Alexithymia is common in AuDHDers, and involves having trouble identifying and communicating emotions.

There are a lot of reasons this can be the case, including:

interoception differences

lack of useful training in emotional skills & language

different emotional experiences than expected in the situation

Childhood Emotional Neglect (which can cause alexithymia)

Alexithymia is NOT a disorder! It's a difference.

And... you may have reasons to question whether there are aspects of it you want to address.

Additional reading:

• When you can read everyone but yourself: on autistic and ADHD emotional awareness by Morgana Clementine
• What Is Alexithymia? Defined, Explained, and Linked to Neurodivergence from Neurodivergent Insights
• Alexithymia on Stimpunks (various quotations gathered)

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