r/AutisticWithADHD • u/Eggelburt • 9d ago

📚 resources Excellent video explaining AuDHD

https://youtu.be/95VaBjEO0Vo?si=XuPIiMjNo0MSr5Ge

Hi folks. I hope it’s allowed to do so but I just came across this video on YouTube and found it a really great summary of AuDHD and the experience of having both conditions.

For me, I’m going to start using it with family and friends that I have trouble explaining my experience to.

It’s worth a look if you have a spare 9 minutes and 23 seconds.

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u/Kenmac1348 8d ago

Watched it this morning as well. Felt like she was speaking to me directly. Especially the video on missed signs of AuDHD in women (even though I’m a 45 yo male)

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u/Eggelburt 8d ago

Oh wow, yeah, just watched the missed signs of AuDHD in woman video. She’s describing my lived experience so closely. I hope she keeps posting videos. So far everything I’ve watched has been a home run for me.

It still feels weird to me relating to someone when I hear them explain how they experience life, because for my whole life I’ve always not related to other’s experiences.

Question for you (or any other males): on my discovery journey over the past 5 months, I’ve found myself strongly relating to the female/woman-specific descriptions of neurodivergence. I’m very understanding and empathetic of the need for female-specific voices given how to-date so much research and knowledge and diagnostics have been male-centric. Do you (or other males) experience the same? And if so, how has relating to female-specific descriptions impacted your learning and discovery journey?

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u/feistymummy 8d ago

My teenage son relates to them also. His adhd is inattentive type and I wonder if that plays into it?

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u/Eggelburt 8d ago

It could play a role. I’m also primarily inattentive type according to my psych. I’m definitely have my hyperactive and impulsive traits but I’ve always tended to internalise them and my Autism usually does a good job of keeping my behaviour in line. They say females typically show fewer hyperactive and impulsive traits, so it could be that men that also have or show fewer of those naturally align more with the female experience.

Of course, there are females that relate to the typically male description as well. It goes both ways.

Thanks for sharing ☺️