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Autism and ADHD Together Feels Like an Internal Battle

My neurodivergent mind needs variety and routines

Alan AJ
2 min readApr 17, 2024

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I’m autistic and I have ADHD. There is likely OCD in the mix, too. I’ve always been this way — even though I didn’t know until I was in my forties.

A row of shirts on hangers.
These days I mostly wear T-shirts, not formal shirts. But I still hang them up. Photo by Waldemar on Unsplash

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Alan AJ

Random life stories, opinions, and a dry sense of humour. A 55-year-old former electronics engineer and programmer in England. Previously 'Autistic Widower'.