Congrats all... honest question, what can the community credit spent be spent on? I'm newer here and have seen only the Cohort as a paid item at this time.

@Cathy A Castagna Thanks for the info and reply. It seems going from free community member to the cohort is the best path, but until that's a financial reality (for me and it seems many others) I'm just trying to learn the best way to use my time in this community and the onboarding seems a little confusing if you don't jump straight into the next cohort. I know to complete the (very beneficial and appreciated) free Classroom sessions but feel a bit like that's about it unless I can join a Cohort.

Caffeine is a drug, and a stimulant at that, so it's gonna affect us all differently. But I've heard people have reactions like yours and the person close to you. I was talking with a group of neurodivergents recently and one was saying Mountain Dew lesson ADHD symptoms. I am caffeine sensitive and drink mushroom coffee which helps me but one latte out gives me jitters. Another person I know can has coffee if awake in the middle of the night to fall back asleep but hot cocoa keeps them up. I knew a person in school who took NyQuil to stay awake but DayQuil to fall asleep! We're all different and that's ok :). Sounds like you're in the minority but not alone so I hope you're able up make it work for you! Here's an article with some more info on caffeine and ADHD from a good source... https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-caffeine-treatment/

@Dawn Baker Hope there's a free replay for those of us who could have today but can't tomorrow.

@Nancy Grosso Thanks for writing back. I'm new here and just learning myself. So that's from an AI assessment I did at https://adhdharmony.com and it gives me a little more. I told it pretty much what you posted so it's nice to know we're not alone and I agree it's not uncommon at all! I've not conquered it but am working on it. The assessment summarized what I posted and adds a little more detail and gives me a few things to think about which is good. It also says "they're not contradictions - they're two halves of the same neurological hiccup." My inattentive just hit the highlights the first time, but reading a little deeper and thinking about it from my experience, I think they're both ways of protecting myself. For me, I've got a lot of fear of failure, of saying or doing the wrong thing, etc., so I think the me who sees it in my head is protecting me by giving me encouragement, pointing out that I can and often want to do all the things. The me that stops is protecting myself from failure and disappointment, which we all have, but I think it hits different with ADHD and becomes a big mountain that seems insurmountable. The AI assessment for me added this: That pattern isn't a flaw. It has a function. It ends the painful uncertainty of maybe I'll fail again by choosing the failure now, on your own terms. Being mentally elsewhere protects you from the disappointment of being present and still falling short. Your brain isn't sabotaging you. It's shielding you from one more letdown. The problem is the shield now costs more than the risk it's guarding against. As I said I'm still learning how to use this site and haven't built that bridge but hopefully more understanding can help us both!