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[actuallyadhd]

Can adhd symptoms become more prominent after something traumatic happens? Im currently in the process of getting diagnosed with adhd and around 6 months ago my grandpa who I was very close to died very suddenly (I found out he was in the hospital and he died a day later) since then my mum has been yelling at me saying none of the things I have problems with now have been problems before and I think that she’s wrong and maybe I’m just having a much harder time hiding it now bc of trauma or smthn

All types of stress can definitely worsen ADHD symptoms. Your grandpa dying and you grieving could definitely make things more difficult on you and make ADHD symptoms more difficult to manage. It could be that you were able to keep your symptoms more hidden when you weren’t under so much stress, but now aren’t able to. -C

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

Tuafw you get your braces off which is really nice but your retainer is actual sensory hell:P

[autism-asks]

Hi, so for the past year I have been doing research and have come to the conclusion that I'm probably autistic, the problem is my mum is very unsupportive. She has the mindset that "Everybody is a little bit neurodivergent" and that nothing is "Wrong" with me so I have no support on that front. The other problem is that I don't have a GP (my mum hates western medicine). SO my question is how I could go about getting diagnosed? If it helps I live in Ontario Canada and am 15 which means I have 1/2

(2/2) Medical autonomy. I was thinking of going to a walk in clinic and asking for a referral to a psychiatrist, but I have no idea what to say at the clinic or at the psychiatrist.

At the clinic you could say something like “I’m looking for a referral to a psychiatrist so I can get assessed for autism.  I wasn’t sure where else to go because I don’t have a GP and my mom doesn’t really support me on this.  Can you refer me to someone?”

At the psychiatrist, your script could be something like “I’ve been researching autism and I feel like it explains a lot of things and fits me really well.  I think a diagnosis might be helpful both for helping me understand myself and for getting accommodations at school.  Can we look into this together?”

It’s probably also a good idea to be prepared to explain why you think you’re autistic at the psychiatrist’s office.

I don’t know anything about the Canadian system specifically, but these should be decent scripts to at least get you started.

-Liz

[autism-asks]

Iiaat to not be able to focus on one thing at a time. Like if I'm watching a movie I Need to be doing something else like scrolling on my phone or doodling, I'm not even paying attention to the second thing I just need to be doing it otherwise I can't focus on the movie/tv show. Same goes for reading, I have a really hard time focusing if I don't have instrumental music going on in the background

To me, this sounds more like ADHD. 

-Sabrina