Navigating sensory issues with your neurodivergent partner can be challenging. When your partner startles easily or has big reactions to things that seem small to you, my newsletter explains what's actually happening & how to work with their nervous system instead of against it. (Link below!)

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I spent a long time thinking I was broken for not wanting spontaneity. Turns out, it was just the 'tism. "Spontaneous" sex advice is garbage if your brain needs a heads-up to function. Planning doesn't kill passion. It creates safety. And safety? That's where the real magic happens.

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Your partner's libido doesn't match yours and it's causing friction? Before you assume it's about attraction, read this. Understanding neurodivergent desire patterns will save your relationship unnecessary drama.

TONIGHT AT 7PM EST is the night for the Doomsayers Holiday charity one-shot! 🎁✨ These kind folks are offering some awesome giveaway prizes for anyone who donates to my GoFundMe (linked in the replies below!) Watch here: 🎄 www.twitch.tv/tainotales

It is not an easy time to be independent trans journalists. But what we do is also more important than ever. Please help us keep doing it, and support our winter fund drive as you can.

Lots of people ask me about coaching - I don't take clients, but my incredible talented friend Dusty is one of the best, and she's got an opening. Dusty is one of the most knowledgeable people specifically working with pregnant ADHDers, get at her if you're interested

My understanding of intimacy shifted when I realized I was using sex to regulate my nervous systems. Sex for connection, sex for sensation, sex for a nervous system reset. All valid, all normal, all totally okay. But if you're more dysregulated than when you started, we need to talk strategy! 🧵

I didn't think I was "kinky enough" to count. Gentle doesn't mean less-than. Sensual doesn't mean vanilla. Your body knows what it needs better than any scene you think you "should" want! My newsletter is for everyone who's been told their desires aren't "real" kink.

while KOSA passed the subcommittee, there is still the full committee meeting it needs to go through before being voted on by the Senate/House support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES! www.badinternetbills.com

You're allowed to pause. Your safeword isn't your only option. Sometimes you need a breather, not a full stop. And that's completely valid. If you've been pushing through when you should be pausing, my newsletter is going to give you permission to hit the brakes without guilt.

So absolutely honored and delighted to be playing with this bunch tonight for the finale of @roleplayrelay.bsky.social 's charity fundraiser. So far, we've raised over $27,000. Let's get this finale started!

For this book, I wrote an essay about "How to GM Romance" when you're asexual - because I'm asexual and find it frustrating to live in a world where sex and romance are an assumed and “necessary” part of any meaningful relationship. I'm SO happy you can all read this now. 🫶

When your partner has an emotional response after play, and you don't know if you did something wrong, this newsletter will help you understand what's normal and how to be supportive instead of panicked. Subscribe and we'll learn how to better support our partners! newsletter.catieosaurus.com

A few years ago, Friday asked me "What if we made a book about GMing romance?" That book, brought to you by the brilliant minds and hands of folks from all across the #TTRPG space, is now ready to be on your digital bookshelves and tables! Very very proud of everyone who contributed 💖

Do you ACTUALLY have consent from your ADHD partner? Think your partner is "always up for anything"? My newsletter will help you spot the difference between genuine enthusiasm and people-pleasing compliance - because real consent is way hotter than performed agreement.

How To GM Romance will ship to our backers next Friday. You still have time to pre-order! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

If you missed our panel at PAX Unplugged, or just couldn't make it to the con at all, fear not! I have recorded the entire panel, available now on my YouTube Channel: 🎲 youtu.be/R3C-Xbc0G4U

It's not weird to cry after sex. You know, that overwhelming feeling after good sex, where everything feels too big and too much and you just...cry? Yeah, that's not weird, or shameful or embarrassing.

Doms need validation, too. If your dominant partner seems like they're performing it instead of feeling it, my newsletter explains why that happens and how to create space for authentic power exchange. Trust me, you'll both feel the difference. 😘 Join the community now!

Before I became a sex educator, I used to say I was "high maintenance" for having boundaries. Stop apologizing for needing what you need. Seriously, stop it right now.

The concept of this game goes so hard, I got a change to preview it and it's SUPER FUN. 10/10 recommend

True story: I used to think aftercare was just for "extreme" kinks. Turns out, I was SUPER wrong. If you've ever felt "too much" after what seemed like "just sex," you're not broken, or weird, or "too much". You're neurodivergent.

Do you ever get frustrated with your ADHD partner? Yeah, my husband does too. We can interrupt you mid-thought and then get defensive when you call us out. It's not malicious - it's impulse control. I got curious...

ADHD hyper fixation is a wild thing. Sometimes it means reorganizing your books until 4am, sometimes it means spending a year of your life becoming the world's foremost expert on the turkey in a Christmas Carol. Watch the Catieosaurus Holiday Special, live now. 🦃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMW0...

The day after Thanksgiving can be really hard if you struggle with food. Remember: Your ADHD brain encountered dopamine-rich foods + social pressure + routine disruption + possible sensory overload.

Thank you for coming!!!! 💙💙💙

You can code for 14 hours straight or write an entire novel in a weekend, but you can't remember to shower or call your mom back. Studies show ADHD hyperfocus can boost productivity and creativity, but

Is anybody going to Dice and Diversions in ATL?

It's American Education Week, and as an ADHDer with two masters degrees (and a PhD soon), I am stunned by how few of my peers share my experience. Only 0.06% of people ADHD hold a graduate degree, (compared to 5.4% of adults without). That's a NINETY-FOLD difference. And even then,

It's American Education week, so let's talk about ADHD in education. Only 21% with ADHD pursue higher education, and only 5% of THAT group reaches graduation. Studies show that inattention (as opposed to hyperactivity) is the primary driver of academic underachievement in adults with ADHD.

It's American Education Week - did you know that studies show college students with ADHD are three times more likely to withdraw from classes and have consistently lower GPAs throughout their academic careers?

Very happy to debut this year's #PaxU Bingo card. If you get a bingo and you come find me, there are secret prizes.

Excellent news, I procured a hotel room for #paxu with minimal crying

Hey, if you're dreading the holiday season due to mental health, just a quick reminder: you're not required to show up to every family event. You're not required to stay.

Guess who has two thumbs and 0 beds to sleep in because the VRBO I booked for #paxu turned out to be a scam

Things I cried about while leaving for PaxU Packing my suitcase ✅ Trying to find my headphones ✅ Thinking about saying goodbye to my dog ✅ Bringing my suitcases to the car✅ Saying goodbye to my dog ✅ The Uber driver giving me candy because I seemed sad ✅

How did you get into TTRPGs I wasn't always. Then, one night, I was visited by three ghosts who taught me that I must keep the lessons of the past the present and future in my heart all throughout the year

Every year around this time I start dreading spending time with family because of the dumb shit comments they say about me and my body. The cruelest part of RSD and food comments is that you'll remember that shit for YEARS while they forget it before dessert.

It's American Education Week. Did you know that research shows 32% of students with ADHD drop out of high school compared to 15% without ADHD, and only 15% of us get four-year degrees compared to 48% of neurotypical peers?

Y'all, if you've been in the TTRPG industry for any amount of time, you know that @kp11studios has consistently been a meaningful and important creative in the space who is consistently kind, empathetic and deeply compassionate. It's nearly the holidays, let's show up for our community, yeah?

It's almost the holidays, which means that the uninformed family comments are coming. With ADHD, RSD can convince you that Uncle Mark's 'helpful' comments about "Have you tried keto?" can get translated into "I've been watching you eat and you disgust me."

YES, I am going to PAXU this weekend, and this panel is one of the places you'll be able to find me, with some very, very cool people. Hope to see you there!

Just a reminder that if you have ADHD, your RSD can turn "You've gained weight" into "You're unlovable and everyone's been talking about it." But here's the thing: people who comment on your body at holidays are telling you who THEY are.

Research shows us that people with ADHD have significantly higher rates of bulimia (binging/purging). The holidays can trigger unhealthy eating habits hard. Many people will restrict all day "to save calories" for the big holiday meal.🧵