AuDHD Flourishing

126 Slow Days Make Flow Days

Flow is pleasant and often productive. It may also require some guardrails to be healthy for AuDHDers, especially those of us on the very monotropic side. It's often easy for us to get into flow and hyperfocus, and to stay in them until they stop feeling pleasant. Adding in more rest and recovery, including preparatory rest as needed, can really help! It's also okay to avoid flow states for a period of time, as I am right now for the most part. DO LESS PROGRAM FOR 2026 (STARTS JAN 15, REACH OUT BY JAN 7) [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/products-services/doless] * Email mattia@mattiamauree.com [mattia@mattiamauree.com] with application answers [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/products-services/doless-apply], and/or any questions AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cWttVht-bxKyxc6nCJq4-0SL5zoQVvDIM22RFnaBP0/edit?usp=sharing] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

125 Autistic Play Saves Lives with Max Alexander

Max Alexander is an artist and play worker who has mapped some common shapes of autistic play. He's passionate about neuro-affirming play for all ages. Play is both a healing tool, and can help prevent some of the effects of trauma (we touch on this lightly, a concept I learned from Linda Thai) One possible way to apply the play styles is noticing which ones speak to you, and which ones you're already engaging in, then leaning into those. The ebook [https://playradical.com/the-joys-and-shapes-of-autistic-play/] is free, and it's a quick and excellent read! Apologies for the audio quality. Max was using a headset and didn't have an actual microphone, so I did the best I could to clean it up DO LESS PROGRAM FOR 2026 (STARTS JAN 15, REACH OUT BY JAN 7) [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/products-services/doless] * Email mattia@mattiamauree.com [mattia@mattiamauree.com] with application answers [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/products-services/doless-apply], and/or any questions CONNECT WITH MAX: 1. Max's book, The Joys and Shapes of Autistic Play [https://playradical.com/the-joys-and-shapes-of-autistic-play/ ] 2. Max's Substack, Play Radical [https://substack.com/@playradical] AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cWttVht-bxKyxc6nCJq4-0SL5zoQVvDIM22RFnaBP0/edit?usp=sharing] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

124 AuDHD Leadership Matters

AuDHD leadership touches on last week's interview with Dr Megan Anna Neff [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/podcast/episode/b847aa57/123-creating-audhd-content-with-dr-megan-anna-neff]. And it goes beyond the visible leadership of creating content, or being in the public eye. AuDHD leadership can include * being your authentic self * visibly meeting your sensory needs * sharing what helps you (whether or not it's advice) Mentioned in episode: - DO LESS PROGRAM FOR 2026 (STARTS JAN 15, REACH OUT BY JAN 7) [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/products-services/doless] * Email mattia@mattiamauree.com [mattia@mattiamauree.com] with application answers [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/products-services/doless-apply], and/or any questions - Blog post with business episodes [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/post/audhd-small-business-freelancing-podcast-episodes] AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cWttVht-bxKyxc6nCJq4-0SL5zoQVvDIM22RFnaBP0/edit?usp=sharing] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

123 Creating AuDHD Content with Dr Megan Anna Neff

Dr Megan Anna Neff is a neurodivergent therapist and thought leader, who became popular in 2022 with their "Misdiagnosis Monday" series. Their thoughtful content has helped many thousands of AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks feel seen and understood. Today we talk about * having a small business as a neurodivergent person (including PDA at the end) * the questions and concerns we have about creating helpful content, and not causing harm * how weird it is to be perceived CONNECT WITH MEGAN ANNA & NEURODIVERGENT INSIGHTS: * Free Help Me Stay Plan [https://neurodivergentinsights.com/free/the-neurodivergent-adapted-safety-plan/] (for SI) * Website: neurodivergentinsights.com [https://neurodivergentinsights.com/] * Divergent Conversations Podcast: www.divergentpod.com [https://www.divergentpod.com/] * Instagram: www.instagram.com/neurodivergent_insights/ [https://www.instagram.com/neurodivergent_insights/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeurodivergentInsightsTV [https://www.youtube.com/@NeurodivergentInsightsTV] DO LESS PROGRAM FOR 2026 (STARTS JAN 15) [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/products-services/doless] AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cWttVht-bxKyxc6nCJq4-0SL5zoQVvDIM22RFnaBP0/edit?usp=sharing] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

122 Do Less (of what you don't want, to make room for what you do)

Doing less of what's harming you opens up time and energy. You can enjoy that as rest, and if desired, eventually fill it in with what you do want. AuDHDers often need to move at a slower pace, in many ways. Sometimes we then have creative bursts that move fast... but the space comes FIRST! MENTIONED IN EPISODE: DO LESS PROGRAM FOR 2026 (STARTS JAN 15) [https://www.audhdflourishing.com/products-services/doless] BOOK, ANTI-DIET BY CHRISTY HARRISON [https://amzn.to/3MtEDYJ] (AFFILIATE LINK) AUDHD FLOURISHING RESOURCES: 1. Transcript Doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cWttVht-bxKyxc6nCJq4-0SL5zoQVvDIM22RFnaBP0/edit?usp=sharing] (often a few weeks behind, but we do catch up!) 2. Mattia's Newsletter [https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09] 3. Like Your Brain [https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about] community space (Patreon/Discord) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.