This is for that cold brew by the waterside; thanks! 😂😂
@Autistamatic
10 күн бұрын
Now I know why you told me to turn that feature on!
@tjzambonischwartz
10 күн бұрын
The hat and cane give you an absolute Terry Pratchett vibe.
@Autistamatic
10 күн бұрын
Like the great man himself, neither is an affectation, either. The cane is essential to me maintaining a perpendicular relationship with the planet & pale, bald heads don't fare well on sunny days... I'll concede that I didn't HAVE to choose a bowler for a hat, but in for a penny...😉
@MrAndywills
10 күн бұрын
@@Autistamaticyou could get a black wide brimmed fedora, like the late great man. Bet you’d suit it
@jamies853
10 күн бұрын
Love a dapper man!
@SmackedyDoo
10 күн бұрын
That's exactly what I thought! Good call!
@Stormbrise
8 күн бұрын
@@MrAndywillsa brown one like Indiana Jones
@marieugorek5917
10 күн бұрын
OMG! I love this so much! Someone give Quinn a truckload of cash so he can travel around the world and talk with other autistic people in public places where they are occasionally interrupted by helicopters and their own laughter!
@kate_vye810
10 күн бұрын
Gonna have a lot of fans, Canada 🇨🇦 plz come heeeere ! … Thats the first time I would do this in my life 😂 !… even my absolute favorite artist (sean paul) who I have a genuine insane special interest on… that he comes here or not meh… id LOVE to chat with him sooooo much but… music is music… soundwaves travel further than humans. Sean would argue with me on that for sure, he loves to do lives shows xD
@catherinejames2734
10 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed this in that it is two autistic people looking so relaxed and communicating so comfortably. I have just lost a very dear friend who spoke autistic, like myself. We would have lunch out somewhere and laugh so much about the world and how we survive in it. She wasn’t diagnosed, quite sure she was autistic also. Her brother is autistic, her sister adhd. Her sister is also a psychologist specialising in working with autistic children. I will miss her forever, it was the only opportunity I ever had to be truly understood and not be judged.
@resourceress7
9 күн бұрын
❤
@NeurodiverJENNt
10 күн бұрын
The laughing was infectious The camera angles and audio were incredible... You guys are a couple of professionals! Your edits 🤣🤣🤣 so entertaining! You guys did a great job and it was a fun conversation PS.... Quinn... I also use a lot of metaphors.
@Autistamatic
10 күн бұрын
We had 2 iPhones for cameras plus the Pixel 7 recording the audio in my left hand. The rest is why it took me so long to edit it😂 Glad you enjoyed it Jenn.
@cattheveganartist
10 күн бұрын
AuDHDer here, in South Wales! So not hugely far away. The combo of Autistic and (mostly inattentive type) ADHD is a hell of a ride - the two seemingly fighting against eachother in many ways. At least in how my ADHD expresses itself. Neither were diagnosed until I was in my mid 30s.
@Autistamatic
10 күн бұрын
Lived round those parts myself a few years ago. My English accent & lack of interest in rugby made me stand out more than the autism for a time😂
@PeppermintPatties
10 күн бұрын
@@Autistamatic😆
@cattheveganartist
10 күн бұрын
@@Autistamatic moved to south Wales from Hitchen when I was 8 and a half, so retained my “posh” English accent, and - in spite of working very close to the Principality Stadium in Cardiff for over 20 years - I could not care less about any competitive sports of any kind. 😅
@user-yv6xw7ns3o
10 күн бұрын
I'm almost half a planet away as the crow flies but mid thirties and figuring out I'm Audhd as well. It really is a thing, realizing how the combination of the two is such a wild contrast but also explains everything so damn well.😅
@batintheattic7293
7 күн бұрын
Do you believe, though, that they're two sides of the same thing? I do. I know people diagnosed with pure ADHD. I've been trying to figure out what marks the difference. You're well placed to know which parts of you are in opposition (for want of a better word). Is it to do with attention? ADHDers often talk about how easily distracted they are - to the point where they can only do small portions of any intention in one go. I think I'm more on the other side because I do get distracted, really easily, and it enrages me when it happens - but once I get into something I can rive away at it until I drop with exhaustion and all other temporal needs and distractions fade away. It's incredibly difficult to change direction. I like 'pottering' though. Do you like pottering? Pottering has been erroneously identified as a multitude of diverse directions. Pottering is, in fact, one thing. It becomes more obviously one thing when the geographically specific nature of pottering is observed. We potter in one particular geographical space. It doesn't involve going to different places. It's not anything like as diffuse as it's portrayed as. I can, for example, clean and decorate at the same time. Only in one room, though. Or, cleaning while cooking - that's a familiar manifestation. The reason pottering is so pleasing is because it takes some of the sting out of how every process usually involves some waiting. So, doing a small number of things in the same location means that while waiting for one part a different objective can be switched to. This removes the opportunity for distraction to wreak havoc on actualisation.
@resourceress7
9 күн бұрын
"We return just as we're composing ourselves." Thank you for including so much GIGGLE before getting back into it. That was amazing fun.
@carolinedurocher8377
10 күн бұрын
first time I've seen people act like me, when they speak in public and someone passes... impossible to continue. I loved seeing this reaction from both of you.
@yoavbartov2147
10 күн бұрын
Adhd and autism relationship is fascinating, almost like a mirror image of each other, similarities but also polar opposite in somways...
@augiegirl1
9 күн бұрын
I feel SO SORRY for people who only have one or the other (ADHD & ASDs), because the two complement each other so well. Both my brother & I have both.
@LunarWind99
4 күн бұрын
@@augiegirl1 I mean, it can be real chaotic to have both but I know what you mean 🤣
@moonpearl4736
10 күн бұрын
What is it about this that is so heartwarming? I can't put it into words.
@Sdween
6 күн бұрын
The sheer comfort of two people able to be their authentic selves and be accepted and understood this way. It was a joy and comfort to watch.
@user-ei3ux3pd7z
10 күн бұрын
you look cool IRL man. I imagine you as a martial arts master that guides the protagonist after he's lost his way and meets you in an alley.
@bityew
10 күн бұрын
This was a delightful 30 minutes, and I watch both your channels-I am happy you were able to meet up and laugh!
@TanwenWF
10 күн бұрын
I could have watched them laughing for (at least) 10 minutes, I reckon! How much did cut Quinn?!
@quinndexter6727
9 күн бұрын
@@TanwenWF I only cut the unintelligible and the "unbroadcastable" bits, but I'll admit, we did giggle a LOT!
@Green_Roc
9 күн бұрын
Sharing stories is how I like to communicate. You say something about you, I say something about me. Many NT seem to not comprehend how friendly this back and forth is.
@batintheattic7293
7 күн бұрын
WHEN it works like that. Unfortunately, I have now learned that when I'm asked about something to do with 'me' - it's merely for an opportunity to be told about 'them'. Actually, it might be easier to just accept this. I, now, get incredibly uncomfortable when there are follow up questions. It's gotten to the point where when I'm asked something as seemingly innocuous as 'How was your day?' - I don't answer. I just parrot it straight back. Because, I know, that it isn't a real question. I'm being asked what somebody else wants to be asked. The neurotypicals have changed me at a fundamental level. Perhaps, when it's really fast, it's seen as a form of echolalia. Skipping the, "Fine. And you?' pointless flourish. Actually, I find it more interesting to hear about what I'm going to get told about anyway - phew. I know I'm meant to first place some emotional context on the sacrificial alter. I'd rather not, though, as it's not to a god I believe in. I know it's not going to be an appreciated or rewarded sacrifice.
@Green_Roc
7 күн бұрын
@@batintheattic7293 Life sometimes feels like sacrificing ourselves for the neurotypical's wants... I wish I didnt have to deal with them at all.
@Eddison33
10 күн бұрын
I'm kind of happy for you! I hope you'll keep hanging out together from time to time. Recently, I met an autistic woman in my town, and we bonded over board games and ttRPGs. Now, we visit each other from time to time, and it's nice having conversations the way I usually cannot have with other people. As for the cultural differences, from my experience, Eastern European people on the spectrum (me included) come across as extremely impolite, not the other way around. For instance, saying out loud what we dislike in others, skipping greetings when there's urgency, telling outright "It sucks" when asked "How do you do?". There is already sincerity of expression ingrained in my culture, we, autistics, take it one step further.
@Phoenix-Corvid
10 күн бұрын
Absolutly lovely to see Quin annd Mike come together in the real world. Id watch a tv programme with you two. Think it would help understanding so much, not only for the Autistic Community but NT too. Thank you so much.
@yoavbartov2147
10 күн бұрын
It was lovely to watch you together regardless of the content even, warmed my hear and enjoyed the vibe ❤
@stephaniealexandra5142
10 күн бұрын
Loved that you two met up! Loved you both having fits of the giggles while discussing more indepth topics. Loved your witty editing and onscreen effects Quinn 👌
@mariuszwisla3230
10 күн бұрын
fawning, and apologising is - exactly, and unfortunately - autistic, not british, or english, I'm polish, and I do that too - I haven't met many I would consider my peers about empthasing as a way to socialise - I say: "Why would you want to be an ordinary person? so callled normal? It's boring. Why not be different, or just you?"
@Johnny_T779
10 күн бұрын
Ah, the hyperphantasic struggles! People told me I have "maladaptive daydreaming" because I have visuals popping in my brain constantly, like in that sitcom Ally Mc Beal 😅. Like, if I say "there's a blue pixie dancing on the table" and then look at the table, I will see a cartoon pixie wiggling about very clearly. Maybe it's a byproduct of being an only child and spending so much time playing alone? Anyway, great to see you two interacting, I'm subbed to both of you ❤
@NitFlickwick
10 күн бұрын
Your description of the visualization“flash” is EXACTLY what I experience. The same thing happens for audio: a fraction of a second of audio before it turns into my inner voice “simulating” it (so like one or two notes of a song, then my inner voice is humming the notes). I have no ability to “visualize” touch or smell.
@MrAtheistQueen
10 күн бұрын
My American brain kept struggling to know when you were saying "aut" or "art." LOL! No judgment, just another level of fun for this video! Love both of your channels and your content! Thank you for what you do for our community!
@ThesilBmfm
10 күн бұрын
Really nice: lovely warm conversation between two of the best people around.
@Autistamatic
10 күн бұрын
Thank you 😊 FYI - some of your comments were "quarantined" by the YT comments-moderation algorithm. I will read them when I go through my comments properly in the next day or 2.
@ThesilBmfm
10 күн бұрын
@@Autistamatic thank you I'm just glad to know you're ok and to have you around. My comments have been really rambling lately so if you get bored after the first sentence, chances are it won't get better so just skip because life's finite! Absolutely *love* your original ideas. I recommended your Baudrillard video to a guy who might interact or might not... Mark Mayes, who has an excellent channel and is a writer and musician. I think he may be one of us, and I have probably been horribly impolite in being open about that (a bad habit that stops today - I'm still new to this since July and it's turned my world upside down, in a good way), but I think if he watches your video about how our minds are wired for honesty to a fault, it may help him come to terms with some of the pathological _dishonesty_ of society as it stands. Life in a socially constructed world of symbols and images may well be 'the desert of the real' but we're just natural born ontological Bedouin, and it's less disturbing to be a desert nomad in a city than a desert nomad who doesn't know he's in a city.
@SweetiePieTweety
10 күн бұрын
Excellent! Watching the two of you laughing and giggling and comfortably talking on a bench on a beautiful day in public was… incredible ❤❤
@PeppermintPatties
10 күн бұрын
So brilliant to see you together! I'm also in the West of England. Thank you for the giggles! 🥰
@HaakonOdinsson
10 күн бұрын
I lived in Denmark for a few yrs and I can vouch for what you said, lol. I quite liked them being honest and straightforward, it also enabled me to be honest about myself, and I liked that it was welcomed - great upload again and enjoyed the chat you had with AutisticAF, he’s really good and enjoy his content, as well as your own of course. All the best, take care 🙂💪
@Stormbrise
8 күн бұрын
I live near the summer palace here in DK, and I been diagnosed late in life as AuDHD. I do not know many ASD or Autistic people here. I am an immigrant from the US.
@HaakonOdinsson
8 күн бұрын
@@Stormbrise hope it’s not been too much of a struggle for you and you’re living a good life there. I loved it, love Viking history
@HaakonOdinsson
8 күн бұрын
@@Stormbrise I’m Cornish (uk) btw, not Scandinavian
@Stormbrise
7 күн бұрын
@@HaakonOdinsson the closest I have been to Cornwall/the peninsula is when I was going to Cardiff and landing in Bristol, along with a trip to Stonehenge. I will be going back to the states for awhile, my mother is aging and I need to be there.
@yoavbartov2147
10 күн бұрын
I know what you mean, Israeli culture is also a lot more direct and less formal, which make some autistic less obvious. And after interacting more intensely with people with more formal cultures it made me actually appreciate this and realize how it made my life easier then it could have been on this level
@jenny_k
10 күн бұрын
That was lovely to watch - I smiled all the way through!
@Broken_robot1986
10 күн бұрын
Beautiful day in Bristol!
@PeteLittle1970
10 күн бұрын
I'm a Londoner (well TECHNICALLY I'm an Aberdonian currently on loan to a London lass ;) ) but I'd NEVER suggest a London visit. London is such a ND unfriendly place Oddly as I write this I'm actually in Sidmouth XD I had to clear out of my London home as we're getting very autism unfriendly building work done. I get told off for saying 'Sorry' .. and then I'll say 'Sorry!' for saying sorry 😂
@PeppermintPatties
10 күн бұрын
I say sorry all the time. It feels like a late-diagnosed imposter syndrome thing. 🥴🫠🤐
@Autistamatic
10 күн бұрын
What a sorry state of affairs.... Hope you're enjoying Sidmouth in the meantime. I grew up on the Devon coast & I do miss being so close to the sea 😊
@PeppermintPatties
10 күн бұрын
I used to ace my interviews. I just kept getting sacked or had to leave afterwards due to not coping.
@linden5165
6 күн бұрын
I love spending time with other autistic people - both socially and colleagues. We are so open, curious, accepting, collaborative. Being able to unmask that much more feels great. With the caveat that not all autistic people are necessarily compatible of course. But the cross-cultural relatability is definitely fascinating.
@autiejedi5857
10 күн бұрын
I saw Mike's vid earlier this week and it's nice to see how much fun you chaps had together. Great discussion and thanks for sharing! 💜
@leogrrrl5876
14 сағат бұрын
Which one is it on Mike's channel?
@tabularasa0606
10 күн бұрын
That was a heavy collision.
@kyleethekelt
8 күн бұрын
I just knew you two were a natural double act. It was so much fun to reach across the world from Aotearoa to both of you. I've long taken the approach that the best way to turn stigma upside-down is to celebrate who we are as we are and not by the shifting sands of social contract. As I keep telling my friends, we aren't responsible for other people's reactions; they are. We can't hope to change how they feel about us if we keep them comfortable and at their ease. A wise young woman once pointed out to me that the comfort zone is a nice place to be but nothing ever grows there. It's too easy to say it's an NT world, or it's a sighted world, but we all belong in it and need not apologise for being there. You two are a testament to that, just by being your wonderful selves - as is each member of our comunity. Keep doing you.
@dancecommando
10 күн бұрын
Oh what can I comment? Loved your conversation! Bristol is a great city, hope you get to meet again for more chats 💚
@Scarygothgirl
3 күн бұрын
People often say that I'm a very serious person, but I find when chatting with other ND's we often dissolve into giggles like the two of you!
@chuzzbot
10 күн бұрын
I realise now that scribbling was my stim. You get more paper if you draw something real for the people, right? Cool, so this stim gets rewarded. Paid even? Plus, it's a mask too! Same goes for music, writing etc. All these friends performing for the normies, specifically... for now. I love seeing this global awakening to all this stuff. Thanks fellas... respect.
@Autistamatic
9 күн бұрын
Typing is a stim for me, which might explain my boxes full of old keyboards in the loft!
@orchidsadutchy4940
10 күн бұрын
Hi Quinn and Mike! Greetings from Finland 😁 I enjoyed a lot this video. I have both ADHD and ASD, and I wish autism didn't have the stigma it has. I feel very reluctant to reveal to anyone I'm autistic. My best friend didn't believe me, was mean, said she knows a child that has autism but which was clearly so and was a difficult child. I was so disappointed and angry at her reaction, which put me off from considering telling relatives or other friends. About job interviews, I hate them. I'm unemployed and rarely am lucky enough to get invited for an interview (too many people in my field of work are unemployed and competing for the few vacancies that ever turn up. I feel at a serious disadvantage at interviews, since I don't seem to give a good impression face to face. I hate this. But, thanks for your videos. I love hearing about your experiences.
@cybertrekker4274
10 күн бұрын
Many people hold to unbelievable misconceptions about autism and think all autistic people are like those out-of-control severely autistic children. One thing I have noticed a lot is, humans tend to think they know other people better than those people know themselves, even when they really don't know them and they've never met them before. It seems to be a human failing and absolute absorption in their ego.
@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369
10 күн бұрын
interesting indeed, stuff been noticed when we had a meetup from our autistic discord yeah ive heard Scandinavia "more blunt"
@banovsky
8 күн бұрын
The audio sounded great despite the difficulties and it was awesome to see you both together. Thank you for the effort in putting this together, I hope it comes back to you x10.
@justinwebb3117
10 күн бұрын
Aaaaam... Good chat. ❤👍
@flyygurl18
10 күн бұрын
I wanted to do that too🤣
@Green_Roc
9 күн бұрын
25:08 ... For over four years, I worked on getting interviews, and every single one of them never accepted me into the job I applied for. I gave up when I hit burnout, and I never recovered. I'm surviving on USA's disability supports which are very broken, underfunded, and often unsuitable for autistic people.
@TheWilliamHoganExperience
10 күн бұрын
Great to see you two getting along so well =)
@autisticMargo
9 күн бұрын
Thanks for meeting in real life 😊
@Weird_guy79
6 күн бұрын
That was a lot more enjoyable to watch than I had thought it would be, a lot more natural than the usual youtube vids.
@BlueRoseHelen252
10 күн бұрын
😊 how lovely that you get to meet up in person from time to time. 😊
@JustClaude13
10 күн бұрын
I always wanted to know why I don't understand human society and why I have so much trouble communicating with people. I heard about autism and took all the reliable surveys I could find, and they all said I was autistic. The therapist I consulted with said a proper diagnosis would be too difficult and expensive to be helpful at my age, but she agreed I do seem autistic. Then I heard that ADHD was common in autistic people, and I have a lot of trouble with focus, but holding it on things I'm not interested in, and releasing focus when I am interested. So I took the on-line surveys on ADHD and they all agree. I'm just autistic. No sign of ADHD. It's hard to understand myself, but there are a lot more resources now. It helps to have answers, one way or another.
@Autistamatic
9 күн бұрын
The understanding and the peace it brings is more important than labels or bits of paper. That's just MY opinion, but thankfully I'm not alone.
@mrsm6727
10 күн бұрын
Great video, Quinn! 💛
@lauraburystedmundsyoga8231
9 күн бұрын
I've been looking forward to this video since Mike posted his teaser short!! You didn't disappoint - great conversation between you two 💚
@AstridSouthSea
10 күн бұрын
This was just lovely.
@Sapiditious
8 күн бұрын
😂🎉 Im not even a full minute in and im so excited! You two KZitemrs are my few favorites; such fantastic sources of knowledge and community focused compassion!
@jombii-7090
Күн бұрын
I love this. Just two mates having a chat
@josephmartin1540
10 күн бұрын
OK, Quinn, this is the first time this has made sense yo me: the camera flash of whatever. THAT!!!!!! YES! PS Loved this... that we all had someone we could talk to now and then!
@Stormbrise
8 күн бұрын
You two are brilliant. Thanks for sharing this conversation. I wish I could meet more autistic folks here in DK.
@ogniriga
9 күн бұрын
The Hulk clip makes me so nostalgic!
@christalintentions
8 күн бұрын
I can’t wait until I find an Audhd friend to nerd out with. I’m exhausting my allistic friends and family and also exhausting myself explaining myself. I enjoyed this even though I was constantly distracted by the children in the background. It sounded so load to me that I kept looking out the window thinking the children were outside my house. I was mostly listening while cleaning. I’m also a Hyperphantasia and didn’t realize it until I saw your video on it.
@Autistamatic
7 күн бұрын
Thanks for commenting. Your observations about the background noise are fascinating & I think serve as a great demonstration of our differences in perceptual sensitivity. I was able to almost completely eliminate the background noise with some nifty audio tools, but when I played it back my test audience said it sounded weird without it - it sounded "fake" apparently, like it was overdubbed. I tried 3 mixes with some of the ambient sound reintroduced & the loudest one won unanimously... I then chose the next quietest one😂
@christalintentions
2 күн бұрын
@@Autistamatic Thank you for your response. I’m also fascinated by my sensory responses now that I have language for it! Before I even looked into being neurodivergent, I was at a parade with a group of friends and I was watching children play and I was amused at their conversation. My friend was in awe that I could hear them because they were not close to us! 😂 As a teacher I’m constantly distracted by my students side chatter when I’m teaching. I tell them I have super sonic hearing and I hear everything. I’ll stop in the middle of teaching just stare at them. They are always shocked that I heard their whispered conversation. 😂 I love watching content of late diagnosed adults. For so long I thought I was the only person with these differences I love seeing other experiences across cultures, communities, genders etc. Thank you for your content.
@CreativeAutistic
9 күн бұрын
I experience a momentary flash with visualisation too. It's interesting as I'm able to fully imagine scenes while dreaming, so the functionality or ability to fully visualise **is** there somewhere, but how to unlock it to show and keep images on demand? Gawd knows!
@Autistamatic
9 күн бұрын
It's Lizzie isn't it? Your name's popped up a few times in conversation recently. Guess i better mosey on over to your channel & take a look now I've got a direct link😁👍
@CreativeAutistic
9 күн бұрын
@@Autistamatic It is! It's very nice to meet you, Quinn. I was diagnosed earlier this year so I'm sloooowly getting to know autistic creators one at a time but I'm really enjoying your content 👋😀
@lysasarah-jaeviolet2072
10 күн бұрын
Absolutely brilliant ❤ So lovely to see you both having a wonderful time, out in nature just being authentically yourselves. Great stuff guys! More of this please 😊
@Autistamatic
9 күн бұрын
Queen's Square, where we filmed, is a little oasis of green in the city, but it's a nice spot. We had a great day & looking forward to the next one😊
@eyalguz6303
10 күн бұрын
Love your shirt!
@neurodiversityalumni
6 күн бұрын
Awesome video! Loved the interaction between you two. Thank you both so much for showing me that I'm not alone in the world.
@MariaRosaSingsSongs
9 күн бұрын
Many thanks to you both 🕯️🙏
@pauldugas1188
10 күн бұрын
awesome talk loved the giggling & laughs
@EugeniaPortobello
7 күн бұрын
This was a great chat, super enjoyable. Thank you and much love from Argentina to both 💜
@pikmin4743
10 күн бұрын
this is great. thank you for sharing it
@jo45
8 күн бұрын
I laughed so much! My brain does that thing to, where it gives me a fact, and I don’t remember it fully, but it feeeeeels like it might have been about Finland or something like that, and then it is South Korea. Very relatable! 🥳
@hartplanet356
7 күн бұрын
When you learn that the word "visualize" means to view something that is not there. When you learn that the word "imagine" means to see an image that is not present. When you learn that what you thought were words that meant "think about" is actually a deficiency in your brain. That is when you realize you have aphantasia.
@TanwenWF
10 күн бұрын
I wonder if ADHD is 'better understood' because a doctor can prescribe a stimulant medication....and see a positive result.. Positive result leads to interest, more discussion, more research. Autism, I think is harder to recognise and pin down as it is such a complex amorphous .......(insert own description!). Thank you both.
@Autistamatic
9 күн бұрын
I'm sure that's a factor. Thanks for commenting
@micheals1992
2 күн бұрын
How did i miss this?! 😅 I'll probably watch it tomorrow morning! 😊
@micheals1992
2 күн бұрын
.... I watched it immediately 😂 Thanks for the video Quinn, I always love watching your content 😊
@qcaquaholic
2 күн бұрын
You've got the perfect voice to narrate nature documentaries!
@leilap2495
9 күн бұрын
This was so delightful to watch. 😊
@duikmans
10 күн бұрын
Oh! A fellow Alistair Reynolds fan!
@rodrigoferreiramagalhaes3828
9 күн бұрын
Very interesting conversation, but unfortunately after the P - P - PICK U A PENGUIN my ecolalia beat me down 😅 I'll have to watch this video again to keep up with the conversation. 😂
@tsl56
10 күн бұрын
That was constructive! It seems I am well over on the right-hand side of your aphantasia spectrum diagram. I literally haven't the faintest idea what it might feel like to picture things so clearly in the mind, as per the left-hand side. But obviously I do 'picture' things in my own way quite effectively, but have no real idea how I manage it. I have often been labelled unimaginative, but all I can really say is that they don't have my imagination, and also they never really want to accept the different ways in which I exercise my imagination. My 'method' of imagination is thus not broadly acceptable. You mentioned an increasingly global community, but where I live abroad, most people seem to think that neurodivergence is something you grow out of at about 18. In effect, they just sweep it under the carpet here in adulthood. That makes it almost impossible to join a community here; particularly as I am now rather bored with non face-to-face communication. Luckily, when I am back in my own west country base for a few days, I find it quite easy to get into constructive F2F conversations with similarly-minded people. But all my efforts to find a neurdivergent community there have so far come to nought. And yet it is obvious such people exist in the SW, but it is difficult to find places to meet them where there is an immediate understanding of similarity. But perhaps I should head in the Bristol direction again soon. ;-). It ain't that far away!
@Autistamatic
9 күн бұрын
Most of us find community online before we find it IRL (at least for now). I don't often meet up with autistic friends IRL (this was my first meet in years) but it's getting easier. I'm getting the stall set to start occasionally live-streaming soon and this might be a good topic for a stream👍
@LiftPizzas
7 күн бұрын
I forget where I saw it (wasn't Finland or Korea) where someone tested mentally rotating objects and those with aphantasia scored the same as anyone else, and also took the same amount of extra time when the objects were more complex. So the ability is there but it's not reaching the consciousness. Maybe it's like when we sight-read words or subitize groups of objects. You also have no awareness of that process, just the answer that it feeds you.
@Autistamatic
6 күн бұрын
Absolutely. I've only made one video specifically on the topic of aphantasia, but there's much more to come👍
@pardalote
8 күн бұрын
Awesome shirt in the intro Quinn!!!
@Handle_Is_Not_Necessary
7 күн бұрын
You two have made my day
@phail_trail
9 күн бұрын
What a delight!
@Shantelle6253
8 күн бұрын
As a female raised in Germany in the 80s....no one noticed a thing 😂😂😂
@mellowfish316
8 күн бұрын
This was lovely!
@malcolmkinnon8436
5 күн бұрын
Took me a long time to realise that they didn't actually want to know the details of 'my day'! when this expression became to be used more
@PlantingDiversity
6 күн бұрын
My favourite episode so far 👍🏻
@LaraKim
9 күн бұрын
You have heard of what Germans are like, but you haven't heard of Dutch Directness? The Germans are like that because of the cultural and linguistic similarities between the Dutch and the Germans, because of how long they have been neighbouring countries. Oh and they probably picked up more than just our bicycles during the occupation in WWII! 😆 Anyway, when you search for Dutch Directness you get: "Straightforwardness is so intrinsic in Dutch society that there’s even a Dutch word for it: 'bespreekbaarheid' (speakability) - that everything can and should be talked about." "The Dutch are proud of all this directness and their very unique tell-it-as-they-see-it mentality. They often consider the English or American forms of politeness a sign of weakness, and reeking of insincerity and hypocrisy (two traits Dutch people absolutely despise).
@Autistamatic
9 күн бұрын
I've not HEARD of Dutch Directness, but I've certainly experienced it. In my old career, my Dutch colleagues were amongst the easiest for me to work with & that's probably why. Straight talking on both sides👍
@corinas.harvik6404
7 күн бұрын
This was indeed my cup of te. Also, I suspect those Scandinavian friends of yours might be Danish? They tend to be quite blunt and honest, but as a Norwegian, I can say that normally you'll never get an honest answer about how a day went unless you're a close friend or someone you've bonded with over time. Getting personal over here can give people the creeps.
@autisticjenny
7 күн бұрын
Enjoyed. :} And different cultures do make a difference. I think I might fit in well in Germany. LOL Great video. 🙂by the way....hyperphantasia is something I had never heard of. I had to look that up and learn more. This is what I love about youtube.
@ronjaj.addams-ramstedt1023
10 сағат бұрын
Hyperphantasia, for me personally, means that I can mentally "drop into" any place where I have (recently enough) been and look around to "see" every detail as they were at some particular time. Like what our old terrace looked like when we were pulling it apart and what our new terrace looked like at different stages of our building it. Or how a clearly undersized deer calf and its apparently ill mother moved when they wandered into our yard a couple of autumns ago. Or what a particular bird or squirrel was doing when I was watching it last summer. The downside is that I cannot forget most details of what it was like when my parents were quarrelling or when my father was beating or berating me. So my guess is that hyperphantasia does make it more likely that repeat trauma turns into complex PTSD. Win some, lose some, I guess.
@eliasislas3921
3 күн бұрын
While You where talking about nationalities i was imagining how ir would be an ASD-AuDHD nation... That would be great
@RedSntDK
3 сағат бұрын
Recognizing that this is queen's square, I was expecting to spot a yogscast member in the background. Would've been a fun coincidence if Boba happened by as she has ASD as well.
@towzone
7 күн бұрын
Much harder to hide ADHD, so more understanding.
@ryutak777
10 күн бұрын
I like this video
@Nate770
9 күн бұрын
This was so cheerful 😁
@sakaimae
9 күн бұрын
I once said sorry when someone accidentally punched me in the face 😂
@edwong4178
9 күн бұрын
ADHD people tend to be more social and therefore more palatable to the NT masses, possibly leading to less resistance in the understanding and acceptance of people with ADHD. Perhaps then the autistic movement can be spearheaded by its more social ADHD members to gain more traction.
@Autistamatic
9 күн бұрын
Good point.
@RickWeberEcon
9 күн бұрын
4:30 sorry, but some of us are apologizing as a Canadian pastime.
@Jack-dt9nu
9 күн бұрын
I love this crossover!
@mellyo7262
8 күн бұрын
I had a bowler hat when I was eight… I was shamed into taking it off in the end but dude… love the hat ❤
@Autistamatic
5 күн бұрын
I got mine when I was 50😂
@JenHCoaching
8 күн бұрын
There is still so much information about ADHD. Still that it is a boy syndrome that goes away. this I heard last year in the healthcare community. Ugh
@pauldugas1188
10 күн бұрын
love your hair do! well I have the same which is opposite to Mike's
@Scarletcroft
8 күн бұрын
I can play tetris (and other games) inside my head (even with the music) Ofcourse I always win, ....it's my mind after all.. I would not say the image is very clear. Vague objects and colours, but very clear spacial awareness and an ability to somewhat rotate and move around things as wished.
@batintheattic7293
7 күн бұрын
Always been attracted to Japan... This is very interesting. Perhaps, autistic people are deliberately isolated because there is such a potential for (when we're not isolated from each other) we may understand and describe existence. Understanding existence might run counter to the desires of the current paradigm.
@bikepackingadventure7913
7 күн бұрын
Found the lack of eye contact when you are talking to the other. But when listening there is more eye contact very interesting Neurotypical people I believe use more eye contact when talking as well ? 🤔🤔🤔
@Autistamatic
6 күн бұрын
That's what years of living up to outside expectations does! Both of us learned that the most important part of the oh-so-common obsession with eye-contact is "looking like you're listening", but looking away whilst talking doesn't invite as much aggro. Even though it's not necessary between Mike & I, we're so accustomed to accommodating that need for affirmation-via-eye-contact that we still do it. This was our first IRL meeting so maybe it'll change as we get more used to each others' company🤔
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