“…the idea that a person with ADHD is just being lazy is amazingly persistent. This doesn’t adequately acknowledge the significant amount of effort that they are often exerting. Their minds are working away, trying really hard to organize a boatload of undifferentiated information in their brains, even as they might seem “lazy” because they have trouble completing (and sometimes even starting!) tasks. But fMRI research conducted with children who have ADHD reinforces that “lazy” is simply an ADHD myth. In a presentation to the Society for Neuroscience, biologist Tudor Puiu suggested that in children with ADHD an important mental control area of the brain (the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex), works much harder and, perhaps, less efficiently than for those without ADHD. “These networks are disrupted. The ADHD brain has to work harder than the normal brain,” he said.
ADHD adults can tell you they are working really hard to get mentally organized—expending tons of energy on it—yet are frustrated that they get consistent feedback from important people (teachers when younger, parents, spouses, friends) that they aren’t working hard enough. This confuses hard work with results—and the two are sometimes strikingly disconnected for those with ADHD. One person I know described what it feels like to have ADHD as “having the Library of Congress in your head, but with no card catalogue.” Think about how hard it would be to get organized—a Herculean task! Dealing with this sort of mind 24/7 can lead to a sense of helplessness—a sort of “I’m dancing as fast as I can so please don’t ask more of me” feeling. Sometimes that feeling is voiced (and often met with a disbelieving, “Then why aren’t you doing better if you’re trying so hard?” from a frustrated spouse or parent.) Sometimes the “I’m dancing as fast as I can” feeling is not voiced but simply leads to feelings of overwhelm or paralysis.”
—Melissa Orlov (full article here)
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Why Americans Are the Weirdest People in the World
As the three continued their work, they noticed something else that was remarkable: again and again one group of people appeared to be particularly unusual when compared to other populations—with perceptions, behaviors, and motivations that were almost always sliding down one end of the human bell curve.
In the end they titled their paper “The Weirdest People in the World?” (pdf) By “weird” they meant both unusual and Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. It is not just our Western habits and cultural preferences that are different from the rest of the world, it appears. The very way we think about ourselves and others—and even the way we perceive reality—makes us distinct from other humans on the planet, not to mention from the vast majority of our ancestors. Among Westerners, the data showed that Americans were often the most unusual, leading the researchers to conclude that “American participants are exceptional even within the unusual population of Westerners—outliers among outliers.”
Given the data, they concluded that social scientists could not possibly have picked a worse population from which to draw broad generalizations. Researchers had been doing the equivalent of studying penguins while believing that they were learning insights applicable to all birds.
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it sounds obvious to 99% of writers, but i’ve seen a couple of instances now where it’s not made completely clear to people that yes you can make fanart! all the fanart! and post it! so here’s a psa: go for it
I’d rather be vain than learn to hate myself again.
Tagged by @theawkwardterrier. Thank you!
Post the last sentence you wrote and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.
Everything was too close to the surface and one doesn’t point out the scene of the crime with a bloody knife in their hand.
Tagging: @cheshirecatstrut, @blithers, @widespindriftgaze, @letteredlettered, @absolutelyiris, @cupcakesandtv, @htbthomas, @returnsandreturns, @beyondthedreamline, @sophia-helix, @hannasus, @darling-in-my-fashion, @lodessa, @aspiringpolymath, @significantowl, @englishable, @firstaudrina, @wagamiller, @roane72, @kylo-wouldnt-like-those-chips, @mimilaroo, @jenndoesnotcare, @beezlebobble, @hariboo
His father does not idly promise; despite his misgivings, Spock is convinced of this.
@morenita326, @morewonders, @bea2me, @clonethemidwife, @leyenn, @liminal-zone, @joyful-voyager, @jaqofspades, @jhelenoftrek, @hayjbsg @ghostcat3000, @sophia-helix, @pixiedane, @talsi74656
She looks back at him just as they disolve in the golden particles that twirl and vanish.
@angrywarrior69 @ariella884 @carlynroth @coffee-in-that-nebula-oitnb @devoverest @dvandme @emmikamikatze @getoutofmyjaneway @gracelockheart @radioactive-violet @killermanatee @leisylaura @littleobsessions90 @mia-cooper @missyhissy3 @missmil @rawkfemme
Under the cut because I am who I am:
@rikerssexblouse @ussjellyfish @jhelenoftrek @epicwillalwaysbemyfavouriteword @jimmybobjames @reflectingiridescent @admiralkatcornwellfan @cool-veggiesword
Charanpal tasted of shitty Jovian liquor, but Cotyar didn’t care.
Tagging @ussjellyfish, @captacorn, @reflectingiridescent, @jhelenoftrek, @mia-cooper, @devoverest, @nenya-kanadka, @pixiedane, @radioactive-violet, @liz-squids
Things deteriorated from there.
@carlynroth @joyful-voyager @missyhissy3 @warp6
No pressure tagging as always. I just picked people I know have written some fic at some point!
“You tried to run from me, to betray me, but you can never truly escape what you are or the place where you belong.”
shiiiiiit that’s 24 tags. i really gotta write shorter sentences.
no pressure tagging:
@angrywarrior69 @angelicsharonraydor @ariella884 @breezybree @boldlygoingintobooty @cheile @coffee-in-that-nebula @emmikamikatze @elizabeth-janeway1158 @geohorse @kjaneway314 @klugtiger @katesfire82 @littleobsessions90 @marcygoomen @missmil @mollybecameanengineer @morenita326 @morgynleri @purpledog47 @rawkfemme @supernovacoffee @talsi74656 @weary-hearted-queen
”You want to survive? You got to think like them. The ones who want you dead. It’s the only way. Kill or be killed Captain. It’s your choice.”
@angrywarrior69 @coffee-in-that-nebula @carlynroth @joyful-voyager @jhelenoftrek @klugtiger @weary-hearted-queen @pixiedane @purpledog47 @ariella884 @cheile @cherrypie23uk @rawkfemme @ralkana @mia-cooper @killermanatee
@theonlyquietbeagle @arcadia1995 @breezybree @caladeniablue @captkatebae @rikerssexblouse @emmikamikatze @galinaredreznikov @dvandme
This has been in my drafts for a while but I came back across it and have written something recently, so here we go!
“Hi, Owen. It’s good to see you.”
@ussjellyfish, @jhelenoftrek, @captacorn, @mia-cooper, @reflectingiridescent, @radioactive-violet, @devoverest
Hey, I have something this go around:
“I just wanted to be sure of you.”
Which, to be totally honest, I didn’t really write because it’s a character quoting Winnie the Pooh, but, I mean, I CHOSE to put it in my story, so that counts, right?
No pressure tagging as always! @writertobridge @carlynroth @caladeniablue @rawkfemme @warp6 @pixiedane @alphaflyer @missyhissy3
Okay, so I was tagged in this post by @gracelockheart @arcadia1995 and @captacorn maybe two (three?) weeks back, but didn’t have anything new written except for graduate social work papers. But now, I am 80% done with the next chapter in Looking For Eden, and it’s a doozy. So, in gratitude for everyone’s patience, here are the last several sentences I wrote just this morning:
From somewhere else, I felt a warm, bony hand grasp my own. Then, a larger hand squeezed my shoulder and shook me gently.
“Talia.”
My eyes snapped open, bringing the wardroom sharply into focus. B’Elanna was holding tightly to my hand, while Julian was shaking me out of my stupor and calling my name. I looked from one to the other, their worried eyes seeking to understand what was happening to me. I couldn’t explain it myself, but I knew what needed to be done. “I have to seek the Prophets.”
Across the room, I heard Iliana scoff. “Oh, for fuck’s sake.”
“The Prophets haven’t spoken to anyone since the Emissary left us,” Ro said. “What makes you think they’ll listen to you now?”
“Talia,” Kira said, her voice shockingly gentle, “what did you see?”
I looked into Kira’s faithful brown eyes. “It’s not linear.”
That was all she needed to know.
No pressure tagging: @jhelenoftrek @warp6 @devoverest @morgynleri @angrywarrior69 @rikerssexblouse @pixiedane
Sod it, the whole last paragraph of a project that I don’t think I’ve actually posted (the words, that is):
Lucrezia smiles a little, her expression uncertain. “You are welcome to remain as long as you require, Your Eminence. I am certain my husband will have no objection to your company.”
Anyone who wants to play, feel free to consider youself tagged. I’m mostly out of spoons. 🙂
Jess is adorable and also has taken a great liking to that spot on the dresser lately.
And now, to stare at her human.
Jess is adorable and also has taken a great liking to that spot on the dresser lately.
Hugs for EVERYONE*
*hugs you all* Because today is a day for hugs, and I’m going to run out of spoons if I go putting hugs in everyone’s ask box.
Feel free to reblog this to give a hug to every one of your followers.
*who is comfortable with being hugged. If you do not like hugs or are uncomfortable with physical contact, or even just prefer not a hug from someone not a mutual friend, cookies or other snacks suitable for your dietary needs and restrictions.
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