What’s the difference between ADHD and autism?

I get questions like this in my DM’s a lot. They are also questions I am trying to not worry about so much anymore, because I think the premise of these questions is flawed. They are based on the assumption that these are concrete, biological conditions with a rigid set of symptoms that can be accurately differentiated, but they’re not. 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. <a href="https://jessemeadows.medium.com/whats-the-difference-between-adhd-and-autism-fcdea6b3973d">Learn More</a>