Life on Hard Mode
Brad Kelley, Javeriah Khalid, Autistic Amber, Ana Natkins, Bridget: Neurodivergent NurseFor late-diagnosed neurodivergent people learning to navigate a world that wasn’t built for them
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 45 | Founded | 8 months ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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You Stopped Asking For What You Need Decades Ago—This Is How To Start Again
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“So what types of adjustments do you think would benefit you?”
Naturally, this question has stumped me many times since disclosing my diagnoses to my employers—and they’ve asked what I need.
This is a privileged position—I...
Hard Mode: Unmasked #4 - Heatwave Special
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Video Games Aren't A Waste of Time—They Were Built for Our Brains
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“Video games are a waste of time.”
If you grew up as a gamer, how often did you hear that from a parent, an elder sibling or even your peers?
I’d wager you heard it a fair amount. At least, I did.
Sure, you’d get the conso...
You Don't Miss the Past—You Miss the Things That Made It Bearable
The World Cup book that I read cover to cover without ever watching a game of football—and what I can learn from buying it again 30 years later
For most people, nostalgia means reminiscing about old friendships, their school days, and chil...
Hard Mode: Unmasked #3 - Live From Tesco
Supermarket-related time torture, school report deep-dives, and ADHD medication chat
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Life on Hard Mode is a bi-weekly newsletter about late-diagnosed autism/ADHD, helping people learn about their authentic selves, and to reframe experiences from a life lived with the difficulty turned all the way up
Overthinking Hours is a weekly newsletters deep diving into how society and life affects disabled, traumatised and late-diagnosed AuDHD people.
I help late-diagnosed autistics put words to their experiences and make sense of their patterns. Psychology-educated, grounded in lived experience & sometimes illustrated with pop-culture examples.
I'm a systems and tech fanatic with equal bits of ADHD and Productivity, just making it through the day and enjoy the simpler things in life. https://t.mtrbio.com/anas-simple-solutions
Late diagnosed AuDHD RN/MPH (she/her), writing about my special interests in neurodiversity, psychology, health equity and parenting, while trying to build an aligned life.
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