A while back I had seen a lot of posts about the overlap and similarities between ADHD and Autism, and it got me thinking about some observations I’d made both personally and professionally testing neurodivergent kids over the years.
I posted this tweet asking folks the following questions:
Curious with the #Autism vs. #ADHD discussions recently, if you have one or both, what do you relate to more:
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Big Picture vs. Details
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Order vs. Chaos
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Think in Words vs. Pictures
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Acquired Knowledge vs. Novel Problem Solving
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Process Fast vs. Slow
Elaboration Welcome
More recently I posted the same questions with elaboration on TikTok and the responses were fascinating!
I think my biggest takeaway from hearing personal accounts from so many neurodivergent folks is that even when there’s a consistent pattern that is statistically more likely in a specific area of neurodivergence, they are not hard and fast rules.