Neurodiversity support thread for women with suspected, diagnosed or self-diagnosed autism, ADHD and other NDs #18

[PolterThreadStarter]

As usual, latest support thread.

Welcome

Polter. Bullet journal! Maybe? It's brilliant. Mine is basically a collection of my lists and brain farts. I've been using it for just over a year now. It does help. But I could be more consistent yeah... ADHD... consistent doesn't really happen

Howtoadhd on YouTube is awesome too. There was a video I was going to share here.... I'll look it up tomorrow.

Night all!

It's to mark the end of the Access course; we get a certificate from the college

Certificates are always cool though! But can you get out of it if you feel too nervous?

Probably.

Going to Tesco in an hour, I get the urge to actually go into a supermarket now and then as I love looking at all food lmao, but only at like 1am when there's no one around! My new sleep schedule didn't last long

MrsN I looked at bullet journals but they're not for me. On an impulse late last night I ordered a load of inserts for my ancient Filofax and I'm going to have a go with that again (assuming I can find it!).

bubbles I love wandering around the shops at random times! I used to like it after I'd worked a night shift about 7am. I bought random stuff though!

I have a billet journal but haven't really got into it.

OMG, I used to be obsessed with filofaxes in the 90s They had these kids ones called Fun Faxes and I used to covet them. I must have had one or two, I can't remember though.

I had a funfax! My Mum loved her Filofax Got a new one every year and updated one to the other. She was the most organised person I've ever known.

I think one of my much younger siblings had a Funfax

I have found my Filofax. It's a bit shabby and has ancient surfing stickers on it even though I've never been a surfer! It will do.

I had a fun fax too! I'm not really sure what I used it for.

Love my bullet journal. It's the flexibility of it that I love. It's totally mine. I'm sure no one else would understand it!

Polter what don't you like about it? I'm deeply curious!
Are you going to put new stickers on your Filofax? I have seen Filofax here and oh my goodness they were expensive! Were they always so expensive?

I loved fun fax but mine was as chaotic as I am. My car is still in the garage. It's been there since last Wednesday and they still don't know why it's broken. I'm terrified that it's going to cost a fortune and still not work.

MrsN Part of it is that it's a big popular cool thing to do and I always kick against that. Part of it is also because the ones I've seen examples of all look either really beautiful or super neat and I have atrocious handwriting, so mine would never look good so I wouldn't use it. The Filofax inserts aren't too expensive so I'll see how that goes. I might find a new sticker for the front...

Weaver oh man! I can't believe that your car is still a mystery. I really hope that whatever the problem is it ends up being crazy simple. It must be so frustrating to be without.

Polter I think I started mine before it was super trendy because I'm a trendsetter if it helps I can post some photos of my scribblings . Mine is not neat or pretty. It is a mess. It actually reflects my brain nicely.

I have in the past been told I have the writing of a mad person. Apparently because my handwriting style can be very inconsistent. But it's ok. The person that said that was a total knob. Their opinion was of little importance. The remark amused me, probably more than it was meant to

go on.... click it.... you know you want to!!

Oh, and I started mine in march last year. I have proof!! So, I am ahead of the curve!!

I don't like bullet journals either and I can't really explain why, but I also think it might be to do with them being a bit too neat for me. I do use lists but I don't see the point of all the little symbols, I would rather invent my own symbols at the time. Plus when I make lists I rehlarly insert things into random places, scribble them out, etc. What I do might be similar to a bullet journal already but I feel irrationally annoyed by them :o I don't think it's because it's popular in my case, I loved Konmari and that was popular, I suppose I just don't see the point of a bullet journal over other kinds of lists and notes so I don't see myself using it.

They do say the best calendar is simply the one that you use. I find Google calendar plus various notebooks and apps work for me.

Can't click the video as am on a train.

I think I am still trying to find what works. It's perhaps harder these days as there are so many options and so many different ways we make arrangements/plans.

If I glue my phone to my Filofax I might have a chance at using it. And even though I use my phone for everything I cannot get on with the calendar stuff.

My handwriting is also very variable, not just on a neat to tidy continuum but the style varies dramatically. Hypermobility doesn't help.

I'd love to see your journal MrsN

I can't do any type of diary or journal, I've tried multiple times but last three or four days then give up. Half the problem is I'm a terrible writer, so half the time I end up writing the wrong the letter or word but then I've ruined it and it's not right so I give up. The another half is if I can't see it or it's not right in front of me then I forget it exists. The best way for me is I have a slot in my wallet for appointment cards and I keep them there, I tend to remember them anyway but then I can just check easily to make sure I've got it right.

My handwriting changes a lot too. It's very strange. I really envy people who have nice writing. Mine is occasionally neat but never beautiful and more often scrawly. And I think scrawl can be beautiful but mine isn't that kind of scrawl.

Mine can very occasionally be nice, but not beautiful.

omg at all them jump shots in the video, even I (who scored maximum points on the adhd diagnosis) was like this is too adhd even for me! But I like the look of bullet journals