understand how to communicate with them, nor did I even know there might be a possibility they might be autistic, until recently. It is never my goal to hurt someone. Esspecially when it is something so important as a lack of understanding...I can have compassion, but that will do me know good if I don't understand how someone communicates, what hurts them, what is acceptable to them. I've watched many videos, and a common comment that you all have made is, "if you've met one autistic person, you've met one autistic person". So I get it, each person is unique. I really do want to understand, because these people in my life are pretty cool, and I would love to be able to call them my friend, but I can't do that if my lack of understanding keeps hurting them. So, THANK-YOU for helping me to understand!

My symptom is rage. I've never taken it out on people around me in the workplace, but it's how I lost my job.

Lol,i didnt notice you reply to everyone,i just discovered your vids totay.i made like 15 comments. Now,i am embarrased ,lol

Thanks, really helped with the tics. It has helped me with my son and learners, you are a star - not literally, but a good guy.

I'm glad I found your channel! I was diagnosed last year (age 43!) I finally understand why I do certain things. I stim by doing a kind of rhythm in my closed mouth by moving spittle through my teeth and gently grinding them. Not exactly beatboxing but it soothes me. I am also very sensitive to unexpected light touch, fluorescent lights, room spray, even leaving the sound on my phone or tablet. The haptic feedback has to be off! Looking forward to watching more! Good hair, dude.