Anyone else feels more stereotypically autistic while on stimulants?

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Treating my ADHD definitely helped me so much but not in the ways I was expecting and it definitely allowed for my suppressed autism traits to become more apparent.

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Me when ADHD meds make me hyperfocus more intensely and efficiently

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Double-edged sword

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Yes!!!

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I experience less anxiety pressuring me to create conversations. The result is that I more confidently refrain from participation.

I don’t consider this making me more autistic, but rather helping me to mask less / accept what I really want more.

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I definitely get much more in my head and overthinking everything that I say when I take meds. Which makes socializing much less fun. On the other hand when I don’t take them I am more likely to blurt out the first thing I think which can also be bad.

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Have you consider altering the dosage. With consultation with your doctor of course.

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It’s fun that I meet certain people almost only in certain environments (like uni), so they normally see me on meds—and it’s disorienting when “I’m acting weird”.

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