I just want to thank you again for sharing your autistic experiences. I’ve known I’m autistic for several months now, and I know I can come across as having all my shit together, but I’m still processing so much, still overwhelmed, still learning, still dealing with imposter syndrome. But I hear what you’re going through and I’m reminded that I’m not crazy and I’m not alone. It helps so much, and I really appreciate it.

This touched me. I'm disabled, autistic and ADHD and have a plethora of other disorders and conditions that just...make it really difficult to exist on a daily basis so I completely see where you're coming from. It's hard! It is! Thanks so much foe being so vulnerable and sharing your experience 💗

I'm 82 and i resonate so much with so many late ADHD and Autism diagnosed people. At this point I'm pretty much alone in my house most of the time so there's nobody around to see me masked or unmasked so I don't bother thinking about it too much and I would never pay money to find out. But I have all the symptoms and have had them my whole life and learned how to act normally whatever that is. I think there are many socialized autistic and ADHD folk out there who are not or ever will be diagnosed. Most are misdiagnosed when they even seek the help of a professional Sensory issues like huge startle reactions to loud noises and having to leave noisey crowded places and getting sick in MRIs and being disturbed by any motor or planes sounds or fireworks. seems to look like autism. Missing social cues and talking too much at the wrong times. are also an issue. Total disorganization and chaos reign in my housekeeping. Forget a place for everything and everything in its place. So I really understand why now that I had so much difficulty in life. The videos of all of you have really helped me to understand a lot of my neurodivergent behaviors and sensations.

Masking was hard and unmasking for me has been harder. Thank you for sharing

so glad to hear you say that we lose connections with our emotions and feelings in our bodies. thankfully, we can re-learn. you can teach us how to re-connect and unmask with your videos. sharing your personal stories is healing the neurodivergent community. thank you.

Preach. I have become a physically disabled person and this has been what's led me to situation can't work out life at all, so need proper Dx and going through learning but finally I know its such an emotional process. So often I still don't know how to feel. Its a journey indeed. So thankyou for advocating for all disabilities. Many non able bodied autistic people too. Thankyou for this acknowledgement. ❤

6.21 I feel this so much...... The why. The more I watch your stuff I am just surprised that some experiences are so well articulated. That others have these experiences too.

I was in my mid-late 20’s by the time I stopped spinning and bouncing. I only noticed in the last year or so that I had stopped, and remember that I used to. Strangely enough, the last five years or so have felt like near constant anxiety/burnout. Wonder if there’s a connection /sarcastic

I have not seen all of the video but i do relate so much to you speaking about "setting goals" its interessting! I even think about others telling me their goals: ah, nevergonnahappen! And i am very surprised if they reach theyr goal...

Mask to “appear normal” - cannot believe no one ever caught on my issues and difficulties - God surely knows it was so so hard to try and be “normal”…… Even now that i know I’m ASD I feel I’m still trying to be “normal” by masking….. 💞🙏🏻👊

Also neurodivergent person here. I unfortunately felt the most pressure to mask around my parents as a child. They have made many assumptions about my personality over the years… mostly the ones that suit them or make them feel like they relate to me when they really don’t. This is partly because of toxic behaviors on their part. I don’t know if they will ever change much. Probably not. And of course it’s partly because of autism generally. If I don’t know you too well, I will probably mask more… and if you THINK you know me because you haven’t asked, then you really don’t.

This was interesting as I am waiting for an Autism diagnosis as is my teenage daughter but I also have a really bad memory too I had not herd of this disorder. Thanks for a great video

Spot on. Can relate on every point.

I'll subscribe to your cooking channel 😁

Not gonna lie I haven't watched the video yet. (Will definitely do that later though 😉) but I saw thr dragon in the thumbnail and looked down into my lap where the same dragon was currently being cuddled (love my Bagel❤) so I had to click and comment immediately. Greetings from all the other dragons in different colours and sizes (and of course the rest of the jellycat-emotional-support-squad) 😂🎉

I really appreciate your video, it's extremely special! Thanks!

Hi, I really like how you speak about these topics! Relaxed and honest 🙂 A lot of people with adhd have a hard time cooking. Not sure about ast, but just thought i'd share this angle on a cooking channel.

I never stopped stimming. I just changed them to more acceptable stims in public. At home I limited my stims but when I was home alone I used to stim more but tell myself to stop when I felt weird for doing them. Now when I am home alone I just let myself naturally stim without stopping it. Since then I find myself doing them without thinking in front of my family in my own house. I have yet to do them in public though as I don't want to stand out as odd. If I have to stim when I am in public I hide it especially as a lot of my stims are vocal ones. I carry fidget toys in my pocket, play with my jewellery or just doddle etc so it is not noticeable.

How about you start a quest of spiritual awakening? Consider the "noices" in you to be a parallel expression of many, maaany lifetimes just screaming at the same time while you strugle to maintain balance. Just take into consideration you might be an old soul. That would explain the talents you have. If you lived many, many lifes, you must carry rememberance of many experiencies. Look in the mirror and confidently say to yourself: "Spirit, if your are there and I am an old soul, please guide me to my most beneficial understanding of what it means for me". Who else could be as brave as you than an old soul? 😉

If you want to have a good cooking show, you need a gimmick or schtick. Some kind of persona or theme. Trust me. Sell your cooking show. Its works.