Live Chat with Yo Samdy Sam - Autistic Mother of Two

FREE ONLINE EVENT: Autism From The Inside Online Summit, September 19th-24th 2022.

Meet Sam Stein (aka Yo Samdy Sam). She's one of over 30 speakers at this year's Autism From The Inside Online Summit - a FREE event running from 19th-24th Sept.

Sam received an autism diagnosis in 2019, at the age of 33, after a lifetime of wondering why she felt so different and why things that others found easy were so hard for her (and vice versa). A psychology graduate, and intense student of human behaviour, she started making videos on YouTube, in an attempt to share her story with others, and process all the parts of her life which were only now starting to make sense.

As her channel grew, she realised that there were a large number of people out there just like her - who had slipped between the cracks of diagnosis, and grown up with similar feelings of isolation. The growth of her audience made her realise that there was a massive lack of information from autistic adults (especially women) about what it is actually like to be autistic, and her aim is to discuss different aspects of the autistic and neurodivergent experience in a positive and accessible way, not just so that autistic people can learn more about themselves but so that their friends, family and partners can gain a better insight into their autistic loved ones.

Sam will be one of my guest speakers at my Online Summit coming up, September 19th-24th 2022.

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👋Welcome to Autism From The Inside!!!

If you're autistic or think you or someone you love might be on the autism spectrum, this channel is for you!
I'm Paul Micallef, and I discovered my own autism at age 30.

Yes, I know, I don't look autistic. That's exactly why I started this channel in the first place because if I didn't show you, you would never know.

Autism affects many (if not all!) aspects of our lives, so on this channel, I want to show you what Autism looks like in real people and give you some insight into what's happening for us on the inside. We'll break down myths and misconceptions, discuss how to embrace autism and live well, and share what it's like to be an autistic person.

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~ Paul

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[katyoduinn]

I wish my dear close elderly family member had been diagnosed formally. He found himself misunderstood in the mental health system being drugged and electric shocked and having lights shone in his lights every night in a noisy dorm hospital. (He had gone semi nonverbal and couldnt sleep at all, and was very depressed during lockdown when moving house and getting stuck living at a friends halfway through moving because of lockdown ). Nothing helped at all, just made him hide in his bed and not speak, and the medical authorities were stumped until he was back home and settled and leading a very quiet non demanding life. He is definitely autistic in my opinion and has a brilliant mind he is renowned for worldwide. This has made me more determined to get my own diagnosis.

[aqualungs]

Samdy verbal processing is how I figure things out too.. and I do drive people nuts or annoy them, but it is me talking things out to make more sense of them. I used to internalize this but a TBI in 2019 made it harder for me to think inside my head, and verbalise.. everything... I was also late diagnosed at 44, and imposter syndrome was hard to get over. I also have survivor syndrowm where I fell I got off easier than others.. I can walk, I can work, shower, cook, etc. I'm not great at everything but I learned alot of skills with the S$#@! or get off the pot theory. I thought constant anxiety and butterflies was just normal. It was like jumping into a cold pool.. constantly working up the nerve to do things or try things..

[murtazaarif]

Talking of life transitions. I have one transmission coming up. I don't know how I will deal with it but I am working on it. It is something I have been expecting since childhood. I can see myself tripping up in such a transition in life as Paul said can happen.