Ok, I know I often have issues just getting up and starting a task that will only take me 5 minutes in the end. But WHY is that? What happens in my brain? This topic is intricate and hard to explain in simple terms - I gave it my best shot, so please excuse the masses of text!

Can you find the snow leopard?

Science girl Another one 🐆

As we enter the colder and darker months it can mean that many people suffer from SAD related difficulties. What do you find most useful during these times if you suffer from seasonal affective disorder?

How ADHD impulsivity can show up in relationships: 1. Expressing intense feelings of love early on 2. Spontaneous outings & trips 3. Frequently interrupting your partner when they're talking 4. Hypersexuality or sex addiction 5. Abruptly ending relationships (1/2)

How many of these sound like you? 🤔

Our Autism Scandal - Dispatches — This Friday Channel 4 - 7.30pm chng.it/vdhjY6R7 Change.org UK 🌹ESSEX MENTAL HEALTH LAMPARD INQUIRY🌹 Julia Caro (Lampard Inquiry CP/campaign ND lead) Charlie Hart 'Ausome Charlie' AuDHD she/they 🌟Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, Beth 💙 @BobbiElmanND ADHDDude David Gray-Hammond ICARS (Int. Coal. Against Restraint and Seclusion) SEN Lisa ❤️💙 SEND Warrior Mum making a difference! mar p parent of pugs

Some Autists only feel whole and complete when submerged in water … Some feel an ineffable wrongness when water touches their skin … Believe it or not … some experience both of these phenomena …

Just because you haven’t seen an autistic person have a meltdown, it doesn’t mean they aren’t having them

An ADHD diagnosis earlier in life might have been helpful! ausomecharlie.co.uk/2023/12/05/an-… via @ausomecharlie #ADHD #Neurodiversity

Charlie Hart 'Ausome Charlie' There's actually research on this! People who are the least knowledgeable about autism overestimate their knowledge the most. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

"Dear neurodivergent people, I want you to know that you were never the failure. You were let down by the systems around you. Sincerely, an autistic person who is finding freedom in forgiving herself for the things she blamed herself for." Saw this from Emily♡ and had to

This is EXACTLY what I've been aiming for since giving up my permanent role to be self-employed

Autistic Burnout Is Often Mistaken for Depression #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Disability #Disabled #Neurodivergent

"Most people associate #ADHD with problems with focusing and #hyperactivity, and while those are certainly part of the condition, there are many other more subtle aspects to it that do not gain the recognition they deserve..." #Memory differentbrains.org/adhd-aging-and…

Question for autistic folks. Do you have another neurodivergent condition as well as autism? If so, which ones, please?

I was just on a call with my friend (who also has ADHD) and they said, "I keep spending all of my energy on creating systems for doing things instead of actually doing the things. I'm tired." And if that's not the most relatable ADHD vibe, I don't know what is.

Getting ready for bed / going to sleep can be a struggle when you’ve got ADHD. What strategies work for you? 🤔🛏️💤

Apparently Amish people don’t get autism. Please understand the structure and certainty of their lives. Understand the benefit that brings for autistic people. Also understand the 90% heritability that underpins autism

"Daily Mail: Warning that autism may be being over-diagnosed in parts of country amid surge in celebrities revealing their own battle with disorder" Sometimes I wonder how they even come up with this nonsense. If anything, autism is still underdiagnosed