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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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[–] sunflowercowboy@feddit.org 21 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Childhood trauma can cause the same symptoms as autism but that usually gets worked out through therapy and some mood boosters.

Guess how I found out :)

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

heh we're a little similar. I thought my symptoms were all childhood trauma and I was just bad at therapy. Whoops.

[–] sunflowercowboy@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oof yeah, having both is definitely a headache. At least you're here now :)

[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yup, same boat. My parents fucked around, and I had to find out...

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Welcome to the club!

What's mood boosters?

[–] sunflowercowboy@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Happy pills. I was given amphetamines to start, but that's an extreme scenario as I was in the psych ward. Nowadays I take a very small dose of a different medicine, just gives a small lift in mood. Not even really noticeable to me but they helped me engage in general, making therapy actually productive.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Interesting, thank you, and good luck!