#nd problems

[transastronautistic]

Two AuDHD mental health professionals discuss Autistic Burnout

DR. MEGAN NEFF: What if the recovery from autistic burnout is depressing — like in the sense of like, isolation, darkness? Like, what a brutal Catch-22 if what we need for our bodies to recover are also things that disconnect us and slow our bodies down to a degree that we're then losing connection with the things that give our life meaning and joy...

PATRICK CASALE: Yeah...And you and I are both ADHD. The ADHD parts of me are like, "This is fucking terrible. Like, laying here, doing nothing, not creating, not feeling energized, not feeling like there's a spark or something to get excited about." And the autistic part wins every time, because it's like, waving the white flag, right? Of like, "I can't. Like, I can't do more than I can do right now."

- From the Divergent Conversations podcast, episode 2: Autistic Burnout (click to listen / read transcript)

[andiv3r-archived]

So I always have a hard time figuring out whether or not to wear jackets/hoodies, and not just for the normal trans reasons, but also because I have the fun¹ combination of keratosis pilaris + dermatillomania, which means my arms permanently look like they have been ripped to shreds... and like yeah, long sleeves will keep me from fucking them up, but then I just pick at my face instead, which is arguably worse (soo much harder to get my face looking okay after I fuck it up on a really stress-heavy day, it can take months for all the scabs to go away) so like. Do I wear long sleeves and keep myself from fucking up my arms (but risk messing up my face instead) or do I wear short sleeves which is soSO much better in terms of sensory problems but leaves my arms open to harm?

¹This was sarcasm, btw. It is not fun. I fucking hate it with every fiber of my being.

Also if u wanna know more about keratosis pilaris or dermatillomania feel free to ask, I would love to explain either (and why having both at the same time feels like some kinda cruel fucked up joke from the universe).

[abyssinspace]

Sometimes I do things that remind me my self diagnosed ADHD is very real and I’m not faking. In this case it was trying to put something away, getting distracted by Gilmore girls playing on the TV, starting something completely different, and not remembering to put the thing away until I walked by an hour later

[flittermousemoth]

Person: Are you even paying attention to me?

Me: Uh huh that's nice, look! My chocolate chip cookie has a sad face 😞 I wish he were happy.

[galaxyedging]

[rachymarie]

Realized I've been on a Squishmallows-obsessing bender the past week and decided today is the day to focus and get my shit done.

Then I tried Headspace as a noob to try "deal with distractions" and it left me frustrated as it all seems to be geared towards relaxing you to sleep but I need to be stopped from having naps in the day and focus on my tasks.

Now I have a headache, feel like it was a waste of time. Maybe try the meditating another day

The neurodivergent struggle is real, feeling the overlap of the adhd symptoms that come with autism. I feel I must recharge my spoons now with the infamous nap

[bambiraptorx]

one of the hardest parts of being in college is realizing I don't know how to make friends, I just know how to do small talk

[truefreedombelieversofficial]

That Care Bears episode hit me right in the feels as a neurodivergent adult. Just like Bright Heart Raccoon, I have been trying VERY hard to contribute to society, but sometimes some people misunderstand how I’m doing it - in the best way I know how.

Am praying for those folks - and fellow NDs who are PRACTICALLY living that Care Bears episode IRL in their workplaces.