To my fellow #neurodivergent folks with ovaries: you know how your brain and body can work one way when estrogen is the dominant hormone, and a totally different way when estrogen drops? And by your 30s you don't love it but you're sort of used to it, and might even have gotten to a point where you mostly don't blame yourself for it anymore? 🫂

Perimenopause is coming. It can last a decade or more, and begin in your 30s. It can mess with the neuro of it all, too, and *because* you've done so much to work to understand and optimize around your usual hormone cycle you might be less inclined to think it's a hormone thing, and start the blaming yourself cycle all over again.

So just an fyi, and please try to be gentle with yourself. ❤️

#AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #autism

@LauraLangdon I’m in my early 50s (and yes, still having regular cycles) For the past few years it’s like the hormones have turned up to 11. Never had issues before but whew! Why am I so cranky and can’t sleep? *checks calendar* OHHHH! It’s like reverse puberty lol
@steggy I've heard that! I'm not there yet myself, but my sister's ten years older and fills me in. Why do we have to do puberty twice?!