I know people with estrogen have said their ADHD gets worse during perimenopause/menopause, but I'm wondering if people with testosterone 50+ also notice their Autism/ADHD symptoms getting worse. Especially more "inattentive"/stuck in their thoughts.
I feel like we really need more research on all of this.
The description I've used is executive function takes exactly the same amount of energy to do as when I was 20, but I have far lower energy reserves to fake it.
@KitMuse@actuallyautistic@neurodiversity Slowing down and taking a breath is honestly the only thing that helps consistently, and even that's not 100%. Also constant journaling and microblogging help to track what I was doing or planning last week / yesterday / five minutes ago.
I am on meds (dx at ~45) and they help my situation, but only in that they make it easier to focus on a thing when my brain has decided what to focus on. Not and I repeat not necessarily what I intended to focus on.
@pathfinder@KitMuse@actuallyautistic@neurodiversity this! I feel like I've got the same patterns and baseline, but the improvised tools that got me through the first few decades have worn out, and I need to be more deliberate.
