I'm getting my ass kicked by the appetite loss on this new #ADHD medication, but I don't really want to change it. I have heard that some people like making a staple meal list of easily available and relatively healthy/nutritious meals. I have no idea what that would look like for me, as I have always done a pretty good job of just...eating what is around and taking joy in the preparation of food.

But when that joy is lacking, I'd like to still not like..starve. What do y'all do about this?

I feel like this is me, at least a few times a week.

RFKjr is making a simple mistake, well simple minded.

When RFKjr, Trump's Fourth Horseman, is talking about austic people, (won't pay taxes etc.) it's a mind worm* glitch, he means dead measles babies not autistic folks.

Dead measles babies. Sterilized mother's.

*mind worm, brain worm #shrug

Measles murdered children will never pay tax, never skateboard, never rise up against fascists, never end billionairism.

I know for some of us ADHDers, self-care can be a challenge (esp consistently)

So I’m sharing that I’m making myself breakfast with protein in it because it helps my days go better

Because it’s food with protein (obviously)

But it also means I’m being present/conscious about considering my self as important.

I’m celebrating it for the times it’s hard to do.

We aren’t alone.

#adhd #selfcare #neurodivergent #mentalhealth #AuDHD

Cc @actuallyadhd @actuallyautistic

Please Help Me On My Neurodiversity Journey

It's humiliating to have to do this, but given #NHS Lothian's inability to let me see a #neurodiversity specialist timeously, or recognise my private diagnosis and medicate on that basis, I feel I am left with no choice but to take this route.

My next #ADHD consultation will be around £800 and donations on top of that will ensure that I can afford the costly meds.

https://gofund.me/84e9f024

@actuallyautistic Ummmm... Level 2 #Autist with #ADHD over here. I've have the same job for 20 years and have been married for 15. I even know how to use the bathroom and have written short stories, plays and poems! Oh, and I did receive my refund check from the IRS (damn, I will miss paper checks!).

RFK JR. said today that children with autism will face a lot of "nevers" in their lives, including never holding a job and never going on a date.

"RFK Jr.'s wild claim went further than just saying kids with autism will never have a job or fall in love, as according to him, they won't be able to play sports, write creatively, or use the bathroom unattended either. 'These are kids who will never pay taxes, they'll never hold a job, they'll never play baseball, they'll never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted,' RFK Jr. said.

'Disgusting' RFK Jr slammed for saying autistic kids 'will never have a job or fall in love'

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/disgusting-rfk-jr-slammed-saying-35068264

Autism is not a disease but hate is.
Autisitic people are not tearing families apart, but many christians are.

We are not the problem and we don't need to be cured.

#autistic
#autism #actuallyautistic
#Neurodivergent #AutismAwareness #AutismAwarenessMonth #adhd

C'è una differenza importante tra autoesplorarsi e autodiagnosticarsi.

Conoscersi è un viaggio lento, che merita strumenti veri, cura, domande giuste.

Ne ho scritto sul blog, partendo da un post letto su Reddit che mi ha fatto pensare.

Autoesplorazione sì, autodiagnosi no

Grazie

#autoesplorazione  #neurodivergenza #autismo #adhd #salutementale  #riflessione  #consapevolezza #identità  #autodiagnosi #psicologia  #blogpersonale  #michiyospace

https://michiyospace.altervista.org/autoesplorazione-si-autodiagnosi-no/

Just happened to remember that when I got hired at my current company at this time seven years ago, I misspelled my son‘s name when I filled out the online form for benefits. Of course it populated that name for everything - medical, dental, etc. I had to make the call of shame to HR that apparently I can’t spell my only child’s name correctly. Whoever helped me must’ve thought, “Wow, that’s some top-tier talent we just hired.”

So this Easter holiday is really my son's last chance to get some meaningful #GCSEs revision done, but of course he's done nothing. He's at that infuriating point where he won't accept any input but also won't get on with it by himself. He uses his #ADHD as an excuse and isn't yet mature enough to realise he has to build systems and find techniques for living with it rather than being consumed by it. I really fear he's going to bomb in these exams despite being really smart

#ADHD meds are great, they allow me to focus on just one intrusive thought at a time

https://www.europesays.com/uk/?p=23498 Signs of ADHD and autism as thousands of children are on ‘hidden’ waiting lists – UK News #ADHD #Health #Healthcare #MentalHealth #NHS #UK #UnitedKingdom

New Article! The Facebook Group Claiming Autistic Kids Are Telepathic

The Telepathy Tapes is a podcast with an extraordinary claim: non-speaking Autistic people are telepathic. Unsurprisingly, this has stirred a lot of talk online, but could this idea be putting Autistic children at risk?
https://emergentdivergence.com/2025/04/16/the-facebook-group-claiming-autistic-kids-are-telepathic

True Life with ADD (or as some call it ADHD) #ADHD #ADD #Taxes #April15 #TaxDay

For an American who has ADD, on Tax Day April 15, it tends to be a rather "fraught" day. I ALWAYS expect I will be ready ahead of time and at the very least, know where my W-2 forms are and have the free tax prep service I use ready to fire up on the desktop computer.

Reality: The "special place" I put my W-2 forms for this year is again completely a mystery. Every dang year I decide on the day they arrive by mail, "THIS year" I am putting them in such an extra special place, they will be right at hand.
Ha
Ha
Ha
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(Who am I kidding?)

My day: 6 am to 2 pm, intensive search for those damn forms. I did manage to learn something over the years, since this is always a BIG FAT PROBLEM, I use that time to throw away paperwork and stuff I have not bothered to cull or file away. I now have my usual 5 pound bag of paperwork to recycle. And I managed to cull extra documents in 3 file boxes AND, omg, I got nice label maker labels on brand new file folders for this year 2025!

But, although this sounds great, that was a really stressful 8 hours. Taxes files and I already got verification the Federal tax submission is accepted. State of AZ may be a week yet. Direct deposit on the refunds, so $1,600 is going to be very appreciated in my account in about a week or 2.

And this is why I always use Google maps when leaving my town.

Finally today I launched Chimeful, my new #adhd and #mindfulness reminder app. It took me a year to develop as a side project and is a true labor of love. Check it out here: https://chimeful.app
#indiedev #macos

I’m J and I was diagnosed with Autism & ADHD at 45. My partner and I created The Neuro Duo to speak honestly about what it’s like to be late diagnosed and navigating life through a new lens. If you’re neurodivergent, or tho k you might be, we hope this gives you something real to relate to #TheNeuroDuo #AuDHD #latediagnosedautistic #neurodivergentvoices #adhdinadults #autism #autismawareness #ADHD #actuallyautistic #neurodivergentjourney #neurospicy #ADHDcouple #unmaskingautism #neurodivergent

My longtime pal and nemesis, , is all over the damn place this morning. Have I taken my medicine today?

I keep hitting refresh on the FCC licensing page, wishing my "pending" would turn into a "granted". Don't think my anti-social self won't be plastering my call sign on everything. I am a nerd and this is an area in which I am not yet a nerd, and I want to be. Always found it (radio) fascinating. Always wanted to learn electronics, but never did anything about it.

, don't let this be an ADHD hobby.

I was given a list of local repeaters in my area, #PGH, but I haven't picked up anything. There's a repeater 1.25 km from my house, but the damn thing is on the other side of a building and I probably don't even have line of sight to the building.

Today, we're in our former, former city, wrapping up some stuff. I programmed repeaters for /this/ area, but no luck as of yet to hear anything. I'm also in a hotel and haven't ventured outside, yet.

Introducing Chimeful: a beautiful macOS app offering gentle, customizable reminders to support #focus, #mindfulness, and self-care. Perfect for anyone needing a calm nudge, especially those with #ADHD. Try it today and become a better you, one chime at a time.

https://www.chimeful.app