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I am completly lost, I got diagnosed with autism and adhd a month ago (I am 18) but the adhd part seems weird to me. I have the impression that the person who diagnosed me has amplify what I said and write, even if I relate to some point of auDHD. I don't have the impression to be as much struggling than "real" people with adhd. Especially that I don't have hyperfixasion or things like that (I don't know). So I don't know if i really have adhd or not. It's like a big big big imposter syndrome I have the impression to not be legitimate to say that I have adhd because I don’t struggle that much, I am not hyperactive, I can be organised thank to my autism, and I have the impression that other people are sometimes way more innatantive than me. (I am french so I am sorry if there are mistakes)

hey! so i’m autistic (currently self-diagnosed because of nhs waiting lists but basically everyone including multiple professionals agree i am) and i’m in year 11. after i finish gcses i’m moving to a different sixth form, which i think will be a lot more suited to my needs as it’s much smaller than my current school and has a lot more in place in terms of personalised accommodations. so i thought it would be the perfect environment to try and explore my identity outside of the mask a little? only thing is, my mask is so deeply ingrained that i have no idea how to separate it from who i am underneath. i also have some complex trauma messing everything up in terms of identity which also makes it harder to unmask. any places you would suggest starting on my unmasking journey would be greatly appreciated!!

So I found zaras account a while back in I think October 2024 and I started to notice that after I had watched her videos, I started to do stuff. I have no idea how to explain it but my head goes forward and I stretch my neck. Its very odd. I only did it alone but then I started to get the urge to do it more. I then noticed other things I did. My head jerks to the side and I feel the urge to hit my legs. When I'm alone I get them more like squeaking( I have guinea pigs) and making high pitched noises. Some things stop them like music and I can kind of control them round other people but the urge is taking over me and its too hard to control them. I know I've commented on other posts and said I have them but I'm starting to question that. Thanks