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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 819 , Saturday 24/01/2026

Saturday was just like any other Saturday until Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse was beaten up & then shot by ICE in Minneapolis.

I feel incredibly sad that this man, who’s only crime seems to have been witnessing ICE activities & possibly to give them a piece of his mind - which most of the people I know would do as a matter of course, has lost his life.

I can only express my deepest condolences to his family & friends.

Final Thoughts.

I cannot help but wonder if I will wake up to a new reality in the USA in the morning.

If you are reading this & in the USA I hope you are safe, I hope that your voice is not silenced either electronically or otherwise. I hope you get your country back somehow.

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

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 820 , Sunday 25/01/2026

Sunday started around 8am after a nice lie in.

I’d like to say it’s been a relaxing day & that I’ve managed to avoid doom scrolling but that would be a fib.

Still I’ve managed to get thru the day without spontaneously exploding or ‘Happening’ to anyone so we’ll call it a no score draw hey.

For lunch I grated the last of the speciality cheese from christmas (cheshire with cranberries ) on top of a couple of halved bread cakes & bunged them in the airfryer for 4 minutes then added some sliced pickled onions to make a couple of impromptu cheese n onion sarnies - surprisingly tasty!

We caught up on a couple of Mrs S’s shows this afternoon then watched the last 2 eps of ‘Down Cemetery Rd’ with some nuked lamb hotpot.

Final Thoughts.

The actions of the 4th reich yesterday reverberate around the world &, as the orange oaf threatens the 2nd amendment, the press suddenly become ‘aware’ of what is going on.
Or am I being cynical?

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

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic progress i guess?
http://www.autismpolicyblog.com/2025/06/idf-and-autism.html

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic

when it comes to trying to change policies at work for the better, all i hear is:

“I don’t get paid to do this.”

https://mas.to/@skeletor/115956780666766917

A stylized, pixel-art illustration of Skeletor from
the Masters of the Universe franchise, a hooded skeleton resembling a grim reaper fills the frame.

The figure's skull is rendered in warm brown and tan tones with heavy shadowing, giving it a gritty, textured look. Its eye sockets glow with fiery orange light, making the expression appear intense and menacing.

A deep purple hooded cloak drapes over the skull, with sharp folds and highlights suggesting thick fabric, and a thin yellow outline separates the figure from the dark background.

The background is mostly black with scattered golden specks and streaks that resemble sparks or embers, creating a dramatic, ominous atmosphere.

Bold white uppercase text appears in a meme-style layout: at the top, "ONLY CARING ABOUT YOUR OWN RIGHTS," and at the bottom, "IS EXACTLY HOW YOU LOSE THEM."

The composition centers the skull slightly to the left, angled in three-quarter view, as if looking off to the side, reinforcing a warning or cautionary tone.

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 821 , Monday 26/01/2026

Monday started earlier than normal at around 7am.

Had to go for a blood test at just after 8am, the cold & my naturally shy veins resulted in the phlebotomist having to make 3 attempts to squeeze a measly couple of mm of the old claret from this stone!

Then after a restorative cuppa & doing a couple of chores I had to cross the wild wastes of Yorkshire to play babysitter to the chap doing the valuation of the contents of my MiLs house.

He was due at 12 but was about 30 minutes late - which gave me a little longer to sort things out.

Was back home for a latish lunch & then lost myself in medieval Bohemia for a few hours!

I was treated to a Fried chicken takeaway for my tea by way of reward for my efforts today.

Final Thoughts.

I was very anxious having to meet a new person on my own, but my masks held & it all went well in the end.

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

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic more important than ever in these dystopian times

https://mas.to/@skeletor/115990991288419254

A stylized cartoon illustration of Skeletor from the Masters of the Universe franchise, shows a muscular, blue-skinned skeleton warrior wearing a purple hood and spiked shoulder armor, resembling a fantasy villain character.

The skull is bright yellow-green with deep black eye sockets and a wide, toothy grin. Three small gray tabby kittens are nestled against the character's chest and shoulders: one kitten sleeps draped over the left shoulder, another peeks out from a fold of the character's cloak near the chest, and a third kitten sits upright on the right arm, gently touching the character's finger with its paw as if holding hands.

The figure cradles the kittens carefully with oversized blue hands, creating a tender contrast with the character's menacing skeletal face and armor.

The background is a solid light blue. Bold white block text with a black outline at the bottom reads, "DON'T LOSE THIS MOMENT SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER."

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic "Profound autism" label is profoundly useless |Emily Willingham for Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism (@thinkingautismguide.com)

https://buttondown.com/TPGA/archive/profound-autism-label-is-profoundly-useless/

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 826 , Saturday 31/01/2026

Saturday started at around 07:30.

It’s been another quiet day, the weather improved as the day wore on & the sun came out this afternoon!

We started watching ‘The Diplomat’ this afternoon, it has potential it must be said.

Watched George Clooney in ‘The Midnight Sky’ while we enjoyed a Chinese takeaway.

Final Thoughts.

Sounds like we’re off to do some more tidying up at my late MiL’s place tomorrow.
I might take out spot carpet cleaner, it’s not really supposed to be for big cleaning jobs but there is a really nasty patch on the living room carpet that is basically a biohazzard!
Mrs S would never think to clean it so it falls to me as all such jobs do.

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

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 822 , Tuesday 27/01/2026

Tuesday started late, Mrs S went into the office so I got a nice lie in.

It’s been a monumentally wet & ‘orrible day. It has been so dark that the low light sensors on various lights in the house kicked in.

Did my cores after breakfast & then went & hid in medieval Bohemia for the rest of the day.

Final Thoughts.

Days like this just suck all the energy out of me, & we’re not even out of January yet!

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

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic

https://mas.to/@skeletor/115968073253680010

A stylized, cartoon illustration on a black background shows Skeletor from the Masters of the Universe franchise, a hooded, muscular skeleton character in a purple cloak cradling an angry orange cat in its arms like a baby.

He has a wide, toothy grin and glowing yellow skull, with light blue arms and clawed hands wrapped protectively around the cat.

Pink heart shapes float around the pair, suggesting affection despite the cat's annoyed expression, arched back, and bared teeth.

Large, bold white text appears above and below the illustration. The top text reads, "DEVELOP ENOUGH COURAGE SO THAT YOU CAN STAND UP FOR YOURSELF," and the bottom text reads, "AND THEN STAND UP FOR SOMEBODY ELSE."

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#Wednesday S02 is super enjoyable!#FOBI = Fear Of Being IncludedYeah, /metoo#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticActually #Autistic #Autism

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I just migrated here from SecondUniverse@neurodifferent.me, so as a quick introduction... I am a trans woman. I transitioned back in the nineties before the world declared war on us. I was diagnosed with autism in my fifties, and more recently I have self diagnosed myself as having CPTSD. I post about astronomy, game development, trans issues, mental health, autism, and writing. #trans #actuallyAutistic #writing #mentalHealth #gameDev

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New name for dyspraxia just dropped:
The "umbles"

From the image depicting a post by @penrosepaeticle

- Grumbles
- Mumbles
- Fumbles
- Stumbles
- Tumbles

@autistics
#ActuallyAutistic

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The very idea of "spoilers" is immature as fuck.

Block me. I'll never even CW them. Either you know what I'm talking about or you don't: there's no try.

Fiction is not supposed to be about surprises. I hate them.

Somehow I feel like this is #ActuallyAutistic / @autistics territory but every fucking time I post there I get like ten new blocks. (Not complaining about it, they're welcome.)

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It is commonly understood that ND (neurodivergent) brains are "wired differently" and social interactions can be rather bewildering.

I haven't seen this particular topic discussed. I am hypothesizing that poetry could be equally inaccessible to ND folks as well, and would love thoughts on this.

@autistics @actuallyadhd #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #Poetry

40% I am ND, and can connect with most poetry.
40% I am ND, and cannot connect with most poetry.
0% I am not ND, and can connect with most poetry.
20% I am not ND, and cannot connect with most poetry.

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every single time i get fired from a job, or lose a friend, or someone breaks up with me, i feel like im having some variation of this conversation.

and this is why i get so incredibly frustrated with life and other people. its like me and the other person are having two completely different conversations!

https://youtu.be/_ro4gi_zTy4?si=DQnRN_AmhqMNkLrs

#platonic #actuallyautistic @autistics

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@autistics

I haven't seen this particular video for years, not since I lost my link to it. So I was very glad it popped up in my feed today. It remains one of the most powerful representations of what it can mean, at least for this autistic, to be non-speaking. It is essentially told in two halves, using her language and ours and whilst she is sadly no-longer with us, this remains as a hell of a legacy and almost a must-see for autistics in my opinion.

#Autism
#ActuallyAutistic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fnfe7lHFpQ&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1HQg%3D%3D

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 827 , Sunday 01/02/2026

Sunday started around 8am after a nice lie in.

Breakfast so had & then we poddled over to my late MiL’s wen I spent the better part of 2 hours cleaning a 3ft sq stretch of the living room carpet. Suggestions to get a cleaner in, both before & after my Mother in Law passed, fell on deaf ears.

We got home around 2pm & had a garlic sausage sarnies for a late lunch!

We relaxed this afternoon with a binge session of ‘The Night Manager’ season 2!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day, that carpet in my MiL’s place really needs a professional to have a go at it!

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

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/autistic-stuff-for-autistic-people/id1823291520?i=1000720725080

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 828 , Monday 02/02/2026

Monday started around 07:30.

First job was to write & post cards for my Niece & her mum who have birthdays within 2 days of each other.
Wandered down the hill to the postbox then, as our hill is moderately steep, staggered back home.

Hung out the laundry as I was passing back thru the garage.

Finally got breakfast at around 08:30.

The rest of the morning was dedicated to various chores.

Lunch was a bag of crisps, a satsuma & a glass of cherry juice (to placate Geoff the Gouty left toe).

The afternoon was dedicated to finishing off the last couple of quests & side quests in the first area of KCD2. Tonight I will be going to a wedding when I get back into the virtual world of medieval Bohemia!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day, my back & thighs have been complaining about me being on my hands & knees for the better part of 2 hours yesterday, but hopefully that will pass in the next couple of days.

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

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 823 , Wednesday 28/01/2026

Wednesday started around 7am.

It’s been a gloriously sunny day which has helped speed me thru the chores today.

Went wild & put the dishwasher on a cleaning cycle while we had a little extra power from the solar panels.

We had steak & kidney pie (M&S’s best) with button mushrooms & a mushroom sauce. Went wild & got Mrs S to get us some chips to go with it (thats fires to our American Peeps).

Final Thoughts.

I should have gone for a walk today but the door demons are getting the better of me at the moment.

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

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic since i've been pretty disregulated past 48 hours (and still not doing too great), posting without comment since it would not be “nice”

https://mas.to/@skeletor/115973941497703060

A colorful, vintage-style fantasy illustration featuring characters from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe posed in a dramatic battle scene.

In the center, He-Man, a muscular blond man wearing a blue harness and brown fur-trimmed boots, stands with his legs braced apart and his arms raised overhead. He is lifting a large, red, beast-like creature above his head, its claws spread and body twisted as if mid-attack.

To He-Man's right, Skeletor, a blue-skinned figure with a yellow skull face and purple hood and armor, raises a sword in one hand as if preparing to strike.

Behind them, Man-At-Arms, wearing green and orange armor with a helmet, stands in a defensive stance.

To the left, Teela, a blonde warrior woman in a white and gold outfit with a short skirt and chest emblem, holds a double-bladed axe and steps forward as if joining the fight.

The background is a stylized sky with greenish-yellow tones and curved black shapes suggesting terrain or motion.

Bold white capital letters with black outlines appear at the top and bottom of the image, forming a meme-style caption that reads, "IT TAKES COURAGE AND STRENGTH TO BE EMPATHETIC."

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic we all need to tell ourselves this more often

https://mas.to/@skeletor/116001833377257000

A colorful still from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, an 1980s-style animated fantasy cartoon shows a dramatic face-off between two characters inside a cave-like structure with purple rock walls and arched supports.

On the left, a muscular, tan-skinned hero with shoulder-length blond hair stands in a wide, defensive stance. He wears a gray chest harness with a red cross emblem at the center, red briefs, red furry boots, and orange wristbands.

In his right hand, he grips a silver sword angled upward, the blade catching the light. His left hand is raised with fingers slightly curled, as if ready to block or strike. His facial expression is intense and focused, with furrowed brows and a determined look aimed at his opponent.

On the right, a blue-skinned villain with a yellow skull face and hollow black eye sockets crouches slightly forward, hands raised and claw-like, as if preparing to attack.

He wears a dark purple hood and matching harness, with black gloves and boots. His posture is aggressive, leaning toward the hero, and his bared teeth give him a menacing appearance.

Behind them, the background shows a greenish landscape visible through the cave opening, suggesting an outdoor setting beyond the rocky interior.

Large, bold white text with a black outline overlays the left side of the image, reading: "I AM ENOUGH."

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RE: https://oldfriends.live/@paul/116020729761768862

life of an autistic.

#actuallyautistic @autistics

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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 829 , Tuesday 03/02/2026

Tuesday started at just after 7am.

It’s been a grey & drab day, the British winter returning to the way I remember it as a kid!

Its been one of those quiet days today with nothing to really diffentiate it.

Well apart from chocolate brownies & custard for dessert at tea time!

Final Thoughts.

I am just so overwhelmed by world events, I saw a thing on Fartarge faking a photo op with a kid with brain cancer, turns out it’s AI slop.
All this *spreads arms wide* is filling up what little space I have spare in what passes for my brain has me avoiding almost all other human interactions.
Where once I would have commented on a toot now I don’t, it takes a physical effort to keep in touch with folk.

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

EDIT: fixed a typo.

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