let's read about Autism and the Highly Sensitive Person

Book:

♡𝗠𝗬 𝗘𝗧𝗦𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣♡
Transition Techniques neurodivergent-friendly Guided Workbook

Rest & Regulation Guided Workbook for Neurodivergents

Discovering your Masks ADHD & Autism Workbook

ADHD & Autism Uncovering Your Stims Workbook

ADHD-friendly Weekly Planner · Helps with Executive Dysfunction

♡𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚♡

♡𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲♡

♡𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲♡

[honeyy]

My mom took me to a psychologist as a kid because while I was hitting milestones a lot faster than other kids, I was also suffering from panic attacks regularly and behaved oddly, the psychologist said I was a Highly Sensitive Person and I was later diagnosed with Autism as an adult. While I denied being HSP to myself for many years, thinking it made me weak, now it's a tool to understand and accommodate myself to different situations.

[mimiandme.]

THIS is the book that was a GAME-CHANGER for me - always accommodating my life to live peacefully as an HSP, but always (I'm 59) for years and years saying "there is something wrong with my brain" NOW, I got my diagnosis thanks to reading THIS book, and I NO LONGER say "there is something wrong with my brain" NOW, I'm happy to say I'm Autistic and my brain works differently...these are my strengths..this is what I struggle with etc....VERY POIGNANT part of my life ❣❤🦄

[amazingkitten]

There's just something about your voice that makes listening calming, even if I already know the content you're reading. Keep it up!

[JoULove]

Ah the reading of autistic traits here was me nodding my head going "yes, yes, yeah kind of, yes, yes..." The problem can be that life is hard for EVERYONE especially in transition periods like puberty and growing into adulthood so how was I to say that I struggled more than my peers and the easy explanation was laziness, aloofness etc.

[luke]

I am a male of the speices - an autistic one at that. The more I learn about my late diagnosis, the more I feel that my neurodivergent brain operates in a very female way.

before this video I didn't know about the term HSP but I have been this all my life - I feel too much (I even momentarily felt sorry for Liz Truss when she resigned as British PM). I have suffered from mental health problems all my life too, my earliest memory is of feeling anxious in my cot. Like a lot of autistic women I was misdiagnosed with borderline personality disorder. I have accepted my suicide ideation will never leave me and take great comfort from knowing I can take control if I am brave enough.

Being late diagnosed I have 'imposter syndrome' and continue to self-flagellate for being 'rubbish at life'. This video was a great comfort and I related to almost everything that was written....even though though it is aimed at neurodivergent women.

[ren-skyz]

Wow I haven’t been able to sit down & read in a long time & people’s voices reading audible books irritates me too much, they have so much fake animation in their voices, I love how calming your voice is & how natural your reading is

[eieayo]

I received an unreasonable amount of enjoyment from the color combo of your beanie and burnt orange lipstick ☺️ plus the birdsong was so lovely 💛 thank you for everything

[MagicFairyGarden]

Irene, thank you so much for bringing this book to my attention by creating this video. I will now have to go read it in its entirety.

The list of traits, while I understand the feeling of disassociation you describe, stopped me completely in the middle of my morning routine. I was suddenly and unexpectedly overcome by emotion, and I am still trying to process what I was feeling.

All I know at this point is that I immediately felt the urge to use this video as a tool to be able to describe my inner life to someone, which is something I struggle so very much to do.

[toni]

I can't stress enough how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE the birdsong xxx

[galespressos]

Having found your channel, I feel so appreciative. Calming easy-to-listen to reading.

[hewasfuzzywuzzy]

OMG . . . I feel really-really called out. But also deeply and thoroughly recognized.

Thank you. ❤

[mojodojo]

I appreciate you. Am currently “self-diagnosing” and assessing myself, my childhood, and overall life and the many nuances and quirks (and difficulties) I have. You are helping me make sense of it all and giving me more sources and info to look into. My upmost thanks to you love \^~^/ 💗

[TheMononome]

In the criteria "Elaborating everything" really depicts my trait. I am Japanese and had calligraphy class once a week as a kid. All kids finished the pages of calligraphy practice within assigned time whereas I was about in the half I was embarrassed needing to submitting unfinished practice notes. Is anybody with similar experiences?

[jonaskoelker]

> 1:50 "30% of HSPs are extroverts"

I think that's a curious way of phrasing it. Presumably the remaining 70% are introverts?

But then if the author only explicitly mentions extroversion, that puts extroversion at the forefront of the reader's mind. It makes the reader think of extroversion in connection with HSPs. It does not (automatically) make the reader think of introversion in connection with HSPs, even though that's really the dominant part of the picture. [At least on my 70% assumption.]

I may be wrong: maybe 30% are extroverts, 50% are in the middle with no clear leaning, and only 20% are introverts, and extroversion really _is_ the thing to associate with HSPs. Except wouldn't the non-distinct 50% middle _really_ be the thing to associate with HSPs?

No matter how I slice that statement, I get funny results.

I'm not saying the author is intentionally misleading, I just want to air my thoughts.

Do you find it curious too? What do you make of it?

[brightbeacon]

Hi Irene, you’ve convinced me to get this book (actually the audiobook version of it’s available). I really enjoy your channel. ❤

Also, I’m a Leo.

[childrenoftheuniverse]

This is very interesting that on-the-spectrum autists share many traits with highly sensitive persons and vice versa, autism sounds like a sub category of hsp.

I need to investigate if I'm on the spectrum, some of my behaviours such as obsessions, absent minded state, lack of rationality, ingenuity, communication issues since early age brang me a lot of troubles with relationships. I don't see how it can be diagnosed. I've tried to adapt to the society only to get more suffering, poor judgement, rejection :/

[kathryngreaves]

Thank you reading it because i struggle take anything i read in but could listen all day to you read thank u

[TheMononome]

Even though I am an hypersensitive person, I tend to choose difficult path for HSP in my life.... Of course this tendency just makes me get harder life experiences and burn out. I don't know why I am punishing myself like that....

[liamodonovan]

You are such a beautiful comforting perso you are intelligent person awesome video

[Joshdifferent]

I’m definitely HSP & neurodivergent… now I’m wondering, could I be also autistic. Hmm