@actuallyadhd @autistics

Hmm 🤔. Seriously wondering if I've lost an hour or if BST just started in the middle of my evening in the middle of the week?

I'm guessing the former but it really feels like a switch was flipped & the day / clocks just jumped forward by an hour in the blink of an eye.

This makes me sad & mad 😞😣😠.
I hate it when both my autistic & ADHD selves gang up on me.
Evening plans wrecked or tomorrow wrecked if stubborn me comes along & plays along with insomnia.

#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#TimeBlindness #ExecutiveDysfunction

I am resharing one of my most personal and practical guides: "How I Plan My AuDHD Life."
When I first posted this, it was behind a paywall. Today, I am sharing it via a Friend Link for free access for everyone.
Survival tools for the neurodivergent community should be accessible. I want to ensure that the cost of a subscription does not act as a barrier for those who need these tools right now.
https://medium.com/invisible-illness/how-i-plan-my-audhd-life-f2b24265e113?sk=6fdeb99c54538d265e9dc143b56a083b
#AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #ExecutiveDysfunction #SelfCare

Hey uhh, do you have trouble with executive function, getting stuff done etc? If so, do you also have trouble understanding what motivation is?

I can honestly claim to have a ton of motivation to achieve a goal, and then completely fail to make any progress whatsoever on that goal. Is this a common thing?

#Goals #Tasks #Motivation #Productivity #SelfHelp #ExecFunc #ExecutiveFunction #ExecutiveDysfunction #Procrastination #ADHD #Autism #Depression #Anxiety #Stress #Burnout #Neurodivergent

#ADHD #ADHDMemes #AudHD #Neurodivergent #ExecutiveDysfunction #RSD #Anxiety #AdultADHD #Relatable #ADHDSupport #NeurodiverseSquad #ActuallyADHD

#ADHD #Neurodivergent #ADHDUnderstanding #ExecutiveDysfunction #NeuroSpicy #MentalHealthHumor #Tumblr #Cats #Dopamine #ADHDProblems

#MentalHealth #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Depression #ADHD #MentalHealthAwareness #Burnout #EndTheStigma #DisabilityJustice #Meme

#ADHD #Neurodiversity #ExecutiveDysfunction #SensoryOverload #ADHDParenting #Neurodivergent #Meme #SpongeBobMemes #ActuallyADHD

Dear Old Git Time,

Please rewind, hold your horses, slow down, chill, take a break, hit pause, back it up, go back a bit, and a bit more, give me a chance, calm down dear, for the love of sanity STOP!

Yours Sincerely,
Tired of Always Losing Huge Chunks of My Day

#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic #TimeBlindness #ExecutiveDysfunction #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons

Here's your reminder to drink something without caffeine if you can't remember the last time you have.

(it's nearly 3pm and the only water I have had was morning meds)
#adhd #executivedysfunction

#ADHD #NeuroDivergent #ADHDEducation #ExecutiveDysfunction #MentalHealth #ADHDProblems #NeuroDiversity #Decisions #Meme #AdultADHD

Actively, knowingly witnessing yourself self-sabotage by: "I have plenty of time to get ready to go to this event and still make a final decision when it's time to leave whether or not I want to go… orrrrrrr… I can just dither and procrastinate and blame not being "able" to go on my own laziness."

Sigh.

#ADHD #ADHDMasking #Neurodivergent #MentalHealthAwareness #
#ExecutiveDysfunction #

I found Linux Mint's sticky notes app!

It's going to be one of my mandatory adhd coping/navigation/survival tools.

#ADHD #ExecutiveDysfunction

@actuallyadhd @autistics

I seem to have identified a bug in my systems.
No matter how much time (in hours not minutes) I give myself to wrap my head around prepping & even starting to prep for eventually going to be at or if possible before midnight, I somehow still end up not getting to bed till 02:00 give or take half an hour.

I can feel completely zonked all day or all evening due to short nights of sleep if I have to get up early. It makes no sense. I think I need to start using a metaphorical hammer & somehow persuade myself that the world won't end if I do that thing tomorrow or those things the day after.

It does seem to be because there's that one thing, out of many that's been hanging over me for days, weeks, months or longer & today was going to be the day. So it may be late but this maybe the only time I have a set of spoons the right shape or strong enough to deal with this task. It's now or never.

It can be a small complex task, revamping bullet journal templates in my more app, sorting out all the stages for a future batch cook or a long laborious one involving things I'm not keen on like clearing up cobwebs & bugs 😱 or unidentified spills, dirt & giant dust bunnies 🤢.

I've tried reminders, alarms. I've planned days where everything has all the time I need & more but inevitably this either leads to stagnation because I'm so out of spoons not helped by the side effects of lack of sleep. Alternatively, the ADHD trait of getting sidetracked comes along & nixes my timings & tasks.
I've tried getting up earlier which, unless I have an early enough appointment or planned activity with or for other people generally fail to launch on time or if I survived the important thing in the early hours, I'm then a zombie & spend more time just sitting, gathering dice / spoons by not doing anything.

I keep telling myself I'll figure it out & find a way but I'm not sure I'm wired to ever find a fix for getting myself to bed before midnight.

#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic #TimeBlindness #ExecutiveDysfunction #LackOfFocus #SelfCare #Life #Sleep #SleepProblems

Executive dysfunction doesn't require a diagnosis.

If you struggle with:
* Burnout
* Task inertia
* Procrastination

Stop looking for "hacks." Start using tools built for how your brain actually works.

#ExecutiveDysfunction #ADHD #Burnout

I now know that drinking enough water is the top ingredient in my giant list of things I need to do in order to sleep. So why do I keep not drinking water? Yes, I know this is the very definition of executive dysfunction. I just find the whole situation absurd.
#insomnia #adhd #executivedysfunction

I'm pretty sure that if I get up and drink some water, I will probably be able to get some sleep but the combo of ADHD/executive dysfunction and an Australian cattle dog mix who has no chill and sleeps even less deeply as a senior.

Yup, I'm hiding from my dog because she is a lot.

#insomnia #adhd #executivedysfunction

@actuallyadhd @autistics

My getting up has slipped into the afternoons & I'm not happy about it.
Especially as in a few days I'll have to be up before 07:00 to be able to spend the day on an outing with friends. 🫣

Stricter morning routine?
- Alarm goes, switch on radio or preselected podcast instead of noticing the Mastodon notifications so I don't vanish down a 40+ notification hole?
🤔 … 🤔 In theory very easy to do, in practice very difficult to stick to, as my AuDHD screams for comfort from not being ready to face the day.

- Swap chores around with things I enjoy, want to get stuck into?
My big worry is that once I start the thing I want to do I will ignore all cues for stopping & doing the 'must do' tasks.

One possible fix for ignoring cues, is have lunch be the cut off point as I, like a lot of critters can be greatly motivated by food.
Current problem, lunch is around 18:00 give or take an hour & as I'm painfully aware of it being evening my brain & body default to evening mode, time to read or ideally, relax so those 'must do' tasks have pretty much a zero chance of happening.

I guess, I might be spending some time working this one out this afternoon / evening. I don't mind spending my evenings messing with dilemmas like this, as long as I can shove a movie I enjoy on whilst I'm doing it 🙂.
… That's if I remember 😅.

#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#Hyperfocus #TimeBlindness #ExecutiveDysfunction
#MindFog #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons #LackOfFocus #SelfCare

Gentle Research Strategies for Neurodivergent Writers

https://dreamspacestudio.net/gentle-research-strategies-for-neurodivergent-writers/

I am struggling so much to make myself write an abstract for a keynote talk I was asked to give next April ☹️
I've never given one and it's stressing me out, but I really need to send it today.
#ADHD #ExecutiveDysfunction