"who would win: one man's sensory overload VS. another man's special interest" is probably the most important sentence ever spoken

"I don't know what this is but it isn't neurotypical" so correct king /not gendered but you can be any type of monarch you wish

Every "Ed interacting with an insect" moment is highly relatable as someone who gets sensory overload from the sound of buzzing and has screamed like that at a fly before

Rhys Darby said in the Only Runners podcast that he thinks he has undiagnosed ADHD, and that some of the things he does are "spectrumy", so I'm pretty sure he actually is ND. I don't know about Taika Waititi, but I get big chaotic hyperactive ADHD vibes from him. 😅

‘I dont know what this is but it’s not neurolotypical (or straight)’ That sums up the show

I love them both so much, I also love it so much when they both internally freak out over how long the Act of Grace is

The way fucking Stede falls off the bed fucking kills me he is such a disaster

"edward teach born on a beach" has been such a stim phrase for me for the past week, i'm glad its included here. we love our nd gay co-captains 💜💙

Their autistic swag has bewitched me body and soul

I'm autistic myself, and it's honestly nice to feel like I can relate to both of them in some ways without the show explicitly mentioning autism, since I don't usually have that with most fictional characters I actually enjoy watching. Loved the compilation!

Stede is giving Autistic and Ed is giving ADHD

going to am event and wondering how to "win" is the most relatable thing ever as a neurodivegent person who struggles with normal social interaction 😆😆

ADHD (Ed) Vs Autism (Stede) xd

Had never even heard of "echolalia" till this video and just looked it up and added it to the list of "My Frequent Autism Traits" (I am diagnosed)

“I am focusing! I’m focusing on all this stuff!”

These two are absolutely the epitome of adhd partner meets autism partner makes soulmates

the echolalia counter makes me want to cry out of pure joy/gen

Everything in this video for some reason feels validating. I've been thinking I'm on the spectrum but can't really confirm unless I get tested first but all their behaviors in this video feels like things I've done in the past or continue to do.

“how many times have you watched this video?” me: yes

stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim stim 😂 and of course that got me doing my hand flapping "THIS MAKES ME HAPPY!" stim

ed is so me.

Love it! This past year, I've (finally) been realizing that I'm most likely autistic and ADHD, and I've been lowkey processing that through, what else?, pop culture. It's been wild to discover just how many of the shows I've deeply loved over the years have such Big ND Energy (ex: Doctor Who, Parks and Rec, Pushing Daisies, Good Omens)--it's like the fandom side of my brain was trying to tell me something all along! I love Our Flag Means Death so much, and I realized what an ND power couple Ed and Stede are just in time to go stir-crazy waiting for season 2, lol. This video scratched the exact itch I was looking for: so many perfect examples, and I love your little additions, especially the echolalia counter and the commentary on the "Blackbeard's Bar and Grill..." conversation. I think I'm gonna watch it again right now. 😀 Thanks so much for making this!

2:23 Ed Me trying to understand nurotypical social shit with autisim

omg this is so comforting and affirming, I love them so much and being able to relate to them in things like that (as a diagnosed adhd) is so awsome

I don't know why but this is my comfort video. this is my 6th time watching it this week. I have ADHD and most of my friends are nuerodivergent, and anybody that says Stede isn't autistic and Ed doesn't have ADHD is wrong

Stede Bonnet my favorite character represents my entire personality

As someone with ADHD, I don't know how I didn't pick up on all the nd content of this show, and now I've found this, I love this silly little show even more 🥹🫶🏼 I laughed so much at this for how relateable it felt and I learned about a new aspect of neurodivergence as I'd never heard of echolalia, so thank you for the laughs and education! ❤

This makes so much sense 😭

This video is utterly wonderful. I've been obsessed (would hyperfixated be the right term?) with this show for its queerness, but hadn't even realised how much I was relating to the ND characteristics of our favourite co-captains! Thank you for making it 😊

2:58: I think that would confuse anyone, not just neurodivergents.

Nothing more romantic than Autistic coded character (stede) x AuDHD coded character (ed)

the sleeve flappy thing ed does is literally just stimming!!!!! mans was in that tight sticky leather for years and hoooo boy here comes some flappy fabric!!!!

I’m Autistic and ADHD and I love this video 😁🥰🥰

You forgot all the times Stede would take things literally

I didn't clock Ed's echoing when I was watching because it's just so direly normal to me to repeat like just a couple of words after someone says something you need to retain sometimes or if it's just a very good string of words, but yeah no you are in fact 100% correct. I can't un-know that now. Same hat, leather pirate! Same hat.

so i just learned what echolalia is and im having a literal crisis right now. here i was, thinking it was just the hyperfocus/obsession part of it.... fuck

This is everything, I couldn’t put my finger on why some of these scenes hit different lol my sis and I just had such crisis watching this and realising it was the fck autism/ adhd again.

This video is my new favourite thing 💜

GOD I love this show And I'm so excited for the second season!!

This makes sooooo much sense I love it 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️

that's absolutely amazing! so validating and so true. thank you for this masterpiece✨💜

thank you for edititng this masterpiece. (I rly wanted to add a sparkle emoji but my computer is not letting me T_T) the adhd vibes are immaculate and the editing is the cherry on top :D I laughed way too hard at the zoomed in clip of stede falling out of bed lmao

Ok so I didn't know what echolalia was until this video, and now I have to thank you so so much because now I have a name and reason for the thing I do that annoys people all the damn time. I've had so many arguments with my brother about this that has caused me to actually consciously try to train myself out of it. I thought it was a stupidly irritating thing that only I did but no! So thank you :)

i love this sm

very insightful analysis :)

0:47 fucking kills me im cackling!

Me personally i hc them both to be adhtistic, in some ways they are the same and with others they are like on opposite ends of the spectrum (behavioral wise) ??? ihope this makes sense i am high outta my mind rn srry,, lovely video btw

I absolutely love this, but I don’t think every instance of repeating another person’s words counts as echolalia? Everyone repeats stuff sometimes

good video, music is too loud at times but good vid. (such a ND comment lmao)