@Uselessgeneration That’s great you had those! I don’t have my school reports - got rid of them. They mostly said I should raise my hand and interact more in class… but I was always so overwhelmed (autistic overstimulation type stuff) or dealing with events at home, bullying at school… so… 🤷
At university now, my tutor called me “hugely enthusiastic” before he even met me… seems like a potential hyperfocus ADHD trait in me being seen! I DO get so excited about stuff I’m interested in!
I did have a loved one full something in but he hasn’t known me for that long, and not sure it helped to be honest. He is a classic male ADHD type who doesn’t really think there’s a need for labels. He didn’t see many traits in me, and I agree that I’m not the same as him. But I’m cis female and autistic (he isn’t autistic). I notice we have some similar traits that could be ADHD but he thinks are “normal” human traits (I know they’re technically both, but…)… and I’m learning more and more that AuDHD (autism + ADHD) is quite different to ADHD only. AND there’s a difference between genders. (Don’t even get me started on masking… haha!)