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My autistic friends and family think I have autism as well as ADHD and OCD and I'm not sure what to do about that.

MLG
1 day ago

I've been diagnosed with ADHD for years and OCD for even longer, but despite getting help & medication I'm still struggling. My autistic friends and family think I have a level of autism as well and I'm not sure what to do with that. My autistic best friend said it wasn't as noticeable until I was medicated for the ADHD, but is certain it's a thing for me. Her husband is AuDHD as well, so she's got a good understanding of what it could look like. I'm balancing a lot of stuff, I've got a managerial job, I'm a carer and I've had a lot of "adverse life experiences" over the last few years - not the least with managing the Covid pandemic and months of shielding and losing my entire life and support structure overnight. I'm currently going through titration to try and sort out my ADHD meds a bit better and I'm hovering on the edge of raising it with my ADHD consultant, but I'm not even sure how to start that conversation. I'm waiting on talking therapy from the NHS, but that's taking a long while in coming. I'm really not sure where to go next with anything. Sorry, this seems a rather self-indulgent post, but I think I needed to just get it out there.

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  • 3 hours ago

    It’s not self-indulgent at all - you’re dealing with so much. I’m sorry - I can totally imagine why you are feeling so overwhelmed. Myself and my two adult sons both have a diagnosis of autism - and my eldest son has just recently been diagnosed with ADHD. I know very little about ADHD so had not realised he would get this diagnosis. My youngest has ocd too by the way - such a difficult thing to live with. And like you the pandemic had a massive impact on our family and we are still feeling the impact of that.

    if I were in your situation I would ask my GP to refer me for an autism assessment. It will likely take more than a year to actually happen - and in that time you can be deciding whether or not you want to proceed with it, and processing your feelings on this issue. 
    As your partner is autistic I imagine you’re already very knowledgeable about autism - so can work many things out without a diagnosis in a sense. 
    I’m sorry you’ve had such a difficult time in recent years - I can definitely relate! Best wishes to you :) 

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  • 3 hours ago

    It’s not self-indulgent at all - you’re dealing with so much. I’m sorry - I can totally imagine why you are feeling so overwhelmed. Myself and my two adult sons both have a diagnosis of autism - and my eldest son has just recently been diagnosed with ADHD. I know very little about ADHD so had not realised he would get this diagnosis. My youngest has ocd too by the way - such a difficult thing to live with. And like you the pandemic had a massive impact on our family and we are still feeling the impact of that.

    if I were in your situation I would ask my GP to refer me for an autism assessment. It will likely take more than a year to actually happen - and in that time you can be deciding whether or not you want to proceed with it, and processing your feelings on this issue. 
    As your partner is autistic I imagine you’re already very knowledgeable about autism - so can work many things out without a diagnosis in a sense. 
    I’m sorry you’ve had such a difficult time in recent years - I can definitely relate! Best wishes to you :) 

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