{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62db8e1bf4c8b2001486b951/6a846777a835875d37401437?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"AuDHD Digital Overwhelm: Tech Traps Designed to Manipulate Your Neurodivergent Brain","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62db8e1bf4c8b2001486b951/1787061927551-e98e8295-c14a-46e6-9dba-b03deed1f94d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Why can you spend hours doomscrolling, but still feel completely unable to reply to a text or pay a bill?</strong></p><p>In Episode 62 of <em>AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish</em>, hosts Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton unpack digital overwhelm through an adult ADHD and autism lens. They dive deep into the swing between compulsive tech use and total tech avoidance, the crushing shame of ghosting people you love, dopamine traps, sensory regulation, and why willpower is a terrible strategy for neurodivergent digital wellbeing.</p><p><strong>The Quick Takeaway:</strong> Your inability to manage your phone isn't a moral failure or a lack of discipline. It is a capacity, sensory, and executive functioning bottleneck.</p><p><strong>Overwhelmed by adulting?</strong> Get practical tools and executive functioning support at Callie’s website: <a href=\"https://executivefunctioning.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">executivefunctioning.com.au</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>00:35</strong> Welcome to F Them Fish and navigating a neurodivergent adult world</li><li><strong>03:05</strong> 90s parenting style, random physical injuries, and yoga attempts</li><li><strong>09:49</strong> Women Unlimited, public speaking jitters, and a classic AuDHD cheese side quest</li><li><strong>17:17</strong> Jayne’s Confession: The shame when digital burnout turns into missed texts, bills, and birthdays</li><li><strong>21:00</strong> Why you aren't actually failing at tech, you’re just measuring by neurotypical metrics</li><li><strong>25:30</strong> Debunking the Goldfish: Why the viral 8-second attention span claim is total fiction (and how attention actually works)</li><li><strong>30:50</strong> All-or-Nothing Doomscrolling: Is your phone use an addiction, or are you desperately seeking dopamine and sensory regulation?</li><li><strong>36:28</strong> Why neurodivergent brains and young people are uniquely vulnerable to social media traps</li><li><strong>41:46</strong> Neurodivergent Kids &amp; Screen Time: Balancing parental anxiety with active sensory regulation needs</li><li><strong>43:13</strong> A breakdown of the American Academy of Pediatrics framework for managing screens</li><li><strong>51:01</strong> How repeated exposure to algorithm feeds silently shapes your mood and beliefs</li><li><strong>56:46</strong> A raw look at parenting, social media, and Australia’s under-16 platform restrictions</li><li><strong>1:01:00</strong> How gaming loops exploit executive dysfunction</li><li><strong>1:03:02</strong> How Callie uses AppBlock and tactical boundaries to trick her brain out of tech loops</li><li><strong>1:08:25</strong> Practical strategies and mapping what you actually want from tech</li><li><strong>1:09:48</strong> How to rebuild your relationship with tech safely after autism/ADHD burnout</li><li><strong>1:11:52</strong> Outro &amp; Epilogue: An unfortunate linguistic discovery</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Resources </strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Tech Boundary:</strong> <a href=\"https://appblock.app/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AppBlock App</a> (Callie’s tool recommendation - completely unsponsored)</li><li><strong>Screen Framework:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/media-and-children/center-of-excellence-on-social-media-and-youth-mental-health/5cs-of-media-use/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AAP’s 5 Cs of Media Use Guide</a></li><li><strong>Global Tech Report:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/25-09-2024-teens--screens-and-mental-health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WHO Report: Teens, Screens and Mental Health</a></li><li><strong>Policy Context:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">eSafety Commissioner: Australia’s Social Media Age Restrictions</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Support &amp; Connect</strong></p><p>If you love our messy, honest conversations about adult neurodivergence, please take 5 seconds to <strong>Follow</strong> or <strong>Subscribe</strong> on this app and leave us a <strong>5-star review</strong>! It directly helps other AuDHD adults find our community.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find us on </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdrKP4sVFIjjCFfAKnJHHa7-wCUZq6EEJ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fthemfish_audhdforgrownups/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> at<strong> AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish</strong></p><p><strong>Callie's Website: </strong><a href=\"https://executivefunctioning.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://executivefunctioning.com.au/</a></p><p><strong>LinkedIn: Callie: </strong><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/62db8e1bf4c8b2001486b953/shows/62db8e1bf4c8b2001486b951/episodes/www.linkedin.com/in/callie-elward-barrett-263068142\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.linkedin.com/in/callie-elward-barrett-263068142</a> Jayne:<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-gurton-\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-gurton-</a></p><p>Disclaimer: This is a lived-experience conversation, not medical, psychological, psychiatric, or professional parenting advice.</p><p>Acknowledgment: This podcast was created on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Wadawurrung, and Dja Dja Wurrung Peoples.</p>","author_name":"F them fish"}