Autism + ADHD in one brain = internalised chaos (the Autism wants routine and the ADHD wants spontaneity). Add to this external chaos (Hostile environments including people and policies) and you get extreme and debilitating demand avoidance. Then add to this complex post traumatic stress disorder caused by many years of unmet needs, hostile environments and wrong labels = AuDHD with trauma. AuDHD folks are not traumatised by their neurodivergent differences when they understand themselves, they are traumatised by those who don’t and won’t understand them.
@auticulate Oh, that explains my “extreme procrastination” as I call it. I’m also pretty sure I have cptsd form unmet needs too, which was of course diagnosed as BPD. What a fantastically insightful tweet.
@FranArtHistory Aww thank you. I’m glad you find my words helpful x