#adhd-pi

[hauntedselves]

Concentration Deficit Disorder (CDD) (alternative, less derogative name for Sluggish Cognitive Tempo) is a concept that has been in existence since the 1980s, though it's not part of any diagnostic manual yet so it can't actually be diagnosed.

The following are the proposed symptoms of CDD:

Apathetic, unmotivated, withdrawn

Daydreams

Easily confused, mentally foggy

Brain fog

Loses train of thought easily

Lost in thought

Sluggish, lethargic

Sleepy, drowsy, trouble staying awake/alert

Slow thinking, inaccurate processing

Spacey/zoned out, inattentive

Stares blankly, mind seems to be elsewhere

Tired

Underactive, slow moving

There are similarities with inattentive ADHD, but CDD has a different presentation than ADHD and there's strong evidence that it's a separate disorder. People with CDD have no hyperactive symptoms and are actually hypoactive.

An earlier name for CDD was "primary disorder of vigilance" (PVD). The name "attention deficit disorder" (ADD) was also proposed but most researchers don't use this since it's an old name for ADHD-PI.

Other similar disorders include autism, SzPD, dissociative disorders, dysthymia/persistent depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and medical disorders like thyroid disorders or absence seizures. CDD symptoms (especially daydreaming) are normal in moderation, it's their excessive and consistent presence that make it a disorder.

#dogpost #concentration deficit disorder #sluggish cognitive tempo #primary disorder of vigilance #adhd #adhd-pi #concentration issues

[mogai-headcanons]

Atreus from God of War is an autistic demiromantic bi lesbian intersex transrainian genderfrithet faunagender demiboy demigirl with ADHD-PI and GAD!

Angrboda is an autistic delloromantic acespike lesbian transfeminine girlflux qirl!

Thrúd is a sapphic nebularose intersex azurgirl with SCPD and IED!

They're all queerplatonic partners!

dni link

#atreus #god of war #autism #demiromantic #bi lesbian #intersex #transrainian #genderfrithet #faunagender #demiboy #demigirl #adhd-pi #gad #angrboda #delloromantic #acespike #lesbian #transfeminine #girlflux #qirl #thrúd #sapphic #nebularose #azurgirl #scpd #ied #mogai headcanon

[starry-skies-116]

Literally all the Afton kids give off neurodivergent/mentally ill energy so hERE WE GO-

Evan: Autism, anxiety and depression. Executive functioning improves post-rebirth, but at the lowest point in his life it was SO BAD to the point where he had auditory and visual hallucinations and horrific nightmares, as well as insomnia and intrusive/harmful thoughts. Stims almost instinctually, Fredbear is kind of like a de facto stim toy for him. Extremely empathetic, and had to ‘turn the tap off’ as Gregory. Displayed some symptoms of hypersensitivity and epilepsy, though he doesn’t have the condition itself.

Elizabeth: ADHD-PI and anxiety, ADHD-PI being the result of being born from a premature birth. EXTREMELY low executive functioning, has literally had meltdowns over the fact that she’s more ‘scatterbrained’ and ‘innatentive’ than her peers. Has trouble controlling her volume and tone, and does not pick up on other people’s social cues most of the time. Tone-deaf, and terrible musical memory- stims shamelessly (“What’re you gonna do about it, hmm?”)

Michael: Dyslexia and Synesthesia (Chromesthesia and Lexical-Gustatory). @mikewheelerfan2022: For dyslexia, during SL, the HandUnit WAS glitching, yet Michael’s dyslexia exacerbated it, causing him to become exponentially frustrated with the HandUnit every shift. And for Synesthesia, he experiences sound-to-color and sound-to-taste. He associates certain words with colors and tastes. Most of the time it does serve as something he has to live with, and as something noticeable to him yet growing used to it- yet Synesthesia has caused him to have meltdowns and sensory overloads in loud places with a huge variety of overwhelming sound, despite him loving music and being musically gifted (perfect pitch). Few times it is a gift, and a couple times, more often than desired, it is a curse. He tries to hide both of these things from his family and friends as a result of being uneducated. Spirals into a deep depression after the deaths of his younger siblings, obviously.

#Evan Afton (CC/BV) #Elizabeth Afton #Michael Afton #dyslexia #synesthesia #ADHD #autism #anxiety mention tw #depression mention tw #tw intrusive/harmful thoughts #chromesthesia #ADHD-PI #neurodivergent #neurodiverse headcanons #crying child fnaf #crying child #My AU #my mentally ill babies :'D #gregevan/gregbot/gregvessel #vanessasbeth/vanbeth #glammike

[adhd-pi]

Notes from Seminar 1/4: Sleep

ADHD ain't just hyperactivity.

"Skills not pills," they say, since part of ADHD treatment is to provide people with coping mechanisms that will let them work around the difficulties of their neurotype. Part of "skills" is awareness of how your brain works and how that affects your life.

How ADHD affects sleep:

You might forget to go to bed, go to bed later, or experience insomnia

a burst of energy as night falls, or Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder. These symptoms may arise from smaller pineal glands, irregularities in clock genes, and later melatonin release. Things that may help are Bright Light Therapy as you wake up, or melatonin to help you fall asleep, or timers and alarms to remind you to go to bed.

preferring the nighttime hours as a time to "hyperfocus" on stuff

a "disrupted" sleep-wake schedule that doesn't fit the typical 9-5 job

Restless Leg Syndrome or other limb movement disorders occur in 50% of people with ADHD. May be caused by iron or dopamine deficiencies; treated with iron supplements or dopaminergics.

Trouble waking up or shaking off drowsiness; excessive sleepiness.

To help combat sleep disorders, the presentation recommended:

cut out sugar, caffeine, and alcohol within a few hours of bedtime

avoid screen time for an hour before bed (ask me about my canned rant on this)

avoid stimulating activities and projects that require focus in the evening

make the bed a stress-free zone "reserved for sleep and sex"

get exercise and sunlight during the day

develop a bedtime routine that you enjoy and look forwards to

keep the bedroom cool, dark, and quiet

blanket outside noise using a noise machine or a nature-sounds recording, or calming music

keep a consistent sleep schedule, making sure to get enough sleep for your age group

use a weighted blanket

meditation

basically anything that counts as "soothing", including essential oil diffusers (doubt.jpg)

To help get out of bed in the morning:

bright lights, including Bright Light Therapy, east-facing bedrooms, timers that turn on bright lamps, or alarm clocks that turn on a light gradually.

you may benefit for a specific form of CBT: CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I)

talk to your doc about sleep meds or adjusting your sleep schedule to optimize it for sleep.

(These notes may come with a certain amount of sarcasm or scepticism; the presenter was new to the course and to the course materials, and was reading from the slides a lot. The slides contained a lot of pop-science infographics, and there were some missed connections in the presentation.)

#adhd #adhd-pi #adhd inattentive #sleep hygeine

[wherevenusholdssomeofficespace]

Linda Flynn-Fletcher

I think Linda Flynn-Fletcher is potentially one of the most misunderstood characters in the show.

It think comes from a natural enough place. Her role in the show is of course, to act as the potential threat to their summers of fun. While they boys never see her as a threat, narratively she's the big bad. If she sees it, its game over.

Here's the thing though. She's a not a bad mom. Her children LOVE her. Similarly to how Phineas and Ferb absolutely adore Candace and would do nearly anything she asked, Phineas, Ferb and Candace all love and respect their mother and don't disobey her. Now a bit of this is clearly Linda being a more permissive parent, but any rules that Linda has Phineas and Ferb never do anything to disobey their mother. While I wouldn't be surprised if there were one or two instances where Candace disobeyed her mother willfully, the closest I can think off off hand is Candace not doing a bunch of chores that she was supposed to do. Really, the fact that all her kids love her, shows how much all her kids feel loved in their household. And I think that's super important. Candace wrote a song about how much she feels loved by her mom, even if her mom is dismissive of Candace. But she still goes with Candace to see what the boys are up to even if she doesn't believe it. She sets boundaries on how often Candace can bust the boys sure. But she hasn't forbidden Candace from doing it altogether. Nor does she punish Candace for presumably lying?

At MOST Linda will say something like: "let's get you out of the sun" after a failed bust. The worst of it I think is probably the time Linda made her promise not to try or suffer the Pharaohs curse. Which, was just some guy in a Pharaoh costume telling Candace curse you. Linda goes out of her way to read books to try and deal with her daughter. She and Candace still clearly hold a lot of affection for each other and do spend a decent amount of mother daughter time together. Linda gives books to her daughter, tries to direct her to other activities, and finds her sleep busting cute, and sometimes goes out of her way to do activities her daughter wants to do with her. All things considered Linda is REALLY patient about Candace's busting. Could she be doing more to get to the bottom of why Candace is presumably acting out? Sure. But Doofensmirtz could also be doing a better job of listening to his daughter and not insulting her (or do we not remember why Vanessa wears earbuds around the house) but we all call him a really good dad.

A LOT of shows have kids hiding a secret from a parent for one reason of another. But while the crux of the show rests on Linda not knowing what her sons are doing, its not because its a secret. The boys aren't hiding it from her. The boys genuinely believe she knows. Lawrence genuinely believes she knows. Candace is the only one in the family who really grasps the situation.

Linda's ignorance, her disbelief of the wild shenanigans that her children get into is easily mistakable for normality. For representing the oppressive day to day. The same thematic antagonist as school. A mom who wants whats best for her kids, and thinks that whats best for them is them being normal, without realizing what's really best for them. After all why else we saw what would happen if she found out in Quantum Boogaloo. But the fact of the matter is aside from that one future (which also featured an effectively evil leader in Doofensmirtz, and therefore implies more factors at play than just Doofensmirtz and Linda's characters), we don't really know how it would play out in the long term. Future Linda even just kinda moves on after discovering the truth.

Linda is exactly like her kids. She just does the same things on a less physics breaking scale. The woman has like 37 different hobbies. She takes a cooking class, donated an art sculpture, is part of a jazz group. She has a background in astrophysics. She was a pop star. She won a meatloaf contest. She takes french lessons. The fact that Linda has several hobbies is part of the reason the formula works at all. Linda is constantly trying new things which gets her out of the house, while her sons are trying their own new things. Her absence is what prompts Candace to have to go looking for her. Also, What Do It Do when the moment Linda gets put in Candace's position she acts the exact same way.

Also it's why she and Lawrence are so compatible. They have a lot of weird hobbies they spend together. She likes Lawrence's history references. They watch car racing together. They went spelunking together. They go bowling regularly enough to have equipment. She has played the bagpipes while Lawrence danced (which sidenote: do you think she taught Candace how to play the bagpipes?).

Not to mention her extended family. Think about it. Her mom was a competitive roller derby skater who once bit a skate and shook it like a dog with a chew toy and pulls elaborate pranks with her identical twin. Really she's a lot like Candace with her aggressive passion. Her dad apparently won a balloon race, but tells the story in the most straightforward way possible, sometimes very oblivious, but is overall a lot like Phineas. Her sister is an adrenaline junky. And back to Quantum Boogaloo for a minute: Her granddaughter is just like Candace, Grown up Candace is a lot like Linda. Do you not see the implications!!?!?!? LIKE???? DO YOU NOT REALIZE THAT LINDA WAS PROBABLY A LOT LIKE CANDACE AND PHINEAS WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER?!!?! YOU THINK IT SKIPPED A GENERATION OR SOMETHING???

Do you think Linda used to complain about Tiana??? Do you think Linda thought her family was weird and was embarrassed by them??? Do you think Linda ever called herself the only mature/normal member of her family?? LIKE CANDACE DOES????

Anyway, Linda is just like her family. Sure, she is RELATIVELY more normal, but that's relative, and probably simply because the universe bends itself around to keep her from knowing. Linda literally cannot find out about the real nature of her universe. Linda is just a grown up version of her children, seeking to make the most of each day, but within the bounds the universe has set upon her, both as an adult woman and mother, but also in the laws of physics expected of her. But she still makes the most of her life. You don't have to build a roller coaster to make the most of each day and all that.

I think if Linda is representing anything its that even parents can have rich fulfilling lives. Where they make the most out of each day. Having fun with your life doesn't stop with adulthood. Even if you have more responsibilities doesn't mean you can't have fun? Sure childhood is something you can't get back but growing up isn't inherently bad either?

#pnf #phineas and ferb #linda flynn fletcher #The woman is a former pop star #and has a secret background in astrophysics #you would think that would be enough but nooo #i generally don't care to comment on the suspected neurodivergent status of cartoon characters #because neurodivergency exists in the context of society #and cartoon characters exist in a completely different context #and when characters are inspired by real people (like Linda being inspired by Dan's sister) it can get messy #but if Phineas and Candace and Doofensmirtz are ADHD so is Linda #she just has adult woman flavor ADHD #aka the reason that woman and girls go underdiagnosed or are often diagnosed with anxiety instead #I think we often don't recognize how frequently she forgets things #I'm thinking back to that one time she forgot the “stuff” at the grocery store #she stayed up all night making last minute pies #working up to the deadline on an art sculpture #at one point runs out of contacts (presumably because she forgot to get more) #gets overwhelmed when planning the block party #and that's just what I can think of off hand #anyway I will not stand for Linda slander

[abcsofadhd]

(Source: me on twitter)

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See, the funniest thing is that I actually have significantly more spoons than I did a handful of years ago. But because I only got diagnosed at 20, I have two decades of inattentive power saving habits.

I have that thing where we feel we can only do one thing at a time. The magical one thing that we will be interested in that will motivate us through it all.

And that thing where I subconsciously compare the spoons investment and ROI on investment and get put off of doing low ROI stuff.

#adhd #actually adhd #adhd tag #abcs of adhd #abcsofadhd #adhd pi #inattentive adhd

[tfw-adhd]

So, I have pretty bad ADHD (and def maybe have undiagnosed autism) and I have to learn to drive. Im 20 and am nervous that I wont be able to learn because I have difficulty focusing on driving and remembering to look before I cross lanes. Any tips?

Sent 27th May~

I’m in the exact same situation at the minute! I’ve been learning to drive for… a while, and it’s not going as well as I’d like - I don’t really have much advice unfortunately. I always drink some caffeine before a lesson, and it does help a bit. I also always repeat directions I’ve been given out loud, because the ADHD short term memory issues have previously meant that I’ve gotten to a roundabout and forgotten which way I’m supposed to be turning.

You do get better at it, though. It’s one of those things that takes practice—the basic things start to become second nature after a while.

If anyone has any tips, please leave it in the comments/reblogs!

#adhd #autism #actuallyadhd #actuallyautistic #adhd mood #actually adhd #adhd struggles #adhd pi #living with adhd #xundeadqueenx

[goblincow]

GREEN MILK | #003 | crawling over the finish line & burn out & disability & the root of writerly malaise

All Patreon newsletters are free and readable for everyone, I'm using it as a newsletter platform with scope for allowing people to see (and maybe even support???) future RPG work from me.

I was really cooking with this one. I've been stewing on this for a while and today was the lucky day I was finally compelled to write it.

If you want to know what it's like to try and get any work done as a person with unmedicated ADHD and autism, and why my TTRPG adventure The Perilous Pear & Plum Pies of Pudwick has been four years in the making, you should give this a read.

It's pretty candid, but what else should I do, pretend to be someone I'm not? Fuck that, this shit is hard as hell and my work is worth the effort.

It's a long read but a good one. It has good advice on thinking the relationship between self-worth and productivity (hint: you are not the problem), especially if you've got similar brain soup and circumstances to me.

Also if you want to sponsor a trial of ADHD meds for me you can like, consider assassinating and/or otherwise generally terrorising the government and corporate officials hellbent on destroying the National Health Service, I guess. Or I suppose you could just vote for the other team, who are also very vocally all in on genocide and the systematic destruction of the NHS? That would surely be as effective!

Until next time, drink it while it's green!

#indie ttrpg #ttrpg #ttrpg design #ttrpg dev #TPPAPPOP #The Perilous Pear & Plum Pies of Pudwick #adhd #autism #disability #brain fog #burn out #deadlines #dissociation #laziness #introspection #routine #work ethic #writing #writing on writing #green milk

[floralcavern]

People debating on Jock!Percy vs Skater!Percy

You all are FOOLS

he is a jock AND skater boy!!

#Percy Jackson #pjo #Heroes of Olympus #hoo #YOU ARE MISSING THE POTENTIAL #He is a himbo #But still smart in his own way #People always think he’s the dumb jock skater boy #But then he recites the entire equation of pi from memory because he memorized because he was bored #He is super smart and will take the time to learn the most niche shit EVER #So… #skater-jock autistic-ADHD Percy is now officially canon I have decided #Jock!Percy #Skater!Percy #Autistic!Percy

[schiz-void]

I finally got an official diagnosis for Szpd.

#actually szpd #szpd #she also reconfirm adhd-pi #and said ive got mild anxiety and depression #hope i can restart therapy

[charlie-rulerofhell]

#pi stoffers #lotl #lord of the lost #pi disaster adhd kid stoffers #the alphabet song is a vibe though

[woohooincoffin]

Writing down every time i injure myself, where and how, has been helpful in not freaking about the scandalous number on bruises on my person. And I also bruise easily. The slightest bump.

#no longer spiraling about unexplained injuries #they’re explained by adhd-pi #but i should stop writing it down because it’ll become a compulsion #and we don’t want that

[mogai-headcanons]

Sans from Undertale is a greysexual pansexual agender gender apathetic monster with ADHD-PI and depression who uses he/him pronouns and is okay with it/its pronouns!

His brother Papyrus is an autistic aromantic aroallo bisexual nonbinary egogender Papyrusgender (nominalgender) agenderflux man who uses he/him pronouns1

Papyrus is friends with Undyne, a canon lesbian!

Undyne is canonically dating Alphys, an autistic canonically bisexual woman with depression and social anxiety!

Alphys is close friends with Mettaton, a gay trans man with NPD!

They're all friends with Frisk, an agender kid who uses they/them pronouns!

Frisk's adoptive mother Toriel is a demisexual straight woman!

Frisk's adoptive father Asgore is a bisexual man!

dni link

#long post #undertale #mogai headcanon #sans #papyrus #undyne #alphys #mettaton #frisk #toriel #asgore #greysexual #pansexual #agender #gender apathetic #adhd-pi #depression #autism #aromantic #aroallo #bisexual #nonbinary #egogender #nominalgender #agenderflux #lesbian #social anxiety #gay #gay man #trans man

[cyb3r-mutt]

My memory is truly terrible sometimes, the way I’ll be scrolling and see a good post and go to reblog only to see they reblogged it me and I only reblogged it like 3 hours ago???

#is it the adhd? #at the same time tho I’ll recite 23 digits of pi that I learned ten years ago for a pi day competition and never looked at again #but also will forget what you said 30 seconds ago

[adhd-pi]

Notes from Seminar 1/4: Emotions

ADHD involves the brain; the brain is where emotions occur: it follows that emotions may be affected by ADHD.

Expressions of ADHD in emotions, as bullet points:

experience more-intense emotions

emotions last longer compared to neurotypical peers

difficulty with redirecting attention away from triggering events and associated emotions

a slight uncertainty in someone's reaction to a suggestion may lead you to interpret it as criticism; an outburst of inappropriate self-defense without listening carefully to the response

low frustration tolerance

impulsivity leads to an increased likelihood to act out from intense emotions

not paying attention to others' emotions

decreased function of brain connectivity networks carrying information related to emotion

working-memory impairments allow momentary emotions to persist, flooding the brain with that emotion

social anxiety

rejection-sensitive dysphoria

difficulty distinguishing between dangerous threats and minor problems

To manage that sort of stuff:

Learn about your emotions and others' emotions.

Talk Therapy helps manage fear or low self-esteem. Coaching may help deal with boredom-aversion.

Mindfulness meditation, either self-driven or through apps like Headspace, Calm, Buddify, and 10% Happier

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

the STOP Skill: Stop, Take a step back, Observe, Proceed

the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique for anxiety: 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste ("Mouth.")

Walk Away

Distract, Don't Dwell

Journaling

Exercise

Specifically for changing emotions:

check the facts

problem solve

act opposite to your emotions

experiences thoughts/urges as a wave (surfing/floating/Bene Gesserit?)

Remember that thoughts, feelings, and emotions are not facts!

challenge negative thoughts

(These notes may come with a certain amount of sarcasm or scepticism; the presenter was new to the course and to the course materials, and was reading from the slides a lot. The slides contained a lot of pop-science infographics, and there were some missed connections in the presentation.)

#adhd-pi #adhd #emotions

[agendergenderqueermasculenbyguy]

So… I’m a young adult (20s) with inattentive ADHD and other mental health issues who will be moving out for college next month

I have done a 3.5 year vocational training (so I’m qualified to work as a professional handyperson) and I do have savings

But I do not have the slightest idea how to budget household money

I got a student loan of 450€/mo and my parents said they will give me 200€/month for groceries/ food

I DO NOT intend to start a part-time job until at least my 3rd semester! I have been out of school too long and need to focus so I don’t fuck up college

So my starting budget is 650€/month from which I have to pay

rent & utilities,

insurances (household, liability, casualty, some private health insurances),

groceries,

Plus a small amount each month I need to put aside in case I have to buy additional books, stationary, new everyday-shoes or generally in case I have to replace stuff that gets broken/ used up

Can anyone help me how to keep track of my finances and how to budget when I barely have enough money to cover overheads/ necessities?

Honestly I feel genuinely bad asking for help, especially since I know I have more savings to my name than many people my age probably have. But also, my parents never budgeted – at least not in a way they can teach me how to

And I’m just so scared of college as a whole and of messing up and that I won’t be able to keep up with studying… I got in, yes, but I also know I haven’t done the necessary math in YEARS because my vocational training focused on mechanics and transmissions and forces. I’m a state-certified mechanic and my college degree is mechanical engineering but I doubt my “advantage” is worth much. I’m sincerely worried. And I haven’t been able to study on my own – although I have more than enough pre-college math books specifically for the pre-courses – because of stress and anxiety around finding a flat-share/ living accommodations. I have been procrastinating most things because finding a flat-share hasn’t been exactly successful and I’m trying to ignore my looming dread and anxiety. I’m genuinely scared I will mess up and ruin my entire life because I’m not “ready” or intelligent or mentally healthy enough to make it.

If I at least got the budgeting out of the way, so to speak, that would help convince myself I’m not as much of a fuck-up.

#how to adult #adult adhd #adhd inattentive #adhd pi #adult add #adhd adult #actually neurodiverse #neurodivergency #neurodiverse stuff #actually adhd #actually autistic #actually mentally ill #budgeting #budget #personal finances #personal budget #personal budgeting #how to be a grown-up