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1y

Bullet point 1 is the funniest thing I’ve ever read about #ADHD. Also true.

things my therapist told me about adhd that I didn't know before

Disclaimer: I have verified very little of this. I'm also paraphrasing a lot. My therapist specialises in ADHD and treats nothing else, so I trust her, but feel free to provide rebuttals if you find evidence to the contrary, or sources if you know of them.

1. People without ADHD apparently only have a "few" interests, like for example are just into politics and rugby, as opposed to the rest of us who are into politics, rugby, needlepointing, jet skiing, bread baking, Formula 1 racing, ska, tubas, and Sailor Moon until we pick up learning Thai next week and discover modular synths. tbh I found this quite shocking. I cannot even imagine what that is like. No wonder they have so much time to do their laundry.

1y

For the first time in months, I forced myself to get off the f—ing computer and go for a f—ing walk, where I met this little guy...

If at all possible, go outside sometime...

...your brain may stay in its spiral

...you may not notice any beauty

...but you may just encounter a random #cat in the middle of Amish farmland (who has no respect for it not being #Caturday) and be reminded for a moment that life...life is a thing

#MentalHealth #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #CatsOfMastodon

A grey cat I "met" whilst walking has his front paw on my chest and is looking up directly into my face as I caress the back of his neck. He has a look of contentment on his face and (while not evident in the photo) is purring deeply.

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1y

I ate the exact same lunch from kindergarten through high school.

Then I really "mixed it up" in adulthood and would eat the same lunch for 2-5 years before shifting to the "next lunch" phase.

Yet it took till my mid-30s to learn I'm #ActuallyAutistic 🙃

...just one of so many things I look back at and think "All the signs were there!"

~~//~~

On a related note: I know I'm not alone in having my #neurodivergence missed...

...then misdiagnosed as neuroses 🙄

#AuDHD #ADHD
@actuallyautistic

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1y

Happy #Caturday from Leia!

Fun fact: I’ve trained her to help with an #ADHD symptom. When it’s bedtime, she yells at me and leads me to the bedroom. Smart enough to not bother if I’ve got headphones on, but very persistent if I’m walking around but not towards bed.

How? Established a routine that she gets a few treats right before I climb into bed.

Her sleep assistance services also include snuggling until her breakfast time.

Adorable tabby cat with white paws and belly, on blankets with belly up, and my hand petting her chest. She looks relaxed and happy and relaxed and very cute.

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1y

Yep. #ADHD

A picture of a goat leaning to the left in a confused headtilt.

Text reads. “I came, I saw, I forgot what I was doing, retraced my steps, and got distracted on my way back. I have no idea what’s going on and now I have to pee.”

This very much describes me some days.

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1y

My Inner Order Muppet: OK, it’s been a heck of a week but you’re behind on the course modules and have another assignment due next weekend.

My Inner Chaos Muppet: Clobbers the Order Muppet with a banjo, stuffs body in the chest freezer, opens a bag of Sour Skittles, puts “Some Nights” by Fun on repeat and dives into auditing and filing 18 digital doom piles out of the Mac's “downloads” folder.

#fuckitFriday #ADHD

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1y

since #SOTU i’ve been wrangling with my #ADHD adled brain, trying to remember where i had seen the last name BRITT.

i know am bad with names, but damn, i’ve used LAWRENCE BRITT’s 14 POINTS OF #FASCISM far too many times to keep count.

Early Warning Signs of Fascism

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause

4. Supremacy of the Military

5. Rampant Sexism

6. Controlled Mass Media

7. Obsession with National Security

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined

9. Protection of Corporate Power

10. Suppression of Labor Power

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption

14. Fraudulent Elections

― Lawrence Britt

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1y

今天体会到了一种感觉、感官全部打开的体验。体会到了食物的口感到底是什么样的，体会到了过去的某些片断我的的感受，体会到了我和这个世界现在正发生接触，而不是冷淡的，麻木的。

#adhd #autism

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1y

我的多动某种程度上是被mask掉的吗，吃了专之后反而多动起来了。

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1y

M’yello. I am giving Mastodon another shot. So here’s another #introduction :

I am a #TwitterRefugee from The Great Migration.
I love humor, jokes and funny toots.
I love to read. Mostly horror and thriller.
I love art doodling and music.

Also, not that it defines my life, but I am just now embracing my #ADHD and how it affects my daily existence.

#ff
#followfriday

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1y

I'm #ActuallyAutistic and I know food preparation is difficult for many folks in the community.

But learning to feed yourself is a skill that has cascading effects (I get severely depressed if I don't feed myself food I like). Not to mention, not everyone has the $$ for takeout

I've been sending this 'sad bastards cookbook' to everyone https://archive.org/details/sad-bastards-last

It focuses on 'boil water and eat' and 'ingredients that don't go bad'

#Food #Cooking #ADHD #ActuallyAutistic

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1y

SO IT'S #Autism Awareness Month?

since am one of those #ActuallyAutistic people Dx at the tender age of 50 (yes, 50. and yes am older now, shut up), am not acquainted with the american rituals of national days or awareness months involving autism.

welp, let me do this as a gentle reminder:

1. BLACK
2. INDIGENOUS
3. PUERTO RICAN
4. CARIBBEAN
5. LATINOAMERICANES
6. WOMEN

can be #autistic too.

and in my case: #dyslexic with a sprinkling of good ol' extra spicy #ADHD.

but ironically, 🧵

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1y

https://youtu.be/FNTHBcHmrIg?si=
#adhd
發現這個，好喜歡，八小時開車視頻，又可以看一晚上。

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26d

Ow fuck ow #ADHD

Screen grab of a comment: ADHD is so funny cuz u try to make coffee and next thing u know u have been standing in one spot in the kitchen for 30 minutes reading about Greenland

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1y

Someone said that what a neurodivergent views as CONTEXT,
a neurotypical will usually view as an *excuse*,
and when I tell y'all this hits me SO HARD 😫

"You're just not working hard enough"
"You're just not paying close enough attention"
"You're just lazy"
"You're just not very thoughtful"
"You're just not respectful of other people's time"
"You're just selfish"
"...SO STOP MAKING EXCUSES!"

And all the while, I'm just trying to provide context on how I got from A to G

#ADHD
#neurosparkly

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1y

Now that I'm spending more time on Mastodon, I'm realizing I don't follow enough people. Many of them are inactive accounts.

My feed is running dry rather quickly.

Who are some good people in the autistic and neurodivergent spaces to follow?

#ActuallyAutistic
#neurodivergent
#ADHD

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277d

New #post #humor.
No #stake in this.
I am not #joking.
Not just trying to #hammer this point home.
Not trying to #rock the boat.
Ok, I am going to #level with you.
I am not sure I can #measure up.
Can I really go all day? #twss
That was a #dig.
#wire you still reading this absolute mess?
I cannot #pick...
I just saw a m-fing #bluejay !!
#random but true!
This is how I am unwinding lately.
Thank you for being here.
#adhd #audhd #actuallyautistic #digit

Close up of: A pickaxe, a hammer, a fencepost, a long pipe, a large rock, a measuring tape, concrete edge south south east of image, roll of wire, lots of dirt, bushes to the north of image.
The hammer is resting on a post.
A bright orange string is plumb with a small rock tied to the end. It is tied up to a long string line that is a property marker. That string line is out of the view.

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1y

Just a PSA: Please don't take it personal if I don't follow you back or follow you back immediately. I'm #ADHD, and I'm trying to handle overstimulation.

Not that you all aren't some lovely folks. ❤️

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360d

#ADHD students heading to university for the first time, don't forget to register with the disability office. It's not a bad idea to start the process over the summer because it might take some time.

More info: https://theadhdacademic.weebly.com/learning--adhd-blog-posts/how-to-register-with-the-disability-office

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355d

I wrote this today, and figure my fellow neural ‘atypicals’ out there might be able to relate. I only noticed in retrospect it might pass as poor man’s poetry…

Today (It Is Always Today)

Today I heard that voice in my head ask (yet again): is it too late? Can you pull this life of yours out of the fire?

1/2

#adhd #neuroatypical #aspergers #autism #messagetoafriend

Chat grab reading: ‘The only train wreck is to keep denying whatever in you needs to be free—so long as you understand it does not matter at all where ir how that happens‘

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357d

Talk of mental health/suicide

Time to share all the stitchy stuff here...again.

This pattern is called Death by Cross Stitch, it is by Long Dog Samplers. Stitched on white 16ct aida fabric, using approx 370 metres of black DMC thread, 6 needles used. Final stitched area is - 55cm wide and 69cm high.
It took me 2 years to complete this, with lots of breaks.

This was a labour of love, a challenge and a reward to myself. Part of my #MentalHealth journey.

A few years ago, I was in a really bad place, had made an attempt to take my own life. Then I fought for help, was told I didn't meet criteria for mental health support from the NHS. I managed to get counselling through the local carers centre which did help. After an argument with my GP, who screamed at me "What do you want me to do?", and my response of "your job, refer me to psychology", I got an appointment with a trainee psychologist for CBT. Now anyone who is autistic knows that CBT is an absolute load of shite - or it is for me anyway, my brain is suddenly going to be fixed with 6 sessions telling me to change how I think. Anyways, I told that trainee that as a reward for keeping myself alive, I was going to start "Death by Cross Stitch"....I think at that point, she realised that my sense of humour is a bit warped.

Counselling helped more than CBT. Cross stitch is what keeps me alive more than anything. I've been accused of being obsessed with stitching...and yes, I am, because it calms me and stops me disappearing on a downward spiral. Its a form of mindfulness for me, nothing else exists when I stitch and my brain calms down - which is really handy when ADHD is yelling at me to move, but my broken body is begging for me to sit down.

Studies have been done that show how beneficial crafting can be for mental health, and I fully agree with them. Death by Cross Stitch kept me living, and signing my death certificate (the final page in the pattern bundle) was a happy moment.

So yeah, thats the story behind why I tortured myself with Death by Cross Stitch. Pandemic will be my next Long Dog Sampler...once I start another dozen projects that is.

I'll keep stitching to keep myself alive.

#CrossStitch #MentalHealth #Autism #ADHD #Disabled

A large cross stitch project.
Black stitching on white fabric. There is a solid black line border. The pattern is a sampler so includes the alphabet, animals, random geometric patterns.

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352d

Have #adhd? Struggle to get shit done? I'm working on a thing. https://adhdftw.com/getting-shit-done/

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317d

https://www.reddit.com/r/AutisticWithADHD/comments/1ezghy3/how_can_people_tell_im_autistic_by_the_way_i_walk/

果然从小被说走路很怪是有原因的...

#autism #adhd

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311d

This is the best explanation of hyperfocus in #ADHD I have ever seen. Someone give this guy a medal. And Oscar. Something.

(Src on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@connordewolfe/video/7408628416808815903)

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324d

分享一下雅思特殊考试体验（adhd版）

时间8月17日，地点深圳华强北赛格，类型学术纸笔。

这是邮件申请到的特殊安排和实际对比
1听力考试特制的音频文件，在有需要特定的地方暂停，播放两遍——有，但不如不暂停
2口语有额外的时间——没注意有没有
3阅读25%额外的时间——没有，已argue（9月13日更新：已收到回复，全额退款）
4 写作25%额外的时间——有
5单独的考试房间——有
6 有监督的休息——中间没有休息

入场
不要早到，因为考场人员会在安排完所有人后安排你，还会大嗓门喊“特殊考试的考生”，建议戴口罩挡脸，以防被旁边家长当猴看
入场就被单独带走，单独存包，排在最后验身份贴手环，最后送入单独小办公室考场获得和监考1v1体验。建议阅读写作时候跟他们要耳塞，不然人员进出丁零当啷的很烦。

听力部分：
听力的放两遍方式，是p1放两遍，再p2，同时在第二遍监考员会过几句暂停一下，让你比ok他再继续播，他是估摸着随便暂停的。（香油纠正：按材料上划分的位置暂停的）
评价，暂停还挺打断专注状态的，老实说，不如不暂停。我自己练的时候是p1234全放一遍再放第二遍，因为全网都没搜到是哪种放两遍方式，就随便搞的。
仅就我的这套题而言，听力的填空全都是三个词，风格里比较古早的题也会有，抽到太多最不擅长的听时间听数字。

阅读部分：
坑爹的事发生了，我申请到的是加时25％，但考场没加，按一小时收卷，发下来的卷上也写一小时，最后写得很急。因为我忘了记开始时间，所以也根本没看明白表。ps 考完了和戴着supervisor牌子工作人员说，她说考场已经上报，说neea国内教育考试院的客服会来联系我…
（而后果然没有人联系我，我拖延到出分才写投诉邮件，最后收到回复结果是全额退款，一次自己漏考，一次考点人祸，合计还是交了一份2200获得一个成绩，又高兴了耶✌）

另外P1文章的排版十分逆天，两张纸分四列排版的，行间距十分小，读着非常容易串行，adhd不友好。p1和p2p3排版都不一样。
p1延续剑19的风格丰富了题型。网上说特殊考试的阅读文章会偏长，我不擅长看长度，没有注意。

写作部分：
写作，加时了的确，勉强写完，这是我练的少导致的。

口语部分：
没发现有啥加时，流程没有特殊，和所有考生一起排的。

如果你需要申请特殊考试请查阅官方https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/take-ielts/book/special-arrangements/learning-difficulties
这里有你可以申请的特殊安排和你需要提供的材料。请注意需要提前至少三个月申请，只能纸笔，且不是所有纸笔考点都支持，具体请邮件谈。国内客服会转到英国处理case，友情提示他们回复邮件时间大约是一周，最好一次问清楚。

#adhd #长毛象安利大会

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