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Aug 5, 2016 14:26:20 GMT
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Post by beetlegoose on Aug 5, 2016 14:26:20 GMT
Hi Everyone, I was recently assessed for Asperger's Syndrome/ASD(which I have been diagnosed with) and during my assessment my doctor also said that she thinks I have ADHD as well. She hasn't actually confirmed it yet, but she said she is qualified to diagnose it and is pretty certain that she will diagnose me with this too. But I think I have to wait for my report to come back (another few weeks) to hear about that. Since my assessment I have been reading loads about ADHD and I'm pretty sure I have it too, the symptoms fit me perfectly, and I had been wondering why I am so chaotic compared to most people with Asperger's. Today I discovered this forum and have been stuck here all day reading posts and deliberating about joining up. At some point I decided to go and make myself some toast and then foolishly came back into the front room to read a few more posts while it was getting ready...anyway my flat is now full of smoke and I have got a fan going in the kitchen to try and 'encourage' the smoke out of the window so that my boyfriend doesn't think the house is on fire when he gets home...and I've taken this as a sign that I definitely should join up and introduce myself! I'm not really sure what to say about myself apart from the fact that I'm female, 25, and pretty sure I've got ADHD. Looking forward to getting to know you all and learning more about ADHD
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Aug 5, 2016 14:44:12 GMT
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Post by vagueandrandom on Aug 5, 2016 14:44:12 GMT
Hi. beetlegoose and welcome to the forum I came to ADHD dx after assessment for ASD too, although I don't have enough ASD traits for a dx, they are considered 'significant' It's quite common for ASD and ADHD to overlap, or to be comorbid. Join in, ask questions
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Aug 6, 2016 8:42:54 GMT
Post by beetlegoose on Aug 6, 2016 8:42:54 GMT
Hi vagueandrandom, Nice to 'meet' you! I have to admit, I ended up reading your entire diary thread yesterday (amongst other threads of course!). Sorry if that's beyond creepy, but I'm in a bit of an in-between stage in my life at the moment and have a lot of time on my hands (I too will be moving up north from London soon) and I found that I could relate to you a lot! Especially with regard to the emotional stuff. I had thought that my issues with emotional regulation were more to do with ASD, being caused by not being able to understand/process my own emotions properly and by extreme reactions to sensory experiences etc, but reading your posts has made me think that it's probably more to do with ADHD. So yeah, I know the conditions can overlap quite a lot, and even if you really do have both (which I think I do), it's a bit hard to tell where one ends and the other begins and which issues are caused by what! But that's one of the reasons that it's interesting reading about other people's experiences on this forum, I'm quite enjoying figuring it all out really. I'm sure I have loads of questions to ask people but I can't think of anything right now, but no doubt I'll be on here a lot in the lead up to my move and will soon have tons of questions inspired by my reading Anyway, sorry to jump on your post like this vagueandrandom, I'm sure you were just being friendly and casually introducing yourself, but I felt the need to say more as I did just so happen to get very absorbed in your diary yesterday. Come to think of it, that's probably what I was reading when I burnt the toast!
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Aug 6, 2016 10:19:17 GMT
Post by vagueandrandom on Aug 6, 2016 10:19:17 GMT
beetlegoose . . .no problem that's why I write the diary, I suppose. .. That, and to remind me how I felt and why. . I live so much in the present, I forget. Wow! though. .it's very long. . and I should update it. .been a bit slack recently. If you're moving, it would be really helpful to do some research into adult ADHD/ASD provision where you are moving to. There's nothing here . .just found out that there isn't even a children's service, just dx (no treatment) by a private Dr, funded by the CCG. Even if you don't want to go down the medication route, it would probably be helpful for you to have some kind of support. Support groups are good too (and I generally avoid groups) just to compare notes, meet some lovely people and to give the 'brain police' a night off. I went to one this week that ended up with most of us shouting over each other. . .and it was OK. . Seeing others communicating in a way that I know that I do when fired up, gave me an insight into how others see me. . .sometimes very overbearing . .intense. .dominant . . and that's not how I am inside. Anyway, I'm turning this into a ramble. . .good to meet you too.
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Aug 6, 2016 12:09:28 GMT
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Post by beetlegoose on Aug 6, 2016 12:09:28 GMT
Hi vagueandrandom, Thanks for replying! Yeah, I can read like a champion...I suppose its the ASD. Also I'm unemployed and have no money and am just waiting to move house, so I'm really struggling to do anything productive and seem to be wasting a lot of time reading on the internet (as you can see, I'm still here...), so although your thread is indeed long, reading it didn't feel like too much of a chore. Especially because I was having a lot of moments of recognition! Yeah, I'm like that too, my boyfriend says I'm the least reflective person he's ever met (though I've been getting better at that recently), and I feel like starting a diary might help me, so I could sort of compare my thoughts and feelings from day to day to try and get a clear idea of whats even going on in my head, but I can never seem to gather my thoughts together properly anyway and I have never been able to motivate myself to do it for more than one day. But perhaps a diary thread I could do...Yeah, I have had a look into what services there are for ASD/ADHD where I'll be living (Sheffield), there seems to be quite a bit for both, but not many where they have knowledge of both at once, so I don't know if they'll know what to make of me, although as you've said it's a common co-morbidity...from what I've read on this forum so far it seems like a lot of people (including you) have enough trouble getting the appropriate treatment/support or to see someone who understands ADHD in itself, so I'm not feeling that optimistic about what I'll be able to get. I suppose I'll have to wait and see if I even get diagnosed with ADHD and what treatment is recommended if so. I do hope I do though because now I am absolutely certain I have it! Though I think I will because the doctor was sort of acting as if she had already diagnosed me by the end of the assessment. She told me she thought I had ADHD but I didn't think it would amount to a diagnosis because I assumed she was only qualified to diagnose me with ASD, but when my mum was asking about treatment she said 'but there isn't really any 'treatment' for ASD is there?' and then the doctor said 'no, but you can get medication for the ADHD,' and I said 'but surely I would have to be seperately assessed and diagnosed for ADHD to get medication?' and she told me that she was qualified to diagnose that as well and should be able to put it into my report in such a way that I would not need a seperate assessment. But she hasn't actually confirmed the diagnosis yet. So I'm a bit in limbo at the moment. I feel a bit conflicted about the idea of groups too, I dunno how I would fare amongst people who are dominant! I think I would just clam up. I have a feeling I'd maybe be a bit crazy for the ASD people but a bit shy and spooky for the ADHD people. I should definitely at least force myself to give them a try though...Anyway sorry I'll shut up now! Sorry for my long reply which was far more of a ramble than yours...your post just made me think of loads of stuff to say! And I'm bored at the moment. Feel free not to reply though Maybe I should get started with that diary.
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Aug 7, 2016 18:03:17 GMT
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Post by vagueandrandom on Aug 7, 2016 18:03:17 GMT
Hi! I'm not working and spend far too much time online too. Have you seen this? link if you're recently dx with ASD and possibly also have ADHD it might be helpful to have some kind of counselling, and it seems that they provide some. The nearest support group is West Yorkshire, in Wakefield, which is where I go. There's someone who travels from Sheffield to come. .and most of the group have ASD, or ASD traits as well as ADHD. I didn't reply yesterday because I was volunteering at a music festival. . .it was brilliant to be back in my element, feeling useful and being confident in my abilities for the first time in ages
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Aug 9, 2016 10:14:18 GMT
Post by beetlegoose on Aug 9, 2016 10:14:18 GMT
Hi! Thanks for the advice vagueandrandom, I have seen that yes, and I think I could definitely use some counselling at the moment, so I guess once I'm all signed up with a doctor in Sheffield I'll see about getting referred there No worries about not replying the other day, I've been trying to stay off the internet for the past couple of days anyway to avoid falling down the rabbit hole! Glad you had fun volunteering at the music festival I know what you mean about enjoying feeling useful, I'm feeling pretty useless at the moment and it's no fun...but I'm going on holiday for a couple of days today and then its only about a week until I move to Sheffield so I'm hopeful that will change soon! And thanks for the info about the support group too, Wakefield is not so far to travel so perhaps I'll give it a try. . .Scary!
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Aug 9, 2016 15:55:10 GMT
Post by vagueandrandom on Aug 9, 2016 15:55:10 GMT
Have a lovely holiday!
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Aug 10, 2016 8:27:41 GMT
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Aug 12, 2016 9:47:37 GMT
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