ASD And ADHD Are Two Different Disorders (Repost)

ADHD and Autism are not the same disorder, the label AUDHD is them comorbid with one another not that they are the same disorder. Some people really think that this is true, though despite the fact that the two have firstly, very different names and secondly affect two different areas of a person's life.

Autism is a social communication disorder while ADHD is an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Just because you are diagnosed with one doesn't mean you also automatically have the second. But people in r/ autisticswithadhd sub really believe that both are the same disorder. This is so wrong and really looks like another way to justify their self diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD, which again is pretty stupid and pointless.

Trust me, i know this, i have both ASD and ADHD. They're not the same, nor do they ever present with the same traits as the other. Autism has sensory, social and sometimes even emotional struggles. ADHD doesn't have the issues that autism does. I have heard of some ADHD'ers with social skills, but that alone does not meet nor fit the criteria of autism just like that. None of these people realize that you have to meet the criteria for a disorder to be diagnosed with it in the first place, they simply think they will receive an autism diagnosis automatically just because they've been diagnosed with ADHD and vice versa.

This is literal mental gymnastics just to prove that you have ASD or ADHD or both. And for what reason? Please stop this misinformation before both communities have been riddled with discourse and drama, thus drowning out people with dangerous situations and real issues they desire to be fixed because of ADHD/ASD.