Math might be hard for some… but drinking great (#gifted) beer? That’s a formula we can all figure out. 🍻

Meet Reverse Math, the latest flagship release from Von Ebert Brewing. This West Coast-style IPA adds up to big flavor with notes of berries, tropical citrus, pine resin, lychee, rich earth, and bright orange citrus.

So while the equations might get complicated, this beer is exceptionally easy to drink. No calculator required. 😉

More on Reserve Math.
Out of the can, Reverse Math produces a copious amount of off-white head, resting on a clear golden surface. Receding, there remains a blanket of lacing on the surface and antique curtains of lacing on the sides.
Swirling and sniffing, we recover notes of pine resin, orange and grapefruit citrus, tropical citrus, and some rich earth.
Sipping, it's soft and subtle with those same notes along with some stone fruit, and lychee. Overall, Reverse Math has a medium mouthfeel, some alcoholic warmth, and a lingering pine and rich earth character on the palate.
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Neurodivergent friends, how do you find compromises with people you love who have wildly different needs than you?

I have a friend with ADHD who lives in another country, and we try to talk on the phone regularly. However, the time of our scheduled call regularly changes, or something comes up on her end, or she schedules things too close together and she can't make it at the agreed-upon time. She recognizes this is something she struggles with and we have talked about it.

I, on the other hand, have my day planned from the morning, and I get everything done that I need to do prior to a call, then I take some moments to settle in by making tea and finding a comfortable spot so that I can be really present, both for her and for me. I can't rush around and suddenly be in the headspace to be there meaningfully for a friend.

For years I made adjustments for others -- waiting around when they were late, arriving at someone's building and being left in the weather until they had themselves put together, being stood up, or adapting to endless rescheduling.

My nervous system just can't handle it anymore. When I don't know when this friend will actually be available on the day of our call, I'm on edge the entire day.

She and I tried having a regular check-in so that she could schedule it into her calendar, and that worked for a couple of weeks but then no longer did.

I care about this friend and our years-long friendship, and we are both better people for knowing the other. Our conversations are always mutually fulfilling, and I love catching up with her.

But I'm struggling to make space for my own need for consistency and reliability while trying to respect her need for flexibility.

Has anyone found a good solution to this problem?

#Neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #Gifted #HSP

@actuallyautistic
My wife is a professional artisan pastry chef and baker. She makes baked goods without additives and with natural ingredients. Since I follow a very restricted and special diet due to my health issues, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and digestive sensitivities, she's making gluten-free puddings, pizzas, and breads. Needless to say, this makes me happy, both for being able to eat delicious and healthy food and for her generous act of love in taking care of me.
She has heart failure, and I'm her coach and therapist, and she's my cook. I prepare her plant-based remedies, help her with her Qigong and meditation exercises, and she makes sure I don't eat processed junk food.
Her way of giving love is feeding people. Mine is protecting and healing broken bodies.
We're both autistic and gifted. Yes, we have challenges, and sometimes they're many, but we also have this relationship, which is a gem not so easy to find these days. 💕

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