New Year’s Resolutions, just a continuation of a resolution I made a while ago: Think twice before volunteering, making new commitments, agreeing to things. Remember that you’re spread too thin already, and never know how you or your dependants will feel from one day to the next. My “don’t enter too many races” resolution startedContinue reading “New Year Resolution for 2020”
Category Archives: AuDHD
My top 10 Christmas Hits
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like F*** This Sigh at Night It’s the Most Triggering Time of the Year Stop the Carvery Mistletoe and Whine Shite Christmas Jingle Hell Rocking and Sobbing around the Christmas Tree Happy Xmas (It’s Nearly Over) Thank F*** it Isn’t Christmas Every Day
Side-eye conversations with Iggy
TW CW suicide child death bullying Note: Media interest in our story is not welcome. Names have been changed, so don’t bother googling us. My first-born son killed himself earlier this year, out of the blue, aged just fifteen. For background, since starting high school in 2017 Iggy had been struggling increasingly with anxiety. InContinue reading “Side-eye conversations with Iggy”
‘Tis the season to be overwhelmed tra la la la la fuck off fuck off
There are numerous friends and acquaintances with whom I’ve suggested meeting up for a chat over a run, walk, coffee. Just might take me a while to get around to it. This time of year is always overwhelming for me – balancing the demands of the busy period at work, the pressure of family birthdaysContinue reading “‘Tis the season to be overwhelmed tra la la la la fuck off fuck off”
Storm brewing
Does anybody else #ActuallyAutistic or #Neurodivergent feel quite unwell when there’s a storm brewing that never quite fully brews? The pressure this week has really knocked me about, got into my head and my sinuses. My dear nan used to say “ooh it’s close” (then she’d run around unplugging everything 🤣)
Recognising ADHD in adults
Do you often experience these issues: Impulsiveness Disorganisation Problems prioritising Poor time management skills Problems getting started on a task Hyperfocus on one task, to the detriment of other tasks Excessive activity, restlessness (e.g. can’t just sit and enjoy a TV programme without checking your phone, pace up and down while talking on the phone)Continue reading “Recognising ADHD in adults”
Nothing planned
Me: “Glad I managed my 5K social run, but now I’ve nothing planned for the rest of the day” Husband: “What shall we do then?” Me: “No, you misunderstand I’ve nothing planned. It doesn’t mean I haven’t planned anything as yet. It means I’ve planned to do nothing”. Husband: “Really?!” I’m a little hyper andContinue reading “Nothing planned”
Adult autistic meltdowns
Becca Lory’s article about adult meltdowns really hit home for me. The post-meltdown “tsunami of self-deprecation” she describes (towards the end of the article) is what pushed me over the edge into my current depression. It’s Still Not a Tantrum: The Ever-Elusive Adult Meltdown
High functioning?
There’s no such think as “high-functioning”. Some days I pass for “normal”. Other days I can’t get up til midday, wonder why everything is blurry, and eventually realise I’ve put both contact lenses in the same eye
Ear worms
Does anyone else with autism and/or ADHD struggle with earworm-related insomnia? I was so knackered last night after a 10 mile walk, yet I lay awake listening to Sweet Caroline in my head, incessantly and with attention to detail (drums, bassline, the whole thing). I barely slept a wink for months at university due toContinue reading “Ear worms”
Ausome Charlie 