The 10 Second Autism Test: What's YOUR Answer?

Dave Describes the 10 Second Autism Test, and reveals a secret...

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This video is for entertainment purposes only and does not contain medical advice, nor am I a medical professional. Only a qualified neurologist, developmental psychologist, psychiatrist, or other qualified doctor can accurately diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder!

[K.A-]

10 sec turn into minuts my head is exploding

[RedHotMessResell]

You know what’s crazy? When you said which one is more important for society, creativity or cooperation. My brain immediately said “creativity, ” and then the voice inside my head said, “for you. But to everyone else it’s probably cooperation.”

The masking part of my brain has always competed with my intuition. It’s crazy to recognize that now.

[toxicwxste]

this guy created Task manager, what a legend. All love from programmers around the world! thanks dave

[pbnjsandwich]

I hate trying to answer questions like that. Cooperation is integral to society's existence but creativity is a necessity for its growth. You can't assign which is more important because they're entirely different categories and cannot be compared meaningfully. It's like asking whether the heart or the lungs are more important to keep a person alive.

[john]

Diagnosed in my early 50's, I broke down and cried like a baby when I realized I wasn't 'bad'. I am also a very successful IT guy, but when asked about my greatest achievement I say 'when I wrote and produced a little office Christmas party play'.

[bigclivedotcom]

I've got a theory that in the same way that a hive has bees with different functions, there are also humans with different functions. The ones classed as autistic are simply optimised for technical stuff to design, build and maintain society. There's a strong pattern of kids that take their toys apart and progress to technical careers. Often loners who absorb massive quantities of technical data easily and have a home that is more like a workshop.

For many, YouTube entertainment is basically videos in a different area of technology because increasing their technical knowledge is enjoyable.

Autistic people make the world a much more fun place to live.

[wesleytuttle]

Thank you for this. I was diagnosed with ASD when I was 35 I was surprised but not shocked. My whole life I felt like a alien who just landed on the planet trying to understand how normal humans work so that I can coexist with them.

[sharonnewman]

My teenage granddaughter was diagnosed as having high functioning autism. I have had symptoms all my life and masked it my entire life. Now I see what it is. So strange at 67 to realize I’ve been coping with this all my life. Glad my granddaughter is finally getting the help she needs.

[Pussies_For_Kamala]

Thanks!! I’m 53 and just found out I am autistic. IT EXPLAINS MUCH!!! I am buying your book today, and I’ll post it EVERYWHERE

[shiivainu]

“Doing things you suck at or are afraid of doing is where the most growth occurs” is something I REALLY needed to hear today! Thank you!

[DavesGarage]

The big surprise is how little surprise there is!

[tomnietz]

Thank you for sharing late life Autism. My grandson was diagnosed with Asperger’s at age 5. Symptoms included lack of inter personal emotions, eating disorder with 5 foods he would date, no sense of time, sleeping till noon, dislike of noises, inability to perform homework without constant supervision, and slow to make friends. He graduated from high school with unreal talent for percussion and receiver large music scholarships to every college he applied including the New England School of Music in Boston. In the fall of 2024 he will be going somewhere to graduate school for music. But here is the kicker, he can’t function alone. The performances are great but someone needs to escort him everywhere the first time, then he can drive himself after that. Self motivation is a luxury for him with his Autism. I hope this thumbnail sketch my help parents new to Autism. All I can tell you is that before drums and percussion our grandson was a rudderless ship!

[deanhough]

Massive respect for you, sir. I was immediately impressed with your technical ability and deep knowledge of things but also noticed you were rather reserved and somewhat unanimated. Your honest sharing of your moderate autism took courage and confidence. It's beneficial for everyone to be more aware of autism and to reduce any negativity associated with it. I'm extremely impressed with you in many, many ways. Outstanding job, Dave!!!.

[EveryDayALittleDeath]

Your story of getting diagnosed is the exact opposite of mine. I still remember the very first time I heard about autism, I was 12, and I immediately went "oh! That sounds like me!" But I masked so well, no one else saw it, so I thought "I guess I don't understand what autism really is, " put it out of my head, and didn't think about again for 18 years until I stumbled onto a video about autism in girls that basically described my entire childhood that sent me down a YouTube rabbit hole. A year and a half later I had my diagnosis.

[babystepsgarden]

My entire family is ND. We have all learned to communicate and give each other space or company as needed. Some of us are very crowd shy, others love research and are very good at it because of our ability to focus. Thank you for this video! You are one of my heroes!

[madjohnshaft]

me too bud. Thanks for this video. It really means a lot. i'm glad that you didn't start a separate channel for this topic, and that it's folded into your main channel. That's very brave of you. You are very important to me.

[robhogarth]

Writing books is hard enough, getting people interested is WAY harder. Great work Dave!

[jonathansturm]

About 10 years ago my wife gave me a book to read: “Aspergers in Love”. A few weeks later it was the annual Boxing Day get-together for my friends—all five of them—and I announced my discovery. “I just found out I’m Aspergers”. The friend who’d been the best man at my wedding said: “Look around you!” I realised that while my wife was NT, my friends were all on the spectrum.

[brunamagrini]

At 63 I finally feel that all of those feelings of never belonging, having to mask myself, losing jobs due to not being to process some tasks and blurting out in conversations, I don’t know how I made it this far sustaining myself mimicking normalcy

[LelandMaurello]

Thank you Dave for bringing this up and to the forefront. I have known several people who are autistic, and while their speech was strained and clumsy, their writing was brilliant, thus I saw a discrepancy between the cover and the contents. I hope you reach as many people on the spectrum are able to listen to your wise advise. Of course, and in addition; thank you for ALL your contributions to Windows. Your journey has brought me closer to the OS I've professionally supported for the last 20 years of my life. Thank you Dave.