I’m AuDHD too. It can be difficult to say the least.
This is from my assessment training manual:
"The AuDHD profile is defined by competing neurological needs that can create significant internal conflict. Key contradictions include:
The need for routine and predictability (autism) in conflict with the need for novelty and
stimulation (ADHD).
Social exhaustion and sensory overwhelm (autism) in conflict with loneliness and desire
for connection.
Perfectionism and high standards (autism) in conflict with procrastination, task initiation
failure, and inconsistency (ADHD).
Deep, sustained special interest focus (autism) interrupted by ADHD-driven distractibility
and difficulty sustaining attention on non-preferred aspects of those same interests."
I feel like this isn’t a real thing. What you described is how I feel and how I would describe the vast majority of the people I know. The people that I wouldn’t say fit these behaviors I would consider clearly have some other mental disorder.
Maybe I’m in a bubble of people like me? Idk it just seems like the default behavior…
Yup. Tiny projects that finish fast for autism, long-term projects with digressions for the ADHD. Permission to go weird occasionally and do a deep dive on something novel for both.
I’m AuDHD too. It can be difficult to say the least.
This is from my assessment training manual:
"The AuDHD profile is defined by competing neurological needs that can create significant internal conflict. Key contradictions include:
Sounds like they were writing a story about me in there.
Good luck on your journey!
Damn, here I was thinking I was neurotypical and it turns out I may be the bastard child of autism and ADHD. What a plot twist.
I feel like this isn’t a real thing. What you described is how I feel and how I would describe the vast majority of the people I know. The people that I wouldn’t say fit these behaviors I would consider clearly have some other mental disorder.
Maybe I’m in a bubble of people like me? Idk it just seems like the default behavior…
We’re self-selecting to gather together for some reason.
Congratulations with your diagnosis
Yup. Tiny projects that finish fast for autism, long-term projects with digressions for the ADHD. Permission to go weird occasionally and do a deep dive on something novel for both.