Something difficult about having an ADHD brain is that you see links and connections that no one else gets. You assume everyone sees the same as you, but often find out much later that they don't. #ADHD

The spoon theory has a blind spot for ADHDers, it assumes you can perceive the capacity daily.

I can't. I've got everyday am 8am to 2pm 40 spoons existence, followed by a very long up to 8 or 9pm 10 spoons existence, followed by a whatever the time I go to sleep 50 spoons existence.

But it's nice to know about it because not everybody is a delayed sleep phase statistical average ADHDer. In my case there are two winds, and I can make them both 50/50 spoons if I nap right in the middle of them. 🤔

It's very interesting though 👇

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/the-neurodivergent-spoon-drawer-spoon-theory-for-adhders-and-autists/

#ADHD #SpoonTheory

@actuallyadhd

Any suggestions for games on Steam that fire off dopamine? Something free or very cheap preferably, and works with a controller. My dopamine is very depleted and it needs to be replenished without having to raise my ADHD meds.

#ADHD
#steam

#ADHS #ADHD #ADD #ADS

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ydgmN9XfP6M

6 Ways ADHD Hides Autism (And What AuDHD Really Looks Like)

A long article with a visual guide at the end for a visual and abbreviated version of it, by Dr Neff an AuDHD psychologist.

I feel so much seen in the 6) in the guide! 😆

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/adhd-hides-autism/

#AuDHD #ADHD #autism #ActuallyAutistic @autistics

And repeat 🔁
#adhd #adhdmeme #adhs #tdah

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Winnie the Pooh is shown in four panels illustrating reading with ADHD. The first panel shows Pooh looking confused with text reading "The f*ck did I just read". The second panel shows Pooh reading a paper with text stating "*reads entire page again*". The third panel shows Pooh with his eyes closed and text reading "Mind instantly goes everywhere else" over a starry background. The final panel shows Pooh reading another paper, with the text "*reads entire page again*" and "@JennHasADHD" on the paper.

Good Morning. May you carry the spirit of beige into all your not-a-cult activities.

Today feels like it will be a long day.
Husband has gone to work, so I am by myself during the day. Then he is travelling through to see our son and taking a suit for the funeral for him to try on. So I will be on my own all evening too.

I am going to throw myself into my studies and hope that it helps distract me a little from the way that time slows to an obscenely slow crawl whenever I am by myself. I swear each minute takes at least an hour and a half. Conversely whenever I am with other people (at least ones I enjoy spending time with) time speeds up so that each minute takes about 5 seconds.

Being Autistic and enjoying the company of others is one hell of a delicate balance. I need more Autistic friends so that I don't have to mask so much pretending to be a functional adult when with others.

Anyhow, today. I hope you enjoyed my mini tangent, having ADHD often means I have no idea how a sentence will end, even as I start saying it.

Today I am going to study, and will take the dog for a walk later. I think I will also sit and crochet for a little while. I may even read a bit too.

What does your day look like?

#GoodMorning #ADHD #ActuallyAutistic

On Off One Off On Off
#adhd

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This comic strip, titled "ADHDinos," uses a simple, stylized art with pastel colors and a light blue sky to depict the fluctuating nature of motivation. The main subjects are a cheerful pink brain with eyes and a mouth, and a blue dinosaur, both drawn in a cartoonish style. The brain represents motivation that can be "on" or "off," while the dinosaur, embodying the individual, experiences these shifts dramatically. The humor arises from the dinosaur's earnest attempts to act when motivation is on, only to be thwarted when it abruptly turns off, highlighting the internal struggle of managing motivation.

Surprise... Kim Has ADHD (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htlxm0NMCBw

#ADHD #ADHDer #ADHDers #Woman #Women #LateDiagnosed #LateDiagnosis #latedignosedadhd #holdernessfamily

Hey #Mastodon 👋🏻

So I joined today and am looking for people to follow. My interests are:

- #nonfiction #books
- #mentalhealth #adhd
- #musicproduction
- #Composing
- #gaming ( #fallout #nms #animalcrossing #skyrim)
- #music (really into Karnivool right now)
- #dogs

I’ve probably done hashtags all wrong, but as I say, I’m new round here! #introduction

Okay, I need help. My brain is fighting itself.

Being #ADHD means seeking novelty, and right now my brain has latched onto the idea of shaving the sides and back of my head and dying the rest bright pink. I absolutely love this idea, and am dying to do it.

But, I know what is involved, and I know how much this would disrupt my routines. I have worked very hard to grow my hair out this long, and to maintain it. My #autistic need for routine is terrified of this.

So...

Just read there are three types of #ADHD found and I wonder which I ha….oh look new Starfleet Academy is out!

Here'e the thing about the abolish-the-time-change polarization: The always-standard-time vs always-daylight-time preference is highly correlated with where in a time zone people live. If they live on the west side where sunrise/sunset is later, they prefer daylight time which makes it earlier. If they live on the east where sunrise/sunset is earlier, they prefer standard time which makes it later. Similar for north-south differences.

There is no one best answer and most people are just arguing that everyone else should agree with their own preference because they don't understand there are concrete reasons for people to disagree.

Of course the biggest reason for people to disagree is that neurotypical adults are happy to get up early but a lot of #neurodivergent folk, #ADHD especially, are on delayed circadian rhythm and our brains don't want to wake up that early. Some recent research even suggests that a lot of ADHD issues actually come from chronic sleep deprivation. And disruption of daily #autistic routines incurs a high price, too. It can take me weeks to recover from a time change.

So while we all hate the #TimeChange, we don't all hate it equally. Geography counts for a lot, and so do biology and neurology. For some of us it is a disability issue, but the neurotypical/abled folk who look at it as a preference will aggressively declare that our need for accomodation is no different from their personal preference, and that adjusting to the change is no big deal for them so why should it be for us. And as usual, it's nearly impossible to get abled folk to appreciate just how bad that kind of situaiton is for us, because they tend to think that majority preference is more important than disabled accessibility. They make our difficult lives even worse so their decent lives can be a little bit better.