Distracted academic

prof with #adhd #dyslexia #phdproblems #neurodiversity #diversityinSTEM

[Hayley McMahon, MSPH, CPH @McMisoprostol]

Took my ADHD meds and drank a large iced coffee to try to knock out the introduction and methods section of this manuscript and instead just came out of a 90 minute adderall hyperfocus trance where I was in Canva creating a UFO-themed abortion sticker

[Distracted academic @adhd_professor]

https://t.co/uBxm6awH9h

[Distracted academic @adhd_professor]

@MasekoNomvula1 Neurodivergence definitely causes that.

[Distracted academic @adhd_professor]

@PotentiallyND on a writing project I use an old fashioned paper notebook to take notes on papers that I want to cite. I can't organize papers well so I don't -I rely heavily on search engines to find ‘that paper I read’. I use zotero and excel for organizing for writing reviews

[Tyus D. Williams @sciencewithtyus]

The lessons I've learned as a Ph.D. student in my second year have taught me that this pursuit confronts you more emotionally than intellectually. Sure, the mental rigor of scholarship is arduous, but it's the internal quarrel and dialogue within ourselves that's hard. /1

[Distracted academic @adhd_professor]

Is there another way?

[Dr. RosemaryLC @RosemaryPhoton]

You ever spend so much time on a manuscript that you absolutely hate it by the time it is finished?

[ADHD Jesse @adhdjesse]

You ever get so overwhelmed with the amount of stuff you need to do, that you can’t remember any specific thing that you need to do?

[ADHD Jesse @adhdjesse]

The ADHD screening test should just be "try to schedule an appointment for your ADHD screening."

[Λгᴠıи∂ 知栄 @arvind_attn]

another weekend task is to convert all my pending books pdf/epub/kinddle version to bionic reading format this is like doing 2x speed on YT videos but while reading.
you can goto below website, switch to 2nd tab -> upload file -> download bionic ver.
https://t.co/q50R0L2AxA

[ADHD Jesse @adhdjesse]

Most productivity tools and apps don’t really work for people with ADHD.

We get excited by the shiny features and may think “this is the one!” before reality crashes in (and we forget to cancel the subscription).

What are some tools that have ACTUALLY worked with your ADHD?

[1984’s George Whorewell @EwdatsGROSS]

Having ADHD is really like being a Sim that has their actions constantly cancelled so you end up in situations where you’re standing in the bathroom with a banana and you’re not quite sure why

[April Wier @theaprilwier]

@iiieyeprincesa @sailorsxdbxtch @ElyKreimendahl Im only speaking from my experience and research, when you feel like an alien and/or your inner experience is radically different from what you perceive your peer’s to be, you are probably queer, Neurodivergent, or both.

[Jeffrey Wooldridge @jmwooldridge]

Me counting the number of people I let down this week.

[Josh Weed @The_Weed]

A message I want to share with adults who work with #ADHD kids is: pushing them the way that you push neurotypical kids harms them for life.

Here’s what I mean.

When I start working clinically with an adult who has ADHD, one of the first things we do /1

[Becca Worby @beccaworby]

I can only write for 3-4 hours a day but I need all day to do it

[Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan]

"Everyone is forgetful sometimes, that's not an ADHD thing!"

Really, Chad? Really?

You know that feeling when you walk into a room and forgot what you went in there for?

It’s happened to me ✨4 times✨ in the last 15 minutes.

Is that the same?
ARE WE THE SAME

[張佩盈 @shancheu]

Fellow academics w/ ADHD: I CANNOT decide on a dissertation topic. I thought I was so close + now I'm all over the place... again. This is like all the hobbies I've picked up, dropped, and picked up again throughout my life, but worse?! HELP!!! #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

[Dee Jaye 🐝 🇺🇦 @deejayedee]

@DianaMiller5

[Dusty Chipura @dustychipura]

Gentle reminder to all my #adhd friends struggling today that MUSIC IS A POWERFUL MOOD CHANGER! you can use music to help you get “unstuck” and transition to a different state or task. What’s your favourite transition music??