#ADHD ers: please help with an open-ended question regarding medication. Looking for advice based on people's own personal experience, not 'studies have shown'. I would love for a few people to share their personal experience of being on a stimulant for the first time, especially as an adult. For some reason I'm really nervous about taking it for the first time, I think because I have so many other chronic health issues, particularly chronic pain, and I'm really really really hoping this helps me. All of my other health problems have resisted treatment for 15 years so I have a lot of trepidation around having tried dozens and dozens of ineffective treatments.

I don't know exactly what my question is, besides 'what should I expect?' A big part of my problem is that I always attributed my functional difficulties to how poorly I felt, but I'm feeling a little hopeful that maybe the reverse might be true, that my difficulty functioning has caused me extreme stress that has led to my feeling so poorly. Has anyone had a similar experience? I would love to hear about (hopefully success, but be honest) stories of how treating ADHD with medication has intersected with other health conditions. Do you have any advice about navigating these early stages, particularly dealing with side-effects, navigating with practictioners, sleep interactions, and finding the right medication/ dose?

I'm looking for advice based on personal experience, not on 'studies have shown'. Thank you!

#disability#chronicPain#AskFedi #AuDHD#ActuallyAutistic#Boost4Reach #fibromyalgia

#ADHD ers: please help with an open-ended question regarding medication. Looking for advice based on people's own personal experience, not 'studies have shown'. I would love for a few people to share their personal experience of being on a stimulant for the first time, especially as an adult. For some reason I'm really nervous about taking it for the first time, I think because I have so many other chronic health issues, particularly chronic pain, and I'm really really really hoping this helps me. All of my other health problems have resisted treatment for 15 years so I have a lot of trepidation around having tried dozens and dozens of ineffective treatments.

I don't know exactly what my question is, besides 'what should I expect?' A big part of my problem is that I always attributed my functional difficulties to how poorly I felt, but I'm feeling a little hopeful that maybe the reverse might be true, that my difficulty functioning has caused me extreme stress that has led to my feeling so poorly. Has anyone had a similar experience? I would love to hear about (hopefully success, but be honest) stories of how treating ADHD with medication has intersected with other health conditions. Do you have any advice about navigating these early stages, particularly dealing with side-effects, navigating with practictioners, sleep interactions, and finding the right medication/ dose?

I'm looking for advice based on personal experience, not on 'studies have shown'. Thank you!

#disability#chronicPain#AskFedi #AuDHD#ActuallyAutistic#Boost4Reach #fibromyalgia

I've been using Todoist for my to do list, but am thinking about switching to a kanban board (Wekan for self-hosting) so I can group my daily tasks, my once a week tasks, and my other tasks into various columns and perhaps not have one huge overwhelming list.

Does anyone else use Kanban boards for to do lists?

#Kanban#ToDo#PersonalOrganizing#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

I've been using Todoist for my to do list, but am thinking about switching to a kanban board (Wekan for self-hosting) so I can group my daily tasks, my once a week tasks, and my other tasks into various columns and perhaps not have one huge overwhelming list.

Does anyone else use Kanban boards for to do lists?

#Kanban#ToDo#PersonalOrganizing#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

#ActuallyAutistic #autism #autistic #AuDHD#MentalHealth#MentalIllness#cPTSD#Trauma#Depression#Anxiety

#ActuallyAutistic #autism #autistic #AuDHD#MentalHealth#MentalIllness#cPTSD#Trauma#Depression#Anxiety

My brain is weird & I have learned to love my ND brain. It goes from thinking about cooking/eating noodles to how do you escape from digging a deep hole in the ground(not for burying dead people!) to how can I safely climb that tree to how can I cook an egg on flat metal surface in Winter, if I learn how to refract sunlight really well.

That is a small example of how my #AuDHD brain works.

#Neurodiversity

I wrote a post about Trust & Safety that I have been meaning to write for a while, but @caseynewton wrote something recently that reminded me.

It acts as a useful mission statement for the advocacy organisation I am slowly creating, which I have talked about in a few interviews, but not gotten around to yet - The problems with C-PTSD and AuDHD in concert mean that everything comes at a glacial start :)

https://superhighwayman.com/2025/the-ones-who-thrive-in-omelas/

#Writing #TrustAndSafety#Blog#Security#Infosec#Advocacy#SocialMedia#Online#Dating #OnlineSafetyAct#Moderation#Wellness#Health#PTSD#ADHD #AuDHD#Omelas#SciFi#UrsulaLeGuin

I wrote a post about Trust & Safety that I have been meaning to write for a while, but @caseynewton wrote something recently that reminded me.

It acts as a useful mission statement for the advocacy organisation I am slowly creating, which I have talked about in a few interviews, but not gotten around to yet - The problems with C-PTSD and AuDHD in concert mean that everything comes at a glacial start :)

https://superhighwayman.com/2025/the-ones-who-thrive-in-omelas/

#Writing #TrustAndSafety#Blog#Security#Infosec#Advocacy#SocialMedia#Online#Dating #OnlineSafetyAct#Moderation#Wellness#Health#PTSD#ADHD #AuDHD#Omelas#SciFi#UrsulaLeGuin

✨New #introduction for my new Mastodon home:

Hi, I'm Emily! I'm interested in the human side of the web—using it to connect, not consume.

Among other things, I'm...

— an #artist, #activist, #writer, educator, speaker
— #ActuallyAutistic#AUDHD (#Autistic with an #ADHD booster pack 🚀)
— seeking community (human-to-human stuff!)
— excited (and terrified!) to be here

🖥️ I have an "okay enough" #website that would be thrilled to see you (it has BIG feelings, like me!): https://fromemily.com

@actuallyautistic

#ADHD#TaskAvoidance#ExecutiveDysfunction #AuDHD#Neurospicy#Neurodivergent#NeurodivergentMemes

I have lots of little things to do today and honestly it’s doing my brain in a little. And with everything I remember to do I’m reminded of another thing I should also still do. I should probably make a list and then just start somewhere but there should be order in the way I do these things but at the same time everything is yelling at me at once. #AuDHD

✨New #introduction for my new Mastodon home:

Hi, I'm Emily! I'm interested in the human side of the web—using it to connect, not consume.

Among other things, I'm...

— an #artist, #activist, #writer, educator, speaker
— #ActuallyAutistic#AUDHD (#Autistic with an #ADHD booster pack 🚀)
— seeking community (human-to-human stuff!)
— excited (and terrified!) to be here

🖥️ I have an "okay enough" #website that would be thrilled to see you (it has BIG feelings, like me!): https://fromemily.com

@actuallyautistic