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I’m neurodivergent as well as disabled and “10 minute blocking” has changed my life.
I find completing tasks really challenging because I either get super overwhelmed, distracted, or my pain/fatigue levels rise too much and I get defeated.
So I recently introduced the 10 Minute Block rule. It’s super simple. I simply pick one thing I need to do, set a timer usually for 10 mins (+/- 5 mins depending on fatigue/pain levels) and then go go go! And I try and do as much of that one thing as I can within the time limit. The rule is that I have to stop after 10 minutes.
If I feel spurred on after the 10 mins is up, then I’m free to start another 10 minute block (either to carry on with the same task or start a new one) and do this repeatedly for as long as I wish, but I absolutely must stop after each block and assess how my body is doing and finish blocking when my body tells me to.
If I am feeling defeated or tired or whatever after 10 mins, even if the task isn’t finished, I stop. I rest, congratulate myself on doing those 10 minutes, and then find something fun/restorative to do instead without feeling guilty.
It’s really improved my perception of productivity as well as taught me how to pace my body better.
I don’t know if this will be helpful to any of you, but it’s something that I wish I’d known about sooner and has helped me so I thought I’d share it.
apparently, I joined this tumblr place at 02/25/2013 7:25:29 PM.
Huh. I thought I had Tumblr earlier than that
Source ~ FB Lived Experience Educator
[Image ID: Ten images from Lived Experience Educator. Each are black with a rainbow squiggle running from the upper right corner down to the lower left corner in the background. White text boxes with black lettering.
Image 1: Autistic & ADHD burnout guide
including tips on supporting someone during burnout
@livedexperienceeducator
Image 2: signs of autistic/adhd burnout
- exhaustion & fatigue
- heightened sensory sensitivity
- difficulty maintaining daily living skills like cooking, eating, hygiene
- loss of spoken communication
- changes are harder than usual
- loss of interest in same foods
- needing more alone time
Image 3: signs of autistic/adhd burnout
- difficulty focusing more than usual
- quicker to experience meltdowns
- either feeling overwhelmed or underwhelmed
- difficulty communicating with others
- difficulty with memory
- decisions are much harder
Image 4: causes of autistic/adhd burnout
- sensory overload
- intense levels of stress
- sudden and lots of changes
- barriers to support/lack of resources
- masking
- increased demands and expectations
- suppressing stimming
Image 5: coping with autistic/adhd burnout
- advocate for accommodations
- reduce demands and expectations engage with your special interests stock up on your safe/same foods binge watch your same shows
- use alternative communication
- connect with community
- set boundaries
Image 6: coping with autistic/adhd burnout
- spend time stimming
- attend to your sensory needs like creating a sensory safe space, reducing sensory input or increasing sensory input
- ask for help and support at home
- spend time with people who recharge you
- take a break from social interactions
- rest, rest and more rest
Image 7: reminders for autistic/adhd burnout
- you are not a bad friend or partner if you need to withdraw and cancel plans.
- there is nothing wrong with eating your same foods over and over again.
- you’re not lazy, demanding or too much if you need extra support during burnout
- there is no time line on recovering from Autistic burnout, everyone needs a different amount of time to recover.
Image 8: It isn’t the sole responsibility of Autistic and ADHD individuals to recover from burnout.
If burnout isn’t caused by us but by our environment and society not accommodating our differences and needs, the responsibility of recovery shouldn’t be on us alone either.
Image 9: supporting someone beforehand
- create a burnout recovery plan together with tips on supporting us
- learn to recognise our signs of burnout and offer support before we reach our limit
- give us the space to recharge after coming home from work, school or other demands
- support our special interests as they’re a major part of our well-being; get involved, ask us questions or participate with our special interests too.
Image 10: supporting someone during
- help us with our basic needs like food & hydration even if it’s just reminders
- make our environment more sensory friendly like reducing lighting
- recognise that we may need alone time without from demands or expectations
- don’t ask too many questions, stick to yes/no questions
- provide alternative forms of communications
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My best friend loves rob pattinson and over the years she sent me a lot of articles/quotes of him, so here are some of my favourites
(there is A LOT more, this man is INSANE)
Bonus:
Somewhere along the line Pattinson figured out the celebrity interview was 95% bullshit social contract with zero penalty associated with breaking it and ever since then he’s turned them into his own personal postmodern entertainment project. I appreciate him for it.
orville-redenbacher-space-hero:
this is blowing my fucking mind
The volcano wasn’t ON Santorini - it WAS Santorini, then called Thera. It completely blew away the Minoan settlements on the island and was one of the largest eruptions in human history.
- The tsunamis from the Theran eruption devastated Crete, weakening the then-powerful Minoan civilization, leaving them open to being invaded by the Mycenaeans.
- The volcanic winter it created devastated crops in China leading to the fall of the Xia Dynasty.
- The abrupt and catastrophic loss of the people of Thera may have also inspired the myths about Atlantis.
if anyone wants a full list heres how they happened:
basically they all stem from a massive eruption of a volcano on the island of santorini off the coast of greece. the ash then floated over to egypt which kickstarted the plagues
1) blood: the ash carried the mineral cinnabar, which has the capability of turning water red
2) frogs: the ash also had many toxic and acidic substances so naturally, all the frogs are gonna flee the river
3) lice: given what was going on insects would have burrowed into dead animals/peoples skin and laid eggs, which then hatched
4) beasts: everything is getting poisoned from the ash and toxins, causing animals to freak the fuck out/die
5) pestilence: toxins again
6) boils: the ash would have caused storms that carried acid rain which when it fell, would irritate peoples skin causing boils
7) hail: the storm again
8) locusts: again with the insects and the amount of dead bodies and such which attract more insects. a lotta insects basically.
9) darkness: the ash covered the sky, blocking out the sun
10) slaying of the first born: given that children’s bodies were found in higher numbers than others, some archeologists think they may have been sacrificed to stop all the destruction, but they aren’t 100% sure about that. this is just me but I would say another possibility is that babies/kids are a lot more susceptible to toxins and shit, so while an adult may have been fine or gotten a bit sick, it might have been very dangerous/deadly for kids or babies
the volcano would also attest for the parting of the sea weirdly enough. the red sea was in fact the ‘reed’ sea, and was very shallow, probably waist deep or so. given the amount of shit dumped into the ocean from the volcano, this wouldve caused a tsunami to head towards egypt. the water would get sucked out from the reed sea right before the tsunami hit, letting people pass it easily, then the actual tsunami would hit, fuckin up anyone who tried to follow.
another theory is that the red water was caused by algae, which would cause the frogs and stuff to jump out as well. the algae also carried substances toxic to animals so if they ingested any they’d get sick and die, so more insects. in this theory there was a sand storm coincidentally that caused the rest
WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME THE PLAGUES WERE PROVEN
Fun fact! Water actually turns “blood red” when it is contaminated by sulfur creating sulfuric acid. And scientists have discovered that around the time of the plagues a volcano went off that disturbed Egypt’s environment. So the plagues are scientifically proven. The other parts of the plagues are explained by the sulfuric acid river making the animals leave the river and escaping into the human population.
I love that if you really boil all this information down, what you get is something approximating “the sinking of Atlantis caused the 10 Biblical plagues of Egypt” which is, like, one of the greatest mythological mash-ups I have ever heard of.
Also please consider that this would have been prime time to get the hell out of Dodge, I mean, Egypt.
gender-neutral-god-of-stupidity:
…THEY’RE CALLED T-SHIRTS BECAUSE THEY RESEMBLE THE LETTER T
also they were originally a form of underwear and I think that’s nifty!
GAUD THIS HAS LONG BEEN COMMON KNOLEDGE
I don’t know what the fuck counts as common knowledge!!! for years I thought everyone knew that lobsters have teeth in their stomachs & blood can be used as an egg substitute. my perspective is slightly skewy!
How much blood contitutes one egg?
¼ cup of blood can be substituted for one medium sized egg
There are 37.2 trillion cells in the human body and this post put all of my cells in attack mode
does it have to be wet blood? because dried blood is more shelf stable
i actually have a similar question regarding the infamous “virgin blood.” honestly, the dry stuff is just so much easier to work with
my thought process is that if milk can be powdered, blood probably can be too seeing as mammal milk is just filtered blood
#breast milk is actually called white blood by some people
milk is mostly made out of white blood cells, we should absolutely just refer to it as White Blood
Do I Need To Pull Out The Perpetual Lactation Story?
…yeeeeees? yes.
This is a summary of a branch of medieval theology.
As we all know, women are responsible for original sin, as a result of which mankind was cast from the Garden of Eden and women were cursed with painful childbirth. In addition women have periods, which are the sign of original sin.
Problem: The Virgin Mary was perfect. Can’t have been cursed with original sin. No periods.
Question: Where does the blood go?
For all our wonderful theories about spontaneous generation and phlogiston, we do believe in some form of conservation of matter. If women have all this extra blood all the time, you can’t just have one wandering around with it building up inside her. It’s gotta go somewhere!
Well, we figured it out in the end. You see, as we all know not least from reading the above post, milk is just boiled blood. So for Mary, the blood just sort of condensed and she was in a state of perpetual lactation.
This led to things like a particular saint (it’s Bernard) having a vision of the Madonna appearing before him and squirting her breast milk into his mouth, to apply either wisdom or a cure for an eye infection, which has delightfully been depicted in several works of art.
may i change my answer
no
