Interact with the story by helping the main character make choices, complete tasks in the form of mini-games, and most importantly, find hints about their night out in this FMV.
If you want an eerie and portentous story to get yourself in the mood for the Halloween season, listen to Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) read his short story "Click Clack the Rattle Bag" at the New York Public Library: https://youtu.be/imLja6Emezo#wordOfTheDay
I think bars should have #gaming#karaoke nights; people take turns playing whatever #videoGames they are good at on a projector for the whole bar to watch. Get a drag queen to be "Master of Controllers" describing the action and calling up new players.
The research found that kids with ASD and ADHD couldn't clear out BPA and another similar compound called Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) with as much efficiency as other kids, potentially leading to longer exposure to their toxic effects.
IF these compounds are more prevalent recently, and IF the toxic effects are what cause the ADHD symptoms, THEN we might end up with newly ADHD adults who don't get diagnosed as such because there is no childhood history of such.
BPA has neurotoxic effects and it would be interesting to know what "faulty" flushing of the substance does to the brain of an adult. Is it the same as for kids?
Shopping clothes is a huge issue for me. What I sometimes describe as "clothing store phobia", can perhaps be broke down to:
(Fear of) sensory overload: harsh lighting, music, advertisements, amounts of clothes and information to process
Anxiety because of uncertainty (e.g. about the available products and their prices)
Social phobia: Sometimes there are a lot of people in shops. Will they judge me for being "weird" (queer & neurodiverse)? Will I be brave enough to ask the sellers if I have some question? What if someone interacts with me and my brain shuts down?
Agoraphobia
Perhaps lightly traumatic experiences from sensory overload from previous store visits
After I broke down the problem, I can try to find coping strategies:
Try to find the product range online.
To counter overstimulation, wear protective items such as earplugs (and perhaps blue light-filtering glasses, which I still want to get), and stim rigorously.
Go at a time where there are less people.
Also plan in time for recovery.
If I can look inside the shop from the outside, discretely observe the place and the people; try to make an "mental map", so that I know where to go.
First time go only quickly, to get a better overview of the place; next time I'll have fewer fear of going to a new place.
Apply hyper-focus and only look for one particular kind of item (e.g. midi-skirts). That means that I also have to make thoughts which kind of style I want to wear.
Remember that I don't need to buy anything!
If I don't have spoons for fitting clothes, buy them and try them out at home. I can later either return them later or donate them.
Avoidance is still a viable strategy. Buying online can be comfortable, since I'm in a familiar environment where I can dim the lights and block ads & animations. I can carefully compare the sizes with my measurements, so that I have to return (and try on) less.
I previously wrote about this issue on Mastodon, and I included some of the advice I got from there: https://todon.eu/@maxi/110338158852163385 (Unfortunately, part 2 of that toot got auto-deleted, but it only was about how to find a personal style)
I also got a lot of good advice from hashtags and groups!
A new investigation into the global surveillance crisis by the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) media network, with technical assistance from Amnesty International’s Security Lab, today begins to reveal the shocking truth about how far the industry’s tentacles have spread and how ineffective EU regulation has been in controlling it
Ich habe das Gefühl, hier einiges zu verpassen und möchte einfach gerne (wieder) eine Timeline, die mit klugen, spannenden und interessanten Beiträgen gefüllt ist. Themen sind #Geschichte#Museum#Archiv#Erinnerungskultur#PublicHistory
Werft mir also bitte und gerne eure Vorschläge für Follows zu 😊.
Ich folge bereits @dorotheegoetze / @LenaOetzel / @dbellingradt usw. aber verstehe die Discovery hier immer noch nicht ganz und bin über eure Tipps sehr froh!
from the Autistic members of the Kentucky Advisory Council on Autism: we're seeking input from all Autistics who have experienced thoughts of suicide, whether or not you live in Kentucky we want to hear what you have to say
As more mainstream media open accounts here on Mastodon, try to follow them. As they build up audiences here, it will make it easier for them to abandon that Xhit site over there.
Does anyone have a list of good media accounts here?
@neilhimself
People here have resorted to taking screenshots of your twitter account and posting the images here. I humbly suggest moving your social media off of twitter. We love you here. And we have better moss and bird photos.
Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!