Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Autism - Feat. The Autistic System

Hi! I'm Orion Kelly and I'm Autistic. On this video I'm joined by @the_autistic_system to explore the topic of DID and autism. Plus, I share my personal lived experiences as an #actuallyautistic person. #orionkelly #autism #asd #autismsigns #whatautismfeelslike

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[msorn]

I was literally just diagnosed with DID last Wednesday, and I have been having a hard time coming to terms with this. Thank you for covering this topic.

[kellyschroeder]

Thank you - “no one deserves to be called crazy” 💞👊

[jayrhodes]

Oh my word, I thank you so so much for having them on! I’m Autistic and have DID too; there is so much stigma with Autism and then also DID having such taboo surrounding it.

Thank you ☺️

[InterDivergent]

Very interesting and glad you asked the question about the difference between DID and Autistic Masking. Very informative, thank you.

[sallynyuu]

I'm on a slow journey to get both diagnoses, I am scared to open up about possibility of OSDD or DID to a new professional, after a big burnout my autistic traits can no longer be masked, so professionals did agree with the possibility of me being autistic, but denied the dissociation straight up quote: "autistics can't dissociate" was an 'amazing' take, fully showing the lack of knowledge "professionals" in my area possess. From people who had not yet heard of what I have been through, or the broken untreated healed bones being found in my body. Some of my parts straight up want to shout and scream at these people, while others don't want to talk to anyone anymore, but I have to make the decisions while respecting my own parts wishes too. I understood everything she said perfectly, it's wild to think I was unaware of my own inner life just a few years back, and would've reacted the same as Orion. I hope the word spreads.

[iamafairyqueen]

It was quite a hit being diagnosed autistic in my 40s to realise not everyone has people in their heads and shifts where they take over. I knew I’d lost time in my life and done weird things that I could never explain but I was honestly desperately just trying to hold my life together until the last few years. Severe burnout left me unable to push on anymore and these parts that were now talking wouldn’t just go away. I had no choice but to start paying attention. The reactions I had from everyone I knew around autism were so disgusting and isolated me so much that I still haven’t told a soul about my dissociative disorder.

[thecornucopiasystem]

AuDHD DID system here. We do both autistic masking and system masking. Some of us are better at autistic masking and some are better at system masking, and we are a polyfragmented system as well. So we have enough people switching throughout the day to cover appearing neurotypical and/or singlet (non plural) enough to outsiders

[Necessityfun]

Fellow system here! We've discovered it on our own by researching and talking to others, evaluating experiences; It's been wow 5 months now and we work in a very peculiar way where we don't get amnesia- Rambling, what I wanted to say was, I love this! I was really happy to see this video and The Squad was very respectful in the way of like 'this is our experience, we can only talk about ourselves', wonderfully done!

I think the point we're trying to make is: this is great, we're happy for the visibility, for opening the subject and both of you have dealt with the topic very gracefully! Would love if they came back and definitely checking their channel >3<

[Country-Gal-at-Heart]

I said a couple of years ago that DID is very under diagnosed, and the people who live with their coping systems probably don't even know they have it themselves.

I'm diagnosed Schizoaffective Disorder and was told years ago I have autism by my psychatrist.
I'm so sorry you have had to set up a system... but it's also great that you are educated enough and have insight as to how and when your ages help you cope. Wishing you much success for the future.

Fascinating interview and discussion.

[joni.]

I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion. Much respect to the Squad for having the courage to open up about her personal journey. I hope to see her continue with her mission to promote dialogue around neurodivergence and DID. Thank you both for the time put into this video.

[ShinyNickelBlades]

This is interesting. I dated someone with multiple identities. He was not diagnosed, but it was pretty obvious. After a while I was able to quickly recognize which identity was present.

[suecollins]

Incredibly interesting! Thanks Orion and thankyou Squad. Having had repeated trauma under 6, I can totally understand why this is possible. Dont think it has happened to me but it sure makes sense as a safety mechanism. Looking forward to talking to my friend who works in the mental health industry about this. Good luck on your journey ❤

[pikmin]

this is such a good conversation, thank you both/all

[Greekalittle]

Thank u for delving into the Taboo you never cease to amaze me

[syberphish]

I don't have a collective grasp of my childhood, when I think back on it it just seems like spaghetti to me, not a single timeline. I can pick out bits and pieces but I really struggle with what age I was when, and in what grade. I suppose we all have different coping mechanisms for what we've dealt with.

[ManyArmedMooseDei]

As an autist, ADHDer, and multiple, this was quite a pleasant surprise to come across. What a pleasure to see a crossover episode of sorts.

[radar]

We agree with The Squad when it comes to the part of the endless pressure to integrate. It annoys us, a lot. Actually we don't thinks it's possible, at least not for us.
We don't hide our plurality anymore, but we feel often judged by others who actually don't understand the least part of it and are misguided by bad movies and stories about DID. Yes, that's true.
Being a system and being aware of it makes us a force, we are a force of nature. We can do things other people only dream about.

That was good Interrview, Orion, you where very respectful with The Squad, we liked that and thank you for that.

We feel also the pain of The Squad, the process of understandung our self is very very painful. It hurts a lot.

The exploitation part is also true, we subscribe to that. But who exploits who has to be seen, who laughs at the end laughs the longest.

It is also very demanding, we get not enough sleep. Our days tend to be long, way longer than normal days. At times everyone wants to be at the wheel, this can lead to so long days, you would not believe.

Thanks for The Squad also for explaining the state theory, from them it was acceptable for us.

So long and thanks for all the fish.

[TSB-bdkd]

I'd invite whoever appreciated this convo to check out the concept of Internal Family Systems. As a clinician, I use this approach with folks (both with diagnoses of DID and without) and it typically resonates on an intuitive level for them. As a human, I have always felt myself to be a plural system and I love IFS because it is nonpathologizing and steeped in compassion and appreciation. Thanks to the both of you for this conversation, I appreciated it.

[crystalhearteddragon]

I'm a DID system who is on the journey to be diagnosed with autism.

[michealargandona]

It is extremely encouraging to have you open the door to the DID topic and the struggles of being autistic/neurodiverse and also having DID. I also, our case (we are system), we desperately want to share the life of having SMI and having several large mental disorders (schizophrenia, OCD, DID, eaying disorde etc) and being chronically ill, and also being AuDHD. Having you open this door gives us hope more people will share their stories about their complex existence. We have had so many people dismiss and abandon us because we were either too complicated or they were scared to try and there is so much to talk about. Thank you so much and please do more