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Hey all, my book is now launched and it's FREE now through Wed 11/23 - here's the link to buy it for $0 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMWR2DQG
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I have severe heat intolerance, and used to live in CA where Dad's house insulation was incredibly outdated. Interior temp could be as high as 90F, and my tolerance ends at about 75F.
Ice packs ice packs ice packs. My favorite is a clay ice pack cause it also doubles as heat pack for cramps or whatever you'd like. I usually keep it in the freezer, and just follow microwave instructions if I want heat.
My other recommendations are a portable air cooler (basically a mini fan with a built in mister). I don't have a recommendation on which one cause the one I have clogs easily with non-distilled water, and is no longer on Amazon anyway. You can usually find them for fairly affordable prices ($20-$30 USD, better ones being higher). I also have these towels that are designed to be soaked then wrung out. They're usually called cooling towels, and are common to see in sports or heavy work.
I'm a lil low on spoons, so I can't think of every single thing I do atm, but I might be able to remember some after some sleep
This sucks! If you can't quit right away, mouse jigglers like this one can combat the incessant inactivity threats.
I've been working so hard on this. I've gotten it to an almost consistent weekly update. sometimes another time during the week. I downloaded the app BulletJournal (I did pay the $5 for no ads, etc)
I've found having it in multiple places is key for me. I do the paper planner weekly/daily, the app daily (has a habit tracker too!), and I have a big dry erase monthly calendar.
Buy a plastic case with a (at least) a 1mm deport on the glass side so on a flat ground the screen will never touch the ground, something minimalist and disctete like this : https://www.amazon.com/AICase-Shockproof-Dustproof-Water-Resistance-Protective/dp/B07NZ2ZKT7/ref=sr_1_21?crid=1PEH33SO1B3A5&keywords=S10+protection&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=s10+protectio%2...
- put a tempered glass on the face, something like this : https://www.amazon.com/Supershieldz-Designed-Tempered-Protector-Installation/dp/B0983WZRBG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=I9DMEJ7I6AVW&keywords=S10+glass&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI0Ljk0IiwicXNhIjoiMy45MCIsInFzcCI6IjMuNzYifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=s10+gla%2Caps%2C349&...
I do this, I change the tempered glass 3 times a year maybe, and it's fine, no broken phone any more
I use a sinjimoru creditcard pouch with an elastic band I can stick my fingers through. It sticks to the back of your case with double-sided tape. It sticks VERY well. If I don't use my phone, it's either in my back pocket (though that isn't ideal to me), on a table in my house, or in my bra (that works better in summer because of lower and looser cut tops). I've also got fancy fanny packs in different colours, so I always have one that matches my outfit, and they have the added benefit of also having a small compartment for my keys and meds. Fanny packs for the win!
Edit: link to the creditcard pouch https://www.amazon.de/Sinjimoru-Mobile-Holder-Closure-Android/dp/B07FT8KSHZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?crid=2KQBICCJ77RS9&keywords=sinjimoru+handyhalterung&qid=1667547683&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI0LjQyIiwicXNhIjoiMy43MyIsInFzcCI6IjMuMDcifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=...
I get intensely depressed sometimes. The Nurse’s Practitioner who diagnosed me ADHD was leaning towards bipolar at first, but I was so capable of snapping out of it in response to stimulation.
Im fine, except for that I’m currently unemployed. It just feels good to say the quiet part out loud to someone.
I recently started reading Immanuel Kant’s a Pure Critique of Reason for no obvious reason, so im currently captured by thar. I cant tell my autistic special interests from my ADHD hyperfications. They all just kinda blend together. Have you read Capture? It’s so good.
Hyper-fixating on a one-off comment because you’re unsure of the nuance intended and fretting about it to the point where you have an honorary PhD’s worth of work in explaining this one off-hand comment to yourself — this is classic AuDHD. Autistic ADHD. I have no problem confirming it for you, but I’m not qualified. If you don’t want to pay to go see someone else, I’d recommend this book.
I have this too. It's like driving along in a car and then suddenly it just starts speeding up and I don't have control over the speed, I just try not to crash then a few weeks/months later and I am on the struggle bus or in what is probably a mixed state. It's not quite BPD II, but it's also not nothing. I'm able to manage without meds and can keep my finances in check, but still it can be rough.
I recommend this book about BPD it has some really interesting information about this type of cycling. The author is diagnosed with BPD I (her first comic book goes through that whole process), but the info is still helpful.
This may seem out of left field, but this book about the creation of the Behavioral Economics field really changed the way I think about my own behavior and other peoples. I really started paying attention to when I thought I was being consistent and thought that I was correct in my assumptions, but it turns out I'm much more reactive and inconsistent than I thought.
It's dense and academic, but I really got a lot out of the half I read (i can never finish a nonfiction book)
Whiteboard - half of it is my list of Monthly Recurring Tasks, the other half is 'Long Term Things That I Have Not Started Yet But Do Not Want To Forget About Entirely.' I keep the whiteboard on the wall behind me so I can reference as needed but don't have to stare at a list of things all the time.
Spiral notebook - braindump/to-do lists. When a page gets messy, I rip it out & rewrite anything outstanding on a fresh page. I also love lists :)
Piles of printed things when my brain is being particularly fuzzy. Much harder for me to forget about the printed email sitting on my desk than it is to ignore a flagged message in Outlook. And pop-up reminders stress me out when they flash on screen / interrupt. I know it's not the best for the environment but also I need my job so I do what I have to do.
'Three Top Things' on a post-it. I don't like having a hundred post-its sitting around, but during really busy weeks, each morning I will write down 3 important tasks that really need to be done that day & stick that to my monitor. When I get distracted or unfocused, seeing those 3 things brings me back & also doesn't seem overwhelming.
If you prefer to eat at your desk, get a desktop mat to put down under your plate/food/whatever, something like this - https://www.amazon.com/KNODEL-Waterproof-Desktop-Keyboard-Protector/dp/B0868KH57T - and then lean the mat up against your wall when it's not in use.
TBH, this is the kind of relationship I usually fall into and I don't particularly enjoy them and I tend to not like myself when I am in this type of relationship. There's an old school psych book that I read that gave me some interesting insights into my behavior. It was written 20 years ago, so some of the language is overblown and can sound weird/overdramatic including the title, which is a bit out there, but here's the link to it. You might find it interesting.
Given the sub, I think that Thomas E. Brown's work is amazing.
My take: He started with ADHD and noticed a high comorbidity with ASD. His latest 2021 Book is about the two but his more popular Smart But Stuck is ADHD.
https://www.amazon.com/ADHD-Asperger-Syndrome-Smart-Adults/dp/0367694905/
This isn’t smoothing something out (in fact the opposite) but it is manipulating your fingers/hands in that motion, have you tried these rings? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08G1NC3GV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Figured I’d share just in case they appealed to you. Good luck!
Do you mean these?
Yes, i've also spent most of my life (i'm now 48) being gaslit by both people in general and health professionals in particular, and taught that most of my feelings and boundaries are somehow objectively 'unreasonable'. Since being diagnosed both autistic and ADHD last year, i've made it a point to regularly note how being told what our boundaries 'should' be is outrageously inappropriate, and can lead to significant trauma (as it has in my own case), as we constantly try to force ourselves to remain in situations where our boundaries have been crossed. (Related: the book "[Sensory Trauma: Autism, Sensory Difference And The Daily Experience Of Fear )[https://www.amazon.com/Sensory-Trauma-DIFFERENCE-EXPERIENCE-Wellbeing-ebook/dp/B08JKW5H1N/]", which i recommend.)
There are crash pants that protect your butt to an extend.
They are just ear plugs that don't muffle the sound. You can look up "musician earplugs" or "high fidelity eat plugs" for options. Loop just makes stylish ones and has great marketing.
I got a cheap pair as a backup for my loop (my loop ones have slightly stronger noise reduction). I think these are what I got: on Amazon
I recommend Luke Beardon's Autism in Adults (2021). I read it and I mentioned to a friend that I'd never felt so seen before. He covers a lot of information that is entirely aimed at adults, and just acknowledges and validates the struggles experienced while also providing some helpful guidance on how to manage these struggles more effectively.
The UK Amazon link is here: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/152937541X/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_8TVHCWQES0ZZS6BBKEK2
The ISBNs are also on the Amazon page if you need help finding it in another country.