Listen now | I recently discovered two papers by a group of researchers who are working toward a new field of Critical ADHD Studies, and a couple of them were down to chat with me about it! Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist is a sociologist and a professor in Social Work at Södertörn University and
It’s interesting for me to consider the variable intensity thing as a spoonie with ADHD. I absolutely relate, and my instinct is to be fully “on”/hyper focusing or fully “off.” But then there’s another layer, because my body really wants me to pace myself more, both so I don’t crash after hyperfocusing for an extended time and also so that I don’t get depressed from doing absolutely nothing at all on the following “off” day.
(I know this post is old, but I finally decided to upgrade my subscription to paid after casually following your work for the past couple years, so I’m going back through your archives now. Hi!)
It’s interesting for me to consider the variable intensity thing as a spoonie with ADHD. I absolutely relate, and my instinct is to be fully “on”/hyper focusing or fully “off.” But then there’s another layer, because my body really wants me to pace myself more, both so I don’t crash after hyperfocusing for an extended time and also so that I don’t get depressed from doing absolutely nothing at all on the following “off” day.
(I know this post is old, but I finally decided to upgrade my subscription to paid after casually following your work for the past couple years, so I’m going back through your archives now. Hi!)