Anyone else feels more stereotypically autistic while on stimulants?
- NanoTriffid ( @NanoTriffid@lemmy.world ) English8•1 year ago
I’ve been struggling with whether to get an autism diagnosis or an adhd one (or to blow the money on therapy instead). I feel like I’m functioning less and less the older I get and sometimes wish a test trial of stimulants could tell me if I had ADHD.
Like if I functioned better on meds then I’d know I’m ADHD. I know it’s not a logical wish but I hate all the loopholes and money. I struggle to make medical appointments for anything that is immediately obvious like a wound or rash. Need to get a script ready in my head and hate advocating for myself or the kids to indifferent professionals.
- Hundun ( @Hundun@beehaw.org ) English1•11 months ago
I’m in exactly the same camp, and it makes me feel just awful. I’m very lucky to have built a high-paying career, and healthcare is more accessible to me than most people, - knowing all that and still being utterly intimidated by the process fells all sorts of wrong.
- C. Jonah ( @matzah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English7•1 year ago
I love being lazy but in a fast way.
- Blake [he/him] ( @Blake@feddit.uk ) English7•1 year ago
I haven’t been formally diagnosed with autism but I definitely relate with this. My psychiatrist said it was quite likely that I was on the autistic spectrum but they don’t bother to diagnose people because there’s no real value in it, according to her
Edit: I disagree with the psychiatrist - I think an autism diagnosis definitely has value. From her perspective, there aren’t any additional treatment options available where I live (e.g. no medications, any therapy would be just as accessible without a diagnosis, etc.) and the diagnosis itself is a long, expensive process, so I can understand the reluctance, but obviously I feel like diagnosis would still be worthwhile.
- BackOnMyBS ( @BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world ) English6•1 year ago
there’s no real value in it
A formal thorough autism evaluation and diagnosis has been considerably helpful for me as now I can make sense of all of the difficulties I’ve had my entire life, and adjust so that I can make my life what I want it to be.
You might find the assessments at the following site helpful: https://embrace-autism.com/
- Blake [he/him] ( @Blake@feddit.uk ) English5•1 year ago
Yeah, totally - I don’t agree that an autism diagnosis is useless at all, I was merely quoting what the psychiatrist said to me, though the way I wrote it was confusing. Thanks for the link, I’ll take a look
I’m not formally diagnosed with autism either, but I strongly suspect it after copious amounts of research.
- SuddenDownpour ( @SuddenDownpour@lemmy.world ) English3•1 year ago
If you may suffer from discrimination, having an autism diagnosis is definitely useful for many contexts.
- Blake [he/him] ( @Blake@feddit.uk ) English3•1 year ago
Agreed, definitely. Personally I’ve got a number of other diagnoses and neurological disorders so it’s not hugely important for me but for someone who is dealing with autism a diagnosis can be hugely helpful. I apologise for my lack of clarity in the original comment, I was quoting a psychiatrist, not sharing my own beliefs.
- SuddenDownpour ( @SuddenDownpour@lemmy.world ) English2•1 year ago
No problem, I just thought the nitpick was valuable. Have a good day.
- Ergonomic_Keyboard ( @Ergonomic_Keyboard@sh.itjust.works ) English5•1 year ago
This meme better take that right back! I’m waiting on my both diagnosis and … nah, it’s fine.
I’m going to pretend I didn’t see that. It’s cool, life is cool, yup. 8-)
- Autonomous ( @autonomous@beehaw.org ) English4•1 year ago
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.
- _Anonymous_Aardvark_ ( @_Anonymous_Aardvark_@lemmy.one ) English4•1 year ago
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.
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”.
- farizer ( @farizer@discuss.tchncs.de ) English4•1 year ago
They definitely make my social anxiety and depression worse.
- A Chilean Cyborg ( @A_Chilean_Cyborg@lemmy.world ) English2•1 year ago
Yes!!!