LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhat was it like for you?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down19
arrow-up1520arrow-down1imageWhat was it like for you?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square39linkfedilink
minus-squareZorcron@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·6 days agoNot autism, but ADHD here, and pretty much all those symptoms.
minus-squareZombie@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 days agoYou may have both. Between 50% and 70% of autistic people also have an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis https://health.clevelandclinic.org/adhd-vs-autism
minus-squareZorcron@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-26 days agoOh I’ve been tested, lol. Also, further down in that article it says about 13% of children diagnosed with ADHD also have a diagnosis of ASD. Which is higher than I expected, but not as strong an association as the other way around. I just thought that was interesting.
Not autism, but ADHD here, and pretty much all those symptoms.
You may have both.
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/adhd-vs-autism
Oh I’ve been tested, lol.
Also, further down in that article it says about 13% of children diagnosed with ADHD also have a diagnosis of ASD. Which is higher than I expected, but not as strong an association as the other way around. I just thought that was interesting.