Anyone here that has been diagnosed with Asperger's as an adult? I am trying to get some insight since I'm wondering if it is worth bringing up to a doctor.
I know all this insight is to be taken with a grain of salt but I want to get some thoughts.
(too long didn't read, the bottom has some bullet points)
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD at 26 and being medicated has been life changing. Including really taming the overstimulation anxiety.
But I know there's also alot of overlap with ADHD and autism and they sometimes go hand in hand.
When alot of ADHD behaviors got straightened out a bit, I found out that some other neurodivergent behaviors of mine were not adhd related.
-eye contact has always been either impossible even when I actively try or extremely anxiety inducing
-my struggle with eating food because of texture
-how I react to alot of situations
-all sorts of stimming for years. rocking, vocal stimming like sounds and singing etc.(ADHD related as well I think though?)
-my obsessions with things that will last years and years. For five or so years all I watched was bobs burgers.
- everything social. I thought it was social anxiety making me "weird" around people. But even when I push myself to socialize, I just don't know how to properly do so.
I did have a lot of friends as a kid though so I'm not sure about this behavior.
-I'll say things that someone thinks is mean, but to me it sounds normal and I don't understand completely why they are upset.
I have a lot of empathy but sometimes I don't know what I did wrong
-i have a hard time processing things that are said to me, no matter what it is. I panic at questions because I struggle to grasp what the other person is saying.
-my need for structure. sometimes scheduled down to the half hour, when I do keep up with it
-in general I feel like I wasn't built like everyone else. the world is so confusing to me. it took me a long time to understand certain social cues but I still struggle.
my brain just feels different and I think it is so confusing because everyone else seems to be working a certain way.
maybe this is just ADHD and my generalized anxiety disorder??? just wondering if this relates to anyone else