Comment on Why does it feel like too much effort just to go from sitting around looking at garbage online to simply watching a film or playing a video game?

ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• cmbabul@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I swear I have all three of the ADHD/autistic ones, and all three have gotten more and more difficult to deal with as I’ve gotten older

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  • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Unfortunately that’s pretty common. Personally I think that the accumulation of trauma (which is unavoidable being neurodiverse in a neurotypical world) makes the brain even more defensive, making it ever harder to break through the walls it creates in “self defence”. I wish I had something more encouraging or helpful to say, but I have the same struggles.

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    • cmbabul@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I appreciate it, I think I just wanted to put it out there that it can manifest in multiple ways. But it does feel good to not be alone

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      • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh yeah, for sure, on both the varied manifestation, and not being alone in the struggle. ✊

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• HUMAN_TRASH@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  autistic inertia I feel that, didn’t know there was a term for it

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  • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I only recently learned the term, and I too felt it in my bones… So validating each time I discover another bit of my autism has a name and is known by others and isn’t just me being “useless”.

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• python@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  First time hearing about PDA. So being viscerally protective of one’s own autonomy, no matter how small or reasonable a demand is, is a problem? Damn dude

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  • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Take it a step further - even defending your own autonomy even from yourself. Even things you want to do or even thoroughly enjoy become impossible once a demand is introduced. Add that to executive dysfunction, and daily life (and dealing with a neurotypical world that has no idea about these issues) becomes a real challenge.

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    • deafboy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is basically my life.

      The more I’m involved in a hobby, more I’m inclined to take on certain responsibilities, which turns the hobby into a chore, making it repulsive and hard to repeatedly engage in.

      TLDR: I have to force myself to have fun.

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      • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So frustrating isn’t it…

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• Zoot@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well fuck. I share a lot of those autistic traits and only a few of the ADHD ones. Would focusing on a medical diagnosis for ADHD still help if thats the case

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  • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    ADHD and CPTSD here (how we love our initialisms!), the latter of which shares a lot of behavioral overlap with autism. From my experience and that of friends and family, yes. A proper evaluation from a knowledgeable practitioner should get you moving on both fronts. I highly recommend finding a psychiatrist versed in both.

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  • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There is a lot of overlap and comorbidity between autism and ADHD, having one definitely doesn’t rule out having the other, and if you think diagnosis and or medication will help, I say go for it, just mention your suspicions about potentially having both to the doctor.

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