In this video, I'm going to show you how you can identify Aspergers
in adults with three effective ways that you can spot it all up.
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So I found that these are the most effective ways, right?
That you can really identify Aspergers in somebody's now Aspergers syndrome
being on the autism spectrum.
It isn't class does that anymore.
It's just classes, autism spectrum disorder, but it used to be classed
as Aspergers syndrome up until 2013, when it was replaced in the DSM 5,
which is the American psychology association for, um, the way you do
things like diagnose individuals with certain, um, mental health issues
and other kinds of neurological issues, which is kind of interesting.
So, uh, they took it out and they replaced it with.
Autism spectrum disorder, which is pretty cool.
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So before we get into my three easy, typical, um, most common ways, you can
identify Aspergers and somebody I would love to know, are you on the spectrum
and you looking for, to diagnose somebody on the spectrum, are you looking to see
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Now.
Okay.
So I went ahead and I kind of just took apart, like the, the, the,
the common symptoms are the common characteristics of Aspergers syndrome.
And I put them down to three of the main ones that I think are
most impacted in someone's life that you could be like, yeah.
Straight away.
If you, if you tick these three boxes, It's like a pretty much done deal.
It will be on the ultimate spectrum.
Now these aren't every single person, but I'm just generally
talking here in a common sense.
So please bear with me and just kind of understand that, you know, these will
typically, I would say 90% of the time, these will appear in a person, uh, as
characteristics and personality traits.
When they are on the autism spectrum.
So let's jump into it.
Let's start off with number one.
Okay.
So number one is lack of eye contact.
Now there is this thing where people on the autism spectrum myself
included obviously have an issue with making direct eye contact.
Now eye contact is something that is socially created.
Yeah.
To form a communication whilst, um, interacting socially with somebody.
So, uh, maintaining eye contact, looking people in the eye is a form
of something like social decency and respect or something like that.
But it's something that has evolved over time.
So that humans just look people in the eye when they talk, because they
feel a mutual understanding whilst.
Looking somebody in the eye and the other person's, looking
back at them in their eyes.
I get it from like a romantic point of view, but I don't really understand it
from a social or friendship point of view.
Now this is excessively difficult for people on the autism
spectrum and myself included.
I find it so hard to look people in the eye.
It's almost like they're reaching into my soul and pulling out my
mind and it's like so uncomfortable.
It makes me feel a bit sick.
So I kind of look kind of pass them a little bit, or I look
at like the top of their head.
And usually I just look at their shoes.
Now this does cause a lot of problems, which is like a secondary problem.
So if you say, Hey, that sounds like my friend who, uh, you know,
doesn't look people in the eyes.
Well also it causes this issue.
If you're not looking someone in the face, then you're not able to recognize
their face time and time again, because you've never really looked at their face.
So how do you identify somebody?
And again, this is a by-product that happens a lot of the time where you
can't identify somebody by their face, because at the end of the day, If you
don't look at another face, how are you supposed to know what they look like?
So myself, I actually look at people's shoes and I listen to people's voices.
And that's how I identify people, because I have a huge issue with trying
to identify people by their faces.
Um, and sometimes I can't identify my own family members, which is a bit
sucky, but like, it is what it is.
Now having a lack of eye contact is more prominent in autistic people
in that is any other disability or just any body on the planet.
Anybody who is a neuro diversity, which has autism will display this
characteristic more so than any other type of person, which is fascinating.
And it's a great key indicator to know, Hey, this person that I know
who doesn't have good eye contact, maybe on the autism spectrum.
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Okay.
So number two is difficulty in social conversations.
So people on the autism spectrum have huge.
Issues with socializing and being social and being in social situations.
Now this is due to a few factors.
One of the main factors is that autism is a communicative issue,
which means it's neurological.
It's how the brain is formed.
And it impacts the communicative part of the brain, which causes all
kinds of things from sensory input issues to, um, verbal communication
on the other communication.
Forms input as well.
So when you have social conventions and social structures, and these kinds of
like unwritten social rules, like hand gestures, and how far to stand from
somebody in social etiquette and, you know, looking people in the eye and
knowing when it's your turn to talk, you know, when to stop talking, you know,
knowing when something is rude or not the right place to say something, all
of these like unwritten boundaries I learned over time, and those are things
I learned because people generally have an ease with just being in the
world and they can focus on the things.
That are right in front of them, like a conversation with a friend.
And then you learn as you go up and having to know people, but people on the autism
spectrum, people with Asperger's syndrome, they have a difficulty because they're
seeing the world as a chaotic mess.
And it's so overpowering that the last thing that they can really
think about and learn about is this social construct that is supposed to
be there without any written kind of formal intent, which is I find it.
Fascinating because it's something that I never really learned because I
was so busy trying to keep myself calm and get myself to school and not freak
out and just deal with the stress of being in an environment of socially
social anxiety and socially awkwardness.
It was just never something that I kind of picked up.
So if you are a person who is like this, or, you know, someone who's
like this, it's more likely because they are on the autism spectrum.
And if you combine that with difficulty making eye contact
and all the other stuff, You know then, Hey, this is probably why.
Now, it doesn't mean that people on the autism spectrum can't
have social conversations.
It just means that they may have a little bit difficulty with it, or it
may take them longer to understand those formalities and those social constructs.
Or you may have to explain it to them in a way that they can digest
it and they can understand it.
And there's nothing wrong with that.
It's just having a little bit of time, but this is very common.
I think this is one of the most, it's like the number one key.
Um, understanding the difficulty with social social interaction and, and
knowing that somebody is socially awkward and socially anxious and
have difficulty knowing when the conversation ends and et cetera.
This is how you can identify that on the autism spectrum.
This is a very key indicator and a huge giveaway, not only autistic.
Okay.
So number three is rigid routines and lack of change.
Now, what I mean by this is autistic people.
Love to have strict routines that they do religiously every single
day, they do the same thing.
They wake up at the same time and eat the breakfast.
Same time they sit at the table, they watched the same thing, and then they
go on the same walk and they've probably worked the same job for 25 years.
Now.
They wear the same clothes they end out and they're not very adventurous.
They go on the same holiday to the same place and they watch the same TV programs.
They probably even watch the same episode.
Right.
Over and over again, or the same song over and over again, or skip a little bit.
So you can just see that one part of the song.
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Now this is because people on the autism spectrum love routine because
routine, you know that information you've done it once it becomes comfortable.
There's no hidden agenda.
There's no surprises in a routine, you know, what's going to happen.
So you can process that you go, okay.
The day is going to run like this.
So then I can focus on other things like my job or my phone or, or daily
life issues like bills and stuff.
But if there is a kick in the road where, uh, a change happens in that
routine, it becomes embarrassing and that becomes overpowering and then
meltdowns and shutdowns can happen.
And it goes all messy because the routine is all messed up.
And then that becomes a worry for the person on the spectrum,
because I think in, okay, well now.
Uh, I can't relax with the day because the is completely ruined because my
routine is upside down and that's, that's something very, very interesting.
So now, if you know somebody, or if you yourself, you know, have difficulties,
uh, changing from your routine or having any change in your routine that
don't like, like, you know, you have a lack of change, um, affinity, uh,
if you have difficulty with social situations, lack of eye contact.
These are all key hallmarks and giveaways of somebody on the autism spectrum who
displays traits of Asperger's syndrome.
And I'd highly recommend checking out an online AQ test, which I will leave a link
in a pin comment down below where I did a video talking about how to take the test
and which one's the best one to take.
So I highly recommend doing that.
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