How many people with a ASD think they have ADD/ADHD?

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I most likely do not have ADHD. The most apparent symptom I have is fidgeting, which could be interpreted as hyperactivity, but I'm almost 100% sure that's stimming, because I do it unconsciously to help me concentrate on my thoughts. While I find it hard to concentrate on things I don't want to do, alright, seriously, who doesn't? I am easily distracted, but I blame that on having a brain that cannot multitask under any conditions whatsoever.

Have it or not I take pills for it - Ritalin - which are extremely helpful to me.

So do I.

And I guess; even if most people (that does not "need it") possibly could benefit from a therapeutic dose of Ritalin, without too many ill effects, I don't think they could take 20mg (my morning dose) before going to bed without having trouble sleeping*, so I'm pretty sure I have a legitimate need to use them.

*I did that once, by accident. I was reorganizing my Dosett (pillbox) before going to bed. My brain "short-circuited" and decided I was holding pills in my hand because I was about to take them. I had no trouble sleeping; but I did have very vivid and colourful dreams (they are usually mostly monochrome) that night

I got diagnosed with it in Feb. I been on Concerta since then. I can tell you what it has been like to know why I can't do this or that. But, I didnt have Concerta to May couple of days after my Spring finals for college happen. I'm more calm, more focus got, more get up and go, and I can finally pay attention to tasks I dislike. I was like a dreamer, who couldn't keep my mind on what the teacher would say, in my mind what?what did they say to do?

I was originally diagnosed with ADHD (at the time it was just called "ADD"). I view it as a comorbid condition and part of Aspergers. I'm not a doctor or psychologist but I believe it's generally best to avoid diagnosing a person with ASD with all these comorbid conditions that almost always exist alongside. Too many labels.

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I was diagnosed with ADHD in 1st grade and took different drugs for it up until 5th grade.

i have asd and adhd. was super hyper in my twenties and thirties till my coworkers at mcdonald thought i was on drugs. i wasn't. i could walk for miles at a fast speed and love it. can't concentrate on anything which causes a lot of issues at work. asd and adhd go together many times.

I wouldn't go as far as saying most people with ASD have ADHD, but ADHD is definitely a common co-morbid with ASDs. I personally don't have it, but I know of a lot of people that do have both.

this is basically me, except my mind doesn't race as much as it used to.

I think that the attention mechanism in AS and ADD are very similar, except that Aspies hyperfocus more.

I also realize I was hyperfocusing more when younger, while now I tend more on the distarctible end. I've never been very physically hyper but I am very mentally restless - i.e. my brain is screaming (metaphorically!) to start other activities or thoughts when I am supposed to pay attention to something else; I am never satisfied and peaceful etc. I also have a paradoxical reaction to caffeine since it makes me calmer.

But I've never had troubles with academics (I don't know how, since my organization was horrible - always did things in the fit of despair of the last minute), so nobody ever looked into it. Well who cares after all. Just a curious thing to know.