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I’m both at the same time
"The way you talk sounds like you don't respect me!"
1: I don't
2:autism
Can people with ADHD have sensory overloads? because at this moment I feel like my brain is going to explode if I hear three people speak at the same time, I also don't think I am able to understand any instructions at this moment
Cleaning your space <<<<<< battling nature for a space you can sustain in.
Sometimes, my friends will say something to the effect of "I can't create art, I dont have the skill."
Bestie, you do not need to be the next Picasso, Tolkien, or Michelanglo to be an artist. What it takes to be an artist is a desire to create and improve.
Its like climbing a mountain. If you stare at the top, you miss the step in front.
You do not have to create anything beautiful, not even in your eyes. You just need to take the next step.
Side note: i notice this the most with people who are neurodivergent. This may be because we often come to the conclusion that we are less than. You aren't lesser, regardless of your ability. A lesser artist is one who does not try.
So as a adhder(a person with ADHD) I tend to have alot of hyper fixations, mostly consisting of queer coded shows, books and video games, I realized that I have milked these of most of the content that I can find so I need a new hyper fixation. So if you k ow any books, shows, or video games that are queer coded then please tell me I really need a new hyper fixation thx :3.
Does anyone else gave a bunch of stuff animals and some of those stuff animals are your emotional support stuff animals?
I have 4 emotional support stuff animals here some pictures and their stories
This one doesn't have a name, the reason this is one of my emotional support stuff animals is because it helped me through my parents divorce and I can bear to part with it.
This one I think is named lamb or fluffy I can't remember which, I got this one from my mom's ex bfs daughter she was really nice to me.
These are Rodrigo(the dragon) and j(the plaque doctor.) I got then both for Christmas. Rodrigo reminds me of an old stuff animal I use to have it was a cat that I got from pet smart and it squeaked. Rodrigo also squeaks and is really Huggable when I squeeze him I feel really better. J reminds me of one of my comfort characters:).
I have one more thing to talk about. Yesterday while I was at school the fire alarm went off and we all thought it was just a drill. Well until we got told that it wasn't a drill, me and my friends were hoping it was just some kids who decided to be stupid and pull the alarm. Then TWO fire trucks and some police or sheriff cars pulled up and we all were freaking out, one girl had a break down and two of my friends were NOT doing okay. Then we found out it was just the alarm malfunctioning. We were outside in the heat for our 40-50 minutes almost an hour.
Thank you for listening to my rant and sorry for ranting to you all if you don't want me to do it again I'll stop.
той випадок, коли я навіть не знала, що хтіла почути саме се :{ завжди почуваюсі, ніби я маю охопити весь контекст перед тим, як дізнатись, як робити щось навіть не вузькоспеціялізоване. се дуже виснажує, коли в рядок стоїть декілька таких тематично різних інтересів, що дуже розгублює та розтривожує
Hey kids, take it from an old forest hag: it's totally okay to half-ass your hobbies
... trace that picture for your journal
... like old cars without knowing how to fix them
... watch the movies without reading the comics
... super glue the part of the model
... learn one (1) way to make a braid
... watch how-to videos for every step of the recipe
... google every second word in that article
... use the automatic setting on your camera
And don't be ashamed. Real life isn't school. The all or nothing mentality is not healthy. Don't gate-keep yourself from stuff that might be fun. Shrug, grin, and hold eye contact with a boomer while you do it. It's good I promise.
*cries in extremely ambitious yet easily confused n therefore always disoriented in their life choices adhd gal*
you don't always need to be working towards big goals or trying to radically change your life.
you're allowed to just take time to exist, learn about yourself, what makes you happy, and enjoy being here.
taking time to rest and recover does not make you any less then people that doing different things.
Long ago I accepted that my mind would always outrun my body. It would be an exhausting existence but one I could ultimately cope with. I spent all of my youth studying for it, how to live with my own mind. How to make room for it in my life. I looked it in its wild eyes as it promised it would never be tamed. And that was fine. I swallowed my dread determined to live anyways. To perservere.
I was unprepared for my body to start lagging further behind. I should still be young. Barely an adult. But my body is degrading around me nonetheless My joints creak and ache, my muscles fall slack and weak. I can't carry the weight I could before. I cannot hold a knife correctly to cut my vegetables, I can't even muser up enough strength to stand throughout the day. Always having to stop and catch my breath.
My mind is only getting faster and more unruly as it grows but my body is quickly becoming infirm. I worry the two halves of my existence will pull me apart refusing to live together.
What will become of me when I am abandoned by both?
Hyper fixating is all fun and games when you're working on a project or cleaning your house or consuming media or completing a task.
but have you ever hyper fixated on a person? You ever thought about someone night and day. Daydreamed about them. Had conversations in your head with them. Let them consume your every moment until they were the first thing you thought of in the morning and the last thing you thought of at night?
This isn't a cheesy love song this is real life and that shit will make you sick. Make you forget yourself. Make you change yourself. Make you neglect yourself.
They're never gonna be like the version you've cooked up in your head and you deserve to move on.
Always stuck somewhere between too much work and not enough
I can't start until I'm desperate
I can't stop until I'm burnt out
Ay dee heich dee
I like doing white on black when doodling. and I was listening to some deranged playlist, so I also colored these in while the music was still going.
the bottom three are ones I've seen already. The top two are just things that happen to me
Autistic dad(bobby) and adhd son(buck)
Also exposing myself as 911 Stan.
i’ve seen too many people only headcanon buck as being autistic when bobby — who has the most autistic gaze i have ever seen in my life — is right there, hyperfocusing on the right amount of cocoa powder to add to his recipe
the adhd kids missing the deadline but saving the day anyway is so personal to me actually
Soul eater hyper fixation is stealing all my brain power so gonna have to put NNSG aside for a while… it will return, it always does
Anyways, I can say Death the Kid will be drawn the most as well as Maka and Crona !!
Hehe just started reading the manga too so I’m REALLY REALLYYYY getting into it now X3
I am chipping away at this chapter, putting way too much pressure on myself, writing and then discarding vast swathes of words, scowling at my monitor, not doing my job.
I just need to be done with this story so I can step off the angsty smut train for a hot minute and rejoin the world. I don’t want to sleep on it, give it time. I want to finish it, and finish it perfectly.
But wait, now do I have to draw the architectural plans that align with whatever nonsense I've written going down in the kiramman mansion?
Good news
I’m back on a higher dose of adhd meds
My mind is quiet again and I can focus
Bad news
I have new hyperfixations that are neither my day job nor cleaning my goddamn apartment
My doc and I did some fiddlin with my ADHD meds and now I’m back in Executive Dysfunction Hell™
Forgot how bad it is down here fuckin get me out
people who dont experience it cannot comprehend how awful executive dysfunction is. I WANT to do the task, i have the resources TO do the task, i will feel better having DONE the task
but i cant fucking do the task
Oh yes, this is a really helpful guide. It can also be helpful to non-autistics as well! Some symptoms of ASD can also cross over to other conditions like PTSD and ADHD. It’s important to recognize your limits and know when you need to step away!
Some things that tip me off when I’m getting overloaded are on this list, but disassociation and the freeze response can also be reactions of overload too. So can becoming mono-syllabic or non-verbal.
Another important thing: don’t belittle yourself for needing a break! Everyone needs one from time to time, even neurotypicals. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. If anything, knowing how to take time for yourself in stressful situations is a sign of good boundaries and good mental health! I wish more parents taught this stuff to their kids; so many meltdowns could have been avoided.
Clues to help you figure out if an autistic friend or loved one is in overload
Overload is basically the point where our Autistic brains can no longer handle input. It's not a meltdown or shutdown, but more of a mental checkout. Frequent overloads, however, can lead to meltdowns or shutdowns.
It's important not to assume that we will have overload only in loud or busy environments. Autistic brains often process information at a much slower pace than a NT brain, so even quiet environments can cause overload if something triggers it.
Note: not every autistic experience is the same and these are general guidelines only.
Common signs of overload:
Loss of facial expression or difficulties in making facial expressions. May start to exaggerate facial expressions, too, as they are struggling to mask.
Staring off into space, easily distracted, struggling to pay attention etc.
Increased stimming.
Difficulties in speaking such as stuttering, forgetting words, mixing up sounds, or difficulty speaking at all.
May try to cover their ears, eyes etc to sensory input.
Increased sensitivities and may include new or unique sensitivities.
Headaches or feeling physically sick such as sweating, stomach ache etc.
Fellow Autistics: what signs would you like for others to know?
I have ADHD and inherited dysautonomia, I did not realize they were so similar until now
Not to go "if you have ADHD just go for a run" or anything, but I am so serious if you have ADHD you should regularly go outside, no headphones no phone no nothing and just stand and observe for a while until you've had enough. Not until you get bored, until you've had enough. Drink your coffee without watching tiktok. Have a bath without music. Turn down the volume in your headphones. I cannot overstate how much learning to be bored is cruicial with ADHD. Life is not just about pleasure, no matter what your dysregulated dopamine system thinks, and when you teach your brain to be okay with being bored, then boring tasks stop feeling like torture. By letting yourself be bored you are yoinking your system out of the high/low binary and allow for the highs to feel like actual highs and not just anything that isn't low. I am so serious go literally touch grass. Listen to the sounds in your flat. Stimulate your body the way it was designed. It lowers anxiety and makes you feel like you're real and best of all it's completely free
I feel personally attacked.
The amount of autistic/adhd people with a profile picture of spock is truly astonishing /pos
The cycle of turning off your wifi because it’s taking too long to load so you rely on data and then getting back into a reliable wifi zone and 2 hours in wondering why you’re not connecting to your house router