Neurodivergent on Sidechat | 18yo female and i’ve suspected that i have ADHD and autism for months now, i feel as if nobody around me will believe me. i have testing scheduled for march of 2026 but how do i unmask? can yall comment your signs of adhd/ autism?

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Neurodivergent 1w

18yo female and i’ve suspected that i have ADHD and autism for months now, i feel as if nobody around me will believe me. i have testing scheduled for march of 2026 but how do i unmask? can yall comment your signs of adhd/ autism?

Anonymous 1w

Definitely check out “unmasking autism” by Dr. Devon Price and “Unmasking for Life”. As well as “Is this autism?” By Donna Henderson. Very good books focusing on the research around women and late-diagnosed adults.

Anonymous 2d

Do you feel like there are two conflicting and often opposite ways of feeling/ thinking your brain at once? Like for me (also AUDHD), one of the more obvious ways it showed up was being socially exhausted and just wanting to stay inside, but simultaneously NEEDING stimulation and wanting to go out for that quick dopamine