I made a video about some of the things I carry with me every day to make the allistic world a little more manageable.
I hope you like it!
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Part Two of Finding My Brain Again is live.
It’s about the year between diagnosis and treatment, the pressure of parenting through the dark, and the birthday party where it all started to make sense.
Masking, meltdowns, and what it means to name something early — not as a label, but as an act of love.
https://darylcargill.substack.com/p/finding-my-brain-again-0a7
Dispatches from the Threshold · Finding My Brain Again
From now through May 11, you can use this link to get the audio version of my book Neuroqueer Heresies for 50% off!
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Are labels like autism and ADHD more constraining than liberating? A clinician argues diagnosis has gone too far
The ConversationAre labels like autism and ADHD more constraining than liberating? A clinician argues diagnosis has gone too far
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I think... One of the things that shifted my personal thinking from being broken but managing, to feeling like a valid person in my own right was my ADHD diagnosis. Its like the Percy Jackson books haha, I'm not built for being bored, I'm built for being scared shitless and being able to function anyways.
Some things I find questionable that I've seen floating around neurodivergent space:
That Adderall, stimulants are a litmus test for ADHD in the sense that it has a calming effect only on those with ADHD while it has the opposite effect on those without ADHD. I'll grant that this may be true for some folks, including those with ADHD, but I'm not certain it has a calming effect /only/ on ADHD folks. If there are studies with replicated results that demonstrate this, that will remove a lot of my doubt. One study isn't going to convince me, nor should it convince anyone else.
I'm not exactly doubting the validity of this, but I'd like to learn more about the differences between ADHD and autism. I feel like a lot of people conflate these unintentionally, or maybe what they are describing is one and the same underlying condition with their specific unique presentation. I've seen well-respected autism advocates say that the central defining feature of autism is monotropism, whereas ADHD people are polytropic. So I'm curious how one can be monotropic yet also be ADHD. There was a Venn diagram someone made that showed traits where autism and ADHD differ and where they overlap. I found this Venn diagram to coincide with my experience and mental model, and it made me think that autism and ADHD are just different presentations/phenotypes of one and the same thing.
#ADHD by #Igorrr. This is fucking #art I can get into. Brilliant. 
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https://youtu.be/rbkkxqghGNo?si=EGEfADLQ7bug8R4p
7 days.
I lasted 7 days this time.
It wasn’t personal, or course. It was just everything about the way I communicate and who I am.
Just not a fit.
I really thought it was going well this time.
Remember, #AutismAcceptance means accepting people even if you don’t know they’re autistic. Working with them, not cutting them loose. Human beings take time.
Yeah...this is me.
I know few things about a lot of things, but a lot about a few things.
ALT
"After years of therapy, journaling, and growth, I’ve finally found clarity in my journey through neurodivergence. This article shares my story, my tools, and my philosophy. For anyone walking a similar path—you are not alone."
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Here’s a specific question:
A friend has an autistic son about age 11. One of his special interests is building his own computers from parts. But he’s just hit the upper limit of what he can figure out on his own.
Where would you look for support? Ideally like a computer hobbyist / maker / nerd who could consult with this child and help him along? Like a build-your-own-PC tutor?
Back in the day there were “computer clubs” like the famous Homebrew Computer Club. I’m not even sure if groups like that exist anymore. 
Thank you!
Dammit! I always find the memes that are so damn relatable!
This is me.
ALT
Normal brain: I can do anything I put my mind to.
ADHD brain: I can put my mind on anything, and do!
ADHD logic is needing everything visible but hating the look of clutter.