#adhd is weird sometimes

[brainrockets]

At one point Brennan said something like "witches are human, just like wizards." But my auditory issues ass heard "witches are humans, just like lizards." And I was like... wait what? That cannot be what he... oh WIZARDS!

[uncanny-tranny]

I jokingly thought before that reading Junie B. Jones as a kid turned me into a feminist, but unironically, it kind of did.

I honestly think it comes down to the fact that Junie B. was not only allowed to be "weird," but her character arc never concluded like other girl characters would. In other media featuring "weird girls," the girl always ended her arc tamed - by force or convince, she would be prettied up, she would smile and be polite, and she would never speak out of turn. She would be perfect then, and would shed her veneer of individuality with the freedom that is conformity. As a kid, I noticed that girls weren't permitted to be "weird" like boys were. So when I read Junie B. Jones, I loved that she was frankly just fucking weird. She said things out of turn, she was rambunctious and imaginative and she was a realistic portrayal of a little girl. I loved reading those books because the narrative taught her lessons without punishing her for being weird, if that makes sense. So often, narratives punished weird girls for the crime of being a socially unacceptable girl, not for any true wrongdoing like lying.

Anyway, I just think it's interesting, because I watched and read a ton of books and shows and movies featuring girls and women, but none of them truly empathized with (or even tried to empathize with) weird girls on their own merits and capabilities and terms, or embraced the idea of a "socially inept/unacceptable" girl without punishing her in some way for her supposed ineptitude.

[aroaceleovaldez]

what do you think about the charters (Nico, Percy and others) using mobility aids? (Especially after all the wars, fights, and other general injures they've probably got over the years)

I may be biased as someone who uses mobility aids, but I definitely think more demigods should have mobility aids in general. Nico in particular definitely could use it with how often he collapses and with how he generally exhibits some symptoms of low blood pressure at the very least if not POTS or EDS. I'm particularly biased to drawing him with my own crutches, lol (they have knee rests!!!!).

Also I always love seeing Grover with crutches. He was introduced as having a muscular disease - i know that's implied to be just cause he's actually a satyr, but also he's the only satyr to be described as "walking like every step hurt." So give him crutches!!!! He needs them!!!

I dont have any particularly strong opinions for other characters, except maybe usually giving Leo a prosthetic leg so he can thematically match his dad and sometimes crutches alongside that, and my friends and I have talked about Jason using a rollator before, particularly in Jason Lives!AUs. But regardless I always love discussing comorbidity between various other conditions and disabilities with ADHD and dyslexia and a not insignificant number of those comorbidities may require mobility aids. Functionally demigods are kind of more like intensive athletes with magic healthcare, and very few are on the level of like Nico where they've been through the wringer so much that it has lasting effects on them - actually very few in general seem to get a lot of physical damage that doesn't get healed quickly (i think in part cause most campers don't actually go on quests). mostly just psychological damage - so i don't think every demigod would need mobility aids, but like statistically there should probably be more just given the comorbidity stuff to begin with. Everybody who's come back from the dead should probably have more going on with them though imo.

[little-lucub]

As an alterhuman with aphantasia, sometimes I feel very left out

I don't get memories from past lives, I can't visualize my ears or tail, I find it hard to do shifts because I can't use most meditation audios (as a lot of them use visualization), I can't visualize me in my heart home

I can't visualize the real me. I'll never be able to know what the real me looks like. Every single piece of my identity is based on feelings, on what feels right. Not on what I already know (if that makes sense?). I can't see what my snow leopard self looks like. I'll never be able to see if I have a random spot on my paws or not

Of course I'm not saying that you aren't allowed to do these things and enjoy them, I encourage people if they want to! It's just kind of a sad realization for me about how much I'm missing out on

To my fellow alterhumans with aphantasia, you're valid and still an alterhuman! Even without some of the experiences

[chaos-bringer-13]

My brain just hit an old hyperfixation (is this what it's called? I hope I used the word right) and oh dear am I losing my mind now. I need to write a story I think. About this one old guy. He's unhinged. There's so much information about him and yet not enough. I want to explore his character so much. He's definitely a criminal - at least he was one - and I'm 95% sure he can do actual real magic, and he's a musician and an artist and an actor and a magician and a philosopher and a traveler and a conman and so much more and also I think he's some kind of immortal. Maybe he just has a VERY long life. It's strongly implied he was a pirate at some point of his life. He started a cult by accident several times. My conspiracy theories about him include him being a secret god.

He's also a freaking round blue raven. Someone save me from my mind.

[ron456]

My back and neck hurt like HELL so you know what? New headcannon just dropped. Jeremy Heere has scoliosis. That's one of the reasons why he slouches. He's just like me, fr! 😍😍

[wanderingmind867]

I follow around 363 people, and i'm followed by around 354 people. That means my follower count is beginning to match up with my following count again. And for some reason, I really don't seem to like that. I get bugged when the follower count (which is lower on my screen) is higher than the following account (which is higher on my screen). And i know it's just a weird habit, but i hate when the bottom number eclipses the top one. So when they get close to each other, i get all weird about it. It's like the only time i feel any type of incentive to go out and seek out new blogs to follow.

[hugger-of-trees]

Me after a 50 hour week at work: oh noes, I'm so tired and yawny and drowsy, the anti depressants for my SAD mustn't be working, I'm failing at being medicated.

Also me (at the same time): oh wow, I just got up and went to the kitchen and did the washing up simply because I remembered it needed doing and it was easy to get up off the couch and simply start.

Also also me, 5 minutes later: Welp. The executive function pills ARE doing something I guess. Maybe I'm not failing being medicated after all.

[daretobe-stupid]

It's nice to know that even comedic music legends have these kinds of moments, too!

[lesbiansanemi]

I hate when I’ll be complaining about some stupid bullshit a coworker does to other coworkers and half the time their response is to lower their voice and go “well…. You know…. I’m pretty sure they’re… on the spectrum, you know?” And every time I have a split second when I have to consider saying “you know I’m autistic, right?” just to make them vaguely uncomfortable for a few minutes and actually think about what they’re implying but of course I do not do that because the gratification is not worth a large sect of shitty coworkers knowing that about me and then talking about me like that every time I do something vaguely annoying or dumb but man…. It does get tempting sometimes

[lunarlegend]

coffee has never made me feel awake

it just makes me calm, and i like the taste

i drink coffee right up until i go to bed

but i've lied socially all my life like "haha, yeah, dunno how i'd function in the morning without my coffee!" even knowing that wasn't true

[do-you-know-this-adhd-character]

Do you know this (noncanon) ADHD character?

Evidence below the cut!

struggles with being on time to important events, particularly school has a serious ego problem — is under the belief he is the most important and valuable person in the room at all times has the tendency to make things about himself butts into situations unrelating to him gets himself into trouble way too often has a habit of procrastinating struggles in school tends to ignore or not listen to other people gets extremely attached to the people he loves exaggerates a LOT gets offended very easily holds grudges to the extreme was EXTREMELY hyperactive as a child, some of those hyperactive tendencies still being present when he’s older often misremembers situations blows the severity of a situation out of proportion is either completely unmotivated or VERY motivated refuses to quit doing something no matter how hard it gets if it means he will get what he wants in the end stupidly stubborn compulsive liar can be incredibly lazy at times misinterprets situations for better or for worse (usually for worse) very clingy and protective of loved ones generally considered a troublemaker rarely thinks before he speaks unless he’s plotting something makes a lot of bad decisions, most of them on impulse hates when people are better than him, always needs to be the person who is right in the situation has the tendency to ramble gets distracted pretty easily, will completely derail some conversations very quick to make a judgement on certain people or things will fail to see when he’s in the wrong in a situation doesn’t understand how his actions may affect other people all the time goes ‘a bit too far’ WAY too often irrational will go to great lengths to prove himself

[phagodyke]

dating an art student was so crazy I'm just thinking abt that one birthday I had where my ex got me stickers from the etsy of the person they were cheating on me with....

[that-jack-kline-bestie]

so fucking upset. i looked up what's considered concerning weight loss and got a statistic. i looked up the same question but specified teens and i got a bunch of articles about how to lose weight. what the fuck

[callixton]

took 10 mg of my ex's ritalin in the hopes it would balance out my adhd and i'm having like. a real weird reaction to it. it is making me paranoid i don't have adhd but i think it is much more likely that my body just isn't sure how to deal with having a stimulant in it for the first time. i'm also not like. high in any way. i'm just sort of jittery and physically unable to settle. and i'm still having trouble focusing but not the way i usually do which i suspect might also be bc this isn't overriding how tired i am. i also can't stop talking when in a conversation

[intruderzim]

everyday i say and do something more autistic than the last