How to Feel Less Exhausted by Group Conversations.

"Group conversations aren't always easy for introverts, highly sensitive people, or neurodivergent people.

In the article below, I share why group conversations feel so draining — and how to make them easier.'

From "Introvert, Dear"
https://introvertdear.com/news/how-to-feel-less-exhausted-by-group-conversations/
#neurospicy #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #introvert #adhd

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 901 , Thursday 16/04/2026

Up just before 7am this morning but was feeling a bit lazy so read until the hour struck.

Bit of a busy morning, posted a card to a friend in Cork Hospital, & then went on to the leisure centre to pick up my membership card.
A slice of lemon drizzle cake might have accidentally been bought & escorted home too! 😆

I was going to go shopping but we still have plenty of food in the freezer so I have deferred that until next week so there is more space for some decent grub!

Spent the afternoon flying around the Milky Way, I sussed how to use the commerce map to help me find the entry fee for Liz Ryder - it’ll have cost me in excess of ½ a million credits to see this lass, she best be the bee’s flipping knees!

Final Thoughts.

My leg was much better this morning when I got up & has continued to behave itself thru the day so I’m going to risk it going to the gym tomorrow - I’m kinda hoping the exercise will help it along!

Really quite nervous about the whole gym thing, having to meet other peoples expectations &, more importantly, my own!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 900 , Wednesday 15/04/2026

Wednesday started at around 7am.

It’s been a quiet day, chores were followed by a romp around the Milky Way.

Yep that was pretty much it - what an exciting life I lead!

Final Thoughts.

My leg is feeling better today, I’m hoping that it won’t be complaining like it has been doing the last few nights in bed & thus avoiding the need to drag it to the quacks tomorrow!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 899 , Tuesday 14/04/2026

Tuesday started at around 07:15 after a rough night, whatever I did to my leg last week it wasn’t improved by yesterday’s romp.

Breakfast was followed by the usual chores then, just for a change, the radiator valve in the lounge decided to sick open. Foolishly I tried to fix it while it was still hot … the upshot was painful.
Having let the thing cool down I subdued it & lubed it up like a … well I’ll leave that to your imagination dear reader. All working & tickety boo now!

Spent the afternoon playing Elite - I had forgotten just how involved one can get in that game, also how easily it is to get the ass shot out of one’s ship if one isn’t careful!

I’ve been travelling to an ‘Engineer’ a specialist to tune my engines. Having crossed a decent amount of space I’m now in the right system, all I need now is to wangle an invitation to their hideout!

Final Thoughts.

Well I’m hoping that I’ll be ok on Friday for my first gym session!

It’s amazing to me that with Elite, I’m playing a game that I started playing at age 16 & 40 odd years later I’m playing it again … ok it has gone thru many iterations since then but very few games have been around this long!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves

#neurodivergent #neurospicy #fedihelp_de

Suche Tipps:
Gibt es irgendwo einen Ort / ein Geschäft wo man Neurogadgets unkompliziert ausprobieren kann? Ich finde und Textur und Gefühl dabei so wichtig, dass ich online shoppen unpraktisch finde.

Suche im Speziellen gerade Gewichtstiere / -kissen und andere Ideen für propriozeptive Reize. Außerdem Over-Ear Headphones die keinen unangenehmen Druck auf meinen Kopf ausüben.

#München wäre praktisch, aber Tipps anderswo interessieren mich auch.

#neurospicy is inadequate.
#neurodivergent people's flavour is clearly #umami. Here is why:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GMSX_wpGzwA

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 898 , Monday 13/04/2026

Monday started far earlier than I had hoped so I was up and having breakfast by 07:15.

Did my chores after breakfast then at around 10am I decided that a walk to the local leisure centre where my new gym is would be a good ideal.

It was a lovely sunny day & while the temp was nothing to write home about it was warm in the sun!

I was foolish & decided to do the entire walk … fine on the way out but even with a 15 minute break for a sarnie (egg n mayo) & an OJ … gotta hydrate people!

It turns out that it was around 8.6km (5.4 miles) all told & I was dead on my feet at 6km.
But one has to get home & so I literally stumbled home - pace out was 11.4 mins / km pace back was over 15!

Some of our hills in deepest, darkest Yorkshire are right humdingers & I copped for a good few today!

I got home just before 1pm & managed to change into my ordinary attire before collapsing on my comfy chair.

I got back on the PS5 this afternoon, & checked out the latest reviews for Starfield on the PlayStation … good job too, seems it is riddled with bugs & folks are only get a few minutes play before it crashes. I shall, therefore, wait until later in the year, No doubt Bethesda will patch it & reduce the price right down to encourage uptake - so that is when I will revisit it.
Meanwhile I still have a Space itch to scratch - played far too much NMS so have dug out my copy of Elite:Dangerous Horizons. I had archived it when the devs decided that there would be no further updates, but as others have pointed out it is still eminently playable. I had forgotten how complicated the controls were though!

Final Thoughts.

My legs are killing me, hopefully a good nights sleep will see me right!

I am pleased I fought past the door demons (even if I did forget to shave & looked like Forest Gump after his marathon run! ) & got out for a walk - they do say ‘no pain, no gain!’ I totally had the pain & seemed to have gained more pain so that adage seems to hold true!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves

It has been a month since we moved into our new home. The whole process took 11 months, which meant that we were subjected to uncertainty, anxiety and stress for almost an entire year. I partially shut down, only focusing on the task at hand and dealing with the numerous associated issues. Everything else was neglected.

Although there is still a lot of work to do to truly make it our own, we already feel at home. We are happy and optimistic about the future. I'm surprised by how quickly we have settled in; emerging from 'sleep mode' has taken longer, but I'm finally ready to engage with the world again 😊

#movinghome #freshstart #anxiety #neurodivergent #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #burnout #neurospicy #adhd

Even ethical business advice implicitly assumes you'll have the willpower to avoid pushy sales tactics when you're desperate for money, have brain fog, decision fatigue, and variable capacity.

Willpower isn't a strategy. Structure is.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity