As someone with ASD who has sought and participated in mental health services/therapy for 15 years plus... I don't at all see the issue as clinicians refusal to treat someone with ASD... The problems that I've faced first hand and so is the case with my friends and loved ones with ASD.. is that the disorder isn't even recognized for one.. as in no one caught on that I had it.. in all those years.. I was 40 and in treatment with multiple therapists when I found videos on KZfaq that made me think I could have ASD and I went for a neuropsych eval but even since I've been diagnosed no one has been able to address explaining it or interventions. 2) clinicians have no idea how my brain or body are wired or how to help me, or my loved ones. Trying to help me as if I'm neurotypical has destroyed my romantic relationship and my sense of self-worth as the way they attempt to treat and diagnose is the complete opposite of what works for those of us that have ASD. I feel like the guest has his own separate experience because his special interest is in psychology. I don't think what he's saying as far as the issue of getting care is what he says at all. In the last 2 years my partner who has ASD has gone to 9 therapists.. and the only one that understands him or how to help him is so incredibly booked you can't get in to see him, he is a late diagnosised male. I have yet as a female been able to find anyone who can understand me and adequately help me. And it's my special interest and I'm intelligent. But I have ASD deficits. How can people treat a disorder they don't understand. They can't. All they're doing is putting Band-Aids on things. But even worse, sometimes they're actually digging the wound deeper. IFS works but only up to a certain point if your clinician doesn't understand ASD. CBT works but only up until you feel ashamed because your brain doesn't think that way because you have Alexithymia or mindblindness. There is zero adequate help and intervention and education about ASD level 1 for adults who are late diagnosed that is actually tailored to help them. Zero that's 100% for them/us.

There should be an fiduciary industry that investigates and audits the services and backgrounds of service providers to ensure that they hire top notch people. Endorsements should come from those who have moved in these places less than 4 months ago. This will ensure you will get an accurate picture of how well they are served as per your ASD needs immediately instead of shocking the "change adverse". population into gradual submission.

Eating the frog sometimes doesn’t work for those with ADHD 🙈 I loved the advice I heard of do something easy first to get the dopamine flowing and then slowly work up to the harder task after!

From speaking with folks who interrupt a lot, they seem to believe they have the right to interrupt in order to demand a correction or more accuracy, which of course they would never tolerate in others, BUT also this tends to ruin the flow and break trust as it signals they do not want to hear what others have to say the way they see it!

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Absolutely amazing video. Thanks to all for helping create such videos. Watched it around 10 times now.

Thanks Champ! Hackie, you're a legend. ❤

Flashcards? Than the Brili app is perfect for you. There is a routines version, and a kids version which helps me get out of the house on time.

Don't eat the frog. Start with something simple, like unloading the dishwasher. Your brain will be in the mode for the next task.

I've never understood what booting up process means until I heard what Jeff is saying. His other video, he spoke about clarity. Felt it was perfect for me. I'd put the steps to get into flow are Bootup process Create clarity

@ 40 sec … “ having a million degrees “ I’ve told a million times , stop exaggerating!

People be acting like time blindess is new....I literally don't perceive time, it causes genuine distress when I mention something that happened a fea monrhs only to find out that it happened 3 years ago

As long as family and supporters of people with neurological diversities and disabilities will keep pushing for their loved ones to be out and about within the people who are regular, those diversities will be widely accepted and be a part of normal and our society will be much much better

That last little bit towards the end where he said: "learning how to utilize granular retention and pattern recognition in our adult lives successfully"... That there has been a challenge for me.

Congratulations Zach!

Loveee hyfocus! Just want turn it on easier?!?! Help!!

I have first hand experience with Travis and that guy is a complete idiot. You're welcome.

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So it's basically making them think or feel that it was their idea, through suggestion or even reverse psychology, rather than you telling or demanding them to do whatever it is.

I'm not sure we need medication, we need acceptance. Surely medication is about getting people to act and think in ways that conform to our toxic western culture. There are more and more diagnoses because it's harder and harder to fit in and meet societal expectations.

Parenting with AHDH is so hard, especially when you're not diagnosed or newly diagnosed. When you start to understand how AHDH impacts you and your parenting style you begin to have a bit more compassion for yourself and learn methods and tips that work for you instead of trying things that don't work for someone with a unique brain ❤😊

A new perspective would blend better with the future of the evolutionary process. A hyper driven need to search out better and more productive ways to view and live better. It’s not about perfection in doing the samething better. It’s about searching out new and innovative ways. A work around if you might say.

For me it is really complicated. I had absence epilepsy from the age of 2 to the age of 11-12. Now it is possible that I would have developed a lot of these symptoms without the epilepsy but Ican't differenciate the symptoms from medical side effects and I feel like my whole self only started developping after getting freed of my epilepsy and the medication. But that was after the age of 12. After that I had everything on that list, now I don't know what to tell the doctor's

I watched something this week about ND people’s processing styles. Many ADHD people have what’s known as Verbal Processing styles. So we don’t forget we tend to either repeat what someone has said before they have finished or blurt out something that will make us remember what is being said. It’s how many of us learn and retain information and to an NT it just looks like interrupting or talking over them. Taking over people or interrupting is actually a compliment from an ND to an NT as it actually means we are engaged and really interested in what they are saying

thanks for this Diane. it is very recent for us parents, I feel relief that I can finally name/describe the difficulty my child has. I feel the freedom to say properly what it is rather than try to work with usual strategies for ASD that don't work for him, thank you very much for what you shared in this interview!! ❤❤❤❤

And being 'locked in' my head doesn't help me starting new projects, even art that l love

The best way I can explain my ADHD habit of interrupting is to say that when ideas come to me they carry a kind of tremendous explosive energy and I can't just sit and patiently wait for the right moment to express them. It's like trying to suppress an orgasm. It is sad that it often makes people view me as rude and irritating, but on the other hand, I don't actually mind when people interrupt me. I actually crave intense, lively, chaotic, passionate conversations with people, and I feel like conventions of politeness just get in the way.

Congratulations 🎉👏🎉

I was diagnosed with Inattentive 13hours ago. I'm 50. This explains a lot!

Charity: "What are you're housing needs?" Me: "I don't know what you mean.." Charity: "You need to tell me what your expectations are." Me: "I just need a room with a bed and somewhere to plug in my laptop and phone" Charity: "Okay, you need to apply for a private residence this weekend. Will you do that?" Me: "Um, okay.. (Well now I can't do that)"

Meditation is great for adhd i speak on experience

Mine cripples me most days, i have ptsd too and its hell. I do have loop ear plugs that help dampen it but for me its not just eating its everything! I work in a free play arcade which you'd think would be hell but where its so many loud sounds its strangely better but when I leave I have to adjust slowly to the difference or i cant handle the low ambience with trigger noises. I praise headspace too! But boy howdy do i wish that there was a cure!!!! 😭

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Great topic and tools. I have improved on this a lot over the years by asking more questions, and focusing more on listening and trying to respond to the other person more (basically putting myself second) but my partner gets annoyed with me sometimes still for 'broadcasting'... When I'm wrapped up talking about something to a friend, when I remember that I have only been talking about myself, I make a point of asking them something about their life, or even saying, sorry I've been talking all about me so far, what about you?! It's a constant effort though, when I relax and feel really myself, it jumps back in, or I jump back in! 😅

wow you are all so horribly transphobic. i feel so badly for the countless transwomen and transmen that you have tried to push back into the closet. fucking aweful.

Thanks. I appreciate🌬️🌤️🕊️.

Great interview! That bit about untreated ADHD making us more susceptible to dementia I had never heard. That's unsettling.

I believe myself and daughter are autistic with pda & adhd. However, i think the “cant not wont” needs more nuance. Autism is a spectrum and in my own experience PDA is as well. There are days when I can but wont. There are situations where its really REALLY difficult but I can if the stakes are high enough. But if i comply, the burden of masking, and the repressed rage, and the ultimate burnout, and the ableist expectations are increasing at at unsustainable pace.

I see Carol is an ABA trainer. Much of the autistic community is pretty opposed to the ABA. I wonder if she still trains in ABA , or how Carol views the overarching viewpoint of the autistic community's view of ABA.

Way to go!

I've found it super helpful to set a rule for myself: ask 3 questions before I let myself 'relate' to the information I've just received. It's helping. Sometimes I forget and go off in a tangent, or blurt out whatever my brain has reacted with. But I've found that if I come back after that and ask my three questions, people are more aware that I listened and that I care. Don't be afraid to revisit what someone said, even if you say something inappropriate in response initially.

Yeah I can't imagine the worst thing than being genetically or neurologically driven to be a cheat. Yeah I need a job sir I need to make some money sir could you give me a chance sure show up tomorrow at 8:00 HELL NO I'M NOT A SLAVE I OUGHT TO BE THE BOSS. What do you do on a job site when you pull a co-worker up like that and you're going to be gone from this job if this concrete pour doesn't go good and this guy won't do what has agreed to do to receive the money. These people are not welcome anywhere that you expect to say something like excuse me could I get through here or anything like that they're just vile to deal with. I like the pervasive demand for autonomy idea you just autonom over there.

I HATE IT!!! IT’S SO ANNOYING AND IT’S LIKE WANTING TO CHOP YOUR EARS OFF AND CLOSE YOUR EYES!! -someone with moderate Misophonia since 9, and has visual triggers.

Only a psychiatrist can prescribe ADHD medication. My nurse practitioner said he/she could not.

Everyone has a level of ADHD. Some are bad enough to need medication. Over 25% of people in prison have a serious problem.

I have lvl 1 austim and adhd. I interrupt all the time. Sometimes i dont even know i make faces while someone is talkin

A republican or democrat yells, no issue. A soldier yells, no issue. An officer yells, no issue. A judge yells, no issue. An autistic person so much as raises their voice, everyone loses their damn minds.

Thanks a lot ❤

What percentage of people have severe mental illnesses?

I was a presenter for IOOV (In Our Own Voice) in Albuquerque, NM. It is a good program. It is difficult to find mental health resources in Albuquerque as well. I am glad you are talking about autism. My autism was hidden by my mental health problems. I was in the mental health system since age 15 but wasn't diagnosed with autism until age 47.