Neurodivergent on Sidechat | “you have adhd, not autism” never mind that i cried when i learned about autistic limerence because i was so relieved that it’s a real experience and i’m not actually just obsessive and dopamine chasing

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Neurodivergent 7w

“you have adhd, not autism” never mind that i cried when i learned about autistic limerence because i was so relieved that it’s a real experience and i’m not actually just obsessive and dopamine chasing

Anonymous 7w

Limerence isn’t really strongly associated with autism but more with attachment issues and trauma. I would be careful to make sure you’re learning about autism through trusted sources and not social media or blogs. I’m saying that because it’s possible that you could have another condition instead and have gotten fixated on the idea that it’s autism without a strong understanding of what it is.

Anonymous 7w

We be self diagnosing here? You know ADHD people also experience this without having autism?

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#1 7w

yes i’m aware of overlap and symptoms. this is just one example of a bunch of reasons i believe i may be audhd, which we know is undiagnosed in afab people. i also had two psychiatrists tell me i didn’t have adhd either (because i masked too well) before the third one finally believed me, so i’m not inclined to truly take an assessment at face value unfortunately