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optimist: the cup is half full

pessimist: the cup is half empty

transgender: the cup will tell you what it is

"Not sure if I said it or just thought it, but..." -Me, very often

#ADHD

What’s the most helpful thing you’ve learned about ADHD?
For me, it’s about motivation.

Neurotypicals are (primarily) motivated by:
• importance
• rewards
• consequences

ADHDers are (primarily) motivated by:
• interest
• creativity/novelty
• challenge
• urgency

From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Machine.

I walk up to a kiosk labeled "Brain Services" Me: Hello, I need some motivation to get work done. Brain: Let me see what I've got. Hmm. I've got an opening for staring at your phone for 6-12 hours. Me: Oh, I don't want that. If there's no work, can I at least get something fun? Brain: Sorry, best I can do is shitposting for 6 hours followed by doomscrolling for the rest of the day.

Is there someone else I could talk to?
#ADHD

Towards autistic flow theory: A non‐pathologising conceptual approach The Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour is a theoretical social psychology journal covering human behaviour, psychology, sociology, social policy & more.

New research paper:|
"Flow activities have far-reaching consequences for autistic wellbeing and should be encouraged, rather than prevented, when designing supportive environments"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Me years ago: How do people not know the vhs tape in the box is not rewound purely by weight distribution.

Me years later: I think I'm autistic.

Why Am I So Sensitive? Why ADHD Brains Can’t Just Ignore Unfairness Do you become overwhelmed or enraged by life’s unfairness and attacks on social justice? You may be experiencing the impact of a little-known ADHD trait called justice sensitivity.

Just learned about Justice Sensitivity in ADHD and I definitely think I have it 🙃 www.additudemag.com/why-am-i-so-...

Autistic sensory sensitivities are usually more than 'just being uncomfortable.' Sensory issues, such as loud noises, can be physically painful, can trigger automatic behavioural responses, can impact executive function, and/or have serious emotional impacts.

Beautiful magenta colored flowers of Bletilla striata with their strap-like leaves growing with white Corydalis and it's lacy leaves.

Bright orange Nasturtium flowers, with their rounded leaves.

Passion fruit flower, white with a purple base to the frilly stamens, and the anthers standing out from the center.

Loose leaf lettuce plants.

Spring here is still too cold for much to happen in the garden yet, but in the greenhouse, things are poppin' 🌱📸

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Beautiful pastel purple wisteria close-up with a bee in the upper right against a blue sky.

Gorgeous!!! 🌱
Hello, little bee.

It was an antiviral nasal spray 😆 I was initially baffled by the size of the parcel and had no idea what I'd got myself!

Artwork and friend connection sounds more fun! Can I see the photo?

Fell down a memory rabbit hole last night recalling clapping games I played with my friends in primary: Stella Ella Ola, Miss Susie had a Steamboat, Down by the Rollercoaster... I wonder if kids still play those? 🤔👵

Same here! I've got a notification for a parcel arriving today and it'll be a surprise. I sometimes wonder if it's a cognitive workaround to give me more surprises and more dopamine 😁

Hundreds of dark brown turkey tail mushrooms grow on the side of a mossy log lying on brown maple leaves

Here are some nice mushrooms

White peacock displaying.

Ridiculous bird. Percy gives it all he’s got.🌱

Love this beautiful outdoor art installation commemorating Tom Hanks’ iconic scene in the movie “Big”

Two dwarf tulips from the side.

Dwarf tulip from the top.

Dwarf tulips have come up in the garden! They are only about 8 cm tall and adorable. 🌱 #FlowerReport #GardeningFeed

A family of delicate brown mushrooms grow from the cracked side of a decaying log under yellow autumn foliage

Here are some nice mushrooms

Oh yes! Quiet, shy girl to adult autism diagnosis pipeline.
On one of my courses, people used to get upset with the quiet people, saying we were withholding. Truth was a lot felt too redundant to say out loud, and I'd get overwhelmed and lose my words when all the eyes were on me. I prefer observing

Fringy red and orange flowers on tree branches

Close up view of some moss

Small clusters of yellow flowers on thin tree branches

Small, bell-like pink flowers hanging down with a drop of water at the end

Some early spring flowers with lots more to come!

Witch Hazel, moss, Cornelian Cherry and Pieris
🌿 🌱

Fuzzy-looking green foliage among wintered leaves

#GardenReport Spotted some green yarrow coming up!
Yarrow is symbolically associated with bravery and love. 🌱💚

a copse of snowdrops

a single yellow daffodil

several bright purple crocuses

a patch of garden lobelia with green to red leaves and blue violet flowers

A progression of flowers mid-Feb to mid-March. All but the last were random yard discoveries, we planted the last. 🌱
1-Snowdrops
2-First daffodil
3-Crocus
4-Lobelia
(1/2)

Tuxedo cat comfortably sleeping on three different blankets on the bed. She has a white tummy and moustache

Red is gorgeous! Here is Escher - cat for cat 😄

Wow, they're incredible! New garden goals: hellebore area 😎

Botanical tattoo in black ink on the back of my right shoulder. Contains gypsophila, ivy, nasturtiums, sea holly, harlequins, haircap moss, and cosmos in sketchbook style

Phase one completed! I'll be back in a month for more detail, and then taking it over the shoulder onto my chest. Wiped out today but happy 🥰🖤🌱

So otherworldly, like a swampy fire octopus! Also love the moss bed they're coexisting with 💚🤎