Published on 12, July, 2020
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?
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!
Hi! Thank you so much, I really appreciate the welcome and the recommendations. I'll get to watching!
Hello again
You are very welcome. This online autistic community is very friendly.
I hope enjoy Aucademy as much as I do! It’s a very useful and positive platform for learning about your own autistic identity from other autistics.
What are your dedicated interests?
You are very welcome. I am glad the links I have provided are useful.
This is yet another reason why the autistic/ADHD community is great- we can collaborate and compliment each other’s strengths and challenges! For example the creativity and passion for writing that stems from your neurodivergence and the monotropic focus and efficiency that stems from my autistic brain! I love how our community can work together to provide knowledge and solutions like this!
Maybe you just need more dopamine for your ADHD brain!
I am glad you agree about the beauty of our autistic experience. It’s our community, culture and space. I absolutely love it (if that wasn’t already obvious!). I feel really passionate about this and I feel that our community has a lot of power (knowledge from lived experience) to one day completely change the narrative about our neurodivergent lives.
I am so glad that you feel so positive too. It’s really important and freeing to be proud of our autistic/ADHD identities.
Your writing sounds cool. What storyline or project are you working on currently? Where do you get ideas from?
I was thinking of getting The Neurodiversity Reader book. I completed an essay on the subject of autistic experience and neurodiversity. It’s really cool!
I hope you enjoy the autistic book club or creative writing group if you decide to join.