All I'm asking is to be able to follow each and every one of my hyperfixations with reckless abandon without compromising my ability to keep a roof over my head and food on my table... Is that too much to ask!?

Too often, accessibility infrastructure is designed with mostly non-disabled people in mind. We need to stop asking non-disabled people their opinion on accessibility infrastructure as the first step of the design process. It isn't for them; listen to folks who'll use the thing!

Autistic people are often shamed for behaviour that isn't hurting anybody, and that shit leaves deep, long-lasting wounds, man

The clock: 6:45 Me, looking up from a "5-minute task" that I started at 12:30: ...ooohh... I fucked up

Running into barriers is completely expected, but for ADHD'ers, this can lead to paralysis or impulsivity. Being stressed or overwhelmed makes executive functions harder to use, and this can lead to big struggles for folks who already struggle with access executive function

Getting projects to 75% and then even thinking about finishing it feels like being dragged across hot coals because it's no longer new, interesting, or challenging, is a quintessential ADHD experience

Today in "I was being too literal about this": Perfectionism is rarely explicitly wanting something to be perfect. It's usually about trying to avoid failure, looking dumb, or embarrassment. It's still perfectionism if fear over the result not being just right prevents starting

Many people believe that, with enough self-awareness/therapy/mindfulness, they should be able to control their own brain and/or emotions. This can lead to a lot of guilt/shame when we can't achieve this unrealistic level of control

You know what's an accommodation that we don't talk about enough? Multi-modal communication. Just because a conversation started over text shouldn't mean it has to stay there if that's less accessible. Communicate in the most accessible form for you, and let others do the same

My running headphones died after 6 years, and the thought of getting a new pair with a new ear feel is making me kind of queasy

The palpable disappointment when I want to share an interesting fun fact about something tangential to the conversation and they already know it. 😭 Followed by the giddy excitement when they "Yes, and..." my fact with an even more interesting or tangential one 🤩

10 - "I'll just get a little treat for myself and then I'll get started" 20 - Dead eyed stare at the task I'm supposed to be doing 30 - ... GO TO 10

So many autistic people are trained into hypervigilance by people in their lives who thing you can "just try harder" your way through struggles with social cues

ADHD and autistic people do not tend to "relax" the same way that non-ADHD allistic people do. In fact, passive relaxation can actually be understimulating for many of us, which is dysregulating and can make burnout, overwhelm, or big emotions even harder to deal with