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I'm curious if anyone else with #AuDHD or #ADHD finds that an analog watch helps them "center" in time better?
I recently misplaced my favorite analog watch, and my time blindness is much worse w/out it. I go through cycles; weeks where I'm "closer to time" (within 2-3 hours of correct) and weeks where I'm wildly off (I think 2 hours went by when 6 did).
Analog watches are my best tool for improving my chronological dead reckoning. Anyone else's brain like this?
So, tbh, I would not change anything about having #Autism and #ADHD. Sure, if I had been diagnosed properly and had more support, some aspects of my life would have been easier. But I have no regrets on having a semi-eidetic memory, being able to recognize patterns, thinking outside the box, etc. What I could have used less of? Being bullied, not knowing there were others like me out there (and the subsequent isolation), over-masking and paying the price, having meltdowns from not understanding sensory overstimulation, etc. But it's never too late to delve into self-understanding and awareness, and, most importantly, building community with like-others!
So, tbh, I would not change anything about having #Autism and #ADHD. Sure, if I had been diagnosed properly and had more support, some aspects of my life would have been easier. But I have no regrets on having a semi-eidetic memory, being able to recognize patterns, thinking outside the box, etc. What I could have used less of? Being bullied, not knowing there were others like me out there (and the subsequent isolation), over-masking and paying the price, having meltdowns from not understanding sensory overstimulation, etc. But it's never too late to delve into self-understanding and awareness, and, most importantly, building community with like-others!
#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Autism #AuDHD #Undiagnosed
“stop that filthy habit [that comforts you in
times of stress that you don’t even realise you're doing]”
I pick at the sewn seams on my blankets and my jeans. I've done it for longer than I have memory.
My ex-wife would slap my hands.
When we've lived apart during the week for work reasons at a few points, I've been able to work around this by creating a highly structured routine, but for some reason I just can't make that stick when it's only intermittently needed.
It feels like a classic #AuDHD paradox: craves routine but is unable to establish one.
Funny that this is a thing (although I do it quite often (not as often as in the example (which is really far-fetched)))
#adhd #adhdmeme #neurodivergent #adhdbrain #audhd #meme #adhs
Funny that this is a thing (although I do it quite often (not as often as in the example (which is really far-fetched)))
#adhd #adhdmeme #neurodivergent #adhdbrain #audhd #meme #adhs
@theaardvark personally, I find things easier to "auditorise" (?) accurately than visualise. That probably says something about which wires are connected where in my head, but god knows what.
@Floppy Oddly, for someone who gets lots of earworms, I don't hear things in their original sounds but as my internet monologue recreating them. Songs and tunes for example are sung by my inner voice.
Realising my aphantasia was the first step in understanding my head works slightly differently in a journey that took me to an #AuDHD diagnosis.
A friend of mine is running Mindfulness for Neurodivergent Writers on Sunday.
They're AuDHD and chronically ill themselves so won't be teaching you generic bullshit!
Details: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/westword/1834843
Boosts appreciated!
A friend of mine is running Mindfulness for Neurodivergent Writers on Sunday.
They're AuDHD and chronically ill themselves so won't be teaching you generic bullshit!
Details: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/westword/1834843
Boosts appreciated!
Small #AuDHD triumph...
I found this in the attic. How could I put a purple hoodie in storage? What sickness befell me that day?
I forgot: THE SLEEVES. The sleevies are too short for my armies. And instead of just allowing that to be, I felt guilty about it, and just avoided the issue by storing it. NO MORE. It's going in the giveaway bag.
It's okay to be sensitive to clothes issues. It's okay to let go of clothes that make your nervous system squeak painfully. You deserve comfort.
Whenever it feels like the world is full of negativity and division, giving blood serves as a reminder that we can all do something to help others.
It was heartwarming to see plenty of donors, each doing their bit to aid a stranger in need. As always, the staff were friendly and did everything possible to put me at ease. Thank you!
Not everyone is eligible to donate, but there are various acts of kindness that I witness on a daily basis. For example, many sacrifice their free time to support a good cause. Making a positive contribution to the world, of course, can be as simple as being kind to other people ❤️
#giveblood #nhsblooddonation #givebloodsavelives #neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #adhd #AuDHD
Should I call myself a dev if I've only been writing in interpreted languages for 40+ years, i. e. "scripting"? I haven't compiled code since college in the 90s, but I've written so much BASIC, Pascal, Perl, SQL, and PowerShell before moving into stuff like Alteryx and other janky "No Code" solutions where you still end up writing Python or JavaScript if you want to be efficient. Not to mention one off solutions in things like AutoHotKey,BAT files, REXX, bash, and freakin' KiXtart.
I think in loops, subroutines, and if ... then ... else statements. I'm teaching myself jq and JSONPath because automation with REST APIs is easier when you know it.
I have never had a job where I am called a "developer". I've never had a job where writing code was an official part of my duties.
But every IT job I've ever had is made easier—made better—when I am allowed to use and build solutions using coding techniques and interpreters.
And I did it without genAI, just Google, O'Reilly books, and patient coworkers.
Small #AuDHD triumph...
I found this in the attic. How could I put a purple hoodie in storage? What sickness befell me that day?
I forgot: THE SLEEVES. The sleevies are too short for my armies. And instead of just allowing that to be, I felt guilty about it, and just avoided the issue by storing it. NO MORE. It's going in the giveaway bag.
It's okay to be sensitive to clothes issues. It's okay to let go of clothes that make your nervous system squeak painfully. You deserve comfort.
Should I call myself a dev if I've only been writing in interpreted languages for 40+ years, i. e. "scripting"? I haven't compiled code since college in the 90s, but I've written so much BASIC, Pascal, Perl, SQL, and PowerShell before moving into stuff like Alteryx and other janky "No Code" solutions where you still end up writing Python or JavaScript if you want to be efficient. Not to mention one off solutions in things like AutoHotKey,BAT files, REXX, bash, and freakin' KiXtart.
I think in loops, subroutines, and if ... then ... else statements. I'm teaching myself jq and JSONPath because automation with REST APIs is easier when you know it.
I have never had a job where I am called a "developer". I've never had a job where writing code was an official part of my duties.
But every IT job I've ever had is made easier—made better—when I am allowed to use and build solutions using coding techniques and interpreters.
And I did it without genAI, just Google, O'Reilly books, and patient coworkers.
A space for Bonfire maintainers and contributors to communicate
![undiagnosed autism at
school
- welcome to Bullying™. you can never leave
- everyone hates you and you don’t know why
- you are disappointing your parents. you have no
idea how, but you know you are
- people keep taking you on as a pet project
- you spin between “academic genius” and
“profound special needs” daily
- a lady takes you out of class to play with blocks
and answer mental math problems. the reason
why she does this is never explained
- why is everyone so mean?????? to you? to each
other?????? does not compute
- you try to be funny. you fail. spectacularly.
- it feels like the whole world wants to kick your
ass
- “stop that filthy habit [that comforts you in
times of stress that you don’t even realise you're
doing]”
- fuck](https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/115/408/148/308/087/372/original/4f5ab7c060364961.png)
!["They despise your kind because you understand the machine, while they have to turn jungles into fuel and enslave thousands of computers just to pretend that the machine speaks to them too."
[Colorful art of a CRT headed robot lecturing a humanoid being]](https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/115/317/026/321/060/171/original/28037602c71ad8f1.png)
