#executivedysfunction — Public Fediverse posts

Executive dysfunction isn't procrastination.

Procrastination is a choice you delay. Executive dysfunction is the inability to initiate — even when the stakes are high and you genuinely want to start. The task is visible. The bridge to it isn't.

#ExecutiveDysfunction #ADHD #Initiation

Fifty years of dinette sets and waffle makers. I should be working right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/ghosthabits/p/the-price-is-right-has-been-on-since?r=2lfz1m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ADHD #ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent #executivedysfunction #procrastination #writing #classictv #ghosthabits

Fifty years of dinette sets and waffle makers. I should be working right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/ghosthabits/p/the-price-is-right-has-been-on-since?r=2lfz1m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ADHD #ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent #executivedysfunction #procrastination #writing #classictv #ghosthabits

Fifty years of dinette sets and waffle makers. I should be working right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/ghosthabits/p/the-price-is-right-has-been-on-since?r=2lfz1m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ADHD #ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent #executivedysfunction #procrastination #writing #classictv #ghosthabits

Fifty years of dinette sets and waffle makers. I should be working right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/ghosthabits/p/the-price-is-right-has-been-on-since?r=2lfz1m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ADHD #ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent #executivedysfunction #procrastination #writing #classictv #ghosthabits

Fifty years of dinette sets and waffle makers. I should be working right now.

https://open.substack.com/pub/ghosthabits/p/the-price-is-right-has-been-on-since?r=2lfz1m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ADHD #ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent #executivedysfunction #procrastination #writing #classictv #ghosthabits

Procrastination looks a lot like research. You're preparing for the work. You're just preparing indefinitely.

#adhd #autism #audhd #neurodivergent #productivity #procrastination #actuallyautistic #executivedysfunction

Procrastination looks a lot like research. You're preparing for the work. You're just preparing indefinitely.

#adhd #autism #audhd #neurodivergent #productivity #procrastination #actuallyautistic #executivedysfunction

Procrastination looks a lot like research. You're preparing for the work. You're just preparing indefinitely.

#adhd #autism #audhd #neurodivergent #productivity #procrastination #actuallyautistic #executivedysfunction

Procrastination looks a lot like research. You're preparing for the work. You're just preparing indefinitely.

#adhd #autism #audhd #neurodivergent #productivity #procrastination #actuallyautistic #executivedysfunction

Procrastination looks a lot like research. You're preparing for the work. You're just preparing indefinitely.

#adhd #autism #audhd #neurodivergent #productivity #procrastination #actuallyautistic #executivedysfunction

I spent years tripping over my own shoes. Trying harder isn't the fix.

https://open.substack.com/pub/ghosthabits/p/i-bought-a-shoe-cabinet-for-my-adhd?r=2lfz1m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ADHD #Neurodivergent #ExecutiveDysfunction #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

#ADHD #ADHDMemes #MentalExhaustion #Neurodivergent #Burnout #Relatable #MentalHealth #ExecutiveDysfunction #BenAffleck #ADHDLife

#ADHD #ADHDMemes #MentalExhaustion #Neurodivergent #Burnout #Relatable #MentalHealth #ExecutiveDysfunction #BenAffleck #ADHDLife

#ADHD #ADHDMemes #MentalExhaustion #Neurodivergent #Burnout #Relatable #MentalHealth #ExecutiveDysfunction #BenAffleck #ADHDLife

#ADHD #ADHDMemes #MentalExhaustion #Neurodivergent #Burnout #Relatable #MentalHealth #ExecutiveDysfunction #BenAffleck #ADHDLife

#ADHD #ADHDMemes #MentalExhaustion #Neurodivergent #Burnout #Relatable #MentalHealth #ExecutiveDysfunction #BenAffleck #ADHDLife

Late diagnosis means late access to accommodations.

It means years of struggling in environments that weren't built for you, without anyone explaining why everything was harder than it seemed to be for everyone else.

#adhd #neurodivergent #autism #audhd #actuallyAutistic #executivedysfunction

https://www.europesays.com/news/25676/ Supreme Court analysis: Democrats will lose the gerrymandering wars. #democrats #elections #ExecutiveDysfunction #gerrymandering #Headlines #judiciary #jurisprudence #News #PaywallEssential #PaywallExempt #SupremeCourt #TopStories #Voting #VotingRights

There are some mornings where you wake up already behind. You didn’t get anything done the day before, and the weight of everything undone and everything you have to do that day is already on your chest waiting for you.

Getting out of bed that morning is a bigger achievement than most people understand.

#adhd #audhd #executivedysfunction #actuallyAutistic #neurodivergent #autism

The funny thing about my brain is how uneven it is.

I can barely hold a 5-step laundry instruction in my head without writing it all down.

But I still clearly remember how back in 2007 I spent hours searching the entire internet for the soundtrack from the show Still Standing.
Shazam existed but I didn’t know about it yet - the first iPhone had just come out. I eventually found the track on some obscure website.

There was no mp3 download, only a player, so I screen-recorded it to extract the song. I even emailed it to another guy who was looking for the same track.
We wrote to each other on Gmail. I still remember his name and email.

The song was Will Hoge – You Make Me Happy, and I’ve kept that file in my archive since 2008 (BTW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB8HEJueCCQ).

Meanwhile, if my wife tells me: "Wash at 40 with double wash and extra rinse. If there’s too much laundry, do it at 60. If there's already washed clothes, dry them - but split into two loads so they fit in the dryer. And if there’s bedding, hang it on the rack." - my brain just gives up after two steps. Complete fog.

Or the colour thing - I genuinely don’t know where "light" ends and "dark" begins.
Grey? Slightly darker grey? Bright red? It creates real paralysis in the moment.

In the moment it feels like I'm just being stupid, but my brain simply can't process these things.

#ExecutiveDysfunction #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Thoughts #MentalHealth #Blog

Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
🐱
#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
💐
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the

Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
🐱
#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
💐
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the

Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
🐱
#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
💐
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the

Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
🐱
#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
💐
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the

Sometimes your final straw may be close, but closing some tabs could help. As could distracting yourself by reading the 425th edition of #Paranatellonta, perhaps. Enjoy!
🐱
#cats #flowers #embroidery #executivedysfunction #witch #photography #flashfiction
💐
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/815430536393785344/hidden-straw-i-hid-my-final-straw-among-the

I don’t have all the answers yet. Diagnosis is still preliminary (Asperger's mentioned, AuDHD suspected).

But I’m starting to accept that my brain will probably always do this dance.

What’s helping a bit:

- Fewer tools (I'm trying to kill half of them)
- Accepting that "good enough" is better than “perfect but abandoned”
- Writing things down immediately instead of trusting my memory

If you're also stuck in the endless app-switching hell… you're not broken. Your brain just needs different rules.

Would love to hear how other people handle this.

#AuDHD #ADHD #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Blog #Thoughts #Productivity #MentalHealth #Fediverse

Right now my "source of truth" is basically a mess:

- Quick thoughts → Apple Notes
- Important stuff → Notion
- Super private things → Anytype
- Sharing with nice links → Craft Docs
- Old experiments → Outline (I should probably kill it)
- Random thoughts I wrote on paper last week

I literally don’t remember where I put things half the time.
I used to think I was just "bad at productivity".

Now I’m pretty sure my brain just doesn’t work like other people’s. And I’m tired of pretending it does.

#ActuallyAutistic #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Tools #Software #Thoughts #Blog #MentalHealth

Every few weeks I decide: "This is the one. This app/notebook/system will finally fix my brain."

I set it up for hours. I move everything. I feel so organized. I tell myself "this time it’s forever".

Two weeks later I’m staring at the screen, completely empty, and the whole thing feels impossible again.

I’ve done this with Notion, Evernote, Craft, Outline (self hosted), Anytype, Proton, Gemini, even physical notebooks… the list is long.
My brain keeps promising me the perfect system. It never delivers.

#AuDHD #ExecutiveDysfunction #Neurodivergent #Blog #Thoughts #Health #Mentalhealth

https://www.europesays.com/news/22710/ There’s something more sinister beneath Trump’s White House ballroom obsession. #DonaldTrump #ExecutiveDysfunction #Headlines #judiciary #jurisprudence #News #PaywallExempt #SupremeCourt #TopStories #WhiteHouse

The ADHD brain lacks baseline dopamine. It cannot "just start" a task. Deadline panic triggers an adrenaline spike to bridge the chemical gap.

This forces action. It is biology. Not laziness.

#ADHD #ExecutiveDysfunction #AuDHD

"Waiting mode paralysis" is not a character flaw.

The brain perceives an upcoming event as an active threat to current focus. Break the loop. Anchor attention to an immediate physical task.

#WaitingMode #ADHDParalysis #ExecutiveDysfunction

"Waiting mode paralysis" is not a character flaw.

The brain perceives an upcoming event as an active threat to current focus. Break the loop. Anchor attention to an immediate physical task.

#WaitingMode #ADHDParalysis #ExecutiveDysfunction

I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win

#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd

I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win

#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd

I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win

#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd

I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win

#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd

I did it! I worked for 25 minutes on a task I'd been putting off. It doesn't seem like much but when it's tough to do anything requiring brainpower I'll count this as a win

#executivedysfunction #acutallyAutistic #audhd #adhd

desperately trying to do a task I've been putting off for a week... maybe I'll set a timer? or make a list of steps?
how do you tackle tasks like that #ADHD crew?

#actuallyAutistic #procrastinating #executiveDysfunction

I wrote a book about doing things when you can't do anything, while spending much of the writing process unable to do anything.

That's either irony or research.

#audhd #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #writing #IndieAuthor #autism #executivedysfunction

hold up! Do you remember when you last drank water? If not, drink some now!

(it's 3:30p and this is my first water of the day)

#adhd #executivedysfunction

You know that thing you want to do? The one that keeps popping up in your head. If you have the energy today, it's a good day to start. Or finish it.

#ADHD #neurodivergent #executivedysfunction

Hi! Late diagnosed #AuDHD.

I've been writing a book for 3 years that should have taken one. I'm now trying to publish it, so I'm jumping into something I know nothing about.

When I'm not navigating my #executivedysfunction, I'm hiking, listening to paranormal podcasts, or down a rabbit hole reading old restaurant menus.

I live with a big, fluffy cat, and I've just spent 45 minutes rewriting this introduction.

#ADHD #neurodivergent #introduction #autism #Mastodon #WritingCommunity #NewHere

Standard CBT fails AuDHD brains.

"Challenging thoughts" won't fix a tapped-out nervous system.

These aren't bad mindsets. Your nervous system is signaling distress. Check your environment and dopamine first.

#Neurodivergent #AuDHD #ExecutiveDysfunction

Raise your hand if you have consumed nothing by mouth but your morning caffeinated beverage?

Now, go eat and drink something with no caffeine

(it me)

#adhd #executivedysfunction

If I look at what it takes for me to get 4 or more hours of sleep as a recipe, "drink at least 6 8oz glasses of water" is the main ingredient, without which it WILL fail. Why can't I do it? Oh, the very definition of executive dysfunction, you say?
(the margarita from a can didn't help)

I am going to track down Designing Women and see if it holds up for a rewatch.

#insomnia #executivedysfunction

"Oh, I'm in (a lot of) pain! That's why I want to puke and curl up."

#medMastodon #medicine #autistic #asperger #disabled #spoonie #chronicPain #ExecDysfunk #ExecutiveFunction #ExecutiveDysfunction

"Oh, I'm in (a lot of) pain! That's why I want to puke and curl up."

#medMastodon #medicine #autistic #asperger #disabled #spoonie #chronicPain #ExecDysfunk #ExecutiveFunction #ExecutiveDysfunction

"Oh, I'm in (a lot of) pain! That's why I want to puke and curl up."

#medMastodon #medicine #autistic #asperger #disabled #spoonie #chronicPain #ExecDysfunk #ExecutiveFunction #ExecutiveDysfunction

"Oh, I'm in (a lot of) pain! That's why I want to puke and curl up."

#medMastodon #medicine #autistic #asperger #disabled #spoonie #chronicPain #ExecDysfunk #ExecutiveFunction #ExecutiveDysfunction