Danielle RalstonFounder, How Capacity Works · Founder of ND Hive | Building the productivity hub where work actually gets done | Execution spaces, body doubling & community accountability

Unlocking ADHD Superpowers: Tips & Tricks for Daily Triumphs #adhdmanagement #ndoutloud

31 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment of the video "Unlocking ADHD Superpowers: Tips & Tricks for Daily Triumphs," the speaker, who identifies as AuDHD (autistic and ADHD), reflects on how autistic and ADHD individuals tend to form social clusters with other neurodivergent people. She shares a personal theory that many autistic individuals have a close friend who is severely ADHD, exemplified by her own husband. The discussion moves to household dynamics, where she positions herself as the primary organizer and accountability hub. She notes that when she fails to maintain systems, no one else steps in, highlighting a broader pattern where women often become the default ringleaders in family organization, especially when partnered with neurodivergent individuals.

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thrown out again because I, even though I could give that tip to somebody else, I forget it. Yeah. I mean, it's hard. It's hard because we need other people to keep us accountable. And I have this theory, just a theory. So just like you, I'm AuDHD. I feel like autistic people collect other neurodivergent people and that so do ADHDers. Like we like recognizes like. But I guarantee you that every autistic person has one severely ADHD friend. And that is my husband. He is my severely ADHD person. So at our house, I am the ringleader. So if I can't make the system work, nobody else in this house is going to be like, hey mom, I thought we were doing this. Or hey babe, I thought we were doing this. Like, no, no, it is on me. And I think that for a lot of women, that's