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  • nyoooom@lemmy.worldtoADHD@lemmy.worldADHD or just bad habits?
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    1 year ago

    Yeah I get your point of view, I’m diagnosed for ADHD and my psychiatrist told me I might be asperger, and after looking into it both those things basically explain everything I do, and I’m understanding more of my behavior almost everyday since.

    I also think it’s not necessarily bad to wear it as a badge, as it can be a big part of who you are (just like many other minorities which are very vocal about it) and it normalizes the fact of talking about it and shows what autistic people might look like, which can be far from the stereotype.

    I hope you can find the answers you’re looking for, whether it’s in those topics or something completely different, it just feels great when you finally understand why you’re a bit weird and discover that the way others think is just so far from how you think, it’s a good tool and very validating :)

    EDIT: just to add on AuDHD, over the years we are discovering that there is a huge overlap between Autism and ADHD, but the symptoms of those conditions can mask each other which leads to a late or no diagnosis. On my end I can really see how ADHD makes me comfortable to start talking to a stranger while they don’t see that I’m doing a lot of the interaction in “manual” mode, very self consciously. On the other hand, autism makes me enjoy being calm and chilling which hides the hyperactivity… It’s… interesting. There are much less resources on that but the few ones I found really really match my experience.