Thought. I have always run warm. I do feel the cold, but not as much as most people. I hate (detest?) overheated department stores. This got worse with the onset of perimenopause, & I was unable to wear jumpers for years, because I couldn’t get them off quickly enough during hot flushes, which threatened spontaneous combustion. This settled somewhat after finally going on HRT.
I’ve noticed a change since going on ADHD meds. I now wear winter pjs on a “cool” summers night, & a nightie on warmer ones & am more likely to don a jacket of an evening.
Hello #UK#ADHD peoples....
My GP has given me an Adult "ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1) Symptom Checklist" as part of trying to get medication prescribed.
Some questions ask about social interactions, but my answers will be impacted by my ASC1 ( #Aspergers ) traits (Questions 15, 17 and 18 just seem like they would be too rude to do.)
Is that likely to impact my NHS diagnosis? #ActuallyAutistic#Autism @actuallyadhd @actuallyautistic
The phrase "burnt out former gifted kid" has always given me the ick, but there are unique challenges/issues/traumas related to that experience that tend to come up in #autistic discussions and I've never encountered a good description.
Proposal for a slightly less icky alternative:
✨ burnt out former high achiever ✨
In the recent months I had a really strong hyperfixation on #autism and posting a lot to the @actuallyautistic and consuming every toot. The recent days I got catched up by an older hf, because I stumbled over the adventofcode and now I am diving in learning rust. Although that is quite occupying my mind, I guess it is a good sign that I am quite settled with the autism topic.
Another sign for it is how I dealt with my recent experience of joining a online meeting of a local autism group.
@actuallyautistic
I am also not that stressed about the problems that come with official ASD diagnosis and the bad reputation my local autism ambulance has. I will check out alternatives, but it's not that urgent anymore. At least I will be officially evaluated for #ADHD in some weeks by my psychotherapist. So at least one part of the process is set up, which is nice.
Does anyone else drink a lot? Not booze, just fluids. For someone who barely feels hunger or discomfort, I'm always drinking and pissing. I've always assumed it was something medical and undiagnosed, but maybe it's an autist thing. Thoughts?
@poloniousmonk@actuallyautistic I have ADHD and I cannot deal with life if I don’t have a bottle of water (refilled glass not plastic filled with water purchased at the store) on me at all times.
I sought medical attention a few years ago when I realized I couldn’t work out in the morning because I had to stop to pee like six times every hour. I was totally freaked out when my doctor told me that urinating every two hours is normal. I go so many more times than that.
For me, I eventually determined that it was my ADHD medication. It’s not a side effect from the medication I think what is happening is that the additional dopamine in my body is stimulating my kidneys, so in addition to the water that I sip off of all day long, I think that’s the problem. I even tested it by skipping medication and noting that once the morning coffee drinking is over I don’t have the urgency and frequency that I do when I take Adderall.
It’s really annoying because the days I take my medication are the days that I have to do some thing that requires focus and attention, or enough energy to drive my car for a couple hours, and those are exactly the times I don’t want to stop to use the bathroom every 15 minutes.
There’s a medication that they give to old people in nursing homes, it starts with an H. It REALLY works, but it made my bladder HURT so badly I can’t even take a half dose. (Hyoscyamine I think) but, if I remember correctly, that doesn’t solve the constantly drinking issue. But I’m not really looking to solve that problem. I actually like that I drink water all day long. I just wish it didn’t rush out of me like it does.
#SafeFood#samefoods
I just learned in a ND FB group that runny egg sandwiches are a common consumable.
I am fascinated AND my toes are curling to hide from extra sensory information.
I love a hot over easy egg to dip my butter diagonally cut toast into… and isn’t this basically a disassembled sandwich? 😶 My toes, which aren’t even involved, disagree. @actuallyautistic@Adhdinos#actuallyautistic#adhd#audhd
I've been thinking about gamifying the process of making new friends in my city. Kind of like a #LARP but your character is just yourself, and you earn points for showing up to small group events. Extra points for helping organize gatherings and coming up with creative ideas for people to get to know each other better.
...I've been thinking about this for over a year, maybe someday I'll have enough energy to actually start it.
Still trying to figure out who in my family is neurodivergent and how.
Seems like there is a pattern emerging: If both parents are neurodivergent, chances for the kids to be is at almost 100%. If only one parent is, chances seem to be about 50/50.
Anyone know if there are actual studies on that or is there just not enough data from past generations?
@looneybyron@pathfinder This gets me to wondering though… if indeed #neurodivergence is inherited and not recessive, then won’t it quickly become the new normative expectation? Seems like #evolution to me… 😁
I was in a weird null space this past weekend. I knew I had things I wanted to get to but just had literally no drive to do much. I did manage a few things but these were in the evening.
Sometimes I think my pattern is that I’m more productive when there are literally no people around that I know of. It’s not that they’re talking to me, but the very prospect of having to expend energy interacting with or avoiding them switches my drive off.
@brainpilgrim YES! Often even the anticipation of an interruption causes me not to even want to begin deep thought or focus on something, because I know I won’t get to finish. So I don’t start. I know I do this and it’s still aggravating! 🤣😥
Oh great someone posted a thing about how “ADHD and autism are only disorders in a capitalist society” again.
Speaking as a person with #ADHD I say unto you all that this take needs to die. I can’t speak for #actuallyautistic people but ADHD is difficult in a lot of ways that would still be difficult in, like, a post-scarcity space socialist paradise or whatever!
I find #Capitalism is used as a catch-all phrase for so many unrelated things.
Examples:#Anthropocentrism and #Androcentrism are generally part of European and Abrahamic worldviews, and still present if peoples with those worldviews base their economies on other European theories (Socialism, Marxism, Communism, etc).
I still strongly believe what disables #ADHD and #ActuallyAutistic people environmental (systems in society) and not built into the individual.
@actuallyautistic Thought I'd share this cool Advent calendar my partner got me for our traditional calendar exchange. So far, the two fidgets I've gotten out of it have been awesome. I'll include pics of days 1 and 2. #AuDHD#ADHD#ActuallyAutistic#fidget#sensoryjoy
Straight up: I’m a slut, submissive, service slave. I like being reminded of my place as a faggot. Indeed I revel in it. I am Autistic and have ADHD. All that said, there is this nuance between degradation and still being respected.
So I’m having this increasingly excited conversation. With a man I’d really like to be abused by in the very best ways. And then I get “oh so you’re autistic and retarded?”
Full. Stop. Buzkill. 🛑😡
I instantly blocked him. Right or wrong it took me to a very bad place. I might tolerate it once there was an understanding and trust but not right at the start. Sigh.
I'm going to throw this out there and it may sound a bit controversial, but keep in mind I have nearly 20 years's experience as an entrepreneur. Is there ANYONE who works with #neurodivergent business owners or #ActuallyAutistic business owners who don't just regurgitate the same allistic/neurotypical "marketing advice" that's sold all over the groups and "free offers"? Because I'm not seeing anyone doing anything different from the NTs. @actuallyautistic@actuallyautistics
@KitMuse@actuallyautistic If I need something specifically geared towards me as an author, I may look to my mutuals within the newly created Neurodivergent Publishing Conference (NPC) for recommendations/referrals. The best and most actionable advice I have received has come from my #autistic and #ADHD friends/entrepreneurs, who discuss business with me ad nauseam.
My writing is a blend of typing and dictating—typing at my 8-year-old Mac when I need to be lost in music, zoomy thumbs while drowning in crowded spaces, and dictating to my phone when I am too restless to hold still. Chronic pain and competing #AuDHD needs heavily influence how I choose to write. #actuallyautistic#adhd