My mind is wonderful. So is yours

Dance my ADHD. Diagnosed at 43 in Jan 2020. A Down Under perspective | BLM #ADHD #NeurodiverseSquad she/her | Look up

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

@Finnattentive But also ADHD traits like RSD, perfectionism, years of reflection and self-taught perception mean that I can be the perfect host. I was a popular bartender for years. I can read most social cues. I can listen for hours (discrete fidget at hand required though!). So YMMV

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

@Finnattentive Can be, unintentionally. Lots of ADHD traits like interrupting are rude or unempathetic.

That doesn't mean the person with ADHD is rude or lacks empathy.

Although of course, like any large group of people, some individuals will be rude and unempathetic, ADHD or not.

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

I hate the word "accommodations". It implies that NT peeps have to suffer so ND peeps can fit in. But that's not always the case. How often do "accommodations" help EVERYBODY?

It might feel hard at first, but that's simply because it's a change

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

@RiviereTosh Yay for silver linings?

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

@AQueerPanda You tube is a tyre fire. I watched a yoga video, then you tube showed me an anti-vax rant 👀🙀

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

My god I would LOVE a brain scan. Not least to check that it's actually there! 😹

[Daniel G. Amen, M.D. @DocAmen]

For many people, seeing images of their toxic brains is one of the greatest motivators for treatment. People are even more motivated to change their behaviors once they realize how important the brain is to their health, wealth, & happiness

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

@grumpyshrubbery Add tomatoes and salt and pepper and you've described my sandwich from heaven

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

@squishthoughts Abso-fucking-lutely

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

@Finnattentive

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

Hello, it's been a while, is this thing on?

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

So this year I will play video games or mess with photos or dance around the house or watch cat videos or read or just sit and stare at the sky every single day. Rest. Recharge

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

This year's theme for me is RECHARGE. REST.

It is non-negotiable. I need recharge time in my routine every day. I must guard that time jealously.

I'm not a better person when I'm busy. I'm miserable, I'm too drained to connect with people, too tired to be creative

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

The brain integrates new knowledge and experiences in periods of rest. In rest is where creativity bubbles away and problems are solved. Balanced with those periods of focus, it's where happiness lies

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

@ewimafeminist I hope you will soon too!

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

Today I received a casual text from a friend, and I both read AND replied straight away. No anxiety, no seeing the notification but not opening the text for hours (days) because 🙀. A simple, light, fun unplanned social interaction.

Can't remember the last time that happened

[My mind is wonderful. So is yours @dancemyadhd]

That's why I'm reading twitter at 3:42am.

(Someone tell me to go the fuck to sleep! 😹)

[Amen Clinics @Amen_Clinics]

Your brain is so busy managing your life during the daylight hours that its cleaning system is pretty much turned off. That's why getting good, quality sleep is so important to your brain's health