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@ADHD_Alien
Oct 16 • 2 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Remember when I came up with "buttons" to explain executive dysfunction just because I had an argument with my partner about getting things done?

I made an entirely new series for ADHD Awareness Month explaining motivation & ADHD. Coming next week 👀✨ Page 1 Comic showing a person with black hair and yellow antennae struggling to explain ADHD-related difficulties. Panel 1: The character looks startled as another person enters cheerfully with a dog, saying, “Heyyy, I’m back!” Panel 2: The person frowns, “You said you would clean up!” The character replies, “I wanted to eat breakfast first…” Panel 3: The character adds, “But I couldn’t decide on what to eat, so I didn’t.” The other responds, “Well, now you know better. Next time just eat something.” Panel 4: The character, frustrated, says, “Don’t say it like that! I already knew that!” T...
Comic continuing the ADHD explanation using a stove metaphor. Panel 1: A stove without buttons is shown. Text: “Because my brain is like a stove without any buttons. I know I have to cook, but how do I turn it on?” Panel 2: The stove stays cold. Text: “Knowing the consequences doesn’t turn on the stove.” Panel 3: Someone stands nearby; the stove lights up. Text: “When you’re next to me, it’s like you spawn a button for me. You are an outside source of buttons.” Panel 4: The stove smokes slightly. The other person asks, “What can you do to get a button yourself?” The character replies, “Uhh…...
Comic concluding the “buttons and stove” metaphor for ADHD motivation. Panel 1: The character explains, “ADHD is a disorder, it means serious impairment. You can do chores because you have to, right?” The other replies, “Well yeah, I have to.” Panel 2: The character points to a vacuum cleaner. “That’s because you get buttons for all kinds of things.” The other says, “Look at all those buttons!” Panel 3: The character shouts at papers, “I did so many pomodoros! WHY WON’T YOU TURN ON?!” Text: “I don’t get buttons for mundane tasks—it’s neurological, not motivational. You can’t just ‘motivate’...
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Mar 14, 2023
I just posted the early access to my next comic about executive dysfunction and I guess I should write about where I've been hiding here too.

It's a bit embarassing and I feel weird sharing this stuff so publicly, but I just want to share that side of being an "advocate" too.
I'm just overwhelmed and losing sight of what bills I have to pay left and right. Yesterday I noticed that I'm being expelled from university because I've forgotten to register for the next semester. Called under tears and made things right, but damn. My stomach hurt from shock
I just don't know how to do all the things that I have to do anymore. I just wish I had someone sitting next to me in my office playing the role of my executive functions for me. Basic things that I used to think made someone an "adult" like answering mails without 4 weeks delay.
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