ADHD Dublin

The pharmacy can't get my full dose at the moment and having 2 pills is great because when I realize I've forgotten to take it I can take 1 and not be kept awake like what happens when I take 2 too late in the day.. not that I forget often. Usually it's when something changes my routine

Ahhh yesterday I had this dilemma with my SNRI and took a half dose and crossed my fingers. I think I hadn't taken it, anyway I got away with it. The half dose prevented the withdrawal effects.. and if it was 150% it didn't have any side effects

🔺 People with ADHD were 9x more likely to be hypersensitive
🔻 Hyposensitivity more likely in adults
🎧 Difficulties with sound, touch, movement, and light
🚫 Tools often fail to reflect these differences
🤷🏽♀️ Underrepresentation of women & ethnic minorities

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"i think that’s what
language does—builds a room made for living."

www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

Cultural perceptions and Stigma of ADHD: A Qualitative Study in Ireland and Turkey: https://osf.io/tcyvd

Yeah when you said "they" I thought it was referring to "they themselves" as in, self-dx

I realize now the object in the second paragraph may have been "my friends"! English really needs a way to differentiate this

As school starts up again, think about what systems can make the daily routines easier. Rather than giving verbal reminders every day, a note like this on the door can help prevent forgotten items, as well as parent burnout. What notes would be helpful to facilitate routines? #adhd #school #routine

Yay! Congratulations

For a lot of people, anxiety making you tense up your muscles works the other way too: if you can relax your muscles voluntarily, the anxiety also relaxes a bit with them

Art needs to get made

Capitalism has ideas about it being x, y or z, but what art needs to be is made.

My partner has a neurotypical memory and I always think about Momento when I notice how different our worlds are

Highly recommend!

Currently have the original Nyan cat theme playing on repeat (the only way to play it) in my head

If you happen to be in Massachusetts

Is this open to everyone? I probably won't be able to make it because of time zones but I can retweet it

I often teach people how to notice this if they are open to it because it's such a helpful ability.

Ireland left the UK over 100 years ago. US tv uses Ireland and Scotland interchangably so I don't blame you.

The right parenting classes are one of the most effective interventions for kids with ADHD, not because their parents are any less good, but because all kids benefit from their parents having parenting classes and that makes an even bigger difference for kids with ADHD

I know it sounds awful but good parenting classes are something every parent on earth could benefit from, including the people who teach it before they do the course to teach it!

Parenting with ADHD moment: had kids on track for bedtime. 6yo asks me to untangle her necklace & I say it’s not the time. But then minutes later she cleverly puts it in my hand & without thinking I’m like “why is this so tangled” & spend 15 minutes figuring it out until I realize what’s happened.

You have everything ready and the person you're with gets up to go to the bathroom first

"... 😮"
"What's wrong?"
"I want to eat this while watching the movie!"
"Can't you wait?"
"😮"

Happy to!

Thank Marsha Linehan! ☺️

(Oh, when you explain the issue, state what you want to change, don't expect people to read between the lines)

5. Offer genuine reward: e.g. I think this will bring us closer as friends

This is an adaptation of Marsha Linehan's DEAR MAN, which is much better 😁

3. Explain issue. E.g. this is a me thing, but sometimes I find myself getting overwhelmed when you ____
4. Negotiate if necessary. E.g. I hear you that you find _____ cathartic, could we put a timer on it? Have you got other ideas?

2/3

1. Remind them how you feel about them: e.g. hey, I really value our friendship/work relationship/when we get to spend time together
2. State goal: e.g. I want to be able to fully enjoy our time together
1/3

I've met too many non-autistic people to believe that.. but are many people neurotypical? That's an interesting question... So many ways to be neurodivergent. I don't know.

There are definitely people that use "inability to conform easily" as their working definition for ND

Maybe in ancient Rome but not since: historyireland.com/the-irish-in...

I would but I have a free gift membership to another productivity app that I haven't got round to trying... Hmm