#adhd person writes adhd character

[randomalistic]

Just for funsies who is/are your #1 comfort character(s), how much do they mean to you & how long have you known of them. Dump it all in the tags brother✌️

[starcatchingsnake]

…thinking about the impact being shown someone else’s life and death, dying yourself, being violently brought back to life, and then inheriting that person’s aura and powers would have on a person.

Specifically Aira Shiratori, how would witnessing someone destroy their whole being for their child, only for it to amount to nothing, change a person, how would the trauma that she experienced continue to live on through Aira?

Would she begin to hate the smell of Seiko’s cigarettes because the heavy cloud of smoke makes her forearms itch, and her eye burn with phantom pains? Would the ash invade her lungs and would a child’s scream pierce her ears?

As she breathes in the scent would she even realize why her body has tensed, as in preparation for a battle? Or why her heart rate has skyrocketed, why she’s now clutching at her chest, eyes darting around frantically for the source of her unease?

Is that part of why she’s distanced herself from the Ayase household? Why she holds Momo at an arms length when she’s grown closer to the rest of their friends? Is the smell of burning which clings to Momo’s clothing why Aira remains reluctant to grow close? Because no matter how hard she tries, that pain and indescribable panic always surfaces whenever Momo’s near?

How long would it take before all of these new sensations and constant anxiety over the simplest of things broke her? How long until she’s begging to be let go of all of this?

[classic-entp]

Classic-ENTP #40

INTJ: I don't like you

ENTP: lol that's funny

INTJ: ...

ENTP: wait... actually?

INTJ: yeah, actually

ENTP: you genuinely don't like me?

INTJ: yep

ENTP: how???

INTJ: what do you mean, "how"? You are very easy to dislike. You're loud, annoying, have the memory of a goldfish, and never take anything seriously

ENTP: ...

ENTP: but those are my best qualities

[fluffydice]

On the topic, I think Rise does a wonderful job of displaying the sensory needs of neurodiverse characters because they don't limit them to one extreme or the other; another reason why their portrayal is so wonderful.

Donnie probably shows the most examples of this range, for obvious reasons. He doesn't like unexpected stimuli—and that can be something as small as unexpected touch. He has a preference for his flavorless juice. His lab, from what I've been able to glean, appears to be lit mostly from the glow of his computer screens or his tech. Otherwise it's usually kept rather dark.

On the other hand, Donnie loves noise (as long as he's in control of it, of course). He blasts techno music until it's impossible to talk without shouting. He falls asleep to Shelldon's affirmations: also absolutely blaring.

As for Mikey, this one's a lot more speculative lolol. We see a lot of examples of him seeking out sensory throughout the series, the most memorable for me personally being when the boys are interrogating Warren Stone and he's just. Playing with absolutely everything on the playground, rapidly switching from one thing to the next. But for someone who loves runs around—and very much enjoys doing so—it's a bit surprising to me that he so willingly rides Raph's shell so much. I could see that being his safe space of sorts, for when things get too exciting and Mikey can feel it starting to overwhelm him. Just an area to take a breather.

It's wonderful to see both because it allows the characters to have sensory needs without it becoming a one-dimensional gag. It's no longer a trope, but rather an aspect of their identities. Yeah, Donnie not always reciprocating affection can be made funny. Yeah, Mikey not sitting still can be made funny. But the joke is never the character themselves because they focused on writing a complex, actual person; not the simplified, easily-digestible idea of a disability.

[rubyleaf]

Me working on a new WIP: Alright, you can do this. ONE main character who isn't accidentally or deliberately written as ADHD. Just one. You can do this.

Also me in literally the first chapter:

[seaoftales]

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[iamanartichoke]

There’s not enough discourse in the paranormal fandom about those of us who are such space cases that we could walk into the kitchen and find all the chairs stacked on top of the table in a manner that defies physics and either a) not notice, or b) notice and think, huh, I don’t remember doing that - maybe it was the cat?

[greghatecrimes]

IMO Kutner and Thirteen are both neurodivergent but on opposite ends of the spectrum. to me Kutner is ADHD as fuck and I think he probably has decently bad RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria) but is *really* fucking good at masking it and appearing like nothing’s bothering him. You’d never know unless you’re also neurodivergent.

Thirteen strikes me as autistic but is so good at masking and tightly controlling it to appear “normal” that you’d never guess except for the smallest moments when she slips up. The moment in “You Don’t Want To Know” when House confronts her about her dropping the folder and she’s a deer in the headlights, and has to come up with something on the fly. (“Maybe she’s clumsy because she’s nervous, because she forgot to do her spelling homework. In my hypothetical, she’s eight.” In my opinion you can see how she’s floundering to come up with something when the script/social situation she was expecting suddenly goes awry in the way her body language changes as House talks to her). The way she expresses her emotions through self destructive behaviors to the point of breakdown when she has to mask and can’t show them verbally or physically (hookups, drinking, drugs, making herself take dangerous medications in “Last Resort”, etc). Things like little stims- tapping her fingers or playing with her hair (frequently tied up and out of the way in s4/5) probably only come out when she’s truly alone. (Which is fucking exhausting. poor Thirteen.)

[buildarocketboys]

Man nothing like talking to other writers to make you feel like you're not a proper writer

[alltimefail-sims]

If I don't post anything sims-related in a minute please know I'm not going anywhere and I will have original content soon, I'm just trying to fight my ADHD demons and all the distractions it loves (such as playing TS4 and mindless timeline scrolling) so I can make progress on the book I've been trying to write for a little over a year now <3 <3

[straight-to-the-pain]

I know I haven’t posted any original fic in ages, I’ve been a little burnt out from uni and placement and also all the scenes I’ve been wanting to write either need research (historical fiction) or require too many emotions (everyone is traumatised) but please do bear with me there will be content… eventually… I hope

[businessferrets]

I love shows and movies that don't let me make up my own characters and put them in the show. I'm not saying that I don't love making up my own characters and putting them in shows I love doing that and my brain will do it against my own will. I just really love a good show or movie that leaves me with feeling of wanting to make a new character. one example of this for me was Song of the Sea which and Gravity Falls witch I freaking love but my brain feels no need to add on to them. when I find a movie that my brain let's me think about without making up a new character and shoving it into the plot I get really freaking happy because I can sleep at night and feel at peace and also work on the book I'm writing. I honestly and wholeheartedly believe that this type of story where your brain doesn't feel the need to add on to it is beautiful and really interesting and I want to find more shows, books, and movies like this. I am aware that this type of media is most likely different for each person but I feel that no one ever takes the time to enjoy or talk about this type of media. I could go on and on about this but I don't want to bore the two people who read this so that's all. I hope you have a beautiful day or night wherever you are and remember someone out there really cares about you. ( is this just a neurodivergent/autism thing )

[dragons-and-yellow-roses]

I'm part of an Unknown Armies campaign run by my girlfriend, and it's driven me to strange madness. Today I made a conspiracy board for it. I've made memes. I'm painting a map of the setting. I started writing a novella loosely based off of my character, which feels like fanfiction. There's an NPC I'm in love with and her existence makes me want to create fan content. I've never created fan content before, for anything. I'm considering writing fanfic for Blorbo from my girlfriend's head, that's where we're at right now. What is going on

[starscreamingg]

They should invent a new type of torture called being hyperfixated on something nobody you know is particularly interested in

[quatrecentvingttt]

I like to sit down with the DSM-5-TR and diagnose my traumatised and/or neurodivergent OCs with as many things as possible