It's super hard to pick them apart, as often being a child with ADHD is enough motivation for society to also give them CPTSD. It's like a BOGO sale for disorders.
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I have CPTSD from growing up with undiagnosed autism, ADD, and an abusive father. I would recommend anyone who is on the autism spectrum or has ADHD look up CPTSD. Reading about it was extremely helpful for me and the distinctions between PTSD and CPTSD are large enough so that a person might not realize they have trauma just from reading about PTSD alone.
People with CPTSD have emotional flashbacks, which are different and much sneakier than what people with more specific trauma deal with. There are no indications that you're experiencing a flashback, and they can alter your personality, make you miserable, and destroy your relationships.
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So, what is the name for the thing where you experience all of that, all at once, all the time?
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Question is what would I even have PTSD from? Being in daycare as a kid? I thought I was just anxious forever and I'm pretty sure that's still what it is, but this is interesting nonetheless.
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Here is the full article: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/adhd-vs-or-and-ptsd/
I probably have both. I just feel so embarrassed saying I have PTSD for the reasons I do
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I think it's really fucked up to present ADD as being related to some innate physiological wiring, as though both holistic treatments and exacerbating circumstances both don't exist.
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