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Nirvanas_Nox
08/07/2023
01:07 PM
#1
I was just diagnosed with autism and adhd. I always thought i was just adhd. I'm not entirely sure how to go about handling this information. It's great knowing but now I'm at a loss. For those of you who were diagnosed as an adult how do you cope?
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08/07/2023
11:02 AM
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ArsGoetia
08/07/2023
01:08 PM
#3
i mean
does putting a name to it change anything about you?
Nirvanas_Nox
08/07/2023
01:10 PM
#4
ArsGoetia posted...
i mean
does putting a name to it change anything about you?

I guess not really but it does bring a lot of understanding about my life. That's what I'm struggling with I guess
Make sure not to bleed over the discs.- Xiciassa
NOT IN MY CANTINA! - Bartender
AceMos
08/07/2023
01:13 PM
#5
its a complicated feeling i was diagnosed when i was in my 20s

it explains so much about your self and your not sure what changes

my advice just be your self and see where you go
3 things 1. i am female 2. i havea msucle probelm its hard for me to typ well 3.*does her janpuu dance*
AceMos
08/07/2023
01:14 PM
#6
and those little impulses you squished down try exploring them see if they help you feel less depressed
3 things 1. i am female 2. i havea msucle probelm its hard for me to typ well 3.*does her janpuu dance*
Nirvanas_Nox
08/07/2023
01:16 PM
#7
AceMos posted...
and those little impulses you squished down try exploring them see if they help you feel less depressed

Its funny that's exactly where I am right now. Thank you. I will try that.
Make sure not to bleed over the discs.- Xiciassa
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Jiek_Fafn
08/07/2023
01:17 PM
#8
One of my friends is going through this. She fucking loves it. It's really helping her navigate her life better now that she has more of a road map of what she was naturally doing. Like she had a lot of problems navigating life and only some solutions. Now there are a lot more potential solutions she knows about to try.
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StormSignal
08/07/2023
01:19 PM
#9
congrats and good luck bud
you don't need to be anything
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DipDipDiver
08/07/2023
01:19 PM
#10
My son got diagnosed last year, and I have weird feelings about it because he's basically exactly like me at that age and I've never been tested
Nirvanas_Nox
08/07/2023
01:23 PM
#11
DipDipDiver posted...
My son got diagnosed last year, and I have weird feelings about it because he's basically exactly like me at that age and I've never been tested

This I can understand. My mom says I'm almost exactly like her and she's never been tested for either adhd or autism.

Jiek_Fafn posted...
One of my friends is going through this. She fucking loves it. It's really helping her navigate her life better now that she has more of a road map of what she was naturally doing. Like she had a lot of problems navigating life and only some solutions. Now there are a lot more potential solutions she knows about to try.

I'm not sure I love knowing at least not yet lol but it is nice knowing the reason why. Especially when I was a kid.
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Nirvanas_Nox
08/07/2023
01:30 PM
#13
Conflict posted...
You ever thought about joining an autism support group?

Um not until now no. Next time I go to see my Dr I'll ask about it.
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hockeybub89
08/07/2023
01:38 PM
#15
I was diagnosed at 23. It definitely improved my life. I always felt something was wrong, but I started internalizing that maybe I was just a lazy loser because I had no proof. The diagnosis changed things. I was able to get involved with an employment center/life coach that eventually helped my find a job that I've turned into a career.

There's still resentment in the back of my mind though, because of how much abuse I went through beforehand, and how I essentially wasted my entire childhood and a good chunk of my 20s. Serious arrested development.
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Nirvanas_Nox
08/07/2023
01:49 PM
#16
When I was 18 I told my mom that I thought I might be autistic but she kinda just brushed me off and told me I didn't have it and I was just being a hypochondriac. I knew I had adhd and thought that's all it was. I didn't get evaluated until 33 and that was last week. That still doesn't help all the trauma I've kept hidden either. State hospital at 10, raped at 16, homeless at 19, then just listless after that. Haven't had any real clarity about my situation until now. Though it helps to have a bf who actually loves and cares enough to actually support me in all this. He's the one who ultimately said I should see someone.

Edit: honestly talking to you all is super helpful to me right now. Probably because your all totally anonymous people lol.
Make sure not to bleed over the discs.- Xiciassa
NOT IN MY CANTINA! - Bartender
BunkerBoy
08/07/2023
01:53 PM
#17
How'd you go about getting diagnosed?
ProfessorKukui
08/07/2023
01:55 PM
#18
BunkerBoy posted...
How'd you go about getting diagnosed?

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Nirvanas_Nox
08/07/2023
01:57 PM
#19
BunkerBoy posted...
How'd you go about getting diagnosed?

I went to my Dr and she referred me to a ASD clinic. They did my assessment there. I could have probably just went to the clinic but it was faster to go through her. Otherwise I'd have been waiting months
Make sure not to bleed over the discs.- Xiciassa
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bsp77
08/07/2023
02:00 PM
#20
Welcome to the club!

Autism is just a label and we are all different. It's no big deal.
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Tyranthraxus
08/07/2023
02:02 PM
#21
I can't really tell you how to feel but just remember that you're a person and not a diagnosis.
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wanderingshade
08/07/2023
02:04 PM
#22
It must feel nice to have that small catharsis at least. I've known I've had ADHD since I was 9. It hadn't really help me deal with anything, I was just on meth salt stimulants for 15ish years until I had trouble eating big meals, then I stopped. Which was probably for the best because I also have asthma and being on stimulants puts me at a bigger risk for heart attack/heart failure.

Now I'm in my 30s, unemployed and watching dramas on Netflix and streamer houses on Twitch and getting sad because my life resembles those in 0 ways. I practically only want to work again to see if I can meet girls, but I guess I might need therapy to stop being a "mind reader" and avoidant of negative emotions/the possibility of rejection before I even get there. I still feel mildly overwhelmed and burned out from my last job and I quit that job 3 years ago.

Anyway, now I'm oversharing again.
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Nirvanas_Nox
08/07/2023
02:06 PM
#23
wanderingshade posted...
It must feel nice to have that small catharsis at least. I've known I've had ADHD since I was 9. It hadn't really help me deal with anything, I was just on meth salt stimulants for 15ish years until I had trouble eating big meals, then I stopped. Which was probably for the best because I also have asthma and being on stimulants puts me at a bigger risk for heart attack/heart failure.

Now I'm in my 30s, unemployed and watching dramas on Netflix and streamer houses on Twitch and getting sad because my life resembles those in 0 ways. I practically only want to work again to see if I can meet girls, but I guess I might need therapy to stop being a "mind reader" and avoidant of negative emotions/the possibility of rejection before I even get there. I still feel mildly overwhelmed and burned out from my last job and I quit that job 3 years ago.

Anyway, now I'm oversharing again.

Please feel free to share. I did and that actually helped me feel a lot better. I get it though.

Tyranthraxus posted...
I can't really tell you how to feel but just remember that you're a person and not a diagnosis.

That is really good advice thank you.

Make sure not to bleed over the discs.- Xiciassa
NOT IN MY CANTINA! - Bartender
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