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my-autism-adhd-blog · 6 months

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Why We Need More ADHD Awareness

The Mini ADHD Coach

#adhd #adhd post #adhd awareness/acceptance month #we need more awareness and acceptance #feel free to share or reblog #The Mini ADHD Coach (Facebook)

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solidwater05 · 7 months

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It's ADHD awareness month so l thought it'd be nice to explain why someone with ADHD might consciously make horrible decisions despite being aware of the consequences

So, let's image a situation. A person with ADHD is doing a mildly entertaining activity, let's say doomscrolling. This person also has a task to do. I made a graph where the brighter the color, the higher the satisfaction that the person gets from an activity

[ID: A graph showing a line that divides into two separate lines. The main line, and the bottom line, are a dull yellow. The top line starts off black, and turns bright green as it gets further away from the bifurcation. /End ID]

So here, doomscrolling isn't super gratifying but hey, it's better than nothing. The person has the choice to keep doomscrolling, even though it's honestly pretty boring, or they could do the task they need to do. When they're done with that task, they'll feel a lot better, so they should do that, right? Just do the task because there's literally no cons? Well. Look at this other graph:

[ID: The same graph as before, but cropped to only show the bifurcation itself. This way, the top line seems to be completely black. /End ID]

This is how a person with ADHD perceives the choice. They can logically know that they'll feel better if they do the task, but executive dysfunction makes it literally impossible to get any sort of motivation or satisfaction for gratification that doesn't currently exist. So the choice goes from 'feel meh or feel good later' to 'feel great in comparison or never feel good again'. And what's the obvious choice here?

#neurodivergent #adhd #actually adhd #adhd awareness month #adhd acceptance month #actually neurodivergent #actually nd #ice speaks #i hope this makes sense!!#i tried making one of those fancy posts but it's still distinctively Mine so i feel like it's too informal and unclear :((#oh also this is based 100% on personal experience #maybe I'm literally the only person who does this. idk #oh I'm rambling #as always this is not proofread i cannot be bothered with that

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crowleys-hips · 2 days

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it just fucking occurred to me. bc i'm looking for a new job but i remembered most jobs don't let you wear earbuds/earplugs/shades/whatever without having an Officially Proven medical condition or something that explicitly says on paper that you need these. even if you can prove you're autistic/adhd and explain your sensory issues, you don't get a pass. but imagine how weird it would be if you had to go through all these hoops just to, say, wear glasses at work. imagine if they went "um. but do you really need those? i mean, you can still see without them right?" and you try to explain they make your vision better and they say "okay but you're not blind. you don't actually need them." and that was that. you'd just have to put up with blurred vision around 8 hours a day most days of the week. imagine this was a legal thing work places could do. because "glasses go against a professional image." this is what it's like.

#autism #adhd #autism awareness #autism acceptance month #adhd problems #adhd awareness #xan posts

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atticollateral · 20 days

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going in for an autism assessment on the 23rd of April (go me!) so in honour of my potential autism, my short term memory issues and my diagnosed ADHD & Tourette's I would like to present to you:

my favorite phrases, which I say so much that they are now knee-jerk comments & tics but I always end up forgetting what I'm going to say (if I'm going to say anything at all), a master list.

fun fact,

did you know-?

I need everyone to understand,

can we talk about-?

and another thing!

have you ever

has anyone here

do you know where...?

have you seen...?

what if

yes and also

it's...

no, but...

well, about that...

did i ever tell you / have i ever told you

what if i told you

jesus

General Stammering. ex: i- but? wait. no. i uh. shit, wait. what?

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orphicflores · 7 months

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So I have a question to those who have ADHD, October is ADHD awareness month but is this a similar situation to autism 'awareness' month where autistic people generally prefer autistic Acceptance month or is ADHD awareness month what you prefer it to be called?

#neurodivergent #autism #actually neurodivergent #adhd #adhd awareness #adhd and autism #adhd awareness month #autism acceptance

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a-moment-captured · 1 year

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His day started with balloons and streamers from the ceiling and it ended with him drooling on his cake!

I say that it was my uncle who jinxed him telling him not to spit on the cake like I did when I was 7(it was trick candles and not my fault lol).

Lots of laughs and birthday presents today! He has one more from just me that I know he will love!

@heavyhitterheaux @harlowsbby @neon-lights-and-glitter @hoodharlow @nattinatalia @babiefries @harlowcomehome @labella420

#life with Coit #happy birthday coit #happy birthday #love #autism #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #autism awareness #adhd and autism #adhd #adhd acceptance

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aviationgeek2024 · 28 days

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For my Son!!!

“Don’t judge what you don’t know!”

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my-purple-umbrella · 2 years

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October is ADHD awareness month and also blindness awareness month!!

#blindness awareness month #ADHD awareness month #october #2022 #disability #disability awareness #disability acceptance #purple power

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optimisticpython · 10 months

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My sock choices are genuinely my enby need to wear funky socks vs. my texture issues with all the threads in most funky socks

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my-autism-adhd-blog · 6 months

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ADHD & Chores

The Mini ADHD Coach

#adhd #adhd post #adhd awareness/acceptance month #adhd & chores #adhd comic #The Mini ADHD Coach (Facebook)#feel free to share and reblog

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structuredsucc · 1 year

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No one can fully understand neurodivergent conditions only from the outside.

Being ADHD, autistic, and otherwise neurodivergent is as much about our rich internal experiences and why we do the things we do as it is about what we do in the first place

#autism acceptence month #autism #autistic #adhd #neurodivergent #autism awareness #neurodiversity #neurodivergence

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grymoria · 1 year

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To my fellow Neurodivergents, if you want a job, a boring office one may not suit you.

Hello, I am a neurodivergent who works as a Survey Research Interviewer. My job contains of me calling people to see if they would like to do a survey and if they agree to do it, then I have to read out the questions to them in order for the respondent to answer them, which is the interviewing part. The problem is because of my ASD (Autistim Spectrum Disorder), it's hard for me to do my job.

All I'm doing is calling numbers all day and I call them until I find someone who wants to do the survey. Even when I'm done interviewing them, I still have calls to make. That's all I do, nothing else. Some of you are probably saying that I have an easy job and I do, but it's so easy that it gets boring. So boring that I take power naps during the middle of the work shift even when I try to fight them. (The cold air blown doesn't help either.) Plus sometimes my speech impediment can get in the way of doing my job properly. So yes it's an easy job but mentally, it's exhausting.

"What's the purpose of this blog?"

The reason why I'm making this blog, is because I want others to understand how having a boring office job, or a boring job in general, can affect your mental health. (Plus I'm so bored at my job, that writing this is helping my mental health.)

I'm sure some of you have heard of the term "burnout" and if you haven't, burnout a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. Well there's a term similar to this but instead of being overstimulated, you're understimulated and it's called "boreout". Boreout is chronic boredom at work. When you are so bored at work, that you are less likely do to your job and just like burnout, boreout can cause depression, stress, and anxiety but it can also cause insomnia.

How I deal with my boreout is being on my phone. Even though where I work we aren't allowed to be on our phones, I do it anyway because my job is that boring. But sometimes the phone can't even help me especially when I'm on social media. (Constantly being on social media all the time can also be bad for your mental health.)

They're other ways to make yourself entertained at work. Like for example, if you are a figity person, bring things that you can figit with. Like for example, a stress ball, a figit spinner, and any other type of figit toy out there. You can also have a puzzle book and solve a few puzzle, or you can draw, you can journal, or read a book. Even chewing gum can decrease your chances of being stressed, anxious, and/or depressed. I suggest you only do any these if you are able to. (My job doesn't even allow me to have puzzle books...)

Even if that isn't enough for you to deal with your boreout (or burnout), then I suggest you take a mental health day which is a day off from work so you can improve your mental health doing things that you enjoy doing. But I suggest you do them next to a day or days that you will be having off anyway. For example, I don't work on the weekends so if I wanted a mental health day, it's best if I do it on a Friday or Monday.

Me personally, I feel like working 4 days and having 3 days off a week can make someone's mental health so much better compared to working 5 days but having 2 days off a week. I prefer you do this as much as possible only if you can afford it and only if you won't get in trouble by your workplace for doing it. I would usually do it monthly. (For bonus, you can do whatever house chores that need to be done after work so when your day/days off is here, all you can do is relax and do the things that you enjoy.)

So I know that because of my neurodiversity, this job isn't meant for me. I need a job that stimulates me well and the job that I have now doesn't do so. The reason why I still have the job is because I live in a city that doesn't have much entry level office jobs so it's difficult for me to find another job. Even though I don't recommend the type of job I do or any other boring office job to anyone that's neurodivergent, I don't blame you if that's the only type of job that you can get.

There are office jobs out there that is perfect for neurodivergent people and even though the office job you have now is boring, at least you have experience with an office job and that can lead you to the office job you actually want. Like for example, I enjoy typing (obviously), so I hope to find a transcriptionist/transcriber job but I also would like to make a career out of being a journalist. I may not be suited for the office job that I have now but I've been working here for over a year so I need as much experience as I can get.

In conclusion, no job is worth the boreout or even burnout. If you need that job then get it, but do anything you can to make your mental health decent. Our well being should always come first because the work force will always find someone to take the previous workers' positions.

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barnabytremayne · 1 year

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Autistic Stimming

Stimming is something that's very personal to me as someone with autism. It's the little movements that I make that help me feel calm and focused. Things like rocking back and forth, tapping my fingers, or making odd little noises. These little motions can make such a big difference in how I feel.

For a long time, I didn't know what stimming was or that it was a common trait among autistic people. I just thought that I was weird or that something was wrong with me. So, I tried to suppress my stimming behavior, thinking it would make me more "normal". But the truth is, suppressing my stimming was really harmful to my mental health. It was like trying to hold back a sneeze, and it only made me feel more anxious and overwhelmed.

It wasn't until I learned more about autism and stimming that I realized how important it is to accept this behavior. Stimming is a natural part of who I am, and it's something that helps me regulate my emotions and sensory input. It's a coping mechanism that helps me feel safe and in control.

It's not always easy, though. Sometimes people can be judgemental or misunderstand my stimming behavior. They might think I'm being weird or rude, when really I'm just trying to stay calm and focused. That's why it's so important to educate others about stimming and autism. When people understand why I stim, they're usually more accepting and supportive.It's been a long journey, but I'm learning to accept and even appreciate my stimming behavior. It's a reminder that I'm different, but that's okay. In fact, it's something to celebrate. Stimming is a part of my identity as an autistic person, and it's just one of the many things that makes me who I am.

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a-moment-captured · 1 year

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Reblog this post for Coit and World Autism Acceptance/Awareness Day:

That autistic person that you meet today…

That person that is a little different…

That person that is just trying to fit into a world that wasn’t made for them…

That person that is still learning…

That person who doesn’t always understand social norms…

That person that communicates in a unique way…

That person…

Is still a human being…

Just like you.

#life with coit #autism #autism parenting #autism acceptance #autism awareness #autism acceptence month #autism warrior #autism feels #autism and adhd #adhd #adhd acceptance #adhd life #autism life #jack harlow #Chris evans #love #joe burrow #zendaya #tom holland

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am-i-the-asshole-official · 5 months

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(🐝 to recognise as mine)

AITA for not interfering in my little sister's friends icing her out? For context, my sister is two years younger than me and we both go to the same school — I know her friends and they know me.

My sister is in a small group (six in total) and none of them are in her class. She is in the highest classes for every subjects and none of her friends are — but she's the only one who makes it a problem, constantly bragging about her own marks and actively belittling everybody else. She also makes comments about their body weight, appearance, diet and fitness, ranging from general nasty remarks to actively referring to certain friends as the "fucking fatties of the group". She always shit talks her friends to each other in this manner and they all know because they do the same sport as me (my sister doesn't) and I hear them talking about it (one time one of her friends was genuinely crying when confessing some of the stuff my sister said).

Furthermore she is notoriously homophobic, transphobic and ableist, and often says things and slurs that make her friends uncomfortable (none of them to my knowledge are queer but one has been formally diagnosed with ADHD and tics).

Her friends have begun to distance themselves from her and though they haven't fully iced her out yet, I know it's going to happen first because it's the natural course of these types of things and second because I've overheard many of them say that that's their goal. As someone who has dealt with people like my sister in my own friend group, I don't blame them for this in the slightest.

I've talked to her before as her older sibling about not behaving this way, both because it's fucking rude and also because for several months now I've heard her friends saying they're "uncomfortable" around her and don't like hanging out with her. I haven't told her what I've overheard her friends say about her but I have warned her that they "will and probably already do" feel that way. She hasn't listened to me in the past and won't now because I'm "not her mother".

She has begun to notice them separating from her (most recently going trick-or-treating and not inviting her) and has mentioned it vaguely to my parents. My mum has asked me privately to step in and help my sister out.

I'm not going to do that. I'm not going to interfere in what's happening. It's firmly my belief that you should always accept the consequences of your actions and I also am taking some degree of satisfaction watching her finally do so. (In the past she has actively bullied people and gotten away with it scot free).

Furthermore, she frequently says homophobic shit about me and my friends to my face, misgendering me and calling all of us slurs despite me being out about it and my parents being aware and vaguely accepting (it's complicated lol). It is satisfying to see her take heat for her behaviour, even if it's not directly related to what she says at home.

I'm not going to help my sister because in my opinion she has dug her own grave and it's time to lie in it. I doubt I will change my mind on this but I am curious if people beyond my own friends and my sister's friends think that this makes me the asshole.

What are these acronyms?

#aita #am i the asshole

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delightrolls · 6 days

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Sonic as BTW / ADHD Creature and Tails as TBH / Autism Creature for Neurodiversity Awareness / Acceptance Month! 🌈♾

#Sonic AU #Sonic Thunderstorm AU #Sonic Thunderstorm #Sonic the Hedgehog #Sonic the Hedgehog (Character)#Sonic Art #Sonic Fanart #Tails #Tails the Fox #Miles Tails Prower #Sonic

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