Who gives out ADHD badges? I just got the one for leaving your phone in the fridge.

What badges do you have?
#adhd

Seeing a lot of posts lately talking about parents not telling their kids about their #autism or #ADHD diagnosis. The thing is, it’s not only with #neurodivergency, the trend is much wider.

I went to rheumatologist recently because of joint pain. Mentioned that to my mom, and she’s like “Oh, you’ve been a frequent visitor of a rheumatologist when you were kid because of heart murmurs and some other things, until we moved and changed the clinic”.
I’m over forty. I have an adult kid who suffers joint pain. I have been diagnosed with valve insufficiency just a few years ago, and knowing that I had heart murmurs could have helped with my diagnosis.
Why am I only being told about these things now? How much more medical information I don’t have about myself?

I know, many people are opposed to the idea of some universal health info system because of privacy issues and the fear that the state or corporations being able to use it against them. But I feel that it’s incorrect approach.
We need to develop mechanisms against misuse of our data, but there should be some way for us ourselves to be able to access the info about our health.
It’s so fucked up that there are numerous people around us - parents, school personal, doctors, nurses - who have the info about us, about our mental and physical health, that we have no idea about, and that is left for their(!) judgment what to give us and what not.
It strikes me as absolutely absurd when I see doctors or some “patient’s rights groups” saying sone info should not be shown to people because they can “misinterpret” it. WTH? As long as I am legally considered mentally capable to take my own decisions: to vote, to manage my property, etc - I should be entitled to any info on me, and should be given indisputable right to make my own decisions based on that. No one should take decisions concerning my health on my regard.
I don’t understand why people in general are ok with that. It scares me actually to see how widely acceptable that is in the society.

I am in this picture and I don't like it.
#adhd #meme

I just realised that my balance and posture problems cease to exist when I take my ADHD meds

Googles it

WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THIS?

'I am' and 'have' changes how we relate (and what makes grammatical sense) to our autism/neurodivergent/ADHD like:

I am autistic
I have autism
I'm ADHD
I have ADHD
I am neurodivergent
I have neurodivergent

Or
I'm AuDHD
I have AuDHD

Which ones do you use the most to describe yourself?

I use:

I'm autistic
I'm ADHD
I'm neurodivergent

AuDHD is harder to explain what it means so I just say "I'm autistic and ADHD"

This is just a curious question to see what others use.

#ActuallyAutistic
#ADHD
#AuDHD
#neurodivergent

Neurodivergent people have always been there (we just weren't 'looking' before)

https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/neurodivergent-people-have-always

The idea that the neurodiversity is a 'recent development' and hasn't been shaping all of human society forever is as wrong as it is unhelpful

My latest post explains

You know what I am talking about. You have your thing in your mind right now. It bothers you since days / weeks / months. Life will be better if it's done, you are sure about it.
But even now you will not do that thing.
That's not #procrastination. Thats #adhd.

me, rolling glumly about on the sofa: oh gooood I've got so much to do today and I don't wanna do any of it, why am I busy when I am UNEMPLOYED

me:

me: oh wait hang on

me looking at days of the week med case, where Friday is still full of meds: okay never mind I'll be fine in half an hour

#NHS Grampian (serving the area around Aberdeen) is planning to close off adult #ADHD and #Autism diagnosis pathways! Here's a petition if you want to speak against it: https://www.change.org/p/save-the-nhs-grampian-autism-and-adhd-assessment-pathways

New #introduction

I am a digital #artist working in #krita, making work with a somewhat subconcious process, featuring strange ethereal beings, demons, and wizards. I am inspired by #weird #SciFi and #fantasy art of the 1970s and 80s, perhaps not unrelated to my love of #ProgRock and #HeavyMetal and #psychedelic music

I boost art that I enjoy, and I hope you will too :))

#ArtistsOnMastodon #QueerArt #weirdart #MastoArt #ADHD #Lesbian
#HorrorArt #BodyHorror #illustration #art #DigitalArt

Been working on this diagnosis for two years and it's finally over. I'm glad I chose a neurodivergence-affirming assessor to label me as (officially) "ADHD Through-the-Roof" and "So-Very Autistic". Thanks, Embrace Autism. I'm doing exactly what the name of your company suggests. Yay! :-) <3
#Autism #ADHD #diagnosis #neurodiversity

I just love finding a talented soul on YouTube who has something worth listening to. This lady is sassy, smart and funny. And she's all about adult ADHD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYMg5YBpkmA

real

Realest problem.

Anyone who says hyperfocus is a superpower can't fathom how destructive it is to not be able to control your focus. People get how bad not having focus is, but the opposite is ALSO AWFUL!

I got hit with it just before we were supposed to go to sleep and ended up moving bedtime to 5am because I could not break the focus even with help.

Now I am exhausted, aching head to toe, and need to find a way to be able to work with mental batteries on savings mode.

I can't tell how many times executive dysfunction made my life worse. Its impossible to be reliable, to deliver things on time consistently, sooner or later I'm going to be surprised by my own inability to do the thing. And those who rely on me and my work will be disappointed or worse. How will I ever be able to manage that part of my brain?!? #AuDHD #ADHD

The hardest part about unmasking is developing the courage and resilience to act against the interest of another person (usually by upholding a personal boundary you've ignored so far) and to then strike the right balance in determining who deserves an explanation (because they actually want to listen) and who is a lost cause and just wants you to admit that you're wrong.

It's a really odd thing to go through when so far you've tried to please everyone. Who are you to put your judgement over the judgement of other people?

Okay THIS is the new design I've been working on. I'll post the concepts later today.

Really happy to show this off regardless