#adults with adhd

[adhdxxsdiary]

Source: @adhd-alien

[blue-hail]

Tricking my dumb little monkey brain into doing longer tasks by saying things like ‘30 minutes is only 10 minutes 3 times” because that feels better for some reason

#adhd stuff #adults with adhd #living with adhd #adhd problems #adhd brain #adult things #adhd #tips and tricks #life hacks #college

[everyonehasamnesia]

I am about to say something so heinous to the ADHDers but it’s the truth:

If you need to do things at a specific time (like taking meds? Perhaps? Meds that manage your symptoms??) and you keep not doing it and you’re like “well alarms don’t work for me” you are doing alarms wrong. You have to leave them on until The Task is done.

“I just turn them off and forget instantly again so alarms don’t work” no. Turning off alarms before you Do the Task doesn’t work. Leave. The alarm. On.

“That’s so annoying, the sound is a thorn in my side and makes me want to commit war crimes” I know. That’s why it works. It is a negative stimulus to make you Do the Task. Do you want to live in alarm-free bliss? Do the Task.

“What if I’m in the middle of something I can’t stop?? Huh??” Is it possible for you to take your meds? Are you home or in a location where your meds are? Leave the alarm on. You’d be surprised how many things you actually can stop for a few minutes if there’s an alarm going off until you do.

“What if I can’t take my meds because I don’t have them with me, etc?” Then BEFORE TURNING THE ALARM OFF you have to program in a new alarm at a later time when you might be able to take your meds. Only THEN can you turn the current alarm off.

“I don’t like this and it feels constrictive and punitive.” me either!! Hate it! But it works. If you don’t want to do this, invest in another system where you are not consistently missing medication or other specifically timed events. If you have a method that works, why would you ever read this far?

Since I started doing this I have forgotten my meds exactly never. I have held my beeping phone and experienced all the stages of grief because I did NOT want to stop things to go take my meds and it made me gnash my teeth and wail and curse God but then I took my medication and I felt a lot better.

This is also a part of self-care.

#actually adhd #just adhd things #adults with adhd #little tips and tricks

[novascotiaducktoller]

hey friendly reminder that a big part of ADHD is hyperactivity - it’s more than executive dysfunction, rejection sensitivity, and poor impulse control.

it’s also pacing your room at night because even though you’re exhausted, your body won’t let you keep still. it’s not even applying for office jobs or any job that requires keeping still because having to be sat down and quiet for hours is pure torture. it’s being shamed from childhood for being unable to sit quietly in a classroom, church, or even just a meal. it’s having to push yourself to the point of near or even actual collapse in order to get to sleep, every day. it’s being snapped at for tapping your hands or feet or fidgeting with something when you didn’t even realise it, because not moving is alien to you. it’s putting yourself through hell to just make it look like you’re paying attention, even though it’s far easier to pay attention when you’re moving. it’s being called violent and scary because you move quicker and have bigger movements. it’s being clumsy and breaking things because your body won’t stay neat and constrained the way you want. it’s shame, all the time, because everyone tells you that you act like a child and that you’re immature because keeping still for longer than five minutes feels like being set on fire.

please don’t ignore people with ADHD who are hyperactive-dominant. we aren’t 12 year olds, we aren’t silly, and it’s sad to see that such a major part of the disorder is ignored.

#adhd #adhd problems #actuallyadhd #adults with adhd #adhd mood #hyperactive #neurodivergent #charlie.txt

[unofficial-support-blog]

If you're always forgetting to replace your toilet paper, PLEASE do yourself a favour and buy one of these:

It's a constant visual reminder of when you need to replace the toilet paper in your bathroom. You can take your phone in there with you and text yourself/set a reminder to buy some when you're getting low

Or, if you're like me and store your toilet paper rolls in a closet because there's no room for the giant package in your bathroom, it's a good reminder when you see it getting low that you'll need to restock it soon, but you don't have to restock it constantly (which is something that bothered me with only one roll, that I would have to constantly replace it and it irked me a lot)

#adhd #adhd support #adults with adhd #adhd tips #life tips

[meanya]

As always, the wider the sample size the better scope I can get. Thank you for every response.

#adhd #adhd post #adhd poll #adhd problems #adhd brain #actually adhd #adhd student #adhd thoughts #my adhd #living with adhd #adhd tag #adults with adhd #adhd adult #adhd things #anya rambles #poll #polling #polls #tumblr polls #reblog for science #adhd education #reblogs appreciated

[pao-of-the-stars]

I finally got the results

I have moderate ADHD (inattentive) and low to moderate language disorder connected to Dysphasia

I did not pass the Autism test, but I did it with the ADHD test, so I'm definitely certified on that one (again)

#updates #adhd #adults with adhd #i thought ill have a secret 3 thing if ive been misdiagnosed #but nah its all the same with a touch of ✨️dysphasia✨️ to it #and no I've never had any head trauma in my childhood its just my brain was built different #rambles

[sleeplessphantom-0]

In a slightly autistic and mildly bisexual kinda mood

#bisexual #autism #adults with adhd #drunk #drunkposting #living with adhd

[adhdxxsdiary]

I think about this at least once a day and I have been formally diagnosed.

Source

#adult adhd #adhd #actually adhd #adhd problems #living with adhd #struggles with adhd #adhd stuff #adhd thoughts #adults with adhd #high functioning adhd #adhd brain #adhd memes #adhd things #adhd culture

[anthropomorphique]

#adults with adhd #late diagnosis #neurodivergent #autistic adult #autism #adhd #audhd things

[ondaspectrum93]

Do you have a diagnosis of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) & love to paint/draw/sketch/collage/sculpt/collect various visually pleasing objects/create online visual media/mixed media/sing/dance/write/participate in any medium of creative expression as a means to communicate as a person with an intellectual disability? WELL I DO & YOU WILL DEFINITELY ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DO FOR I AM LEARNING TO BE PROUD OF THE BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS, CONTENT, PHOTOGRAPHY & THE PROCESS OF REPETITIONS INVOLVED IN MY TRANSFORMATIONS FROM RAW PAPER OR BLANK PIXEL SLATES TO WHICH I AMPLIFY THE BEST SENSATIONS OF COMPLETING THE SELF STARTED AND CHOSEN TASKS TO WHICH I COMPILE AND SHARE WITH MY STRANGERS WHO STUMBLE ACCORDINGLY TO MY TAGS ACROSS MY PAGE. I want to discover other humans, specifically people above the age of 18 who are either intellectually or learning disabled or co-morbid the way I am, at this point in their life, I’d love to hear about their experiences & struggles & random thoughts that pop to mind as shared along with their own thoughts about how they relate to each other’s creations… what circumstances led to this artwork being made & published & what is your name/handle/identity in your own words as the artist? I’m hoping for this page to be a place to make friends, especially even if you don’t create any art or writing or videography for yourself by yourself just yet, but plan on doing so in the first opportunity coming up with something inspiring you to go ahead and bite the bullet & stop letting people/places/things/because/but/fear driven overwhelming thoughts setting fear inside & preventing the accessible pathway from dipping your toes in the water & making a mess of mistakes bc they are so much more important to make than it is to be practiced in perfectionism’s which nobody succeeds at in this universe with or without the idiosyncrasies known to our community! This is a judgemental free space which has been made possible by the low functioning highly sensitive empath named Jacqueline Mae Gutwilik who has been going through worst heartbreak of her life post missed miscarriage12/22 & subsequent trauma caustic to her husband who is afflicted with opioid & crystal meth addiction which is now the scariest thing she is grieving on a daily basis for the past two years now (when she noticed his soul was not compatible with hers any longer for she started slowly catching up to the social cues, anxiety and pressure driven by her partner to make decisions about life that were harmful to her poor health problems in retrospect causing her Wilson Disease to deteriorate & displacing her from her comfort zone/stability by moving back to her childhood abuse/abandonment home & wound up w/o anyone b/c she had been living in an isolated domestic abusive cycle for 7 years before aware of it & her environment is NOT safe STILL to date; No matter how much she is a positive helpful, healthy, supportive to others around her, she cannot seem to make any progress or difference in her own life as per she is broken from her entire life lived trusting in the monsters who took/take advantage of her [as they victim shame her & cry wolf & dictate her life by making false reports to the police against her to try & control her or make her forced into homelessness] so she has no choice but to make her own artwork as she is doing the best she can to cope with the tremor from Wilson Disease symptoms that truly makes her feel unable to tolerate living alone in suffering while being unable to be as productive or professional or socially responsible for her own needs because she has changed exponentially from her trauma & ptsd & day to day problems that she cannot control anyone but herself & do her best to make better choices, which involves creating as much mixed/multi media prompts & writing snippets for sparking ideas for other people to join in & share their projects & play along with me, as well as hopefully find comrades with similar experiences in life through the process of learning w/their ASD diagnosis as transitioning from childhood to adulthood).

#jaemaebae #jacquelinemaegutwilik #highlysensitiveperson #women with autism #female artists #safe space #autistic artist #discord server for artists #discord server for autistic spectrum disorder adults #new discord server #adults with adhd #adults with autism #all are welcome #don’t be shy #autism pride #adults who create artwork #learning disability #intellectual disability #intellectual property #creative #unique #mixed media #abstract art #abstract #artists on tumblr #digital art #wilson disease #digital illustration #disabled #mental health

[adhd-dog-guy]

I was an autistic trans queer kid who masked hard core and also was suffering with untreated OCD and anxiety….. damn I really have a lot of empathy for little me who didn’t feel seen or heard (and let’s not forget the trauma)…

**note I don’t blame my parents, they were very well meaning and just had no idea. I also masked a lot*

#autistic adult #late diagnosed autistic #afab autism #adult autism #autism #asd #actually autistic #autistic adhd #adults with adhd #inattentive adhd #anxiety #anxiety disorder #generalized anxiety disorder #neurodivergent #ocd #obsessive compulsive disorder #twice exceptional #undiagnosed mental illness #trauma #learning disabilities #gender dysphoria #queer #trans #transgender #childhood #confused

[pendragonoflibraries]

*to the tune of The Final Countdown*

CUZ ITS A MENTAL BREAKDOWN….MENTAL BREAKDOWN 🥳

#panic attack #anxiety struggles #adults with adhd #adhd things #WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING #BESTIE I DONT EVEN THINK ONCE

[juliabohemian]

Just stop being disabled and poor

So, I came across this image in my FB feed. The person who shared it is someone I have known for many years, is over the age of 70 and fairly conservative. I didn’t bother commenting on the original post because the page it came from appeared to be aimed at conservatives. I scrolled through the comments, hoping to find some indication that people realized how problematic this is. The only negative comment accused the post of being pretentious, which it is.

As an Education Specialist who also has ADHD and Autism, I find the sentiment expressed here to be ableist. The use of the word “reward” implies that those who are unable to sustain their intention are doing so intentionally, that it is something that they can control at will.  Is the sunset a reward for being able to see?  Are stairs a reward for being able to walk? Is music a reward for being able to hear? If only the disabled would stop being so stubborn. Are they even trying???

I don’t think the person who created this was trying to be offensive. But I’m fairly certain that they’ve never cried over a textbook, while scanning the same page over and over, desperately hoping to retain something. They’ve never suffered the wrath of the teacher who had no qualms about venting their frustrations in plain view of the other students. They’ve never endured the social isolation of being the kid who is always in trouble, while not fully understanding why. The list goes on and on.

And that’s not even addressing the fact that this image is also classist because it implies that everyone has access to books. Do you know how many of my students don’t have any books? Some of them don’t even have a table to do their homework on. Some of them don’t get enough sleep because they share a bed with all of their siblings.

#uh no #juliabohemian rant #ableism #special education #adults with adhd #adults with autism #the privilege it burns #fuck you very much #adhd #neurodivergence #juliabohemian #classism #socioeconomic

[daylight-dreams-world]

I really hate how our brains are capable of convincing us that everyone else besides us need help.

#mental health #tw mental illness #depression #anxiety #adults with adhd #diagnosed adhd #actually adhd #fibromyalgia #tw eating disorder #eating disorder

[the-uncanny-dag]

I keep seeing these "Video: ADHD Version" things on YT, and I'm just gonna say, had it not been for my being a citizen of a country half a planet away, I would have slaughtered the fucker who makes these already

#even if they're nd themselves. stop making life harder for the rest of us #youtube #adhd #adults with adhd #chadcat