I like the way the second article addresses how we shouldn’t force ADHD people to conform to neurotypical standards in the classroom.

However, in a world where survival is based on being able to get enough money to get housing and food, and the said acquisition of this money depends on performing in a world that is built for neurotypicals, you bet your ass that ADHD is a disability.

Yeah, like sticky spoons! This one task has another task stuck to it and it’s gross and annoying and takes another spoon to deal with. These are the bane of my existence.

Sweeping or vacuuming the floor is one. I have to clear off the floor before actually sweeping. Sometimes there’s a bag of laundry in the way so I need to either move it or put it away.

Laundry is another one. I need a place to be able to fold stuff. So the bed or a table needs to be cleaned off. If the bed sheets aren’t clean, got to deal with that. I usually get to the table. Where I first need to clear it off, which usually is covered in my daughter’s and partner’s stuff. Then I need to clean it.

Same thing with cleaning the kitchen counters. I have to move everything off first. Sometimes that is dirty dishes. What I try to do to mitigate that is to unload the dishwasher and dish drainer every morning. Then as I make new dirty dishes, I load them in the dishwasher or hand wash them. That way there isn’t a big pile. Unfortunately my partner has been taking care of the kitchen and everything is a mess. I can’t get to it because I am dealing with household work only I can do. (She is more disabled than me…) But sometimes I have to clean the kitchen for her because she gets sick or something and it is so much harder because she doesn’t have a system and it is chaos and dirty dishes everywhere. Some pretty old.

I will say one thing that helps me is I have bins for my partner’s and daughter’s wayward stuff. If they left something out and it’s in my way, I put it in their bin. My partner appreciates it. My daughter takes some convincing to put the stuff away. It makes it so much easier for me to get my tasks done. Before I would either have to address each and every thing to them before I can get my own thing done.

One thing I decided wasn’t worth my time and extra energy: cast iron, not the ceramic coated kind. No way I’m taking take of that. Uncoated stainless steel for life!

Yes please do post more videos you like! You inspired me to maybe post too. I stopped making posts years and years ago because on Reddit it just got lost in the sea anyway.

Thanks for sharing this. I rarely watch YouTube videos but this was worth the watch. Very well-rounded talk that doesn’t just boil down to “no fun allowed.”

I love her suggestions. I already make my own costumes and re-use some of the stuff for the rest of the year. One thing she didn’t mention… I go CRAZY on the makeup on Halloween and “spooky time.” Fun expression without creating a lot of waste! (I already had the supplies for it anyway.)

Slight disagree on the pumpkins. The pumpkin I get for my porch doesn’t taste good. I don’t throw them away, and you shouldn’t put them in a secluded wooded area (whoops). Composting is the best which I will try this year.

It is crazy how much people will just throw away old decor they used for like one season. I do very minimal decor because I don’t want to store it. (I have some rust colored kitchen towels that I use all year but make sure are ready to go on Halloween. I have a cute glass pumpkin that I use every year too.) My mom tried to buy me some more decor, and I told her I don’t have a place to put it when it’s time to take it down. She told me “oh just throw it away.” WHAT.

I go to the local pumpkin patch every year. It’s a lot of fun and it supports a local business. They make their own jellies, jams, and treats that my family looks forward to this season. The one I go to has so many activities in it, like a bounce pad, paintball target shooting, mini golf, and zip lines.

I feel like Christmas is already called out a lot, and rightfully so. (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, anyone?) Many other holidays too to a lesser extent, like Valentine’s Day and US Independence Day.

But then the same folks that call these out tend to give Halloween a free pass and some even hyperconsume for this holiday because it’s the rebellious one. I really appreciate this video because I have been saying the same thing, it just elicits eye rolls and being talked down to. (And that’s just when someone asks me about Halloween, not me saying something unsolicited.)

Can’t watch the full video yet… But happy it’s here.

I remember having Trillian on Windows way back when.

I’ll have you know I did go back and read my logs from like 2008. I think I cringed so hard I never recovered. You might have saved yourself by not looking at yours!

That’s a great point. I know I need a sleep study, I just have to get to it… Eventually.

It’s the same way for me as getting a new pair of glasses, improving my diet, or using a planner. It doesn’t make the ADHD go away, but it makes it easier to manage.

One of the few times I am rooting for Fred Durst.

It’s a bug in your client, and the post it gets is related to your instance. That’s why the other person that says they get the same incorrect post is from your same instance.

It blows my mind when people do that.

“Hey, the way that you styled yourself makes me not want to have sex with you.”

“Uhhh… Cool?”

Oh god dammit. That is very disappointing.

When I was getting my diagnosis my doc asked me “did you do the assessment I sent you?”

Uh… I forgot and you first asked me when I didn’t have a way to take a note. Sorry. :(

I have to prepare a little note card with bullet points on what I want to say/accomplish on my call. Bonus because I can also take any notes on the call if needed. It’s helped me a lot, because a lot of my anxiety about calling comes from forgetting why I was calling in the first place.

Time to fight the cacademons.

And with proper software support, the aux jack can do some limited pause/forward/back!

I do really like Android Auto, but the reliability of the Aux connection is something I very sorely miss.