A place for those that got both Autism and ADHD, those confirmed as one and are suspecting they got the other as well, and also everyone who is neither and just genuinely curious.
Since the combo comes with its own set of challenges, this shall be a place to ask for advice, vent, infodump about special interests and/or just vibe and meme.
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It seems that for me whenever the meds "kick in" I can't really mask properly anymore which causes undesired social issues with some friends (especially in an outdoor setting like this meme implies). Wondering how many others experience this, and does anyone know why this happens? I haven't found any good reading on it and the psychs I mention it to just dismiss it.
I take a stimulant (not concerta), and it doesn't interfere with my socializing. In fact, it makes me better at socializing because I don't try to speedrun infodumping anymore. While it is, admittedly, less fun that I don't eventually end up blabbing about tsunami physics because somebody asked me whether I thought the Bluetooth keyboard was going dead, it means that there's more actual conversation that happens between myself and others.
That said, my kids both take stimulants. I've observed that it effects everyone a little differently, so, I dunno, maybe it is the concerta doing it.
For me, I was a lot better at talking to people before I started ADHD treatment and I've noticed if I don't take my meds that ability comes back. I think it's because my autism traits are much more apparent now and I now get sensory overload from daily life activities, so it's just harder for me to deal with people.
Do you mind sharing what you take? I've only tried concerta (after trying ritalin) and I've also heard that stims effect everyone differently, so one med might be "better" for one person, but not the other.
It might be that I also take clonidine, but that actually seemed to help me a little with the social stuff.
I take Adderall, but I know what you're talking about. My son has both, and when the ADHD symptoms are better controlled, the autism symptoms become more clear, though he's blessed with an overly social manifestation of autism symptoms.