Two small accommodations that have worked for me as a biochemist working in a lab.

One is that she needs to give deadlines for requests. She cant just say “get that to me ASAP” because does ASAP mean drop everything and do it now, stay late to finish what she needs tonight, or end of day tomorrow, etc. Or “hey I need ____” with no specified timeline, doesn’t work. She knows that my time blindness means I don’t remember how long ago she told me to do something, and I’m so busy with other shit that I easily lose track. I think it’s been two days, it’s actually been two weeks. She now gives me due dates. It’s less stressful than never knowing when she actually needs something.

Another is if I’m running an experiment then I can’t listen in to meetings like everyone else, because I get distracted and fuck up my experiment. My boss knows that if my experiment is the higher priority then I won’t attend any meetings during that time, and she’s fine with it. If it’s an important meeting I have to plan my experiment around it, or just do it another day.

I’m not sure if these qualify exactly. I didn’t have to go to HR to document my disorder and request these accommodations, I just talked to my boss as these things became problems.

idk, but maybe cause your comment implies that this post has a political agenda instead of just being shared because it’s a legitimately mildly infuriating issue

well i am now

OH there we go lol

my brain is broken rn apparently, I had to put your birthday into an age calculator to confirm, aren’t you turning 17 in a few months?

OP is 17

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I just got to the sex scene with Shadowheart. Her white hair turned back to black for the cutscene lol

what gave it away?

I don’t understand the point why people like you join lemmy just to spam shit. You’ll get banned soon, bye

I saw a great response to that on this community (or on Reddit, can’t remember). Sure, ADHD is like a superpower. It’s like being able to fly, except you can’t choose when you start flying, how fast you fly, which direction you fly in, or when you stop flying.

One of the articles explains that the females have some mechanism for keeping the sperm alive, I imagine the sperm is able to replicate itself as long as the environment is friendly. I’m not sure how they would choose between sperm, that may just be a hypothesis. I unfortunately don’t have the time to read further right now

Well I wasn’t expecting to look this up today. But it looks like there’s actually plenty of evidence for bats holding onto sperm for months. I’m not sure about them selectively choosing which sperm to use.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10511888/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/female-sperm-storage

And it’s not just bats. Apparently some turtles can hold onto sperm for years.

I’m glad for the ability to change pronouns, I know a lot of trans and non-binary people who really appreciate the inclusion, and it doesn’t impact the game in any negative ways. I think people can outgrow ignorance and bias, but it takes a significant amount of work and a willingness to change. Unfortunately, not many people see any reason to challenge their bias and bigotry so it rarely happens.

pronouns, gays, and women are scawy :( oh no whatever will the fragile men do now that they aren’t the only face of video games 🥺🥺🥺

OCD is a very complex diagnosis, and I’m not even saying OP has it, just that they are displaying symptoms. Obsessive thoughts and compulsions do not always revolve around repetition, that is only one of many possible symptoms. Much like ADHD people experience ADHD differently, people with OCD have different symptoms.

ETA: compulsions involve feeling compelled to do something in order to alleviate feelings of anxiety/doom that something bad is going to happen. They often manifest as repetitive behaviors in most people with OCD, but I’m not here to diagnose OP. I’m just saying they are showing symptoms, and they could benefit from coping techniques that target obsessive thoughts and compulsions.

I also sometimes get obsessive thoughts or compulsions, though I fall well below the bar of an OCD diagnosis. OP, this doesn’t sound like an ADHD symptom. But just because you experience OCD symptoms doesn’t mean you have OCD. You can still benefit from coping techniques that people with OCD use to handle their obsessive compulsions.

do you mean through lemmy? lemm.ee has removed image uploads, it was a while back to combat the wave of CSAM that hit everyone, and it hasn’t been reinstated

I’m about 80 hours into bg3 and just got the notification that I left act 1 lol

This is extremely helpful, thank you! I do remember seeing your post about VAST, and I completely forgot about it. I think this will be a big help.

We love How to ADHD! The doctor that diagnosed my husband recommended it to him, and we’ve started watching. Just gotta find the right ones that my BIL will be receptive to. Thank you!