"I was first diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder, at age 35 I was diagnosed with Autism and then my therapist told me I have ADHD as well."

I read a ton of these comments here on YouTube.

BUT there is one big problem: I suppose that many of them are far from the truth.

In fact, the reason for many symptoms people experience might be actually childhood wounds and trauma.

To prove that, today, 

• we will define, what complex trauma actually is (and that most people have a completely wrong understanding of it),

• We will discuss, if many people really use autistic masking, or maybe do something else? ;)

• Find out, if it’s actually ADHD caused inattentiveness or another learned pattern

• And we will debunk many more typical autism and ADHD related symptoms

► Links and Resources:

Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma: https://www1.racgp.org.au/getattachment/79710ca4-e98e-46aa-8f8f-d5f763ea8ef4/Adult-survivors-of-childhood-trauma.aspx

Trauma or ASD: https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2316981/Trauma-Vs-ASD.pdf

ASD Treatment: https://elemy.wpengine.com/aba-therapy/most-effective-treatments

ASD and CPTSD: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/autism-infographics/autismandtrauma

ADHD Treatment: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/treatment/

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► Music used in this episode:

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► Episode Timestamps:

0:00 Overview

1:50 Do we live in a Sick Society?

4:18 What is High Sensitivity (SPS)?

6:49 What is Trauma (CPTSD)?

11:31 5 Signs, It's CPTSD, Not ASD/ADHD

12:28 Sign 1: Meltdown & Hyperfocus vs. Emotional Dysregulation

17:42 Sign 2: Social Confusion & Difficulties vs. Social Anxiety

20:20 Sign 3: Masking & Camouflaging vs. Avoidance & Shame/Guilt

27:58 Sign 4: Reactive Nervous System vs. Hypervigilance

31:13 Sign 5: Inattentiveness & Withdrawal vs. Dissociation

34:37 Self-Diagnosing, False-Diagnosing

35:27 Overlap: CPTSD vs. ASD vs. ADHD

36:42 Solutions and Treatment

41:19 Final Thoughts

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► Book List *Ad-Links

- The Highly Sensitive Person - Elaine N. Aron: https://amzn.to/3OQEmhT

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