Steven Charlap, MD, MBA·Oct 25Does Anybody Really Care?Ever since I lost my brother to a misdiagnosis, I’ve spent the last 12 years trying to prevent the same from happening to other families.
Karl Frederick·Oct 9Autism and ADHD Overdiagnosis: What About Those of Us Diagnosed Late?Today’s headlines raise legitimate concerns about diagnostic standards. But what happens to those of us who spent decades waiting for…A response icon1A response icon1
TheOddOtter(audhder)·Oct 9Rock. Paper. Scissors. Shoot.“Well you have both autism and adhd; so your autism brain wants stability while your adhd brain seeks stimulation.”
InInvisible IllnessbyKarl Frederick·Oct 5How I Realised I’d Been Masking My Autism for YearsI always thought the mask was simply my personalityA response icon16A response icon16
Aspie Spooner·Oct 3Learning the Landscape of My EmotionsLate-diagnosed autism, two medications, and the unexpected work of quieting my emotional terrain before treating for executive dysfunction.
InPragmatic WisdombyChris Rouffer·Sep 19Everything I’ve Almost DoneCollecting art supplies is a valid hobby, independent of using art supplies
InInvisible IllnessbyKarl Frederick·Sep 7Mourning the Life I Might Have Lived After a Late DiagnosisGetting diagnosed with Autism and ADHD in my forties gave me answers I had spent decades looking forA response icon3A response icon3
Karl Frederick·Aug 4I Spent 43 Years Feeling Like an Alien. Then I Found Out I Was AutisticThe hidden cost of growing up knowing you were different but never understanding why.A response icon3A response icon3
Kathy A. Kowalewska·Jul 165 Childhood Signs I Was AuDHD (I Just Didn’t Know It Yet)My diagnosis didn’t reveal something new… it explained what had been there all along.A response icon3A response icon3
