Structured Success
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ADHD Coach & Academic Strategist | Guiding ADHD, autistic, and neurodivergent clients through lived experience | they/her | #AuDHD | www.structuredsuccess.ca
Most people with ADHD also have another mental health, neurodevelopmental, or behavioural condition at the same time.
I don't know who needs to here this, but these are just as worthy of treatment, professional support, and accommodation as ADHD is
I don't know who needs to here this, but these are just as worthy of treatment, professional support, and accommodation as ADHD is
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Most people with ADHD also have another mental health, neurodevelopmental, or behavioural condition at the same time.
I don't know who needs to here this, but these are just as worthy of treatment, professional support, and accommodation as ADHD is
I don't know who needs to here this, but these are just as worthy of treatment, professional support, and accommodation as ADHD is
Regularly being told that our big, fast emotions are overreactions trains ADHD'ers to try to suppress our emotional experience entierly.
This isn't healthy or sustainable, as it disconnects us from understanding what we're feeling or what we need to self-regulate in the face of our emotions
This isn't healthy or sustainable, as it disconnects us from understanding what we're feeling or what we need to self-regulate in the face of our emotions
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Regularly being told that our big, fast emotions are overreactions trains ADHD'ers to try to suppress our emotional experience entierly.
This isn't healthy or sustainable, as it disconnects us from understanding what we're feeling or what we need to self-regulate in the face of our emotions
This isn't healthy or sustainable, as it disconnects us from understanding what we're feeling or what we need to self-regulate in the face of our emotions
If you have ADHD, I have a question for you:
How do you get the things you're trying to remember out of your head?
Because if they don't exist OUTSIDE OF YOUR HEAD (usually in a place you'll see, hear, or trip over them) do they really exist?
My experience says no. No, they don't.
How do you get the things you're trying to remember out of your head?
Because if they don't exist OUTSIDE OF YOUR HEAD (usually in a place you'll see, hear, or trip over them) do they really exist?
My experience says no. No, they don't.
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you have ADHD, I have a question for you:
How do you get the things you're trying to remember out of your head?
Because if they don't exist OUTSIDE OF YOUR HEAD (usually in a place you'll see, hear, or trip over them) do they really exist?
My experience says no. No, they don't.
How do you get the things you're trying to remember out of your head?
Because if they don't exist OUTSIDE OF YOUR HEAD (usually in a place you'll see, hear, or trip over them) do they really exist?
My experience says no. No, they don't.
When you accidentally your way into a job in your special interest
*Makes money autistically*
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
When you accidentally your way into a job in your special interest
ADHD makes it so much harder to hear our body's natural cues like hunger, thirst, and stress.
We can neglect these needs because we don't hear or recognize them until they're really intense.
Or we overdo it constantly because our stimulation needs are more obvious than our bodily ones
We can neglect these needs because we don't hear or recognize them until they're really intense.
Or we overdo it constantly because our stimulation needs are more obvious than our bodily ones
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
ADHD makes it so much harder to hear our body's natural cues like hunger, thirst, and stress.
We can neglect these needs because we don't hear or recognize them until they're really intense.
Or we overdo it constantly because our stimulation needs are more obvious than our bodily ones
We can neglect these needs because we don't hear or recognize them until they're really intense.
Or we overdo it constantly because our stimulation needs are more obvious than our bodily ones
The autistic need for routine is framed so negatively for some reason.
Sure, these needs can be disruptive or dysregulating in the face of unexpected changes, but autistic routines can also be joyful, regulating, or grounding, offering structure and peace
Sure, these needs can be disruptive or dysregulating in the face of unexpected changes, but autistic routines can also be joyful, regulating, or grounding, offering structure and peace
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The autistic need for routine is framed so negatively for some reason.
Sure, these needs can be disruptive or dysregulating in the face of unexpected changes, but autistic routines can also be joyful, regulating, or grounding, offering structure and peace
Sure, these needs can be disruptive or dysregulating in the face of unexpected changes, but autistic routines can also be joyful, regulating, or grounding, offering structure and peace
Daily struggle by AceAngell on reddit
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November 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Daily struggle by AceAngell on reddit
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Hey ADHD'ers. When novelty runs out, replacing it with anxiety or guilt isn't actually sustainable or healthy!
Maybe make it fun by setting quests or challenges. Or add a social component that offers some community. Or build it into a routine.
Or, hear me out, let it go. That's okay too
Maybe make it fun by setting quests or challenges. Or add a social component that offers some community. Or build it into a routine.
Or, hear me out, let it go. That's okay too
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hey ADHD'ers. When novelty runs out, replacing it with anxiety or guilt isn't actually sustainable or healthy!
Maybe make it fun by setting quests or challenges. Or add a social component that offers some community. Or build it into a routine.
Or, hear me out, let it go. That's okay too
Maybe make it fun by setting quests or challenges. Or add a social component that offers some community. Or build it into a routine.
Or, hear me out, let it go. That's okay too
It isn't just the big traumatic events that impact our ability to cope and function. Small traumas, such as barriers, micro-aggressions, and unexpected friction also have an impact.
Worse, we never face only one of these at a time, but rather the sum of them all together
Worse, we never face only one of these at a time, but rather the sum of them all together
November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It isn't just the big traumatic events that impact our ability to cope and function. Small traumas, such as barriers, micro-aggressions, and unexpected friction also have an impact.
Worse, we never face only one of these at a time, but rather the sum of them all together
Worse, we never face only one of these at a time, but rather the sum of them all together
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It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
Something they never tell you about ADHD is that your brain always seems to work at different speed than everyone around you
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Something they never tell you about ADHD is that your brain always seems to work at different speed than everyone around you
There's always pressure for neurodivergent people to conform to the neurotypical world.
It makes just existing as neurodivergent exhausting, and makes advocating for our needs, finding community and support, accommodating ourselves a constant battle
It makes just existing as neurodivergent exhausting, and makes advocating for our needs, finding community and support, accommodating ourselves a constant battle
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
There's always pressure for neurodivergent people to conform to the neurotypical world.
It makes just existing as neurodivergent exhausting, and makes advocating for our needs, finding community and support, accommodating ourselves a constant battle
It makes just existing as neurodivergent exhausting, and makes advocating for our needs, finding community and support, accommodating ourselves a constant battle
You say this as if it isn't the main way to set up strategies that actually work for you.
Stop trying to willpower these things. Just make it more inconvenient to impulse buy things and you will do it less. Seriously. That's the trick.
Works for doomscrolling, impulsive eating, and such too
Stop trying to willpower these things. Just make it more inconvenient to impulse buy things and you will do it less. Seriously. That's the trick.
Works for doomscrolling, impulsive eating, and such too
One thing about having unmitigated ADHD and being fat and lazy as hell is that I can avoid impulse buying games merchandise bc my wallet is downstairs and I'm not Spheal rolling my ass downstairs to get my credit cards.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
You say this as if it isn't the main way to set up strategies that actually work for you.
Stop trying to willpower these things. Just make it more inconvenient to impulse buy things and you will do it less. Seriously. That's the trick.
Works for doomscrolling, impulsive eating, and such too
Stop trying to willpower these things. Just make it more inconvenient to impulse buy things and you will do it less. Seriously. That's the trick.
Works for doomscrolling, impulsive eating, and such too
Never confuse the labels someone uses or their diagnoses for being the totality of their experience.
Labels are about communication, finding support, and building community, not about capturing every nuanced detail of our lives
Labels are about communication, finding support, and building community, not about capturing every nuanced detail of our lives
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Never confuse the labels someone uses or their diagnoses for being the totality of their experience.
Labels are about communication, finding support, and building community, not about capturing every nuanced detail of our lives
Labels are about communication, finding support, and building community, not about capturing every nuanced detail of our lives
If I'm not fidgeting, I'm not listening...
because the eldritch horror that lives between my ears has captured my attention trapping me in a never ending spiral of despair, self-doubt, and redundant self-recrimination...
I mean... what were you saying?
because the eldritch horror that lives between my ears has captured my attention trapping me in a never ending spiral of despair, self-doubt, and redundant self-recrimination...
I mean... what were you saying?
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
If I'm not fidgeting, I'm not listening...
because the eldritch horror that lives between my ears has captured my attention trapping me in a never ending spiral of despair, self-doubt, and redundant self-recrimination...
I mean... what were you saying?
because the eldritch horror that lives between my ears has captured my attention trapping me in a never ending spiral of despair, self-doubt, and redundant self-recrimination...
I mean... what were you saying?
Neurodivergent conditions don't exist in neat, separate boxes.
They disguise each other, overlap, battle each other, work together to gang up on us, or otherwise create unique presentations that can make understanding and explaining our experiences incredibly difficult
They disguise each other, overlap, battle each other, work together to gang up on us, or otherwise create unique presentations that can make understanding and explaining our experiences incredibly difficult
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Neurodivergent conditions don't exist in neat, separate boxes.
They disguise each other, overlap, battle each other, work together to gang up on us, or otherwise create unique presentations that can make understanding and explaining our experiences incredibly difficult
They disguise each other, overlap, battle each other, work together to gang up on us, or otherwise create unique presentations that can make understanding and explaining our experiences incredibly difficult
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Executive dysfunction is a core component of ADHD and often involved in autism, depression, bipolar, and OCD.
It's a big barrier with widely ranging impacts, from struggles getting started to being unable to stop, from memory issues to indecision.
But, what exactly is executive dysfunction? 🧵
It's a big barrier with widely ranging impacts, from struggles getting started to being unable to stop, from memory issues to indecision.
But, what exactly is executive dysfunction? 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Executive dysfunction is a core component of ADHD and often involved in autism, depression, bipolar, and OCD.
It's a big barrier with widely ranging impacts, from struggles getting started to being unable to stop, from memory issues to indecision.
But, what exactly is executive dysfunction? 🧵
It's a big barrier with widely ranging impacts, from struggles getting started to being unable to stop, from memory issues to indecision.
But, what exactly is executive dysfunction? 🧵
There is no way to make any environment universally accessible.
Accommodations are always going to require input, discussion, and modification. This shouldn’t prevent us from seeking them.
Instead it should encourage us to talk openly about how we work best and when we experience barriers
Accommodations are always going to require input, discussion, and modification. This shouldn’t prevent us from seeking them.
Instead it should encourage us to talk openly about how we work best and when we experience barriers
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
There is no way to make any environment universally accessible.
Accommodations are always going to require input, discussion, and modification. This shouldn’t prevent us from seeking them.
Instead it should encourage us to talk openly about how we work best and when we experience barriers
Accommodations are always going to require input, discussion, and modification. This shouldn’t prevent us from seeking them.
Instead it should encourage us to talk openly about how we work best and when we experience barriers
Executive dysfunction is a core component of ADHD and often involved in autism, depression, bipolar, and OCD.
It's a big barrier with widely ranging impacts, from struggles getting started to being unable to stop, from memory issues to indecision.
But, what exactly is executive dysfunction? 🧵
It's a big barrier with widely ranging impacts, from struggles getting started to being unable to stop, from memory issues to indecision.
But, what exactly is executive dysfunction? 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Executive dysfunction is a core component of ADHD and often involved in autism, depression, bipolar, and OCD.
It's a big barrier with widely ranging impacts, from struggles getting started to being unable to stop, from memory issues to indecision.
But, what exactly is executive dysfunction? 🧵
It's a big barrier with widely ranging impacts, from struggles getting started to being unable to stop, from memory issues to indecision.
But, what exactly is executive dysfunction? 🧵
Today seems to be an intrusive regret kind of day.
Oh boy... I was such an awkward child... adolescent... and adult >_<
Oh boy... I was such an awkward child... adolescent... and adult >_<
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Today seems to be an intrusive regret kind of day.
Oh boy... I was such an awkward child... adolescent... and adult >_<
Oh boy... I was such an awkward child... adolescent... and adult >_<
I really wish we'd talk about co-regulation more.
Helping another person try self-regulating activities makes it easier from them to engage in self-regulation. AND helping others regulate reduces barriers for us as well, making easier for us to self-regulate too.
It's a such win-win
Helping another person try self-regulating activities makes it easier from them to engage in self-regulation. AND helping others regulate reduces barriers for us as well, making easier for us to self-regulate too.
It's a such win-win
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I really wish we'd talk about co-regulation more.
Helping another person try self-regulating activities makes it easier from them to engage in self-regulation. AND helping others regulate reduces barriers for us as well, making easier for us to self-regulate too.
It's a such win-win
Helping another person try self-regulating activities makes it easier from them to engage in self-regulation. AND helping others regulate reduces barriers for us as well, making easier for us to self-regulate too.
It's a such win-win
Working with your neurodivergent brain isn't about finding the perfect strategy or crafting the perfect environment.
It's about making changes, one at a time, to make things a little bit easier, and being open to changing or rebuilding those when something knocks you off course
It's about making changes, one at a time, to make things a little bit easier, and being open to changing or rebuilding those when something knocks you off course
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Working with your neurodivergent brain isn't about finding the perfect strategy or crafting the perfect environment.
It's about making changes, one at a time, to make things a little bit easier, and being open to changing or rebuilding those when something knocks you off course
It's about making changes, one at a time, to make things a little bit easier, and being open to changing or rebuilding those when something knocks you off course
Where are the jobs where you start random things you're interested in, but never finish them, but also work 15 hours straight when you're feeling it, but completely skip other days, all without anyone making you feel bad for it?
I think I know a couple ADHD'ers that are exceptionally qualified
I think I know a couple ADHD'ers that are exceptionally qualified
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Where are the jobs where you start random things you're interested in, but never finish them, but also work 15 hours straight when you're feeling it, but completely skip other days, all without anyone making you feel bad for it?
I think I know a couple ADHD'ers that are exceptionally qualified
I think I know a couple ADHD'ers that are exceptionally qualified
Traits of one neurodivergent condition can look a LOT like the traits of others.
Understanding where our experiences come from takes a lot time, careful self-reflection, and, often, the help of trained professional.
It's okay if we can't figure it out in an afternoon or without support
Understanding where our experiences come from takes a lot time, careful self-reflection, and, often, the help of trained professional.
It's okay if we can't figure it out in an afternoon or without support
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Traits of one neurodivergent condition can look a LOT like the traits of others.
Understanding where our experiences come from takes a lot time, careful self-reflection, and, often, the help of trained professional.
It's okay if we can't figure it out in an afternoon or without support
Understanding where our experiences come from takes a lot time, careful self-reflection, and, often, the help of trained professional.
It's okay if we can't figure it out in an afternoon or without support
Being called high-functioning generally means being high-masking.
It's like saying we SEEM to be meeting or exceeding expectations from the outside. But it never takes into account internal strife, timely or costly accommodations, or dysfunction behind closed doors
It's like saying we SEEM to be meeting or exceeding expectations from the outside. But it never takes into account internal strife, timely or costly accommodations, or dysfunction behind closed doors
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Being called high-functioning generally means being high-masking.
It's like saying we SEEM to be meeting or exceeding expectations from the outside. But it never takes into account internal strife, timely or costly accommodations, or dysfunction behind closed doors
It's like saying we SEEM to be meeting or exceeding expectations from the outside. But it never takes into account internal strife, timely or costly accommodations, or dysfunction behind closed doors