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It really astounds me how many people think, "it couldn't possibly be ADHD, I can focus when I'm interested"
like hi you are literally describing hyperfocus which is common in both ADHD and Autism.
I just wish we had less stigma, more sharing important information.
like hi you are literally describing hyperfocus which is common in both ADHD and Autism.
I just wish we had less stigma, more sharing important information.
Seriously one of the ways I bond with other neurodivergent people (especially Autistic and ADHD people) is to make jokes about how weird and sometimes wonderful hyperfocus is
it's a mental minefield of "I did all the things! But nothing on my to do list. Again. Whoops"
it's a mental minefield of "I did all the things! But nothing on my to do list. Again. Whoops"
Knowing about hyperfocus in our ableist society is also really important
Because I think we all internalize that maybe we're just "making up our disabilities" or "it's not THAT hard to focus"
But then we end up beating ourselves up for variable attention and disability
Because I think we all internalize that maybe we're just "making up our disabilities" or "it's not THAT hard to focus"
But then we end up beating ourselves up for variable attention and disability
A gentle reminder.
I'm #actuallyautistic and like many of us, using a telephone is not something that's top of our list when it comes to communicating.
For me, auditory processing disorder makes it difficult to hear and parse the content. And there's a component of sensory
I'm #actuallyautistic and like many of us, using a telephone is not something that's top of our list when it comes to communicating.
For me, auditory processing disorder makes it difficult to hear and parse the content. And there's a component of sensory
Processing difficulty for me when it comes to talking on the phone as well.
But like many #actuallyautistic I have several co-occurring conditions.
2 of them, #dyslexia and #dyspraxia make things quite a struggle for me.
One of the biggest ways they effect me is
But like many #actuallyautistic I have several co-occurring conditions.
2 of them, #dyslexia and #dyspraxia make things quite a struggle for me.
One of the biggest ways they effect me is
Communication.
Communication for me as an #actuallyautistic #Dyslexic is like a living jenga puzzle. At any second a learning or physical #disability is moving those pieces on me and one wrong move and it all comes down.
Thank goodness I live in a time with so many various
Communication for me as an #actuallyautistic #Dyslexic is like a living jenga puzzle. At any second a learning or physical #disability is moving those pieces on me and one wrong move and it all comes down.
Thank goodness I live in a time with so many various
And we're in a chapter praising the Tomotis method of 'training'.
I don't know what it is, but just because of the fact that the TODAY SHOW featured it, (they're a pawn for Auti$m $ peaks or so I've been informed.)
and based on how it's described, it's more autistic torture.
I don't know what it is, but just because of the fact that the TODAY SHOW featured it, (they're a pawn for Auti$m $ peaks or so I've been informed.)
and based on how it's described, it's more autistic torture.
Must be nice to have enough ready cash to drop 3k per treatment on this 'therapy'.
I don't make that in a year.
#KaeEditsAUWE #ElmoMum
I don't make that in a year.
#KaeEditsAUWE #ElmoMum
