Jeremy MallinI mentioned how coffee doesn't keep me awake, and someone suggested that was an ADHD thing. I had heard people say it's an autistic thing. Which is it? Is it both? Is it just that a lot of autistic people are also ADHD?
Zumbador@JeremyMallin
I've mostly heard it's associated with ADHD but for many of us it's not really possible to seperate the ADHD and Autistic stuff out so.
This article explains some of the brain chemistry that might explain this phenomenon
https://evolvepsychiatry.com/blog/why-does-coffee-make-me-tired-if-i-have-adhd-the-science-behind-the-paradox
@Zumbador
That article was very enlightening. It makes me think that I probably do not have ADHD, or at least it is not responsible for this phenomenon. I don't think it actually makes me tired. It just doesn't wake me up. It doesn't seem to affect my energy levels or alertness at all either way.
That article was very enlightening. It makes me think that I probably do not have ADHD, or at least it is not responsible for this phenomenon. I don't think it actually makes me tired. It just doesn't wake me up. It doesn't seem to affect my energy levels or alertness at all either way.
@JeremyMallin
It's not diagnostic of ADHD, though 🙂
It's just that this happens to many ADHD people. Not all. I'd say the fact that caffeine doesn't wake you up is enough of a unusual reaction to suggest something is different about your brain chemistry, but it's not a way to tell whether or not you have ADHD, if that makes sense.
It's not diagnostic of ADHD, though 🙂
It's just that this happens to many ADHD people. Not all. I'd say the fact that caffeine doesn't wake you up is enough of a unusual reaction to suggest something is different about your brain chemistry, but it's not a way to tell whether or not you have ADHD, if that makes sense.
@Zumbador
Yes. That does make sense.
Yes. That does make sense.