Neurodivergent
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The Agony Of Hidden & Confusing Icons
I absolutely lost my rag earlier. All I wanted to do was post a quick message in a Google group chat, yet somehow I managed to post inside an existing thread. The layout looked exactly the same as starting a new one, so of course I assumed that’s what I was doing. Turns out, I…
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Facebook’s Hostile Interface Harms Neurodivergent Users
Try typing a bloody comment on Facebook these days. Your cursor hovers near a word, and boom: a pop-up suggesting pages you don’t care about. You’re mid-sentence, and Facebook’s autocomplete hijacks your keyboard to shove names and suggestions down your throat. You can’t move, type, or think without being interrupted by something trying to “help”…
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ADHD Time Struggles Are Real but The Advice You’re Getting Isn’t.
You’ve seen the posts. Green thoughtful creature pondering past, present, and future. Relatable meme, thousands of likes, comments full of “this is so me.” Then comes the advice: Feels helpful for about five seconds. Then you’re late again. Then you’re replaying yesterday’s cock-up whilst simultaneously catastrophising about tomorrow’s 2pm meeting, and you realise you’ve just…
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ADHD, Starvation, and Doing Absolutely Sod All
Welcome to the glamorous world of executive dysfunction. Where your brain is so bloody busy it forgets to tell your stomach it’s starving, and your to-do list becomes a to-don’t list so long it could be sold as a scroll. Today’s special? Self-neglect, served with a side of shame and a sprinkling of existential dread.…
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When Every Day Feels Like Work – Living with ADHD Burnout
When Every Day Feels Like Work and Nothing Feels Like Progress! I was scrolling through one of our group chats this morning and seeing what people are up to. One mate’s done a parkrun – he’s getting into shape, doing brilliantly. Others are talking about their Saturday plans. Shopping. Hanging out with family. Going to…
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ADHD and the Pain of Rejection Sensitivity
A look. A pause before someone speaks. A sigh. A raised eyebrow. And somehow, before a single word has left their mouth, your chest is already tightening. That’s not weakness. That’s Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, and if you have ADHD, there’s a fair chance it’s been quietly running your life for years. Your Nervous System Doesn’t…
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ADHD and the Inability to Leave Things Alone
I just lost two and a half hours to a warning (well, a subtle suggestion) that didn’t matter. Wasn’t earth shattering. Not in any real-world sense anyway. The website loaded fast. Faster than most. Faster than it needed to. Under 1 second on mobile and under half a second on desktop. Nobody would ever notice…