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Officially Audhd

J0nny

So today it became official I have now also been diagnosed with adhd so I believe that makes me Audhd. The last couple of weeks have been a lot I was diagnosed with Autism on the 26th of October and I got my adhd diagnosis this morning. 
I’ve found the autism diagnosis very difficult to come to terms with I’m not dealing with things very well at all. Once I received that diagnosis I absolutely knew in myself adhd was going to follow just based on how my mind works so it wasn’t as much of a shock. 
My next steps forward are potentially start medication but have got to wait for further appointments now. 
Hi to any new people on here Wave tone1 and thanks for reading. 

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  • Hi  and welcome to the diagnosed AuDHD club. I appreciate just how much it is to absorb and assimilate. Please go gently and give yourself time, grace and tenderness. 

  • in reply to leveller61

    Thank you it’s all happened very quickly 5-6 months I’m 43 and have suffered with severe treatment resistant anxiety and depression for my entire adult life at the end of May I completely imploded and had a massive breakdown, I ended up paying to see a psychiatrist who immediately picked up on autistic and adhd traits and basically told me he felt things may have been missed I didn’t even know what autism and adhd where really. 
    anyway after being referred back to the place I had my psychiatric assessment I began the assessments I was stunned/devastated when I was diagnosed autistic, today’s diagnosis I was fully expecting. 
    unfortunately things had been missed over the years going right back to early childhood and I became a master in the art of masking until everything fell apart at the end of May. 

  • in reply to J0nny

    Thanks for sharing your story. It resonates. AuDHDers can get missed diagnostically owing to being adept at masking. It is bittersweet when things fall apart but it leads to life-changing explanation.  

  • in reply to leveller61

    Yes I think that is Something I will have to do.

  • in reply to J0nny

    Been there. The grief is real, and necessary, so let yourself feel it. It takes time and we all grieve at different rates and in different ways. Trust your body and mind to do the healing work, and consider reaching out for some therapeutic support if you feel it may help you.

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  • in reply to J0nny

    Been there. The grief is real, and necessary, so let yourself feel it. It takes time and we all grieve at different rates and in different ways. Trust your body and mind to do the healing work, and consider reaching out for some therapeutic support if you feel it may help you.

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