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Tim_McTuffty , 2 days ago to actuallyautistic

Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 319 , Wednesday 11/09/2024

I slept - all night, right up to when Mrs S got up!

After breakfast I spent some time on here then finished my chores.

Managed to complete the ADHD forms, & got my Sister to agree to do the informants form.

Played a little NMS this afternoon, managed to pick up a freighter, which in this game is essentially a space bound base. This should make life a lot easier now I have somewhere to store all the stuff I hoard!

Went to the opticians this afternoon, stupidly expensive - I think it might have to be Spec-savers next time!

Tea was salad, pork pie & new potatoes then , Mrs S having done a runner , there was the dishes & the cleaning up to do.

Final Thoughts.

So do other Autists hoard stuff - or is it not an ND thing, just a thing a certain proportion of the population do?

I hoard for England! I mean I could win awards! Pretty much anything that can’t run way fast enuf is kept for posterity!
Games like No Mans Sky are excellent for me because I can virtually hoard stuff & not have anxiety problems over where I’m gonna keep it all. (This is not strictly true because I have mega inventory management issues until I have reached the point where I can build storage facilities!)
I do occasionally have to spend serious time on my main save organising it all. Not such a problem on the expeditions which are mostly too short for me to go too seriously overboard!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves

fabienmarry , 21 hours ago

@dancingtreefrog @pathfinder @Tim_McTuffty @actuallyautistic
Plus of you throw things away too generously, you might need to buy them again…

SimonRoyHughes , 1 month ago to bookstodon

In 1962, A Swedish translation of The Hobbit (Swedish: Bilbo. En hobbits äventyr) was published, illustrated by Tove Jansson. The illustrations were not particularly well received by fans of Tolkien, but loved by those who appreciate Jansson. Copies of the Swedish book go for more than $600 these days. But last year, Tiden norsk forlag published an existing Norwegian translation of The Hobbit (by Nils ivar Agøy, 1998) in the format of the Swedish edition, replete with Jansson’s illustrations. I picked up my copy this morning.

#ToveJanssson #Tolkien #Hobbit @bookstodon

The end papers of a Norwegian edition of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, illustrated by Tove Jansson. We see a red and orange dragon hovering above two rocky crags, looking down towards a figure who appears to be shaking a battle axe at it. Several more figures are ascending the crag on the right.
A full page illustration in a Norwegian edition of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, illustrated by Tove Jansson. It appears that the dwarves have brought along a complete symphony orchestra to visit their prospective burglar.
A full page illustration in a Norwegian edition of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, illustrated by Tove Jansson. The three trolls, now turned to stone, regret not being content with their mutton. These trolls are more than three times the height of the spruse trees that surround them.

fabienmarry , 1 month ago

@SimonRoyHughes @bookstodon
Wonder if that influenced Link's style in Zelda’s The Wind Waker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker#/media/File:The_Legend_of_Zelda_The_Wind_Waker_screenshot.jpg

LehtoriTuomo , 4 months ago to actuallyautistic

I've been trying to understand what it means that an autistic brain is bombarded with so much information. We spent some time at our summer cottage and I think I got some insight in this.

Instead of seeing the lake in front of my eyes, everywhere I looked I saw a detail. Its size would vary but it would still be a detail. A swan there, its partner there, no leaves on that tree yet, what a cool pattern on the small waves, what does it look like when I move my eyes this way, or that way, a car on the opposite shore, the shadow of the tree, I wonder what seagulls those are etc. A new detail with every single glance.

At the same time my attention tried to keep track of the dog and listened to birds singing and bumblebees flying around.

Now I wonder what it feels like just to see the lake.

#ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic

fabienmarry , 4 months ago

@Aerliss @LehtoriTuomo @actuallyautistic love that image.

JeremyMallin , 9 months ago to actuallyautistic

A thing I don't get about #SmallTalk (one of many things)

Why does everyone talk about the weather shortly after greeting each other?

"Um? Yes, I too went outside. That's how we both got here."

Did they think you didn't notice on the way over? 🤔

#ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic

fabienmarry , 9 months ago

@JeremyMallin @actuallyautistic It's not about exchanging information, it's about acknowledging each other's presence.

AutisticAdam , 10 months ago to actuallyautistic

Do any other Autistics do that thing where if someone suggests changing plans suddenly you blank out like you're downloading the new patch update ?!

@actuallyautistic #actuallyautistic #askingautistics

fabienmarry , 10 months ago

@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic more like the GPS “recalculating route” to me

fabienmarry , 10 months ago

@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic And often while I do that the other will think I’m agressively against the change…