edit: panel is from I Love Amy

  • dandelion
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    3 days ago

    Might also look into ASD, sometimes ASD can be the underlying cause of ADHD symptoms, see:

    https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.837424/full

    How you react to stimulants might help differentiate, people with ADHD usually respond to stimulant medication differently.

    Also, there is suspected overlap in the genetic causes of ASD and gender dysphoria:

    https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/2/390/5104458

    Polymorphisms in two genes were overrepresented in transgender women by allele analysis but not by the (more stringent) genotype analysis.

    Second, the G allele in STS is associated with reduced enzyme levels; this has been noted mostly in studies of ADHD (41), a condition with fivefold increased incidence of gender dysphoria (42), suggesting a possible overlap in etiology.

    and ASD and ADHD both are associated with higher rates of gender dysphoria:

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24619651/

    As compared to non-referred comparisons, participants with ASD were 7.59 times more likely to express gender variance; participants with ADHD were 6.64 times more likely to express gender variance.

    Either way, congrats on moving forward with diagnosis!

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      Thanks! And yeah, my reaction to stimulants is abnormal: energy drink = relaxed (i still like them tho), something warm like coffee puts me out like a light. Had a childhood ADHD diagnosis but any/all medical records from back then might as well not exist.

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        yeah, and I’m not familiar with whether the ASD matches the postural issues linked in the articles you shared - sounds more like ADHD than ASD. Interesting!

        It’s more ambiguous in my case, I can’t tell whether I have ASD or ADHD or both, lol

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          ASD and ADHD both feel like a dangerous diagnosis to have on record with Mr Brainworms in play. Its fucked up that our existence can be politicized and used against us 😐

          Still, its causing me a great deal more stress and depression to not deal with it. Id like to actually be able to start things in my life, and not just passively exist. Actually play my steam catalog on the pc i just built instead of just watching youtube and anime