#i have so much bullshit behavior to unlearn and try to fix LMFAO

[bigmammallama5]

Hello, you recently reblogged that post about autism in media v reality and commented that it overlaps with adhd.

If you don't mind, could you elaborate on this?

Here is a small article from ADDitude magazine from this January that briefly touches on this, and one from last year that also breaks it down without little anecdotes (a little easier imo). This publication is one that my behavioral therapist's office often will send useful articles from, they feel almost too simple to read but i've noticed that they seem to be formatted for people with ADHD. But they do work with board-certified medical professionals and are consistently fact-checking and updating their articles to contain accurate information and research. There are plenty of articles connected to these so I thought it was a good place to begin, as I'm still learning too. Doctors are thankfully doing more research on both of these diagnosis, and I was hesitant to include links from doctor-i-run-a-blog-and-got-diagnosed.

But just on the surface from what I remember from visits with my doctor, both diagnosis have shared comorbidities (such as anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar, EDs) and shared symptoms ( such as sensory issues, impulse control issues, emotional regulation difficulties, executive functioning difficulties, rejection-sensitivity, special interests, higher risk of substance abuse, other ND communication patterns, and even stimming). It is not uncommon for a child to be misdiagnosed with ADHD when they really should receive treatment for ASD, or vice versa. Sometimes they go hand in hand. It's all very interconnected.

Again, I'm no doctor and this is just what I've learned from mine! I would encourage you to contact your healthcare provider for more information, or ask them to help you connect with a behavioral therapist that specializes in ADHD treatment.