I was diagnosed 20 years ago. I joined this forum and was astonished when I saw a post entitled “what kind of earplugs do you have?” I thought “wait, you all have ear plugs too?” My point is that when I was diagnosed, we didn’t know all these things about ADHD (auditory sensitivities, etc). I used to flip shit and get angry immediately when I heard leaf blowers. Certain sounds would send me over the edge when I was younger. I am also finding out about a correlation between ADHD and rejection dysphoria. What book can I read to find out what else I don’t know that’s been discovered since 2005?

Also, I’m female, so I’m probably missing info about that too.

  • Spot@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I apologize that I don’t bring ‘good’ advice with me only anecdotal! …There also the community adhdwomen@lemmy.world, someone there may have some hepful suggestions!

    I’m older, wasn’t diagnosed until well into adulthood, also female. Of course, it didn’t help that it was deemed medically impossible for girls to have adhd back when I was growing up, for getting proper diagnosing.

    What really pushed me over the line to finally get diagnosed were the adhd communities here and elsewhere. Some of the silliest memes will sometimes have some great conversations within the comments. Posts with articles others found interesting, various answers folks have for questions asked… I have learned a lot, and get a lot out of, reading through other’s experiences, and getting some feedback on my own.

    For me, I retain more from an article posted and then that ‘live’ conversation, vs. a book that might present multiple topics, that I then start researching one of, then fall down some random rabbit hole instead of continuing the book in any sensible amount of time.

    Best of luck to you, in finding the resources you’re looking for, and all your journeys!

  • bigredgiraffe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    My two favorite books to recommend, and both are good audio books, are “Faster Than Normal” and “ADHD 2.0” when people ask because they are very positive I think, the latter being more science oriented and interesting to know more of the why, both are great though. FTN has a lot of good stories that describe things well, it’s often the one I tell NT people to read to understand how my brain works as well! Another good one I enjoyed was Order From Chaos, lots of good “real life” stories in that one like having a doom room of stuff haha.

  • [object Object]@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    6 days ago

    Regarding earplugs, hi-fi manufacturers like Sennheiser and AKG (can’t remember exactly which of them) make earplugs for musicians and concert-goers, so the person hears all the instruments, but quieter.

    • adhd_traco@piefed.socialEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Goddamn! Watching one of her videos on stopping unwanted hyperfocusing, and right after she recommends the idea of planning ahead, she plays an ad. Of course that’s where my hands are busy making notes on planning ahead. Well played, well played!

  • okwithmydecay@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    6 days ago

    In terms of strategies, I’d recommend Unmasked by Ellie Middleton.

    I’m currently half way through reading Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté, which is very much worthy of all the praise it receives.