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Are there any Autistic people who also have ADHD here?

Pootalfun

Hi everyone,  I was diagnosed with both Autism and ADHD and would like to connect with similar people for advice please. In particular I would like to hear of experiences from people who take ADHD medication. I have started Elvanse for my ADHD, only three days in now. I wonder if anyone else takes an ADHD stimulant and whether it affects their autistic traits in any way? I appreciate that this is a very personal ask and maybe people won’t want to disclose this and that’s absolutely fine isn’t it? Otherwise, just chatting with others about how it feels to have both autism and ADHD will be so helpful for me, I don’t know any people with both. Thank you 

Parents

  • I have both. I don't take medication though, I did try but I had side effects that made it not worth it. I have heard many people comment that the autistic traits can become more obvious when on ADHD meds though.

    I feel like my autism and ADHD are always competing. One wants one thing and one wants another. One usually wins. In work the autistic traits are far more obvious but at home I'd say the ADHD ones are. They mask each other in a way. 

    It's a difficult combination of conditions.

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  • I have both. I don't take medication though, I did try but I had side effects that made it not worth it. I have heard many people comment that the autistic traits can become more obvious when on ADHD meds though.

    I feel like my autism and ADHD are always competing. One wants one thing and one wants another. One usually wins. In work the autistic traits are far more obvious but at home I'd say the ADHD ones are. They mask each other in a way. 

    It's a difficult combination of conditions.

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