in this video I'm discussing five signs of autism so that by the end of the
video you were able to identify it awesome somebody fast coming up hey guys
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about five signs of autism that I think are the most important that people don't
really discuss are the most important and most valuable and the easy to spot
in somebody if you're thinking hey somebody may have an autism spectrum
condition so before we get started at the beginning of every single video I
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straight off the bat Liam d16 said how do I restore energy after an intense
overload well I would say that you would have to find some high calorific food
like chocolate or some like sweet spot candy that kind of stuff to take
straight away because what you want is your energy levels to go back up so you
want something kind of spike energy levels and I would say that sugar is
gonna be your key here but don't have too much of it because it could have an
adverse effect later on so just a little bit higher can the Harry Potter movies
where the those like dark things are kind of with a cold they kind of come
over in it except the life a lemon and you have a bit of chocolate and they
feel better okay so the next question here is from Maeve MacDonald xx and they
said advice to neurotypicals on how to support HD people my advice for anybody
who's new your typical which means not on the autism spectrum
supporting somebody with autism is listen to the person and find out what
makes them comfortable if I don't what makes them triggered because those are
the two things you're gonna be able to help most of them life you reduce the
triggering but you increase the way that the person relaxes
top tip okay so the last question is from booth law and they said what was it
like growing up with autism it was interesting it was isolating I felt
quite alone I didn't have a diagnosis until I was you know in my 20s as an
official diagnosis so I would say that it was challenging but also interesting
because I got to experience things that other kids didn't like I was really
interested in computers so I was like way ahead of other kids when I was
growing up with computers and technology and like the VR and things like that so
it was interesting obviously than that again guys make sure to follow me on
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discussion with you okay so basically guys I wrote down a list a list of
things five things that I think are most important to talk about when thinking oh
does this personally you know have autism or does this person you know
could they be on the spectrum a lot of people now finding it a little more easy
to support some of people because of videos like this and information that
you find you're oh yeah that's that's an awesome stretch condition and I feel
like this is the reason why we make these videos because people need to
really see you know the signs and stuff and how to pick up and how to spot if
somebody you know is going through something because they can and they're
not just being difficult this is my very interesting so I've compiled a list here
things that I find quite interesting and they're quite individual to a person
with an automatic addition so let's get started so the first standards of what
he is I contact now if you're if you're trying to think like you know
you know my kid is acting a bit differently to the other kids and that's
cool but you know we wanted to know what what it is this is kind of what I'm
trying to explain in this video is that this is how you can kind of spot what
may be going on here now eye contact is a big one eye contact is very difficult
and challenging for most people on the autism spectrum because there is an
uncomfortable feeling of looking into somebody's eyes it's like reaching into
their soul and like this is a big issue it's a big issue people on the spectrum
it's a big issue for adults children no matter you know doesn't matter age it
just does impact their lives now when you're avoiding eye contact people find
this type of behavior suspicious I find it like it's not really
suspicious because I'm so used to not making eye contact with people I find it
just normal why wouldn't you not make eye contact you know but a lot of people
want to make intense eye contact they feel like that's like the norm or the
social norm so if you are seeing some of the behavior weather or making eye
contact for longer than a few seconds like looking and looking away I'm
finding it difficult to make eye contact and maintain eye contact this could be
down to the fact that they may be on the autism spectrum and this is a big issue
no just a little hack that anybody watching it for you who is on the
spectrum what I tend to do a bunch of other autistic individuals do is I'll
look at the nose or the cheek or the forehead of a person under talking to
them which gives the illusion that though if you're looking in their eyes
where they're actually not that's kind of a cool hack right so I contacted a
big one definitely a big one to look out for when you're trying to think you know
it's not some special condition well we can use this as a check for someone like
almost like an autism checklist like do they have poor eye contact are they able
to maintain eye contact something to know when you're gonna go sort with
somebody maybe diagnosing you okay so number two is issues with social skills
nah autism impact the social and communicative part of the person's brain
and how about communication processes into how you interact with the world of
people now social interaction is kinda like a given norm that people understand
social cues and social gestures and all this kind of stuff as they grow older
they come to understand these two socializing because it's kind of like
the unspoken rules of conversation and spoken rules of social situations and
socializing where but he could be gesturing with their
hands they could be suggesting stuff with that body language because I'm
thinking that a lot of 70% of all communication is nonverbal so these
things are difficult people on the autism spectrum to pick up on they have
an issue with that communicative fat because that brain is why just a little
bit differently in that area and so trying to pick up those social cues that
would have been kind of unwritten just normal typical things that you'd learn
growing up this person with an autism spattering condition wouldn't have had
that opportunity to really pick that up so knowing if you where someone is
awkward and not really knowing when someone is you know gesturing something
no no when it's that turn to start speaking stop speaking how long we could
talk for how close they should sound something how far away they should be
the volume of their voice all these things are very difficult for people
with autism spectrum condition or a diagnosis now that being said I'm not
saying people with autism can't socialize they can but they may have
challenges and ishutin additional issues with that that you may
need to spot and again this is a easy one to go oh well my you know friend
bothers displaying these traits that maybe he's on the spectrum okay so
number three is routines now routines are very born now people
with an autism actual condition like routines and structure of routines
because they like that repetitive behavior of doing the same thing over
and over again and they made you do a lot of things like over and over over
again like running a bit of a stronger bit of a movie just watch them a bit and
that is awesome now this extends into the daily life how
they get up where they city the conflicts will be for breakfast what
time they get up what time they go to bed how they know on the contrary to
that if the routine is changed and this change in their routine is disrupted
then the person could become very I know agitated upset distressed could cause a
meltdown so changing changes in their routine
could cause them a lot of distress this is why people with autism like their
routines about getting up a certain time like doing that same thing having those
same clothes doing those same things they love that stuff that's because it's
having that relationship to knowing what's coming next and knowing that
there's no ambiguity knowing that there's no
what if since the few know exactly what's gonna happen but when there's a
change it's a bad thing so maybe everything about this if you know
somebody who is really strict on the structure and routine and don't like to
waive it from that and get into different change then you may find that
they are on the spectrum and I'm not saying that anybody who doesn't like you
change or does enjoy your scene it's on the spectrum I'm just saying that if you
have that compounded all the other things I'm talking about it's a strong
possibility that person is on the autism spectrum piece of them before it's like
my personal thing to talk about is obsessive interest now a person with an
automation condition will have that obsessive interest of specialty interest
that they hyper fixate on of the hyper focus on and they just do it do it do it
into you know everything about I want to be the most knowledge personal on it
they want to be obsessed with it I'm just constantly just like just absorb
into that like environment of just that thing that they're really into so for me
it's conspiracy theories ironic thing wearing conspiracy theory hoodie right
now but I did a video on conspiracy theories because I'm so obsessed with I
love talking about aliens and stuff now I learned everything there is to know
but I've stayed up all night I don't love NASA files like you know on the
website Freedom of Information files like all this kind of stuff just to
learn about like aliens and stuff like that I kind of obsessed now I know
people who are on the spectrum who Marilyn Monroe and have been to like to
visit where she used to live in America knows everything there is to know about
Marilyn Rowe and I think that's amazing so having a specific topic of interest
sometimes it could be like minecraft or Pokemon Thomas the Tank Engine or Power
Rangers or whatever and it could be something like they really really enjoy
so much so they're like an expert on it they know everything there is to know
about it Queen Marvel comic books are Disney or anything right this is
something very useful to remember because the people with an autism
spectrum disorder do actually really just just submerge into that world with
just that one thing and I love that I love that they do that I love I do that
I love that you know we as a community do that it's something cool but it's
only to look out for if you're trying to think you know it's my brother or sister
whatever on the autism spectrum well maybe and this is why so this is
something to remember hyper fixation obsessive interest like
literally obsessive okay number five is century processing
disorder now I did a video all about sensory processing disorder and hacks
and tips and tricks I'll try and leave that in a cattle clip here so you guys
can check that out at the end of this video but right now sensory processing
disorder or SPD is basically where someone is over stimulated to
essentially stimuli from the environment it could be smells it could be taste it
can we touch it could be noise it could be lights
it could be certain sounds in the distance and those things could really
irritate a person and the communication from the you know just being cold in a
room or too many people in a room is the volumes raising a little bit higher not
maybe for the neurotypical person but for the person on the spectrum this
could become an issue it could cause meltdowns like with the clothing types
labels at the back of clothing it could be a texture of food that they may not
like it could be the smell of food in the next room it could trigger something
and make them feel you know really anxious or upset or distressed now this
is very interesting sensory processing disorder actually impacts a whole bunch
load of things in a person with autism Schleif and it's just a very destructive
pattern and it comes comically with autism there's no actual diagnosis for
just a sensory processing disorder it actually comes as a comorbid condition
with an autism diagnosis kind of like ADHD comes quite come up with with an
autism diagnosis also but SPD really impacts and effects the people lives in
a big way down to a lot of things like proprioception and muscle work and
things like that and it's their positioning in space sensory processing
to solve it impacts lots of aspects to a person's life if they're on the autism
spectrum and I would say that this is one of the
key pinnacle ones to see if somebody may be on the outs in the spectrum guys this
is a fantastic video to make a lot of fun doing this and I like to share these
things with you guys like I said it's World Autism Awareness Week if you want
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like if I'm doing videos like this and sharing them we're gonna be able to
touch everybody and you know educate the world and understanding autism from
animalistic person's perspective and just getting a little more acceptance in
the world so that's where I left it so thanks for watching the video guys give
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