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Newbie AuDHD Country Bumpkin

Raenflower

Hi there Wave tone1 I have no idea what to say, other than I am new here and recently received my Autism diagnosis to go with my previous ADHD diagnosis… woman facepalming: medium-light skin tone and.. hyper-mobility and limited mobility (I have arthritis, chronic venous insufficiency and fibromyalgia). I feel like I am collecting different diagnoses the older I get. Flushed

I have known about my ADHD for years as I was diagnosed at university when I had a dyslexia assessment but went on to have my NHS assessment a few years back, and now I am on ADHD medication. My consultant told me he felt I also was autistic due to the way I responded to medication. So I then went for my Autism assessment which I had in the spring. I really never had to consider that I could be autistic as well that said it figures as I have two neurodivergent children (one Adhd and the other autistic). 

My children have all grown up now and I live with my husband and our 2 dogs and are cat. Cat2 Dog2 Dog2‍safety vestFeet

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  • Congrats on your diagnosis Raenflower!

    AuDHD here, too, and I was similarly diagnosed with ADHD a while back and ASD recently. It’s crazy how everything used to be blamed on the ADHD, but now with the ASD diagnosis as an additional frame of reference it totally changes how I look back on the struggles I’ve had.

    I’m sorry to hear about your comorbidity with arthritis, chronic venous insufficiency, and fibromyalgia. I imagine it would be hard not just to do everyday tasks but also sleep. Fibromyalgia in particular scares me, since I have a family member with that and it really messes with her day to day living.

    I hope you like it here on this forum!

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  • Congrats on your diagnosis Raenflower!

    AuDHD here, too, and I was similarly diagnosed with ADHD a while back and ASD recently. It’s crazy how everything used to be blamed on the ADHD, but now with the ASD diagnosis as an additional frame of reference it totally changes how I look back on the struggles I’ve had.

    I’m sorry to hear about your comorbidity with arthritis, chronic venous insufficiency, and fibromyalgia. I imagine it would be hard not just to do everyday tasks but also sleep. Fibromyalgia in particular scares me, since I have a family member with that and it really messes with her day to day living.

    I hope you like it here on this forum!

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