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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 983 , Tuesday 07/07/2026

Another quiet day here in deepest, darkest Yorkshire, the calm before the heatwave that is set to engulf us over the next week or so!

Final Thoughts.

I managed to do nothing that I planned to (over & above my chores) today, spoons gently melting away in the heat!

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
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 984 , Wednesday 08/07/2026

Gym, chores, melting in the heat, chores, gaming, bed.

I did finish NMS Exp 22 today, just need to sort out what I’m taking back now.

Final Thoughts.

This heat drains the life out of me & dulls my brain - I must be part troll!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 985 , Thursday 09/07/2026

Thursday started early because my brain hates me!

Did some prep work for the shelf that is going over the window in my room at some point soon, but lack of parts (6 x 1½ screws to be precise) stopped play so I have ordered some & play will resume when they arrive.

My ADHD side was dominant today so I flitted between minor tasks for much of the day but managed to get some time on the PS5 too.

Nuked lasagne for tea - Mrs S wanted it so who am I to argue!

Arranged to go out for lunch with my Dad later this month for his birthday.

Final Thoughts.

Hot as heck today i’m gradually melting away!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 994 , Saturday 18/07/2026

Saturday started late - I mean 8am late! I had a late night last night & just slept thru!

It’s been another quiet day a few small chores done & then I made the mistake of trying to turn back on some of the macbook’s protection features - BAD idea!

So will have to go thru the whole DFU restore process again, (reinstall the firmware) & then reinstall Macos then put linux back on. Apple do NOT like you trying to put anything other than their OS on their boxes!

So lesson learned, hopefully 3rd time will be the charm!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day, I have been surprisingly sanguine over the setback with the MacBook, perhaps it is because I (mostly) understand it, with stuff like the blinds last week where I did not fully understand what was going on & did not feel in control it gets far more stressful!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 931 , Saturday 16/05/2026

Saturday started earlier than I would have liked, I was aiming for a lie in but my body decided that 7am was late enough!

Today has been … frustrating.

Playing Elite Dangerous & nearly home with the meta alloys & a chunk of exploration data when I misjudged a landing on a high gravity planet & kerboom scratch one ship! Luckily I had insurance so got my ship back, but the cargo & all the data is gone. On the plus side I am back in the system where the meta alloys are at … although finding them will be more difficult since the sites I hit before have yet to recover!

So we start again …

We had a Babylon 5 fest this afternoon, followed by ‘The Dark Knight’.

We had a takeaway for tea, fried chicken goes well with a bit of Batman!

Final Thoughts.

It’s only a game but the set back really stung, but what doesn’t kill you makes you remember not to do that silly thing again!

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.
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 991 , Wednesday 15/07/2026

Wednesday has been a quiet day, no gym as they were closed today - new equipment being delivered!

Final Thoughts.

My back has finally decided that it may forgive me for the abuse it got on Sunday & Monday!

I need to get some stuff done tomorrow though!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 992 , Thursday 16/07/2026

Thursday started a little later at around 07:15.

Another pleasantly warm day here in deepest, darkest Yorkshire & another quiet relaxing day.

The ‘high point’ was putting up 2 corkboards for Mrs S after she pestered me into it. Didn’t help with any of the chores mind.

Final Thoughts.

Back to the gym bright and early tomorrow morning … joy!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 987 , Saturday 11/07/2026

Saturday started around 07:15 & not without a struggle, I really did not want to get up but noises both in our house & next door forced me out of bed.

It’s been a Lovely day weather wise & it encouraged me to get my chores done, clean the upstairs floors & then this afternoon reinstall linux (in the shape of Kubuntu) on my MBP.

We had a chinese takeaway for tea & watched ‘Night at the Museum’ or rather Mrs S did, I kinda watched it in passing as I messed with the laptop.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day, I even made some inroads in clearing out the front bedroom - there is still a lt of junk to shift before we can decorate but progress has been made!

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

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.

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 856 , Monday 02/03/2026

Monday started at around 07:30.

Mrs S was off to the off to the office so I had the house to myself!

It’s been a reasonably quiet day, the sun showed its face around lunchtime so after lunch I had another hour doing decorating prep work in the box room.

Spent the rest of the afternoon chasing baddies around medieval Bohemia.

Final Thoughts.

I’ve discovered that topping my Costco choc chip cookies with a spoonful of vanilla ice cream is a lovely way to enjoy them! Sadly my waistline will not agree!

In other news Sophie mog has now got a new item in her daily schedule, she will come & sit on the arm of my chair with me for an hour or so in the early afternoon, just prior to her main afternoon nap & allow me to stroke between her ears - her 2nd most favourite thing after being brushed.
This is an agreeable arrangement for both of us. 😊

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 993 , Friday 17/07/2026

Friday started bright & early & I managed to get my squirrelly ass down to the gym.

Tried the new treadmill - not a fan, (which it lacks, a sad oversight given the current temperatures!).

It’s been a productive day in small ways.

The coffee machine has been cleaned & descaled, the dishwasher has had a cleaning cycle & a variety of other minor tasks.

I got some new shoes for round the house yesterday & they are wonderfully light & comfortable!

Pizza for tea with cider to wash it down while we continued with our Babylon 5 fest - currently in the first quarter of series 2.

Final Thoughts.

It has been another pleasant summer day here in deepest, darkest Yorkshire & while I have not achieved anything significant progress has been made!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 995 , Sunday 19/07/2026

Sunday started after a nice lay in at about 8am.

It’s been a mostly quiet day, a few chores & then an afternoon spent catching up on some of Mrs S’s shows.

Huntsman pie and salad for tea, with our favourite strawgogs & ice cream for dessert!

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day at all - my back has forgiven me, which is a good thing because there are a few jobs to do next week that will need me to abuse it again!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 996 , Monday 20/07/2026

Monday & I reluctantly got my ass down to the gym. Not a bad gym session, I am slowly settling into the current difficulty level on the bike, I am happy with my walk rate on the treadmill, I need a couple more weeks at 5.8 km/h before I take it up to 5.9 - I don’t want to stress my heart too much.

I’m firmly stable with the weights, my right arm was hurting after previous sessions but that is now passing as I get stronger.

A relaxed rest of the day after doing my chores.

Chicken skewers & salad for tea, with, yes you guessed it, strawberries & ice-cream for dessert.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day at all.

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1017 , Monday 10/08/2026

Monday started early, as Mondays do. Down to the gym then back for a quick breakfast before we drove across to my late MiL’s place to collect the final odds & sods & let the clean & clear crew in.

One of the delights of the trip across is seeing the glorious countryside, I shall miss doing this trip on a regular basis!

Then back home for a mega ‘The Capture’ Season 3 fest to take Mrs S’s mind off what was happening to her childhood home!

Had a naughty takeaway for tea, we were going to go out for a pub meal but I was just too tired!

Final Thoughts.

Well that’s it, it has taken far longer than I ever imagined but my parents-in-law’s house is now being prepped for sale.

The crew will be there tomorrow so we need to go over tomorrow afternoon to collect the keys but then it is done! All that will be needed then is for us to keep am. Eye on the place until it is sold.

What will we do with our weekends!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 936 , Thursday 21/05/2026

I was aiming to get up a bit later this morning but thanks to next door I was awake at just gone 6!

I really hope the new neighbours are ones that like a bit of a later start!

It’s been an easy day of the usual chores followed by some time configuring my various ships in Elite Dangerous.

Final Thoughts.

Really struggling to concentrate on stuff of a morning at the moment - brain will not get into gear!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 997 , Tuesday 21/07/2026

Tuesday started around 7am.

I’ve done a few things around the house & in the garden today, nothing major but I’m glad I got them done.

Have finally got around to ordering some lockable ladder brackets for our big set of ladders that have been knocking around the back garden without a proper home for far too long.

Pulled pork burgers & salad for tea & I caved to the temptation of hitting the strawberries & ice cream for pud. It’s amazing how far one can stretch a punnet with a bit of imagination.

Final Thoughts.

The weather continues to play nice & that has made today a positively pleasant day.

Back to the gym in the morning - still something that needs a force of will, hopefully there will come a time where it is just habit.

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 998 , Wednesday 22/07/2026

Wednesday is gym day so down the gym bright & early.

It has been quite a dull day but not cold.

Nothing special to report, just your average quiet Wednesday.

Final Thoughts.

The ladder brackets I ordered came late this afternoon so will fit those tomorrow if the weather stays dry.

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 999 , Thursday 23/07/2026

Thursday started just after 7am.

Chores followed breakfast.

The ladder brackets arrived yesterday so I took the bull by the horns & fitted them.

The fixings provided were very brittle & after some trial & error I found that a set of coach bolts finally secured the brackets firmly.

Why is it a simple job - drill 4 holes & place 2 brackets with 4 bolts take sooooooo long!
Hey ho done now, the big ladders have a proper home for the first time in a long time!

Spent the afternoon investigating a couple of derelict spaceships -I do live the variety that Starfield provides!

Costco’s best pulled pork lasagne for tea.

Final Thoughts.

It has been a warmer day today which made working outside pleasant.

I am glad the ladders finally have a proper home!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1000 , Friday 24/07/2026

Oh Nuggan’s holey nuts! It’s been a thousand days since I discovered I’m Neurospicy!

I wish I had a more exciting day to report but sadly the most exciting thing that happened was that I mopped the bathroom floor!

That said this morning’s gym session went really well, effort level 9 has been conquered on the bike & I took the treadmill up to 5.9 kmh & survived the experience!

The weights are still not progressing as I would hope, my ability to lift (rather than pull) weights is not noticeably improving but I soldier on!

It’s been another sunny summer day here in deepest, darkest Yorkshire & the day has been a mix of chores & Starfield.

Pizza for tea - I can resist anything but temptation!

Final Thoughts.

Well who would have thunk I could keep any sort of diary for this long!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1018 , Tuesday 11/08/2026

Tuesday started a bit later than normal at just before 07:30, it would have started later but our noisy neighbours had been hoovering up & shouting since 06:30 & I just gave up fighting it.

It was a lovely relaxed morning after breakfast & a few chores.

We went out for lunch - & had a delicious meal at a pub we discovered in January.

We got back & settled in to finish our ‘The Capture’ season 3 fest.

The phone went at 3pm to say that the clean & clear crew would finish at 4pm & we needed to collect the keys … Mrs S decided to go on her own, which was fine by me as Starfield was calling.

Then it all went wrong - our hopes that this was the final stage before actually selling the house were dashed.

The clean & clear people had cleared out the property but had utterly failed to clean anything & worse had broken the remote controlled garage door!!
They have damaged the tracking arm that pulls / pushes the door open / shut, it is visibly distorted & out of its track. They are trying to claim it wasn’t them but no-one else has been there & it worked fine when we left yesterday morning!

So now instead of spending tomorrow celebrating our wedding anniversary we will be trying to get the garage door fixed as it is jammed open at the moment. Folks cannot get into the main house or steal anything (since there is nothing to steal). It is still a worry though.

Final Thoughts.

Oh Nuggan’s holey nuts! We thought that we were on the home straight but it seems not!!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1001 , Saturday 25/07/2026

Saturday started just after 7am & we had a relaxed breakfast before I did my chores.

Then off across the hills to treat my Dad to a meal at his favourite eatery for his birthday!

The journey across took forever as there were roadworks everywhere!

We had a Lovely lunch (I admit to succumbing to the temptation of the Brunch but will be having the chicken & beef sizzle that my sister had next time because it looked & smelt fabulous!

We had a lovely time & an uneventful trip back.

They make some magnificent cakes where we had lunch & being full after the main course said cake was boxed & brought home for a very naughty early supper which we enjoyed while watching ‘Predestination’ a moderately mind bending movie but a decent watch!

Final Thoughts.

A really good day - it rained on us all the way home but to be fair we really, really need some rain!

(For those who are curious it was a truly epic piece of fresh strawberry Victoria sponge cake!)

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1002 , Sunday 26/07/2026

Sunday started after a bit of a lie in at around 07:30.

It’s been a quiet day after yesterday’s excitement with much lazing around after the chores were done.

Fried chicken takeaway for tea, although Mrs S insists on ordering it early - we generally eat around 6pm. Of a Sunday when I have had a late breakfast & lunch this means I’m nowhere near hungry enough to enjoy a takeaway properly. Still what does my opinion matter?

Final Thoughts.

We are going across to my late MiLs tomorrow, I need to clear out the garage, My late FiL was an engineer & a DIY enthusiast & he left me all his tools. I have not had the heart to sort thru them before but the clean & clear people will be there mid August so I have to suck it up & sort thru all his tools.

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! I have a question for everyone who experiences sensory hypersensitivity, whether as a result of being neurodivergent or due to various conditions or illnesses that can cause this kind of sensitivity.

What are your experiences with underwear? What bothers you the most, and what features do you find desirable or necessary for comfort?

I’m primarily interested in bras, but not exclusively. I’d love to hear about anything you wear directly against your body that falls under the broad category of underwear/lingerie.

I’d like to identify common themes shared by many people, while also understanding the full range and diversity of your experiences.

I’m planning to write an article about this for a lingerie industry magazine, with the aim of making lingerie manufacturers and retailers more aware of the needs of people with sensory hypersensitivity.

Boosts appreciated!

#hypersensitivity #autism #adhd #sensory #neurodivergent #neurospicy

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1020 , Thursday 13/08/2026

Thursday started at around 07:30 thanks to our noisy neighbours.

It has been a quiet day, we went out for lunch (Caesar salad for me) & continued our Hobbit film fest.

Final Thoughts.

It has been stupidly hot today we topped out at 34ºC today, tomorrow will be a little cooler at 29º then settling into the mid to low 20s over the weekend.

The long term forecast is not promising, more hot weather & not much rain!

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

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1019 , Wednesday 12/08/2026

Wednesday started at around 07:30, it being our wedding anniversary I decided to have a day off the gym. Also the fact that we had to find someone to repair the garage door was also a factor.

Breakfast followed accompanied with gifts & cards. (Yes I remembered!)

Mrs S managed to find a repair company that would come out quickly so we got our skates on & drove across to my MiLs.

As luck would have it no parts were required & the job was finished in time for us to go to Chatsworth Farm shop cafe for lunch & to get goodies for the remainder of the week.

We went wild & for the first time in a long time had a main corse (steak & blue cheese ciabatta ) & coffee with a dessert (I had a decent sized slice of Bakewell cake).

We got back in time to start a Hobbit / LotR fest, the timing being immaculate as the movie finished in time to us to enjoy the 91% partial eclipse - although a badly placed tree stopped us watching it IRL although thanks to the Royal Observatory’s live coverage (their insistence on using YT & having to have full cookie access did not impress me though!)

It was a lovely evening & we munched on artisan quiche & drank Asti Martini as the moon skipped lightly across the face of the sun. The sky went suitably dark & the there were a few few moments of profound silence (disturbed only by screaming kids & a passing jet airliner - some folk have no sense of occasion!)

Final Thoughts.

It seems the reason that the clean clear crew only did the clear was because Mrs S did not specify the ‘clean’ bit, so now we have to track down another company to do that.

Yesterday morning I thought we were home & dry on the subject of my late MiLs property but, in the words of Douglas Adams, we are in fact barely thru the door & not even toweling ourselves off vigorously yet!

Still not a bad day for all that, it actually went a lot better than it might have!

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