ADHD time-blindness is spoken about in relation to things like accurately judging the time it takes to shower or drive to an event.

My spouse regularly talks about the 10 years he has known me, and the decade we have been together.

Our son's 14th birthday is coming up.

neurodivergent and queer people how are we feeling?

Life in an Autism World

Sooo sick of meeting autistic and adhd people who were diagnosed at a young age but know absolutely nothing about their own condition because their parents and doctors decided that instead of teaching them the different ways their brains work, they would just shame and correct them for the behavior and slap the diagnosis label on as the name for what needs to be Corrected. I met a whole college adult recently who said that he thought he was having dementia because he would forget things randomly all the time. He was diagnosed with adhd as a child. I had to be the one to tell him that's literally one of the most common symptoms. From the rest of the conversation I'm pretty sure he was told nothing about what he might experience mentally, only why he was too hard for other people to handle. It's so gross to me and I'm just collecting beef with a bunch of random people's parents. As a demographic we have been so neglected and it kills me.

Staying at your parents’ house is not free it costs you your mental health

reminder that the only reason the "ADHD is actually demigod BATTLE STRATEGIES" and "dyslexia is DEMIGOD BRAINS HARDWIRED FOR ANCIENT GREEK" things exist in the PJO universe is because it's a very direct reference to early 2000s teaching/parenting techniques for neurodiverse and disabled children, which aimed to frame childrens' disabilities and hardships as a "superpower" or strength so that the children would feel more positively about their disabilities or situations. This technique has fallen out of favor since then for the most part since more often than not it just results in kids feeling as though their struggles are not being seen or taken seriously.

Yes, demigods are adhd/dyslexic (and sometimes autistic-coded) in the series. This is extremely important and trying to remove it or not acknowledge it makes the entire series fall apart because it is such a core concept. Yes, canon claims that their adhd/dyslexia is tied to some innate abilities, which is based on an outdated methodology. It's important to acknowledge that and understand where it comes from! But please stop trying to apply it to other pantheons in the series like "oh, the romans have dyscalculia because of roman numerals!" or "the norse demigods have dysgraphia for reasons!" - it's distasteful at best.

A better option is to acknowledge the meta inspiration for why that exists in the series, such as explaining potentially that Chiron was utilizing that same teaching methodology to try and help demigods feel more comfortable with their disabilities and they aren't literal powers. In fact, especially given Frank, there's implication that being adhd/dyslexic isn't a guaranteed demigod trait, which means it's more likely to be normally inherited from their godly parent/divine ancestor as a general trait, not a power, and further supports the whole "ADHD is battle strategy" thing being non-literal. It also implies the entire greco-roman pantheon in their universe is canonically adhd/dyslexic - and that actually fits very well with the themes of the first series. The entire central conflict of the first series fits perfectly as an allegory about neurodiverse/disabled children and their relationships with their undiagnosed neurodiverse/disabled parents and trying to find solutions together with their shared disability/disabilities that the kid inherited instead of becoming distant from each other (and this makes claiming equivalent to getting a diagnosis which is a fascinating allegory! not to mention the symbolism of demigods inheriting legacies and legends and powers from their parents and everything that comes with that being equivalent to inheriting traits, neurodiversity, and disabilities from your parents).

anyways neurodiversity and disability and the contexts in which the series utilizes representation of those experiences particularly during the 2000s symbolically within the narrative is incredibly important to the first series and the understanding of what themes it means to represent. also if i see one more "the romans have dyscalculia instead of dyslexia" post in 2023 i'm gonna walk into the ocean.

Idk new post bc the last lost traction, no donations in a week. We need 450 for the rest of February, 450 for a deposit, and 950 for March, 50 for the rest of the utilities. We were homeless since Aug 2020 excepting 4 different months whose places fell through for various reasons, have to get rid of the van we were living in because it's falling apart, Collie got FFS December 28th, she's recovering well and maybe could do something with a car if we had a better car, given her ability to drive. I still haven't found much work but I'm still looking. Anything helps.

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Kid to friend: No, it's fine to talk now. I am not working on homework. My mom's just reading to me about Louis Pasteur

Me: Yes. Because you need to pick a person for your Biography Assignment. The assignment that is the majority of your grade next semester. The assignment that your teacher specifically went over during your conference. The assignment that you handed me the Parental Sign-off form TODAY.

"IT DOESN'T SUCK MAAAAARCKUS!!! YOOOOOU SUCK" - My friend who has now adopted this as apart of their vocabulary 😎

Another Work sketchbook page from a 'Typical attempt at a gamer podcast'. Had A LOT of fun with the funny colours and little bits :D

[Solid colour background in undercut]

I was thinking about things cause I saw a Supernatural edit, and my ADHD brain followed the thought train to Teen Wolf as it often does, and I have thoughts.

As much as I LOVE Stiles raising a baby/having a baby/ finding a baby and being naturally good at it while Derek is out of his depth when you break it down, it makes no sense.

Stiles and Scott? As only children and BOYS when did they ever have a chance to look after children? (While I think boys are perfectly capable of caring for children parents tend to favor girls in child care so like when would they have even had an opportunity?)

DEREK, on the other hand....

A) he has a younger sister with a fairly significant age gap. B) he had a pack that canonically is referenced as to having children, and with family/pack dynamics, it would not be a stretch that Derek has at least SOME experience with children, especially since it's implied Cora is closer in age to Stiles and co whereas Derek is in his early 20s in season one. (Obviously, we all know what a mess the Teen Wolf timeline is, but for the sake of this post early 20s)

Derek's not good with teenagers... As we know... *insert every early interaction with Stiles and Scott ever* But kids and babies? No problem Think about how he is with everyone in the show but then how he was with those little trick-or-treaters. He scared them sure but he also gave them candy, when he could have just as easily ignored them.

I just feel like if you gave him a baby, he would just be like: "I'm a father now, yes I need the most expensive diapers possible!"

Which after having this conversation with my roomie, I realized would make magical Nemeton baby Eli (My favorite explanation) make SO much sense. Found a clearly werewolf baby in the woods? Guess he's a dad now.

Now don't get me wrong, I do think Stiles would pick up very quickly on taking care of a baby, he's very empathetic and cares very deeply, but initially, I think he wouldn't have a clue what he was doing. He would love the baby and WANT to take good care of the baby but wouldn't really know what he was doing. And babies, especially younger babies can be overwhelming.

So what I'm saying is I need a fic where Stiles finds a baby, has no clue what he's doing and Derek is like: "No that's not how you hold a baby/change a diaper/ hold a bottle" and Stiles falls in love so I'm going to write one

Thanks for coming to my ted talk

Wooley: *wanders up to Obi-Wan with armor that’s absolutely covered in tape* Do you like my new armor?

Obi-Wan: Wow. It’s really nice.

Wooley: Thanks. *leaves again*

Obi-Wan: *turns to Cody* See, this is why we never have tape.

Cody: *laying on a workout mat half asleep* I watched it happen and said nothing.

Obi-Wan: *trying not to fall asleep himself* Those would be fighting words if I were more awake.

Cody: I know.

I currently just feel so overwhelmed by cleaning

Does anyone have any ADHD cleaning tips?

Rant below

I have no clue on how to fix this but I'm sick of having no space and being treated by my parents like I'm a slob

You know even though they never bothered to teach me how to clean, how they clean is based on their dopamine "time to do this task now" and how I've never lived in a clean house my whole

I just feel so frustrated

Currently my brain thinks that if I get storage (because I do not, and it resulted in me just having shit everywhere)

I just feel so frustrated and it's keeping me awake and I just want to sleep and not think about this

mop psycher raptor arms rise up!!!!!!

Telling my 12 year old she’s autistic:

“So I’m autistic instead of ADHD?”

“No, both.”

“So I’m extra neurospicy?”

Yes.

🔧ALWAYS WITH YOU🎃

ONE LAST SKETCH FOR TODAY, MAN AM I TIRED TwT

THIS IS A SKETCH OF JACK PLAYING OUTSIDE AND BEING WATCHED OVER BY HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL/MOTHER SOLAR

WELP I DREW 4 HIGHLY DETAILED SKETCHES IN LESS THEN 24 HOURS AND NOW ITS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE FACT THAT I DREW THEM ALL PRETTY FAST AND USED DIFFERENT SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISH DOING MULTIPLE THINGS I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE SO WELL IS SHOCKING TO ME TwT

THE REASON WHY THIS SKETCH IS SO SOFT AND FLUFFY IS CAUSE I USED A FUN TRICK THAT I HAVEN'T USED IN A LONG TIME. I USED A NAPKIN TO CAREFULLY BLEND THE LED FROM THE SKETCH MAKING IT SMUG AND BLUR. I THINK IT FITS WITH THIS DRAWING CAUSE IF GIVES IT A SOFTER DAY DREAM LOOK

Failure to meet expectations because of your disability is not your failure it's theirs.

Even if you didn't know you were sick/disabled yet.