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That sucks! I honestly (as a father) can't even imagine raising a kid like this, I definitely make mistakes, but try to support both my kids as much as I can.
I feel you and as a stepparent to an ADHD/autism kid, it will get extremely frustrating at times. Therapy might be necessary, it will help give you and your kid the skills to build...skills... to deal with things. Professionals are better at it than us. There are a lot of different ways ADHD/autism presents, and they all have different hurdles.
I highly recommend you start building habits now for the activities they struggle the most with and it is extremely important that you build self-care habits (taking breaks for water, food, shower, etc.), because if it doesn't become a habit, it will become a struggle, and you will both struggle.
Its important to keep in mind that your kid will be struggling with happiness neurotransmitters. They'll be searching for dopamine hits however they can, and it can lead to addictive habits that make things spiral and crash (videogames, foods, anything really)