Susan Madigan

A photo of a hardcover book: "Rake's Progress: The Gay -- And Dramatic -- Adventures of Major Denis Rake, MC, the Reluctant British War-Time Agent." By Denis Rake, with a foreward by Douglas Fairbanks, KBE, DSC. The cover is a stylized cartoon of a natty looking guy with a bowler hat, an umbrella, a corsage, and a cigarette in a holder, parachuting down with a parachute that looks like an army helmet.

My point is this: I would like a historical novel about Denis. Or a movie.

He wrote a memoir called "Rake's Progress: The Gay -- And Dramatic -- Adventures of Major Denis Rake, MC, the Reluctant British War-Time Agent."

This is fantastic Mike and Ailín, have pre-ordered now, can't wait to read it. We really need more irish resources on neurodivergence, and this will be a lovely accompaniment to Wired our Own Way. #NéaraÉagsúil

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You have these rules we're all supposed to follow, but some special countries (white ones) don't have to follow those rules, and nobody can say out loud why those countries are exempt (racism) and what the loopholes are based on (skin colour)

Playing Dead Island 2, and the voice acting of the Irish Dani by Michelle Fox is an absolute treat, and a lot of the Hiberno-English is so good too.

Dani just called someone a shitehawk!
So question: was that word around before Podge & Rodge?

I feel like that's where I became aware of it.

I have no interest in policing other people's personal health choices in any way. If you're taking a GLP-1 and happy with it, then I'm happy.

But we're never going to be a country without fat people — or the need to treat each other with grace and humanity regardless of size.

Conservative and reactionary centrist media is trying to set up a narrative in which GLP-1s are some kind of existential threat to body positivity and fat activism.

It's bullshit. If you want to lose weight, go for it. But not everyone can or wants to — and they deserve equal treatment regardless.

I’m not sure how to tag this to find the target audience, but I’m a late diagnosed autistic woman trying to navigate burnout and rediscover myself. These two books have been helpful to me; what other books on this subject am I missing? #booksky #currentlyreading #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent

And just since you're a speech therapist, you might like Adina Levys stuff, she's an AuDHD speech therapist with loads of lovely neuro affirmative materials, and her podcast is nice and accessible playlearnchat.com/exploring-ne...

Two great ones there. Megan Neffs burnout book is great too. I think "looking after your autistic self" @niamhgarvey.bsky.social is lovely. She's an autistic nurse, and gives reflections and tips from best practice, evidence base, and her own personal experience. It's personal but also practical

"They hate to see two woke bitches winning."

New response to any criticism of my podcasts just dropped

Loops work for some people, but a lot of people I work with can't eat with other people, really tough

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Absolutely Chandra, there is a demonstrated link with histamine, and something to be mindful of for lady ADHDers of a certain age when 1. oestrogen drops impacting executive functioning, and 2, where histamine can go haywire, having various negative effects!

thanks a million Becky!

Thank you Pavi! I don't know if it's the lack of algorithm, but I'm not trending to see your stuff, but delighted to be following you here too of course!

Follow some lovely people too: @danidonovan.com @saraheboon.bsky.social @petewharmby.com @roryreckons.bsky.social @neilmilliken.bsky.social @clairer123.bsky.social @drjpb.bsky.social @finnattentive.bsky.social @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @autisticdoc.bsky.social @thrivingautistic.bsky.social

All these interventions you can implement for free or low cost (the executive functioning costs extra!) The papers are almost all open access. Free resources through ADHD Ireland. And don't forget the Reddit community!

ADHD in Women and Girls: Unraveling the Gender Diagnosis Gap with Dr. Sarah Carty #092 Podcast Episode · The Laura Dowling Experience · 10/10/2024 · 1h 27m

Dr Sarah Carty interviewed on The Laura Dowling Experience about ADHD in general, and the gender gap. www.instagram.com/fabulousphar... Laura Dowling podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/a...
really gets it! Listen as soon as possible!

I hope we will see a change in increased health professional knowledge (hi, i'm available to provide training!), but also a broader, more accessible primary public care model, as has been suggested.

Evaluation of a Web-Based ADHD Awareness Training in Primary Care: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial With Nested Interviews Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting up to 5% of children and adults. Undiagnosed and untreated ADHD can result in adverse long-term h...

Blandine French showed that brief 20-40 minute intervention can increase GPs’ understanding, attitude, and practice toward ADHD, potentially improving patients’ access to care. mededu.jmir.org/2020/2/e19871/

I think the best thing we could do for (un)diagnosed ADHDers is to improve awareness of health professionals. GPs frequently play a gatekeeper role in access to specialist services for diagnosis and treatment. Studies show their lack of knowledge can create barriers to care.

10.b. Just generally, you can sign up for ADHD Ireland Eventbrite to find out what events they have running. Its a ton. @asiamireland.bsky.social and @thrivingautistic.bsky.social also have various events for newly diagnosed/long standing diagnosis, of course. Again, eventbrite probably the best way

10. for Irish ADHDers, obviously there is limited public service, but you can avail of adhdireland.ie/umaap/ Its a free 6 week programme for diagnosed or undiagnosed peeps. There is no gatekeeping, you can just sign up! Its paid for by the government!

Sleep hack - How to fall asleep fast. Try this simple mental GAME to drop off to sleepy quickly and easily, without the distraction of stressful, wandering thoughts. I’ve used this trick for many year... TikTok video by Betwixt

9. Trouble Sleeping? Have you tried a weighted blanket? While you sleep, or even just during the evening when you're watching TV? Or weighted clothing? Or a Nesti? Something that really works for people is the Alphabet Technique: www.tiktok.com/@betwixt.app...

8b. Just how much energy, time and effort are you expending to "normal", and couldn't that energy be better spent on the things you need to do? Just listen to @olivialutfallah making so much sense!

8. Unmasking. How does it help with attention and focus? As above, not using fidgets to conceal difficulties, but may be at the cost of actually paying attention. Appearing organised but spending huge amount of time and energy to do so, possibly to prevent comments about being late.

7.c. And one example that works for people is having different length Spotify playlists for tasks. So for example, if you struggle with cleaning the kitchen or folding laundry, put on a 15 min high energy playlist, and do what you can in that time. When its over, you can stop.

7.b There isn't a whole lot of evidence on the effects/benefits of gamification specifically for ADHDers, but anecdotally we know that it works for a lot of people. I like this quick explainer from @CHADD_ADHD
and Kirsten Milliken chadd.org/wp-content/upl

a man in overalls and a hat says let 's in red Alt: Pedro Pascal on SNL playing the character of Super Mario in a sinister way.

7. Gamification is a term that means applying game mechanics (things like quests, maintaining a streak, and rewards) to non-game tasks