Structured Success @StructuredSucc

ADHD Coach & Academic Strategist | Guiding ADHD, autistic, and neurodivergent clients through lived experience | they/her | #AuDHD | #ActuallyAutistic structuredsuccess.ca Saskatoon & Online Joined March 2020

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a hour ago

I didn't forget anything! Not a single thing. ...where do I claim my gold star? :D

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2 days ago

I didn't forget anything! Not a single thing. ...where do I claim my gold star? :D

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3 hours ago

ADHD'ers are often told to slow down, as if there's some knob we have control over that we can adjust to do that. It's not that simple. Often for ADHD'ers, slowing down requires changing our environment cues in a way that forces us to stop, reconsider or verify before moving on

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a day ago

ADHD, autism, and other neurodivergent conditions are almost always talked about as deficits and struggles. However, there are strengths that come from our neurodivergent experiences as well. While they're often contextually-bound, these strengths shouldn't be completely ignored

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2 days ago

Tomorrow is hike day. Tomorrow is hike day. Tomorrow is hike day! <3 ...what critical piece of equipment do you think I'll forget to bring with me this time? ... ...last time it was literally the straw to drink from my water reservoir...

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2 days ago

Researchers, professionals, and service providers should always be accountable to the populations they work with. This means that autism researchers, professionals, and service providers should ultimately be accountable to autistic people themselves

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3 days ago

Many autistic people struggle with uncertainty or unexpected flexibility. This means that managing transitions between tasks, areas of focus, or stages of life can be particularly dysregulating. As can, responding to sudden changes in our environment, needs, or expected role

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4 days ago

Feeling big, fast emotions, the way that many ADHD people do, can be incredibly overwhelming and disabling at times. At other times, this emotional sensitivity can help us build and support relationships, influence the vibe of the room, or empower us towards our goals

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5 days ago

Emotional regulation isn't making yourself feel happy, and isn't stopping yourself from feeling. Emotional regulation is about feeling our feelings sustainably, appropriate to the context. Feeling the emotion, even intensely, while in control and able to function is the goal

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5 days ago

Sometimes, ADHD is overthinking situations you'll never be in or solving problems you'll never face. Tell me why I spent 20 minutes working out my process for hiring actors for a film or TV show when I don't work in film/tv? Heck, I barely even watch films or TV

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6 days ago

Growing up autistic in an allistic world can make it so hard to trust ourselves and our understanding of the world around us. Constantly being told that we're mistaken or misunderstanding others' tone, intention, or point of view trains in incredibly intense self-doubt

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a week ago

A lot of us ADHD'ers spend years trying to find strategies to support our memory. Over time, this can turn into an all-or-nothing pursuit where the goal is to remember everything. This isn't sustainable. Forgetting things, in some circumstances, is necessary and adaptive

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a week ago

Threatening to use someone's sensory sensitivities against them as a form of punishment isn't just really, really shitty; it's out-and-out abuse

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a week ago

Yes, ADHD is about attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity, sure, but it's also about self-regulation. Self-regulating by being able direct our attention, emotions, interest, or motivation without having too much or too little, is often a primary challenge for many ADHD'ers

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a week ago

Me, thinking about an interaction that I had multiple years ago now: Oh~! That's what they were implying! I get it. The neverending queue of awkward interactions that have happened since that I still need to process: ...*cough*...

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a week ago

Asking for accommodations shouldn't be the fraught process that it is. Understanding and communicating "this is what I need to do my best work" should encouraged and seen for the asset that it is

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a week ago

This message is brought to you by the current political moment. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Thank you.

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a week ago

ADHD hyperfocus and hyperfixations aren't just about hobbies or interesting pieces of information. We can also hyperfocus or hyperfixate on emotions, relationships, and even people

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2 weeks ago

"My kid turned out fine" Chica, your kid developed a raging anxiety disorder to cope with rawdogging their undiagnosed ADHD... and while we're at it, it DOES run in families and we've all seen how YOU interact with the world

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2 weeks ago

Peer-support from people with similar neurodivergent experiences to us can be incredibly valuable. Feeling seen and truly understood can make communicating and building connections so much easier and can even improve self-esteem, academic performance, and overall well-being