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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks! Reading up on it, it seems like it’s a meds + age thing (I’m late-diagnosed/medicated had no trouble with rollercoasters as a child)

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 20h

ADHD meds takers: Do they give you bad motion sickness? Asking from a day at Thorpe Park…

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Happy wedding anniversary to these two! (And thanks for starring in one of my greeting cards…)

Mum and dad anniversary card. Photo of them in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Text reads: “Happy anniversary, lots of love”

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

NO HEELS, NO PROBLEM (and definitely no AI…) Happy first birthday to my first book…🎂 #ADHDAwarenessMonth #DyspraxiaAwarenessWeek

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My partner would absolutely do this! And ditto. He’s also very likely dyslexic so would consult me on the spelling… 😂

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Well, I’m very impressed with your Placebo puns this pure morning….

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Won’t lie, I wouldn’t have spotted the gardening business/Placebo lyric crossover potential

Gardening van with the slogan “A friend in need is a friend indeed but a friend with weed is better”

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

FYI, I’m borrowing audiobooks from the library now and it’s lovely. The best two apps are BorrowBox and Libby

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

More thoughts on Harrison and Lily in The Archers than I can or should put into this box

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hi BlueSky: Are there any good alternatives to Spotify which offer music AND audiobooks? (I keep falling asleep without the sleep timer on and burning through my whole audiobook allowance. Their solution is “Just pay us more money to keep replaying the same book…” 🙄)

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are they similar to the ones where a bot pretends to be a book publicist hawking their services?

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tinymattresses @tinymattresses.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I got a diagnosis while it was still shameful and secret and I will tell you getting that diagnosis probably saved my life. I couldn't understand why the world seemed to make sense to everyone else. Knowing I was working from a different rulebook gave me patience to learn what I needed to thrive.

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve been decaff in the morning since starting meds six years ago. I only do tea or a can of coke later in the day but was wondering whether I could start to risk a morning coffee…

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Surreal “look whose my book is next to on my friend’s pile!” moment...

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On my way to Cardiff. First trip back since I lived there in 2007. Before Google Maps, which I somehow lived before…

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Lucy Fishwife 🥐 @lucyfishwife.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And remember, guys, there’s no “i” in Funeral Trbutes

WEDDINGS & EVENTS
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
SUBSCRIPTIONS
FUNERAL TRBUTES
BUSINESS CONTRACTS
LOCAL DELIVERY

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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Personally speaking, I wouldn't have split the word like that...

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Is it helpful to realise brain chemicals can impact relationships? For sure. Are “dopamine addiction” or “dopamine deficit” helpful ways to explain this? Not really. Should you follow neuroscientists for better info? Definitely. (I’m not one. @drdeanburnett.bsky.social is…)

Screenshot of a post about limerence, ADHD and so-called “dopamine addiction.”

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Followed an ADHD account yesterday, then unfollowed because it’s selling content clearly pretty well all copy-pasted from ChatGPT as digital downloads. Meep meep.

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Georgia Harper @mindtheflap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

With the final report of the autism, ADHD and mental health review expected soon, here's a reminder of what their interim report actually said. We, as a community, helped bury this by giving all our attention to a misleading Times headline on publication day instead. Let's not do that again.

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Rosemary Richings @rosemaryrichings.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Flashback in time to my book launch celebration live stream with fellow #dyspraxic authors @oneill-lotty.bsky.social and @maxinefrances.bsky.social. You can watch the replay right here: www.youtube.com/live/WSQWvla...

youtube.com

Dyspraxia: Studying and Beyond

YouTube video by Rosemary Richings

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Getting a text from a friend who’s recently moved house to say her new GP has accepted Shared Care and reacting as if she’s just announced her engagement. What a world.

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Bangs Balloons (yes, this made children’s parties tricky…) Any random noisy electric appliance An imaginary rabbit Carbon Monoxide poisoning 999 (the TV show)

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Did not know any of those things, wow!

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WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 11/09/2026

CNN .com website, September 11, 2001

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yeah, I heard that! Lee, the one everyone who liked that sort of thing fancied

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It’s World Suicide Prevention Day today. I’ve just seen the world’s tallest horse. #MorningWhatsApps

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

People: “I don’t understand you. Why are you weird?” *finds answers* “But that’s just normal, everyone does that!”

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📣 If you’re suddenly thinking about something or someone a lot, or going over something long put to bed, it might just be because they were one of the biggest things in your head at the time of 9/11. Thank you and good evening.

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

‘Mysterious Bruise’ to the tune of Mysterious Girl

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Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is diabolical news. PAPYRUS closing down is a massive blow, especially for young autistic people. When standard mental health services constantly misunderstand neurodivergent burnout and crisis, HOPELINE was one of the few accessible lifelines left.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Papyrus suicide prevention charity in administration

The 3 Dads Walking, who raised £1.5m for Papyrus, say it is "very difficult to accept" its closure.

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

BBC’s 9/11 podcast starts by explaining to listeners what a camcorder is 😭

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hello to everyone having to be the strong one for a severely arachnophobic loved one this spider season…

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Me hearing the Strictly trailer version of Sledgehammer

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If this article was written in good faith, it would a) Actually contain quantifiable evidence of this happening and b) Also mention that many people who are now diagnosed with ADHD were incompletely or inaccurately diagnosed with something else before that. It isn’t, so it doesn’t.

Screenshot of a headline “Why experts believe that many patients told they have ADHD may actually be suffering from other undiagnosed conditions.”

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Blake Morrison on what it cost him (not his publisher) to include lines from pop lyrics in his 2007 novel South of the River.

My editor was more cautious and at the last minute someone from the publishing house helpfully secured the permissions on my behalf. I still have the invoices. For one line of Jumping Jack Flash: €500. For one line of Wonderwall': €535.
For one line of 'When I'm Sixty-Four': £735. For two lines of 'I Shot the Sheriff: €1,000. Plus several more, of which only George Michael's 'Fast Love' came in under £200. Plus VAT. Total outlay: €4,401.75. A typical advance for a literary novel by a first-time author wouldn't meet the cost. And doubtless permission fees are far more expensive these days - the novel came out in 2007.

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Imaginary police conversation: “We have reports that you’re running a meth lab…?” “No, it’s just all the medication for my fifteen year-old cat…”

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📣 If you like books and pretty things (which, if you follow me, you probably do), please support my new online shop… wordsforoccasions.etsy.com

Header: Dark navy text reads "Voice cards and prints for book lovers..."

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Right Card: Features "LOVE" Scrabble tiles, a central QR code labeled "LISTEN HERE", and a black base reading "THE BIG DAY" by Mel & Sam.

Center: A small blue retro microphone icon sits between the two cards.

Offers & Info: Bottom banners display "10% off your first order" with code "WELCOME10", the handle "@wordsforoccasions", and icons for Etsy and Instagram.

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I was going to watch it the other night and ended up going for something else. Good to know it’s worth a try.

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If it was only the records Dolly Parton was a genius, but so much more than that. The child literacy campaign in itself.

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Thanks Allan! I think the fact I made a carousel post and plugged 4 other ADHD books along with mine accounts for a lot of the viralness! 😂 But of course, anything that gets it in front of more people who need it is a good thing!

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Maxine Roper @maxinefrances.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Obviously I have very mixed feelings about getting these sorts of numbers because of a nasty documentary (and probably a Taylor Swift backing track), but for what it’s worth… And the best thing: All lovely people, no trolls! #KeepOnKeepingOn

Instagram screenshot. The text reads: “Your views were up 5,409 per cent compared to the previous week.”

Screenshot of Instagram post. Text reads: “No Heels, No Problem
A Neurodivergent Survival Guide to Adult Life When You’re Dyspraxic or ADHD” by Maxine Roper. Book cover image below.

Screenshot of a popular Instagram post. Text reads: “5 books about ADHD to read instead of watching THAT documentary.”

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