Autistic Person's Thoughts On Paige Layle

For today's video, I wanted to share some of my thoughts on Paige Layle, Autistic TikToker, autistic youtuber and advocate, as part of this Q&A video. As an autistic person yourself etc, what are your thought's on Paige Layle? Let us know and leave your questions below for future Q&As.

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[IndieAndy]

What are your thoughts on TikTok and autistic TikTok creators?

[mjm]

I thought you were about to hate on Paige so I was ready to throw hands 😂 glad I was wrong 😜 anyway, thank you for this video. You seem kind so I'm subscribing ❤️

[vegandinner]

I like what Paige is doing on YouTube she's smart with a sense of humor. Her videos make me think and challenge my own point of view about life on the spectrum.

[deltatranslation]

I never had that “maybe I’m an alien” feeling. When I was growing up, I secretly thought I was a mutant and I just kept waiting for my powers to develop. If they ever did, my mutant powers are over analyzing, being anxious all the time, being weird of slightly inappropriate in most social settings, and the general inability to remember someone’s name that they just told

[HeartSetFree]

I think it's important that we don't 'eat our own' in the autism community. I appreciate your thoughts on Paige and your charitable response. The culture has grown so critical that it takes a lot of courage to put oneself out there to help others. It needs to be okay for someone to create content even if it doesn't suit everyone. If it's not your thing - move along and find someone else. I've seen a lot of division over issues like the symbol (puzzle piece vs infinity sign) and the name (Aspergers vs autism) and it should be okay for people to have different opinions and be in different places in their thoughts without people saying their view istheonly correct one.

[darkacadpresenceinblood]

I'm allistic and want to educate myself better and that's why I watch Paige's videos. When I clicked on yours I was really expecting you to talk about how she doesn't represent the community well and how I shouldn't watch her, it's sad that "cancel culture" is all we expect because it's so common :/ but I love Paige's videos (I really have no intention of going onto tiktok so I just watch her on here), they're really informative and she seems really kind from her content :D

[ShadOfDeth]

My favourite song is whatever song I am obsessing over currently therefore I don't have a true all-time favourite song since it is subject to change every couple of months or so.

[forestequestrian]

My phone can definitly be very regulating, quickly de-escalating meltdowns as long as whatever is triggering the meltdown has subsided (eg. someone shouting, flashing lights etc, phone won't really help if this is still happening) And if my phone isn't working and I am at home, snuggling in bed in a dark room with a cartoon/animated movie on. Who else uses kids movies to cope with meltdowns?

[paradisefound]

And as for Paige? She seems lovely. And Is undeniably making huge strides for autistic visibility and representation. Thor only knows I wouldn't want to be judged by a million people who've never met me.

[CatLady]

“ if you don’t do NYAAAA on a keyboard your not professional”
FACTS man! Laughed so hard! Love your humor so much!

[thesincitymama]

Whenever I remember my school days, my favorite thing is that I never have to deal with those people ever again

[EB]

I used to feel like an alien or different species compared to everyone else, or maybe that I was from a different time period somewhere further in the future because I just didn't understand why people did or said certain things.

I also have no idea how I managed to get through the interviews I did, I had to prepare for hours just to think about physically being able to speak, and thinking about what possible questions they might ask, I guess my mask is at the point where I might aswell apply for acting (of course the interview mask is probably the most exhausting of all the masks so after an interview I can't function to do anything else anymore after that!)

[sepiaraven]

I'm 33 and only just realised I'm likely autistic, but I found myself nodding along to what you said about interviews. I've done specific interview training and I still really really struggle with them, and any self evaluation type stuff at work. When I see others at work I often realise how capable I am in comparison, but I can never quite put that across in interview the way people want us to.

[WiwyWish]

You video showed up in my startpage finally ☺️ I love how you’re always so kind and never jugde a book by it’s cover (referring to the last answer, about Paige). Stay you and stay indie, and Let’s chat some time soon ☺️

[basil-wbyr]

when i have a meltdown i like to surround myself with things that are familiar to me, maybe like a special interest or a pet, something like that tends to calm me down pretty well

[MaxZomboni]

I didn't even know that Paige Layle was on TikTok. But then I don't even go on TikTok and when I see TikTok videos re-posted on YouTube, they are all nothing that I would ever be interested in watching. I do however watch Paige Layle on YouTube. I believe all of her YouTube videos are autism related, and I think she does an okay job discussing autism.

[eyrodriguezart]

In Rainbows is my favorite album as well! “All You Need” made me cry the first time I heard it because it was so beautiful 😭

[OctoberRust]

You have cool teeth. I’m 48 female and literally just starting the process of getting evaluated for possibly being on the spectrum. My story is long and I’m saddened to have gone my whole life feeling so strange and odd yet my intelligence level is high so people in general didn’t know what to make of me. Connecting the dots is a bit traumatizing and so many painful past situations are lighting up in my brain and my entire life’s narrative is being viewed through a different lenses. And yet here I am staring at your teeth, realizing I do this so much. I get distracted by something and then have to go back and re listen to what was being said. Wondering if that’s a trait of being on the spectrum.🤔

[DeborahAnnsuperversatile]

I am having a super hard time with jobs and anxiety and social anxiety and communication like in interviews. Yes.

[beefjerks]

Woooow about the interviews WOW! That was my exact experience and i couldnt explain it. You explain everything so well. Currently going thru burnout at the moment so i come to youtube to distract myself and i am so glad I found this channel.