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Stuff on the Kitchen Bench
Continue Reading: Stuff on the Kitchen BenchI will start by saying the photo above is a stock image and not my actual kitchen bench! When I was younger, I was constantly told that things had to be put away. That meant that nothing was on the kitchen bench. This never worked for me for a variety of reasons, mostly to do…
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Listening to Audiobooks while driving
Categories: ReadingContinue Reading: Listening to Audiobooks while drivingI go for a lot of long drives, mostly for work, but also to visit family. A while ago, I realised that I could plug my iPad in to the car to listen to audiobooks as I drove. Then my iPad had an issue, so I tried to do the same on my phone… it…
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Staring at a blank page
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Staring at a blank pageOne of the reasons I realised that this 100 day blogging challenge has been, well, challenging, is that I can sit down to write with the best intentions, however if I don’t have an idea of what to write, nothing will come. This is just how my brain works. I can’t force the ideas, though…
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Thoughts on Peer Pressure
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Thoughts on Peer PressureI saw a post on Instagram this morning talking about peer pressure and how we often find it baffling. You can read the post here. Growing up, I found peer pressure completely baffling. I was told the rules, for example, don’t smoke cigarettes, especially under 18. I also had experience of my grandma smoking and…
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Sometimes, I’m Jealous…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Sometimes, I’m Jealous…Sometimes, I’m jealous of my 20yo kid. We are both diagnosed AuDHD, however he’s able to do things I was never able to do… I offer him jobs that could earn him money, some of the work some of my clients pay me for. These are skills he could learn, and he says no because…
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Forgetting my Successes…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Forgetting my Successes…In my life, I have done some of the following: This is only scratching the surface. Yet, I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished anything. Because I keep forgetting! This image has been going around lately: It says ‘People with ADHD often have success amnesia. We actually do a lot of awesome things well, but we…
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Life shouldn’t be ‘hard work’
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Life shouldn’t be ‘hard work’This morning, I saw a reel on Instagram talking about how ADHD is a disability and someone should tell the schools. The amount of comments saying they have ADHD and just need to work harder was insane! ADHD means your brain is wired differently, and so many aspects of life simply don’t suit our brains.…
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Grief at diagnosis
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Grief at diagnosisThere is a unique kind of grief associated with being diagnosed neurodivergent in your 40s. I was 44. There is the feelings of ‘what if’. What if you’d been diagnosed earlier, would you have made different decisions, different mistakes, led a different life? There are thoughts around ‘why didn’t anyone see?’ The struggles and how…
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Supports & programs for AuDHD people
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Supports & programs for AuDHD peopleI have been doing some research lately, both for supports that I would like to access and research for my business as I find that what I do is great for neurodivergent people. Other than not many programs being offered for late diagnosed people, male or female, there is also an assumption that we want…
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Support like a teenager…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Support like a teenager…Last night, I came across a clip on Instagram by Morgan Foley talking about how she feels like she will always be stuck in a teenager state. You can view the clip here. As I was watching, I felt myself wanting to shout out ‘YES!’ She starts by saying she has low support needs, that…