Agreed, Robin is such a relatably quirky character, and I'm thankful for this analysis.

I liked her more in the previous season, and actually never picked up on the ADHD, I guess because the way she deals with it is the opposite to me. She talks when feeling anxious and I just clam up instead, because when I do start talking unfiltered I always annoy/offend people. I did fully relate to the itchy clothes though.

thats great. just put a sticker on each person face. "ADHD person 00002" . Its nothing to do with genetics, experiences, and life itself. Its a Diagnose everyone has, of course that's how it is!

I have autism, but I can totally relate with Robin.

Same :)

I know so sweet

I have Asperger's rather than ADHD but there can be similarities like this.

It's sweet for Robin, but also can be a trauma response for some people. If people quit hanging out with you because "you're annoying," you start panic checking that you're not pushing people away constantly. Like I've had to stop doing it so much and just pre warn people when I meet them that if I ever cross a line accidentally, particularly when I'm rambling, to tell me right then and there.

@@fastertrackcreative Same for me

@@fastertrackcreative I have both and I genuinely can never tell where the autism stops and the ADHD begins

sounds like you were a blast in HS

yes

Me too

It's not just ADHD.... 😐

@@elfyriss6042 but it is, everything is about ADHD. People with ADHD (and me)know that it is all about ADHD. It’s not as easy to do things with ADHD.

Thank you very much I am happy it was appreciated

Extra points for the pjo reference

except I have ADHD and I do not have fast reflexes so..... I'm just bad I guess

@@lilyblossom9438 Maybe they’d be slower without the ADHD… I’m kidding, but imagine if it worked that way 😂

I like to call it “ cross processing”.

THIS so MUCH! I've always disliked clothing shopping and trying on stuff my mom picked out and not liking the majority of it because would hyper fixate on how it felt against my skin! It finally makes sense since I'm an adult now! I wonder how people can wear certain things in professional fields (like high heels, etc).

Very much so. It also speaks to hypersensitivity. I am SUPER focused on the fabric of clothes. If something feels uncomfortable, I notice it to the point off pain and if it continues too long, I have to rip it off. I'll buy comfortable fabric over fashionable look/cut any day, as it's one less thing to be hyperfocused about during my day🙈

The reason I couldn’t do wool or turtle necks. I remember I once got a wool skirt that I begged for mind you 🤦‍♀️ wore it to school and had to have my mom come get me, mid way through the day. I was in a full break down over this skirt on my skin. 😅 The turtle necks, I always said it’s choking me I can’t breathe. Like to the point of almost passing out.

I can usually mute out almost any fabric (except wool, specially knitted ones) but whenever a jacket or a long sleeved uniform has cuffs, I CANNOT not be made aware of it. Especially when I walk, it just wrings very lightly on my wrists but christ my mind would always be thinking of how weird the cuffs rub on my skin. I haven't even worn any turtle necks, and I'm very sure I won't like it one bit.

@@evblue5 I feel this so much!!

Frr she’s my favorite character because I can really relate to her she reminds me of myself lmao

@@Isabel-sr8ep Me too.

yes lol plus steve needed a new friend

she is a wonderful character and she is only more endearing as the show goes on

If you're seriously questioning if you have ADHD, I'd suggest looking for more resources like the channel How To ADHD and considering, if possible, seeking a diagnosis.

Same Same Same

I'm glad I'm not the only one who picked on it man. And here I was worrying I was self projecting-

I am ace and autistic but share a lot of traits with Robin. So I guess I share a lot of traits with you too. I feel like ADHD is like autism's cousin. My best friend has ADHD and we both hyperfixate on our fave shows together and it's great fun. I also have read that both people with ADHD and autism are more likely to be queer too...which I find fascinating.

@@kpaxian6044 I have ADHD, but wasn't diagnosed until I was 25. My best friend from school is autistic, but she didn't know back then either. She was the only person who would let me ramble on and on about whatever I was obsessed with. In fact, at the beginning of each school year she'd ask me, "so what's the new obsession you found over summer?" We had this kind of silent deal, where we could both obsess over whatever to one another, even if we weren't particularly interested in it ourselves.

I do this too. Nice to know I'm not alone. I only just found out about RSD recently and honestly it explains so damn much. I'm autistic though but I do genuinely believe I have ADD as well.

Like I'll do what you do try to fix it and talk too much, then put myself down in my head for doing so. Like I'm annoying them or they took it the wrong way etc

Same I have perfectionism witch is very similar

Thanks for noticing. And yes I think robin really does notice a lot that others may miss

your last point makes a lot of sense considering Robin played in a band

I am so happy you noticed and commented on it

Lol my brain only got as far as “that looks incredibly uncomfortable…” before reverting to my ears. 😅 Now I’m remembering the more casual hellfire shirts from other videos.

Perfectly described!

@Malow Castillo if you have ADHD there are prescription medications that help your brain produce or retain more dopamine (and norepinephrine) to bring it to normal levels. It's something you need to do with a Doctor.

I just started medication a month ago and it's done nothing except make me tired and more emotional, which is surprising because I'm a crier anyway so woo...

I've described my adhd med as having more of an anti-anxiety affect as the most noticeable affect. I was finally able to be myself again around my friends instead of a mess of anxiety hiding everything.

@@grahamstrouse1165 that is true

I wonder what’s gonna happen to Robin once the term ADHD becomes therapeutic lexicon….will she undergo treatment? Take Ritalin? What if she doesn’t want treatment or Ritalin?

I was thinking that too

im autistic myself and thought she was very autistic coded as well. maybe she's adhd and autistic comorbid because that's very common.

@@grahamstrouse1165 that doesn’t mean you couldn’t have it

When you think about it, its robbin thay saved saved max

THIS!!! and she actually does a lot this season for hawkins team and in s3 shes was just with steve and dustin in s4 shes starting to being comfortable with others characters

I frel like her character has changed a lot, though. Maybe I've just forgotten what she was like jn s3 as I've not seen it for 2+ years, but it felt to me like these were all new elements to her character and whilst I LOVED having the Adhd traits on screen, it felt to me like Robins character had completely changed so I felt kinda detached from her yk? Idkk though and this is just how I personally feel, plus I could be forgetting things. I do 100% agree with your point though- in s3 we only saw her in the scoops troops and now she does more, and was the reason max got saved. I've also loved seeing her smartness in both seasons- I'm glad they kept that the same

I noticed that change too. But one of my interpretations about it is that she feels insecure and knows she's specially akward and "weird" in her way, so being sarcastic and smartass could be her mask/persona she uses among people that she doesn't know/don't have attachment. On the final of Season 3 (bathroom scene) her giggling having to addmit she peed on her pants and coming out infront of Steve is like the moment we can see her starting to being comfortable around him. Idk If i'm right but makes sense at least.

@@mih568 Yeah, Robin was always like this, but she was just very reserved and introverted. Now that she's opening up, she's the same except higher energy.

Yeah but for me I either just don’t think and say things or I overthink every single little thing I’m doing and I kinda say nothing because of the overthinking idk.

It only makes her more wonderful in my eyes

She may also be on the spectrum as well : ) but I think she has an advanced ability to read people when she is paying attention would not be as advanced.

@@GeorgiaDow Alot of autistic people have the ability to read people when they focus really hard, especially afab autistic people who were socialized to mask more, you learn to have to over anaylse / read people to cope, she is most likely comorbid ADHD + Autistic, but she definitely exhibits so many autistic traits, she even makes jokes about how she had delayed development, poor coordination, and an inability to read social cues, as well as stimming

@@GeorgiaDow I find that as an autistic person I’ve trained myself to be able to read people if I’m focusing on it, I can’t do it passively but if I’m actively trying I can

I am autistic and I read people as my way to cope with lack of empathy. I constantly read them to understand what they feel how they do so and where they come from

@@GeorgiaDow we can read people we just need to learn it.

As someone with both, I can very much say that she also has both.

@@Masterful I agree. It’s easy to notice she has ADHD, but the ADHD overshadows the ASD, and that’s super common in women that have both. Of course it occurs with men too, but more likely to occur with women. Also, I’m guessing a lot of people may disregard the ASD possibility because of how well Robin was able to manipulate the situation with the psychologist guy, but this is something I can I can do as well in specific situations. Because masking requires observation, planning, acting, and critical thinking skills, it can definitely result in this type of socially manipulative behavior, especially if there is ADHD helping emphasize the importance of the end goal. Also maybe Robin is actually really interested in psychology; she seems to be from what I observed. Having an interest in why people do what they do certainly helps develop the skill of masking, even if your ADHD tends to take over and you still miss social cues (me lol). But yea, the process Robin used to get that social success, is very similar to how I did so well at my last job interview and got my job. Even if you seem a bit “off” knowing a good bit about how minds work and what they respond to, definitely works in your favor. Works best when there is a prompt though. Which is why I cannot just “strike up” a “casual” conversation with just anybody; I still haven’t been able to figure that one out lol. Of course, if our minds work similarly, it’s a lot easier, it just won’t be “casual.”

@@Masterful as someone with both, is there a way of differentiating between the two? I've been diagnosed with ADHD and there's no doubt I have it, but I also identify with lots of things that are supposedly autism, but could be both because they're similar...? Basically, I can't get my head around the differences and I'm wondering if I should try and pursue a second diagnosis for autism ad well?

@@amelieg246 while symptoms overlap, the main component about Autism is the social factor and obsessive nature. Meanwhile, the main component with ADHD is the inability to focus and hyperactivity. They do, however, have a correlation, as 5% of people with ADHD have autism, where the average statistic of the general public having autism is closer to 2.5%.

Yess

yo especially when she was complaining abt the clothes she was wearing that one episode

I have ADHD, but I first thought about autism when seeing that character

@@saturnzhornetz44 As well as slower development in motor skills! I believe she has both Autism and ADHD comorbidly, as that is also quite common

I'm also neurodivergent (autism and ADHD) and Robin is like looking back at myself in high school. I don't know if she was intentionally coded as autistic but she DEFINITELY has MANY of the traits associated with autistics who are AFAB and socialized female.

very well said yes that is definitely also a feature

Thank you for mentioning the Inattentive type. I grew up with ADD, and since that's being a sub-type of ADHD, it often feels like its being overlooked even more nowadays.

Yup, thats me! I’m very calm and daydream a lot. Was diagnosed at 27 with the inattentive type, wish this info had been mainstream so i could have been diagnosed earlier.

And now I'm sitting here wondering if Maya Hawke is 2e, gifted and neurodivergent...

Imo I think she’s unmasking

Same.

x100 Same

She’s probably autistic as well!! It’s heavily implied as well, a lack of understanding social cues is an autistic trait, as well as her lack of coordination and her directly referencing developmental delay (she says herself she started walking months later than the other babies)

Oh yeah, mood

Someone noticed =) yay

She does pick up on social cues tho, she's just can't stop herself.

I agree a 100% with you. This exactly what I thought in the first place

Idk about that. Although ASD is more known for not seeing social cues, ADHD ppl miss social cues too but for a different underlying reason. There's so much going on in our brains and we can't direct our attention easily so we miss that information. But if we had all the information we'd understand

@@PARADOXsquared but when robin pays attention she does understand people perfectly, like Nancy and Professor.

@@tedarcher9120 Exactly. That's why I'm saying she doesn't have ASD in addition to the ADHD

Same, Its kinda annoying that everyone is diagnosing her with ADHD and not autism. As an autistic person I too feel like she is sooo much more autistic.

Yeah, I see her as definitely being both.

She’s more beautiful than either of them in my opinion

Omg, yeah. I didn't know. cool. She is so pretty.

I know right! It's creepy how you can look it her now and see both Ethan and Uma like COMPLETELY. She is beautiful and extremely talented; I bet her parents are very proud.

Wow, thank you! means a lot to me = ) i do try to keep it educational and entertaining

Thank you that is a wonderful compliment and I hope you enjoy being a part of my community

Enjoy him

Thank you so much!! really kind =)) happy you noticed the cosplay

Thank you for noticing it. And it nice you can appreciate those around you for all their differences = )

@@GeorgiaDow They DO make the world a better place!

Glad you like them!

A new person thanks =)) welcome and I hope you come back to watch more videos

@@GeorgiaDow thank you for the welcome! I've already watched several of your videos since commenting and subscribed. Btw it's cool that you dress like the Stranger Things character/scene you're talking about!

I do try and yay = ) for subscribing