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ADHD and autism

Emily
1 day ago

Hi I’m new on this forum and just wanted to introduce myself I have recently been diagnosed with ADHD  and I am awaiting an autism assessment but I know I have got it . It was my first day taking ADHD medication today and it made me feel quite sleepy. i don’t know much about ADHD but i want to learn however the booklet I was given was a bit to difficult for me to understand does anyone know any good websites that I can go on to learn about it that will help me understand it better.  

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  • 1 day ago

    Hi Wave nice to have you here! There seems to be a good community here so far and I’ve found a lot of good people on TikTok. I am not really a social media type but I just keep low key, only believe what is referenced and learn quite a bit from that community. It’s nice to know you’re not alone and people experience similar things to you. I don’t have ADHD but I have a close friend with it. I only have 3 close people so I needed some help dealing with them (because they’re worth it) so found a channel called adhd_love. Rox and Richard Pink have written two great books about ADHD and they also have a body doubling app, Dubbi.
    Take care and welcome!

  • 1 day ago in reply to Blip

    You sound like a very good friend to do that for your other friends thank you for the suggestions I will have a look at that 

Reply Children
  • 1 day ago in reply to Blip

    Thank you I only have one friend and he is the only friend that I have had that really gets me and knows how to deal with me I also have undiagnosed autism as I am waiting for an autism test I feel like this community will really help as we are all understanding of each other. I also gave rich and Rox a follow on TikTok and I think I will understand myself better watching them as sometimes when I look on websites it can get quite confusing and difficult to understand . 

  • 1 day ago in reply to Emily

    He’s actually pretty easy when you know how to cope with him Joy and I got all my tips from Rox and Richard’s books AKA best friend manual Joy

    You ADHD’ers have it hard, you definitely need community, because you’re not alone. I think as an Autistic person I’m very similar to my friend but also fundamentally different. I struggle in different ways.

    And AuDHD well, what a brain war that must be so please reach out to others who know how it feels.

    Best of luck xx