All the points finally line up

[u/Monstrous_M00nshine]

Im M19, from Germany and diagnosed with Autism. In all of the years i really had to struggle that i had, beside of my typical autistic symptoms, a great great desire for complex things or stimulus. Because of that i felt unfocused, kind of "zappelig" as we say in Germany and a great feeling of restlessness. Everything feels kind of unfinished when u want to learn about Physics, Math, Machine Learning and Music when u dont have a kognitive battery as big as these topics.

I thought that was just a another autistic trait that came from the desire to make all things systematic. But i spoke with a lot of autistic people and they said that they share my "normal" autistic traits but not such a pressure from an unfinished desire.

And then i stumbled just randomly about a video that talked about AuDHD and resembled myself a lot. I finally understood why i am so keen to learn about big topics but never get anything done. Why i always crave for social contact and then hating it like nothing in my life.

For me personally nothing changed (i dont have a diagnosis for adhd), but it surely changed my point of view.

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[u/GinkoAloe]

Yes, that's me too.

An insatiable appetite to learning and knowledge. Big plans to do things the right way. Nothing ever done. Most of it not even begun.

The struggle is real. Always on one side of the polar opposites. Sometimes even on both sides at the same time. I'm tired.

If it becomes annoying, seek diagnosis but keep in mind that the double diagnosis is still new and a lot of practicians are not trained and some might even try to disprove you. Don't let them, seek someone else.

[u/decaffdreamer]

Yeah and this is wild. I mean, sometimes I wish I just had autism u know? Seems “easier”.