Gifted Burnout in Adults: Signs, Causes, and Recovery
Gifted burnout often surprises people because it doesn’t always come from obvious overwork. Many gifted adults burn out while still looking functional. They keep working,…
Author: Johan Lammers, MSc
I founded sensoryoverload.info after being diagnosed with AuDHD in my early forties. Through this platform, I share what I continue to learn, in the hope that it helps neurodivergent adults feel less alone, better understand themselves, and find approaches that fit their lives. I draw on my MSc in Psychology, years of hyperfocused neurodiversity research, and my own ongoing experience of living with AuDHD.
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High Camouflaging or Masking in Gifted Adults: Why You Look Fine but Feel Off
Many high-masking gifted adults look successful. They can be articulate, reliable, and competent. They may solve complex problems quickly and appear calm under pressure. But…
Twice-Exceptional Adults: What 2e Means in Adulthood
A twice-exceptional, or 2e, adult combines significant cognitive strength or giftedness with a disability or neurodevelopmental or learning difference that meaningfully affects functioning. This combination…
Giftedness vs Autism in Adults: Overlap, Differences, and Masking
Giftedness and autism can overlap, and in adults the overlap can be hard to untangle. Both can involve deep thinking, intense interests, sensitivity, social mismatch,…
Giftedness vs ADHD in Adults: Overlap, Differences, and Misdiagnosis
Giftedness and ADHD can look similar from the outside. Many adults relate to both, and some are both at once. The confusion happens because both…
Common Struggles of Gifted Adults
Giftedness can make some parts of adult life easier. Rapid learning, complex reasoning, and strong pattern recognition can be substantial advantages. But those same abilities…
Neurodivergent Self-Esteem Checklist in ADHD & Autism: Signs + Next Steps
Low self-esteem in ADHD & autism doesn’t always look like “I hate myself.”It often looks like overcompensating, masking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and feeling like one mistake…
Challenges in Parenting Self-Esteem in ADHD & Autism
Parenting hits self-esteem fast. Because parenting is full of visible moments: school runs, routines, emotions, homework, meltdowns, mess, sleep, consistency. If you have ADHD or…
Understanding Rejection Sensitivity and Self-Esteem in ADHD & Autism
Rejection sensitivity can make tiny moments feel huge. A short reply, a delayed message, a neutral facial expression—your body reacts like something important is at…
People-Pleasing and Low Self-Esteem in ADHD & Autism
People-pleasing looks like kindness, but it often starts as safety. In ADHD & autism it can become a nervous-system reflex: appease first, then crash later.…