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ADHD and Autism require diagnosis.
So…not me.
It’s not hard to get a test you just need to grow yourself a money tree.
It’s not hard to get a test
Even if money isn’t an issue, it’s actually really hard (particularly for someone with ADHD symptoms) to take the official test. It’s very Catch-22.
I have money but its a 3 year wait if you can convince a GP to refer you… so that’s still fun.
I was able to convince my GP to get me a reference after my son was diagnosed. The diagnosis he got was for anything required from school. I got a waiting time of 10 years via the public system or 2 years via the private. My diagnosis could not entitle me for anything else than ‘better know myself’.
See if you could just focus on your personal needs you’d be able to convince your GP to refer you
What is extroverted introverted?
It’s a way of describing that a person is willing to join social interaction, but also enjoys alone time
Isn’t that everyone, more or less? We all need a balance between spending time with others, and time by ourselves.
If I don’t get an appropriate amount of both on a regular basis I go crazy.
Its just another weird way people who are not specialists try to divide and label everyone for no clear reason to fit into their binary world, I just don’t like how its being used. There is too much simplification and generalization while every person is unique. Not saying such things as introvert/extravert should not exist, I just don’t like how its being interpreted in mass/social media
Somewhat, but specifically a sociable person who ultimately needs alone time to recharge (or time just with their partner). Some people need social interaction as their recharge, and they might not be great in their own company for too long.
That’s an ambivert
An extrovert with social anxiety.
This is my best friend to a T. Recently diagnosed with ADHD as well.
I swear I will get officially diagnosed and medicated this year. I know I’ve said it for about a decade, but this is the year, lol.
There are dozens of us
Someone who is too introspective for their own good
So… a Lemming then? 😳😛
I think it’s someone who is actually extroverted, but do to being cast out as “weird”, is now reluctant to talk to people despite their extraversion, and therefore thinks they’re introverted.
This describes my case perfectly. I am extroverted, but due to people finding me weird, I was scared of talking to people, and mistook it for introversion. I am now way more outgoing than before once I figured it out, and people care a bit less about you being weird if you’re likeable once you’re older.
It might also be the other way around. There are plenty of people who are really introverted, so social engagement still drains their energy, but while it’s happening, they can be/appear extroverted, charming, outgoing, sometimes at exponential extra cost.
The difference between intro- and extraversion is not simply the ability of a person to talk to others, their (perceived) “shyness” etc., but also encompasses how they regenerate, what and how much stimulation they prefer and what kind of company they need and enjoy.
Ive always referred to myself as a social introvert. Ill go to social events, have fun, but boy is it exhausting and id rather spend time home alone doing nothing
I’m a huge introvert, but if I can get past the initial hurdle of getting my ass motivated to actually meet with people, I have a good time. I’ve also been in sales/public facing jobs for most of my working life, which blows people away when they realize how antisocial I can be. I mask very well.
Most of the time, it’s how much juice is left in my social battery that dictates what I end up doing. I will avoid my best friends of 20+ years if I’m not in the mood.
i am not but i very well might be if i ever let a pro check me out
Are those separate things or is there a connection?
Like:
I’m curious, how many “Hawaiian pizza eaters” found out they had adhd or autism later in life?
These days I think of myself as extrovert but most people think the opposite. Sometimes I wonder if anybody even is absolutely one or the other at all times and circumstances.
My cousin is certified extrovert. She basically always „needs“ someone to talk to on family gatherings. I think she’s fine being alone, but if there’s a person she will talk to them.
If there’s someone telling a story and she’s not too invested she will open a parallel conversation.
Sometimes I wonder if anybody even is absolutely one or the other at all times and circumstances.
Well, absolutely not. I thought it’s pretty obvious that this is more like a scale were you fall somewhere between one and the other. Also, those words don’t really have any rigorous definitions.
I was diagnosed at 56 with ADHD and Autism. So many fuck ups of mine make sense now.
What a weird way to say ambivert.
Yes.
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I avoid people at all cost, and for the special few that make it into my life, I just won’t shut the fuck up 😭
It’s a problem, every night my partner has to manage my chattiness, if allowed I will just pillow-talk until 2am.
but yeah, I’m not autistic.
That’s not autism. That’s social anxiety.
This is probably because introvert and extrovert are just made up and there’s no evidence anyone falls neatly into either.
What is an extroverted introvert? As a youth I was introverted and its still my nature but I found I liked drama and being in a chorus and debate type things as I got older but Im still more likely and more than happy to quietly sit and read or mess with a device or be with my thoughts in a group setting and ill at ease meeting people.
ADHD for me but yeh
Maybe. I’m undiagnosed and I do consider myself an introvert but apparently I’m also socially somewhat skilled as people tend to like me.
I got diagnosed with both later in life, but I am definitely more on the introverted side of things. Maybe an introvert leaning ambivert at most.
I am in this, but I got tested and I’m “normal” even though in my 20s I’m pretty sure I would have been in the very high ranges.
I’d still say I have an ADHD brain with OCD tendencies, but I’ve managed to moderate both through a decade of exercise, caffeine, and sugar.
(Anecdotal, N=1) I think once your brain realizes in some sense that it can be productive despite its neuroses, the extremes peter out once the stress of your failures no longer hang over you.
