The commentator for the race is actually the guy reflected in the race itself.

i had no idea those were simptoms, i am 29 year old man i always feel wird unable to fit since i was a little kid.. i always wanted a family of my own wife and children but i just cant fit i am from 3rth world country is hard for me to mantain frienships and i over react to some sitation with no idea how to proseed. i have no idea if i am autistic or even if i was just a weird kid that become a weird man but i can realte even if i end up not being autistic.

I remember going into a neurologist office one day only to do a few tests and later telling me that I’m autistic. 😅 this was in 2012 and I was 27 when I found out. I’m currently 38 and still learning about it. 🙂 Even if Bluey is or isn’t autistic, it’s still a lovely show to watch! 🙂☺️ (which I will be buying once the show is fully over) And thank you, @pugly! 🙂 for coming out and being a part of the spectrum! ☺️🙂 Not gonna lie, I enjoy watching videos of other neurodivergent people! ☺️

I was today years old when I knew you're autistic. Welcome to the Spectrum!

Hi mate I posted a theory in the comments but I thought I would post it here too because I think it might explain why Bandit reacts the way he does but we haven't been shown them having a talk with either of the girls about why sometimes they find thigns difficult - which you sort of would have expected from such pro-active parents if one of the girls had a condition. So I was thinking about it and realsied there might be a in Canon answer to why Bandit has that sort of thought process when talking to "Finnucan?" We know about what I will call "Mercury" and we've just assumed it's some issue in regards to the Chili's side of the family haveing some sort of issue actually getting pregnant/carrying to term. What if it's a bit more complicated than that though? What if she carries a Genetic condition? If Chili carries a Genetic condition especially on the X sex chromosome then it may work like this Given Bandit does not appear to have a condition he's okay genetically. That means his DNA is fine in any child but it's 50/50 Chili will pass on the condition If it's a Boy because Bandit's Y chromosome carries pretty much only Sex data theres a 50% chance any boy embryo will have the conditions. If it's a Girl because Bandit's X chromosome is okay even if Chili passes on the condition the Girl would be okay but would be a carrier like Chili. It's 50% she would be a carrier. So after what happened with Mercury who we'll assume was a boy and didn't come to term partly or fully because of the condition then Bandit has had to steel himself twice to deal with the potential of a child being born with a serious genetic condition but both were girls and okay. Thats why he reacts the way he does to the "Finnucan?" because he already sort of knew how he would try to talk to his child in that situation. If it's not on the X sex chromosome the maths is similar but a bit more complicated. Most conditions are recessive by nature and that would mean both Bandit and Chili would have to be carriers for it to manifest. It would no longer matter if they were girls and boys and would simply come down to this math I will use C for condition and N for Non. Both Chili and Bandit are NC genetically. There is a 25% chance their children will be NN, 25% they will be CC and 50% they will be NC based on getting one chromosome from each parent. Meaning 25% totally clear of the condition, 50% carriers and 25% with the condition. It's the same sort of math because they are both carriers and their kids are actually slightly more likely to be carriers in this version. Again once he knew after "Mercury" he had too steel himself for a potential talk until tests proved the girls were okay. I know it's a dark sort of theory but it gels with Canon. If either of the girls had a condition I suspect we would have already had a scene with it being explained to them why sometimes they have difficulty.

That’s a really good one!! Thank you for sharing

Baby Race is a good one too. She wasn't crawling like "all the other babies" and it really upset Chili feeling she was doing something wrong. But I can see too with Bingo being a bit more of this kind of shy, sensitive kid.. but that also may be due to her being younger. I've seen that dynamic before in children. Even if Bluey is neurodivergent I think its good to see that neurodivergent kids can be outgoing and sociable. Instead of the usual stereotype of someone much more quiet and withdrawn.

@@blacksesamecandies Yeah everyone is different, personally when it comes to Bingo I just think it's a case of her being younger and less confident in speaking up about things as she's had difficulties with it before like when they were playing Raiders (the one with the ball, I probably forgot the name). The part with the toy speaking for her could have also been her being too upset to speak, like if she spoke she just would have started crying. As for Bluey she strikes me as an extrovert, that and plenty of socialization could have gone a long way in helping her socialize better. She could also be one of the ones that isn't bothered by eye contact (I can't say the same), though eye contact people tend to go one of two ways normally, either no eye contact or intense eye contact. Everyone is different.

The one Bluey moment that to me could maybe have pointed to autism was in Bin Night when Bluey was cleverly able to link the moon phases to which bins get taken out on a given week.

Indeed.💯

This made me wanna cry, I’m tearing up reading this. I’m so happy that the episode has had such a big impact for you and it felt so special for you with your family’s support 💙💙💙🥹

The Pfp really explains it all 🥹

@@Demonic_Bluey My older sister actually took that photo for me - she always makes sure to take nice photos of me outside of my wheelchair, because she knows that when I was younger I hated having pictures of me in my wheelchair all the time

I hope you are doing well today.💜👍💯

Many people would be jealous of you for your family’s support. Very happy for you. ❤

I know Right isn't that so cute to see Bandit be support to he kids

Bandit is always there for his kids, that's why he's my favourite.

My thoughts exactly.💜💯👍

*There !

@@asafupps 💯

Oh my gosh… I was figured out by a therapist at 36… I had some motor issues as a kid.

Not only her, but Socks was over one and was nonspeaking and acted like a dog, something autistic kids are known for doing sometimes. Autism is probably a thing that runs through Bob’s family.

​​@@thelanktheist2626 i don't mind this theory, but Socks was just one year old I think it can be a normal line of development in their world, alternatively to the infants in Baby Race, before the pup figures out how to behave more humanly, as it's shown the Heelers even have a collar and a leash of Socks' size

I started to talk when i was 3 and before that i didn't say a single normal word.

Aspergers syndrom is an old word, coming from Nazi which is why a lot of autistic people dont like it. Its better to say high functioning

Indeed.💜👍💯

Indeed.💯

True

@@LunaiCarmen 💯

I was born like almost two months early, along with my twin, but were both physically healthy and only a little bit short, but my parents are short so

I was born a month early and I think I may have some form of autism or some form of anxiety it’s nice knowing there’s people out there with a possible similar experience

AMATURES!/Jjjjj Lol but I was born 4 and half months early

I was born two and a half months early and have ADHD and autism, I actually didn't know preemies were more likely to be neurodivergent, I wanna look into that now

​@@lillypopalt3799That's wild, I was already under 3 pounds at birth and was as red as a lobster! I can't imagine 4 1/2 months early, you must have been a really strong baby, built different fr

My thoughts exactly. When Bandit said he was going to watch racing, my thought process was 'what kind of racing? Horse racing, auto racing, track?........oh, it's wheelchair racing! Very cool.'

I couldn’t really see the screen and thought it was just cars lol

@@benjisaac 🤣🤣 valid

Same! Unless it's really highlighted like Turtle Boy I don't notice any "disabilities' in Bluey until someone else points them out.

I hope you are doing well today.💜

@@PaigeRobins-ky4qc indeed!

@@Austindogftw 💯

I hope you doing well today.💜

Anxiety disorders and neurodivergence often go together, so, Bingo could have both.

Guinea pig is correct! Specialist in the field often talk about how many conditions overlap with the two

@@GuineaPig361 Makes me really think about myself, I haven't gotten diagnosed w/ anything yet. I often relate to characters that are canonically Neurodivergent or characters a lot of Neurodivergent people relate to. Probably have to ask my doctor lol.

A lot of people don't know they have a disorder like Autism or ADHD until they're well into adulthood. The number is especially high in afab people, although I don't know the statistics off the top of my head.

​@@GuineaPig361anxiety is a neurodivergence

Indeed.💯

the potty issues might just be age approperite. she IS only like. 3 in the start. not even. and some three yr olds struggle to potty. she is seen having less potty issues later on after she turned 4. i dont think thats a symptom

@@maxdickens2347 indeed.💯

@@maxdickens2347 she was 4 and turned 5

@@denisewhite339 she was 3. in the first episode. she was 3 and bluey 4-5. now they are 5 and 7. two years later

My therapist figured me out as on the Spectrum at 36. I’m glad to feel seen.

I feel the exact same way at 21!

Absolutely someday! It will have be better fleshed out then what I did in this episode since I kind of did it quick for each aspect for the children. I say that it’s quick but it’s like a 6 minute part of the video but you understand what I mean lol

​@@PuglyAs a mum with ADHD who has a kid with ADHD I will go to the mat with my theory that Bluey has ADHD inherited from Bandit.

I personally believe that both sisters are neurodivergent. I think it's rare, but my sisters and I are all on the spectrum on some level so its definitely possible

⁠@@hannarowan8735 I don’t think that’s rare at all. It’s common for more than one sibling to be on the spectrum. Autism is highly genetic. My brother and I are both autistic, I know a family where three kids are autistic.

​@@gigahorse1475 Yeah, I forget the probability, but if the older sibling is autistic, it's more likely for the younger sibling(s) to be autistic as well

I hope you and your daughter are doing well today.💜

me too, as a female with adhd I've seen myself a lot in Bluey about when I was a kid. I have felt she has adhd before I heard it from anyone else

Indeed.💯

tbh i think that judo has a disability, i think that she is either slightly older then bluey or she goes to a different school (bc we never see her dad)

I believe Bluey's school is a Waldorf school which, though not explicitly meant for students with disabilities, can offer an environment that's more accommodating to neurodivergent people.

Indeed.💯

Hi I'm Australian, most primary schools, both public and private, have a buddy system where older students get buddied up with the younger students :) Interesting to know it's not common outside of Australia

@@makapakabakaslappa8558 interesting.💯

It would make my world if they did an episode on that. I have a very important person in my life with this as well and I know it would mean so much to them to see it

I just always got told that I am a highly sensitive person and just have much more empathy than others. Saying, I never got diagnosed with anything on this regard but I am sure that I am at least not neurotypical. And anytime anything is mentioned regarding being sensitive to sound/light and especially they way of perceiving emotions and interpretation of tones and moods of others I get so happy, cause for some reason I don't feel "alone" and an outcast anymore for the way I feel and perceive. Cause others seem to have that aswell. (Sorry if the phrasing is weird, english is not my mother tounge)

​@@Puglyyes! I rarely see or hear of others with that condition, wishing the best for that person!

I hope you are doing well today.💜

@@PaigeRobins-ky4qc I am, thanks

@@coolyou1756 you are welcome.💜

Hooray! (For the ship)

Not confirmed nothing said it was Makenzie’s baby

I believe any media looking to include an autistic character should look at Carl from Arthur as an example. I was blown away by how well his autism was portrayed, all the best and worst traits. What's more is that even though he was described as having Asperger syndrome in his first appearance, in subsequent appearances it was referred to as autism in accordance with the new pedagogy. @Pugly you need to cover Carl if you haven't yet.

I hope you are doing well today.💜

Why? There's nothing to censor.

@@aromaladyellie Disney still censored a bunch of silly moments because it’s “inappropriate” like Bandit getting hit in the crotch by a swing and falling down. They also censored the word “crazy.” 🙄

​@@gigahorse1475if you're gonna support neurodivergent people, you gotta also support the psychotics who have been abused using that word.

​@gigahorse1475 They censored Bandit saying "groin," and took the moment before out because it wouldn't fit well to have a split-second of him getting hit before changing scene. There are still a few uncensored blows Bandit takes because he doesn't say "groin" afterward. I think that's a pretty reasonable edit for a show for preschoolers. And to the original commenter: what makes you think Disney isn't still censoring the episodes? What potentially objectionable content is in the episode?

@@mz3player I know they aren't now for all season 3. What I mean is like we might not seen the scene of bandit being blasted by Blue in the Kitchen for example. I only said "if" since they aren't censoring anymore.

My thoughts exactly.💜

Haha my favorite one is yours haha. The tail looks like a dinosaur 😊

Me too, it’s nice being able to see character who’ve got Autism, but they don’t force it. It’s so nice being able to see someone like me out there

I have Autism and ADHD.

This made me unbelievably happy, I hear too often about families that didn’t give the necessary support to their children so reading someone’s story that did get to experience this just means the world to me. Thank you so much for sharing a piece of your life with me and I hope you continue to thrive in the future 💙💙💙

Ba dum tus (or however you spell that drum thingy) thank you buddy, this made me happy to hear you enjoyed it 💙

Dw

Indeed.💜💯

I hope you are doing well today.💜

I hope you are doing well today.💜

@@PaigeRobins-ky4qcThanks for the wishes; wish i was but been having a bad time lately

@@xXNightfrostXx you are welcome and I'm sorry to hear that I hope you better day tomorrow.💜

Just wrote that down haha, I’m gonna try my best to remember that! Thank you buddy

@@Pugly "you said you could read, it just takes work. Do the work"

Wait what’s that episode

@@user-np6op7jr4u where rubber meets the road

​@@user-np6op7jr4uthe epiaode is titled "where rubber meets the road"

Me and my younger brother share similar symptoms, but he was diagnosed with autism and ADHD and I wasn't. We're both trans, so that might be why I haven't been diagnosed with anything. I was actually in the gifted program throughout elementary and middle school. But when I was in the 7th grade, I had some behavioral issues, and now I go to an alternative high school. My official diagnoses are Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, (or as I call it, angry woman syndrome) and Depression/anxiety. I've always been interested in child development, especially when it comes to the differences in male and female children. Siblings also fascinate me. It's like that line in the face paint episode "How did you two come from the same parents, live in the same house, and turn out so different?"

@@magnus6609 I'm glad you were able to understand my post, dyslexia is one of my co-morbidities and I just realized my post is jumbled and hard to read. I was diagnosed with ADHD early but not autism until much later in life which isn't surprising since I was originally diagnosed in the 90's. Both ADHD and autism being severely under diagnosed in afab people at the time. I was lucky to at least get the ADHD diagnosis, my guess being that the ignored autism symptoms made the ADHD ones more undeniable. It's funny because my brother who was more properly diagnosed has less individual symptoms but they're more severe where I have a lot more symptoms that appear less severe than his.

I’m so happy for you, I had the same exact emotions when I got diagnosed as well. It’s an extremely freeing experience 🥰

Thank you buddy 😊

Cartoon logic 😆

Wait until you see the salsage dog in this show walking in 2 legs even though it clearly makes no sense for him to do so...

You’re too sweet 🥰, thank you very much, that made my night

@@Pugly np!😁, I didn't expect you to reply 😅

​@@PuglyWould it be overwhelming for you?

I’ve only seen this cuz i clicked newest and you posted this like 1 min ago

I hope you are doing well today.💜

There’s this analysis that I’ve had convos with others in the community that suggest chilli might have depression due to certain mannerisms but a key episode is the episode relax. If you’d like try watching the episode while having the mindset of “chilli has depression” and it’s pretty relatable. I need time to fully articulate and analyze my thought process on it so I don’t wanna go too in-depth on my thoughts yet. I also have depression so I understand the struggles, don’t give up