The sudden rise of AuDHD: what is behind the rocketing rates of this life-changing diagnosis?

could be they revert in the future and say they got it wrong...

they will say the combo of percieved autism and adhd is actually not autism and adhd but rather is some form of bipolar... given the swing from a shy state to a hyper active not shy state.... it makes sense... and i can see them doing that in the future and changing that

Caelus said:

actually not autism and adhd but rather is some form of bipolar

That’s not accurate at all.

What actually causes the change in state of activity is usually burnout from doing too much or hyper focusing on a task without adequate rest, this is definitely not the same as bipolar. Many members of our autistic community including those are AuDHDers are actually misdiagnosed with bipolar or other mental health needs instead.

ah so i am on the right track and way of thinking then if diagnosis professionals have already misdiagnosed people with bipolar due to this. so the confusion of this mix is there on that note already.

An internet search of the U.K. support and that from other countries like the US and Australia is widely different - a U.K. diagnosis would not be accepted in Australia and vice versa for example 

Yes that is true as well Ian. Thanks for pointing this out.

Also, my understanding is that with bipolar you can get psychotic symptoms and delusions during manic phases. I knew one person who would go on a shopping spree during her manic phases, thinking she was rich and famous, only to crash when the credit card statement came in a few weeks later. This is not an autistic behaviour pattern.

Ha ha. Don’t get me started on GPs. I have several stories about hospital consultants complaining bitterly about my GP

to be fair i think alot of our health service is unqualified...

i went to my gp after a dog bit me.... they didnt know what to do... they took me in a room and i kid you not, they went on google and they began to do a google search on how to treat a dog bite lol

It's a misdiagnosis for a reason.

Bipolar is a neurodivergence and mental health need characterised by extreme mood states between mania and depression whereas our autistic neurotype is charactised by a different way of thinking including our specific communication and socialising style, a monotropic cognitive style and a unique sensory experience etc.. combined with ADHD neurotype (interest based nervous system) including a need for novelty, urgency, executive functioning, emotional and sensory differences. I am aware that this is a very simple differentation between neurotypes (and description of these neurotypes) but bipolar is very different from autistic or AuDHD experiences.

I am also aware that on the surface AuDHDer activity states can present in a similar way to someone with bipolar, however the cause of the change in activity is usually different (namely burnout).

It's a misdiagnosis for a reason.

Bipolar is a neurodivergence and mental health need characterised by extreme mood states between mania and depression whereas our autistic neurotype is charactised by a different way of thinking including our specific communication and socialising style, a monotropic cognitive style and a unique sensory experience etc.. combined with ADHD neurotype (interest based nervous system) including a need for novelty, urgency, executive functioning, emotional and sensory differences. I am aware that this is a very simple differentation between neurotypes (and description of these neurotypes) but bipolar is very different from autistic or AuDHD experiences.

I am also aware that on the surface AuDHDer activity states can present in a similar way to someone with bipolar, however the cause of the change in activity is usually different (namely burnout).

Yes that is true as well Ian. Thanks for pointing this out.

Also, my understanding is that with bipolar you can get psychotic symptoms and delusions during manic phases. I knew one person who would go on a shopping spree during her manic phases, thinking she was rich and famous, only to crash when the credit card statement came in a few weeks later. This is not an autistic behaviour pattern.