Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 555 , Monday 05/05/2025

Monday started quite late for us - around 07:30 as it was a bank holiday.

Made breakfast & did some chores then read awhile while Mrs S did some admin for her mum.

We continued out Indiana Jones fest this afternoon, finishing with the last instalment ‘Dial of Destiny’ while we enjoyed a takeaway for tea.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day at all, had a nice chat with one of the Peeps on here who is becoming a firm friend.

I don’t normally wheel out my soapbox in this space but:

I read in the news that Reform are planning to ban county flags in & on the council buildings they control now - good luck trying that in Lancashire you fascist nit wits! While I was born in Liverpool, my family moved just inside the Lancashire border when I was very young & although I’m now a naturalised Yorkshireman I still have strong links with the ‘Red Rose’ county. Lancastrians are unlikely to be impressed with their county flags not flying on town hall flag poles.
It will also be interesting to see if the population of the East Riding of Yorkshire are impressed if their flag is taken down & the folks in Nottinghamshire, who have Robin Hood emblazoned on their county flag, will likely take to these proposals in much the same way they took to having the coal mines closed.

All in all not a good way for Remorse to start their tenure in those town halls they now control.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you!

@actuallyautistic
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves

Has anyone else noticed just how many autistic (or, more broadly, neurodivergent) traits potentially confer increased behavioral resistance to diseases, parasites, and toxins?

* Sensitivity to light touch: Bugs don't get away with crawling on me, ever
* Sensitivity to smell/taste: I will notice if food has gone off, or if air or water is tainted
* Sensitivity to noise/visual movement: I notice when flies, mosquitos, or other insects are around, and become vigilant and/or avoidant
* Eating the same foods every day: Exposed to lower variety, reducing chances of exposure to parasites
* OCD-like behaviors: Similar to above, but for other sources of exposure besides just food
* Increased & sustained trauma response: I will never forget that time something bad happened
* Avoidance of socialization: I will be exposed to fewer sick/infected people

I'm sure there's more. It seems like too much to be a coincidence.

#ActuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic

I need an app that lets me snooze notifications until the exact moment I have enough executive function to take care of them properly.

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd
#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD

We're not broken, but we do need accommodations that are not regularly provided. So to say autism is a disability is... well I wish there were better words to explain our need for non-standard accommodations for our sensory differences. #ActuallyAutistic

I agree with this kid:

https://www.comicsands.com/autistic-boy-rebukes-rfkjr

EXTREMELY URGENT! $999/$1500 CAD DUE TODAY

i am so stressed about my friend that i dreamt about them all night, please help!

- https://www.paypal.me/aliciaheart?locale.x=en_CA
- http://paypal.me/DWebber428 if the above doesn't work

"for a dissociative unemployed autistic agender biracial person- please help my lil family if you can! i need to collect at least $1500 in the next two days or my landlord is going to start the eviction process. my rent is actually 2350/month but i'm hoping i can get enough to tide him off until the end of the month. i'm in the process of interviewing for work but the job market is a complete shitshow right now"

@mutualaid @blackfedi #mutualAid #transMutualAid #crowdfunding #donations #communitySupport #housingSupport #getFediPaid #fundraising #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #agender #ActuallyAutistic #rent #transCrowdfund #MutualAidRequest #HelpFolksLive2025 #Urgent #eviction #poverty #help #LGBTQIA #LBGTQ #queer #housing #community #spring #cats #cat #pets #animals #catsOfMastodon #canada #toronto

I feel awful cos a friend is having a hard time; struggling with RSD & depression (he disagrees), and I just don't have the energy to not be my completely blunt, here's a solution, get on with it, self today, and now he's gone quiet & I also don't have the energy to do the emotional check in.

At the same time - I shouldn't have to always be the person using the emotional intelligence & relationship skills. I should be able to have bad days & other people pick up the slack.

I wrote a new thing...

...and it's not what I meant to write...

...but it's what I needed to

https://fromemily.com/every-choice-a-million-deaths/

@actuallyautistic

#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #blogging #SmallWeb
#IndieWeb #grief #FromEmily

#Frauen im #Autismus Spektrum sind häufiger von #sexuelleGewalt #Gewalt betroffen.
Ein Grund dafür ist, dass sie oft nicht oder zu spät merken, wenn sexuelle Absichten bestehen. Auch kann es sein, dass sie beim #Masking ungewollt „falsche Signale“ senden oder nicht wissen, wann und wie ein „Nein“ angebracht ist.

https://www.psypost.org/almost-90-of-autistic-women-report-experiencing-sexual-violence-according-to-a-new-study/

When you start healing your own wounds, learning better ways to communicate, and start honoring your own needs more, it can change your relationships with the people around you.

They might begin to respond to you in different ways, in ways that are a little bit better.

Reposting this with ALT text.

H/t @spaf

@actuallyadhd #ADHD @actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

thinking about writing some Stanford Prison Experiment/Stockholm Syndrome bullshit, you know, give 'em what they want, take their stupid money
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#actuallyautistic

Fresh new instance, fresh new #introduction time.

I'm Erin, yet another autistic transgender anarchist from so-called Portland, Oregon. I used to have fancy tech jobs with titles like "Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer" until I burnt out, got laid off, and discovered that the tech industry was done with me. Nowadays I survive on a very part-time gig as a general technologist and some freelance tech work when I can find it. My part-time gig is unionized through the IWW, of which I am a proud member. I've been on fedi under various names and handles since GNU Social was the cool new thing.

My special interests include Cybersecurity, Casio watches, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy XIV, the Indieweb, Linux, old ThinkPads, XMPP, Yuri Anime and Manga, and stuffed sharks.

formerly @kvuzet

Here's a big list of tags:
#ActuallyAutistic #Anarchism #Blahaj #CyberSecurity #DnD #FFXIV #F91W #Frontend #Indieweb #InfoSec #IWW #Linux #Queer #RSS #SDF #ThinkPad #Tech #Trans #WebDev #XMPP #Yuri

Howdy #everyone!

Time for an #introduction. I'm Pete, a #neurodivergent and #actuallyautistic #humanbeing who is enthusiastic about #technology especially #linux and #unix systems.

I've been on #Mastodon for a few years now and really enjoy it. After having many positive interactions with folks from the BSD Cafe, I recently joined this instance for tech-specific posts.

My "main" account on mastodon.social is for human rights, social issues, and politics.

I look forward to engaging discussions with you all!

MOAR TRAINS PLZ

DING DING DING MOTHERFUCKER

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 554 , Sunday 04/05/2025

Sunday has been a down day.

I woke about 06:30 but couldn’t get into gear to listen to my audio book until Mrs S got up just after 7am.

I went down & made us breakfast then did the dishes & changed the bedding.

I’ve been down all day, the black dog nipping at my ankles & I’m not sure why. Oh the normal triggers have been there but I’m not sure why i haven’t been able to shrug them off like I normally do.

16:00 I can recommend gout as a highly effective way of reducing alcohol consumption.
What I want is my fave cocktail which involves 100ml of sprits mixed with lemonade.
What I end up making is a pint of slightly fizzy mixture of fruit juices because the threat of a major gout flare up and not being able to stand the weight of a cotton sheet on my left foot is a feckin scary thing!

Getting old seems to be one long list of things you can’t do / enjoy anymore.

Tea … boring fecking unimaginative nearly food, washed down with cider because sometimes even the threat of excruciating, mind buggering pain isn’t enough to stop the need to bring a little excitement to one’s life.

Final Thoughts.

Sometimes I wish I liked me, but I don’t.

I have not been able to engage properly on here today, too many things have reminded me of past mistakes & missed opportunities.

Hey ho, day by day til the last day.

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you!

@actuallyautistic
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves

#actuallyautistic
#ActuallyAutistic
#AutisticScience
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thought I’d try a talking blog, apologies for the opening, closing, and other eye contact.
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The Situation, Human Origins.

#actuallyautistic

I've been concerned with something. My existence is now, the present. Everything is so two dimensional to me looking forward or back in time. However, I see the extreme importance of looking forward and backward in time. No, not time traveling, history and, dare I say it, hope.

Most people can't see passed what is right in front of them.

I encorporate everything I learn into the way I live my life.

I don't think many people do.