basil_hareApril 1 is always extra fun for me. I already struggle connecting the dots when folks communicate without context; there's often some "if you know you know" reference that's required to understand them that I'm missing. Today, it's even worse, and deliberate. And it doesn't help that I keep forgetting it's April 1, so I just spend the day confused and overwhelmed.
PatternChaserRE: https://mastodon.online/@Psychonaut/116327853134506072
"I'm looking for a psychiatrist specializing in people who are late diagnosed" — Can anyone help?
#ADHD is "‘a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.’ — DSM-5 The emphasis is on impairment: something is not working as it should."
And this is the problem: researchers identify difference as *DEFECIT*!!!
https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-hypercuriosity-of-adhd-may-have-helped-humans-thrive
Richard LittlerHow autie brains sometimes work &/or process information.
A: Have you seen that Jack Nicholson film?
B: Which one?
A: The one with the frustratingly unidentifiable wallpaper.
Throw #adhd into the mix and you can lose hours/days/weeks to researching minutia.
#autism #asd #audhd
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Heather Cook🖖Autistic CoachFYI, tomorrow is the last day for the early bird sign up bonus for my Autistic self-employment course.
Learn to build systems into your business that prevent burnout by design. It's not tips and tricks. Not "just rest more." It's real structure that creates the outcomes you want.
http://www.autismchrysalis.com/alchemy
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Dawn RileySo pick your friends, forget
the rest
You can't live life being second
best
The critics talk of stubbornness
But you're just passionate, you're just passionate
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=8QdyoVniA3M&si=gV52IvHUh1UmCNBi
Kaja 
This song helped me so much to process an intense dynamic going wrong during the last month. AuDHD people might find it relatable. It's called change of plans.
Change of Plans
How to Build a Burnout-Resistant Business as a Self-Employed Autistic/AuDHD
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