#time to go do my Relax So I Don't Have A Seizure task.
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going through etsy grimoire listings like: nope you've used gen ai, nope you've used gen ai, nOPE YOU'VE VERY CLEARLY USED GEN AI, ooo that's a good one bookmark that, nope you've used gen ai, ... -squints- yup, nope, that's some gen ai right there
#cries in wants to support small businesses but theyre being drowned by absolute money grabs#3/10 passed my checks and 7/10 f a i l e d#and that was just the preliminary 'is it v v v obvs gen ai' tbh#i will find the gold in there. i just gotta. use my shovel and dig for a bit first#anyway#finished updating my resume in prep for contract work hunt. since my boss decided to dump Potential Unemployment on me last week.#'i don't want to loose you but i can't afford to keep paying you. can do you a month on - month off where the month off is supported by#fiver?' um?!?! no?!?!!? asdlkjglkfdjgflkdg#if i can get contract work elsewhere then i can do several months at one-several months at the other and just flick between as needed but#still i'm >:/#'you're essential and super skilled' '... cool. can i get paided for my essential and super skilled-ness?' '... -squints- i mean. **i**#could do your job' '... but you don't want to. nor half as fast'#le sigh. anyway. im done venting. i did my productive tasks for the day.#time to go do my Relax So I Don't Have A Seizure task.#personal
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i have a bit of a personal question so feel free to ignore this ask
can i ask how you figured out you had adhd?(did i spell it right?) and do you have any tricks to making yourself get up and do whatever you got to do?
Wepl, get ready for a rant, because hyperfixations (past and present) are a surefire way to be blab for half an hour.
So, I don't remember 100% /how/ I got diagnosed, It was when I was about six and a half.
Mostly, my mother was Just this side of being an helicopter parent, and she noticed the signs pretty soon. There were many signals, I started to speak later than my sister did, then had problems with pronouncing letters like "r" "s" and "t" despite completely understanding the difference between the words they were used in, used to put my feet wrong which would cause me pain, had bad posture (which would also cause me pain), was extremely energetic in comparison to other kids, would zoon out in the middle of something and become almost completely detached from reality for minutes at a time, would start multiple somethings and leave them incomplete (way more than Is normal for the average kid), when I read out loud, if I misread a Word once, then rereading the exact same passage and helping I'd realize the mistake was a lost cause, my hand to eye coordination was in the negatives, I would bump into things, drop things and stuff like that. Also many more things that don't come ti mind right now.
Because of that I've been misdiagnosed/suspected of having autism (that one also because I have Always liked math, and I think the teachers were a bit too much into the cliché), epilepsy (theory busted with a three day long electroencephalogram), dyslexia, dyslalia and I think I'm forgetting something but want to finish this before tomorrow.
Long story short, each and every single one of those symptoms was because of adhd.
Wrong footing and posture? Distracted.
Same mistake at reading repeatedly? Distracted.
zooning out in maybe low key seizures? Hella distracted.
Couldn't stay still if I tried, no matter classes events or social expectations? Hyperactivity.
Mum noticed It all.
She asked doctors and brought me to visits (I remember a ton of them as a kid, probably why I've always been comfortable in hospitals).
At 6.5 years I had a first diagnosis, but was struggling like Hell at school and barely scraping by (yes in my freaking First year of school I spent more time studying than hanging out with friends with little results).
Lucky me, we live in range of the leading institute and one of the only three in Italy. So when a pediatric psychologist suggested a check up there It wasn't too problematic.
Did some tests. One of the ways to officially determinate if someone had adhd Is doing an IQ test. There are 4 areas analyzed. In regular people the scores are more or less even, but if you have adhd there should be a considerable difference between two areas and the other two. I scored pretty High (I Just Remember It being fun but whatever), but the difference was there. and here's the diagnosis. Also started taking the prescription (and suddenly I could actually follow the lessons without Major headhache) (that still came studying at home, but was better).
Ok, Just realized this went from rambling to oversharing, so back to the point.
As for the ways to trick executive dysfunction?
Mostly stuff I came up by mixing advice and adapting them to my personality.
Like, I find It extremely satisfying to start something at an even hour (like, I don't know, start to study at exactly 14:30?)
Also having someone in the room with me helps (mostly do this with my sister) (not the best in my opinion because I think that's just a way of using anxiety and fear of judgement, but It Is a way to use It go your advantage and if It works It works).
Also, having a set environment/routine for a set task Is good. Your brain Will associate the two and One Will eventually automatically follow the other. (Stuff like, sofa=relax desk=work no exceptions allowed, or cook-eat-clean as a single unit)
Also, starting a task from the easiest part of the One you like the most Is of help. Just like allowing yourself a short break before the task itself with something you reeeeeally enjoy (a fav song, or One of those heaven sent 15 minutes really well written chapters) (those are honestly perfection for a pre-start break, something short and enjoyable with a predetermined and firm stopping point).
Doing so will stimulates the brain to produce dopamine, the neurotransmitter whose underproduction Is the cause of adhd if I remember correctly (tell me if I'm wrong, I'm going on almost 14 years old Memories for some of this stuff). This way you Will have something ti pull you through the hardest part that Is getting started.
When I have to study when tired I have found that working with music Is sometimes an excellent way to trick my brain into believing I have stopped and blessedly chill out with the headhaches. (Other times I become downright murderous if I so much as hear someone breath, but when It works, It works)
You've probably already Heard about setting alarms and using a timer to help keep the tasks contained, or using a planner to make a schedule, but that would imply One actually remembers to use either, sooo... that One really depends on the person.
Ok, now that I've basically written an essay on the phone and probably set to give someone an aneurysm, I bid you goodnight, I'll add the tags tomorrow, now it's sleepy time!
Bye<3
#spoiler:It wasn't half an hour#More like three#😅#Goodnight!#rambling#adhd ramble#circus rambles#living with adhd#tricks for adhd#rambles#ask#supercimi!#adhd
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I'm a friend of AAM and Buttons is a service dog. You don't know anything about service dogs, Buttons calms him down, Max is autistic. Autistics have breakdowns and Buttons gives him affection, attention, companionship, and relaxes him when David can't . Service dogs do that. They alert when their owner is in trouble. Max was being made fun of he doesn't understand. Buttons sees that Max is hurt and looks for David or Gwen. They're not just for blind people. Get your facts straight!
Where the heck does the 'blind people comment come in'? I never said that and that's quite stereotypical and offensive don't ya think? Second. You just described a Therapy Dog or Emotional Support Animal. They are completely different. While they both can bring support and calm one down, Service Dogs are trained to do specific tasks. ESAs don't need to be trained at all. If needed, you can get your pet written as an ESA with a doctor's note. Buttons showed no signs that she was trained for anything. If anything Buttons might be an ESA. I'm not on the spectrum but I've heard some people with autism have ESAs, so Buttons could easily be one. Service Dogs usually stay by the person they're helping almost at all times. Only times they're not are when they're not out or ‘not working’ and they know when it's playtime and the person let's them know. I don't like saying owner. Buttons wasn't working. AAM rped her going up to random people to play, beg for treats, and randomly attack people who ‘hurt’ Max with weapons. Yeah, it made Max sad when his feelings were hurt. Which would be a great time for an ESA to come in and COMFORT Max. Give him attention, calm him down. But, no. Buttons ran up to David to notify him about it. That's not something a service dog would notify someone about. And why was it always David? There are some service dogs that are trained to alert, like Jasper [my dog] who’s job it is to detect seizures and depends on how bad it is in some cases he HAS to run off from me to find someone. But he's by my side almost at all times. Let's see about Button’s breed, a POMERAINIAN. A MINITURE TEDDYBEAR POMERAINAN! Now, there are SOME cases where Poms are used as service dogs BUT, they're some kind of medical alert dogs and a normal sized pom, NOT a teacup/miniature like Buttons was [and these dogs are typically 3-5 pounds]. Unless Max has some kind of condition where it can effect him at any moment causes him to get hurt or shut down, fall, etc. He MIGHT have one. But, poms are normally not with kids and Buttons is way too small. I can go on and on about this but, you get the point or, I hope you do.
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