Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
I'm currently being assessed for Autism (I'm female and in my late 40's) and it's been suggested that I may also reach the threshold for ADHD.
My understanding of the combined presentation of autism plus ADHD is limited at this stage.
I would love to hear from females who have this combined type, their strengths, challenges and things that they have discovered to them help manage their difficulties.
Many thanks,
S
I'm not diagnosed, but I think I have both. Also I have a 10 year old daughter who is about to be assessed. I think her ADHD is quite severe and her ASD similar to mine (and my mum's), although who knows where one ends and the other one begins! I am also in my late forties and the thought had not occurred to me until I had a child. I always felt different and somehow defective because I hate socialising, but at the same time I have many non-autistic traits and have no issue with reading body language etc, which appears to be quite a common thing people say on this site. I can be quite disorganised and easily lose track of time. My mind wanders all the time and I am prone to ruminating thoughts, which keep going round and round in my head and frequently keep me awake at night. To cope with this during the day, I'm always listening to podcasts/radio so that I can get through work / chores without having to have disturbing or negative thoughts about some interaction or another, or worry about something to do with my daughter or my elderly parents or the world at large...