I know it can be really scary to talk about something you like.

You get excited and you go off on a speech about this this because you REALLY LOVE IT and you are pulling examples and explaining things and you are putting yourself out there because you love this thing.

And… sometimes…. people don’t respond to it as well as they should.

They hurt you.

Whether it’s from responding negatively or ignoring your interest all together. They tell you to be quiet. They hurt you.

And that’s not fun. It doesn’t feel good. It makes you scared to do it again.

But… you should.

Because it’s important to you. This thing. And that makes it worth sharing.

I know it’s scary. People have hurt you. But there are people out there who are going to listen.

They are going to enjoy the way that your eyes light up when you start talking about it. They will happily respond to texts at 2 am about theories. They will remember what you say and ask questions about it. They will be excited with you.

All you have to do is find each other.

So talk about your interests. Go on rants. Make charts and diagrams. It’s ok!

If someone responds negatively to it, then ignore them. They don’t deserve your excitement and happiness. You aren’t annoying and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. It makes you happy. And that’s all that matters.

So share your thing. Talk about it all you want to. It’s ok.

ADHD

ADHD causes a dysfunctional frontal-cortex; the part of our brains where “outside” information goes to be processed and is then acted upon. as information enters, it needs to be sorted and processed so that attention can be given to the most important information.

people with ADHD suffer from the inability to sort information easily, so the information from the outside floods your mind and you cant focus on anything because your brain doesnt know what to do with the information. your brain doesnt know how to make decisions.

when the brain cant sort tasks and make decisions, this can lead to issues like procrastination and communication problems. this causes overwhelm, worry, anxiety, and makes it hard to get even simple tasks done, which can cause even more stress and overwhelm.

because “pussy” is the shortened form of the word “pusillanimous”, which means “timid, cowardly”

the relief of patients realizing that the adhd diagnosis explains almost all of the stuff they’ve been going through is unbeatable 

the adhd rarely comes alone, sadly

anyone can have adhd, DUH. patients range from young to old and damn, it really makes you realize that you’re not alone with this annoying thing of a disorder 

women are so so overlooked

as are people of color 

awareness has increased - more people now seek help and understanding :)!

but more work is needed! there are still too many people who refuse to believe adhd exists or who fail to realize the significant consequences it can have

family members can be really oblivious when it comes to spotting their own adhd. it’s often only after the child has been in that some of them realize that they’ve been living with theirs for years without knowing (ding ding, adhd is highly hereditary!)

apparently, we adhd people tend to be awful when it comes to drinking enough water. anyway, the water supply is seemingly always empty because people forget their bottles at home lol 

scheduled appointments + adhd….. well. not exactly a love story

adhd people are the best story and joke tellers (and i’m not saying this because i’m one myself)

Some people expressed interest in an inclusive symbol of the autism community. Some suggested the letter A with the neurodivergent rainbow infinity as the horizontal line. As I thought that could be confused with other symbols, I instead worked the letter A into an infinity symbol.

I call this Aufinity! Combining “autism” and “infinity” for an easy to search tag. If anyone uses it, tag it aufinity so I can see and reblog!

You can see here that one of the cross sections is playing the horizontal line of the A - I also crossed the different segments of the line in order to maintain the way infinity symbols often do.

The A is predominately red in reference to #redinstead and solidarity towards self advocacy among the autistic community. The line making up this image goes through the full gradient of the rainbow in order to represent the spectrum of individuals with neurodivergencies.

I’m hoping that those who felt Autisticat didn’t represent them would appreciate this symbol instead, though there’s always room to use and enjoy both.