One of my many autistic/AuDHD hypersensitivity things:

When riding a bus, I can get nauseous after literally 5 seconds onboard, if the driver has a certain "stressed" driving style, that I can feel all over my body. Taxi drivers are often even worse, accelerating and decelerating constantly, and way too quickly. But some bus drivers too, just by the way they handle turns, they trigger an instantaneous nausea reaction which at the same time makes me pick up an overwhelming "bus interior scent", out of nowhere. I have to hold on, look straight ahead and try to breathe calmly. Or get off the bus.

Only some drivers are like this, while others are perfectly fine. But it only takes 5 seconds for me to know.

Anybody else have it like this?

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

Just heard an auDHD comedian describe his ADHD as being like a drunk roommate who stumbles in at 3:00 am saying, "I need room for more song lyrics so these boxes of social cue recognition abilities and executive function gotta go!"

And I feel this on a deep, deeply uncomfortable level.

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[♫] Song of the night.

«Un Du Akerst» by The Klezmatics, La Manga & Lavender Light Gospel Choir

https://open.spotify.com/track/6NF4VTVFaVjAxEwqMkm8R4

#MusicForAuDHD #AuDHD

I'm having thoughts about long distance relationships, and how being apart again after time together might feel more difficult for me because of my audhd.

Like, there the rsd aspect, but on top of that there's also other parts:

- I get to experience lots of dopamine while Greg is around, just from being cuddled and touched, from having him with me in person, from the sex and play, from the good food he cooks me... and a bunch of other things

- I get to actually relax and unmask to a point where I feel like myself instead of trying to juggle people's expectations of me

- I am allowed to fuck up and be forgiven

...then I get back to my own life and all that goes away again. I feel sad, but also there's this terrible feeling of not coping with life that hovers until I get back to my normal routine and remember that I am used to this struggle.

It sucks.

#dating #relationship #LongDistance #LongDistanceRelationship #NonMonogamy #Australia #UK #audhd #autism #adhd #disability #neurodiverse #MentalHealth

Why NOT Get the Worst Over With First

https://www.autismchrysalis.com/2023/08/12/why-not-get-the-worst-over-with-first/

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