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Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

They’re not gonna change name it’s been around for too long

So ADHD people have to call their politicians & demand that they stop harming ADHD people by allowing incompetent & untrained doctors on ADHD to misdiagnose or under diagnosis us

Require all doctors to have mandatory CME courses on ADHD

if not us then who?
If not, now, then when ?

November 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Delusional Narcissist Musk.

GLAZED AND CONFUSED

GROK CLAIMS ELON MUSK IS MORE ATHLETIC THAN LEBRON JAMES — AND THE WORLD’S GREATEST LOVER

The billionaire's AI chatbot has apparently been tweaked to praise him as superior to every other living person

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Fat White as a ghost nazi Elon Musk getting sprayed by someone who exercises on a yacht somewhere

November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Son of a multimillionaire who grew up on a huge estate and pretends grew up a poor White kid on a trailer Park, Robert James Richie, kid rock promises, not to play in New York because Mamdani was elected versus his fascist felon cult leader Trump followers

Good.

2
Kid Rock's Father, Bill Ritchie Sr., Dies: 'I Love You Pop'
Kid Rock's parents were wealthy due to his father's ownership of multiple car dealerships. His father, William "Bill" Ritchie, was a successful businessman who began his career as a sales manager in 1968 and acquired ownership interest in a dealership in 1972. This allowed the family to live on an expansive property that included an apple orchard and barnyard with horses, a lifestyle detailed in articles from Blavity News, Wikipedia, and Automotive News.
Family business: Kid Rock's father, William "Bill" Ritchie, owned several car dealerships, which generated significant wealth for the family.
Childhood home: His family lived on a large property that featured an apple orchard and a stable with horses.
Economic background: The family's financial success stood in contrast to the "trailer" or "middle class" image Kid Rock sometimes projected in his music, as noted by Taste of Country and Yahoo.

November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Always Bring Cash Ken Sim & his ABC Restated VPD 2025 budget. Millions

#CroniesFirst

Police services $479

Proposed 2026 budget $525.3

Cash change $46.2

% change 10%

Arts culture & community services

50.5

$44.1

-6

-12%

vancouver.ca/files/cov/pr... #vanpoli

V @vancouverobert.bsky.social

ON DAY ONE, AN ABC MAJORITY WILL EXPAND THE CAR 87 PROGRAM AND HIRE:

100 NEW POLICE OFFICERS
AND
100 NEW MENTAL HEALTH NURSES
VANCOUVER

Vancouver Police Union breaks with tradition and endorses ABC Vancouver for municipal election

Advocates and legal experts say union's political involvement is unprecedented and may erode trust

The Vancouver Police Union has broken with convention and become outwardly politically active, endorsing Ken Sim and his ABC Party in the 2022 municipal elections. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)

Vancouver's Police Union is endorsing mayoral candidate Ken Sim of the ABC Vancouver party in the upcoming municipal election on Oct. 15, breaking a tradition of staying out of municipal

November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

The most important thing that ADHD people could do to help themselves and other people with ADHD?

Having ADHD people demand their provincial and state politicians to require mandatory CME courses for doctors on ADHD

No one else will demand it

No one else cares about us enough to take action

John Lewis, if not us then who?

if not now, then when?

November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Sensory-Based Motor Differences: This pattern includes challenges related to the development of functional dynamic-postural control, motor skills and coordination, often impacting how individuals navigate their physical world
.
sensoryhealth.org/basic/patter...

Major Patterns of Sensory Processing Differences

Sensory Modulation: This pattern involves how individuals respond to sensory input. Some may be overly sensitive to stimuli, leading to feelings of overwhelm, while others may seek out more intense sensory experiences.

Sensory Discrimination: This relates to the ability to differentiate between various sensory inputs. Individuals may struggle to distinguish between similar sensory experiences, affecting their interactions with the environment.

Sensory-Based Motor Differences: This pattern includes challenges related to the development of functional dynamic-postural control, motor skills and coordination, often impacting how individuals navigate their physical world.

October 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Sensory Discrimination: This relates to the ability to differentiate between various sensory inputs.

Individuals may struggle to distinguish between similar sensory experiences, affecting their interactions with the environment.

October 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Major Patterns of Sensory Processing Differences:

Sensory Modulation: This pattern involves how individuals respond to sensory input.

Some may be overly sensitive to stimuli, leading to feelings of overwhelm, while others may seek out more intense sensory experiences.

October 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

ADHD s/t have

Patterns of Sensory Integration & Processing Differences

🚩Sensory Modulation Differences

Sensory Over-Responsive

Sensory Under-Responsive

Sensory Discrimination Differences

🚩Sensory-Motor Differences

Immature Postural Development

Dyspraxia

sensoryhealth.org/basic/patter...

October 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

How To Relax ADHD Adult Brain & Body

Benefits of relaxation
Costs of not scheduling time to relax
Why do we have more problems relaxing?

Examples of relaxing activities

How to plan & remind yourself to relax

What gets in the way of relaxing?

addcoach4u.com/how-to-relax...

#ADHDAwarenessMonth

6. How to plan and remind yourself to relax
Create and practice a routine. Which you’re can change it to a new routine if you’re bored with it

Check list

Create a habit

Develop self-awareness

Have a friend to remind & encourage you

Have a goal (time, place, result)

Have leisure goals Google “wheel of life”

Internet reminders

Keep track of what you are really doing

Places GPS location alarm

Reward for achieving something (motivation)

Schedule

4. Why do ADDers have more problems relaxing?
Boredom

Chaos – chaotic environment

Confusion – where do I start?

Denial (or minimization) of their ADD symptoms

Denial of reality

Destructive behaviour

Difficulty planning

Difficulty staying on task

Disorganization

Distractible

Forgetful

Hyperactivity (of body or mind) www.healthfocusguide.org (re relaxation)

October 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

ADHD Memes

See others here.

Add your meme to the list!

www.adhdawarenessmonth.org/memes/

#adhdawarenessmonth

October 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

MYTH: ADHD is caused by bad parenting (Part 2)

MYTH: ADHD is just an excuse for laziness

MYTH: All children grow out of ADHD

MYTH: Everyone has a little ADHD

MYTH: Children with ADHD just need more discipline

#adhdawarenessmonth

www.adhdawarenessmonth.org/myths-and-fa...

MYTH: ADHD doesn’t exist
ADHD is Real Infographic
MYTH: People with ADHD just can’t concentrate
MYTH: ADHD is overdiagnosed
not only boys have adhd
MYTH: Only boys have ADHD
MYTH: ADHD meds are addictive
MYTH: ADHD is caused by bad parenting (Part 2)
MYTH: ADHD is just an excuse for laziness
MYTH: All children grow out of ADHD
adhd children do not need more discipline
MYTH: Everyone has a little ADHD
MYTH: Children with ADHD just need more discipline

October 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Do you know the myths about ADHD that are often spread more than the Facts?

MYTH: ADHD doesn’t exist

MYTH: People with ADHD just can’t concentrate

MYTH: ADHD is overdiagnosed

MYTH: Only boys have ADHD

MYTH: ADHD meds are addictive

#adhdawarenessmonth
www.adhdawarenessmonth.org/myths-and-fa...

October 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

26 Benefits Of ADHD Coaching

Reduce procrastination

Support decision-making and prioritizing

Expand perception of options

Provide course correction

Create ADD-appreciative accountability

Set up supportive environments for success

addcoach4u.com/26-benefits-...
#ADHDAwarenessMonth

was on the ADDA (US based Attention Deficit Disorder Association) ADD Coaching Policy Committee along with ADD coaches Barbara Luther, Peggy Bonsee and Sherri Hall. The list below is a draft that the committee created on the benefits of ADHD coaching.

There are more than 26 benefits of Adult ADHD coaching, but we thought that ADDers might not read through 3 pages of benefits:)

26 Benefits Of ADHD Coaching

Realize Goals

Reduce procrastination

Support decision-making and prioritizing

Expand perception of options

Provide course correction

Create ADD-appreciative accountability
Celebrate successes

Set up supportive environments for success

Putting the pieces in place that lead to success

Develop New Skills

Develop New Skills

• Manage impulsivity and distractibility

• Improve time and self-management

• Personalize strategies and systems

• Learn to set boundaries

• Improve social and communication skills

• Manage conflict confidently

ADHD Education

• Learn about what ADHD is and is not

• Appreciate your strengths and unique gifts

• Discover personalized approaches

• Draft a personalized owner's manual of your brain

• Understand thecriteria for a successful strategy

• Create a personal pattern of success

October 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

NDP MP who introduced #BillC229

An Act to establish a national framework respecting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en...

@heathermcpherson.bsky.social

her son has ADHD, is running for NDP leadership

Endorsed by Rachel Notley

www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli

Edmonton MP Heather McPherson enters NDP leadership race

McPherson says the party needs to change how it talks to Canadians

David Thurton · CBC News · Posted: Sep 28, 2025 2:55 PM PDT | Last Updated: September 28
A woman in a red top speaks
NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson speaks in the foyer of the House of Commons, Monday, Sept.23, 2024 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
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Heather McPherson entered the NDP leadership race on Sunday afternoon, telling supporters that she intends to unite her party and lead them out of their worst federal election performance ever.

McPherson is the second major name to publicly announce they're running after former leader Jagmeet Singh resigned following the April election results. Joining her is activist and well-known journalist Avi Lewis, who launched his campaign a little over a week ago.

While McPherson may not have the same name recognition as Lewis, she assumes unofficial front runner status, as she is the only candidate who currently holds a seat in the House of Commons.

"We need to change," she said. "Not what we believe but how we talk about it and who we talk to."

Early on in her speech, McPherson noted the party needs to be inspired again by the big ideas that drove successful NDP leaders like Tommy Douglas and Jack Layton, as opposed to "shrinking into some sort of purity test" and pushing people away.

"We need to stop pushing people away and we need to invite people in. We need to have more people at the table and we need to listen to them," she said, noting the key to building a winning campaign was in "communities, not in back rooms in Ottawa."

She called for "more resources for the grassroots," saying the party needs to "invest in our members and trust our base again."

October 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

So white supremacist Christian fascist DEI Krew demand universities must unperson transgender people, and anyone who is a perceived enemy of the white Nazis

Forced Nazi Indoctrination. When will they create Hitler Youth brigades? Opps, Trump Youth Brigades?

ow the Hitler Youth Turned a Generation of Kids Into Nazis
Hitler’s war against Boy Scouts fueled the Third Reich’s ideology—and its military might.

HITLER YOUTH HEIL HITLER Nazi Propaganda image of Adolf Hitler with impressionable young 8-12 years Hitlerjugend Hitler Youth boys saluting hitler

September 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

It would. ALL doctors should screen people with anxiety & depression, #SUD for ADHD because we have huge rates of those.

ALL family doctors should have #MandatoryCMECoursesOnADHD

But this will never happen until more people with ADHD ask their provincial politicians to do so.

No one else will

If not us then who, if not now, then when John Lewis

September 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

26 Challenges of Having Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

62 Specific examples of how to deal with the challenges of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

addcoach4u.com/adult-adhd-c...

#ADHD #AdultADHD

26 Challenges of Having Adult Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
There are many challenges with living with adult ADHD. Here are a few.
Blurting things out
Clutter-physical leading to mental and emotional
Daydreamer
Defensiveness
Depression
Emotional self-flagellation
Forgetting things
Getting lost
Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity in relationships

62 Specific examples of how to deal with the challenges of Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
Acupuncture (boosts dopamine among other benefits.
Analyze the situation
Ask for feedback
Be somewhat vigilant - try not to go overboard
Brainstorming, being visual
Break down into tasks and schedule time
Calm down
Carry a map
Cheery things help.
Daytimer - write down what needs to be done and when needs to be done
Double check directions

September 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Undetected ADHD was present in 34% of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) patients.

The number of referral diagnoses, failed medications, and past SSRI failures were predictive of undetected ADHD in TRD

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Figure 1 Comparison of anhedonic features between the TRD-alone and TRD/ ADHD groups. trd adhd

Low hedonic tone and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: risk
factors for treatment resistance in depressed adults
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6149933/
Results TRD (Treatment Resistance Depression)was significantly associated with the number of diagnoses (P<0.001), past (P<0.001) and present medications (P<0.001), chronic anhedonia (P=0.013), and
suicide ideation (P-0.008). Undetected ADHD was present in 34% of TRD
patients.
The number of referral diagnoses (P<0.001), failed medications
(P-0.002), and past selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor failures
(P=0.035) were predictive of undetected ADHD in TRD.
Conclusion Undetected ADHD may be more prevalent among TRD patients than previously
thought. In addition, TRD patients are more likely to present with psychiatric comorbidity than
non-TRD patients. Screening patients with depression for the presence of ADHD and chronic anhedonia/ low hedonic tone may help identify patients with TRD and undetected ADHD and
improve treatment outcomes.

August 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

The Transgender and Gender Diverse and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Nexus: A Systematic Review

Higher rates of ADHD in children, teens & adults

"None avoided deficit-framing, nor included explicit TGD/ADHD authorship."

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Regarding children and adolescents, in a large (TGD:
n=1,333; Total: n=27,633) sample, Becerra-Culqui et al. (2018) found a 2.4–5.6 times
increased prevalence of ADHD among EHR-identified TGD children (3–9 years old) and
4.7–12.6 times increased prevalence among adolescents (10–17 years old), compared to
age/demographic-matched (assumed-to-be) cisgender peers.
Considering adults, Cheung et al. (2018) found a prevalence of ADHD of 4.3% among
EHR-identified TGD adults (n=540), which was greater than the national reported
prevalence for the general population (1.1%). In a much larger sample, Hanna et al.
(2019) reported a similar prevalence (though also a much larger intergroup difference)
from comparing prevalence of ADHD among hospital discharge diagnoses for EHR-
identified TGD individuals (n=25,233; 4.1%) compared to assumed-to-be cisgender peers
(n=254,412,130; 0.4%). In that study, it is unclear whether the hospital discharge diagnoses
in that health system listed all EHR diagnoses or only those considered to be contributing
to the admission. In another large chart review (n=7,322,050), Wanta et al. (2019) found
a much higher prevalence of ADHD diagnosis among EHR-identified TGD persons (10%)
than assumed-to-be cisgender peers (1.7%).
Four clinic-based studies utilized much smaller-scale retrospective chart reviews. Holt et al.
(2016) reported prevalence of ADHD diagnosis among children and adolescents referred
to a gender clinic (n=218) as 14.6% for 5–11-year-olds and 6.8% among 12–18-year-olds.
Two smaller studies (Kaltiala-Heino et al., 2015 and Chen et al., 2016) on pediatric patients
referred for gender-affirming care (n=47 and n=38, respectively), found current ADHD
diagnosis prevalences of 11% and 15.8%, respectively. Another (Hisle-Gorman et al., 2021)
found TGD youth (n=3,754) significantly more likely than non-TGD siblings (n=6,603) to
have an ADHD diagnosis (29.8% vs. 18.6%; Odds ratio: 1.77). Note, however, that in this
study the above average prevale…

Some clinic-based studies with smaller participant numbers were able to administer ADHD
testing and/or gender questionnaires to verify classification. Kolbuc et al. (2019), in one
such study, found that 21% of the TGD children participants (n=71) met diagnostic criteria
for ADHD. Another (Strang et al., 2014) found that 4.8% of children and adolescents
with ADHD (n=126) had parent reported “gender variance” (as assessed by the Child
Behavior Checklist), which was significantly more prevalent than among the control groups
(neurodevelopmental disorder: 1.7 %; non-referred groups: 0–0.7 %). Those with ADHD
were also 6.64 times more likely to repeatedly endorse a “wish to be the other gender”
than non-referred controls. In contrast, two studies utilized self-reported gender data and
self-reported ADHD diagnosis. Of these, the prevalence of ADHD among TGD persons
was notably much higher than in some of the EHR-based studies on adults. Bretherton et
al. (2021) reported an ADHD rate of 11% (among n=928 TGD participants), compared
to 1.1% in that general adult population. Dawson et al. (2017) found TGD adults (n=54),
compared to cisgender participants (n=6,673), were 2.7 times as likely to have ADHD with
J Gay Lesbian Ment Health . Author manuscript; available in PMC 2025 January 01.

Discussion
Since 2014, 17 primary research articles have been published on the TGD/ADHD
intersection, with three published in 2021 alone. The existing data–as reported in 12 studies–
unanimously suggest a significantly increased prevalence of ADHD among TGD persons.
The extent of and reasons for this increase remain unclear. The majority of these studies
originate from facilities or practitioners that focus on the provision of TGD healthcare. No
studies explicitly engaged the TGD/ADHD community in defining research questions and/or
authorship of the publication, and characterization of TGD/ADHD lived experience remains
extremely limited.
In focusing almost exclusively on the etiology of and specific challenges presented by the
TGD/ADHD nexus, these studies explicitly approach this area from deficit-framing that
posits that both TGD and ADHD can only be undesirable. This resonates with Shapira
and Granek’s (2019) and Jackson-Perry’s (2020) arguments that attempts to determine a
causal relationship between autism and TGD identity constitute epistemological violence
and reinforce the idea that gender variance is a symptom of autism.
Future work would benefit from shifting focus to centering TGD/ADHD community
members’ voices and needs. For example, no studies to date investigated how executive
functioning deficits related to ADHD likely disadvantage TGD/ADHD individuals when
juggling the many discrete tasks and cognitive abilities required to access gender-affirming
medical, surgical, and legal care (James et al., 2016; Puckett et al., 2018; Tabaac et al.,
2020; Pampati et al., 2021; Goetz & Arcomano, 2021). Research guiding clinical care and
development of non-clinical support resources could be highly beneficial.

July 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Has CHADD, ADDA, or any other US ADHD org come out with any statements on the impacts of the final version of the Republican Billionaire Bailout Bill & the different ways it will affect people with ADHD?

Or has any ADHD blogger done a comprehensive breakdown of the final bill?

#ADHDSKy #AskADHD

Trump's billionaire Bill Bill with pictures of Trump surveillance cameras, Jeff, Bezos, Elon Musk, and ice taking someone away

July 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

How much social housing for homeless people will Mark Carney fund?

And will he demand provinces use ALL that funding for homeless people?

Vs allows provinces to give out grants to real estate developers, so they reward them with #CashForAccess bundled donations?

#cdnpoli #vanre #vanpoli

Trudeau cash for access machine. Corruption

Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Homelessness:
Table 2
A 33-Year Follow-Up Study
Features of Homelessness in Probands and Comparisonsa
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC5533180/
ADHD Probands (n=32)
Comparisons (n=6) Non ADHD
Variables Mean (SD)/n Median (min-
(%)
max) Mean (SD)/n Median (min-
(%)
max)
Place stayed while homeless b
Street-Shelter
Family-Friends Longest continuous duration of
homelessness (months)
Total duration of homelessness (months)
Number of homeless periods
19 (59.4)
13 (40.6)
10.7 (17.8)
15.5 (22.9)
2.3 (2.8)
3.5 (1-78)
6.0 (1-96)
1.0 (1-12) aPresented for information's sake. Small n (n=6) precludes meaningful statistical contrasts.
bif more than 1 episode was reported, the most

41% of homeless youth have been tested for ADHD vancouver study 2016

June 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

An Indigenous Healthcare Award will be presented to one Canadian healthcare professional to support in-person attendance at the 21st Annual CADDRA ADHD conference

Get free conference, 1 year membership up to $1,500 travel

Deadline July 31, 2025

www.surveymonkey.com/r/K298XWF
#indigenous #ADHDSky

June 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

So ADHD kids are often harmed in school and often they hate school because they're schools are often ADHD hostile and then they add gaslighting

The problem is not enough parents with ADHD demand school trustees make teachers take mandatory course on ADHD to stop harming ADHD kids

June 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM

Pete Quily

@petequily.bsky.social

Ask RFK Junior, who has said publicly that he has ADHD and wants to send people who are using ADHD stimulant meds, to CCP like labour camps,

why do you want ADHD people to use cocaine and heroin to self medicate like you did?

When decades of studies show ADHD meds reduce addiction?

Chart showing how treating treat ADHD teens with ADHD medication reduces substance use disorder massively

June 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM

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