AUTISM & ADHD FRIENDLY HOUSE HACKS!!!⎥EXECUTIVE DISFUNCTION⎥ADULTS WITH AUTISM

My 9yr old got diagnosed with Autism and ADHD when she was 3. She has very obvious ADHD symptoms, she also has echolalia. She’s very into open spaces, so I cleared her toys and made her room sparse. She’s much better at keeping it organized if she doesn’t have a lot of clutter to dig through.

Before I even knew I was neurodivergent I had a swing in my house. When my son was still dating his now wife she brought her nonverbal five year old over often and I shared my swing with him mid meltdown. His not mine. He lit up and it became his safe space. Such a big impact that his mom and my son put one up in their home. Like you I swing and have always sat on the floor. My husband thought it was really weird at first but 22years of marriage later and he doesn’t really notice it anymore. I will say now that knowing me and my grandson share similar traits explains why his mom was always so amazed at how calm he is with me and how easy it is for me to be with him as he is. He’s my favorite human.

"there are no adults here" immediately subscribed 🤣 had my daughter at 19 and 8 years later it still feels that way lol.

I LOVE the chore sticks! I have a 2 and 4 yr old and I feel like this would help all of us (even hubby!) not get overwhelmed with basic daily task! Definitely setting that up today!

The fan noise in the background is overwhelming for me, I really appreciate your tips and tricks but thought this was worth mentioning.

The thing I love most in my kitchen is my google mini, I have a google shopping list set up and so whenever I use the last of something or go to find something and I'm out I can just say "Hey Google please add eggs to my shopping list" I find it sooooo much simpler and less distracting than any other way I've tried for shopping lists and the updated list is always available on my phone so I never forget it and can buy what I need if I'm at the market unplanned.

I loved this, please do more! Especially like organization systems that work with AuDHD brains. Thank you!

when something like food or a supply runs out or is about to run out we put it on a list on the fridge. the pen for that is also magnetic (literally just a magnet attached with some tape) so we don't end up putting it somewhere else. also we have small jars for trash everywhere there isn't an actual trash can in reach so we don't just put it on the counter for example while cooking, and when the jar is full you just have to walk to the big trash once instead of every single time

This is the best video on this subject that I’ve seen yet. Most videos seem focused on less globally, helpful life hacks. I’ve had for a few years now. Maybe even decades… things like automatic bread cookers with a timer, so I wake up to a cinnamon roll. Automatic coffee, or tea makers, so I have more time in the morning, but still wake up to something that helps me. And even cooking much of my food sous vide, so it’s ready to go, and I don’t have to do so much work. At this point in my life, it’s about saving the time and inconvenience and irritation - the stress triggers - as much as anything else.

Those are good ideas to share, thanks. Sometimes I get exhausted dealing with neurotypical people online because they literally have all the education on autism they could want online, right at their fingertips, but no...they'd rather believe Autism is just like Downs Syndrome, and then try to treat you that way. :/ One day I hope someone will do a video explaining to NT's how Autism and Downs Sydrome ARE DIFFERENT and how disparaging either groups does them both real world harm. But I get tired of trying to explain. The fact is, I went undiagnosed, like many women and girls, most of my life. I"m glad things are getting better but there's still nowhere near enough expert diagnosticians out there, or easy access to them. But Autism itself has been on the mainstream radar for YEARS and yet so many NT's STILL don't understand it? That tells me that the experts in Autism are NOT doing good educational outreach and have a ways to go before they are.

Omg I don’t even have kids and I’m 100% thinking about doing all of these!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

It sounded like you said “nerd-divergent” and I liked it

The chore popsicle sticks method is cool. What does the "free" person usually decide to do? I put my socks in clear open bins in my dresser instead of "folding" them together, and I leave them inside out in the wash since I wear them inside out all the time anyway. All my other clothes, including underwear, hang on plain white plastic hangers in the center of my closet so I can immediately see what's clean and available. (The other dresser drawers hold spare toiletries and office supplies.) Heavier seasonal jackets and sweatshirts hang at one side of my closet, half hidden but still within reach. Even before I knew I was AuDHD, I thought it really weird that people would have a wardrobe big enough to warrant seasonally packing everything in and out of boxes. Why would I keep half my clothes in the garage or basement? I wear the same clothes year-round (at 90F or -40F), just with extra winter layers when needed.

The chore sticks seem like an inspired concept! I will try it

So glad to see you back! I'm totally stealing the chore sticks idea when we have kids :)

1:50 I heard the jingle of tags and said, "(Gasp!) You have a doggie!" 🥰 And then you acknowledged the sound and dog, too.

I have already thought about those clothing bins ( 8:20) omg i am so happy to see other neurospicy people do this! Thanks for every tip in this video. love it!

Folding clothes is awwwwwful for me. I gave up on dressers and I hang all of my clothes except for socks and underwear. Shein also has very affordable space saver hangers of different types (ones with hooks, hangers with clamps to hold 7 pairs of pants on one hanger etc.) and its really helped me be able to minimize getting overwhelmed trying to pick out clothes and put them away. I have one hanger for all my pants, one for every day shirts and gym shirts, one for nicer blouses and so on.

One of the best things I've done to make sure that I don't forget to add items to my grocery list was putting a cheap Echo Dot in my kitchen and syncing it with a shopping list app on my phone. Seeing that we're getting low on rice in the pantry and just calling out, "Alexa, add rice to my shopping list," and having it add it for me has been a game changer in my battle against the dreaded, "I don't need to write this down, I'll remember..." curse. Bonus points in that I won't forget my shopping list at home since it's on my phone and I can quickly add items to the list WHILE my hubby is at the store if necessary.

Hey, new subscriber here! Hello! 🙂 I'm also Autistic and an ADHDer. I also make ND videos (sometimes) I love watching videos about ND friendly homes and finding new ways to streamline the functionality of home life. This has been so insightful, I've been doing a similar sort of thing with my meal planning too. I really need a swing but unfortunately can't put one cause I'm renting plus, there's not enough space. Thanks for the helpful hints.