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I recently got diagnosed with ADHD a couple of months ago. That makes me curious; since there's a higher percentage of trans people who are autistic, would there be a higher percentage who are ADHD?

What are your experiences with being ADHD and trans?

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[-] idiomaddict@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago

Me, currently awake at three am on the first day of my period: did you say medication metabolism?

[-] PsychoNot@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Ouch! Well, if you’re up, may as well read:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195638/

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