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7 Things AuDHD Adults Think Are "Normal" but Actually Aren't

Audaciously AuDHD

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I thought all these things were normal but turns out I was just dealing with both Autism and ADHD for 42 years without knowing. Sharing my late diagnosis experiences in these videos. Happy you're here. 🌐 Free community for AuDHDers ➡️ https://bit.ly/audhdTasha 🌐

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:41 constant rehearsals
02:37 constant exhaustion
06:22 constant forgetfulness
07:30 constant masking
09:56 constantly misunderstood
11:27 constantly fixated
14:19 constant intensity

20 Comments

@audaciouslyaudhd Creator 10 months ago Pinned

CLARIFYING THE KID WITH THE LETTER DEBACLE (I REVIEWED MY TEXTS LOL):
I had sent a picture of just the letter initially, then their response was this:
"Can you attach their picture with the letter?"
So I think... it may have been clear enough to understand but I just didn't process it correctly right?
So I sent the kid holding the letter and then the response was:
"Her picture should be IN the letter."
HAHAHAHAHAHA. i'm sorry for getting you guys riled up. I couldn't recall it exactly as it was said in the moment of filming, I wasn't even planning to talk about it til it popped in my head.

@O.N-97 9 months ago

Idk if this is an audhd thing but does anyone else struggle when watching YouTube, you start getting lost in the comments or video suggestions while watching your video, then you miss key points and have to rewind to rewatch what you missed? Or have to use subtitles on any movie or video or else can't follow along?

@tnvqflqxz 9 months ago

Rehearsing conversations that we SHOULD HAVE HAD years ago, can loop when you feel betrayed or cheated etc.

@alexandraayeone1470 9 months ago

Socialising = what do you call a room full of people?
- a "Fuck That"

@alexandraayeone1470 9 months ago (edited)

The hum of electronics drives me insane
I reeeally notice it when they're switched off - it's like a blanket of calm again

@kathyr.6825 9 months ago

It takes me two days to recover from a social event 😣

@auntyyoohoo5481 10 months ago

That's why I over explain and anticipate

@erigovethomas8006 10 months ago

I tend to rethink conversations that did not go well over and over again like it's my fault even if that seems unreasonable to rational thought. I can't shake, where did I go wrong.

@bemmiebemmerich 9 months ago

When I get overwhelmed and I have to talk to someone I close my eyes or look away to eliminate one sense so I can talk better.

@StevieRaysMa 2 months ago

5:55 fun fact, birds won't make noise in bad weather or when predators are nearby, so birdsong is a natural safety signal to your body, like the opposite of an alarm.

@travis9791 10 months ago

Scripting conversations is something I thought everyone did. I will spend 30 minutes thinking about a call that will only take 30 seconds. After that short call, I'm exhausted and need to take a nap. I also need a nap after going to the grocery store and never knew why. It must be all the bright colors, choices, the music playing, and all the people.

@Dark-Defiant-Tunes 10 months ago

I get so anxious about phone calls.

@scw73 9 months ago

"Kid with the letter" I'm with you. When you said it, I immediately saw a kid holding a letter.

@JordanBeagle 8 months ago

16:10 Everyone should repeat "I'm not broken, my brain just does things differently and that's okay"

@neuroticnation144 8 months ago

I’ve always felt like an alien. I’d watch people so I could carefully imitate them, so I’d blend in. Like “this is a human way to feel about things, talk about things, react to things, etc.” I never even realized I was doing it until I hit 50.

@curiouslygeorgeous 6 months ago

"I thought I was just weak"... ughhh this hits so hard. I'm always telling my family (in tears) how I'm "failing at everything"

@tracyapps 10 months ago

also... it's comforting to hear the 'cry' response. i literally have had to tell people "no i'm fine. everything is fine. my fight or flight response being passionate about something... or meeting an angry bear is the same. i cry.

@annaburns2865 10 months ago

I’m 37 and so burned out because no one ever told me. I suspect that I have AuDHD too, but I can’t get a doctor to diagnose me. These videos are the closet thing I have. Our parents in their 70s denied that mental health ever existed but they must have it because it’s genetic. I finally realized that something was “wrong” because I can no longer function and pretend things are normal. My niece is about 6 and has been diagnosed with autism for a while now. I can’t even imaguve how much better my life would have been had my parents gotten me diagnosed 30 years ago. Instead I had to grow up dealing with their mental health issues as well as my own, all the while pretending that it was “normal.”.

@MikkXIII 10 months ago

Oh, the side quests 🥲

@kairussell2156 9 months ago

1:46 For real, I get so much anxiety about if people understood what I meant. The fact that micro-aggressions exist makes it so that I sometimes just avoid making eye contact with everyone around me. I'd rather be a weirdo who stares at the ground while walking than thought of as rude for looking at someone too long, not long enough, or at an awkward moment.