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Do all autistic adults have either OCD or ADHD?

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It seems that a lot of autistic adults have OCD or ADHD - the OCD ones like everything to be clean and tidy, and the ADHD ones seem to have difficulty in organising stuff.

Do you have either of these? If so, how do they affect your day to day functioning?

I have OCD and I love a clean and tidy environment, and although I find bathing or showering a bit boring I feel better for doing it. I am highly organised with money, budget setting, paying bills, etc, and like recording things in a spreadsheet or making lists. I also do meal planning each week before doing my online shopping order. I cannot stand lateness either, but I'm not sure if that's an OCD thing?

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  • If you met me you might think I have ocd, my home is immaculate. Everything in my life is logged. Rude and unprofessional people upset me. I think this is a standards thing. I treat others like I might want to be treated, these values seem to be dying out.

    Although some of these traits were undentified. I have not been diagnosed with either, it could be a rabbit hole. I would say almost certainly I do not have adhd and am more towards the opposite end of the scale. I view these as habitual preferences, because I know if these standards were not applied my world would quite bleak.

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  • If you met me you might think I have ocd, my home is immaculate. Everything in my life is logged. Rude and unprofessional people upset me. I think this is a standards thing. I treat others like I might want to be treated, these values seem to be dying out.

    Although some of these traits were undentified. I have not been diagnosed with either, it could be a rabbit hole. I would say almost certainly I do not have adhd and am more towards the opposite end of the scale. I view these as habitual preferences, because I know if these standards were not applied my world would quite bleak.

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