Anonymous #13 1w

Fr I cannot stand untreated ADHD. It’s like, you aren’t just hurting yourself, you are torturing everyone that dares to give af about you. Take the meds! They work!

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Anonymous alifrost 1w

Hey dumbass, being autistic and having an imagination are two WILDLY different things, this is genuinely one of the dumbest takes I’ve seen in a FAT fucking minute Stop trivializing my literal fucking disability, you don’t get to decide a damn thing about it

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Anonymous #14 1w

I’m sorry, I have concerns about side affects. What, am I not allowed to have a choice? I’m trying my fucking best. 🤨🖕

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Anonymous #2 1w

Preferably the latter 😭 idc if you self d with research but people keep saying im autistic to the point im panicking about what I say and do all the time

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Anonymous #21 1w

As someone with diagnosed ADHD, this ain’t it chief. I get outside, exercise a lot, eat healthy, and socialize with my friends all the time. I still struggle. While yeah it is a dopamine disregulation, getting outside and having a lifestyle change ain’t gonna make it go away:/

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Anonymous #21 1w

me when i know nothing at all

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Anonymous #8 1w

This is how I feel about everyone claiming to have ADHD😭 Now I just sound unserious when I mention mine

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Anonymous #27 1w

OMG samee thats how i feel when people say they have “such bad anxiety” like babe i was too scared to sleep in my own bed for 3 years i think youre okay

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Anonymous #19 1w

Ik your worried about side affects but it youre thinking about it at all i recommend doing it! Getting on meds made me realize how miserable I was before I had them, and then I was eventually able to get off them and it helped a lot! If its not something you want to do though thats totally understandable some of the side effects are notttt good lol

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Anonymous #29 1w

Where do you guys think disorders come from :/ different brain compositions or just a difference in the level of activity. Because if both are true then it's just a matter of whether or not you listened to your parents and society. A lot of autistic people don't show that their autistic. But you know how that is? Lmaooooo. My sisters autistic and she can effectively embody a role on stage. I conclude my statement. Have any of you actually tried acting before? You realize a lot about yourself.

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Anonymous #29 1w

Are you good?

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Anonymous #29 1w

Are you ok?

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Anonymous #18 1w

Are you ok? Do you know how other people with autism are?

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Anonymous #18 1w

Right, and I can't because?

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Anonymous #21 1w

Hi so that’s not how that works. ADHD and autism are both literal disabilities and differences in the brain they’re not lifestyle choices

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Anonymous #30 1w

Nobody said it was a lifestyle choice you just chose to take it that way. It's a matter of what you believe is true.

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Anonymous alifrost 1w

…you said that people’s lifestyles “cause” adhd. in your comment.

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Anonymous #30 1w

Where

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Anonymous alifrost 1w

I just implied a source for a basis

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Anonymous #21 1w

I realized from the age of four that I was different from other kids. I had almost no screen time as a child and was allowed nothing but outdoor play. I ate a very healthy diet and read books for fun. And yet I knew something was different when teachers fucking bullied me.

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Anonymous #21 1w

Yeah, you’re right—people can imitate ADHD or autism if they have terrible lifestyles. But it’s not the overwhelming humber of cases.

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Anonymous alifrost 1w

oh sorry #21 did. in the og comment

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Anonymous #21 1w

You good? Or mad that we can enjoy time by ourselves for an unlimited amount of time :/

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I was dropped on my head as a baby as well as diagnosed with autism I honestly don't know what your talking about. I'm good your masking. ;-;

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Who turned you into that?

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Onggggg 😔

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Anonymous alifrost 1w

I mean I do but I just don't really see how that applies to me

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Anonymous #23 1w

I stopped taking my ADHD meds because of the constant high blood pressure. I’m just raw dogging life now. It’s depressing. It doesn’t just affect my schoolwork, job, but also love life. I want a bf but idk if I have the mental energy to maintain a romantic relationship rn🥺😭

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Anonymous #22 1w

Yeah and like self diagnosis is technically the first step to getting a real diagnosis is it not

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Anonymous #6 1w

Yup, I’m one of the recently diagnosed folks (because y’all know how they are with defending it in girls/women 🥲🤙) tbh, I’ve heard so many folks say stuff like ‘everyone claims they have it these days.’ Which (typically) seem to imply one of two things: - That people are only saying they have ADHD for ‘clout’ - or the fact that more people getting diagnosed = many don’t legitimately have it…It really just seems like we’re getting better at spotting it diagnostically.

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Anonymous #34 1w

Facts

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Anonymous alifrost 1w

Yes!! Okay, so I knew this dude that would say stuff like ‘everyone thinks they have it these days - now I feel embarrassed to have it.’ idk…it had always struck me as a little weird, ig? Like he was trying to position himself as one of the ‘real’ ADHD-diagnosed people, or more legit/superior than folks who got diagnosed recently. But yeah, I think the increase is *definitely* partly because folks of all backgrounds and genders are finally getting tested to some degree. Sorry for being yapper.

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Anonymous #34 1w

I have it but I was never really able to come to terms with it, but now that I’m older and matured I accept it just bc I’ve learned of its complex natire

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Anonymous #29 1w

Yeah, like I have a history of heart conditions in my family and my concerns about cardiac related side effects are a valid reason to be apprehensive. People shouldn’t be shamed (cough cough #14 being an ignorant dickhead) for making choices that align with their circumstances. Thank you for being considerate #29.

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Anonymous alifrost 1w

My girlfriend is autistic. Many of my friends and family are autistic. I’ve had autistic coworkers, classmates, neighbors, peers, etc. Frankly, probably more than you You don’t get to decide anything because you threw all credibility out of the window when you started spouting these dumbass, objectively false claims

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Anonymous #18 1w

alifrost is either a troll or an idiot I wouldn’t waste too much energy tbh

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Anonymous #30 1w

You’re right, I gotta stop feeding the trolls

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Anonymous #18 1w

Are you good? Do you not understand. If your not autistic stfu.

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Anonymous #21 1w

autism and adhd are both neurodevelopmental conditions that you are born with, so no it isn’t because of lifestyle or socialization. i have both and it took forever to be diagnosed outwardly i am good at socialization and have a “normal” lifestyle due to masking to fit in, but both conditions are still extremely disabling even though other people wouldn’t be able to tell from the outside

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Anonymous alifrost 1w

i am autistic and ur still fucking wrong so pipe down

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Anonymous #14 1w

Not everyone needs to take medication people have their reasons for avoiding it. I might have to be pulled off mine because of how it’s affecting my cardiac health and my eating habits. My choice to take meds is my own, I do it for me, not to make me more tolerable for other people. If people don’t like me unmedicated, then they don’t like me. That’s not my fault.

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Anonymous #36 1w

Yo mama

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Anonymous #39 1w

What it America. Land of the Autistic Douchbags

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Anonymous alifrost 1w

get out of my face twink

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Anonymous #39 1w

Whose the twink? Lmaooooo y'all are just fun to ragebait. RARA

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Anonymous #27 1w

LITERALLY as someone with a short attention span who does not have adhd it pmo

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Anonymous #37 1w

Um, you are free to do you, for whatever reason. But I reserve the right to get off the merry go round that results from it. I have compassion for your plight as a person with ADHD, but I don’t have to join your circus, no matter how justified or legitimate. I’m allowed to detest it.

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Anonymous #19 1w

I manage side effects by choosing 1) the most appropriate medication for me that gives me the least side effects, and 2) regular cardio. I do cardio like my life depends on it, because I want to stay functional for as long as possible. I remember pre-medicated life, and I’ll do anything to not go back to it. I also take a beta blocker for the mild effects my stimulant does cause. All sanctioned by a cardiologist btw. I have a very healthy heart after ten years of stimulant use.

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Anonymous #14 1w

For me, being devoted to a healthy lifestyle and a healthy heart is the way to stay on my medication for the remainder of my career. I’ll become a golfer that forgets where tf her ball went when I’ve actually saved for retirement by being stable enough to save money for it. This isn’t just a preference, this is about controlling my own life, or being a victim of it.

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Anonymous #14 1w

What the fuck are you taking about, everyone that has adhd should feel like they take their meds that cause depression and suicidal thoughts??

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Anonymous #43 1w

Uh, ok, that’s one medication, that in SOME people causes that side effect. If it causes that side effect for you, then it’s the wrong medication for you, and your doctor would immediately take you off of it and put you on something else.

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