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[–] 37 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Bad sounds? Clothes giving you anxiety? That's a 'tism.

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  • [–] [S] 35 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Well, AuDHD is much more common than we realize, so yes.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    Yup, just got my dual diagnosis at 40. In the US you couldn't even have a dual diagnosis until like 10 years ago. It doesn't change my day to day much but it does make me feel better about failing when trying ADHD coping mechanics that just aren't made for me. Now I can look for specific strategies.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    Some things are symptoms of both autism and ADHD.

    They are not only restricted to autism.

    These comments bother me as much as the ones that say "everyone has that problem" because it is very difficult to carve out a single place for ADHD.

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  • [–] 30 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I'm in this picture and I don't like it

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  • [–] 24 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    You should put water and food at the top of the list because they're the most quickly fixed as well as the sneakiest.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Yeah my checklist goes "When did I last have water? When did I last eat? When did I last use the bathroom? When did I last sleep?" Then if those are met, we get more specific. Like "Am I upset about mother or husband or twin or cat? Am I upset about some specific news? Some general news? The general world?"

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago

    "People" would be at the top of my list.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    I wish I could do creative. That sounds fun

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  • [–] 17 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Even if you can't do it you just do it anyway. Make something genuinely terrible. It's good for you.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I usually feel shame that stays with me for weeks or months.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    I've got shame for years. But sometimes I draw something nice. I've actually seen some of my stuff reposted as memes, and that feels like the opposite of shame, whatever that is.

    Anyway you don't do it for the art or whatever. You do it because it's good for you.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Creative isn't just traditional art and drawing, there's no way you've tried everything creative and everything makes you feel shame after. Poetry, writing, painting miniatures, origami, flower decorating, 3d modeling, programing, crocheting, macrame, pixel art, bead art, stained glass, mozaic, and so much more. I know "don't worry about the end result" doesn't lessen the feeling of shame, but instead focus on something super simple and approachable for a beginner to accomplish in whatever creative endeavor you engage in. Start small, build from there.

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)
    • The same random song I heard once on the school bus in 1997, going around and around in my head...
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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago
    • need to do a thing but I don't want to
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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Missing didn't get enough sleep.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    Sat there in a club for nearly two hours last night before realising I was incredibly thirsty, then downed two bottles of water.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Wow, it'd probably be healthier to acknowledge that some of these might be why I'm not feeling great instead of buzzing around angry all the time

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    If it's none of these, it might be worth getting a blood test.

    I recently learned I had a severe vitamin D deficiency that had probably been going on for years. Started taking supplements and it's astounding how many of my physical and emotional issues suddenly cleared up.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    Add in hormonal fluctuations and I'm in this post and don't like it.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Everything except not eating. I'm as food motivated as the average Labrador.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    And when you're highly sensitive to boot, things like smells or a bad vibe between the people in the room can be extremely stressful as well.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Two more for me:

    • Had coffee multiple days in a row (not caffeine — coffee specifically, and idk why)
    • In a car multiple days in a row
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