@ninaandtito
At age 25, after 2 children, wanting my tubes tied, I had to get a report from a psychiatrist declaring I was sane and write a letter to the hospital board explaining why I didn’t want more children. Outrageous!
@AwareOfTheNarc
@drfarmertx
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for this. Feeling emotional reading this and all the responses … I have no words, except I feel seen.
Who says
#ADHD
can’t sit at a desk all day & pay attention?!! Making progress on my 1334 piece LEGO VW Bus I got for Christmas! Taking a break to get more wine.
@HowtoADHD
One reason mental health is not given a priority in the workplace is because it’s not understood ... and that makes it scary to accept and accommodate.
@pinballmind
Yes!
#ADHD
constant state of confusion is frustrating for me too. Made my head spin trying to decide what to wear everyday. Bought 5 outfits exactly alike. Solved that problem! I know ... boring! But I walk out the door feeling more focused.
@BaddCompani
Here in Birmingham, AL. Tornadic activity all over the state. Still more to come tonight. Incredible local weather reporting, accurately predicting timing of tornadoes down to street names and local landmarks on ABC 33/40.
#ADHD
.Can you even name a job w/easily distracted as a requirement? No.Nobody can.Reframe easily distracted to what it is-infinitely curious or in other words-a snoop. Now name jobs being an infinitely curious snoop is an asset: security guard, forensic tech, investigator...
@RBJ88269420
@SOCALRE4U
@donwinslow
I’m in Alabama. Fully vaccinated. Yet rarely go out because of the high rate of the unvaccinated. And when I do go out, I mask up.
If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking. ~George S. Patton
#oatmeal
#ThinkDifferent
Oatmeal thinks different. Cranberry Oatmeal Bake
@Josh_Moon
We need required vaccinations for all eligible & masks. Stop allowing antivaxxers & antimaskers to infringe on our rights to safe environments. We can honor the rights of the antigroups w/online school & easy access to home delivery of goods so they never have to leave home.
Baby Grand ran into Cory Booker
@CoryBooker
while with her dad at a Stanford class reunion. He graciously posed for a photo op. Many thanks for a memorable day!
"We're given amazing gifts. We're given the gift of free will. We're given the gift of freedom of choice. We're given the gift of individuality. We're given the gift of life. It's up to maximize the gift we've been given."
#WednesdayWisdom
#WednesdayMotivation
#Wisdom
#Truth
@gregolear
@LincolnsBible
Greg, being on your mailing list, getting your interesting, informative news is a high point in my week. And so is this thread. 🙏
@Angry_Staffer
It’s terrible here in the Birmingham metro area. Sirens, weather alerts all day. Shelby Cty, south of BHAM in metro area, already hit by 1 very destructive tornado today and now another one headed in.
The future belongs to a different kind of person w/a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers, creative & holistic ‘right-brain’ thinkers. ~Daniel Pink
#oatmeal
Oatmeal thinks different. Hot 'n Hot Baked Oatmeal Stuffed w/Sausage & Red Hots
First day of online school in MA for Baby Grand. Now a whole generation will not know what it’s like to walk miles to school, uphill both ways, through rain and snow, carrying books, a lunchbox and a little brother.
@JohnMTalmadgeMD
“Insanity with Hannity”! Not only does
@JohnMTalmadgeMD
educate us ... he entertains us with his words and phrases! Happy to find you in the world, JohnM!
#ADHD
#ADHDawareness
#Neurodiversity
Yep! It's real. Here is a graphic representation of normal brain activity vs ADHD brain activity as recently evaluated, analyzed & diagnosed by Focus-MD. Always felt like monkey brains. Now here is the evidence.
@thejackhopkins
Mmm … sounds very interesting. Explored it on Amazon. From the description, “ … explains how each person's life history is revealed in their bones.” So I ordered it! Thanks for the bookstore surveillance mission!
@JoyceWhiteVance
@JoyceWhiteVance
is not only knowledgeable about constitutional law ... she’s funny and witty too! We love you in Alabama, Joyce Vance!
Our family of five includes five distinct and different ADHD diagnoses. Where one son is exploding with energy, another is lost in his thoughts. Where one reacts to frustration with overt anger, another internalizes the emotions, which festers into shame.
Children with ADHD don’t always realize that they are interrupting or that their behavior is disturbing to others. Simply telling students with
#ADHD
their behavior is wrong doesn’t help.
“People who judge me, my therapist reminds me, should be cut off. They enforce that cycle everyone created for me as a child; they enforce that misery I endured, which gave me anxiety in the first place.”
Words matter so much because they are the building blocks of perception, thinking, and behavior; and policy words guide decision and action
#Semantics
#SharedFacts
#BrainFunction
@ECMcLaughlin
Thank you for credibly informing us about the truth. This is such a disconnect. They have on white coats. They have degrees we are taught to respect. They are given a highly visible platform. How can we put a stop to the disinformation?!!
#ADHD
goes Hollywood! These films depict
#ADHD
characters in a practical yet heroic context. The starring role played in these films exhibits symptoms of ADHD that are often viewed from the deficit model, but is transformed by the hero into strengths. Reframe
#ADHD
#neurodiversity
Thank you
@allentien
for your lead to this article: A growing understanding of consciousness could lead to treatments for brain injuries and phobias. Decoding the neuroscience of consciousness
A famous passage helped turn my
#ADHD
life around.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions,
perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Let him step to the music which he hears,
however measured or far away.
— Henry David Thoreau
@NDaoshea
Chaos presents problems to solve. It presents novelty. I think those are a couple of reasons that springs us into action and drives us forward.
@DrBobBeare
Thank you, Bob, for this great list of films. I am adding this one: Girl, Interrupted, a psychological drama about a girl institutionalized after a suicide attempt based on a true story.
@DrSusanYoung1
@UKAP3
If only education wasn’t so restrictive & encouraged/supported all talents & ways of learning. ADHD is only a problem in the wrong environment with the wrong or no support.
"Learn to calm your mind. During times of stress and hyper emotional activity we often accentuate them by heightening our emotional state. Learn to counterbalance emotion with logic. Allow calm to overcome drama."
#FridayFeeling
#FridayMotivation
#FridayVibes
#FridayThoughts