@jeffowski Yeah, the more stories I read under then #ADHD hashtag, the more it explains several aspects of my childhood and the things I’ve struggled with for nearly 50 years. A therapist suggested I get tested if it was really bothering me, but it was over $1000 for the test & consultation.

When I pressed, they suggested that I’d never missed an appointment or exhibited other classic signs of ADHD. But when I think back, I realize I’d compensated by taking the entire morning off for a 1pm appointment, and arrived 30 minutes early out of fear of being late.

Interesting article…

ADHD as a circadian rhythm disorder

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1697900/full

#science #research #ADHD #health #biology #neuroscience

#Neurodivergent #ADHD

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A Threads post by rebuildfocus: "Overheard some gen z kids say, "no way undiagnosed ADHD adults just white-knuckled through school with zero accommodations." Oh, kids. We didn't just get through it. We built an entire personality around masking it, got called "so smart but lazy" by every teacher we had, and found out what executive dysfunction even was at 34."

#ADHD

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A pie chart ADHD: Why I interrupt people Say it now or it's gone forever! Your story reminded me of 8 other things Random interesting things I thought it was my turn

im November gibt's nen Neurodiversitätskongress

online und mit Open days

https://planetpsy.de/neurodiversitaetskongress/

#AuDHD #adhd #auti

Are you ADHD? Constantly banging on about what a screwup you are? Well, you aren't.

Try this: Make a list of all the adulting you do in a day and it will blow your mind. We just tend to focus on what we didn't do, or the little part of something that went wrong, and forget the rest.

Depressed people do, too, so this trick works for that as well.

Save it, somewhere you can see it when you need it. The list I made just now has 27 items on it, and it was definitely an eye-opener.

#adhd

Does anyone else find when they're really exhausted/fatigued their ADHD sometimes goes into overdrive? Like constant racing thoughts? It's so unhelpful 😔

#ADHD

"We can't afford accommodations."

Most of them cost $0.

Employers who contacted the Job #Accommodation Network reported:
- 61% cost nothing
- 33% were one-time, median $300
- 6% had an ongoing cost

We're talking headphones. Written follow-ups after meetings. Moving someone's desk away from the printer.

Your #SIEM bill has bigger rounding errors.

Source: #JAN, Costs and Benefits of Accommodation
https://askjan.org/topics/costs.cfm

#Neurodiversity #InfoSec #Accessibility #ADHD #Autism

Most workplace accommodations cost nothing. Asking for one is the hard part.

This account is here to help with that. #Introduction

I'm @Xavier, after 30+ years in #infosec I'm turning my BSides Atlanta talk "Performing Normal" into bite-sized, sourced posts: the research, the myths, and exactly how to ask for what you need. I plan on keeping the research and recommendations going well after I publish my current content.

Are you #Nerodivergent like me? Follow along, and boost to help it travel.

#Neurodiversity #InfoSec #ADHD #Autism #AuDHD

#ADHD #diagnosointi Ja olipahan sellainen psykiatri tuolla että meikäläisen AuDHD sappi alkoi kiehua ja mieleeni tulvi väkivaltaisia ajatuksia.. 🤬

Sen silmät, hyi! Kaikinpuolin pelottava tyyppi, vaikutti ihan psykopaatilta joka nauttii muiden kärsimyksistä, psykiatrian erikoislääkäri Johan Bengtsson.

Vaikutti myös jollakinlailla yksinkertaiselta.

Osa psykiatreistahan on psykopaatteja. Välillä niistä paljastuu murhaajia. Ammatti varmaan kiehtookin psykopaatteja. Siinä saa täyden vallan toisesta ihmisestä.

Ilman sitä hyypiötä ohjelmaa olisi ollut ihan mukava katsella kun siellä oli nepsy-vertaisia, jotka puhuivat ylivilkkaudesta, stressiherkkyydestä, keskittymisvaikeuksista, unotelusta, hajamielisyydestä..

https://areena.yle.fi/1-78345416

I am so fucking tired of #ADHD. I took a battery from one camera to see if it was cross compatible with my other camera. It wasn't. So I immediately went to put it back with it's correct camera... and it's gone some how. I've torn apart my surroundings and have not found it. I hate this. I hate this so fucking much, I haven't gone anywhere. I didn't eject the battery and chuck it across the room at random. So how the actual fuck is it gone?!?!

My throat is stunted while my ears are sensitized. Cannot speak out while others are speaking out against me.

#poetry #actuallyautistic #ADHD

Do autists have a bottom-up thinking style? I don't think I do. I don't do top-down either, I do both, where appropriate, and 'middle-out' thinking too. I couldn't've been a successful software designer otherwise.

#Autism
#ADHD
#AuDHD
#neurodiversity
#neurodivergence

I did a #neurodiversity talk yesterday at @bsidesatl. Here are the resources I shared with them:

Job Accommodation Network (JAN) — free, confidential, real people. https://askjan.org/ · (800) 526-7234
JAN sample request letters (the one from the talk; names no diagnosis) — https://askjan.org/articles/Sample-Language-for-Accommodation-Request-Letters.cfm
Your state vocational rehab agency — keeping your job and moving up both count. Georgia: GVRA https://gvs.georgia.gov/ · 1-844-367-4872
Mental Health Hackers — quiet spaces at security cons https://mentalhealthhackers.org/

Know your own profile (free)
Monotropism Questionnaire — https://monotropism.org/
CAT-Q (masking) — https://embrace-autism.com/cat-q
VIA Character Strengths — https://viacharacter.org/
Write a "working with me" doc. Model: UK Civil Service Workplace Adjustment Passport

Asking & if it goes wrong
JAN: Alternatives to Telework — https://askjan.org/articles/Finding-Alternatives-to-Telework-as-an-Accommodation-Interactive-Process-Tips.cfm
JAN: Dos & Don'ts of Disclosure — https://askjan.org/articles/Dos-and-Don-ts-of-Disclosure.cfm
JAN: Request Denied, What Now? — https://askjan.org/publications/consultants-corner/Your-Accommodation-Request-Was-Denied-What-Now.cfm
EEOC filing time limits — https://www.eeoc.gov/time-limits-filing-charge

Five books
Explaining Humans — Camilla Pang
Unmasking Autism — Devon Price
How to #ADHD — Jessica McCabe
Neurodiversity at Work — Theo Smith & Amanda Kirby
Is This #Autism? — Henderson, Wayland & White

Just remember: You don't have to be exceptional to deserve a quiet room.

Stop trying to decode your partner's silence. Just ask: 'Do you need space or do you want a snack?' Specificity is kindness.

It’s not a mystery, it’s a menu.

#ADHD #Neurodivergent

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Stop trying to decode your partner's silence. Just ask: 'Do you need space or do you want a snack?' Specificity is kindness.

With rejection sensitivity, every mistake in anything feels like an ass whooping from my mother.

#adhd #actuallyautistic #mentalhealth

You don't have to sit still to be present. Walking meditation, stretching, or pacing while breathing works just as well. Your body isn't the enemy of your focus, it's part of it.

That's exactly the kind of flexible routine BrainJoos was built to track, so you can see which movement actually calms your brain down.

#ADHD #MentalHealth

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You don't have to sit still to be present. Walking meditation, stretching, or pacing while breathing works just as well. Your body isn't the enemy of your focus, it's part of it.

'ADHD zorgt voor 50% meer darmproblemen'

"Mensen met ADHD hebben vaker maag- en darmklachten dan mensen zonder ADHD. Dat blijkt uit een grote analyse van ruim 1,9 miljoen deelnemers. Het verband geldt voor uiteenlopende problemen, waaronder verstopping, buikpijn en het prikkelbaredarmsyndroom. Waarom deze klachten vaker samengaan, is nog onduidelijk."

"Voor alle onderzochte maag- en darmklachten vonden de onderzoekers een verband met ADHD. Bij verstopping waren de odds bijna twee keer zo hoog. Voor het prikkelbaredarmsyndroom lagen ze 58% hoger. Bij ongewild ontlastingsverlies waren ze zelfs ruim vier keer zo hoog.

Ook andere klachten kwamen vaker voor. Bij dyspepsie, oftewel spijsverteringsklachten, waren de odds 52% hoger en bij buikpijn 88%. Voor diarree lagen ze ruim twee keer zo hoog."

https://medischdossier.org/adhd-zorgt-voor-50-meer-darmproblemen/

#gezondheid #adhd #darmklachten #maagklachten