ADHD

9612 readers

89 users here now

A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

Rules:

No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments.
No porn, gore, spam, or advertisements allowed.
Do not request for donations.
Do not link to other social media or paywalled content.
Do not gatekeep or diagnose.
Mark NSFW content accordingly.
No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, or ageism.
Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

Encouraged:

Funny memes.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our values.

Relevant Lemmy communities:

Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

MrPoopyButthole

[email protected]

Need advice on new sensory friendly office shoes (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/adhd

21 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I just started interning and it's my first office job (Yay!) but most of the clothes I feel comfortable wearing are not really office attire. Especially shoes. I have no "appropriate" shoes because shoes have always been a particular source of sensory issues so I wear the same black pair of mesh trainers. I have to commute in a big city so I end up walking a decent amount, and shoes that are tight and/or heavy really mess with my focus.

Do you guys have any advice on how to find comfortable shoes that are at least a bit more office appropriate? Maybe solid clean white sneakers? For reference I'm female.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Please do, it seems like every time I commit to a brand the owners say or do something distasteful. In expectation of that, these days I have a habit of exploring in advance. Shoes are one thing one can always use more of.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Here's the video: https://youtu.be/Ap990027tOY?si=h3pgJMEwOSf5p-y5

For ease, here's the list of shoes he recommends in the video description. Please note these are all affiliate links for the YouTuber as I've copied them from his description.

Xero: https://xeroshoes.com/go/JAKELEARY VivoBarefoot: (10% off code JAKEL10 when viewing cart) http://bit.ly/3OQibYD Tolos (10% off) https://weartolos.com/?ref=JakeLeary Wildling (handmade): https://fas.st/t/ijBYSq2N BeLenka (handmade, streetwear sub-brand BareBarics is included here) https://bit.ly/3P2rCUP Peluva (five toe sneakers that don't look terrible, 10% code JAKELEARY) https://peluva.com/JAKELEARY

Best Price Point non-Amazon: Saguaro (10% off code JAKELEARY) https://bit.ly/3sgi4gi

Best Price Point made in North America: Splay (10% off with code LEARY) https://splayshoes.com/?ref=p6ii6mlj

Amazon Minimal Shoes Under $40 Skaso: https://amzn.to/45p7nWG Whitin ("view Whitin store" to see other models) https://amzn.to/47q4oiM Geweo: https://amzn.to/453qB4q

Wide Toebox, Thicker Soles (check the stack height and drop in shoe specs) Lems: https://bit.ly/3quE2vl Altra: https://bit.ly/444uvZB Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rYkZda

Amazon Water Shoes Under $30: $20 with holes: https://amzn.to/4424pqk $27 no holes: https://amzn.to/3OMOurn $20 with holes: https://amzn.to/47rizUI

Barefoot Dress Shoes (price: low to high) Saguaro: https://bit.ly/3OMO9VD BeLenka (handmade) https://bit.ly/442Gyqn Xero: https://bit.ly/3YurgcJ BeLenka (handmade): https://bit.ly/45p6Ofw Vivo: https://bit.ly/4497y7E

Toddler Shoes: Amazon (order full size bigger AND remove the insoles) https://amzn.to/47rYpK7 Wildling: https://bit.ly/45obKBC

Handmade Minimal Shoes: Wildling (Portugal) https://fas.st/t/ijBYSq2N Ahinsa (Czech) https://ahinsashoes.com/r?id=i1kv05 Softstar (USA) https://bit.ly/45iwE4W

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/Ap990027tOY?si=h3pgJMEwOSf5p-y5

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.