Mon 8/28 - ADHD Medication Generic Approved, 3M Settles Earplug Lawsuit, Tesla Readies for Autopilot Death Case, WSJ Reporter in Russian Jail Updates, and GA GOP to Retaliate Against Trump Prosecutor
Good news on the #ADHD medication shortage front as a generic #Vyvanse approved, #3M settles in military suit, #Tesla faces first Autopilot trial in Sept., lawyers for reporter in Russian jail appeal, and #Georgia GOP to try to remove #FanniWillis.
That thing when you’re tired from not having enough sleep and you’re tired from working hard on an extra long day and then your Ritalin wears off and you can hardly stay awake.
i love when i say something about #adhd online and some boomer with obvious undiagnosed adhd zooms in to rant about how it's over-diagnosed and y'all just need to grow up
You know how people talk about the #ADHD tendency to walk into a room and forget why you went there?
Well, I don't get that (much).
What I do get though is switching to my browser to do something, seeing Mastodon, scrolling for a few minutes, then wondering why I switched to my browser.
One of the things about #ADHD is that I get used to my attention constantly darting around like a puppy tugging on its leash. To work around this, I seem to have built a coping mechanism that keeps the leash short, and I use structured time to focus attention where I need it.
The trouble comes when I have unstructured time. Free time is a double-edged sword because I’m used to holding the leash so short all the time. Even when I have periods where I should let my focus wander to experience new things, I’m constantly wary that the puppy will wreck the place if I let it loose. So I often fall back to old routines instead of trying something new. It also causes me to avoid events that are optional, because I don’t want to deal with the risk of the unknown.
I think a new scaffolding I need to build is a way to let my focus wander, but still have guardrails so I can regain control when I need to.
I don’t have to take off the leash. I just need a longer leash.
Being #AuDHD is a unique experience in the context of the neurodivergent world It gives us special abilities to experience the world, but comes with its own challenges as well