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CarolynStirling

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Mum of Four, Granny of 7. Animal lover. Love Politics, Social Justice. English, Scottish, Irish ancestry. Fifth generation NZer. Proud Westie.

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autism101 , to actuallyautistic
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Are you accident prone?

I seem to always have at least one toe that is currently injured from me banging it into a piece of furniture.

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photo: @tahreemkhann

CarolynStirling ,
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@Aerliss @autism101 @actuallyautistic @littlescraps I grew out of colliding with furniture as I slowed down with age. I used to be covered in bruises on my legs from colliding with desks in our large open plan offices. I was always in a hurry.

ChrisMayLA6 , to bookstodon
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Librarians are (social) heroes; stepping up when other social services have fallen away, to help those with few other places to go...

No wonder the Right wants to defund the libraries (via attrition against local authorities), when you look at the pragmatic but vital social support they are offering to the vulnerable & isolated.

[this is a long read but worth it]


@bookstodon

https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jun/25/how-britains-libraries-provide-more-than-books

CarolynStirling ,
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@bookstodon @ChrisMayLA6 It’s the same in New Zealand. Libraries are attached to Community Centres in my City and Staff work in both. People from all walks of life come to get help with all sorts of issues. There are Classes for babies and Pre Schoolers. School Holiday Programs and more.It’s much more than just issuing books.

chevalier26 , to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic Do any of y'all have EXTREME heat intolerance? It's like the older I get the more I can't put up with hot weather. I've always been very "hot-natured," prefer winter over summer, etc. but this year I think my intolerance has been the worst yet. Friends are telling me how it's peak summer weather (90 degrees is comfortable?!?) meanwhile I start sweating when it's 70+ degrees Fahrenheit outside. What gives?

CarolynStirling ,
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@chevalier26 @actuallyautistic @aevole Tolerance depends a lot on humidity levels as you get older. 99% humidity is brutal at 75F.

olena , to actuallyautistic
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Just was ‘diagnosed’ with anxiety today after talking to a psychiatrist for five minutes (I’m using quotes because it seems a bit too preliminary to me to diagnose whoever with whatever after about 5 minutes of general talk).
Came asking for and evaluation. Was totally ignored on that regard) Of course, didn’t have courage to ask again.

Was it so obvious? Was I just a walking stereotype: middle-aged woman from a war-thorn country living alone who voluntarily came to a psychiatrist(doesn’t matter what else she has, she can’t NOT be anxious)?
Or is it just a general experience of most of female-passing folks: to be seen as anxious, to have most of their symptoms attributed to (not like I was asked about any symptoms, but maybe have demonstrated some?)?

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CarolynStirling ,
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@olena @actuallyautistic Autism and Anxiety go hand in hand.

CarolynStirling ,
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@Uair @cy @heartofcoyote @olena @actuallyautistic you’re wrong. My doctor had terrible trouble weaning women hooked on them when they were handed out like sweets to women in the sixties and seventies. My cousin was on huge dosage. I don’t know if she’s ever got off them. She’s like a zombie even now all these years later. Suspect she can’t be weaned off them. Doctors in my Country are very careful how they prescribe.

Uair , to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic

How are you with animals?

I tend to throw off the wrong vibe for people, but get along with even the iffy animals. Dogs that don't like most people warm to me.

Just wondering how much of that is autism and how much me. My dad hates animals.

CarolynStirling ,
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@actuallyautistic @EVDHmn @Uair I have had the same experience. Animals trust me. They have from my babyhood. I had a kitten as a 15 month old and my mother said she never had to correct me in my handling of my kitten. I attract animals even horses which I admit I’m scared of.

anomalon , to actuallyautistic
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I just came across this image in my folders and it still cracks me up.
"Mommy, what is pathologization?"

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CarolynStirling ,
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@anomalon @ActuallyAutistic @Vincarsi @actuallyautistic I was not quite four when I learned to read. I used to sit next to the boy next door while he did his reading homework. I even read cereal boxes at the breakfast table.

poloniousmonk , to actuallyautistic
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Was anyone else misdiagnosed bipolar2? Rapid cycling?

I've long suspected that rapid cycling bipolar doesn't exist. Even before I figured out the autism part, I was a horrifically sleep deprived drunk--of course my emotions were a little loose.

CarolynStirling ,
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@actuallyautistic @poloniousmonk @autisticadvocacy @Selena Yes. A dearly loved family member has BP 2. They are alive because of ongoing good Mental Health Services. They accessed via the Private Health System. They have a full and happy life now. Therapy alongside meds is essential.

yourautisticlife , to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic

Here's another thing to add to my nightly ritual: nose strips.

I forgot about them because I think that (strangely enough) I did not use them last winter. I did search through my grocery receipts (they are electronic) and the last order I have for them is in 2021. So I think my memory is correct.

I tend to use them when the temperature turns colder. I restarted using them last night, and it made a difference in my sleep. I still woke up a bit early, but I slept very solidly prior to that.

I'm now wondering what the experience of other autistic people with these might be.

CarolynStirling ,
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@markusl @yourautisticlife @Jobob @actuallyautistic My stepfather had a tracheotomy for this reason. It was a drastic treatment for good reason. He did have surgery a few years later with no complications. The tracheotomy was closed up. He still needed a C Pap machine though.

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