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A society not built for us. A world not built for us. We’re blamed for it though.

Self-determination underlies dopamine production. When we don’t have it. We need artificial production.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 25, 2021Posted inADHD, advocacy, autism, mental health, Twitter UnrollLeave a comment on A society not built for us. A world not built for us. We’re blamed for it though.

On the way I learn…

I need the full picture to understand the small details… I have the opposite learning cognition compared to how we are taught most of the time.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 25, 2021Posted inADHD, advocacy, autism, mental healthLeave a comment on On the way I learn…

Interest is required for memory encoding – it can be positive or negative

Hyperfocus brain is not always our friend when we feed it with bad information.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 24, 2021Posted inADHD, advocacy, mental healthTags:ADHD, mental healthLeave a comment on Interest is required for memory encoding – it can be positive or negative

‘Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage’

The danger of behaviourism and a loss of autonomy for the pattern seeking brain.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 23, 2021November 23, 2021Posted inADHD, advocacy, autism, mental healthTags:ADHD, autism1 Comment on ‘Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage’

The limits of empathy – on compassion

Compassion is a logical, intuitive, or logically intuitive willingness to act with kindness toward someone else.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 23, 2021Posted inADHD, advocacy, autism, mental healthTags:ADHD, autism, mental healthLeave a comment on The limits of empathy – on compassion

A brain that auto-solves

I have a black box brain a lot of the time, you throw random data in, it gives you a solution when doing something else. Passive problem solving.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 22, 2021November 22, 2021Posted inADHD, advocacy, autism, mental health, Twitter UnrollTags:ADHD, autism, mental health1 Comment on A brain that auto-solves

Possibly my most important pattern seeking moment

Thankfully my life has been excruciating. It allowed me to discover this pattern. Pain allows us to truly love.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021Posted inADHD, advocacy, autism, mental health, politics, social-justiceTags:ADHD, autism, ethics, politics, racism, social-justice1 Comment on Possibly my most important pattern seeking moment

To Parents Who Home-School their ADHD or Autistic Children, and those that cannot.

The most important thing is you love your kid and try your best – that is the best you can do.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 18, 2021Posted inADHD, advocacy, autism, mental healthTags:ADHD, autism, mental healthLeave a comment on To Parents Who Home-School their ADHD or Autistic Children, and those that cannot.

On the loss of autonomy and the danger of ABA, my family ‘ABA’ & my Father

Autonomy is the most vital thing for Autistic people’s safety. Respect it.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021Posted inadvocacy, autism, mental health, personalTags:autism, ethics, mental healthLeave a comment on On the loss of autonomy and the danger of ABA, my family ‘ABA’ & my Father

Rebuilding the citadel

Sometimes you can get yourself back – even after nearly three decades of forgetting who you are underneath.

Posted byroryreckonsNovember 17, 2021Posted inADHD, advocacy, autism, mental health, OCD, personalTags:ADHD, autism, mental health1 Comment on Rebuilding the citadel

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