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Originally Posted by snickie
I know that. It's still a fear. I don't like popping pills, not even vitamins.
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People with ASD are often treated for symptoms of anxiety, depression and hyperactivity. However, these would already be an issue for you regardless of the diagnosis. If any of these problems were bad enough that it became difficult to manage your life, I'm sure you would be on them already. You don't have to be medicated either for these things. There are plenty of other techniques you can use besides drugs. There are many people with ASD, who don't need to medicated.
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Originally Posted by snickie
It's possible I have some sort of attention deficit disorder. I have lost some ability to focus on what people are saying as of late. Example: yesterday in pedagogy class they were doing peer teaching, and my mind would latch on to when the kids were playing but as soon as they stopped and the person started talking, it was like, "Nope. Not paying attention to you." And then the person would start playing again and I'd be like, "I have no idea what that person just said."
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Of course it is possible. I was just stating the differences between ADHD and ASD, since ASD is commonly misdiagnosed as ADHD. It's even possible to have both!
ASD is a nonverbal learning disability. Whereas, ADHD centers around attention. People with ADHD have the ability to empathize greatly with others. However, sometimes they are so wrapped up in whatever they are doing that they don't pay attention to how are others are feeling. People with ASD lack the ability to understand where another person is coming from. It is difficult for them to put themselves in another person's shoes. They often say inappropriate things, because they don't have the awareness that it may hurt another person. It's hard for them to match what they are saying with how other may react emotionally to it. People with ADHD usually say inappropriate things out of impulse, or because they lack the emotional attachment to certain things.
Btw, I scored rather high on those tests too. That is mostly due to the fact that I have ADHD. I don't have ASD.
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