The world is entirely too serious right now, so I’m taking a break from all that to give you an amusing snippet from the daily life of the NeuroATryplicate, where Autism, ADHD, and Anxiety valiantly attempt to coexist inside my brain. It does not always go well. For example:
The scene: My kitchen. I am making tea.
AUTISM: This water needs to be boiled to the exact right temperature and steeped for the precise number of minutes; otherwise, this will be… Bad Tea.
ANXIETY: Should we get a timer?
ADHD: Nah.
ANXIETY: Are you sure?
ADHD: OH S*** I FORGOT TO CHECK THE TIME WHEN I POURED THE WATER. I LITERALLY HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT’S BEEN STEEPING.
ANXIETY: Of course you did.
AUTISM: This will be Bad Tea.
ADHD: Oh well, lets wing it. Time is real, right? Has it been long enough yet?
AUTISM: No.
ANXIETY: No.
ADHD: (Does other tasks) How about now?
AUTISM: No.
ANXIETY: Maybe? I don’t know.
ADHD: How about now?
AUTISM: No.
ADHD: Should I drink it now?
ANXIETY: DEFINITELY NOT. IT’LL BE WAY TOO WEAK, AND EVERYONE WHO MAKES TEA WILL JUDGE YOU.
ADHD: (Does other tasks.)
ANXIETY: GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW. THAT TEA HAS BEEN STEEPING WAY TOO LONG AND IS PROBABLY RUINED.
AUTISM: This is going to be Bad Tea.
ADHD: I’ll test it.
ANXIETY: WAIT NO, IT HASN’T HAD TIME TO COOL. YOU’LL BURN US…
ADHD: Ow.
AUTISM: This is Bad Tea.
ANXIETY: This is the tea we deserve.
AUTISM: We need a timer for this. A kitchen tea timer.
ANXIETY: We need one because we are bad at tea and don’t deserve nice things.
ADHD: I’ll get us one…
AUTISM: Great.
ADHD: …Later. (Does other tasks until questionable-quality tea gets cold.)
Apparently in Deep Contemplation 
I needed this today. I think this is so spot on. I laughed out loud. I love how ADD tries to be the champion, but continues to get distracted, while anxiety continues to self loathe, and ASD just states the facts. Their is so much beauty in this madness. Thank you and best to you. You are amazing.
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