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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 

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  • I have Autism and ADHD. Its like having a conflicted brain, because my autistic people doesn't want to do anything, but the ADHD part has all this energy, wants to race around and then it gets tired. Haha. So I have let the ADHD part of me out to run around, make faces and sings, then it feels okay and I can go back to being autistic. 

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  • I have Autism and ADHD. Its like having a conflicted brain, because my autistic people doesn't want to do anything, but the ADHD part has all this energy, wants to race around and then it gets tired. Haha. So I have let the ADHD part of me out to run around, make faces and sings, then it feels okay and I can go back to being autistic. 

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