Thank you for your thoughtful reply, I really appreciate your perspective!

Many of the signs/symptoms of ADHD and ASD are things I struggle with if not daily, then weekly. But I know that there’s a lot of crossover between the two, so it can be difficult to decipher, even for professionals at times. Especially when you throw in other mental health and learning difficulties, lol. So just knowing what’s actually causing what would be helpful in dealing with it.

I wouldn’t care to try meds at this time, but I think it would help with how I’m perceived in certain situations (like accomodations at work).

It definitely impacts my life. Reading that comment was like reading about my day to day.

Yeah, some/most are daily struggles. I took the two tests recommended by another user in the comments here and I scored pretty high.

I was telling my husband about how someone was managing their working memory issues with planners, apps, etc. And he kinda side-eyed and raised an eyebrow and I said “of course, that would require me keeping up to date with the planners and following through,” and he was all uhh-huh, that’s what I thought. 🤣😅😭

So, if I’m an adult who has never been diagnosed with either/anything, but I do all of the things you listed for ADHD and some of the autism ones… Should I be evaluated?

I miss my slider phone and my flip phone. But honestly, I think I was using my phone as a fidget without realizing it.

I do actually agree, though. I like real buttons.

Thanks, I’ll look into it! I really struggle with food, and cooking is way too much effort for something I’m not going to like eating, lol. Breakfast being especially hard for me, liquid meals would be a lifesaver.

I’ve been considering this. I’d love to drink my meals, but I don’t really like smoothies and I’m weird about tastes, so I’m hesitant to try anything like Huel. What’s the flavor like? Can you taste that it’s a health supplement?

having nutritious and regular meals

This part is hard for me. I am never hungry even I wake up, and I literally can’t force myself to eat. I’m get sick. I have a LOT of food issues, though.

Which app?

Lemmy doesn’t follow mastodon, as far as I know. I like it that way. I was not a fan of mastodon. I made accounts on kbin, Lemmy, and mastodon during the blackout, and Lemmy is the only one I’m still using. I heard of a similar-to-mastodon place called Squabbles, which is NOT part of the fediverse, and I love it there.

I started with accounts on both and found myself liking Lemmy better. I actually haven’t been on kbin in days.

Viewing/commenting from Summit right now! I’ve only had it a little while, but so far I like it!

For real, it made me incredibly happy.

I don’t know how old you are, but I grew up before the smoking ban. It was pretty common, and I had several relatives who smoked, but neither of my parents did. Smells bad and makes it hard to breathe, so I’ve always hated it.

No, I’ve pretty much found it repulsive my entire life.

Hey now, don’t you sully Helga Hufflepuff’s good name by associating it with that asshole.

And that’s why I’m doing the dishes at midnight.

I do often click “use app for five minutes” lol. But often just that pop up where I basically have to give myself permission to be off task is enough to get me back on task.

I just showed this to my husband and asked “Is this me?” He started reading it and just kept nodding then says “Pretty much, you never get straight to the point.”