What’s the difference between ADHD and autism?

Diagnosis is still completely based on observable behavior, which makes it more of a narrative process than a biological one. You don’t get diagnosed with a brain scan or a blood test — it depends what you tell the doctor about yourself or your child, and what they see in the stories you share. It also depends heavily on their implicit biases regarding race, gender, and class. Colloquially, I’ve come to see these words — ADHD, autistic — as rhetorical, narrative tools, short-hand for a common human experience. Like telling someone you’re “such a Gemini”, referring to yourself as ADHD calls up a list of traits and a reference for a certain experience. You don’t have to explain it all because you have this one word carrying a loaded pack of meaning for you. <a href="https://jessemeadows.medium.com/whats-the-difference-between-adhd-and-autism-fcdea6b3973d">Read More</a>