I was diagnosed with ADHD and started on medication at 12, but not really told anything about what it meant for me or how to deal with it, and when I was 18 -literally when my parents dropped me off at college- was told I was autistic

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  • QuillQuote [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    And, that turned into a novel. Oops?

    this is the mark of the best posts. Thanks for sharing comrade!

    I’ve learned so well how to pretend to be neurotypical that I have trouble convincing my doctor that I am medicated just enough to keep my head sorta straight and to realize when I am fucking up without having the ability to fix it without burning way more spoons than I have.

    God damn if this isn't one of my worst fears, I've gotten quite good at masking unless I'm distressed. Though, whenever I go through this particular thought loop, I always decide that in that case being misidentified would probably distress me enough for it to become apparent lol