Asperger's and ADHD

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F**ked up combination or what?

YeS

Totally. Especially if you throw in depression and anxiety, lol.

Some evidence to suggest ASD(including aspergers), primary inattentive ADHD (ADD) and combined type (hyperactive and inattentive) ADHD all three have a differently neurological basis. I guess its possible a person could have any combination of the three
sets of genes. But aspergers by itself is estimated to have 75% comorbid inattention and/or hyperactivity by noted expert Tony Atwood. So likely means you do not have ASD and ADHD but merely ASD. And those 25% with aspergers that do not show
inattention and hyperactivity may infact merely have it at a level below a certain threshold. Particularly inattention in above average intelligence can go undetected. The ASC test sub score for POC suggest even those who have lower inattention in life do infact have a significant amount of inattention on that test. So everyone with aspergers has some ADD/ADHD.

Like two great magnets, one drawing you in one direction and the other in another

~An example being...you want to read about something that interests you, only to find you cannot focus long enough to take much in ?

yeah

and indecision and procrasination is so f**ked up


an aimless wanderer am I

It's a b***h, but it beats hell out of adding bipolar disorder to the milkshake.

I have ADD (inattention) and CAPD symptoms with AS. yay.

My son displays both. Adderall has really helped with his ADHD tendencies.

Ritalin has really helped my ADHD, so now I'm just left with the raging AS. I'm much calmer, less stressed, and not nearly as mouthy and argumentative while I'm on Ritalin, but lately I feel nostalgic for the frenetic mental activity and more rapidly changing fixations of my un-medicated brain. I can tell my husband misses my hyperactivity and unpredictability, even though we're actually communicating much better now. Stimulant meds have their pros and cons. I've never felt saner and calmer since I started the Ritalin, but at the same time I've never felt more boring and old. Ugh. Nothing is ever simple in life, it seems.

Gads. This is the story of my life.

I kinda miss stimulant meds....though they made my meltdowns alot worse, my output was alot better
Before meds, it was really hard for me to feel anger....I still typicly have difficulty experiencing that emotion....Ritalin made me feel sleepy and overwhealmed. Adderall made me feel angry.

I wonder why that is.

I NEED a stimulant! LOL, I have depression, anxiety, AS, and probably ADD, maybe even ADHD!

Bah I feel good now with Adderall + Celexa in the right amounts...
Before I would see a million things at once, never calm and would GO CRAZY... Still have my autistic tendencies but now @ least I can focus, have fun and still still exhibit those weird tendencies that I seem to love...

I was prescribed Adderall and buspar together. I didn't like the buspar though and had a hard time taking it regularly.