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So, um, Aspergers Syndrome is very interesting.
One.
It can sometimes be called an invisible disability and rightfully so, because
sometimes it can be so kind of niche that you don't really notice it in somebody
unless you're spending a lot of time with them or unless, you know, really.
What you're looking for.
So if you have suspicions that someone, you know, is on the autism spectrum,
or you don't, you know, somebody who potentially has Asperger's syndrome,
these are seven very, very, uh, simple, effective ways that you can.
Identify it in them.
So, you know what you're looking for kind of like an identification thing.
So by the end of this video, you'll be able to go, ah, yeah, I get it.
I know if I'm splitting aspects as in somebody.
Yeah.
I'm not.
Okay.
So number one is a strong field of interest.
Now people on the autism spectrum have a very strong, specific field
of interest that will dominate their life in order to become an obsession.
Sometimes it's star Wars and star Trek could be comic books
could be absolutely anything.
And this kind of obsession, this, this, this deep-rooted
obsession is a special interest.
This person could be like an expert in the thing that they know it
could be cards or chess or guitars or books or what it could be.
Absolutely anything, but you'll know that they're special interests
because their life revolves around it.
Everything they know is all about this thing.
Look okay.
So number two is intellectually aligned.
Now, autistic people are very, um, usually intellectually.
Uh, aligned with, um, like thinking and researching logically, like they
love logical thinking that love like intellectual conversation that like
debates, documentaries, things that are like science and maths and puzzles
and, and stuff, I guess I'm going like Minecraft is an intellectual,
um, a logical thinking game, you know?
So just even being obsessed with Minecraft, that's a good indication,
uh, because it's a Lego, Lego is another one very logical game.
Um, and it's because the way the brain is.
It's trying to compute, it's trying to problem solve.
And with autistic people are just trying to problem solve daily.
So they align themselves with intellectual logical thinking for problem solving,
which is why maths and science and stuff kind of comes up again and again
with people on the autism spectrum.
Okay.
So number three is no brainer.
It's lack of eye contact now.
Lots of people will have a difficulty making and maintaining
eye contact in social situations.
And sometimes it's just like friendly and family situations.
I know I have an issue in a difficulty in maintaining eye contact with my family,
you know, and I grew up with them, like my parents were going to say, but at the
end of the day, eye contact is difficult.
It's, it's very difficult to maintain.
So if you notice somebody who's.
Not making good eye contact and it could be a sign that they're
actually on the autism spectrum.
Okay.
So number four is unusual clothing habits, right?
It sounds a bit weird, but let me explain, right?
So you may find that autistic individuals will like to wear the
same clothes or the same type of clothes, like every single day.
Like I love it.
Black clothing.
I have loads of plain clothing and actually one of the things
is I count way like big fancy patterns and stuff on my mind.
Jumpers.
And my t-shirts because it gets too overwhelming and overpowering for me.
So I have to have like plain stuff and I love plain clothes.
And I actually just threw out loads of clothes to just have, you know, black
jeans, gray jeans, black t-shirts that's t-shirts and then just hoodies of just
different, you know, plain soft colors, like pink, blue, black, and whatever.
This is very common to people on the autism spectrum.
And they'll love to wear the same thing every day.
I love wearing the same thing everyday and it makes me just, it does two things.
It makes me feel comfortable.
In, in what I know, I, I like wearing.
And the second thing is that it takes out an issue and the issue of
choice, what am I going to wear today?
You know, I, I, my life can't be taken up by choices of what I'm going to work.
There's so much other things when I think about, so that's
typically another kind of trait.
Okay.
So number five is picky.
Eating now picky eating comes from something called
sensory processing disorder.
And that comes hand in hand with autism.
And this can create interesting eating habits and picky eating habits.
You're not like hot or cold food touching on a plate.
I mean, not like food touching on a plate.
You may not like cold food.
They may just like hot food.
They may just like one thing.
And any autism parents watching this will be like chicken nuggets.
That's it.
My kid just does chicken nuggets or Hey, if you're artistic yourself
and you just eat chicken nuggets and with your farm, I'm vegan.
And I still eat vegan chicken nuggets.
It's like, it's like our jam.
It's our thing.
Don't worry about it.
I got you.
Okay.
So number six is being social awkward, you know, as autism is a communication
issue, socializing can be extremely difficult for people with Asperger's
syndrome in adulthood, because the more, the older you get, the more social you're
supposed to be having work and in the gym and, you know, go into the store or
go into anywhere doing anything, senior friends, go to clubs and pubs and all
this kind of rubbish, you know, people.
always wanting to be around social situations, social environments and people
in general, like social conversation, but people on the autism spectrum
will have difficulties in the areas.
Yeah.
Because they find social gestures and social, you know, com construct
very difficult to, to grasp and those unwritten social rules
that nobody really talks about.
But they're just, they're like, This is how far to stand way from somebody
when to talk, what is this room?
Do I have a filter?
Am I allowed to just leave?
Do I just come in and start talking?
All these things are missed with people on the autism spectrum, because it's
difficult to learn those things when you're trying to learn about the world
around you, but a very, very common, uh, trait of autism and, and yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
So number seven is the love of routine.
Now, autistic people love routines.
Routines are kind of like the cozy hug, the safe place that
the kids free wondering of someone on the autism spectrum.
They may like to sit in the same place everyday.
They might like say the same cereal every day.
They may go to the same job, but they have been done 20 years and do the same thing
everyday repetition through the, the.
The certainty of what is to expect is something that people on the autism
spectrum love because it surprises and certain events and instability in
what they're going to do in their day.
And, um, it's just, it's not good.
It's not good for people in the autism spectrum.
It could cause meltdowns and all kinds of stuff.
So.
The love of routine, having a routine and sticking to a strict, rigid
routine is something that people on the autism spectrum will display.
And they'll look, they'll actually really enjoy doing that.
And if that kind of sways, if you sway from that routine, it could
become very hostile and very volatile in that situation, which is damaging
to the person's mental health.
And obviously just, you know, them as a person, you know, you want to kind
of stay as calm as possible, but love a routine, something on the autism spectrum.
Definitely one of the most common ones for autism spectrum disorder.
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