Meme: Screenshot of microblog post by @alanjack replying to @fotchi.

Caption: I still don’t know why part of autistic/adhd diagnosis isn’t putting you in a room with someone already diagnosed and seeing how quickly you bond.

  • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    271·
    3 hours ago

    similarily if you pop 200mg of caffeine and fall asleep that might be a slight indication that you have adhd

    • KomfortablesKissen@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      5·
      3 hours ago

      That’s me in my normal rhythm of substance abuse with caffeine.

      It might be that.

      Then again, the funny thing about caffeine is that I can go without some for weeks as long as I’m not expected to work. Longest I’ve gone without was a 12 week, almost 3 month streak. The coffee I had in my kitchen went bad.

  • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    2 hours ago

    I was visiting a doctor, a friend of my wife, and I was like 99% sure she had ADHD after the 20min visit. Didn’t talk about it but after half a year my wife was telling how she was complaining how difficult it is for adults to get into ADHD meds

    Adhdar is real

  • Klanky@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2·
    2 hours ago

    Sooo wheneve I take those online tests I always come up as non-autistic, but stuff like this makes me wonder what’s up. I find it very easy to befriend/spend time around autistic people. One will typically seek me out in social situations because we get along well (and I guess I don’t make him feel like a weirdo/outsider?) Hmmmm

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    80·
    5 hours ago

    To be double sure, do the test once, then separate the people for three months, then reintroduce them and see if they just resume their conversation.

  • Firebirdie713@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    361·
    5 hours ago

    Ironically, this is how I found out.

    I had four different people with ASD, including one person I met for the first time, tell me that I should get myself checked. One was after I had a several hour long convo with someone who could only normally talk with neurotypical people for about 30 minutes before it became a strain. He was shocked that I wasn’t diagnosed and recommended I get checked.

    Now the only reason I don’t have a diagnosis is because the evaluator didn’t understand how the criteria worked. Still debating whether to try again for a diagnosis or not.

    • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      17·
      4 hours ago

      Same. For years I wondered why I tended to gravitate towards people with autism or ADHD.

      I don’t have a formal diagnosis for ASD, but my current provider is very sure I have it. (She says I can get a formal dx, but it will cost a lot and will not really add any value to my life. This is my own situation, it may vary for other people.)

      I suppose it depends what you want out of a diagnosis. I pursued getting evaluated for ADHD because I can pursue treatment with a diagnosis that isn’t available to me otherwise.

      Either way, good luck to you!

      • sunflowercowboyEnglish
        9·
        4 hours ago

        Childhood trauma can cause the same symptoms as autism but that usually gets worked out through therapy and some mood boosters.

        Guess how I found out :)

    • imPastaSyndrome@lemm.eeEnglish
      61·
      4 hours ago

      Now the only reason I don’t have a diagnosis is because the evaluator didn’t understand how the criteria worked

      thinking you’re smarter than trained and qualified professionals just makes you have honorary Internet autism

      • Firebirdie713@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        2 hours ago

        I don’t think I am smarter? When I was done, he literally told me that I met the criteria, but that he thought my symptoms were for other reasons he refused to elaborate on. I checked with my therapist, who was the one who referred me, and she confirmed that that isn’t how it works, and that the evaluator didn’t understand how the criteria were supposed to be graded.