Woo woo sage and crystals psychotherapist butted in to say they were definitely separate, because ADHD was genetic while autism was generally caused by outside influences like vaccines.
God I hate him so much. He bragged about spending 9 days in Peru on a Ayahuasca vision quest so I’ve been rephrasing it to everyone as shitting and puking until he saw god.

It’s literally just because they were told that autism is caused by vaccines and the woo woo con artists haven’t told their flock of rubes about a special ADHD cure for only $149.99 yet.