You’re describing a gradient. That isn’t what spectrum means. We all have a spectrum of symptoms - some kind of sensory processing issue, some kind of social interaction problems, some kind of repetitive motion issue, etc. Only when you have one issue in each category are you autistic.
I’m AuDhd myself - ADHD is comorbid with autism in a large percent of people. If you don’t think it’s a disability, you may still be in some denial about its effects on your life.
You might be right. I am not a native EN speaker, so that might play a role too.
My wife has severe ADHD. All our kids too (diagnosed and medicated). One of them is AuDHD, with a “harder” autism gradient (?) compared to me… She does have severe social interaction problems.
For me it’s been strange - I have CPTSD, growing up autistic in a household that would “pray the gay away”… not easy. I moved out as soon as I could. But I’ve lived all my life by heavily masking. I learned how to behave from TV shows and observing others. Social interactions have always been a “show” for me. Only after I got diagnosed it started to make sense…
You’re describing a gradient. That isn’t what spectrum means. We all have a spectrum of symptoms - some kind of sensory processing issue, some kind of social interaction problems, some kind of repetitive motion issue, etc. Only when you have one issue in each category are you autistic.
I’m AuDhd myself - ADHD is comorbid with autism in a large percent of people. If you don’t think it’s a disability, you may still be in some denial about its effects on your life.
You might be right. I am not a native EN speaker, so that might play a role too.
My wife has severe ADHD. All our kids too (diagnosed and medicated). One of them is AuDHD, with a “harder” autism gradient (?) compared to me… She does have severe social interaction problems.
For me it’s been strange - I have CPTSD, growing up autistic in a household that would “pray the gay away”… not easy. I moved out as soon as I could. But I’ve lived all my life by heavily masking. I learned how to behave from TV shows and observing others. Social interactions have always been a “show” for me. Only after I got diagnosed it started to make sense…