Alexithymia in Neurodivergent Adults: When Feelings Are Hard to Name
Many autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults say some version of: 🗣 “I know something is wrong, but I don’t know what I’m feeling.”🗣 “I can…
Author: sensoryoverload
The Neurodivergent Window of Tolerance
Many autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults notice a pattern like this: Some moments, everything feels too fast, too loud and too intense. At other times,…
ADHD and Relationships: Patterns in Love and Conflict
Many adults with ADHD recognise themselves in relationship moments like: 🗣 “I care so much about them, but I still forget the things that matter.”🗣…
Autistic Meltdowns in Adults: A Practical Guide
Autistic meltdowns are a common but often misunderstood part of autistic experience in adulthood. Many people associate the word “meltdown” with children or with behaviour…
Autistic Masking: Performing According to Social Norms
Many autistic adults can describe two versions of themselves. There is the version they show to the world, who seems fine, sociable, competent and adaptable.…
Guide for Late ADHD Diagnosis In Adults
Many adults discover they have ADHD only in their twenties, thirties, forties or later. By that time, they have often built entire lives while assuming…
ADHD and Pain Sensitivity: Why Pain Feels Different
Many adults with ADHD report experiencing pain differently than others. Some describe being unusually sensitive, noticing discomfort more intensely or reacting strongly to pain that…
ADHD Social Anxiety: Why Social Interaction Feels Stressful or Unpredictable
ADHD Social anxiety is often misunderstood in ADHD. Some adults with ADHD assume they are introverted, shy or socially awkward, when in reality their anxiety…
ADHD Motivation Cycles: Why Energy and Drive Come in Waves
Adults with ADHD often describe motivation as unpredictable. Some days feel effortless, with bursts of creativity, clarity and drive. Other days feel heavy, slow or…
ADHD Masking in Social Life: Why It Exhausts You
Masking is one of the least understood but most exhausting daily experiences for adults with ADHD. It involves hiding traits, rehearsing responses, copying social behaviour,…