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#adhd #Productivity #tech #Technology #browser #vivaldi #tips #hacks
britt, Me: you should probably do some stuff you need to do…
Also me: No, no, no, that can wait… what you really need to do is rebuild your keyboard again. You use it more for typing now… What about new switches? What about new keycaps? Do the research black hole… do it! 😂
thor, (edited ) The Norway #ADHD group on FB strikes me as people who are always looking for stuff. Drugs, treatment, easy ways out. They're not looking for key solutions, such as collaboration. I'm also not seeing much interest in a weekly ADHD conference call. Some of the paradox is that you're short-sighted, and thus unable to work with people on the long term.
thor, @RL_Dane Not keen on it? Welcome to the statistic.
RL_Dane, Totally agreed. What I loved about the youtube ADHD "community" was the realistic depictions of what ADHD is actually like, and techniques for overcoming it, not mere recommendations for drugs.
It's a bummer that the community you found isn't more healthy.
liztai, There's nothing more exciting to an ADHD brain ...
than a new unnecessary project.
petersibley, @liztai just follow that with getting a package you forgot about ordering.
liztai, @petersibley that's my life now! I just ordered a bunch of things and Every package is a new present.
weightedcreepy, I used to beat myself up over not finishing projects, until I learned that I have #adhd. My interests and motivation shift severely on a daily basis, which isn't really compatible with long term commitment.
I'm now trying to lean into it and enjoy the process of creation while putting less value in completion. Capitalistic society wants us to value the "finished product" above anything else - that doesn't mean I have to.
br00t4c, 7 Sneaky Signs Of ADHD In Women
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adhd-signs-women_l_663cd48de4b0fe081b305083
astronomerritt, MY PHARMACY HAS MY MEDS
MY PHARMACY HAS MY MEDS
I CALLED THEM AND THEY CONFIRMED
IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS OF SHORTAGES AND FUCKERY BUT THEY HAVE MY MEEEEEEEEDS
...what are the odds I get hit by freak lightning on my way to pick them up
shiri,
KitMuse, I know people with estrogen have said their ADHD gets worse during perimenopause/menopause, but I'm wondering if people with testosterone 50+ also notice their Autism/ADHD symptoms getting worse. Especially more "inattentive"/stuck in their thoughts.
I feel like we really need more research on all of this.
#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD @actuallyautistic @neurodiversity #neurodivergent
rolandelli, @KitMuse @actuallyautistic @neurodiversity person with mostly estrogen here (I think, anyway): my neurodivergent stuff did not get worse with changes. I had almost zero side effects of peri/meno except weight gain though. No hot flashes or other disturbances.
masukomi, @KitMuse @actuallyautistic @neurodiversity I'm 50, trans-femme recently restarting hormones, ADHD, & Autistic so I think i can speak to a lot of these.
estrogen drops during perimenopause & i've gone from basically none to too much recently. I don't think i'm any more or less stuck in my thoughts than before hormones.
My autism symptoms do feel worse BUT I've also been doing a lot of work unmasking work, & listening to 🧠's needs, & feeling / being percieved as "more autistic" is normal then.
theADHDAcademic, If you live in the UK and have ADHD, please take a look at Dr Dyi Dieuwertje Huijg's survey, "ADHD Women: Resisting a Neuronormative World."
Dyi has ADHD herself, and she's one of the few folks I've encountered researching ADHD with ADHD.
Please share with those who may be interested!
https://ddhuijg.com/invite-adhd-women-uk-research-participation-2024/
nicola, I read ADHD—A Lifelong Struggle today. It’s the best thing I’ve read on ADHD so far. Its advice is grounded in experience and applies to everyone: those who think ADHD is a crock or, worse, an excuse, those who suffer from it, and those who have family members or friends who suffer from it.
kellogh, @nicola this is best book i’ve read on the subject. it’s got a good explanation of what it is, how it happens, who it happens to, what it looks like, and what to do about it. Everyone i’ve recommended it to has read it more than once
salakala,
18+ zyd, @salakala I just started taking vitamin d the past week, good to know.
Also, I don't know if I can generalize this but as someone on ADHD meds (methylphenidate) I've reduced my coffee intake to maybe just one cup on the weekends, my only source of caffeine, and that has been a significant boost to feeling better. Especially with afternoon crashes, they're not anywhere near as brutal. Don't know if you experience that though.
18+ salakala,
Susan60, Reading… so good. Sciency, but historical too which is my thing. #actuallyautistic @actuallyautistic #adhd
edross, "Neurodiversity and the Myth of Normal" by Kyler Shumway, Daniel Wendler, The Great Courses on Audible. https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0CVBK3QVB?source_code=ASSOR150021921000R
Really nice introduction to Neurodiversity. Shame it is locked into Amazon/Audible as it would be great to share
@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #trans too
llPK, French @edross @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd I’ve heard audible books can be extracted to mp3
liztai, So happy I took the time to learn #Dataview. It's going to be revolutionary for my vault. It'll help me create main topic pages to keep track of my notes. I used to manually link every note to a "MOC" but I kept forgetting and found it tedious. This is going to be a "leave it and let grow" thing, and it suits my #ADHD brain immensely lol.
And how great it is that the
#Obsidian anticipated our annoyance with YAML and come up with the properties feature? Genius.
davidlohner, @secupriv @liztai @obsidianmd I used a LLM to create crazy dataviews. See https://notelab.hypotheses.org/1151 and https://notelab.hypotheses.org/1352
langdonalger, This is a really great tip!
ashleyspencer, I had a Rockstar energy drink, coffee, and a small Red Bull can, and it made me so sleepy I passed out for 14 minutes and woke up feeling like I slept an hour.
Energy drinks are supposed to make me functional, not take a nap after 240mg energy drink caffeine + whatever 4oz coffee is.
Damn ADHD lol.
Energy drinks do this to anyone else?
unixorn, Funny, this came up on slack yesterday. I used to surprise friends because I would drink three or four Cuban coffees and then fall asleep
Der_Bachmann, @ashleyspencer
Ich kenne drei Menschen, bei denen das so ist.
@adhd
RL_Dane, Someone needs to write an #ADHD videogame called "Dopamine Farming" where you have a stable job and a great life and all of a sudden DONT care about anything in the world and start planning things around the dopamine they will produce so you can get through the day, like, "Time for a haircut! I don't need one that badly, but that's fifteen dopamine points, so I'll take it!"
RL_Dane,
thor, Synapse
Stimming
Sunday Nervous
N.D. Nexus
NeuroRehearse
Spectrum Sunday
Attention DeficitTrying to come up with a name for my weekly conference call for #neurodivergent #AuDHD #ADHD #autism people on Mastodon...
thor, @grant_h You made that up after the fact.
It would not be helpful to start something up named "SS" here, or in any part of Europe that the nazis invaded... which is a good part of it.
The swastika was just a symbol of good luck. No one in their right mind would use it to embody anything good these days. It's still a taboo.
thor, @grant_h If you believe that "being sane" means eradicating people who appear different, then it would make perfect sense. I'm not entirely convinced that this is the right approach though. This is how humans work. You and whoever appears similar are fought for. I just don't have much invested interest here. So I can't vote for you.
RL_Dane, Lemme get this straight, #BetterHelp helped themselves to $80 out of my account every month for several months while I dealt with undiagnosed #ADHD with no help from them (kinda hard to get treatment when you have to initiate all of the communication and you have raging ADHD). The US FTC sued them and all I get back is $9.70?
Good grief.
OH SNAP, they got sued for selling customer's data TO FACEBOOK. WOW! WHAT A PARAGON OF VIRTUE.
BetterHelp. More like GetShafted.
RL_Dane, Somehow they weaseled out of abiding by HIPAA compliance, which is the closest thing we have to actual privacy protections in the U.S.
justincroser, @RL_Dane I could be wrong but the point is the people affected get screwed
deirdresm, Bullet point 1 is the funniest thing I’ve ever read about #ADHD. Also true.
Natanox, @f4grx @deirdresm Yup, same for me on mobile. Reddit tries to strongly fingerprint you, the website is unfathomably enshittificated by now.
afewbugs, @deirdresm I always think it must be very sad to be neurotypical and not really deeply interested in anything, that seems like a really boring way to live
btaroli, Yes “Treering,” I’m sure you think it’s important to remind us to order yearbooks for a school my son hasn’t been at for two years. But I literally loathe the principal, who kept ignoring my son’s #IEP, so much I’ll just block you, laugh, and vent some.
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #ADHD #ParentingWhileAutistic #AutisticParenting
btaroli, My current world order, where my morning and overnight schedule has largely shifted to accommodate a crazy early start to get kiddo ready for alternate school pickup, has resulted in my not being up as late at night as I used to be.
What I’ve realized is this seriously impacts my productivity. I’m way more productive at quiet times in mg day, and now my working time is constrained to when others are around. This sucks.
btaroli, I’m very glad this alternate placement has worked for my son, and is serving to help him prepare to transition back to regular school site. But to say I’m eager for the transition to occur is an understatement. I will be very glad to be back in a position where I can be more productive again and try and focus on more self-care.
It’s easy to forget the changes we make to help our kids sometimes hurt us.
thor, I'm setting up a weekly conference call for #neurodivergent #ADHD #AuDHD #autism people. What weekday and hour is best for you? Please include your timezone.
ChristophBuck, German Bei ADHS (ADS) handelt es sich meiner Meinung nach nicht um eine Krankheit.
Viele Mediziner sehen das anders.
Bin selbst betroffen und sehe das folgendermaßen:
ADHS muss und kann nicht geheilt werden.
Viele von uns leiden und brauchen Unterstützung und Behandlung - Teilweise mit Medikamenten (mit denen ich gute Erfahrngen gemacht habe).
Das allwichtigste ist jedoch, dass die bekackte Diskriminierung aufhört.
Gleisplan, German Ich fühl mich mit dem Begriff Behinderung da wohler, manchmal mit Neurodiversität.