Dissociation, ADHD Spacing Out or Shutdown? Understanding the Differences
Many neurodivergent adults say things like: 🗣 “Sometimes I lose time and don’t remember parts of the day.”🗣 “Sometimes my brain just goes somewhere else…
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Interoception and Neurodivergence: Why Body Signals Are Hard to Read
Many autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults describe things like: 🗣 “I forget to eat until I feel sick.”🗣 “I can’t tell if I’m anxious, tired,…
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…
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…