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Autistic Hospital Packing Lists

The Emergency Room Essentials

⭐️ I keep a backpack ready in my home with these things in case I have to leave in a hurry to the Emergency Room ⭐️

- [ ] Headphones/Ear Buds/Ear Plugs

- [ ] Sweater/Blanket, Hat for Warmth

- [ ] Glasses

- [ ] Heading Aid(s)

- [ ] Mobility Devices

- [ ] Lighter Change of Clothing in Case it Gets Hot

- [ ] Phone, Tablet, Game System, Book, etc (entertainment; at least one thing that doesn't use the internet)

- [ ] AAC

- [ ] All the Chargers!!!

- [ ] Comfy Shoes

- [ ] Fidgets, Stim Toys, Comfort Item

- [ ] A Few Bucks (or an app) for a Ride Home if You Were Brought in by Ambulance

- [ ] List of a Few People in Your Life You Might Need to Let Know What's Going On (and if your phone dies or you have no signal and/or if the hospital needs to call them instead of you); Be Sure to Include Any Caseworkers/Aides/Caretakers

- [ ] List of Your Meds

- [ ] List of Your Doctors and Their Info

- [ ] List of Medical History and/or Past Surgeries

- [ ] List of Allergies

- [ ] List of Conditions/Disabilities

- [ ] One Day's Worth of Your Meds

- [ ] A Snack and Water (but don't eat or drink unless they say it's ok)

- [ ] If you have allergies to common things that come up on the ER (like adhesives) bring your own stuff; for example, I travel everywhere with rolls of Coban bc although the IV usually has to be stuck with aggressive, you can avoid so much more pain this way

- [ ] A Buddy! (if someone is available; if not at least let someone you trust know where you'll be)

- [ ] The Name and Number of Your Emergency Contact (or at least that person you told where you are)

- [ ] A Face Mask (trust me; until you get into you're own space at least; you're in a hospital, it's full of sick people and the last thing you need is to pickup something else)

- [ ] You're Home Keys

- [ ] Your Car Keys (even if you didn't drive; if you have a car)

The Stay

⭐️ I keep a suitcase in my car with this stuff so that even if I don't drive, your buddy doesn't need to figure out how to get into my home; they can just come get your car keys and grab it to bring it to you. Wait to have this brought in until AFTER you've been assigned a room number.

If you can't keep this ready anywhere, just keep a list of it all to send to your buddy) ⭐️

- [ ] More Comfort Items, Stim Toys, etc

- [ ] A Second Set of Clothing in Each Temperature Option (so like shorts, pants, t-shirt, hoodie, heavy socks, light socks)

- [ ] A Good Pillow and Blanket

- [ ] Toiletries, Contact Solution, Glasses Case, Nail Clippers, Any Special Skin Stuff, Toilet Wipes if You Use Them (everyone should), etc

- [ ] Slippers

- [ ] Sleep Mask if Light Bothers You

- [ ] A List of All of The Things in This Bag (they will want to log your valuables and you'll want to make sure you don't leave anything behind later)

- [ ] An Extra Bag (duffels folks nicely in there)

❌No Multiplugs or Surge Protectors

❌ Lotions Aren't Recommended

❌ No Perfumes or Air Sprays that aren't medically necessary (people in your hall could be allergic; hospitals stink, you'll be surprised how you usually get used to it)

❌ No More Than One Day of Meds (once you're checked in, you're not allowed to take anything yourself, they'll get all of your stuff for you; I've noticed they don't always have really rare ones or inhalers though, so bring those)

🌈 Remember that anything a hospital gives you (from meds that aren't ingestible, to vomit buckets, to anti-slip socks) are YOURS; you've paid for them and they'll end up in the trash otherwise. So take that Flonase, Plastic Puke Basin, and Toothpaste they lent you bc you forgot yours back home.

🌈 If you ever feel too overwhelmed and none of the staff feels like they'll be helpful, don't forget about crisis lines; they'll help calm you down and sometimes even advocate for you if you put them on speaker.

🌈 Even though you're in the care of doctors, they aren't YOUR doctors, so if you have any questions the staff can't answer, you can always ask them to have your own doctor contact your room and/or ask them to speak with the people here.

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Autistics Hospital Packing Lists:

Been meaning to make these up FOREVER same after last week's nightmare hospital stay, I wanted to get it all down whole I'm fresh from Hell.

Anyone can use these of course I just think there are a few things some autists might not think about. Hospitals are anxiety inducing, bright, smelly, loud, and overwhelming for anyone; try to be as prepared as possible.

The notes about keeping stuff packed already is for disabled folks mostly but couldn't hurt.

I am posting this in text and image formats so you can share what's easiest for you and the recipient.

Hope this helps someone! 💜

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I'm fallin' apart, I'm barely breathing

With a broken heart that's still beating

In the pain there is healing

In your name I find meaning

So I'm holdin' on

/lyr

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This is based on the original Good Omens storyboards that depicted Aziraphale and Crowley with washboard abs :P

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He is my sunlight and I've been locked inside my entire life.

I don't have much longer and I'd really like to feel the warmth on my face just once.

/yearning

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Sometimes I feel your hand on mine, a phantom touch to encourage me to keep going.

When I want to give up, a nudge.

When I'm lonely, now and then I'll imagine your head on my shoulder.

Or a warm embrace at night after a bad dream, that dissipates when I fully wake.

I miss you so.

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Aziraphale: SO ALL THIS IS YOUR DEMONIC WORK!? 

Crowley: NO! ELON MUSK THOUGHT IT UP HIMSELF

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New trailer for Good, which will be shown in UK cinemas from 20 April and international cinemas from 15 June

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Good morning! I’m salty.

I think we, as a general community, need to start taking this little moment more seriously.

This, right here? This is asking for consent. It’s a legal necessity, yes, but it is also you, the reader, actively consenting to see adult content; and in doing so, saying that you are of an age to see it, and that you’re emotionally capable of handling it.

You find the content you find behind this warning disgusting, horrifying, upsetting, triggering? You consented. You said you could handle it, and you were able to back out at any time. You take responsibility for yourself when you click through this, and so long as the creator used warnings and tags correctly, you bear full responsibility for its impact on you.

“Children are going to lie about their age” is probably true, but that’s the problem of them and the people who are responsible for them, not the people that they lie to.

If you’re not prepared to see adult content, created by and for adults, don’t fucking click through this. And if you do, for all that’s holy, don’t blame anyone else for it.

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Been crying off and on for over an hour.

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Wow. Dreams last night about:

-Getting back together with my awful ex

-Mom misgendering me at public events

-David Tennant telling me he hates me

-My cat dying

I guess literally every type off anxiety dream is going to be in the mix now that it's one month until surgery. Ffs.

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Do you ever get a memory from your childhood stuck in your head?

I'm 8 and it's my birthday. The first (and only year) I threw a party. I had no friends so I'd invited everyone in my brand new class. We moved every year and we'd just gotten there a few weeks before.

My parents don't really believe in celebrating birthdays by spending money on others, and entertaining them, so I begged and begged for a week.

When no one came I wasn't phased. Even when I saw my neighbors, two girls from my class, playing outside in their dresses. They were more dressed up than I was even with it being party day; I wore LA Gear elastic jeans, a t-shirt, and high tops.

I sat outside and played with the one gift I'd gotten from my aunt; an electronic guitar called Hot Lyxx.

No point in sharing this, guess I'm just trying to get it out of my head. This year though I'm determined to throw myself a party, even if it's only online.

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I wish so bad I could do this with Bean but I'd need to find one of those huge office copiers; she won't fit on a normal home scanner. 🤭

i realized if I put a treat on the scanner i could scan boris

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Ffs these nightmares about non-consensual surgery are getting really old.

I only slept for thirty minutes last night and it was someone sewing an ARM to my LEG. A baby arm. 😒

Wtf is wrong with me?

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I've already given up on the dream journal. That's record time I know.

I just, now with surgery scheduled for March, I'm only going to be having stress dreams. 😕