sydni | what in the ADHD?

idk what I'm doing but I'm doing my best.
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Let's talk about what it's like having ADHD, anxiety, and a high IQ 🧵

TL;DR - traits and behaviors amplify each other but also interfere with each other

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@taytalksabout

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The Mike Wazowski reference 🤣🤣

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Source: me just now when I thought I wanted to actually build a quarter pipe in our garage 😵‍💫🛹🪚

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ADHD hack for when you're about to impulsively start/invest in a big new hobby or project: watch a 10 minute DIY walkthrough video related to said hobby/project. If you're bored or overwhelmed by the end, maybe you shouldn't start/invest in it.

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@Ericn4kr Ah, thank you for the correction on this!

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I just learned that some countries in Europe prohibit XR meds for adults... but.... What about the people who take XR as children? Do they suddenly lose access to the medication they've grown used to once they turn 18?

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It honestly sucks that I have this whole ass prefrontal cortex that I can barely fckin use properly.

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@chergert78 Or you can choose to be a negative Nancy I guess! That's the beauty of freedom.

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Voted today because I love this country 💙💙💙

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How to have hobbies when you have ADHD

1. Impulsively decide to dedicate your entire being to a new random hobby
2. Spend all of the money
3. Hyperfocus
4. Become frustrated if you don't master hobby within 2 business days
5. Throw hobby into abyss
6. Rinse & repeat

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@growthbyvisuals has some really great content btw 😍

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@adhd_beans Very highly recommend the 'Explained' episode about Time! It's on Netflix and probably YouTube

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@Squeeze1i A lot of these are more related to autism than ADHD 🤔

Yeah, there's some overlap, but this could confuse people.

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@TarnishedHelios Yes!! 😂 I was hoping this wouldn't go over everyone's heads. Nerds unite 🖤🙌🏽

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Let me guess ....

(Sharing because I'm a nerd and my son and I focused hard on this 😂🎃)

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@skatelabshq His dream is to get a kickflip! ("Do a kickflip!" -@tonyhawk 😂)

But he recently mastered tail stalls, reverts, rock & rolls and Half-Cab rock & rolls. He stays motivated by his skate coach, and watching legends on YouTube too 🙏🏽

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My son started skating after we got him a skateboard for his 10th bday in March, & I’m fully convinced skateboarding is SO good for ADHD brains:

• dopamine
• problem-solving
• immediate feedback
• motivation/self-discipline to practice because you REALLY want to land a trick

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@matthias_mrc Phlebotomy. Landscaping. Plumbing. Drywalling. Professional sports. Farming. Gardening. HVAC. Stand-up comedy. Theater.

Plenty.

Touch, maybe. Replace, never.

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Also this. 🤯

Dude is talented.

My only issue with him skating is that I will never ever remember all the names for the tricks he's learning. 😂

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Like, do you guys have any idea how many attempts it takes to get your Ollies this high when your legs aren't fully grown yet?

A lot.

Hence: self-discipline