BPD vs. ADHD vs. Autism: "Look beneath the labels”

Human First with Dr. Courtney Tracy

(cw: suicidality, abuse) Join Dr. Courtney Tracy, aka The Truth Doctor, a licensed psychotherapist and doctor of clinical psychology, as she compares the three diagnoses she's been clinically given over the last ten years as a client. Dr. Courtney discusses what the research says about the relationship between these mental health conditions and more specifically, how autism and BPD may show up through the lens of Borderline Personality Disorder DSM criteria. We think this episode could help people who have borderline personality, autism, ADHD, and/or simply have multiple diagnoses. We'd love to hear from you via screenshots on social media by tagging us at @the.truth.doctor and @truthdoctormedia. Thank you, and enjoy. The main message of the episode: The most important part of getting a diagnosis is looking beneath the labels and seeing the human being. Follow Dr. Courtney on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube at @the.truth.doctor.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - 03:06 - Intro and Receiving multiple mental health diagnoses

03:07 - 06:01 - Autism Spectrum Conditions and mental health diagnoses vs. symptoms

06:02 - 06:45 - Overview of BPD, ADHD, and Autism

06:46 - 07:17 - The biggest overlap between the disorders: Emotional dysregulation and Impulsivity

07:18 - 09:20 - 2018 study on BPD and Autism, autistic traits, and empathy

09:21 - 10:43 - Increased suicidality and risk of sexual and physical abuse with multiple diagnoses

10:44 - 15:09 - Co-occurring disorders and prevalence - ADHD, ASD, and BPD - and also CPTSD

15:10 - 18:40 - Causes and how to prevent BPD or other traumatic behaviors 18:41 - 19:44 - Treatments for Borderline Personality, ADHD, and Autistic Spectrum Disorder

19:45 - 22:41 - Not all mental health symptoms are a result of trauma

22:41 - 26:23 - BPD criteria 1 and 2 vs. Autistic symptoms: unstable relationships & fear of abandonment

26:24 - 28:48 - BPD criteria 3 and 7 vs. Autistic symptoms: identity disturbance & feelings of emptiness

28:49 - 31:45 - DSM BPD criteria 4 vs. Autistic symptoms: Self-damaging impulsivity

31:46 - 33:15 - DSM BPD criteria 5 vs. Autistic symptoms: Self-harm/suicidality & self-mutiliation

33:16 - 35:17 - DSM BPD criteria 6 and 8 vs. Autistic symptoms: Affective instability & uncontrolled anger

35:18 - 36:39 - DSM BPD criteria 9 vs. Autistic symptoms: Transient stress-related paranoid or dissociative symptoms

36:40 - 38:00 - Rejection sensitivity in all three disorders

38:01 - 39:29 - Outro and "so glad you exist"

2018 Study about Autism Spectrum "Conditions": https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184447

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