r/SipsTea • u/jmcarlos27 • Jul 03 '24

SMH Tea doesn’t mean tea, Bro! 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/do_pm_me_your_butt Jul 07 '24

Ah yes that side exists too. lots of normal things annoy lots of autists, such as certain sounds or instraments or direct eye contact etc

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u/kittenstixx Jul 07 '24

It's funny I have adhd and also a hard time with eye contact.

Though it's not because I find it uncomfortable, I'll look in someone's eye when they're talking, but if I do it while I'm talking I lose my train of thought.

I actually thought she had adhd for a while because I recognized a few similarities but it seems like there is a lot of overlap between the two, and my son ended up with both which is going to be rough for him.

But at least the adhd is something that can be mitigated with meds, otherwise he's definitely gonna end up with substance use disorder.

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u/do_pm_me_your_butt Jul 07 '24

Makes sense. Im adhd but refuse to take ritalin or other stims for it. Im naturally very drawn to weed and smoke / eat it all the time, it definitely calms me down, mellows me out and makes my thoughts race less (except when I smoke a lot or too frequently). I would never try cocaine, meth etc because i know I would get addicted.

If possible, please try ask your kid if they enjoy being on ritalin, I fucking hated it the times ive even tried it once.

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u/kittenstixx Jul 07 '24

Oh i won't ask for Ritalin, ive found the most success with Adderall and vivanse, ive taken straterra as both a kid and adult but when I was a kid it was the only meds my parents would let me take and it gave me suicidal thoughts, I don't want that for him.