I am watching a friend go through a shitty, predatory PhD program (after I tried hard to talk her out of it) and it sucks.

People who think ADHD diagnoses and supports are easy to get should, you know, fucking try it sometime.

ANdisabilitystor1.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 2:41pm

The piece centers around the author's clear suspicion that learning disabilities and especially ADHD is over-diagnosed and students are liars willing to undergo the often-humiliating and expensive process of getting accommodations just to get a leg up. May hornets infest your groin, sir!

The "best take" feature on Android is a freaking lifesaver for anyone trying to take a photo of more than one child 😅

Shout out to the good folks at Blue Ridge Public Radio (based in Asheville, NC). They’ve battled power outages in the past 48hrs but have stayed on the air throughout most of the storm and flooding. If you live in western North Carolina, they’re a great resource for news and emergency info.

Been feeling this so much lately. The spaces between things are bleeding together. The memories from one day to the next. All of it just feels muddled. I (we all probably) need real downtime, without the looming threat of "what's next" or (too often) "oh god what now"

SWsuziw.bsky.socialSep 28, 2024 10:47am

Like this - the full disc metaphor seems right. I often refer to down time as defragmentation which, thinking about it, is super era-specific geekery www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/b...

At Capacity

If we can’t remember the things we read and watch and even loved, do they still “count”?

Secret Panel HERE 🎨 tapas.io/episode/1636272

Fund libraries 📚 📜 🌊 #Helene

Awesome, I love it!!

In a random convo with my hair stylist I was reminded of the Beethoven movies and decided to show the first one to my kids tonight, and first of all, the basis of that movie is unhinged and I did not remember it AT ALL.

What is shared in the group text STAYS in the group text