Hi friends! Ripples is my round-up of stuff I find while chronically online.
Last month I celebrated some amazing autistic writers. And this month I want to shine a light on my fellow ADHDers.
ICYMI, I’ve been officially diagnosed ADHD. It hasn’t changed my thoughts on self-diagnosis (still valid!) but it was nice to be professionally verified :)
Here’s everything I loved in June:
♠️ Boredom has also led me down some questionable paths. Learning to work with my ADHD boredom has been revolutionary.
“I’m trying to get better at just owning when I’m bored instead of doing questionable things.”
Is your writing broken? Or are you bored? by
♠️ I cried every day for a week after I realised I was ADHD at 43. The grief and trauma of realising how different my life could have been with a childhood diagnosis was palpable.
“Many adults have untreated, undiagnosed ADHD—and it affects many parts of their lives, to varying degrees. My four friends are all better off from having joined the ADHD club.”
The Trauma of Adult Undiagnosed ADHD by
♠️ Before I knew I was ADHD, I used to call myself a ‘neophile’ - a term popularised by a science fiction writer that means ‘someone with a strong affinity for novelty’. The red flags were there the whole time!
“I don’t know why novelty is so incredibly irresistible to me. But when I discover something new, anything really, my brain starts to sparkle to the point that I can almost hear it.”
What having ADHD feels like to me by
♠️ Have I ever raved to you about Julia Gjertsen?! An incredible pianist and ambient producer. Obsessed with the way she makes piano loops (PS - I have a Spotify full of tracks like this called Poignant Piano)
♠️ Not specifically an article about ADHD. But you could replace the word ‘diabetes’ with ‘neurodivergent’ or ‘chronic illness’ and immediately see how the need for ease applies far and wide.
“Ease is not asking for things to be ‘easy.’ Ease can feel like a delicious moment of rest, a deep breath, a moment of release, relaxation, and calm. When people with diabetes advocate for ease, they are not lazy.”
♠️ Plus here are some thoughts I have about ADHD boredom 🫠
We Need To Talk About Painful Boredom In ADHD
That’s it from me! What did you love in June? Or do you have something you wrote about neurodivergence/mental health that you’d like to share in next month’s Ripples? Let me know in the comments!
Thank you for calling attention to how ADHD impacts chronic conditions. 💕.