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BLOG POST Burnout and Coming Back Proudly, Openly Us Moving Through Monotropism
Ticket Theory by Hilary Knutson, shared by Neuro Pride Ireland, offers an Autistic ADHD-friendly way to understand monotropism, spiky profiles, inertia and burnout. Some tasks simply never get a ticket.
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What if the thing that made Odysseus remarkable wasn't his many turns, but the one thing that never turned? A personal, AuDHD read on Homer's Odyssey and the words polytropos and monotropos.
Explore how monotropism shapes Autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD attention. Dispelling myths, uncovering research and exploring why neuroaffirming support matters for our wellbeing.
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