auDHD

I've been reading a lot about auDHD lately and I've found it very informative and even validating for me in some ways. It’s always good to have an explanation for things and it’s nice to know I’m not weird.

Autism and ADHD are different conditions. Both are recognized disabilities with their own unique strengths and challenges. Neither is better or worse than the other. According to the articles I'm reading, auDHD means someone with the required characteristics for both conditions, usually diagnosed separately. The presence of both conditions results in unique strengths and challenges; not the same as an autistic person and not the same as an ADHD person but similar to other auDHD people. Does that make sense? Hopefully I got that right.

I read recently that “It is difficult to accurately understand another’s inner experience especially between 2 different neurotypes” and I think that’s true. It's probably challenging…

This is from Mattia from auDHD Flourishing

"Someone asked me, "Why did you develop the Do Less concept?"

In other words, what's the meaning and purpose of doing less on purpose?​

Overworking has been a primary coping mechanism of mine for as long as I can remember. Years ago, a therapist asked me something like, "What if you met your intensity needs in other ways besides piling deadlines on top of each other?"

I was frankly taken aback, not the least because I couldn't think of what that would look like.

Not to mention, like many of us, I was relying on the dopamine of deadline pressure to get things done! Now I refer to that as the adrenaline-anxiety method.​

I have no idea why the members didn't copy over. According to Wix everyone who was in the forum group, which was all site members, would become members of this group. That obviously didn't happen.

From Dr Neff https://neurodivergentinsights.com/

As I’ve reflected more on my own inner AuDHD ecosystem, I’ve been able to articulate more nuances on how I relate to these parts:

I trust my Autistic part far more than I trust my ADHD part.

I tend to treat my ADHD part like an unruly teenager — impulsive, unreliable, in need of structure and discipline. Meanwhile, my Autistic part gets cast as the responsible adult: thoughtful, consistent, keeper of routines and values.

There’s a familiar inner exchange between them:​

Autism: “What kind of mess are you going to get us into now?”​