I got a question from a fellow ADHDer:
How are they going to create awareness of neurospiciness in the work, school, or whatever environment they are talking about, so as to foster peer inclusion and to prevent misunderstandings and resentments between ND folks and the broader community?
āNeurospicinessā is a great term.
das, I really appreciate everything your wife does (and what you do, too, for that matter), but I have to admit I liked it better when I thought you guys were going 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle in February just for the sheer hell of it.
eta: walrus and narwhal, Iād love to see one in the wild
ā¦and wave to them like Elf.
Ha. I initially was going to go just so I could run around the place like a lunatic living my best Nanook of the North life while she was doing her conference. But then, I got sucked into the topic. So, we added a few days so I/we could do both.
Interesting! Some friends of mine are there. Jill Williamsātook her family along for the vacation. Enjoy!
What a small world! Apparently, my wife knows (or knows of) Jill. Iāll make sure to say hello!
The Chairman and CEO of my company, which he founded decades ago and built into a roaring success, retired at the end of 2023. I met him a few times and he was an affable gentlemen of obvious intelligence. He and I bonded over being pilots (him current, me way back in my distant past).
Earlier this week, he committed suicide by jumping off the top of the Galleria Mall in Dallas.
Often, there are zero outward signs of depression. If you see even a hint of such, itās likely the tip of a life-threatening iceberg. If you see something, say something (as long as itās not āget a grip, man!ā).
Wow! That is so sad.
So sorry to hear that.
We had a company-wide ātown hallā last week where our CEO announced we didnāt have a good year, and bonuses would be significantly lowered (except for the executives, of course). His advice to us was āget over itā. Yesterday we all received an email about mental health.
I work for a bank and we get that same old sob story every year.
That is very sad. So sorry for the loss of your friend.
ADHD/Fallout parody!
So feeling this right now.
The reality of ADHD is that itās not fun. Itās not cute or quirky, or, God forbid, cool. It is a chronic, lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder with no known cure. It wrecks lives.
Iām sick of all āinfluencersā. Itās the ultimate triumph of style over substance, and beyond depressing.
The Triumph of the Spectacle
Iām all about style over substance.
Form over function?
