ActuallyAutistic

ashleyspencer, 10 days ago to random

Me and my little husky plush went to the store to get snacks and other stuff.

I made myself leave because I haven’t gone anywhere in a few weeks. Only open the door to put out the trash.

Brought the plushie along on my lap for moral support.

ActuallyAutistic, 14 days ago to random

https://www.newportinstitute.com/resources/mental-health/echoism/ - A friend of mine was telling me about this word today. I did a google search and stumbled across this, and holy shit did I cry while reading this. The 12 signs mentioned, most of them I can relate to. I don't speak for everyone else, but, this helps explain a number of things for me personally. I don't know if this will help anyone, but, wanted to share this...

ashleyspencer, 19 days ago to random

I got the manufactured plushie.

It’s AWFUL. I hate it.

They ensured me the fabric would be very soft and it feels rough. Super unpleasant to touch.

It’s supposed to be a cat holding an infinity symbol but it doesn’t look like a cat in person.

What the f did they do 😭

ActuallyAutistic, 27 days ago to random

How is everyone doing today? Hope you all are doing alright and you have a good friday and weekend :)

ActuallyAutistic, 29 days ago to random

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286449/ - I read this whole study sent to me by a friend of mine and I also found it interesting that autistic people we're 'disliked' because of by and large dishonest social norms and behaviors that we usually don't exhibit in our individual lives. I have to thank @WyredAlice for this article and her thoughts on this.

ActuallyAutistic, 1 month ago to random

I've been with this new job for over a month and a half, and holy crap the praise and compliments I get from the office workers have been remarkable. I got told I'm a badass dude that does good work by one of the office guys :) And my boss told me thank you for your good work, I appreicate you. She and the others are ABSOLUTELY fucking amazing!!! I may have finally found my forever job here at coxhealth! I'm so thankful man.... Wipes tears Sorry, got a tad emotional there.

ActuallyAutistic, 1 month ago to random

Been getting really heavy into the RTS game series called Age of Empires lately :) New job is still going well, no problems so far. I'm collecting the versions of age of empires I can get my hands on. This franchise means a lot to me :)

ActuallyAutistic, 2 months ago to random

One thing I wish I could do more is just relax and decompress, but, with my new job schedule and weekends off work, I always have something going on that has to be done. I feel that my days of relaxing and decompressing are over now, I can't even get 5 minutes to decompress and get relief. Guess there's nothing I can do???

ashleyspencer, 3 months ago to random

Those of us on https://autistics.life:

We had 7 spam accounts created today. Most while I was sleeping last night. I deleted the accounts when I woke up. We had one just now and I caught it immediately and deleted their account. I made this server manual approval needed and require a reason to join to ensure a real person is sending the request.

Just to keep you updated. :RedHearts:

ActuallyAutistic, 3 months ago to random

Well, I visited my local SSI office today about the overpayment and yes, I am afraid I have to get a payment plan setup and I owe a whopping $16 GRAND after going over all of it today. sigh Makes me absolutely sick to my stomach

ActuallyAutistic, 3 months ago to random

After all the applying for jobs at coxhealth, the emails, phone calls, getting interviews left and right, I FINALLY landed one today! I'm truly speechless, I can't believe this is happening. I can't wait to start a new chapter in my life, I'm so grateful.

ashleyspencer, 3 months ago to random

Practiced making it look like the plushies are taking selfies with the selfie stick. :)

Red panda close up of its hands and face like it’s taking a selfie.