April is Autism Awareness. This combined with some recent discussions about how different things under the wide umbrella on Autism, ADHD or AuDHD can impact on daily life I’ve started this thread which features some of these daily challenges.
(I was hoping to have easily shared reels/videos on a FB site where a lot of this information is from. Due to the forums being anonymous, all attempts to share via links have been unsuccessful. I have/am manually typed the information contained within each video.)
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RSD
RSD can look like
- people pleaser. “I’ll do it all for you”
- low self esteem “I’m terrible at this, I can’t do anything right”
- avoiding new experiences “if I do it, I’ll embarrass myself”
- perfectionism “it has to be perfect or I’ll disappoint everyone”
- negative self talk “I suck at this, I’m bad at everything”
- receiving no response as negative “they haven’t answered me, what did I do wrong, they must hate me”
- feelings of inferiority “why is everyone else so much better at this than me”
- emotional outburst. “Hysterical crying, angry outbursts”
the most challenging thing for people with RSD can be the Perceived Rejectiin. Things that their nervous system reads as rejection.
Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.