Suddenly I'm wondering how many cases of cognitive or memory decline, or other psychological problems that were attributed to old age were in fact due to some form of neurodivergent (or possibly other) burnout, but weren't seen as such due to this not being well understood?

#ActuallyAutistic @autistics #neurodivergent #adhd

Hey all my neurodivergent peeps! This question came up in a Discord server i am in and i am wondering if the results here will be the same.

If you are any sort of neurodivergent, do you prefer programs and apps in dark mode or light mode?

#autism #adhd #neurodivergent #bipolar #dissociation

🧠 "...studies have found that people with ADHD tend to be highly creative thinkers, who may find new ways of approaching a problem that others hadn't thought of.
"The difficulty with compartmentalization can also lead to more fluidity, and connection between ideas, and creativity and risk taking,"

#ADHD #Women

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/docproject/i-was-diagnosed-with-adhd-as-an-adult-now-i-realize-how-misunderstood-this-condition-is-1.5978042

Hey #ADHD #AuDHD #Autistic folks, so, while I'm not officially diagnosed with a specific neurodiversity yet, my therapist agrees there is definitely something there, probably in that area. I have been trying to chat with some older folks in my family about it and I sorta lack good resources or quizzes/quick assessment resources that could potentially help with breaching the subject with them, or helping in their own curiosity.

Are there any that folks recommend for good but easy reads?

Not being able to explain why I'm upset and then being upset about not being able to explain it.

That loop has been running for as long as I can remember.

#adhd #autism #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #audhd

“One Task at a Time”
…a reminder for my undiagnosed #ADHD brain

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Black and white #type #sketching / #drawing of bold, overlapping letters forming the phrase "One Task at a Time." The design is dynamic and hand-drawn, conveying a #motivationalMonday tone

Truquets que vaig trobant per no ser un putu desastre.
Perquè em consti que coi és el què estic fent, què em queda per fer i què he fet.
Així estem.
Per si serveix a algú.

Coses de #personesaltamentdisperses i #pensamentarborescent , unes característiques plenes d'avantatges però patològiques quan se'ns obliga a viure en un sistema per a una #neuronormativitat que és un invent.
#tdah #adhd

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Una cartolina negra amb post-its roses. A cada post-it hi ha escrita una tasca pendent. A dalt a l'esquerra, un requadre on es posa el post-it que indica la tasca que s'està fent en el moment present, a baix a la dreta un altre on s'enganxen tots els post-its de tasques ja fetes.

taps sign

"... Here we critically review evidence collected during the past 40-plus years supporting the role of dopamine dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
...
Examining the evidence in this way leads us to conclude that there is evidence for the involvement of dopamine but limited evidence for a hypo-dopaminergic state per se as a key component of ADHD. ..."

The dopamine hypothesis for ADHD: An evaluation of evidence accumulated from human studies and animal models

#ADHD #dopamine

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11604610/

No one is going to give me a fucking serious answer because I'm a weak minded piece of shit according to the majority of the internet…

But do any other autistic people have this relationship with spice where it's like… I'm not a super champ but I do REALLY REALLY enjoy certain foods like tonight I got a street truck paneer dosa and I'm SO hungry and my mouth thinks it wants more?? But also a few bites is enough and I don't feel capable of eating more even though I'm HUNGRY and it TASTES REALLY GOOD? But I just… can't… eat… more…

Like my "flavor" intake is maxed out EVEN THOUGH IT'S DELICIOUS I just can't tolerate a lot AND EVEN THOUGH I'm still ravenous…

I need a fellow ADHDer to put into words for Miguel why excessive non-sense questioning (but do you want a tall cup, medium, porcelain, glass...with your coffee) drives us insane. Could you guys help?

@actuallyadhd

#adhd

@autistics
Announcement: #Voxelibre multiplayer casual game today (Sat) for 4 hours in the late afternoon to evening (North America). That's in about 3.5 hours from now.

Voxelibre is a free and #OpenSource #Minecraft clone. More details here: https://docs.autis.toque.im/

Damage has been turned off. People with #Autism, #ADHD or #AuDHD are invited.

#luanti #game #gaming #games

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"Sage Hendrix's Cavern Space" - a place in the "AutismLand" Voxelibre server.

Hot take: I really dislike the term AuDHD because it fucks up the ADHD abbreviation. My brain reads AuDHD as Autistic Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and I hate that.

(I dislike the term ADHD as well, but that is a different rant)

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Autism

My friend Jonathan Hiebert over on Facebook. #whimsy #authenticity

https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.hiebert.1

#giftedandtalented #actuallyautistic #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #adhd #AuDHD

#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #neurodivergent

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Coby Watts @cobywattsmusic It’s always “you have ADHD” and never “wow, loved the way you told three different stories at the same time.

💭 You're context switching like a pro. Your hypercurious mind is drawn to even the smallest details, fascinated and totally absorbed within seconds. Your attention is all over the place, with too many mental tabs open.

*Everything, everywhere, and all at once.*

Does this sound familiar?
What's your go-to method for recalibrating yourself and getting out of this loop?

#neurodivergence #adhd #adhs #autism #mentaltools #mentalhealth