Realized today that what I thought was mild anxiety could actually be me being overwhelmed by too much noise and things happening and I like staying home because I can control how loud or quiet it is. Can this be because of adhd? Or is that more of an autism symptom?
Sounds like a hybrid 🤓 I think it’s cool because you’re understanding and aiding yourself when identifying the need and that’s big brain stuff to be proud of yk.
👋 Overstimulation due to noise falls under both ADHD & Autism other factors/symptoms would need to be taking into account. Think about like having ADHD on side of a page and Autism in the other they’re still in the same book but whichever one has the most ✅ on it, that’s the primary diagnosis.
In some areas (not in the US as far as I can tell) they are beginning to look at adhd and other Neuro-differences as subsets of ASD.
The book should be called autism and the chapters are the coping mechanisms like adhd etc
This is why I feel like adhd is a symptom of my autism, I feel like everyone copes with their autism in different ways depending on genetics and environment. The “symptoms” seem to vary in intensity and type depending on how the individual copes with their environment. Other “symptoms” of autism could be ocd, general anxiety disorder, ptsd, bipolar and depression, just to name a few. Idk I kinda see autism as the overall diagnosis and the other things are how I cope with my autism.
Sensory overload definitely makes me anxious. Noises definitely affect me less though i still have my days most of the time it’s clothes or my hair and nothing feels right. I’ve seen ads for loop which kind of look like ear buds but the filter secondary noises so you have still hear people talking to you but you have less background noise
Ohhh that sounds good, definitely gonna look into the earbuds :) thanks
I would like to know the answer to that one, or I'm just a neurotic nervous wreck, cos I'm consistently nervous over every task I have to do that's important to my life, except sitting on my bed and bingeing Netflix series... I have been revamping my resume so I can apply for better jobs in less toxic environment for 2+ years 😓
