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The AuDHD Gains and Losses Table: A Guide to Decision-Making When Your Brain Has Two Operating Systems

The AuDHD Gains and Losses Table: A Guide to Decision-Making When Your Brain Has Two Operating Systems## Introduction: The Internal Tug-of-WarFor clients with co-occurring Autism ...

NAME IT TO NOT SHAME IT, BUT TO ACCOMMODATE IT A Step-by-Step Method for the AuDHD Brain

Purpose: This method helps reduce self-blame and shame by externalizing behaviors to the specific neurotype responsible, then finding the right accommodation strategy.Step 1: Notic ...

"Two-Senses" Rule for ADHD Focus

The "Two-Senses" Rule is a practical strategy based on the neuroscience of parallel processing in ADHD. It's a filter to help you choose effective background stimulation and avoid ...

Stuck In ADHD Task paralysis? Try 'The Bait and Switch' Method

The Bait and Switch Method is A Gentle Trick to Outsmart Your Reluctant BrainHave you ever found yourself staring at a task that needs to get done, feeling completely paralyzed? Yo ...

The ADHD Guide to "CBT" When Your Brain is on Fire

About:If you have ADHD, traditional advice about "challenging your thoughts" can feel like trying to rearrange deck chairs on the Titanic while the ship is sinking. When emotional ...

ADHD Burnout "Safe Mode" Checklist

🛡️ Safe Mode = Minimum Energy, Maximum Self-CompassionCore Truth: You are not broken. Your system is overloaded. This is nervous system exhaustion, not a personal failure. Your on ...

Feaseability Analysis

The Feasibility Analysis: An ADHD Task Initiation Strategy That Actually WorksIf you have ADHD, you know the cycle well. You stare at a task. You know you should do it. You might e ...

3 Strategies to Break Through Task Inertia or Task Paralysis

By Tahirat Nasiru, LCSWGreetings 👋If you have ADHD, you know that "just getting started" can feel like the hardest thing in the world. You stare at the task, your brain screams "N ...

Emotional Dysregulation Techniques For The ADHD Nuerotype ( Surgeon Edition)

GENERAL RULE OF THUMBYour emotions are like a fast-acting tidal wave, not a thermometer. The goal is not to feel calm—it's to act calm. You can be boiling inside, but as long as yo ...

The ADHD Focus Reset: A Quick 6-Step Guide

INTRODUCTION:Getting stuck and unable to focus is frustrating, but you don't have to fight it with sheer willpower. Use this quick guide to troubleshoot your brain and create the r ...

How to Actually "CBT" Your Thoughts: A Practical Guide That Works (Even When You're Overwhelmed)

About:If you've heard of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), you might picture worksheets, lists of "cognitive distortions," and the instruction to just "think more positively." It ...

📋 The ADHD Burnout Pendulum Cheat Sheet

When your nervous system is stuck on a swing.🧠 WHAT IS IT?Burnout is what happens when you've relied on the Anxiety Generator (norepinephrine) for too long. It breaks. Your nervou ...