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Meme: Screenshot of microblog post by @alanjack replying to @fotchi.

Caption: I still don't know why part of autistic/adhd diagnosis isn't putting you in a room with someone already diagnosed and seeing how quickly you bond.

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[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Just sounds like caffeine addiction. I used to be able to drinks pot of coffee and then go to sleep. Then health issues caused me to give up all caffeine for several years and now if I have half a cup im wired for hours...

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

True, but I never drink coffee and could drink one right now and go sleep. The same when I was prescribed methylphenidate, straight to sleep. A non ADHD brain would be going 100mph.

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Knowing that, this might be the best evidence that I am not ADHD I've heard, lol.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 weeks ago

AuDHD is a big bag of symptoms that everyone pulls from a random amount of times, it's perfectly possible to pull enough symptoms to get diagnosed with ADHD yet simply not have gotten the one that makes caffeine work differently on you.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t take mine or others experiences as the norm, if you’re diagnosed I would discuss with your psychologist to be sure either way.

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

You are 100% right, and I know it... But I'm bad at taking care of health stuff, going to doctors, etc... I'll try, that's the best I can say. :)

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

i don't mean "being able to fall asleep", i mean that caffeine actively makes you tired, because that's how stimulants work for most ADHD people: rather than actually stimulate, it brings you back to base level and thus lets you be tired.