A 25 minute podcast on what neurodivergent people can bring into a workplace vs how the workplace can then dismiss them

https://www.patreon.com/RobinInce/posts/problems-of-in-172229818 #adhd #autism #neurodiversity #neurodivergence

RE: https://officiell-info.se/@svtnyheter/117448700756014455

Tämä Bingo oli Skavlan Ohjelmassa edustamassa #ADHD oireilijoita ja melko vauhdikas tyyppi.

Ei mitenkään yllätä että keskittymiskyvytön jolla jatkuvasti vauhti päällä, löytyykin nyt tällaisesta uutisesta.

Surullista.
Mutta näin se ihmiskunta toimii. Kaikenlaisia pääkköjä kokeilemassa vaikka mitä, varsikin toki yleensä miespuolisia, uhkarohkeita, "pojatonpoikia", Ville Vallattomia joita ei säännöt kiinnosta.

Tutkimusmatkailijoita, vuorten valloittajia, riskaabelia elämää eläviä, joista osa kuolee lähdettyään tuntemattomille vesille, osa vammautuu loppu iäkseen, osalta elämässä putoaa pohja, päätyvät rikollisiksikin ja vankiloissa on yliedustettuina juurikin ADHD oireilevat.

Omakaan elämäni ei ole mennyt nenttien käsikirjoitusten mukaan, mutta XX kromosmeissa taitaa olla joku jarru?

As if I didn't have hundreds of reasons to avoid getting #Covid before, but losing the few #dopamine receptors that I have would be catastrophic to my #ADHD brain.

https://social.marxist.network/@yogthos/117445661898744984

How to make #ADHD coffee in 15 easy steps:

1. check bean level in hopper of coffee grinder
2. sweep floor where the cat eats
3. get cat's dishes out of dishwasher
4. feed cat some dry food
5. add coffee beans to hopper
6. grab a can of wet food for cat
7. run coffee grinder
8. feed cat some wet food
9. put water in coffee maker
10. open a window
11. put away some dishes
12. put coffee grounds into filter basket
13. turn on coffee maker
14. write a post about making coffee
15. pour coffee into mug

Vielleicht interessant für die #ADHS -Bubble: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/evidence-on-antidepressant-withdrawal-an-appraisal-and-reanalysis-of-a-recent-systematic-review/1E02C154EE580CA43F0EE86492B3A0E7 #adhd

Some days I wonder if the #asd and #adhd diagnoses are real, and then I catch myself making my morning mocha, which I've done basically every day for the last 32 years, or making my afternoon tea using the same teabags I've been buying in quantities of 160 for the last 5 years, and I stop wondering.

#ADHD folks. Have you ever had one of those days where you're so hurried you forget if you've even taken your meds?

What's that logic gate that lets things in but nothing out? Because that's my brain right now.

#ADHD

#UK growth in #PersonalIndependencePayments aka as #PIP or #Welfare in the USA, is weighing down #British economy according to latest #WSJ report on #England deficit dole spending, now at its highest level since #WWII.

Today one in every 12 Brits is getting #disability benefit checks for ailments like #dyslexia, #ADHD, #gluten #allergies, depression and even #acne worrying pragmatists. Last year wth 1 in 5 workng age people claiming benefits, iit was revealed 1% of people in the country had a #govt provided car from contractor #Motability

https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/united-kingdom-welfare-disability-payouts-737d77a0?st=dqGgmV #GiftLink

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Motability scheme

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UL welfare benefits report

I’m six days into my new Ritalin prescription (only 5mg 2x a day) and I see my doctor again in a week. I’ve never been medicated for #ADHD before (unless you count me taking the occasional Adderall several times years ago without a prescription).

I realize she’s just getting a sense of how I’m going to react to these meds and that this is a very low dose, but I’m sort of looking for a little advice about whether or not to email her later today… Or if I should just wait until my appointment…

At most it helps with overstimulation and mental chatter, but it’s inconsistent. Today, for example, it’s not doing anything. When it does kick in in that way, it is definitely a small but notable relief. It doesn’t feel like complete ‘fix.’ And it only lasts between 1-2 hours during the first pill and then for a shorter (and less noticeable) duration during the second. Beyond this, I’m not noticing much else.

At night, as pill 2 wears off, overstimulation feels like my unmedicated daytime stimulation (intense only with less energy to cope because it’s night) when I’m normally used to feeling less overstimulated at night.

I’m not sure if I should bother emailing since I’m essentially doing what she aimed for—feeling it out. And I’ve made tiny adjustments each day to try to make it better for myself. However, having felt a tiny glimpse of relief it IS a bit harder to deal with things which haven’t become any worse since starting Ritalin; but in contrast to the relief, maybe feels less tolerable.

#AuDHD

I'm a musician. I wanted to become a musician only after I accepted that I had to live with a Curse that can also be a Gift. The Curse is still somewhat with me today, but it's managed correctly in this era of my life.

I have Emotional Dysregulation Syndrome. But back when I was a kid, that didn't exist. Neither did #ADHD. I was just "the weird kid" in school who had a weird family at home.

We were poor. Clothes weren't fashionable. Hair cut was goofy. The cool kids didn't really talk with me, and girls never had a crush on me. That's what my peers saw of me.

However, there were things I didn't share....

A father slowly withering away from Muscular Dystrophy.

A disabled brother with Cerebral Palsy requiring live-in care.

A brother who bravely came out as #gay, despite it being back in the late 80s.

A mother who had a temper that could make a volcano envious.

I escaped into music because I struggled to articulate the emotions I had in my 9 year old heart. So I focused on lyrics to songs, desperately trying to find someone speaking about things that I could relate to.

But it was all shallow. It was vapid pop. It was about sex. It was about relationships. It was meaningless dance songs. It was ugly dudes in spandex and hairspray having the audacity to write songs to brag about their sexual prowess, even though nobody ever asked for their #misogynist bullshit.

Oh, and even 9 year old me knew those guys were full of shit at that age.

My Curse, needed to find a way out of me, and I had no intentions of stopping that from happening. I didn't want to be the weird kid, and I didn't want to keep feeling like my head and heart was fighting for dominance constantly.

I got a cheap acoustic guitar for my birthday, and it was settled. While Arlo Guthrie had a machine that killed fascists, I had a machine to hopefully channel my emotions. I did 6 months of guitar lessons, gave up, and started teaching myself. The lessons didn't cover any chords or scales that manage panic attacks, sadness, anger, and hints of puberty.

Despite being competent in playing guitar and making up my own pieces of music, the Curse persisted and grew. My father's health was fading over the winter, and I was visiting him in the hospital every chance I could get. My life was a blur at this point... I know I would cry in class sometimes and my teacher sent me off to the school nurse to have a private space. I cried alone, frequently.

At the request of my Dad, his medical team gave the green light for him to come home. I can't remember how long he was home, but 9 days before my 10th birthday, I watched him pass away.

My Curse was now in charge. I don't remember a solid month of my life after that day. But I do remember when the anger surfaced and led the charge on who I was. I decided I needed to find music that felt like anger.

On a whim, I bought 3 different cassettes in one day from a record store nearby with my allowance:

#deadkennedys - Bedtime for democracy
#thecramps - Bad music for bad people
#thedamned - Machine gun etiquette

These tapes each had a completely different style musically, and most certainly in lyrics. DK challenged me to understand how to use music as a backdrop against social issues. The Cramps showed me that being uncompromising and unapologetic in being weird is powerful. The Damned showed me that love songs can exist in the chaos and energy of punk.

Those bands are what helped me. I spent the next 4 years focusing on writing #poetry, and of course guitar. It was then, that my Curse started showing itself as a Gift. Instead of looking for others to speak for me, I found my own way to speak for myself.

Overwhelm, burnout, and crushing guilt are not the right fuel for the revolution. Unfortunately, many activists slog through them day after day. (Many more folks won’t even consider themselves activists because they’re mired in this toxic sludge.)

I’m creating a planner for sustainable solidarity. It helps you create a realistic focus, narrowing your scope based on how it fits in the rest of your life, and acknowledging all the ways you make the world a better place—not just whatever you idolize as “real” activism. It’s built around rest, joy, and releasing guilt, while you attune your action to your energy and capacity.

Read more: https://buttondown.com/impureleftist/archive/a-free-planner-for-activists-is-coming

#activist #activism #writersofmastodon #writing #freebie #planner #anticapitalism #antifa #solidarity #solidarityaction #adhd #audhd #neurodivergent #support #selfcare

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October 10, 2026 A free planner for activists is coming! Plus: the 1st anniversary of Impure Leftist Overwhelm, burnout, and crushing guilt are not the right fuel for the revolution. Unfortunately, many activists slog through them day after day. (Many more folks won’t even consider themselves activists because they’re mired in this toxic sludge.) I’m creating a planner for sustainable solidarity. It helps you create a realistic focus, narrowing your scope based on how it fits in the rest of your life, and acknowledging all the ways you make the world a better place—not just whatever you idolize as “real” activism. It’s built around rest, joy, and releasing guilt, while you attune your action to your energy and capacity.

I'm taking a vacation this week to some backpacking on the Benton MacKay Trail #BMT, so I decide to take a break from my #ADHD meds. It's only Saturday, and I'm already doing this. I just remembered that I'm off my meds and both @Leahgashe and I had an aha moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSehcT19u0

#yeg #Edmonton hivemind, is there a local shop that sells cute #neurodivergence / #autism / #adhd pins? kind of like the Quiltbag on Whyte, but for ND goodies? (I checked their online shop today and no dice)

I know I can go to etsy etc etc, but would prefer a local shop. Bonus points if the goods sold are by independent, local-ish artists. alternatively, a Canadian online shop could work too. Thank youuu!!

#boostOK

Maybe I should just go cold turkey on the internet and be at peace, but my family is STILL tormenting me. Having things to distract myself with has been the go-to way of coping.
And the fact that the media is fucking EVERYWHERE in public spaces. It’s inescapable, and I can’t just sit there and take all this information in silence.

#actuallyautistic #adhd #internet #mentalhealth

I spent 14 years receiving NHS funded mental health treatment, being consistently misdiagnosed as having Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Depression. Then I had a breakdown. Then I got diagnosed as ADHD. Ta-dah! Depression gone, anxiety reduced, mental health has never been better. Earlier diagnosis would have saved thousands in NHS treatment and boosted tax revenue. But ADHD and Autism are over diagnosed? #ADHD #Autism #Neurodivergent #Neurodiverse

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/nhs-fonagy-review-autism-adhd-mental-health-conditions-care

Seven years and seven months, that's what it took to write my ADHD cozy fantasy novel.

Would my writing life have looked different if I didn't have ADHD? And what do my fellow writers with ADHD think?

Part One of a series on Medium now: https://medium.com/adhdreads/the-joys-and-horrors-of-writing-with-adhd-67c5d4741499

#ADHD #writing @adhd

"Who needs labels anyway?" sounds progressive, but isn't.

A 'label' can give people language for their experiences, a basis for organising, and access to a community.

The interesting question - I think - isn't whether we have categories or not (we do. Ask any librarian or linguist).

It's who gets to make and use the categories... and for what purpose.

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#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #SocialJustice #EpistemicInjustice