PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY / ATTENTION

Psychology and psychiatry.

Neurodivergence, attention, diagnosis, consciousness.

READING

books people and writing I wanted to share

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Currently reading

What’s on the shelf right now.

Book Memories, Dreams, Reflections Jung on his own life, dreams, symbols, and the ideas that shaped his work. Open ↗ Book An Anthropologist on Mars Oliver Sacks on autism, perception, Tourette’s, and the adaptive possibilities of atypical minds. Open ↗ Book Sexual Personae Camille Paglia tracing archetype, art, and decadence from antiquity to the present. Open ↗

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Care and support

Tools and services that help people find the right support.

Tool Aotearoa Neurodiversity Directory A searchable directory for neurodiversity support across Aotearoa New Zealand. Open ↗

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Neurodivergence and attention

ADHD, executive function, autism, perception, and everyday adaptation.

Influence Russell A. Barkley Watching his lectures is how I recognized my own ADHD. He’s rigorous, funny, and gives his work away online to anyone who needs it. A role model. Open ↗

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Diagnosis and consciousness

Psychiatry, psychopathology, subjective experience, and theories of mind.

Article What Happened to Psychopathology? A reminder that diagnosis is not just checklists. Description, context, and the person still matter. Open ↗ Article Consciousness May Require a New Kind of Computation Computational theories of consciousness, and what they might mean for machines. Open ↗