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Autism and co-morbid conditions

LJ51125

Hi, I’m new here and feel a bit nervous about posting. I have recently been diagnosed with Autism, C-PTSD and am suspected of also having EUPD. 

Although a lot of the symptoms overlap I have had some unique ones between the 3 conditions. There is so much I don’t understand and a lot to try and take in (I’m awful at trying to retain information).

I’m having a difficult time processing it. I feel lost and don’t honestly know where to begin trying to get my head around it. I was curious if anyone here with co-occuring conditions felt the same way or had any potential helpful tips on how to process it please?

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  • Hey there LJ!

    Don’t be nervous about posting! We’re generally pretty accepting around here.

    I probably have the most common cocktail mix of co-morbidities (ASD/ADHD/Generalized anxiety/Depression), but the interesting thing about it is that I was only diagnosed with ADHD (ADD back then) as a child. It took me until around age 30 to realize “Hey, this seems to be more than just an attention issue,” I mean, there’s some overlap between all four of those disorders such as:

    ASD/ADHD - Difficulty following conversations
    ASD/Anxiety - Social anxiety
    ASD/Depression - Low self-worth
    ADHD/Anxiety - Fear of being distracted while driving
    ADHD/Depression - Lack of focus on things that are less interesting
    Anxiety/Depression - Fearfulness of future events

    And etc. So I went under the radar as just ADHD for so long. It’s weird now seeing things that I thought were just quirks that were tangentially related to ADHD (such as stimming) and now realizing that it is all part of a combination of conditions I have.

  • in reply to profdanger

    Thank you for your kind words, I guess I’m just used to not fitting in. I appreciate you sharing your experience. It’s very interesting how so much of it seems to overlap. I did get some research documents following the assessment but a bit hard for me to follow all of it

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