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Hi! Dual diagnosis- Adhd and autism

Hannah
over 2 years ago

Hi everyone!

I'm so excited to have found this community, can't wait to hyper focus on it and read through as many posts as possible! I only just got diagnosed with autism so there's a lot I'm hoping to learn.

Just wondering if anyone else has a dual diagnosis of ADHD and autism, and if so, if you feel like one of them affects you more on a daily basis/forms a larger part of your self-identity?

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  • over 2 years ago

    Hello, welcome to your autistic community!

    I am autistic but not ADHD. I am sure you will find lots of other AuDHDer’s to chat to here.

    I don’t have a wealth of knowledge about the ADHD experience. One thing I do know though is autistic people who are ADHD sometimes feel that their needs are conflicting. It must be difficult sometimes to balance all of those needs. 

    It’s great that you are so glad you have found this forum, it’s always brilliant and validating to share experiences with our neurokin. The great thing about the autistic/ADHD community is the way we learn lots from each other.

    In the meantime, if you really want to hyper focus for ages then I would definitely recommend Aucademy:

    https://youtube.com/channel/UCLsMY1ZY9-8IReQfGX-CvBQ

    There is also a brilliant video on this channel about autistic people who are also ADHD:

    https://youtu.be/V_tF88-YUDk

    We are here to help you on autistic/ADHD discovery journey. I hope you enjoy your time here!

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  • over 2 years ago

    Hello, welcome to your autistic community!

    I am autistic but not ADHD. I am sure you will find lots of other AuDHDer’s to chat to here.

    I don’t have a wealth of knowledge about the ADHD experience. One thing I do know though is autistic people who are ADHD sometimes feel that their needs are conflicting. It must be difficult sometimes to balance all of those needs. 

    It’s great that you are so glad you have found this forum, it’s always brilliant and validating to share experiences with our neurokin. The great thing about the autistic/ADHD community is the way we learn lots from each other.

    In the meantime, if you really want to hyper focus for ages then I would definitely recommend Aucademy:

    https://youtube.com/channel/UCLsMY1ZY9-8IReQfGX-CvBQ

    There is also a brilliant video on this channel about autistic people who are also ADHD:

    https://youtu.be/V_tF88-YUDk

    We are here to help you on autistic/ADHD discovery journey. I hope you enjoy your time here!

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