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Do you guys struggle with eye contact?
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To me this sounds like AuDHD, but this is obviously far from a diagnosis and I'm not a professional, I merely have read so much that I sometimes know better (lol)
Jokes aside, try this: https://rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php
It's so far the only online test that gets somewhat close to what a diagnosis would probably say and I've asked diagnosticians and they said it's useful to get a first idea whether to seek a diagnosis, as this mostly looks the same as their questionnaires. Don't forget to save the PDF with the full results at the end or you will have to do it again.
I know this isn't about me but tried taking the test just for fun, expecting to be in the low end and it rats me out as having a 50% chance of being on the spectrum.
If it wasn't for the fact that waiting lists and my non-existient patience are completely incompatible, it would be pretty cool to get tested to see if there's something to all this adhd and now autism thing or if I'm just normie-weirdo.
Anyways, I wish you the best, OP. Big hugs also yes to all the things you mentioned in your OP post @pineapple@lemmy.ml
I do indeed have moments where I just zone out for a long time. Fx i have been meaning to go to bed for close to two hours now, yet im still sitting on my couch and shifting between spacing out and checking my phone. Tend to daydream a lot.
Yes I have several comments/messages both here, on signal and on texts waiting for my reply for days, weeks or months and several unfinished drafts for those comments/messages in my notes.
And yes I struggle with eye contact, but mostly when I'm speaking. I have gotten fairly okay at keeping eye contact while listening to someone talk, only breaking it when I think about something they are saying or if they ask me a question.
Yeah ok thanks. I am currently looking into getting profesionally tested.
Depending on your country it can sometimes take years to get an appointment, so you might have to ask several places and be patient. That's why many people educate themselves and self-diagnose before they finally get an official diagnosis. Which makes sense, as it is mostly about understanding yourself better and not much else, so there's little risk something could go wrong there, lol.
Oh wait that other lemmite was you...
Anyhow I did the test and got 100% neurotypical.
Are any semi reliable tests for adhd?