InNeurodivergent Out LoudbyDanielle·1d agoUnderstanding ADHD OverwhelmYou have an email to answer, a bill to pay, and a kitchen that needs attention. None of these tasks is impossible on its own. Yet when you…
Serenido·2d agoYour Head Is Not Disorganised. It Is Full.Working memory holds about four things. Everything past that is being carried, not stored.
Ipostaboutadhd·5d agoWhy You Walk Into a Room and Forget Why, and Why ADHD Makes It Happen So OftenThere’s a name for it, the “doorway effect.” Once I understood it, I stopped blaming my memory and started carrying my intentions…
Janet Coburn·Nov 1Executive Dysfunction StrikesLast week in my post on lethargy, I alluded to a crisis that was requiring me to rouse myself and use nonexistent spoons to try to cope…
C Swan·Oct 26How to Overcome ADHD Task Paralysis: 7 Simple Ways to Finally Get StartedWhen you know exactly what needs to be done but just can’t begin, the fix may be smaller and simpler than you think.
Ipostaboutadhd·Oct 226 ADHD Patterns That Look Like Moodiness Until You Understand How Fast Overwhelm Can BuildI used to think I was just “too reactive.” Then I started noticing how often the reaction came after twenty small things had already piled…
Ipostaboutadhd·Oct 219 ADHD Patterns That Look Like a Lack of Effort Until You Understand Why Starting Feels So HardI can know exactly what needs to be done, care about the consequences, and still spend an embarrassing amount of time trying to make myself…
Inkwell Planner Studio·Oct 20Why “Hurry Up!” Rarely Works, and What Actually Helps Kids Get Out the DoorMost of us know the scene. Shoes are missing, breakfast is half-eaten, and the clock says you should have left five minutes ago. So we say…
Ipostaboutadhd·Oct 198 Things ADHD Can Make Weirdly Difficult Even When You Know Exactly What You Need to DoSometimes the frustrating part is not figuring out what needs to happen. I already know. The hard part is getting my brain to move from “I…
Ipostaboutadhd·Oct 178 ADHD Habits That Look Like Poor Discipline Until You Understand What the Brain Is Struggling WithFrom the outside, it can look like procrastination, messiness, inconsistency, or a lack of effort. From the inside, the person may be…
