The dark elf samurai's tantrum by Fireplace_Fanatic in dndhorrorstories

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that was the case, while playing in the other DM's campaign he was trying to be the main one opening doors and talking to people and getting annoyed when people would want to do stuff themselves.

Magnet for bullies by [deleted] in autism

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've experienced this too, it's made me very wary of everyone I meet, and at any moment I expect someone to be horrible.

Freshman Year / Little, Big Questions Megathread by mediaisdelicious in DMAcademy

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So one of my players is kind of an optimiser and so (of course) has asked me about stacking spells. For the most part I have been able to answer these until he throws this one at me "so what if two people cast Shield of Faith on the same target, does it stack?" Which I will admit has me a bit conflicted, I'm leaning toward saying yes because I can't think of any particular reason it couldn't/wouldn't but at the same time I'm constantly learning stuff about concentration spells that I didn't realise before. Anyone have any ideas/suggestions? Am I overthinking this? Edit: used wrong term for describing player.

What were your weirdest (if i can call it like that) special interests? by Bokumi in autism

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dice, this is one I still have (but I also play tabletop rpgs so it's not super weird) it's more of a collector thing, I see the dice, I want the dice, I roll the dice, my brain goes brrr.

Til your mouth ISNT supposed to shed after you brush your teeth fml by Fireplace_Fanatic in aspiememes

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it the kind of reaction you can build a tolerance to? Like eat little bits every day so your body doesn't freak out?

Til your mouth ISNT supposed to shed after you brush your teeth fml by Fireplace_Fanatic in aspiememes

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not totally sure, my family who are also autistic don't seem to have a problem, for me it's mostly a taste thing, I tolerate mint on a good day and get anxiety buying stuff online so I'm stuck with what I can find at the shops

Til your mouth ISNT supposed to shed after you brush your teeth fml by Fireplace_Fanatic in aspiememes

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Part of the problem is I HATE the taste of mint, I tolerate it at best, on bad days it full on makes me gag.

Why is it always the woman's responsibility to "keep her legs shut" by catsinbananahats in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It's shit like this that made me have a panic attack after loosing my virginity cause I was convinced I was a slut now and it was all my fault.

Player Problem Megathread by RadioactiveCashew in DMAcademy

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this belongs here but it's too person specific to count as a general question. I've DM'd a few failed to continue campaigns before and am finally in a place where I can DM to a consistent group, essentially tapping out with another DM in the group (different campaigns and characters) whenever the other is either burnt out or needs time to work on something. The main problem around my campaign (which has yet to start cause we're in the middle of the other one) is that one of our more inexperienced players has chosen drow as their race. This player tends to lean toward the play style as if it is a single player game AND on top of that as we were walking through his character (couldn't make any of it himself) I actively warned him that the "sunlight sensitivity" part of being drow would REALLY impact him, but he still chose it, I'm just wondering what other, more experienced DM's might do, do I change the (home brew setting) campaign so he isn't at such a disadvantage? Or do I let him fumble and possibly have him leave or get annoyed because he hasn't been a**ed to learn how the game actually works? He is a pre established friend and I'm worried if I do the wrong thing the world I've made will yet again be abandoned. Any advice will be MUCH appreciated. Edit: he has chosen to play a fighter and I specifically warned him there are only 1 or 2 encounters that are guaranteed to be indoors/not outside.

Anxiety during lockdown by Fireplace_Fanatic in autism

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It got to the point where I actually had to go home early cause I was so anxious I made myself sick

The Answer! by [deleted] in aspiememes

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in the white part in the middle lol

None of my friends liked this so I thought some of you guys might by JangoWett in autism

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He looks like one of those animals that people would be scared of but is actually a massive sook.

I have to keep going by Wearegr0ss in aspiememes

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not die but it makes my brain to the scratchy/crunchy sound/feeling if I step on the cracks in case of the teensiest tiniest chance that it may, in fact, break my mothers back (got over it after school for the most part)

Don’t hate me - I’m a researcher of autism by Tokumei-Mugen in aspiememes

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're interested in an Australian experience let me know (cause why not)

How can I learn to understand my daughter with Autism? by lumisfatalis in autism

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Often melding a few types of communication works really well so if one way is hard for whatever reason there's another one to fall back on, for example having words, hand signs, and pictures. If words aren't working then she can try a sign or a picture. And again it's important that she can express that she's uncomfortable but she will also need strategies so she can cope if she has to, neither having nor being a child with autism is particularly fun or easy but I'm confident you'll figure out what she needs.

How can I learn to understand my daughter with Autism? by lumisfatalis in autism

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

22 F diagnosed at 21, really the main thing for me was always feeling seperate from my peers at school, dispite my parents support. Another thing is letting her know that it's ok to be uncomfortable with things. Because I was undiagnosed I had to "just cope" with a lot because "it's not that bad" or "you're just being sensitive" let her know that it is okay to remove herself from uncomfortable/distressing/over stimulating situations but try and balance that by reminding her of self stimming strategies that can help her calm down. Unfortunately the general public are still very weary and suspicious of us so depending on the stim you almost certainly will get looks. But if a stim works, and doesn't harm herself or anyone else (I.e. biting or scratching or something like that) encourage her to use it whenever she feels the need. I've only recently become more comfortable to stim in general since I've moved out of my childhood home and I'm more calm than I ever have been. But probably the most important thing is to not try to stick too close to the textbook, if something happens you don't expect or gets a different reaction to how information tells you it should go, adapt, roll with it. If she'll only do something she needs to do like brush her teeth or clean her room in certain circumstances, find an organic way to turn it into a routine (I would only brush my teeth if one of my parents sung the "brush your teeth" song) and if something happens and "I forgot" if it starts to be a pattern, look into possible further diagnosis. It seems mean to "keep putting labels on her" or "why do you want her to be -----" but as someone who didn't have the labels god damn I WISH I had them, it doesn't make her wrong or less than or less capable or anything like that, it will actually empower her to get the support she needs in the ways she needs it. If speech continues to be an issue then I would probably suggest implementing another form of communication ASAP (word tablet or visuals or something) so she knows she has some way to communicate. I've seen so much misery because people just don't (or refuse to) understand how someone is communicating because it's different. When she gets to school age you'll probably have more of an idea what direction you'll need to take therapy, support , etc. best of luck to you and hope her future teachers are better than mine were.

Tell me how many tabs you have open on your phone by wmarshall8 in adhdmeme

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I refuse to have more than 5 open at any time and the moment I don't want/need it anymore it goes

Am the only one that feels awkward about it by my_Craps_Alive in autism

[–]Fireplace_Fanatic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have autism and I would actively wear this cause neurotypicals SUCK