#actually adhder

Thank you to Our Sensory Life

“I spent to many years thinking it was normal to be trapped like this and I was just 'lazy'.

If you relate to this, please hear me, you're not lazy. I know how bad it feels.”

My fav disabled characters; to me Lizzie is neurodivergent very much so even tho it's not explicitly canon according to Google's generation ai anyway because it's such a loser:

I also personally headcannon lily hu from the last night at the telegraph club as dyspraxic , which I'm as well!!

And of course to geek girl's main character Harriet manners too! Who's dyspraxic like me! Which's so cool! BC finally a canon dyspraxic character woohoo! Shout-out to the person playing her( as in Harriet manners)! BC idk what's the gender neutral/ non binary version for / of actor / actress. She's also autistic too! ( As in Harriet manners)

More like we still don't do society's version n only their version- kind of version + kind + version of kind of fitting in.

@imissdranora @weedpoop @floralfemmes @universallydestinytaco @kikarou @7yrannic @absoluteruin @floralfemmes @faewong @ari-doodles-stuff( keep forgetting to tag U hard to remember everyone's usernames btw that too) @greekgoddessofwarandwisdom @sandcheeze13 @ronanreads @absoluteruin @doppelsana @spideytism @eddiewithcat @artcinemas @transgaysian

There's also Shane Hollander and also norma Khan, 2 characters with autism / autistic characters, both poc; and both poc themsleves btw !! fuck Rachel Reid for being absolutely a ableist dickward about it n racist too least i don't forget

Thank you @theautiaticteacher

Thank you Em from NeuroWild

“The goal should never be to keep the person in the distressing situation.

If a situation is highly distressing for us, the adults need to work on changing it so that it’s not distressing. We shouldn’t be trained to stick it out.

That turns us into adults who believe that it’s our responsibility to stick out abusive, unsafe situations. We think that that’s normal and acceptable.

It isn’t.

Please teach us that it isn’t.

Em 🌈🌻✌️

Thank you Em @ NeuroWild

“Edited to add: I have changed some of the wording on this image.

The original wording was meant to be funny however I can see how it may have been triggering. That was not my intention and I apologise to anyone who found it distressing.

The world spends a lot of time talking about the hard neurodivergent traits (and I do get it. They are there. I live them.)

But let’s celebrate the good ones for a minute.

This collection of traits is one I put together based on the neurodivergent people in my life. I know many of us will relate to some of these.

These traits are not all exclusively neurodivergent. Neurotypical people will tick some off too. These are not diagnostic criteria by any stretch of the imagination.

I called them neurodivergent traits here because if you are a neurodivergent person and you have one of these traits- well that makes it a neurodivergent trait then, doesn’t it? Simply because it’s yours.

This post is not looking for modesty.

Tell us about your neurodivergent brilliance.

Or tell us about your kid’s.

Oh, and if your best trait is missing from this collection, let us know what it is.

We’re here for it.

“The illustrations that started it all.

I would draw these slightly differently now.

The main difference would be highlighting the value of coregulation. Independent regulation is all well and good but it doesn't work for me. I usually need someone to help.

And that's ok.

You know?

Em 🌈”

“Christmas can be an anxious time for neurodivergent kids for plenty of reasons. Opening presents can be one of them.

If this document looks useful to you, you can grab it as a free download on TPT. Print it off, fill it in with your kid, hand it to friends and relatives. I hope it makes things a little bit smoother.

Here’s the link.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-to-my-adults-about-present-opening-Christmas-10694255

Let me know if you find it useful.

Feel free to share it.

Em 🌈”