Autistic Emotional Shutdown in Relationships: When Your Feelings Go Offline Mid Conversation
You are in a conversation with someone you care about.Maybe there is mild conflict, maybe it is just emotionally intense. Then suddenly: 🧊 your brain…
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.
I’d love to connect with others in the neurodivergent community on LinkedIn and/or X.
Decision Fatigue in Neurodivergent Adults: When Small Choices Eat All Your Energy
You look at your wardrobe and cannot pick clothes.You stare at a food delivery app and cannot choose anything.You open your laptop and jump between…
Interoception and Neurodivergent Burnout: When You Only Notice Your Body at Breaking Point
You are fine until you are not. You work, parent, study, scroll, help others.You forget to eat or eat whatever is around.You stay up too…
Demand Avoidance at Work: PDA Profiles, Autonomy and Threat
You sit down to do a task you chose yourself.You know it matters. You may even like it in theory. Then something shifts. 💭 “I…
Autism vs ADHD in Adults: Overlap, Differences and What It Means For You
You might have found yourself reading about autism and thinking“That is me.” Then reading about ADHD and thinking“That is also me.” Maybe you already have…
When Self Improvement Becomes a Mask: ND People, Productivity Culture and Hidden Burnout
You want to understand yourself better.You want tools that make life easier.You want to use your brain and your sensitivity in ways that feel meaningful.…
Internal Dopamine Menus: Mental Play When You Cannot Change Your Environment
Some situations are boring, stressful or uncomfortable, and you cannot get out of them. You are: 🚇 stuck on a long commute🏢 trapped in a…
Body Doubling as Co Regulation: Why Shared Presence Can Help
A task may feel impossible when you are alone and surprisingly manageable once another person sits nearby. They do not need to help, supervise or…
Neurodivergent Brains and Climate Anxiety: World News Overload and Moral Burnout
You check the news and see another flood, wildfire or heat record.You see political conflict, cruelty and crises piling up.You scroll, feel sick, scroll more,…
Designing Your Sensory Profile: Mapping Inputs and Triggers
You probably know that you are sensitive in some way. Maybe noise drains you faster than other people.Maybe you crave certain textures or movements.Maybe you…