Adele Wimsett

And I think something, just understanding that this is the kind of brain that you have gives you the opportunity to offer yourself so much compassion and kindness. That was the biggest thing I got from understanding. I'm like, oh, that's why I do that.

that's why I do that and that's why I need to show up in this way because there's nothing wrong with me it's just that this is what I need and if you are in those situations where you know you're going from one sensory overload situation into another buffer it you know it might be that especially around times like Christmas or things like your birthdays or whatever's going on and it's busier just protect time either side it's okay to say I'm just going to go and lay

that's why I do that and that's why I need to show up in this way because there's nothing wrong with me it's just that this is what I need and if you are in those situations where you know you're going from one sensory overload situation into another buffer it you know it might be that especially around times like Christmas or things like your birthdays or whatever's going on and it's busier just protect time either side it's okay to say I'm just going to go and lay

that's why I do that and that's why I need to show up in this way because there's nothing wrong with me it's just that this is what I need and if you are in those situations where you know you're going from one sensory overload situation into another buffer it you know it might be that especially around times like Christmas or things like your birthdays or whatever's going on and it's busier just protect time either side it's okay to say I'm just going to go and lay

Absolutely. And just have a lovely soft bedspread and just stare out the window. It's okay. We've been groomed by capitalist society that it's not okay to stop and rest. It's fundamental to everybody. But I think particularly for our kind of brains, we need that downtime. If that inner motor and that inner drive will let you.

Absolutely. And just have a lovely soft bedspread and just stare out the window. It's okay. We've been groomed by capitalist society that it's not okay to stop and rest. It's fundamental to everybody. But I think particularly for our kind of brains, we need that downtime. If that inner motor and that inner drive will let you.

Absolutely. And just have a lovely soft bedspread and just stare out the window. It's okay. We've been groomed by capitalist society that it's not okay to stop and rest. It's fundamental to everybody. But I think particularly for our kind of brains, we need that downtime. If that inner motor and that inner drive will let you.

And downtime doesn't look for us like sitting in a corner silently meditating. It might be moving your body, right? It might be plunging yourself into a cold face, your face into a cold basin. You know, it might be these things that look extreme to other people. But for us, it's like, oh, okay, you know, I'm back in my body. I'm regulating myself. It's so important.

And downtime doesn't look for us like sitting in a corner silently meditating. It might be moving your body, right? It might be plunging yourself into a cold face, your face into a cold basin. You know, it might be these things that look extreme to other people. But for us, it's like, oh, okay, you know, I'm back in my body. I'm regulating myself. It's so important.

And downtime doesn't look for us like sitting in a corner silently meditating. It might be moving your body, right? It might be plunging yourself into a cold face, your face into a cold basin. You know, it might be these things that look extreme to other people. But for us, it's like, oh, okay, you know, I'm back in my body. I'm regulating myself. It's so important.

But look at all these things that just off the top of your head, you've listed off that you just did, right? So when I spoke to an ADHD psych, he said, think how much energy you use just showing up. And I'd never considered that because fatigue and low energy is something that comes with this.

But look at all these things that just off the top of your head, you've listed off that you just did, right? So when I spoke to an ADHD psych, he said, think how much energy you use just showing up. And I'd never considered that because fatigue and low energy is something that comes with this.

But look at all these things that just off the top of your head, you've listed off that you just did, right? So when I spoke to an ADHD psych, he said, think how much energy you use just showing up. And I'd never considered that because fatigue and low energy is something that comes with this.

And when you start to understand what it takes for us to keep ourselves regulated, particularly if we're showing up in a public space or showing up for people, we have to be on. We can't show up in this messy ADHD kind of thing. We've got to be on. So we have to invest a lot of energy in things that are just normal to us to do that neurotypical people aren't doing to get out the door.

And when you start to understand what it takes for us to keep ourselves regulated, particularly if we're showing up in a public space or showing up for people, we have to be on. We can't show up in this messy ADHD kind of thing. We've got to be on. So we have to invest a lot of energy in things that are just normal to us to do that neurotypical people aren't doing to get out the door.

And when you start to understand what it takes for us to keep ourselves regulated, particularly if we're showing up in a public space or showing up for people, we have to be on. We can't show up in this messy ADHD kind of thing. We've got to be on. So we have to invest a lot of energy in things that are just normal to us to do that neurotypical people aren't doing to get out the door.

It takes a lot of energy to be us. And by the end of the day, my decision-making ability is out. Even when we were talking about the time to do the podcast, it's like, where can we do this? Where are the time zones going to fit? And I can actually still string a sentence together. Because that dopamine bucket is finished because of all the things we've had to consider to get through the day.

It takes a lot of energy to be us. And by the end of the day, my decision-making ability is out. Even when we were talking about the time to do the podcast, it's like, where can we do this? Where are the time zones going to fit? And I can actually still string a sentence together. Because that dopamine bucket is finished because of all the things we've had to consider to get through the day.

It takes a lot of energy to be us. And by the end of the day, my decision-making ability is out. Even when we were talking about the time to do the podcast, it's like, where can we do this? Where are the time zones going to fit? And I can actually still string a sentence together. Because that dopamine bucket is finished because of all the things we've had to consider to get through the day.

Neotypical people aren't doing this. They're just getting up and doing their thing.