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hot take
neurotypicals need to stop using the term hyperfixation
#lacey yaps#audhd#autism#actually adhd#actually autistic#this is a girlblog#neurodivergence#diagnosis#identity#neurodiversity#neurodivergent
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Another poll I’m sorry
But I’m bored on the shuttle bus
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People underestimate how much it fucks you up to be subtly excluded as a kid. I would try to talk to my classmates and be met with disinterest or annoyance. The one friend I had, who I clung to and nodded along to his every word, had other friends he liked just as much or more. And his other friends didn’t care for me at all.
I look back at pictures from the time and see how separated I was from them. I remember knowing I was different. I remember posing questions about the world to the girls playing next to me and realizing that they had never asked the same ones to themselves. That the ways we thought couldn’t be more different.
I kept myself amused with my own fanatical stories and musings in my head. I would wander the playground on a circular path, imagining a friend and being sorely disappointed when it didn’t feel as real as I’d hoped.
There was a bubble separating me from everyone else, thin, and nearly invisible, but with a pearly sheen you could catch under the right conditions. I knew it was there, they knew it was there, and it changed me
#autism#actually autistic#autistic thoughts#autistic experiences#neurodivergent#autism spectrum#asd#autistic#neurodivergence#thoughts
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ADHD at night: I could write a book. I could get my Master’s Degree. I could go to the club and come home with 12 new friends. I could get a job at that club and meet the mother of my children. I could cure every disease and use my wealth to bring world peace.
ADHD during the day: Fold laundry too hard :( Come back next week
#adhd#actually adhd#executive dysfunction#disability#neurodiversity#neurodivergence#neurodivergent#neurodiverse#hyperfocus#hyperfixation
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There’s no such thing as work-life balance for neurodivergent & chronically ill people.
This is because everything in my life requires work:
maintaining friendships
keeping up with my hygiene
managing bills
making money
remembering my basic needs
sleeping regularly
outputting creatively
All requires some aspect of work for me.
And when everything in your life requires work, your balance goes out the window.
If you're neurodivergent and overwhelmed — I see you.
If you're chronically ill and overwhelmed — I see you.
You're not dysfunctional.
You're not incapable.
You're doing your best.
#neurodivergencies#actually adhd#neurodivergence#actually audhd#actually autistic#audhd#autism#neurodivergent#neurodiversity#work-life balance#work life balance#neurodivergent at work#working neurodivergent#chronically ill#chronic illness
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[I.D. an edited version of the "is this a pigeon" meme. A man with glasses, captioned "my overstimulated ass" points at a butterfly, captioned "someone making an annoying noise". At the bottom of the image, a dialogue caption reads "is this a crime deserving the death sentence?" end I.D.]
#i *tried* making an ID just bc I thinks it’s worthwhile when one of my posts takes off#but I’m not very good at this so lmk if there are edits I can do to make it more clear!#adhd memes#adhd meme#adhd problems#autism#autism meme#adhd#autism memes#autist#autistic meme#neurodivergence#neurodivergent#neurodivergent meme#neurodivergence meme#neurodivergent memes#burntblueberrywaffles#blue makes memes#actually autistic#actually adhd#greatest hits
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Neurodivergent Things
#adhd symptoms#adult adhd#adhd problems#adhd brain#neurodivergence#neurospicy#neurodivergent#neurodiversity#nuerodivergent#nuerodiversity#nuerospicy
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living with ADHD is being stuck in a Matrix of your own making, and forgetting you made it
#adhd memes#neurodivergence#adhd#adult adhd#neurodiversity#adhd brain#neurodiversesquad#adhd things#surreal coffee#deja brew
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"oh sorry, i guess i was infodumping again" - sad, shy, apologetic
"you sly dog, you got me monologuing" - cool, strong, confident
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Someone in an autism facebook group I'm in just asked "How am I supposed to earn enough to make a living without burning out?"
Someone replied: "You're not. Even neurotypicals can't right now in the system designed for them. We're the canaries in the coalmine. When we start failing, they know something is wrong."
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The other day I told a friend of mine that I never forget to take my ADHD meds because I fucking love my ADHD meds. I'm in my late 30s, I didn't finally get a diagnosis and meds until less than two years ago, and they have changed my entire life.
And he raised his eyebrow at me. We'd been discussing addictive medications a few minutes before, like the Tramadol I finally got from the pain specialist to take once a week or so to give me a break from my chronic pain, so I reassured him that methylpenidate (Ritalin/Concerta) is not addictive (at least not in people with ADHD).
His response? To raise his eyebrow even harder and say "Well it sure SOUNDS like it's addictive!"
And I had to explain to this man - who works in a healthcare related job by the way - that just because medication makes you feel good and helps you, just because you look forward to taking it, that doesn't make it addictive or dangerous. And he wasn't convinced.
The simple fact that I was excited to take a daily pill that has literally changed my life, after decades of fighting to get that medication, made him think I shouldn't be taking it so often. That it must inherently be dangerous.
I'm not even in America, but I'm pretty sure this attitude began there and then spread over here to Europe. This Puritan idea of "if something feels good, you must beware of it. Pleasure is dangerous, it is sinful, it is addiction, it is evil."
I know too many people who subconsciously believe that pleasure = addictive = dangerous = bad. Joy is a slippery slope to hell.
So here is your reminder for today that you don't need to be afraid of feeling good. If something improves your life, use it. Even if it is addictive - learn what that addiction means, whether the addiction is inherently dangerous or not, and whether the benefits outweigh the drawbacks and risks.
My ADHD meds are, in fact, not addictive. But I will take them every day because they make my life orders of magnitude easier. I will enjoy them every time I take them.
My tramadol is addictive. I will still take it. I will keep it on a schedule to avoid becoming addicted, primarily because addiction in this case would mean reduced effectiveness. But I am not afraid of my painkillers. They are life changing.
Take your meds, everyone. Don't let anyone scare you away from doing something that improves your life.
#adhd#medication#ritalin#concerta#methylphenidate#addiction#puritan values#neurodivergence#actually adhd#take your meds
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on colors and being different and not being enough for yourself
(please reblog instead of liking)
#comic#vent#vent post#vent art#autism#neurodivergent#neurodiversity#neurodivergence#neurodiverse#nd artist#therapy#therapist#disabled#disability#ableism#self esteem#i hope this reaches the right audience
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• Fidgeting and stuttering do NOT always indicate that someone is nervous.
• Avoiding eye contact does NOT always mean someone is lying.
• Having a hard time focusing does NOT always mean someone is lazy.
• Carrying around a stuffed animal or blanket does NOT make someone childish.
• Poor motor skills is NOT a direct indication of intelligence.
Not everyone fits into your box. Deal with it.
#neurodivergent#adhd#neurospicy#neurodivergence#actually ocd#neurodiversity#neurosparkly#neurospicyyy#asd#autism#disabilities#disorders#ableism#tw ableism#makes me mad#mad#angry rant#annoyed#I’m mad :)#stuttering#motor skills#fidgeting#stimming#eye contact#lazy#comfort object#Eye contact is not a way to tell if someone’s lying#actually adhd#actually neurodivergent#social anxiety
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Please, for the love of god, leave me CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS!!! If you think it’s implied, I promise you that to me it is not. If you give me poorly worded or vague directions I’m gonna spend half an hour stressing over the potential different ways to interpret them and either become paralyzed with indecision or inevitably interpret them the least correct way possible
#actually autistic#autistic rant#autistic thoughts#autistic experiences#autism#autistic#neurodivergent#neurodiversity#neurodivergent experience#asd#autistic things#autism spectrum#neurodivergence
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Life in an Autism World
#autism#actually autistic#sensory processing#sensory overload#sensory issues#auditory processing#it isn’t always about loudness#neurodivergence#neurodiversity#actually neurodivergent#feel free to share/reblog#Life in an Autism World (Facebook)#autism acceptence month#autism awareness month
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