Every.single.adhd.meme.
I’m not diagnosed but they all seem relevant.
I’m not diagnosed either (because somehow you can’t have autism and ADHD at the same time ¯\_(ツ)_/¯). Whether or not I do have it, the improvements made to my life by taking advice for ADHD folks have been great.
For years I’ve mused about making a meme, with two panels… first panel is a banquet with the title “How I eat the first day after shopping”, second panel is a wilted piece of lettuce on a plate titled “How I eat the other 6 days of the week”.
I just assumed I have zero impulse control, afaik I’m not ADHD… like you I have an autism diagnosis (along with bipolar II) but often wonder if I have ADHD. TBF a lot of the symptoms of a manic state are very similar to ADHD.
Inattentive: People may find paying attention, staying organized, or finishing tasks challenging.
Hyperactive-impulsive: Symptoms include restlessness, fidgeting, and talking excessively.
Combined: A combination of inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive types.
https://psychcentral.com/adhd/can-you-have-adhd-and-autism#adhd-and-autism
A psychiatrist I’ve watched on YouTube has a video about how to tell the difference between bipolar and ADHD. She’s pretty good at explaining stuff so maybe it’ll help!
That’s not true! That was old school dsm speak. I was also told this lie, but it is very possible to have both. And if you have autism, you’re more likely to have adhd (but not the other way around).
Yeah I was being somewhat tongue-in-cheek, because I’ve been having trouble getting a dual diagnosis while showing a lot of ADHD symptoms…like I said, maybe I don’t have ADHD but it’s really strange how everything I read about it has been so close to my personal experience.
What country you in?
I’m in the UK and I was diagnosed woth ASD back in Nov 2022 and just got my report on having ADHD 2 days ago. I was even told when having my ASD assessment, it is very common for someone with one of these conditions to also have the other.
Looking forward to trialing some medication. But apparently, gotta 6 month wait for that as they are so back up atm.
It’s possible to have both: https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/autism-and-adhd
And I read somewhere authoritative that there is a high comorbidity between the two, so it might not even be rare to have both.
just quit buying shitty snacks. civilization is failing. be free
Oh, I do buy quality healthy snacks. It’s more the constant dilemma of “I should cook a proper meal” while I sit there grazing on things that are ready to eat without work, all the while thinking about the meal I should be cooking
I’m going to make these chips last the week and they’re gone!
the big restaurant bag of tortilla chips… until it runs out… then it’s once again a decision… go to the store or just die?
And this is why i find the idea of living more than a 10 minute walk from the grocery store terrifying, what if i want more snacks?
Good luck! Save some for the rest of us :p
