Autistic x ADHD.Co

Things to avoid with ADHD: - Too much caffeine - Dopamine scrolling - Group chats - Short form videos - Working from your bed

ADHD and instructions don’t mix. If they’re not simple, we overthink them. If they’re not short, we lose interest halfway through. If they’re not clear, we panic. That’s why some of us struggled in school and why we need to break down tasks into smaller chunks.

ADHD money problems isn't just impulse buying Sometimes it's not buying something important for a month because putting it in the cart and paying seems to overwhelming It’s not always overspending, it’s spending on the wrong things

4 supplements that help with ADHD: Melatonin: Helps with getting longer and better sleep. Omega 3: improves focus and reduces impulsivity Magnesium: Improves sleep Zinc: Helps to regulates dopamine

Getting your life together when you have ADHD will always cost more, take longer, and be harder than you think it will be.

ADHD is spending hours helping a friend solve their problems. Then come home to a sink full of dishes, a pile of dirty laundry and a letter from your landlord asking for the rent. We try to help everyone except ourselves.

ADHD makes us avoid work because we overthink it until we’re overwhelmed. That’s why we procrastinate so much and why we seem to thrive under pressure. We hate the pressure, but without it, we can’t even start.

ADHD traits I still struggle with almost every day: 1. Starting tasks: I will do anything else to avoid it without even realizing it 2. Working memory: Walking into a room and forgetting why Im there 3. Time blindness: Somehow every task takes 3x longer than I expected 4. Emotional regulation: Any form of criticism feels like an extremely personal an attack.

I just spent 2 hours learning about the thing instead of doing the thing, and now I’m too exhausted to actually do it.

ADHD makes us avoid work because we overthink it until the tasks feels much harder than it actually is.

ADHD is not just about focus. It’s also frustration, anxiety, and self doubt.

Undiagnosed ADHD makes every goal feel like it’s out of reach because we can’t focus long enough to achieve it.

ADHD comes with uncontrollable curiosity.

Most AuDHDers don't need to try harder, they just need more support and a better enviorment.

ADHD makes us procrastinate even on the things we really want to do. I’m not procrastinating because I just don’t feel like it. I’m procrastinating while screaming at myself to do it, and hating myself for not being able to.

The ADHD feeling of doing some work for 45 minutes but feeling like you've been working non stop for 3 days straight.

Successful ADHDers take action. If something needs to be done, they do it before they even have a chance to overthink it. They know motivation is unreliable.

ADHD meds are portrayed as the drug that everyone wants Meanwhile, ADHDers: Day 1: "I forgot to take it." Day 2: "I lost the pill." Day 3: "I remembered to take it, but I left it on the counter".