# Has anyone ever thought you were autistic before?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-thought-you-were-autistic-before/1024366>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 28, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-thought-you-were-autistic-before/1024366 "2025-10-28T16:03:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-thought-you-were-autistic-before/1024366/50 "2025-11-01T00:30:50Z")

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> [@Cardigan](#):
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> EDIT: can anyone tell me why I can’t post or embed the Youtube video preview thing as opposed to just the link?

Here is the official guidance. Works perfectly if you follow the recipe. All other commentary is half-right at best

> [@How to avoid the YouTube posting bug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-youtube-posting-bug/1007499):
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> You’re trying to post a YouTube video, but you get a popup saying “You can’t embed media items in a post.” Here’s how to avoid that. There are a couple of minor variations. I haven’t written my post yet Write your post normally but do not include the YouTube link(s). When you are satisfied with the post, hide the preview window (see the \<\< button in the lower-right). Then, insert the links in the desired locations. Note that the links should each appear on a line by themselves. Then post. …

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