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@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz · 3 weeks ago

When I meet someone new, unless I know they're also neurodivergent or neurospicy-friendly, or we're meeting in a space that explicitly is, I'm very self-conscious about how much eye contact I'm making. Worrying that it might be insufficient or excessive, alienating this new person before they have a chance to get to know me.

It amplifies any social anxiety I'm already feeling, and distracts me from the conversation. Which I also notice and worry about.

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Strypey

@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz · 3 weeks ago

"My top-tip is to name each alarm - you don't want your alarm to go off and not know what it's for. You may laugh, but if you have ADHD, I bet you can relate."

#AnissaLjanta, Wild of Brain, 2024

https://www.wildofbrain.com/

Are some people able to set an alarm and just remember why they set it, based on the time it goes off or whatever?! Wow. Lucky.

#ADHD

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pheonix

@pheonix@hachyderm.io · 4 weeks ago

I am writing a post on rise of software that help bring back sanity to the web. Please help me expand the list 😎✨

https://thatshubham.com/blog/2026

#indieweb #distraction #enshittification #technology #internet #socialmedia #adhd #depression #mentalhealth #sysadmin #retro #youtube #facebook #google #firefox #chrome

Phoenix's Web Corner! - The Rise of Sanityware

pheonix

@pheonix@hachyderm.io · 3 weeks ago

Not only are workloads increasing, by hollowing out their junior ranks, businesses are putting themselves squarely in the path of a slow-burning demographic time bomb as seniors begin to retire in record numbers.

"There won’t be an endless supply of experienced hires to fall back on, so everyone will be fighting for the limited, increasingly expensive talent with domain expertise"

What exactly is the tech-industry's endgame here?

https://www.fastcompany.com/91483431/companies-replaced-entry-level-workers-with-ai

#noai #techbros #ai #llm #technology #programming #sysadmin #linux #indieweb #capitalism #reading #art #adhd

Alexis Bushnell

@alexisbushnell@toot.wales · 3 weeks ago

ADHD folks - do any of you have/use the Skylight calendar? And if yes, do you find it helpful?

Our household is Autism (me) and ADHD (her) and we're trying to find a way to reduce the friction of our clash of brain nonsense.

#ADHD

Strypey

@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz · 3 weeks ago

I'm not sure 'spectrum' is the best word to communicate this. In other uses, like "electromagnetic spectrum", it *is* a gradient. Maybe it's more like an autistic map, or autistic graph (as is 'social graph'), or ...

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Strypey

@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz · 3 weeks ago

I'm feeling some deep compassion for primary-school-age Strypey, who was identified as intellectually gifted, but *not* identified as autistic or ADHD. This set up a situation where I wasn't just judged against a neurotypical standard throughout my schooling, but against a high level neurotypical standard. A standard I had no chance of meeting without significant accommodation and support, which I never got.

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#neurodivergence #ADHD #ActuallyAutistic @autistics

deutrino

@deutrino@mstdn.io · 3 weeks ago

@maikel @actuallyadhd autism's strength lies in refinement.

as an #AuDHD I like my novelty in art and learning and social media, and my routine/refinement in everything else.

Maikel 🇪🇺 🇪🇸

@maikel@vmst.io · 3 weeks ago

@deutrino I agree. There's nothing I like at work or anywhere else the most than refining my routine.

It's the whole reason my gym workout routine is so extremely good and makes me grow so quickly. Continuous refinement.

#ADHD #autism #AuDHD

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@maikel@vmst.io · 3 weeks ago

I definitely work, think and express myself an order of magnitude better using asynchronous communication. I'm aware. That's why every Friday I wrote a report for Survation, we then on Monday discussed it, the CEO and I.

Normally he used it too with shareholders in mind.

I should bet back to this.

Maikel 🇪🇺 🇪🇸

@maikel@vmst.io · 3 weeks ago

The ways I work the most comfortable had a lot more to do with autism than with ADHD. I do not require novelty, I require routine. In fact I hate novelty at work and prefer structure and continuous building up and progressing over a solid foundation.

When people keep moving that foundation or the thing I should be focusing on, work becomes a nightmare and start to burn out.

@actuallyadhd

#AuDHD #ADHD #Autism

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Coffeedate with ADHD

@adhd_coffee@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

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#adhd #tdah #adhs

A tweet reads "I love when people say 'just relax.' Bestie I am neurodivergent. I don't relax, I simply shut down like a laptop that overheated."

Coffeedate with ADHD

@adhd_coffee@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Buffer overflow
#adhd #tdah #adhs

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Bowie

@BowieSpace@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

My ADHD: struggles to get started
My Autism: struggles to stop

#adhd #autism #audhd #neurodivergent

Bowie

@BowieSpace@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

My ADHD: struggles to get started
My Autism: struggles to stop

#adhd #autism #audhd #neurodivergent

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@joepie91@fedi.slightly.tech · 3 weeks ago

I've started keeping a notebook where for every day I write down every 'task' I've done; anything that's a chore, that cost me spoons, or that could in some other way be considered 'productive'. The exact criteria don't matter for this purpose, if it mentally registers as a chore or task then that means that it would've functioned like one to my brain, so it qualifies.

And however weird it sounds, as expected, the lists end up being a lot bigger than I expected them to be.

I very much recommend doing this if you feel like you can't ever get anything done.

#ADHD