Travel, Employment & Autism - Feat. Elena Carroll

Hi! I'm Orion Kelly and I'm Autistic. On this video I'm joined by special guest @elenacarr0ll to chat about life as a late diagnosed Autistic adult. #orionkelly #autism #asd #autismsigns #whatautismfeelslike

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[HereThereBeGods]

Hey my friend, found my way back here from Elena’s Video - a fellow kiwi - I’ve recently started a new channel where I’m exploring the nuances around mental, spiritual and physical improvement and my experiences with an awakening that coincided with an ADHD diagnosis followed by an Autism diagnosis at 35 - you guys are awesome !!

[freecat]

Fresh powder snow muffles the sound. It's very relaxing.

[MarkieMark]

Orion, you are a godsend mate. These video's are so helpful to me and hearing you guys describe your struggles in life, which echo mine almost exactly, are so therapeutic for me. 62 years I've wasted and struggled (late diagnosed), trying to fit in. The burnout is real. Thank you so much.

[peterobrien]

That’s a very open exposition of a world that many can relate but more people don’t. I have never heard it expressed so clearly. Thank you. And thank you Orion.

[arcanabunny]

Love this video, Orion said several things that I also really needed to hear! I also love traveling, not by myself but with a friend. My friends can handle my brand of extra on vacation, my need to be extra early to combat the ADHD fear of messing something up. My spouse and I are both ND and we stress each other out! We mostly do separate vacations now and it SLAPS! It really helps because we both work from home, so it gives us time to miss each other while going on adventures with friends to something the other might not be into.

[zebranothorse-EmJ]

Thank you Orion. This video is brilliant. I'm very new in starting out as a youtuber sharing my autistic journey. I appreciate all you do in sharing your journey and others on this platform. 🙏

[Hemi_Bratt_Ca]

This is eerily similar to my experience & I'm turning 50 next week. Right down to the late dx (Audhd) & moving to the GTA however I'm native to a small town in Ontario. Toronto area 30 years ago was different but much the same. In my experience people were mostly nice, just aggressively busy (still are - the DVP is horrifc to commute on). The under ground system scared me to death but it wasn't the same back then. I loved the hiking. That connection to nature was huge. I agree deeply with you Orion! Know your audience before unmasking, That's solidly sound advice. Or have a STRONG advocate with you for moral support. Not even half way through and I had to stop to comment.
Thank you both for such an incredible talk & the literal goosebumps & sensory willies/hair raising in a connected shared stuff experience way. Bless you both for the courage it takes to speak. My voice is not as loud but hoping I'll get there soon! Thanks again 🎉❤😊

[kiliya]

I loved the geeking out about travel! Orion has great tips! I solo travelled around the world in my late 20s, before i realized i was neurodivergent. I preferred to take walks everywhere and just witness life in different places. I would often visit the big sights but watch from the outside, that satisfied me without putting me in too many crowds of tourists. And best of all, when youre obviously a foreigner, people more easily forgive any social faux pas because youre from a different culture! Brilliant

[NitFlickwick]

Hearing you talk about traveling solo versus with family hits hard. I traveled hundreds of thousands of miles alone, and it was almost easy, but every time the family came, I was near meltdown all of the time.

It wasn’t until I traveled after my very late diagnosis that it hit me: I have so many mini rituals that I use to make traveling work for me, and traveling with family disrupts all of them.

[CrypticAutistic]

That was another good interview. This is why it's good that people with autism, adhd, etc. have shows, and discussions. We learn a lot from each other.
Since you mentioned rejection sensitive dysphoria, I wanted to point-out that I have avoidant personality disorder from dealing with that for years. My childhood was a horror show. I bet a lot of us have that disorder from the crap we have to deal with all our lives.
I also want to say that the travel tour idea is a really good one. I have no idea what to do when I travel, unless my NT wife is with me. Otherwise, I just wander aimlessly, and end-up wasting time and energy, and getting pissed off.

[isabellammusic]

I've seen her content and I think it's very interesting to see another woman talking about her struggles and experiences in life. This was a great interview!

[TheAutisticRebel]

This is YOU ORION!

I've said it many times before... YOU are the _trailblazer_ the rest of us are the path takers!!!

You are grinding out a new path... a new way of getting the message out with your podcast style collabs.

Incredible... astonishing... nobody can keep up!!!

[Green_Roc]

Disconnect between the head and the heart, I know that feeling.
I been in therapy since I was two. Dx'd in my mid 20's.
Struggling to exist, why was I born, feelings so relatable!

[AuditingWithAutism]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fab Fav's:
16:14 Get Through Anything!😎
27:17 Sunflower Lanyard ❤🪽
35:47 Autie Traveling Hacks🙏
45:51 Winning To Fail 🎯👌

[ArnoldJamesXT]

Diagnosed at 42 last week at level 2. Life makes sense now. I feel as if my knowledge and experiences in life have made me a better person. The way i see it, had I been diagnosed at 4 instead of 42, instead of now been a 42 year old autistic man, i would have been what do you reckon? I would be the same person i am now, but i probably wouldn't have attempted things i have in my life.

[mammajamma]

Great interview!! Thank you so much! and yea the ghost, I saw that immediately lol

[shapeofsoup]

Holy rusted metal, Orion. Coming in so hot and strong but in exactly the right way. Well done, sir. Excellent pod.

[Itsumi_Nyanko]

Aww I'm a bit sad now...as a late diagnosed (40) autistic french canadian I love our boujour/ hi.... it means we care about both canada official languages and can speak both....please don't hate us 😢

[Flanders]

I was diagnosed late 24. My parents don't look at the symptoms. I'm afraid of noise. I'm not social. So everything went well until my 18th birthday. I knew I was different but I never thought I had autism, but I got type 1 diabetes and everything fell apart. each other, I have been struggling for 7 years now. I'm in so deep now that I don't know what to do anymore

[FiguringItOut]

Masking is armor. My armor is beat to heck. I suppose this means it’s doing its job. Now my goal is to be in battle situations less. 👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌