adhd – Coriander in the Spice Rack

This is the 4th issue of our first volume of newsletters. I’m not sure what to say about it, except it is a labor of love, and really fun to create these with Jenn. I will also share the 3 previous issues below.

I hope you might take a look at these to learn more about what people with Autism, AHDH, and both AuDHD experience. There are things that are very similar, and there are things that go in diametrically opposite directions, making executive functioning very difficult. I have learned so much about myself throughout this process. I feel like I still know very little, even though I’ve been learning about it all for quite a long time.

Jenn is an amazing person, and very dedicated to giving other parents the support she needed as a mom with a child on the spectrum. She has since learned that she is also on the spectrum with ADHD herself. I’m going to share resources here, as I work my way through organizing everything.

If you have a question you want me to answer, send it to: dearcoriander at gmail dot com. If I don’t know the answer, I will find someone who can help!

Do you have a suggestion for someone as Creator of the Month? Please join and leave a comment at the FB group Autism/AuDHD/ADHD Virtually.

December 2024
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I am feeling very comfortable in my own skin, and grateful for my family and friends. I had the great fortune to unintentionally spend Halloween with my BFF and his dogs. I meant to visit earlier in the day, but ended up seeing all of his trick or treaters, which was a definite treat for me! I also got dog hugs from his fur kids.

I also have a secret that I’ve been unintentionally keeping. My friend Jenn and I have been working on a newsletter for the Autism/AuDHD/ADHD group she founded. It was kind of a whirlwind project, but it is so much fun. It has really changed my life for the good. A big THANK YOU to JENN for roping me into this, dragging me last month when I was really sick and out of it, and giving me this chance.

I learned when I was 38 (ten years ago!) that I have ADHD and started taking medication. It changed my life to be medicated for it. It didn’t solve any problem, but I actually started finishing things I started.

Even before this, in my early 30s, I learned that I was very likely on the autism spectrum. (At that time, I was investigating Aspergers, which is now classified under the autism umbrella. It took a while to find help for this weird collection of random stuff (which now because of the pandemic and TikTok we know are VERY RELATABLE for LOTS of folks). During the pandemic, Jenn started this FaceBook group called Autism Virtually (now called Autism/AuDHD/ADHD Virtually) after the movie Love Actually. She has gathered a whole team of people (friends, colleagues, community members, people from all over the world, parents, etc) and it is so exciting.

I will share the newsletters and links here at a later time, if anyone wants to join.

For now, I will close by sharing again how much gratitude I have for everything in my life.

What are you grateful for?

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