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From misery to happiness today

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when they affirm your autism and let it flourish

★ when they let you info dump about your special interests; spiderman, neuroscience, tv, books, music

★ when they understand your need for a multitude of questions

★ when they explain and communicate in complete honesty

★ when they let you be completely honest and know none of what you meant was malicious

★ when they aren’t judgmental about you having sensory issues

★ when they understand when you are non-speaking

★ when they understand when you need space or silence

★ when they never let you apologize for your frustration or ASD

★ when they know you need direct communication

★ when they motivate your eating even when you don’t want to

★ when they know you can do all of it yourself, but just need support sometimes

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My partner supports Arsenal football team and they call themselves the Gunners

Well like many words over a long period of time, accents got to it so now they also call themselves the Gooners.

What that means for me is that when I see a post about gooners or gooning or anything like that- I immediately think of this guy, Gunnersaurus:

Which quite honestly changes the feel of the post

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But

Just in case they haven’t and are still holding the misunderstanding against me

I will try to re-explain

I LOVE being autistic and trying to communicate because every time it’s

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So that I can have time to think about the next bit.

By this time of course they will have forgotten about the original conversation.

I LOVE being autistic and trying to communicate because every time it’s

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I should just explain harder

But after an awkward pause

I LOVE being autistic and trying to communicate because every time it’s

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Mmmmm no I think that if I keep explaining myself

(Because clearly I am doing it incorrectly)

Eventually they will understand me

I LOVE being autistic and trying to communicate because every time it’s

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If someone used a motorcycle, one of the more dangerous vehicles, and crashed out and lost a limb or needed a wheelchair- would you think they didn’t deserve medical aid, support and assistance or sympathy because ‘they did it to themselves’?

If you see someone wearing glasses, do you tut to yourself and think ‘they sat too close to the tv’ or ‘they use screens too much’. Do you wonder if they were born with poor eyesight or if they did it to themselves? Do make moral judgments based on that?

Even if fatness was a clear indicator of definitely getting diabetes, why would it make someone less worthy?

damn people rly hate type 2 diabetics don't they

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For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

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[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

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The last thing I want to do is hurt you but it’s still on the list

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Bro, my unyielding loyalty towards you is totally normal and healthy, I swear. It's just that it's definitely my duty to rip out your enemies throats with my bare teeth. You are the love of my life and I am your most valuable tool. Each night, I fantasize about dying in your arms, covered in blood, and then I close my eyes one final time, satisfied because I can feel your fingers on my face as I take my last breath. Haha anyways

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Things to do when it’s too effing hot:

Close the curtains to block the sun from shining through that part of the house. It will heat it up

Don’t assume opening windows will make things cooler. If the air outside is warmer then hot air will get in so don’t bother unless there’s a good breeze

Remember to hydrate

Heat rises, if you’ve got a loft or attic, open that up so some heat can escape up there and away from you

Fill a misting spray bottle with water and spritz yourself. The water will evaporate and cool you down without you having to sweat

Remember to hydrate

It’s ok to change your underwear regularly if you get sweaty. Better to have extra laundry than a painful sweat rash

If you have a problem with sweating it’s ok to shower extra times if you can. If you can’t, flannels or wet wipes will help keep the sweat and salts off

Talcum powder (baby butt powder) is good for keeping sweaty parts dry, even private parts. Don’t use it internally. You’d probably assumed that but I want to be clear.

No really you need to drink more water, flavour it if you must that’s better than nothing

If you wear a bra, you can wear a slip or something slip-like *underneath* your bra. I often see it in movies being worn over the top to look sexy but originally a slip was supposed to go under bras and corsets to protect the body from the fabric and scaffolding. Wearing it underneath a bra will mean that the slip will soak up the sweat, not the bra (the slip is easier to wash), and it will mean the bra rubs less against your skin. If you don’t have a slip specifically a vest or string vest will do, as long as it’s thin and soft

Wear a sun hat outside. That’s what it’s for. It doesn’t matter if you look silly it’s cooler.

Remember sunscreen!

If you want cold treats, grapes and dates freeze well and are very tasty (watch out for date stones). A slightly healthier alternative to ice cream

I’ll add more if I can’t think of any but please add good ideas if your own

a detailed list of things i hate

hot weather

high temperatures

heat

warmer than average conditions

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reminder that gazafunds is a great website.

each time you load the site, it shows one randomly selected, verified fundraiser that's low on funds.

extremely straightforward, & an easy to remember url. it's my go-to when I'm able to give; removes any room for procrastination or overthinking.

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I think a lot of autistic taking-things-literally goes under the radar because what the diagnostic tests and shit ask about is not what that generally looks like in an adult and often not in kids either and much more importantly it’s not what generally actually causes problems in real life instead of being irritating for caretakers or funny to bullies or easy to diagnose

I have absolutely no issues understanding metaphors or idioms. When someone says their heart is on their sleeve they mean they’re emotionally expressive and openly display their feelings, not that they have a chunk of cardiac tissue on their shirt. I very rarely have issues with sarcasm. I sometimes have issues telling when someone who’s said something mean is about to say “just kidding”, but tbh I think that’s more on them than me.

BUT

My grandmother asked me “Do you know when the trash was taken out last?” and I said “I think Eliot took it out yesterday” and a few hours later she yelled at me for “not taking out the trash when I asked you to” and I was like???? You didn’t ask me????

I dread filling out forms and am crap at filling out diagnostic tests or personality quizzes because there are always questions I don’t know the exact answers to (how am I supposed to know what day I got dental surgery seven years ago?) or don’t understand exactly what they’re asking or the wording’s unclear and they could mean this or the wording says this but I’m pretty sure what they actually meant was this and should I answer what they said or what they meant, and how does everyone else just whip through the form when surely they can’t know all the answers either? Does everyone else remember the day they got dental surgery seven years ago?

I get tangled up by bureaucracy because the rules on the website say that for this you need that and for that you need the other and for the other you need something else for which you need the first thing, and I go in circles for hours or days or weeks or months or years because their stated rules say there is no way to get what I need, and when I talk to somebody else they’re like “just call them?” and I’m like “how could that help? the rules say that what I’m trying to do is impossible”

And all of that? That’s how “taking things literally” ACTUALLY affects your life as an adult. It’s not “haha you think ‘getting under your skin’ means parasites”. It’s “you have real difficulty functioning in the world because everyone else is conveying things through implication and assuming that you know that rules are flexible and questions are approximate and you’re supposed to lie on job applications, and you don’t”.

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My favourite bit since learning that this is improve is seeing the joy and excitement on their faces as they see the magic the other person is doing, loving the other persons dance moves and having so much fun together

These two are amazing!

@x-heesy 💃🏻🕺🏻 Friday vibes!