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Tag: Autism
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Being Blindfolded
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Being BlindfoldedI have always hated being blindfolded. When I was a teenager, there was a youth group activity where people took it in turns to be blindfolded, then were guided to do a series of activities. The idea of this freaked me out and I sat out. I was teased by others in youth group, though…
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My mind is a runaway train!
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: My mind is a runaway train!Earlier today, I saw someone post on Facebook: Imagine… now you have control over your beautiful , powerful mind… This made me laugh, for a simple reason – I never have control over my mind. I never have! My mind often feels like a runaway train going down a hill. It decides to go on…
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Get a Cleaner
Categories: HouseholdContinue Reading: Get a CleanerI’ve shared a few posts with tips on how I manage the household, but realised today that I haven’t shared my biggest tip… Get a cleaner! For me, having a cleaner is a game changer. We have someone how comes once a fortnight for an hour. She cleans the bathrooms and vacuums and mops the…
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Charging, and needing to recharge
Continue Reading: Charging, and needing to rechargeMy phone is getting old. It doesn’t hold the charge as long as it did when I first got the phone. Most days, I have to plug it in around lunchtime to charge, even if I haven’t used it very often. I have taken to carrying a charger with me if I’m going to be…
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Intuitive Learning
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Intuitive LearningI have realised that I am an intuitive learner. I pick things up and, in some things, I seem to just know what to do. If you give me some software and let me play, I’ll play around and work out how to use it. If you give me a text book, I’ll follow the…
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Navigating Friendships
Continue Reading: Navigating FriendshipsI have seen quite a few posts lately in autism groups talking about struggles with friendships. I admit that I’m right there too… it’s something that I really struggle with. I have read all the books, done programs, even did a program when I was teen. I do all the things that they tell me…
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Noticing the housework
Categories: HouseholdContinue Reading: Noticing the houseworkThis morning, I read a post on Threads about teaching kids to notice the housework. Not just do the housework, but notice that things need to be done. I realised this is an issue with so many people, including me. And it seems to be common in the autism & ADHD community. Things need doing…
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Little packets of snacks
Categories: LifestyleContinue Reading: Little packets of snacksI am pretty bad at remembering to eat during the day. This includes having lunch, but also having snacks. I know that I need to eat small bit regularly, but often forget. I also eat a bit when I’m bored, searching for that dopamine hit. Recently, I have rediscovered those little packets of snacks that…
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Unfriending & unfollowing
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Unfriending & unfollowingOn my Facebook friends list, I have an eclectic mix of people. Some family, some friends, some I have connected to through business… all with varying degrees of interaction. I have accepted or given friend requests for different reasons. Recently, there was one contact I had met at a business event who posted rubbish about…
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I don’t like shoes…
Categories: FashionContinue Reading: I don’t like shoes…Almost everywhere you look, there are ads and TV shows that claim that all women love shoes. Well, I don’t! I understand the practicality of wearing shoes to protect your feet from various things, however I don’t understand the attraction people have to them. I especially don’t understand why women’s shoes especially are so impractical…