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Originally Posted by Beso

1st 2nd or third hl show for her self diagnosis, she told some hms she had adhd,( to explain herself going off for some time alone) and then told them she thinks she also has some autistic traits.

This is it exactly.

I am not sure why this is even still being debated. Some doctors talking about what AuHDH is has nothing to do with it.

"So, I am diagnosed with ADHD. Especially for women who had ADHD there tends to be some autistic traits as well"

The truth is that ADHD can share traits with autism, so this is not a surprise.

"Autism is very distinct from ADHD, but the core symptoms of ADHD... would appear to also be features of autism. ASD and ADHD are neurobiological disorders characterized by similar underlying neuropsychological “deficits”.

So Ali isn't lying in saying that she has some of the same traits as seen in autism, she isn't lying when she says that she is neurodivergent, but stating that she is "on the spectrum for autism" is the self diagnosed part as she is stating that without being clinically diagnosed as being autistic, only having been diagnosed for ADHD.

Ali has a carefully constructed and well-practised way of delivering the information in order to lead the listener to a given conclusion though and so many have jumped on that and hoisted her up as the poster child mascot for autism for whatever personal reason they have.

But, whatever the case is, I will repeat... An explanation is not an excuse and people with ADHD can also be dicks. Too many these days use the presence of mild autistic traits as a shield for bad behaviour.