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I’ve signed my name change in my ‘affidavit’.

The ADHD AuDHD Exec

Since I've had my formal ADHD diagnosis, I've been on this journey of self-discovery and 'what else?'.

I'm constantly reviewing myself, and my habits to help me get a further understanding of this neurodiverse world.

I spoke about my ADHD diagnosis journey here.

Childhood Snapshot:

So, I called my mum and asked her for a recollection of my early childhood, the dialogue went something like the below:

Me: "Mum, how was I as a kid overall, socially etc?"

Mum: "I'll be honest with you son, it wasn't great. 1) You'd prefer to play on your own rather than with other kids, 2) You had a speech delay 3) I was super clingy to a select few as a kid, and wouldn't let anyone else in"

Me: "Mum, based on those three symptoms, that sounds like an autistic kid"

Mum: "But look at you now son, you're doing very well for yourself"

In fairness she should've flagged this as a concern to the doctors, enabling me to get whatever support I would've required.

I didn't wanna make her feel bad for the fact that she missed this. My parents were immigrants, and survival was probably their number one priority for them.

A suspected autistic kid was the least of their problems at that time.

While other kids played tag, I was probably busy organising my crayons by colour.

Now I organise my work notes into meticulously labeled folders on my Microsoft Onenote

What's next?

I don’t think I'm gonna bother with a formal diagnosis in all fairness, I'm convinced I display symptoms:

• Now and

• Since childhood.

I was certain I was an ADHDer before I was officially diagnosed. It's quite pricey too I spent $1,000 for an ADHD assessment.

An assessment for Autism will pretty much be the same price.

SO, I'm gonna run with The AuDHD Exec. Watch this space!

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