Seeing that people are always asking me how I deal with having autism spectrum disorder, I figured I would list my top 10 survival …
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Ten Autism Survival Tips
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Drama classes are not a good idea as it can lead to masking habits which are bad for your mental health. Think about it, you probably already follow scripts to try to fit in and it’s exhausting. More scripts will not help. Instead, learn to love the way you are, speak and behave. Advocate for yourself. You don’t have bad social skills, you just have different social skills.
Neurotypical people who don’t understand how poisonous masking is see it as a positive thing because it makes us look like we are "controlling" or decreasing our autistic traits to fit better. Fuck that. You can’t decrease or cure autism. You can only try to hide it, which is unnecessary and takes a big amount of energy.
Stop supporting the mask and stop supporting its supporters. You don’t want to fit in, you want to be accepted. You won’t know you can be accepted until you start accepting yourself.
routine… why do I hate the concept of routines yet everyone says I need them
Trying to justify my existence as a neurodivergent person has been excruciating. Neurotypicals just choose not to understand most of the time and chalk my behaviors up to laziness or weakness of character. I can't even begin to tell you how comforting it is to hear you speak on this as casually as you do. Not judging my difficulties with work and things like that, but acknowledging how hard it is for people like us.
Thank you so much Max 🙏
Pursued my passi9n and ended up in jail 😂
the title😭
The grumpy guy holding the white balloon is what my only braincell feels like 😂
just beware of anyone trying to sell you magic sugar pills[literally] as some sort of cure-all for autism. a) you don't need to be cured. B) homeopathy has been shown to be wholly and unequivocally bad and actually harmful[cancer patients having their limbs rotting off because they took sugar pills instead of chemo kind of situations]. i sincerely hope aspieworld has stopped by now but i cannot abide by such harmful behaviour solely to garner a paycheque, and if you're watching them, take their sponsorships with a grain of salt, cuz then you can mix that and some flour up with the pills and make a cookie
This is for surviving.
Yes😊
I was diagnosed when I was 8 and I felt like I got less visibly autistic over time but I'm a freshman in college now and I feel myself becoming more acutely aware of it. I feel like I'm regressing back to my childhood autistic traits and it's really helpful to have a channel like this to help me navigate it
a waist (fanny) pack. boots. music. tums. a printer for my work schedule. practice a musical instrument. learn a sport that causes adrenaline surges. try to accomplish one thing from your priority list a day, anymore is a bonus.THC and or CBD. find a NT ally. find an ASD friend
That why I go theater 🎭 to face my fear to all people and I have autism and my fear is what my life span 💀
Your drama class experience sounds like psychopathy/socialpathy.
Watch this video, but ignore this diagnose. Everyone has issues. We all feel anxiety. We all have mental health issues. The difference is we get over it.
Spend time to simply enjoy life, to appreciate being alive and the empathy of others. Treat yourself with respect, honor and compassion, empathize with yourself, and reward yourself. When you reward yourself, a satisfying dynamic is created where you put in some kind of work and reap some sort of benefit, no matter what either may be. Reflect on experiences you’ve had that have improved you as a person, and give them respect, carry them forward as beacons of hope and change. It’s easy to feel powerless over your own emotions, but if you can acknowledge how strong you actually are, you can work towards better understanding your own temperaments. Your video was extraordinarily helpful, Max! Thank you. I feel honored to share this empathy.
After watching this, I think I might start taking Drama classes to help with my Autistic Awkwardness
Eye contact is the hardest part of being autistic by far.
The internet it the greatest tool tbh
Melatonin is a life saver, helps my brain shut up for once
what do I do if my obsessive interest is computing and programming, but it consumes and ruins my school career. I am in my final year, but just coming home from school I am so overwhelmed I have meltdowns, then don't go to school. I have been learning everything computer for years, and I don't know why I have to finish high school to do what I love. I feel like I'll never be happy and comfortable without failing
My medication has become expensive
Hi, I'm 40 years old and just got diagnose with autism. I got used to feel lonely over the years, not meaning lack of companion, but in the sense of not finding people similar to me. Your video checks a lot of my characteristic: the noise sensitivity, the overperformance and following meltdown, how useful a to do list is to me, how tiresome social activities are and so on.
Is nice to have an explanation of why I am the way I am, your videos are a great source of information (I'm watching all of them).
Regards
Omg that screen analogy right off the mark was bang on, got a feelin i’ll be commenting again before the end of the video
I have ADHD with some autistic traits (…but autism and ADHD have many overlapping symptoms anyway) and I can agree with almost everything you said and found this video helpful, thank you! 🙂
0:45 I can really relate to some of those thoughts on the tv screens. Im often pessimistic about life and stuff, and I often feel overwhelmed about change, independence, and I'm currently going through an existential crisis. Im 23 and on the spectrum.
While not on the spectrum myself, I do deal with generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and Visual Snow Syndrome (with tinnitus) so a lot of the tips you're suggesting here also help me, especially the white noise for focus and sleep.
My autistic ex boyfriend is outside my house trying to murder me. Good video, but this isn't the kind of help I was looking for.
My problem with #3 is I'm really good with animals, but other than pet sitting which I've been able to do, idk if I could handle the stress and physical workload of other animal jobs. Zookeeper, vet tech, and dog groomer are all things I've thought of but think the physical demands of the job would simply leave me exhausted. I think I might like being a dog trainer, because I also have an interest in psychology.
I know you're in Canada while I'm in the US, but if you're fired from a job again like that, you should talk to a lawyer…
3:30 especially with a dark-triad personality boss that has immediately assigned autistics their go-to target for jokes at 1/6 of a second first glance
I have some Sony WH-1000XM4 epic noise cancelling headphones – life changing
Well said!
I've recently taken all the tests on "Embrace Autism" and they all indicate I'm autistic AF. I want a diagnosis, but it seems like it takes a year, and everywhere I look they only seem to be concerned with children. I'm also about to lose my high paying job that I worked for a decade to achieve, now I'm burned out and am likely going to be fired soon for not keeping up. I've only earned barely above minimum wage for most my career. I'm devastated.
You talk about autism with so much freedom. With me it's like a gross secret