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Autism and loud noise

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PRACTICE URGE SURFING

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My book is now available!!! And just in time for the holidays!!!

You can buy it on Amazon as a paperback or in digital format!

I'm so glad it's finally out and I can't wait for you all to check it out and let me know what you think!

Paperback:

Digital:

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Starting to hate how ears aren't like the other organs on the head. I can close my eyes if the light is too bright. I can hold my breath if there's a smell I don't like. I can close my mouth if I don't want to speak. Not with ears. I will have to listen to every sound in existence and I have to like it.

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One of my favorite stim tools/toys:

The Squellet Ball

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Disabled and chronically ill people are allowed to enjoy things and do things they like (if they’re able) while still being sick and disabled. Yes, even if they aren’t employed. Hope this helps.

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AuDHD book list

Books I own and have Read: Late Bloomer: How an Autism Diagnosis Changed my Life by Clem Bastow Sensory: Life on the Spectrum, an autistic comic anthology by Schnumn (Comics) Untypical: How the World Isn't Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About It by Pete Wharmby Speak Up! by Rebecca Burgress (Graphic Novel) Anders Gaat Ook [NL] / Thriving differently [ENG] by Elise Cordaro NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults by Cynthia Kim Different, Not Less: A neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after by Chloé Hayden The Power of Neurodiversity by Thomas Armstrong Stories of Autistic Joy by Laura Kate Dale Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity by Devon Price How Not to Fit In: An Unapologetic Guide to Navigating Autism and ADHD by Jess Joy, Charlotte Mia Unmasked: The Ultimate Guide to ADHD, Autism and Neurodivergence by Ellie Middleton Your Brain's Not Broken by Tamara Rosier, PhD Druks [NL] by Francien Regelink Druks 2 [NL] by Francien Regelink Zondagskind [NL] by Judith Visser Zondagsleven [NL] by Judith Visser

Books I own and are on my TBR: How To Be You: Say Goodbye to Should, Would and Could So That You Can (40 Simple Hacks To Work With your Neurodivergent Brain, And Not Against It) by Ellie Middleton How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo Hé, Is Dit Ook ADHD? [NL] By Hanneke Mijnster ADHD an A-Z: Figuring it Out Step by Step by Leanne Maskell

Books that I don't own and are on my TBR: Autistic World Domination: How to Script Your Life by Jolene Stockman Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices from Across the Spectrum by Eva A. Mendes, Meredith R. Maroney A Different Sort of Normal by Abigail Balfe (middle grade) Taking Off the Mask: Practical Exercises to Help Understand and Minimise the Effects of Autistic Camouflaging by Hannah Louise Belcher What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum by Annie Kotowicz The Autistic Trans Guide to Life by Wenn B. Lawson, Yenn Purkis Spectrums: Autistic Transgender People in Their Own Words by Maxfield Sparrow Bittersweet on the Autism Spectrum by Dean Worton, Luke Beardon Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities by Nick Walker Trans and Autistic: Stories from Life at the Intersection by Noah Adams and Bridget Liang Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD by Jesse J. Anderson Trans and Autistic: Stories from Life at the Intersection by Noah Adams, Bridget Liang Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults: A Guide for Professionals and Families by Finn V. Gratton ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell M.D., John J. Ratey M.D. Aut of the box: Groeien & bloeien in een wereld van verschil [NL] by Magali De Reu Allemaal Autcasts: Wat ik nog niet wist over mijn autisme en ADHD [NL] by Magali De Reu Opgeruimd leven met ADHD: Praktische organiseertips en -strategieën [NL] by Judith Kolberg, Kathleen Nadeau

Books I have read and are in JAIL. Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit [NL] / but you don't look autistic at all [ENG] by Bianca Toeps (SHE IS A HORRIBLE TRANSPHOBE) The Autistic Brain: understanding the autistic brain by one of the most accomplished and well-known adults with autism in the world by Temple Grandin [is autistic but is totally on board with autistic eugenics.]

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Just something I really want to share on here because it’s important.

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You are not a commodity or a product. You are a person.

Your trauma does not make you “damaged goods.”

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the autism thing of having to learn to preface every question you ask with Holy Shit I'm Just Curious Please Dont Yell At Me because it turns out a lot of questions seem to Mean Something and people will get mad if you ask them

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Currently in my dark bedroom recharging w/ stims & headphones & a book

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One of my favorite stim tools/toys:

The Squellet Ball

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OCD symptom i struggle with but don't see talked about a lot: inability to trust your own memory and/or perception.

as an example: i put my headphones in my bag. i say im sure they're in my bag, but what if i imagined putting them in my bag? i have to check, so i stick my hand inside and grab them. but then i have to check *again* because what if i just so happened to have another object shaped and sized exactly like my headphones that i just forgot about? so i have to pull them out of my bag and look directly at them to fully confirm they were in my bag

this is a fairly benign example but this also happens with other worse scenarios for me and it's. not fun

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Found here

Credit if used!

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that comment about how you should not borrow grief from the future has saved me multiple times from spiraling into an inescapable state of anxiety. like every time i find myself thinking about how something in the future could go wrong i remember that comment and i think to myself: well i never know, it might get better. it might not even happen the way i think it will and if it does happen and it is sad and bad ill be sad about it then, when it happens. and it’s somehow soo freeing