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ADHD Academic

@adhd_academia

Scholar with #ADHD. Figuring out what this wild and wonderful world of neurodivergence is all about

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Trying to book on aribnb makes me grouchy. Scrolling over the map, the headline price (5 nights) is 120 a night.... and then cleaning fee of 150 and service fee of 106... and then 45 in taxes and fees. Grr! The headline price should be the total!

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Books on the floor - what an awesome metaphor for an ADHD experience. For me it's like chess. When I've got focus, it's like I can see 10 moves ahead in a chess game. When I don't, it's like I can't even see where to move the next piece. (I don't play chess. It's a metaphor.)

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I'm wondering about ADHD masking. If you weren't masking, what would you do differently? Is there a difference between compensating for your ADHD and masking your ADHD? Ask ADHD

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What is this "unpacking a suitcase" of which you speak? Surely you just leave it open on the bedroom floor and step around it until (a) your partner loses their mind and makes you put it away or (b) you go on the next trip

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Yes! Also: "Can you successfully microwave a bowl of oatmeal without it overflowing?" "Is it safe to leave you alone in a house with a toaster oven?"

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Ha, so true! My schedule (and the state of the kitchen) go to pieces when NT spouse is away. In all seriousness, this points to strategies that help with ADHD. Body doubling works...

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Ok twitter, I need Zoom icebreaker questions that aren't overly intrusive, prompt thoughtful answers, and don't make you want to run screaming from the room. Go