I was diagnosed with Autism back in the early 2000s and the more I'm on this planet the more I've come to realize how much I struggle every day with executive dysfunction and memory/attention issues. Man. Has anyone gone through similar? - ThreadSky

pacipup.bsky.social • 19 days ago

I was diagnosed with Autism back in the early 2000s and the more I'm on this planet the more I've come to realize how much I struggle every day with executive dysfunction and memory/attention issues. Man.

Has anyone gone through similar?

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lilminniepig.bsky.social•18 days ago

They often go hand in hand. I'm late diagnosed but on my own pieced together that I'm AuDHD. If you need some guidance for it, Hayley Honeyman on YT is a godsend.

aurynfox.bsky.social•19 days ago

I figured out I had the trifecta of OCD + AuDHD and it was super difficult to come to terms with, but yeah.

There's so much more overlap than professionals realize.

aurynfox.bsky.social•19 days ago

I'm under the impression that labels are only so useful, that they're arbitrary lines placed when the actual spectrums of experiences are so much more nuanced.

juneberrysprout.bsky.social•19 days ago

there's a lot of overlap in symptoms and it's common to have both, I'd suggest getting evaluated for ADHD

pacipup.bsky.social•19 days ago

I'll see if it's possible, given some unique set of circumstances that I won't disclose on here

llixa.bsky.social•19 days ago

I have autism but I also suspect I have adhd too. But, I've got so many other mental/physical issues going on, it's hard to tell if it's really adhd, or symptoms of everything else...

tykelionpup.bsky.social•19 days ago

Y e s, constantly. I have auDHD so I get the best of both worlds lol

ashley.obviously.moe•19 days ago

Yeah, I have all those issues and I'm diagnosed with autism and ADHD, among other things (bipolar type 1, OCD and anxiety).

pacipup.bsky.social•19 days ago

Already got a boatload of other diagnosis so at this point it wouldn't be a surprise. The real surprise is how I managed to go this long off meds and without therapy

ashley.obviously.moe•19 days ago

I went 36 years without therapy or meds for all that stuff. It was a disaster, lol

raccoonx-nsfw.bsky.social•16 days ago

I believe like 70% of autistic people also have ADHD! (not the other way around though)

pacipup.bsky.social•16 days ago

I honestly wonder why that is? I already have several commodities do I wouldn't be too surprised but still

savannahoupers.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yessss, this is my life

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