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Who is dual diagnosis? (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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[โ€“] 18107@aussie.zone 39 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

!autisticandadhd@lemmy.world

For many years in Australia it was impossible to get diagnosed with Autism and ADHD because they were considered mutually exclusive. Recently they've been discovered to be frequently comorbid.

It's a little frustrating how slow medical knowledge progresses.

[โ€“] casaper@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 5 days ago

I'm not certain if it used to be the same in my country (CH), but I was diagnosed with ADHD at 30 years old and ASD at 44.

I can relate to your frustration.

Diagnosis isn't everything, but if it's incomplete, it simply doesn't help me understand myself as it should.

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