I've only just remembered to flip the calendar from July to August. That has to be a record for me! :blobcatgooglyholdingitsheadinitshands:
#adhd #adhdlife #adhdaf #neurodifferent #KatLendacka

Great explanation of the difference between neurodiversity and neurodivergent. Something I've tripped up on myself unknowingly. Thank you @scrappapertiger

https://twitter.com/scrappapertiger/status/1334567310921781250?t=Ie91lXmb-_OOz230YnncLg&s=09

#neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #neurodifferent

Hello #neurodifferent, I think an #introduction is required.

I am in my 40s and only just realising that i am probably #autistic.

I've been through a process over the last year or so that has brought me to a sudden realisation, particularly as my #ASD son is getting into his teens and I am recognising certain behaviours (but other factors too, including my sibling's diagnosis too). So I'm currently self-diagnosed, but when i made a list of traits, it got quite extensive, including long lists and mindmaps of traits I'd never thought were anything but "well thats just how I am". I am awaiting a formal assessment (which may be a 3 year wait) after which they will likely say I am #actuallyautistic . I know a lot of people on the autistic spectrum (both diagnosed and completely unaware) and can spot many traits a mile off, but seemingly it took many years to see them in myself.

So this is a bit of a learning journey for me, and when a formal diagnosis comes, I will need to decide who I disclose this to in the real world. Due to ableism in society and general lack of understanding, I'm really not sure how many people I will want to disclose to, after a lifetime of masking.

Hopefully a bit of interaction on this instance will be helpful for me. Especially looking to hear from people who have gone through diagnosis later in life.

Calling all #Neurodivergent #Artists living in #Scotland!

I'm looking for #ND #artists to participate in an exhibition celebrating #Neurodivergent art. If you're an #ND artist and living in #Scotland then drop me a line on here, or message me on one of the other social channels (insta: @alexmloveless, https://www.facebook.com/alexlovelessartist, or email via my website alexloveless.co.uk). If you know someone not on here that might be interested then please forward my details.

If you're in Scotland, then please boost this for a greater reach. Thanks!

@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics #autism #autistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodifferent #ActuallyAutistic @actuallyadhd

I submitted a proposal to include the Neurodivergent and Autistic symbols in the default #emoji set of #fediverse software. You can read it here:

“Building a More Inclusive Future: Adding Neurodivergent and Autistic Symbols to Fediverse Default Emojis”

https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fediverse-ideas/issues/20

It was also added in #fedidocs as “Accessibility and Diversity best-practices” by Arnold Schrijver (@-smallcircles@social.coop ). It is available here: https://github.com/gabek/fedidocs/issues/14

Please reshare/boost/retoot, and hopefully we can all work together to achieve this goal.

Have a great day everyone!

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Hello #neurodifferent ! I'm part of the migration from #mastodon.lol Thank you for having me, will post a new intro soon.

Formerly @faeofny

PS is there some kind of etiquette with #migration ? I'm sad that some of my previous posts didn't come with me, but feel a bit weird about reposting things I've already said.

#actuallyautistic #hello #neurodivergent #queer #introduction

A question to all fellow #neurodifferent folk: if you experience a personality change from an attentive and emphatic person to a completely uncaring one, not filtering any reactions, maybe realizing those are upsetting, but not caring at all… that only lasts an hour.
What is it, what keywords to Google? After it ended it was quite scary. Could it be a part of migraine, or what 🤨
#actuallyAutistic #adhd #AuDHD #neurodiverse #neurodivegent

If you ever need to explain to someone in IT how #ADHD meds work on your brain, try this:

My brain without meds works like a Linux system with every process running in Ring 0, possibly reacting to every SIG, spawning and intermittently doing busy-wait on all cores.
And yes, /dev/random shares memory with /dev/audio.

ADHD meds are a Hypervisor.

@adhd #Neurodifferent #adhdproblems #Elvanse #Lisdexamfetamine

So I’ve set up the #adminassist feature in my #Facebook #group to post a link to my #Mastodon profile every Wednesday. Hopefully this will bring more people to follow my Mastodon account as well as bring new users to the neurodifferent.me server, especially with 200 members and growing in my #Facebookgroup. #autistic #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #neurodifferent #autisticgroup #neurodivergentgroup #movetomastodon #groupadmin

So I finally got approved on disabled.social after gaining a bit off of a following on neurodifferent.me so not sure if I should stay here or move there. #neurodivergent #Neurodifferent #disabled #autistic #mastodon #instance #server

Just joined Neurodifferent! I was on ndtogether.me previously but apparently they are not a Mastodon instance so features were limited there. Plus there are more people here. #neurodifferent #neurodivergent #autistic #neurodiversity #autism

@AlexPlank quite a lot! and many of them on this instance, #neurodifferent

Just wondering. #tiktok #audhd #adhd #actuallyautistic #selfdx #latedx #growingupundiagnosed #neurodivergent #neurodifferent #invisibledisability #highschool #friends #socializing #hacks #coping

Hello Tooters, has anyone #Neurodifferent or with #MentalHeath issues come across the #BrainEnergy / #Metabolism theory?

I’m not 100% sold by any means however I’m certainly intrigued. Here’s an episode of (the very good) #TheArtOfManliness podcast that dives into it. Very interested to hear other opinions.
https://overcast.fm/+0OUPGKAVk

I am really enjoying being here on this #neurodifferent Mastodon server.

I've been reminiscing about my teenage days where I, like now, spent a lot of time online. Back then I had a lot of online-only friends I spoke to regularly and was active in many interest-based forums. That all kinda went away at some point, maybe as I got more successful at finding friends in the flesh world and got busy with work.

I did come here in the great exodus from the bird site, but that place was more for my salt and keeping my finger on the pulse, whereas this place brings out my sugar and semi-vulnerable self-expression. And genuine person-to-person interaction! It's also scratching an itch I've been having lately for a #neurodivergent / #adhd / #autistic community/informal support group.

Thank you all for making it so nice here :).

“…sometimes I feel like weeping/awake and when I’m sleeping/perfecting how to put a game face on…” 🎧

#audhd #thestruggleisreal #neurodifferent #pickinguppieces #masking #autism #adhd #asprinkleofdepression

Did I mention how much I love Etsy? #neurospicy #fckyouelon #fckyoukaren #audhd #neurodiversity #Neurodifferent #ntprivilege #sosoft

Okay, I am very much about #inclusivity, but I think we can all agree we have to close the gates to new #neurodifferent users now 😈

For all fellow #neurodifferent #neurodivergent people around here, hi! If you read this from the local feed of neurodifferent.me, let me know you read me, I'm curious how many people are using this invaluable community resource. And if you read me from any other server but are #neurospicy, I would love to hear your motivation for picking the instance you did!