Weirds of a Feather: An AuDHD-Adjacent Podcast

Huzzah! We’re back with the Jane Goodall of human interactions, Tori Pinheiro, to hear more about her menagerie of neurodivergent traits. 

 

In Part 2, Tori tells us about her traumatic brain injury, the ways it exacerbated her AuDHD needs, and the lifestyle changes she’s made to accommodate her healing brain. We also get into nighttime dance walks, accent mimicry, decision paralysis, relational therapy, synesthesia, and a Pizza Secret that changed the trajectory of Tori’s life and her relationship to paperwork for the better. 

Resources 

Tori’s Nighttime Dance Walk Playlist

 

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Chickens, raptors, and corvids, oh my! This episode, we’re virtually sitting down with local bird woman and Grace’s close friend and grad school roommate, Tori Pinheiro, to chat bird-based hobbies, AuDHD, rat sacks, neurodivergent friendships, stroganoff season, and so much more. 

 

In Part 1 of our conversation, Tori shares about her ADHD diagnosis, why she initially resisted the autism aspect of her AuDHD and what finally changed, how stimulant medication reduced her social anxiety, the internalized shame that comes with being an odd AuDHD child, and the ways she accommodates her sensory needs now (for the sake of herself and everyone around her). 

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Open your ears and avert your eyes (especially if they’re blue) because we’ve got a juicy Just Segs for your listening pleasure, but only if you promise not to make eye contact with us. 

 

This episode, we’re discussing the privileges of summer babies and calling for more adult birthday parties, sharing some incredibly ADHD and at times death-defying Quirks, learning a horrifying fact about killing lobsters (turns out we’re all doing it wrong), and revealing shameful Pizza Secrets that were, admittedly, a little funny in the moment. 

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Put on your dancing pants and get ready to split ‘em, because we’re reliving our silliest wedding guest experiences and it’s crucial that you have a wide range of motion on the dancefloor. 

 

This Bagel Bite, we’re chomping on a tasty shmorg of wedding shenanigans, creative inspiration for ADHDers stuck in perfectionism, Kylie Corner, and some risqué low-stakes conspiracy theories that just may inspire the next great Bravo reality series. 

Resources

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If you’re looking for polite conversation and maximum eye contact, this may not be the episode (or podcast) for you, because we’re autistically staring right past each other as we discuss the ins and outs of recreational arguing. 

 

We’re appointing ourselves the official Founding Fathers of recreational arguing, aka competitive thinking, and providing some official guidelines to help you achieve that sweet, sweet dopamine without destroying your friendships. 

 

We’re also weighing in on your family’s most controversial Scattergories answers, sharing cases of recreational arguing gone wrong, and trying our best to control the rage that’s always bubbling right below the surface.

Resources 

Craving Drama and Starting Arguments When You Have ADHD. – ADD Resource Center

Anhinga (SnakeBird) Calls FYV

 

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Kristin is winding down her ADHD & addiction series for now with a discussion about the comorbidity rates of substance use disorder (SUD) for ADHDers. She’s covering the potential for stimulant misuse, why treating the ADHD first is crucial for SUD recovery, and how to approach treatment with a focus on harm reduction.

 

Plus, Kristin has a new enemy (it’s always nice to have something to hate), Grace is a responsible planner for once (kinda), and we introduce a BOD that just may be the new autistic superhero of a generation. 

 

References:

SAMHSA Advisory

Challenges of Treating ADHD with Comorbid Substance Use Disorder: Considerations for the Clinician

Stimulant treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and risk of developing substance use disorder | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

Drug Scheduling

The Complicated Relationship Between Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorders - PMC

Randomized Controlled Trial of Osmotic-Release Methylphenidate with CBT in Adolescents with ADHD and Substance Use Disorders - PMC

Substance Abuse Treatment with Comorbid ADHD: A Clinician’s Guide

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Grab your spelunking helmets, pack up your mountaineering gear, and then toss it into a fire, because we’re staying firmly planted at sea level for the foreseeable future and we highly suggest you do the same. 

 

This episode, we’re sharing our morbid curiosities of the moment in This Is Who I Am Now, getting all worked up about one specific episode of House in I’m So Quirky, revealing Inappropriate Questions We’ve Asked Someone in Alternative Segments, and wiggling out of a jam in Pizza Secrets. 

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In our never-ending quest to figure out what the hell’s wrong with us, we’re exploring the under-discussed topic of aphantasia, aka the ability to visualize. 

 

This episode, Grace is covering the basics of what aphantasia is, how we know some people really are seeing pictures in there, and how to measure your own mental imagery abilities on a 1-5 scale, all while lovingly bullying you into accepting that most of you aren’t actually visualizing, you’re just remembering what stuff looks like.

 

 

Resources

Aphantasia.com

Aphantasia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

-r/Aphantasia on Reddit

 

Aphantasia Network Communities:

-Aphantasia Discussion Forum

-Aphantasia Network Membership Community

-Aphantasia Community Meetups

 

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Hold onto your britches because Kristin put this Bagel Bite together, so prepare for chaos. 

 

This episode we’re getting into the practicalities of Medusa’s hair snakes, sharing dish-based Lil’ ‘Plishes, debating whether scrubs are the perfect solution for ADHDers in the Wet Little Fronts club, and sharing fun listener conspiracy theories that don’t question the validity of science. 

 

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In this 1:1 interview, Grace finally gets her wonderful mother-in-law Judy into the pod loft for an AuDHD chat.