Unpacking the dishwasher and then making my bed with one hand.. because I'm holding a bag of oats in my other hand.
Why? Because I have adhd and got distracted before making breakfast, so I've been carrying oats around the house for the last 20 minutes without noticing.
An online friend announced a few days ago that her son, diagnosed with ADHD a few months ago, has been also diagnosed as autistic and with Tourette syndrome. It took 3 years but I’m happy for him and his mum because they finally know! And she thinks that his dad he’s probably autistic too because it runs in the family. 😉
Unpopular Opinion:
Ich kann es nicht mehr hören, wenn nun überall auf den Stärken von neurodivergenten Menschen herumgeritten wird.
Wenn wir das selbst tun, um nach unserer Diagnose aus Depression, Trauma und Burnout wieder herauszufinden - alles fein. Gegen Empowerment sage ich gar nichts.
Wenn aber neurotypische Menschen (v.a. aus der Wirtschaft) unsere (angeblichen) Stärken betonen, so als wären wir allesamt Genies, dann werde ich misstrauisch. Das klingt als wären wir nur eine weitere Resource, die man nach belieben ausnutzen kann. Und wer bei diesem Spiel nicht (mehr) mitmachen kann oder will, fällt dann halt durchs Raster - wie durchgekaut und ausgespuckt.
Das ist genauso toxisch, wie Bodypositivity. Man kommt von einem Extrem ins andere. Es ist absolut in Ordnung, neutral zu sich zu stehen. Wir sind wie wir sind und das ist völlig ok so.
Der Wert eines Menschen bemisst sich nicht an seiner Leistungsfähigkeit!
I'm trying very hard to avoid getting sucked into the AI fad. It reminds me a lot of Crypto and Reactjs irrational exuberance.
Gonna wait til things calm down to resume my research.
It looks like my country will be forced to act as a giant battery for these global gibberish generators. Like it wasn't bad enough with crypto farms left and right.
I read about a new detailed map of the human brain. As expected, the "normal brains" were contrasted with "disordered" ones and how eventually they might learn "what's wrong" with them.
This could be the connection between Ehlers-Danlos and neurodivergence. (People with EDS, like me, are 7 times as likely to be autistic and 5 times as likely to have ADHD -- also like me.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Today is the AuDHD “I’m too tired to do anything so I’m just going to eat cereal and play a game all day because I can’t function enough to do anything else.”
And the “I really need to shower but that requires too much effort.”
I’m hoping this gets to the right folks who can point me to an #AuDHD#neurodivergent and #actuallyautistic friendly #instance on #mastodon ? One that is welcoming and focused if possible on the adult experience as opposed to a parenting group focused on kids.🙏