AuDHD Flourishing

Success is a complicated topic for AuDHD folks. We're often not praised for what feels the most difficult. Then sometimes told we did an amazing job for something that didn't feel like a big deal.

AuDHD folks often also struggle to achieve traditional success in the workplace and relationships, in large part due to stigma and being disabled by societal factors.

Then, once we actually achieve some kind of success, it can feel way less good than we expected.

It's totally okay to have dreams (big or small)! And it's also useful to ask better questions about why and what we're hoping for once we get there.

Mentioned in episode:

1. Andrew's first email/post: "the No"
2. Followup: "after the No"
3. Andrew Simonet interview (episode 31)
4. ep 9 Asking the Right Questions

Resources:

1. Like Your Brain community space
2. Transcript Doc
3. Email Newsletter

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Autism "Levels" (1, 2, or 3 in current diagnostic terminology) are not necessarily an accurate reflection of our lived experience.

Reflecting on last week's guest and what "subclinical" autism even means.

How monotropism may, yet again, explain what's going on.

What actually works for us and what supports we need.

Mentioned in episode:

• Monotropism.org Explanations
• Monotropism Questionnaire
• Fergus Murray's 6 Starting Points for Understanding Autism

Resources:

1. Like Your Brain community space
2. Resources Blog & Contact Form
3. Transcript Doc
4. Email Newsletter

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Today we delve into ethical considerations around marketing coaching, including MLM-like tactics, pricing, and the pressure to charge high fees to recoup investments in programs teaching coaches how to market.

One particular thing I learned recently about this history of the coaching world is changing how I think about my own business. Even if you're not a coach, this will be an interesting episode!

Topics include:

• Following up about last week's conversation with Samantha Pollack about ethics in marketing
• Why some of the MLM accusations feel true (marketing coaches teaching coaches how to market to other coaches, etc)
• Courses focused on marketing and selling over coaching skills
• Why the industry doubled its prices some years ago due to JV/affiliate models
• Accessibility not just in terms of money but also how AuDHD folks consume content and integrate

Links mentioned in episode:

1. Survey about having bought courses/coaching
2. Contact form
3. The four video podcasts by Rachael Kay Albers: Thomas Edison to Tony Robbins: The Online Business Family Tree, Six Figure Masterminds, Marie Forleo, and The Syndicate, ClickFunnels, Fake it 'til you make it, & Moneyball, Fix From Within or Burn It All Down? What Next?

Resources:

1. Like Your Brain community space
2. Resources Blog & Contact Form
3. Transcript Doc
4. Email Newsletter

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This is the first of at least two follow-up episodes about monotropism responding to the work of Fergus Murray, interview guest in episode 034 Monotropism Might Explain Everything.

If you base your ideas about how long it should take to create on societal messages, you might be trying to "squeeze it in" around all your other obligations. But monotropic brains (which AuDHD brains typically are) might need more transition time to get into the right frame of mind. Not only to get things done, but for the process to be more enjoyable, which is a major goal for me creatively.

You can learn more about the Monotropism Questionnaire here, and take the quiz here (checkbox near top of page lets you save your results and come back later).

If you're in Like Your Brain, come tell us your score! We've been talking about it :)

p.s. I'm very proud of myself for practicing what I preach. While working on this episode, I'd told my partner I was recording. Then as I was 75% done with editing, they tried to interrupt me to come do a house task with no warning. I said no! That felt like a big deal because letting myself follow this task to completion felt really good, and I would have been battling dysregulation if I'd gone to do something completely unrelated.

Some links Fergus recommended for further reading on monotropism:

1. ADHD and Monotropism
2. Monotropism in Practice
3. Loops of Concern (self-help for autistic rumination)
4. Autism Tips for Teachers

Resources:

1. Like Your Brain community space
2. Resources Blog & Contact Form
3. Transcript Doc (as of posting this episode in early Feb 2024, I'm a few episodes behind & hoping to catch up soon!)
4. Email Newsletter

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Answering a listener question about how to handle meltdowns and shutdowns at work, and around people you don't trust. This episode covers a few ways to both plan for, push away, and handle meltdowns once they're happening in a public place.

Previous episodes about meltdowns:

• 13 Autistic Meltdowns & Shutdowns
• 23 You Are Not a Burden (Mattia talking about a specific meltdown they had)
• 6 Healing Relational Trauma (guest Pasha and Mattia talk about recent meltdowns around our partners)

Resources:

1. Like Your Brain community space
2. Transcript Doc
3. Email Newsletter

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