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LehtoriTuomo, 4 hours ago to actuallyautistic

In the series "so that's an autism thing too": difficulties in cooking. I have hard time coming up with the shopping list outside of the routine things which I always check against a list on my phone. It's especially difficult to plan what particular dishes should be cooked in the following days.

Once I got hang of cooking -- which happened after I had turned 30, almost 35 -- I learned to like cooking when there's no rush and the recipe is clear. I even can improvise, albeit on quite restricted range. However, when my spouse isn't around, I default to microwaving things or eating frozen pizzas.

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AutisticDoctorStruggles, 4 days ago to random

Nothing worse than being told you're rude because your answer came out snappy because you're really stressed about traveling. 😤 (I said repeatedly I am stressed because of traveling)
"I understand you're stressed but what's up with the attitude?"
"I am not trying to be rude, I am stressed."
"Well you are."

And if I say autism sometimes shows up like this I will get the ol' "I can't even say something because then you'll bring up autism".
How am I supposed to deal with this?

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purplepadma, 5 days ago to random

Ooh the train is quite busy! I always used to get the previous train which was almost empty. But I have a table/window seat. Off we go in the sunshine!

purplepadma, 5 days ago to random

Just put a layer of crushed seashells on top of the topsoil in our new raised herb bed, it looks smashing! Really pleased with how the garden’s looking right now. Tom has devoted his afternoon to scarifying the lawn while I’ve been weeding and potting up. One enormous weed came free after much digging and tugging very suddenly, showering me with dirt which has immediately clung to the layer of sun cream on my arms and chest. I look very grimy indeed. Time for a shower!