A place for those that got both Autism and ADHD, those confirmed as one and are suspecting they got the other as well, and also everyone who is neither and just genuinely curious.
Since the combo comes with its own set of challenges, this shall be a place to ask for advice, vent, infodump about special interests and/or just vibe and meme.
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That's a good website ... thanks!
I'm only starting to consider the extent to which I may be ND (as is typical, I imagine, I've long considered myself completely NT). And though I haven't looked deeply into this, the things that consistently resonate are descriptions of the overlapping traits. Like I read this list of overlapping traits and think to myself ... that's me. Don't know where I'll go with this, it's new to me, but I think it's really helping to read these kinds of materials. Thanks!
Remember that you knoe yourself the best. Sometimes getting a diagnosis takes a real, real long time and it's okay to be sure about some things. All though it does feel nice getting it "official".
Yea, digging through good resources is the way. One important thing seems to never make it on those charts: How much you relate to the experiences of already diagnosed people. (because that is impossible to measure clinically) Just be careful of confirmation bias.
Thanks!
Nice resource, thanks. Coming to the realisation that our experience is somehow different to other people is a strange feeling. We never really know how other people feel and perceive the world so there is a huge amount of guesswork involved. I remember complaining about the noise in the office many times and at some point I realised I was the only one who considered it to be noisy. I just assumed everyone felt the same way. Another piece of the puzzle fell into place.