Forum topic: ADHD part of Autism

Wed Jul 28th, 2021 - 6:36pm by jayjay

Forum: 
Anger, Frustration & ADHD

Hi everyone 

ive been posting about my partner who has been diagnosed with ADD. We are separated and he got diagnosed after we separated. I didn't realise he had ADD whilst we were together mainly because he very tactfully made everything my fault and I believed him. Nwys after much overthinking I've realised he also has symptoms of Autism. Has anyone else experience with their Adhd partners also having autism? He's high functioning and nobody believes he has ADD let alone anything else. He masks it very well.

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Submitted by BeesInMyBrain on Sat Sep 4th, 2021 - 5:08am

I can tell you from my research ADHD and autism often cooccur with each other. I came to my realisation of ADHD after identifying my autism. My research showed me the 2 frequently occur together about 70% ASD have ADHD slightly smaller the other way round. What helped me come to terms with my autism is identifying with people on YouTube, TikTok is also a great place to do this now.