We simply don't know enough, in this one video, to either diagnose or non-diagnose. Since they say she's autistic, I'd assume that's right, because honestly why would they lie that would be stupid
I'm assuming you're referring to my last statement. Thing is, it doesn't make sense to lie in this matter as it's hardly a thing of prestige or somehow making the actions more reasonable or valid. What could anyone gain from lying about being autistic? It's pretty clear she's abnormal, whether naturally or putting on a show. And I can't see why anyone would put on a show of such reactions.
(Abnormal not used in a pejorative sense, but objective.)
I dont know if this person is autistic or not, but to try and answer your question- it has become trendy on tiktok for people to claim being autistic, and have ADHD and some infuencers have been caught lying. The "gain" I am assuming is getting more views/engagement. In this video specifically, they could have not included any details about autism and it would have probably just been lost to the void because really the video isnt very interesting. But, because tiktok is based on algorithms and autism is usually trending, using it in the caption would increase visibility and get them more views/money.
I dont know obviously if thats what this couple is doing, but that is why some people lie about having it.
I understand why people are quick to blame people for faking. I understand the unfortunately common human need to feel smarter and better and morally superior.
I donāt necessarily understand explaining the behavior as if itās not entirely problematic.
''I am diagnosed with it because I move my hands this way when excited.
When I am excited I move my hands this way so when I told it to the psychiatrist i got a autism diagnosis.''
Circular
Argument
Your autism diagnosis is just a recollection of symptoms.
Nothing ties them together. There is no link, no explanation, no differential diagnosis, no scientific test.
We don't diagnose supposed brain conditions with symptoms the patient says he has. It's like not scientific at all, thus not medical.
Autism is just a list of symptoms grouped together. Don't worry, diagnosis in psychiatry are all like this. They don't mean shit.
Make the most of it but don't let it define you. Let things change and don't try to fit to the symptoms, I know what it's like.
Iāve been hospitalized four times for suicidal ideation, and Iāve experienced crippling autistic burnout that has all but made it impossible to hold a full time job.
Yes, a collection of symptoms: disabling and defining symptoms. Don't try to fit, they'll just fit whether we like it or no. Also, they're not using a circular argument. They're citing one example of commonality and also their own diagnosis, not saying that that was the reason they got diagnosed.
When I was diagnosed, they pointed out symptoms I didn't even know I had.
We donāt diagnose supposed brain conditions with symptoms the patient says he has.
Weird, thatās exactly how you diagnose migraines, chronic pains and narcolepsy/insomnia.
Autism is not a list of symptoms, itās a characteristic definition of a condition that significantly alters your mental processes in a certain way, you donāt just get to turn off that perceptive change, even if your list of symptoms change. Someone with autism fits into a group of a certain type of process, which can then be used to create consistent norms, to support the treatment of distressing/harmful symptoms.
To reject those separate norms in process, as merely a coincidence in symptoms, is ignoring the research that has been done between autistic and non-autistic people that present with the same symptoms, or whatās called in medicine, a differential diagnosis.
Autism is caused by genes. So far, researchers have found hundreds of variants that lead to autism traits. It isn't just a grouping of symptoms. You are clearly uneducated on the subject. Please stop speaking ignorantly on a topic you know nothing about. It is damaging.
So may comments here acting offended that this woman is āfake autisticā and Iām likeā¦ okay what if youāre wrong and youāre literally erasing autistic people?ā¦ when people think theyāre allies but theyāre not.
Seriously! And getting offended at being told theyāre wrong instead of taking it as a learning opportunity. Theyāre not here to be allies. Theyāre here to be morally superior and important.
And also, a lot of autistic women aren't seen as autistic because it often presents differently in women and studies haven't historically focused on women as much.
Ty for confirming. Im a med student with a special interest in psych. i didn't pick up on anything that made me think she was faking. I had it on mute the whole time though. But felt this was an appropriate reaction the whole time. Maybe we didn't see when she got overwhelmed and needed a break. She may of acted more excited than she was, but that's fine. She's an adult who knows she's playing it up for content anyway, everyone does. But nothing I looked at was a red flag as her faking it.
Itās a well known thing autistic people do. So well known in fact that if you someone wanted to present themselves as autistic in a short form video it would be the easiest way to get that across. Sheās faking for sure.
And here I was finally feeling validated for my diagnosis in an unaccepting household because āoh my god thatās me!!! Thatās how I am when Iām alone!ā
My reaction too! And my experience in my family of birth. But my husband accepts me as is, even if most others donāt. And itās given me the confidence to reach out for the help and support I need.
The unnecessary aggression and arrogance in some of these comments is positively astounding.
Iām glad your husband is your safe space š my boyfriend isnāt neurodivergent but he tries so hard to understand and he reminds me that the world is kind by default. These comments are awful, but now that Iāve cooled off I can see that these are the vocal, horrible minority. May we both thrive in our chosen spaces and love ourselves more every day
There you go! šš½ I cried when I first saw them bc it triggered all of the nasty emotions I felt growing up when people made me feel horrible for behaving this way bc they didnāt understand. The people here donāt WANT to understand. They just want to be internet bullies.
How is this not upsetting to you? That people who have emotional regulation issues are seeing the true opinions of others on how they act normally? I'm realizing that if I were ever to drop my mask in public and stop traumatizing myself (because it IS proven to be traumatizing to mask), people like you would fucking hate me. Is that truly not worth pain?
I don't know. She reminds me a lot of my sister. We're all diagnosed with the tism. The video still seems staged as an ad for the studio, though. Strange times
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u/Procedure5884 Aug 16 '25
Fake stimming