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ELI5: If both ADHD and autism are considered neurodivergent, why do we only have ADHD stimulants but (by Sparky)
(29 / M-F / Massachusetts)
ELI5: If both ADHD and autism are considered neurodivergent, why do we only have ADHD stimulants but no medication to treat autism?
This isn't meant to be poor in taste. I have autism myself, but am I'm often really confused when it comes to the whole
I understand that ADHD/autism are often co-morbid and that autism doesn't need a cure. I'm just stumped on how ADHD is considered neurodivergent even though there's medication to control symptoms, while the severely autistic are left to struggle in constant sensory overload and become extremely agitated to the point of violence towards themselves and others.
Source.
This isn't meant to be poor in taste. I have autism myself, but am I'm often really confused when it comes to the whole
I understand that ADHD/autism are often co-morbid and that autism doesn't need a cure. I'm just stumped on how ADHD is considered neurodivergent even though there's medication to control symptoms, while the severely autistic are left to struggle in constant sensory overload and become extremely agitated to the point of violence towards themselves and others.
Source.
This isn't meant to be poor in taste. I have autism myself, but am I'm often really confused when it comes to the whole
I understand that ADHD/autism are often co-morbid and that autism doesn't need a cure. I'm just stumped on how ADHD is considered neurodivergent even though there's medication to control symptoms, while the severely autistic are left to struggle in constant sensory overload and become extremely agitated to the point of violence towards themselves and other
I understand that ADHD/autism are often co-morbid and that autism doesn't need a cure. I'm just stumped on how ADHD is considered neurodivergent even though there's medication to control symptoms, while the severely autistic are left to struggle in constant sensory overload and become extremely agitated to the point of violence towards themselves and other
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