Are there any Autistic people who also have ADHD here?

Pootalfun 25 days ago

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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EntireMC832 24 days ago

I have both and I've been taking a non-stimulate ADHD medication for about a year now. It has helped a LOT with executive function and surprisingly with misophonia as well. I'm much more able to tolerate noises like leaf blowers, chewing, wrappers ETC.
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EntireMC832 24 days ago

I have both and I've been taking a non-stimulate ADHD medication for about a year now. It has helped a LOT with executive function and surprisingly with misophonia as well. I'm much more able to tolerate noises like leaf blowers, chewing, wrappers ETC.
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Pootalfun 23 days ago in reply to EntireMC832

I don’t know anything about the non-stimulants because I’m on a stimulant but I presume they do the same things to the brain, so your experience sounds promising
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