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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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  • I have ADHD and it is a life of extremes. In work it's kind of an asset and actually does the opposite of how people view ADHD. ADHD can actually have strong links with perfectionism and over compensating for difficulties so in work I have to make sure everything is done to a high standard. People see me as highly organised - in actual fact I just start about 5 tasks in one go and some how get to the end. My ADHD also means I struggle to do nothing sometimes so from the minute I get to work to the moment I leave I am busy. Autism however, is much more problematic at work.

    Home is different. Autism settles. I'm in control of my environment. I don't have to interact. But I'm exhausted from a day in work and I crash. ADHD has nothing to bounce off anymore and dopamine is well and truly gone. So then I struggle to do anything. Housework is an issue for me. I struggle to do any in the week and then have to play catch up at the weekend.

    It's a tough and confusing battle. Autism and ADHD don't agree. Sometimes ADHD and ADHD don't even agree.

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  • I have ADHD and it is a life of extremes. In work it's kind of an asset and actually does the opposite of how people view ADHD. ADHD can actually have strong links with perfectionism and over compensating for difficulties so in work I have to make sure everything is done to a high standard. People see me as highly organised - in actual fact I just start about 5 tasks in one go and some how get to the end. My ADHD also means I struggle to do nothing sometimes so from the minute I get to work to the moment I leave I am busy. Autism however, is much more problematic at work.

    Home is different. Autism settles. I'm in control of my environment. I don't have to interact. But I'm exhausted from a day in work and I crash. ADHD has nothing to bounce off anymore and dopamine is well and truly gone. So then I struggle to do anything. Housework is an issue for me. I struggle to do any in the week and then have to play catch up at the weekend.

    It's a tough and confusing battle. Autism and ADHD don't agree. Sometimes ADHD and ADHD don't even agree.

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