Sensory Overload at Work Checklist
Work overload is often a mix of sensory input, constant switching, and social evaluation pressure. This checklist helps you reduce load in small, realistic steps.…
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ADHD–Trauma Overlap
How to Tell Executive Dysfunction from Threat Response (and What to Track) ADHD and trauma-related patterns can produce the same outward result: 🧠 you can’t…
Self-Advocacy for Anxiety in ADHD & Autism: How to Ask for Support Without Overexplaining
When you have anxiety, asking for support can feel harder than the thing you’re anxious about. Because asking for support can trigger:😬 fear of judgement🫣…
Anxiety Attacks at School or Work in ADHD & Autism: Early Signs + Rapid Reset Tools
Anxiety attacks in school or at work are extra hard because you’re expected to stay functional. Even when your nervous system is screaming. For ADHD…
Understanding Anxiety and Decision Avoidance in ADHD & Autism
Sometimes you’re not avoiding because you don’t care. You’re avoiding because your nervous system treats the task as a threat. So you delay:📞 the call📬…
Parenting Anxiety in ADHD & Autism: Safety Hypervigilance, Overwhelm, and What Helps
Parenting already comes with a lot of uncertainty. But if you have ADHD or you’re autistic, parenting anxiety can become more intense because the nervous…
Anxiety Attacks at Work in ADHD & Autism: What to Do in the Moment (Without Crashing Later)
Anxiety attacks at work are brutal because they happen in the one place where you’re expected to look “fine.” You might be sitting in a…
Existential Anxiety in ADHD & Autism: Meaning, Mortality, and Mental Loops
Existential anxiety can feel different from ordinary anxiety. It’s not always:😟 “What if I fail?” It’s more like:🌌 “What does any of this mean?”🕳️ “What…
Social Anxiety Scripts in ADHD & Autism: What to Say When Your Mind Goes Blank
Social anxiety can steal language. You walk into a social moment and suddenly: 🧠 your mind goes blank😬 your body gets tense🫥 you feel unreal…
Workplace Anxiety in ADHD & Autism: When Work Feels Like Constant Evaluation
For many people, work is stressful sometimes. For many ADHD and autistic adults, work can feel like a constant evaluation environment. Not necessarily because anyone…