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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 confused between the two. I think my autistic symptoms affect how i relate and interact with people. I think Im doing a great job being normal, when in fact......in conversation with neuro typical people, they'll see something isn't right. Body language is all off and they notice and I'll say something far out there. Interaction with strangers is uncomfortable....I have weird interests that at times can be consuming.

    ADD is a different ball game. I believe this is where my low moods and addictions come from. Im looking for mood boosters and dopamine on this side. I can get deep, dark depression. I was hooked on co codamol because it just gave me a mood boost, took me out of myself. Same with alcohol.

    If people are talking about stuff i consider boring, i'll check out mentally in conversations. 

    I can be probably considered spikey and unapproachable. Im really not but not easy to talk too from an outside perspective. The combination of not really wanting to talk or being around people. People pick up on that lol its all a massive contradiction and took me a while to separate them both and not feel like i was a fraud.

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  • I was confused between the two. I think my autistic symptoms affect how i relate and interact with people. I think Im doing a great job being normal, when in fact......in conversation with neuro typical people, they'll see something isn't right. Body language is all off and they notice and I'll say something far out there. Interaction with strangers is uncomfortable....I have weird interests that at times can be consuming.

    ADD is a different ball game. I believe this is where my low moods and addictions come from. Im looking for mood boosters and dopamine on this side. I can get deep, dark depression. I was hooked on co codamol because it just gave me a mood boost, took me out of myself. Same with alcohol.

    If people are talking about stuff i consider boring, i'll check out mentally in conversations. 

    I can be probably considered spikey and unapproachable. Im really not but not easy to talk too from an outside perspective. The combination of not really wanting to talk or being around people. People pick up on that lol its all a massive contradiction and took me a while to separate them both and not feel like i was a fraud.

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