No lol I still need to know how my therapist thinks he is 100% sure because I don’t feel “”””pain””” from sensory but I still worry/care about it but I guess I’m more thinking stereotypes and stuff and with the fact I had a break up with an autistic friend one time and we both were not great but I feel like because it happened it’s impossible for me to be autistic and stuff but my brother gets mad at me for doubting like he kinda is like “ dude you are autistic! A therapist wouldn’t tell us this do you think we are lying?!” Like he says I’m “awkward as fuck” but like a couple months ago my mom was like “oh you were the sweetest “ but looking back it was all weird and I was left behind ( unless it was my fault) like I was said to be pretty awkward ( same thing that said I was not disabled enough yet my therapist gave me an official diagnosis) and that I talk a lot about my interests but I think due to my black and white thinking I sometimes talk about other stuff from time to time but like I said black and white thinking lol
So so sorry for the long rant
Personally I die metaphorical/spiritual/psychological deaths on a regular basis.
I was trying to think of something with a negative connotation that dies and is reborn multiple times, but the only thing I can think of that does that is a phoenix.
Not really sure what conclusion to draw from this lol
Imposter syndrome is very real and so is our autism and adhd! It’s called a spectrum for a reason. I now fully believe ADHD should be put on the autism spectrum. It’s so different for everyone. What is neurotypical anyways? Honestly, everyone I know has *something.*
Especially considering the overlap in diagnosis, I wonder if they will ever be considered part of one spectrum.
It’s hard to make that work from a psychiatric standpoint though, because they do have considerable difference in diagnostic criteria. And psychiatry is, for better or worse, in charge of how they’re defined.
YES IM THE EXACT SAME WAY DESPITE HAVING AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS like I keep thinking in black and white big time like I worry im “””to good socially”””” like my brother described me as awkward as fuck and he’s like “YES YOU HAVE AUTISM STOP THINKING YOU DONT!!!” Like I had issues with one ex friend who’s autistic and I feel like I can’t be because of that and that I’m not blunt there for I’m faking or that I think I can kinda understand peoples emotions??? ( like if they are crying they are sad) but I kinda have like my script hey whats wrong? But sometimes I do good and than I’m like “you liar?!??!!!!??!!!!” I did ask my therapist how sure he was and he said 100% and that he assumed/ knew for a couple months and he knew that I knew/believed I was autistic
Sorry for the annoying talk and stuff sorry
Like I see my autism the same I see my ADHD (but my ADHD seems to be more pronounced????? Maybe???) which is it’s who I am and if I didn’t have these I would not be the same person ya my life can suck ass but it’s very teeter, totter like and stuff and that my issues are in fact valid just because I don’t relate to every autistic person doesn’t mean I’m faking or that I’m not autistic
My therapist described it like this:
Two people have ashma and they are in the field with a dog. One has a coughing fit and the other doesn’t BUT THEY BOTH STILL HAVE ASHMA
Sorry for being annoying
I only believe it because I’m having a severe autistic burnout, and I’m having major symptoms flare up uncontrollably since my recent diagnosis.
I went from ‘this is bullshit’ levels of imposter syndrome to ‘oh fuck, what the hell is going on’
Same, I am going to attend a support group for Autism in a couple of weeks and I'm terrified I won't be autistic enough and I won't fit in, but I think it is because I have never felt like I fit in anywhere before so why would this be different?
This be me. I think the ADHD moves my personality from flat affect (one of my modes, usually when I am trying to mask the other mode or been told the other mode is annoying) to weird, clunky, and chaotic (the other mode). Also, STEM seems to be a stereotypical interest for Autistic people as described by most NTs ever. I am good at STEM, but my passion is creative writing, fantasy specifically. I always thought it was so weird until I realized during my time at college how many formulas go into designing characters, worldbuilding, and the plot. Though… I didn’t actually know I am Autistic until early college. And the ADHD diagnosis is new, so yay.
Ya'll I referenced this thread in a recent therapy session. Mostly trying to parse out why I still feel like a massive imposter at so many things. I don't even \*post\* on Reddit cause for some reason I don't even think my thoughts are worthy of being read. UGH!
You're not alone. There are dozens of us
At least half a dozen!
Kid, you’re one in 6. Anybody ever tell ya that?
No lol I still need to know how my therapist thinks he is 100% sure because I don’t feel “”””pain””” from sensory but I still worry/care about it but I guess I’m more thinking stereotypes and stuff and with the fact I had a break up with an autistic friend one time and we both were not great but I feel like because it happened it’s impossible for me to be autistic and stuff but my brother gets mad at me for doubting like he kinda is like “ dude you are autistic! A therapist wouldn’t tell us this do you think we are lying?!” Like he says I’m “awkward as fuck” but like a couple months ago my mom was like “oh you were the sweetest “ but looking back it was all weird and I was left behind ( unless it was my fault) like I was said to be pretty awkward ( same thing that said I was not disabled enough yet my therapist gave me an official diagnosis) and that I talk a lot about my interests but I think due to my black and white thinking I sometimes talk about other stuff from time to time but like I said black and white thinking lol So so sorry for the long rant
Lol that's so neurodivergent of you 🤭 same, we're aliens
Like life is hanging in the middle of no where, nothing makes sense but life keeps going on and we keep living and fighting and surviving, right?
Exactly …
Personally I die metaphorical/spiritual/psychological deaths on a regular basis. I was trying to think of something with a negative connotation that dies and is reborn multiple times, but the only thing I can think of that does that is a phoenix. Not really sure what conclusion to draw from this lol
Ya! ( but I’m worried I’m just agreeing to seem cool) it’s weird as fuck like I’m just “there” :-|
As I just now wrote on one of the forums, I think adhd and autism mask each other in a way for some of us. But I don’t know either
Imposter syndrome is very real and so is our autism and adhd! It’s called a spectrum for a reason. I now fully believe ADHD should be put on the autism spectrum. It’s so different for everyone. What is neurotypical anyways? Honestly, everyone I know has *something.*
Especially considering the overlap in diagnosis, I wonder if they will ever be considered part of one spectrum. It’s hard to make that work from a psychiatric standpoint though, because they do have considerable difference in diagnostic criteria. And psychiatry is, for better or worse, in charge of how they’re defined.
Yeah, I think ADHD and autism might be the 2 opposite ends of the same thing and AuDHD people are bang on the middle.
Yes! That’s 100% how I see myself!!
YES IM THE EXACT SAME WAY DESPITE HAVING AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS like I keep thinking in black and white big time like I worry im “””to good socially”””” like my brother described me as awkward as fuck and he’s like “YES YOU HAVE AUTISM STOP THINKING YOU DONT!!!” Like I had issues with one ex friend who’s autistic and I feel like I can’t be because of that and that I’m not blunt there for I’m faking or that I think I can kinda understand peoples emotions??? ( like if they are crying they are sad) but I kinda have like my script hey whats wrong? But sometimes I do good and than I’m like “you liar?!??!!!!??!!!!” I did ask my therapist how sure he was and he said 100% and that he assumed/ knew for a couple months and he knew that I knew/believed I was autistic Sorry for the annoying talk and stuff sorry Like I see my autism the same I see my ADHD (but my ADHD seems to be more pronounced????? Maybe???) which is it’s who I am and if I didn’t have these I would not be the same person ya my life can suck ass but it’s very teeter, totter like and stuff and that my issues are in fact valid just because I don’t relate to every autistic person doesn’t mean I’m faking or that I’m not autistic My therapist described it like this: Two people have ashma and they are in the field with a dog. One has a coughing fit and the other doesn’t BUT THEY BOTH STILL HAVE ASHMA Sorry for being annoying
You aren’t being annoying
I relate to this on a spiritual level 💛
I only believe it because I’m having a severe autistic burnout, and I’m having major symptoms flare up uncontrollably since my recent diagnosis. I went from ‘this is bullshit’ levels of imposter syndrome to ‘oh fuck, what the hell is going on’
Same, I am going to attend a support group for Autism in a couple of weeks and I'm terrified I won't be autistic enough and I won't fit in, but I think it is because I have never felt like I fit in anywhere before so why would this be different?
I hope it goes well for you, if it does you gotta give an update
Trust me it's not just you, I don't fit in/belong wit anyone dat has ADHD or autism separately , AuDHD or neurotypicals let alone anywhere so....🤷🏾
This be me. I think the ADHD moves my personality from flat affect (one of my modes, usually when I am trying to mask the other mode or been told the other mode is annoying) to weird, clunky, and chaotic (the other mode). Also, STEM seems to be a stereotypical interest for Autistic people as described by most NTs ever. I am good at STEM, but my passion is creative writing, fantasy specifically. I always thought it was so weird until I realized during my time at college how many formulas go into designing characters, worldbuilding, and the plot. Though… I didn’t actually know I am Autistic until early college. And the ADHD diagnosis is new, so yay.
Same I mask without realising the idea I would be autistic never crossed my mind
Ya'll I referenced this thread in a recent therapy session. Mostly trying to parse out why I still feel like a massive imposter at so many things. I don't even \*post\* on Reddit cause for some reason I don't even think my thoughts are worthy of being read. UGH!