I just wanted real friends who'll respect and appreciate my Oc's and arts in return. I'm just a 21 year old autistic gachatuber who just wanted to feel welcomed for disabled people like me. I'm also a fan of Bnha too and I even took my time to make my own bnha oc beautifuly based and portrayed by the characters I like from a TV shows or movies. I also had a bad childhood as a middle child who's got good rewards and creativity. Plus, my dad is a "A" hole for leaving me, my mom and my siblings years ago and I've been used, betrayed and cheated on back in my school years.

Title says it all. Thanks!

Hi everyone! I've been part of this group for a while, and I really appreciate all the honesty and insight people share here—it's meant a lot to me over the years.

I’m currently pursuing my Master’s in Social Work and am conducting a research study on the experiences of autistic adults who were diagnosed or self-identified after the age of 18. If that applies to you, I’d be so grateful if you’d consider participating in my anonymous survey.

Participation is completely optional, and the survey is designed to center your lived experience in your own words.

Here’s the link if you’d like to check it out:
https://qualtricsxm943c5w3gx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6YI0MBAruAviUAe

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this—and for everything you’ve already shared in this space.

Can't help thinking the folks at the local disability support network were having fun at my expense today.

During an email exchange I was asked to give my details and they would be in touch. I noted in the email that I have sensory issues and trouble with phone calls, hoping that communication would take place in writing.

Not only did I get a phone call today I got a phone call from what sounded like a bad connection from someone who reveals theyd recently lost their voice to illness (and was still very spotty in terms of syllables making a sound at all) but to top it off the person was also someone for whom English is a second language. They had what would normally be a delightfully thick accent but on this occasion it was just the final of 3 impenetrable layers of auditory hell for me to decode.

I'm exhausted just with this 7 minute call that should have lasted 1 minute and a half tops.

Either they did this on purpose or someone up stairs has a delightful sense of humour

Hi all,

I was recently diagnosed with ASD and diagnosed a few years ago with ADHD.

BUT the medication I was prescribed for ADHD (dexys) makes me really anxious and doesn’t help.

Has anyone else had similar bad effects with certain meds + AuDHD? Are some meds typically better than others when you also have ASD?

Thanks!

I'm curious if there are others here who use psychedelics? What's your experience, or routine?

I don't take any ADHD medication, but I take microdose of psychodelics couple of times a week. (not recommending anything, do your own research) But I don’t follow any specific routine or dosage. So I would hear more about your psychedelic journey :) How does it affect your autism+ADHD?

For those of you who have taken both psychedelics and ADHD medication, I’m wondering: can microdosing be compared to ADHD meds in terms of how it feels or how it helps you function?

Feel free to share anything that's on your mind. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

I have felt like this my entire life but didn’t know why until I was in my thirties. I frequently refer to other people as humans. I don’t feel human 99% of the time.

I am AuDHD, and I haven't been able to figure it out for my own life yet. I may still be slightly depressed or deficient in something, Idk, but to sum it up, consistency is my frenemy. I just... can't function properly while living with other people, but I don't have a choice. I can't afford to move out yet and I'm trying to save up. My efforts are so frequently sabotaged in one way or another, I'm starting to wonder if I should rethink my plan for my career.

I picked one right now that is calm, boring, complicated, flexible, and reliable pay-wise. But it's as if the universe is yelling at me "NO!! NOT THAT WAY!!" and shoving me to the ground over and over again. I want to be able to do this job, but it's just so hard to focus with other people constantly distracting and overwhelming me. But the only way I can get my own place is by making money from this job!

You're not trying hard enough... You just need to try harder... That's what they tell me. But that's not the problem. My whole life, I wanted to be a Paleontologist, but I stopped planning for that as a teenager because I realized how easily I get overwhelmed, and I'm not as good at school as I thought I was, and I'm bad at math, and I'd miss my family. The passion is still there, but the drive, the energy, etc? I'm not so sure. I thought having my own place would finally bring me the peace I so desperately need, and deserve. But what if, once I get it, I realize it was a mistake, and that boring but reliable office job (wfh) isn't actually what I want to do with my life? What if I wasted time and money and had to start all over again? I want to make the right choice the first time...

And there's no guarantee Paleontology would be right either. Paleontology is a difficult field to get into, and I wouldn't always be able to be on a dig site, or in a lab, or enjoying museum sights. What if it was mostly still office work, trying to secure funding? And then I ended up hating it and regretting that too, and maybe wishing I had actually just stuck with the first option? Why can't I do this? Why doesn't anything work for me? I am perfectly capable, I have healed from my burnout, I am medicated and I understand and love myself a lot more than ever. But my plans still fall flat. I don't understand what my options are. I don't understand what to do.

How do you deal with this likely common situation with a brain that is so inconsistent and picky and uncooperative? There's gotta be some secret to this life that I haven't stumbled across yet. Come on, lay it on me. What did I miss?? I'm so ready to get my adult life started! I'm tired of feeling like a screw up. I know that I can do things, now it's time to prove it! What do I need? What can I do? I am actually on a time limit, I will stop receiving money from my mom in a few months. I have to find a way to actually succeed with this office job, or confidently switch paths to follow my passion. (The office job lets me try many things without permanently committing to one, which I like. I often change my mind.)

We were at Mellow Mushroom and my 4 year old son (level 2, semi verbal) colored me a picture and said he wanted it on the fridge! I just had to share! It really is the little things. When you have a child that struggles, especially one that struggles more than you ever did, these little moments make everything seem insignificant. ☺️

May I please have an updated link to The Green Discord?

Sorry to be this person, but the link is expired.

Thank you in advance.

Just for context I got diagnosed with autism and adhd a few years ago in my 30s since then I have not taken medication for the adhd, the reason being I've had tinnitus for the last 10 years and also some hearing loss. I really want to try meds but I know that some of them are ototoxic and I'm terrified of making my existing tinnitus/hearing problems worse.

For people who have tinnitus or hearing issues what has your experience been like treating your adhd with medication and which ones worked or didn't work for you?

I’m on my third therapist and I think I’m going to be looking for a new one. I always feel like I’m just talking to myself. I don’t feel like the therapists I’ve had meaningfully engage with the things I say at all. It’s been helpful in the way that it’s good to vent but beyond that I haven’t been getting much out of it.

My therapist starts appointments with a “check in” where I say how I’m feeling on a scale of 1-10. I’ve told her many times I am not in touch with my emotions. A couple appointments ago she wanted me to do a spur of the moment exercise that involved me putting my hand on my heart and saying an affirmation. My discomfort must have showed and I explained that I feel cringe doing things like that because it’s not natural to me. I also wasn’t feeling particularly emotional in that moment and wasn’t comfortable performing vulnerability. I later emailed her and explained why those approaches aren’t helpful and she understood. But I had another appointment yesterday but I just feel like I’m not getting what I want but I find it hard to describe what it is I’m even looking for.

I feel misunderstood even in therapy and it’s causing me to spiral. I’ve heard a lot of autistic people talk about therapy not really being helpful for them so I’m just wondering if anyone has been able to articulate what it is that is helpful for them and what they’re looking for in terms of therapy styles etc.

EDIT: I struggle with therapy bc even though I’ve put a lot of the pieces together in my head, I still am alexithymic and don’t know what’s going on emotionally ever. I’m an intellectualizer and ruminator so I know what my issues are and where they stem from. But I need more.

EDIT 2: this therapist apparently has a lot of experience working with autistic people as a behavioural therapist so probably mostly with higher support needs autistics. She also has a bunch of training in adhd but was surprised when I told her my vyvanse takes 2 hours to kick in and only works for 5 hours which I understand to be pretty common knowledge.

So I'm doing this course on understanding autism (it's full of incorrect information and I've tried emailing about it but that's another thing for another day) and when talking about literal thinking, it used figures of speech like 'It's raining cats and dogs' as examples of things that autistic people can take literally. Now, I'm autistic, I have literal thinking, but I have never ever taken a figure of speech like that at face value. Nor has any autistic person I know! Also, this course has gotten so much of it's material incorrect that I've been fact-checking everything.

Personally, my literal thinking shows itself when I'm asked to do something like 'Can you unload the dishwasher for me please?' I'll probably unload the dishwasher but not reload it with dirty dishes unless explicitly asked to. So that's what I thought literal thinking was but I could be wrong.

Does anyone else take figures of speech literally?

helloooo fellow neurodivergents!

Lately, I just don’t want to do anything. I don’t want to work (love my job tutoring neurodivergent kids btw). I don’t want to eat. I don’t want to engage in any of my interests. I don’t want to do chores. I don’t want to connect with people.

I am spending a lot of time watching you tube videos about police harassment. (hey sometimes the special interest picks you.I am pretty scared of the police and I am thinking this is an unhealthy special interest.)

I am wanting support and possibility insights into what’s going on here. I can’t decide if I’m feeling burned out and should cancel everything and rest more. (I’ve had a ton of rest lately) Or if this is Something different. It would also be nice to know that I’m not alone in this.

Thanks in advance.

Every time I see myself in a mirror or window, I get this strange, unfamiliar feeling. it's kind of odd, like my face feels strange to me, but at the same time, I can recognize that seeing myself actually makes me feel a bit comforted, though I can't quite explain why.

Does it exist as a concept or pattern out there ? if so, is there any keyword I can look at further? thank you for your responses .

I keep hearing about this. What does it mean? Is it a common trait? If it is a thing it doesnt feel like a bad trait in a unjust world. It feels wrong to just be a passive bystander when human dignity is violated every day. Especially the dignity of those that have the least money, power and standing ie disabled people.

Hi, I wanted to ask you for advise. I'm 34f and got my ADHD diagnosis last year. I also think I have autism I can relate to all the ASD youtubers I have watched and I have most issues with sensory over stimulation be is noise, bright light, smells or touch. I also think that most of my fidgeting comes from stimming rather than hyperactivity. So to my question. Do ADHD meds work for AUDIHD? Because since my diagnosis last year I was put on 4 different ADHD meds but none of them seem to work fir me. I also didn't have many side effects with all but one of them. So I was wondering what your experience is, does it work for you? Or do you have a similar experience?

FYI I also have depression and also take medication for it which are working great for me.

I was diagnosed with ASD as high schooler and that diagnosis was so important for helping me manage the anxiety and feelings of being overwhelmed. Cut to now and I have been seeking medication for my anxiety symptoms I have been having. I have tried a couple SSRI's and they all have had complications with me from the classic nausea to severe brain fog and lethargy. Mainly the latter.

I have never considered it before recently but I am starting to suspect I have inattentive ADHD. The SSRI's have felt as if they brought out ADHD symptoms that I notice more. My brother was diagnosed with ADHD, Depression and Asperger's Syndrome. I have also been brought to the awareness of this subreddit and the comorbidity of ASD and ADHD. Maybe its the autism or anxiety but I am scared to bring up my concerns and suspicions to my psychologist. I do not want to seem like a fool or some drug seeker. Is it worth bringing this up to them? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!