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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic as someone who has just done this very recently, and still being reached out to by the "bridge", i recommend this highly…
@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic just spent past 6 hours dealing with a smoke detector that would not SHUT THE FUCK UP…
…finally was able to get hold of the apt manager and he is describing something to do that is "easy" and i finally said “I have a lot of coordination issues, so nothing is easy for me”…
…did i mention i likely have undiagnosed dyspraxia?
P.S. my poor cats, such troopers
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic and yet a lot of people treat me like fool's gold...
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic as i'm now of a age where i do have gray hair, this is truer now more than ever...
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic this is a new "agenda” item for my monthly unit meeting...
...first instinct “More performative bullshit” and then"It's a trap!”
"Recognizing that everyone is facing different challenges, personally and professionally, this is an opportunity for anyone to share something from the last month – something that made a difficult matter meaningful, a moment of connection with someone, a big win, or just something that brought you joy.”
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 870 , Monday 16/03/2026
Monday started just after 7am.
Breakfast & the daily chores followed then I finally got around to servicing our coffee machine, I had planned to do this annually but completely missed doing it last year so it was pretty grotty this time around. Also I discovered how to properly access the dispenser compartment which has not been properly deep cleaned … ever. Heck there was some grot in there!
Finished the day with a couple of ‘All Creatures Great & Small’ (the original series)
Final Thoughts.
Quite pleased with myself, I’ve been thinking of doing the coffee machine for weeks & finally managed to get the thing done!
However my spine has not liked standing up for long periods of time since I did my Achilles several years back - I think it was wandering around with a limp for just shy of 2 years that threw my spine out. So now it will give me grief for a couple of days! Life used to be a lot less ouchy!
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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic been steadily changing my wardrobe from socks, underwear, pants, at home wear, and now finally shirts…
…all very simple and basic and in combination probably weird to the outside observer…
…but it all makes me feel more comfortable in my own skin than i have in years
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 850 , Tuesday 24/02/2026
Tuesday started just after 7am & started as it meant to go on with me trying to put my t-shirt on wile wearing my glasses … never a good idea!
It has been that kind of a day, the porridge made a mad dash for freedom in the microwave, then I forgot my morning salutation … I was convinced that I had written the thing but when I checked before it seems not!
Despite the various minor disasters I managed to do my chores, make the most of the brief appearance of the sun by cleaning away the dead reeds from the reed bed & trimming back some of the triffids from the bottom of the garden.
Also made progress on the bookshelf front & a little more work in the box room.
Final Thoughts.
Well that was a mixed day - hopefully tomorrow will be less traumatic!
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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
Hi, do you have any book recommandations about autistic burnout/meltdown/shutdown?
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 853 , Friday 27/02/2026
Up just after 7am.
It’s been a mixed day, I did my chores and also cleaned the extractor fan in the bathroom - I cannot believe that it is over 6 months since I last did it - the time has just flown by!
I also did some more work in the box room, it’s not a big room but it seems to be taking forever to decorate!
Got a bit further with the book reorganisation in my room.
Had pizza for tea which ordinarily would have been a good thing but things happened that, for me at least, cast a pawl over the rest of the evening.
Final Thoughts.
Some days I realise that I am in a situation that I cannot escape & that realisation draws the black dog closer!
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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic the new all staff meeting “tradition" is the "silver linings" overshare…
…hyped as an “ice breaker" but it’s really a passive aggressive social engineering fishing expedition…
…since if you do not share OR share inappropriately, you will be judged forevermore
🇨🇦Well the rejection sensitivity is strong today.
After months of looking for a family doctor, I finally got to "meet and greet" one several weeks ago. So, after not hearing anything in all that time I decide to call the clinic to find out what's happening. Turns out I was not accepted, but no one told me! Gee, thanks. I guess I'll just start all over again. It's not like I have anything better to do.
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 855 , Sunday 01/03/2026
Sunday started at just before 8am.
A fairly standard Sunday, the sun shone this morning which did improve the day no end!
Not really got up to much today although Sophie and Alice have been especially cute & cuddly - or at least as cuddly as they get!
Made us a ‘cheat’ stew for tea & Mrs S went out & got us some chips to go with it.
Final Thoughts.
A day where I managed to start back up from the darkness of the last few days.
Some sunshine certainly helped.
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! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic i intentionally work from home to not be around people…
…and today there's someone working on my deck and my bathroom at the same time...
…and i am physically dead center between them…
…let the games begin
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic this should be a mandatory work place posting every 5 feet in an office space…
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic do you often find yourself minimizing the work you do on a subconscious level as some sort of way to prove yourself to neurotypicals?
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic have na ADHD friend in need of recommendations for a reliable transciption software for meetings etc.
as this is not my area, thought i would check in here.
I have Prosopagnosia (face blindness) and worked with someone today (just us) for 8 hours. I was fairly sure (fortuitously I saw their log in name on a computer) that it wasn't a person who has the same name who I have known for years, and I generally recognise.
She told me some work history, which I think I'd heard before, but that isn't so embarrassing.
Having lots of people who look remarkably similar (same ethnic background, haircut- even personality) is challenging for people like me.
#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic
Unpopular take: I'm #ActuallyAutistic and I love April Fools' Day. @autistics
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic normalize this too…
these days it’s always, Am I managing this for my weirdness, or am I just fucking it up? (It’s about the guitar right now, but kind of about anything I do.)
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Mostly somewhere between, some from column A, some from column B, kind of thing.
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#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #ND #AuDHD @autistics