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Autism and ADHD

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Hi everyone

I’ve been off my meds for nearly a month now, for the first time since I had my autism diagnosis, and am in the process of getting to know myself again.

Part of that has been to revisit the possibility that I have ADHD, or more specifically ADD, as well. There are many symptoms common to both ADHD and autism though so it’s difficult to tease them apart.

I know there are quite a few AuDHD people on this forum though. So can any of you describe the difference in experience, symptoms and behaviours between “vanilla” autism and AuDHD?

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  • I was diagnosed as autistic last year and as an ADHDer four months ago. I'm always anxious, as I'm always speculating what might happen, so it makes sense that I crave predictability and hate surprises. However...I'm so easily bored by so many aspects of 'normal' life. I love daydreaming about making songs and films, and I spend hours editing YouTube videos about my autistic experiences. Basically, I love peace but I hate boredom. 

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  • I was diagnosed as autistic last year and as an ADHDer four months ago. I'm always anxious, as I'm always speculating what might happen, so it makes sense that I crave predictability and hate surprises. However...I'm so easily bored by so many aspects of 'normal' life. I love daydreaming about making songs and films, and I spend hours editing YouTube videos about my autistic experiences. Basically, I love peace but I hate boredom. 

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