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Longfella

Hi,

53 years old and diagnosed with ASD and ADHD within the last month. 

It feels like the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one.

I've been having what I thought were migraines for the last 13 years, but now I think it was burnout. Not that the label matters.

The clinician that gave me my diagnosis suggested I look at NAS for information etc, so here I am. 

I imagine I'll lurk for a while as I get used to things! 

Looking forward to learning more about myself

M

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  • Hi  and welcome.Hugging

    Good call on the discovery about the migraines.  Its made me wonder about my migraines too.

    Hope you stick around and enjoy chatting with us.Blush

  • in reply to Lonehare12

    I hope you get to the bottom of your migraines, they're not fun whatever the symptoms.

    I was never particularly convinced that it was migraines as I very rarely had aura or actual pain, just unable to function for days. I have trouble thinking, speaking and generally doing anything other than reading it watching TV (I guess that's my happy place)

    I tried all sorts to get rid of them and the best I managed was to get them down to every 3 months.

    I read a description of ASD and ADHD Burnout a while back and it fit to a T

    Ultimately it doesn't matter what I call them, I've found that taking that step back when I feel I need to and doing nothing for a while has had a huge impact, it's now nearly 6 months since my last one. 

    I just need to try and get it so that there's a better balance with work so I don't have to spend the weekend doing nothing (although that's nice too!)

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  • in reply to Lonehare12

    I hope you get to the bottom of your migraines, they're not fun whatever the symptoms.

    I was never particularly convinced that it was migraines as I very rarely had aura or actual pain, just unable to function for days. I have trouble thinking, speaking and generally doing anything other than reading it watching TV (I guess that's my happy place)

    I tried all sorts to get rid of them and the best I managed was to get them down to every 3 months.

    I read a description of ASD and ADHD Burnout a while back and it fit to a T

    Ultimately it doesn't matter what I call them, I've found that taking that step back when I feel I need to and doing nothing for a while has had a huge impact, it's now nearly 6 months since my last one. 

    I just need to try and get it so that there's a better balance with work so I don't have to spend the weekend doing nothing (although that's nice too!)

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