In my experience, ADHD is responsible for masking ASD behaviors. Am I making enough eye contact? Too much information, need to look away. Am I engaging my face enough? Are my expressions in line with the information I’m hearing?
As I understood that my abnormal behaviors were likely a result of ASD, my need to mask became less of a priority also making the ASD more noticeable. I don’t really look at faces when I talk anymore unless I really know the person, but it makes me able to actively engage. Agreed, not disappearing but ADHD is less relevant now than the ASD. We will never be normal, but we can mitigate the symptoms enough to engage to a satisfactory degree.




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