I logged back into my so-much-as-abandoned Substack account today for the first time in over 6 months.

I've done nothing with it at all. Starting over. It's not a skill I like or possess. But I'm trying.

If you're working at something new today or, like me, something you gave up on before, keep at it.

#adhd #autism #neurodivergent #productivity #audhd

#6 is my fave.

Been getting a lot of "Hey, how are you today, {Johnny}" messages from advocates & experts on autism lately.

Which inspired these 7 tips for folks reaching out to someone... like me.

Anybody else getting these? I don't suspect AI.

I suspect money.

#neurodivergent

I finished the Abbey Road inspired pet portrait today! My rendition is a bit funky but it’s so fun!

Commission, Shop, and Donate: https://ko-fi.com/lukeorion

#BuyIntoArt #neurodivergent #abbeyRoad #kofiArtist #lgbtqia #DisabledArtist #QueerArtist #crowdfunding #originalArt #DigitalArt #CommissionsOpen #Artist #art #kofi #illustration #PetPortrait

I’ve always felt like I’ve needed “purpose”, a cause, a goal… external to my self, but no matter how hard I worked on whatever purpose I applied myself to, it wasn’t enough. And interspersed with productive periods were periods of procrastination, starting & stopping, going around in circles…

But since I started exploring the possibilities that I might be ADHD &/or autistic, & even more since my ADHD diagnosis (pretty certain I’m also autistic, but I’m fortunate enough to not need a formal label)… a purpose has been forming, which is much more satisfying, has no completion date or even a need to be completed. Instead of accomplishing something, or doing something, I’m simply being… me.

@actuallyautistic
#Neurodivergent
@autistics
@actuallyadhd

TFW you meet an online pal/colleague IRL and you immediately think "#ADHD."

And before you can figure out how to ask diplomatically, they turn to you and say, "You're #neurodivergent, right?" and it's not really a question.

Then two hours fly by and it feels like 45 minutes. 🎉