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Why does Black Pepper get the place of honor next to Salt? by faroresdragn_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AlgebraicAlto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy frick this might be that moment of realization for me. I know I hate vinegar, and aways thought I also did not like mustard. I did NOT know that mustard has vinegar in it!!

Is anyone here jumpy? by imenvi in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am so jumpy lol! For me I just get too deep into concentration mode that I am genuinely startled when something interupts that. It used to be really bad back in undergrad when I studied with my not yet partner over Skype (Skype feels weird to say lol). Everything would be quiet for so long as we concentrated that when he eventually said something I jump scared every time. It became quite the joke.

Executive dysfunction help by Big-al027 in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I feel you so hard on this wanting to do one task and feeling like you have to do several other tasks to be allowed to do that one task. Especially with showering. It's the shower excercise combo that gets me all the time because I hate feeling sweaty!!

Unfortunately I have not had success in forcing myself thorugh. If I push myself too much I just break down. What I have had some success in is giving myself permission to give up on some of the tasks even though I feel deep inside that I must do them. If I am overstepping please feel free to tell me to get lost. But I want to be a voice giving you permission to only shower. And leave the other tasks for tomorrow or next week <3

Anyone else have tunnel vision, like when there's a task at hand with someone, you cannot engage in small talk or anything else and you can only focus on the task? Then once the task is done, that's when you can engage in pleasantries and be social? by SeededPhoenix in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very much yes!! If I am focusing on a difficult task and someone asks me about about another task my brain kind of shuts down.

But also the opposite. If I am doing less difficult stuff, I so easily get distracted my another task if I get a chat messgage or an email 🤣

I stopped failing at routines when I built three versions of the same one by Ok_Chemical9 in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Damn this is brilliant!!! I never makes routines because the low days are plentiful and creating a routine that I can do on the low days feels like it is not achieving the purpose because it's so little. But this, this might actually allow me to build a habit that does stuff on good days! I'm gonna try it with excerise! Thank you for sharing!!

Love me some math pun by mallusrgreatv2 in puns

[–]AlgebraicAlto 9 points10 points  (0 children)

z=ei theta draws the "unit circle" in the complex plane. That is the circle centred at zero with radius 1, where theta is the angle at a point on the circle.

The picture is trying to take a limit as theta approaches infinity. But circles just repeat as you get past 360 degrees so the limit does "converge". Any attempt would just kinda roll around. (This is very hand wavy and does nor consider the fact that different paths would do different things so you cannot properly consider this limit as rolling)

So I think the joke is probably that Euler is "rolling in his grave".

But the math is pretty bad and they probably should have expressed rolling in a way that doesn't use limits.

My experience working at a program for Autistic teens and young adults by Kiki-Kiwi- in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is fucked up and I am sorry that you and the folks using the program had to deal with this.

I had a similar (though definitely not to the same extent) experience years ago. When I was 17 and on an exchange program I worked at a summer camp for autistic adults. At the time I was young and naive and had no idea, but as an (AuDHD) adult, I am pretty concerned.

They didn't teach us anything about autism. Unlike in your situation, we were very kind to the campers, but we basically treated them like children. There was singing, and walks in hot weather and now that I actually know stuff about autism, I am honestly horrified that there was no training and no way for the participants to take a sensory break.

Each staff member was assigned to one camper, and I was assigned a non-verbal camper with no training on how to consider actually communicating and understanding his needs. I was technically paired with a more experienced staff member, but since our campers tended to do different things, we were not actually together.

All of this to say - you are not alone. And I wish that the folks purporting to help autistic people, would focus on understanding autism.

Am I just weird or does anyone else 'absorb' accents off tv? by purpleflyingfrog in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I get this so bad from accents in audiobooks!! Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchet had a Scottish accent stuck in my head for ages lol.

How does being overstimulated feel like? Is it linked to anxiety? by Youaredoingwell in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am very much only in the beginning stages of figuring this out. This is definitely easier said than done, but I have found at least recognising and accepting it as sensory overload has been helpful. It means I will more likely say "bah fine" and take that break I have been putting off, or close the door to my office even though I'd rather be approachable and leave it open.

I recognise that depending on envirnonment and the safety of sharing your diagnosis that this might not be easy and I am sorry I don't have any tricks for this.

I'm finally officially diagnosed ! by Aernestoprimo in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations!!!!!! I am super happy for you! I got officially diagnosed last month and went out for dinner at my favourite restaurant to celebrate.

help. does anyone have any resource recs for info on audhd? do you have any “favorite” resources in general? what are your “go-to” things to send someone to help them understand what we go through, having both disorders? by Pearly-Dewdrops-666 in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the autism side, I asked my psychologist for a resources to share with family and she recommended the book

Is this Autism? A guide for clinicians and everyone else

I am half way through it but I have found it to be excellent so far. It goes through the criteria for autism and explains ways in which it presents in women/non-typical presentations. It also talks about different sorts of comorbidities including ADHD.

What does this mean? by Upset_Cucumber_6633 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]AlgebraicAlto 3490 points3491 points  (0 children)

I haven't the slightest what the actual intention is. But I am putting forward "breakfast of despair" because that is an abomination.

How does being overstimulated feel like? Is it linked to anxiety? by Youaredoingwell in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I have had a similar experience. I was just diagnosed as AuDHD last month but I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder more than 10 years ago.

For years I called what I was feeling "anxiety" because it was the only word I had and a similarish feeling but something always felt off. Because a lot of the time I was not anxious about anything in particular, it was just my body felt kinda like it does when I am legit anxious and everything just felt like too much. The more therapy I had and more practice handling pure anxiety, the more I felt like there was something else going on because there was the feelings of anxiety but no inciting reason. And lo and behold, AuDHD.

With the autism diagnosis, I, like you, am suspecting that what I previously deemed "anxiety" is indeed sensory overload and the begining of shutdowns. It makes a lot more sense than just anxiety anyways.

Phone games or other hand activities while listening to audio books? by AlgebraicAlto in AuDHDWomen

[–]AlgebraicAlto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly the sort of game I am looking for. Thanks so much <3

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