the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]

41f artsy late-dx AuDHD married to 42m machine whisperer, teen son trans & also ADHD. We do outdoor equipment & small engine repair from our home, give remote assistance for diy, & make instructional videos. ❤️ dogs, cats, chickens, guineas ❤️

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Cake day: August 13th, 2023

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  • Your coping strategies, such has having a bag you always carry with you which contains everything you could possibly need - food, an umbrella, spare medication, etc. because otherwise you will be unprepared and you’ll forget everything. Or it might be having strategic caches of meds at your parents’ house, your partner’s house, your work desk etc. because you always forget to take your meds and to bring them with you. Or it might be a complete dependence upon an electronic calendar and alarms to tell you what you’re supposed to be doing and when but without this your life would immediately collapse. That sort of thing.

    😂

    it’s still funny to me that 2 years ago, I genuinely didn’t know that having an everything bag, chipmunk caches, and an obsession with my calendar weren’t standard behaviors - really, truly, I thought everyone just hid it better than I did 😂🤦