• Sibshops@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    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?

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Yes, how you socialize and how much it drains you are affected by whether or not you’re autistic and/or ADHD.

      People who are naturally outgoing but also autistic/ADHD have the same drive to go out and interact with people, but due to differences in how they act/perceive the world wind up much more drained from the experience (either from sensory overstimulation or anxiety from people being unpredictable). This often leads to seeking out socialization less, even though they are just as desperate for it as anyone else who is naturally more extroverted.

      And instead of typing up a paragraph every time they want to talk about it, they say introverted extrovert.