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In fast-paced, neurotypical environments, quick replies are often mistaken as signs of intelligence or competence. But for many of us in the neurodivergent and Autism community, that's not how our brains naturally work — and that's completely okay.

Autistic processing isn't linear. It’s more like a beautiful labyrinth filled with emotional depth, internal filters, and sensory considerations. That pause you take? It’s not a flaw. It’s your brain working deeply, fully, and intentionally.

Sometimes people assume we’re slow to respond or not paying attention — when in reality, we’re absorbing everything they’re saying and carefully weighing our words. If your truth doesn’t come instantly, it doesn’t make it less valid.

This is your reminder: you don’t need to rush to be worthy of being heard. Slow processing is not a deficit — it’s a form of deep intelligence.

Can you relate to this? Share your thoughts or experiences below. Let’s keep making space for the full spectrum of neurodivergent communication.

#adhd #autisticadults #autism #autismacceptance #neurodivergent #anxietyawareness
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@SkippysBacon

4 weeks ago

"labyrinth of internal checks"
Well said

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@dylangibsonmusic

1 month ago

I suppose this is why communicating via text messages is my preferred option. It gives me time to fully form and refine my thoughts while maintaining proper grammar.

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@Mgt44411

1 month ago

Hi Taylor, I am continually astounded at how exactly you describe my own experience! Your ability to put it into words has been the biggest gift to me! I can't thank you enough for this work you are doing! ☀️

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@Valh7000

4 weeks ago

Beautifully stated, maybe this is why I ramble during my interviews sometimes lol, don’t want to miss anything. I want to explain everything lol 😂😂

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@MrsBasia99

1 month ago

I have watched this whole video several times and sent it to multiple people. It’s gold. Thank you for the work you do.

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@benjojohnson

1 month ago

Often a snap decision or an answer I give to someone leads to me fawning or people pleasing.

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@alisonmeeks5580

1 month ago

If I’m coming in with a quick response it’s a oneliner that has popped into my head. A thoughtful response takes time.

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@sharoncowart31

1 month ago

I find that in times of emergency, I actually calm down, and know what to do. While the neurotypicals are running around in a panic. It might be my ADHD. I have friends that are the same brain as me, that are the same.

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@ginamaples3571

1 month ago

I can relate to what you're saying you put it so well.. ❤

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@Infinitesimal-ho7it

1 month ago

Quick answers usually just means that the answer is based on how it's always been, or a knee-jerk reaction/bandaid on a misunderstood situation.

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@samarayoquelet9903

1 month ago

Growing up with Autism plus ADHD I thought I was dumb because of how slow I am through my life. It’s infuriating but something that helped me start to give myself grace was seeing neurotypicals as people who drive life in an automatic while us neurodivergent folk are working with manual. Now I’m more confident of my intelligence. It doesn’t equate to speed.

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@monaami555

4 weeks ago

Oh that's very accurate how you described it. I'm still quite quick though, so I could mask very well.. But also was easy not to think anymore that I'm doing this, and then wonder why I'm so tired or how I made an absurd mistake

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@lyndaward5179

4 weeks ago

These short videos are brilliant l have suggested a friend of my with autism shows them to certain people at work he his having a terrible time at the moment thank you for all the work you do from Lynda

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@Jen-e2v4f

1 month ago

I can watch your video today and get the understanding of it tomorrow. 💡

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@rml695

1 month ago

I agree. I personally sometimes take extra time to process or maybe I’ll write something down in the moment and then later I’ll come back and realize that I need to change it. I had an ex who would take her time to process everything she was possibly autistic as well. One thing that I learned from that relationship is that even if you take extra time to process, it’s important to at the very least acknowledge receipt of the statement and say give me a moment to think about this. I say that because before this particular relationship, I was in a relationship with somebody who was extremely unstable and whenever they went silent, I was always worried that they were gonna do something to harm themselves, and my most recent ex didn’t acknowledge receipt, so I got worried not necessarily that she was gonna do anything harmful, but whether or not I may have said something to upset her… so at the very least I think it’s helpful to acknowledge receipt of a message. Even if you don’t necessarily reply to it right away.

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@randigerber1926

1 month ago

YES! Processing speed is not a sign of intelligence.

If I'm asked a fact that I don't know, I'll say, "I don't know. Let's look that up on the internet."

If I'm asked advice or an opinion, I say, "I need to think about that."

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@unrulycrow6299

1 month ago

My quick reactions are based on a fawning survival reflex, and it's really hard to make it clear to neurotypicals, who will see this as dishonesty from me when it's an unhealthy coping mechanism because I try to follow through things in a timely manner without having the proper time to process everything. They rarely understand that I'm between a rock and a hard place: either I fawn and don't have time to sit down and intellectualise things, or give honest responses/reactions which get me in trouble. Either way, I get judged and punished, it's very depressing.

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@IngridErvik

4 weeks ago

Yes.
I may answer both Quick or with a flow of words.
But i wish i was allowed to convert to written language, even if I am talkative, because i would like to have my communication on paper and documented.
I also wish to be allowed to say what i mean and what is true. But i far too often experienceto be tolk to shut op, be still, or i am spoken as if i am stupid or a naughty child, but I am intelligent. . It is very distressing and disrespectful that people choose to not take me and my seriously ill body seriously. I wish i had an lawyer and secretary to stand by me.
I highly dislike when neurotypical people push me to answer questiones i am not prepered for or they behave not logic or inhuman in their communication with me.

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@TeacherLau

1 month ago

It seems absolutely valid and fair... Never thought of that... You made me think about those tv games in which time is an absolute factor... I'm guessing like jeopardy? (Never saw it) Is it the same like that? Or when it comes to playing it's different? I mean... It's always been seen like that... At school, uni, whatever class... The teacher asks a question and the fastest kid to respond was always the "smart" one... But then, if you were processing... Had you had enough time, you might had the answers right too... Yes? No?

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