Asking because my gf has ADHD and she told me that, the first time she took ritalin (methylphenidate), she thought to herself “So this is what it feels like to not have ADHD?”

That got me thinking, is there a drug that has a similar effect on autists, that allows them to experience what is it like to “not have autism”?

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    12 hours ago

    @nondescripthandle @AllNewTypeFace we pretty much have the data there, all that could separate are minor side effect differences… but it’s all overshadowed by the severe addiction side effect of cocaine.

    A lot of people with ADHD have cocaine habits because, being a major stimulant, it helps with ADHD symptoms… plus cocaine is often easier to get ahold of than ritalin/adderall despite the latter being safer.

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      11 hours ago

      Do we have less data on drugs like Ketamine or MDMA? I’ve seen fairly recent tatgeted clinical trials for those for things likes PTSD and MDD. I just assumed no one tried to study cocaine in those types of settings yet.