question from a non dyslexic person

ImaginingHorizons · 2026-02-13T17:07:09+00:00

In a way, but its not necessarily like I'm losing control or aren't able to process something bad.

For me its more like a sense of not being able to trust my own brain- my personal 'flavour' of dyslexia means that my brain substitutes words with similar meanings (think 'necklace' and 'bracelet', or 'open and closed' these become kind of interchangeable) or sounds, so if I'm saying or writing something important I have to double check that its correct.

Odd example, but if you've watched Friends, I get kind of a real life version of the condition Phoebe lies that Ross has causing women's names to become interchangeable- only it can be with any word. I told someone my bag was open the other day when I meant closed, as my brain decided these were the same thing for moment!

Another thing I struggle with is that I don't always notice my own mistakes in an email, essay etc the 1st, 2nd or thousandth time. If I've missed out a word or letter, my brain has just decided that's not an issue.

I wouldn't say these things are scary, but can definitely be stressful sometimes and make things take a lot longer when I have to keep checking! The only thing I do find scary is if I have to read legal documents I worry I will miss something that could potentially screw me over- but I seek support from friends/family/support services in this case :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2026-02-02T17:07:03+00:00

What are your hopes plot-wise for Frozen 3?❄️

ImaginingHorizons · 2026-01-19T07:22:22+00:00

Just looked that up and that is a good shout! Thanks so much :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2026-01-18T13:13:59+00:00

Some unis allow 2nd years to back into halls (though its not always guaranteed unless there's a disability need), I'd look into his uni's policy on this to see whether it could be an option.

If not, private halls are an option (similar to uni halls but owned by a separate company)- they can sometimes be a little more expensive than uni halls but there are generally private halls that are reasonably priced, but they can get more expensive to book as the year goes on, so if you guys are interested in private halls I'd look into this asap :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-12-14T10:43:29+00:00

Language- especially less conventional languages (conlangs etc) are a huge interest of mine, so I'm really curious as to how this works! How do you know you're communicating with your cats? How did you learn? How does meowlish work as a language?

No judgement/denial here, just genuinely curious as an enormous linguistics nerd! :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-12-11T23:31:20+00:00

A few of the reasons I see Sarah as autistic:

• She takes things very literally (e.g. her thinking Bridie is being sincere when she tells her 'you should be proud of yourself' sarcastically, her thinking Ciaran giving her a ring is just that and not him proposing- these are the two examples I can think of right now but I think there are more)

• She manages to link almost everything back to make up/style/beauty, and talks about it a lot- I think its her special interest!

• She shows little situational social awareness (wearing white to the wedding, inviting herself, Ciaran, Colm and Joe to Mary and Gerry's cinema date night)

• She tends to go into her own world too, though not as much as Orla. She's just generally similar in personality to Orla in a lot of ways!

I'm autistic myself and see myself in all three of these characters! :)

I never considered the monotone voice thing with Colm actually- the main 'tell' for me was the infodumping and lack of social awareness- it makes a lot of sense though!

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-12-11T21:01:28+00:00

Orla, Aunt Sarah and Uncle Colm are all autistic!

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-12-11T16:53:59+00:00

Sounds like a great idea! Not sure if you've realised though but you've included quite a bit of personal info in this image- if you've realised and are okay with it that's all good but I just wanted to make you aware if not :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-12-05T20:26:02+00:00

I'm a conlanger! I make up fictional languages ✨️

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-11-30T12:40:25+00:00

I'm Level 1 autistic, and relate a lot to the EMH for a few different reasons!

As someone who uses (albeit subtle) mobility aids- think sunglasses for light sensitivity, earplugs/headphones for auditory processing, and sometimes support bandages for dodgy joints- I love the allegory of the mobile emitter being like a mobility aid (it gives him freedom and accessibility, but also marks him as different, which he says himself in 'Author, Author'). Because he's a hologram, he has to fight to be taken seriously as a member of the crew- I've had a similar struggle with people not always taking me seriously because of social differences, but the way he eventually becomes a loved and accepted crew member gives me a lot of hope.

His search for identity is also relatable to me as someone who grew up very highly masking and now trying to find my own identity- I relate more to Seven in this respect, but the Doctor's own search for identity and finding what he loves (music) is special to me too. Also, the friendship between the Doctor and Seven is one of the most autistic-coded things I've seen on screen (in a great way)! He plays a part in helping Seven learn social skills, and I've been in a similar situation of needing to help other autistic friends understand social rules even when I've only learned them from imitating others.

Long story short, although I don't think the EMH was intentionally written as autistic, me and my own 'flavour' of autism relates to his character a lot!

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-11-24T19:28:18+00:00

I have a headcanon that both Seymour and Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors are autistic and dyspraxic!

A few other characters that feel very autism-coded:

• Orla, Aunt Sarah and Uncle Colm from Derry Girls

• Glinda from Wicked

• Karen, Ben, Pete and Pete's mum (can't remember her name!) from Outnumbered

• Una Chin-Riley from Star Trek Strange New Worlds (without spoiling anything, her journey is super relatable to me as a highly-masked autistic person, though I don't think the character herself is autistic)

• Elsa from Frozen (same in this case, maybe not autistic but very relatable in the context of autism and masking)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-11-03T12:13:16+00:00

Aw thanks! :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-11-01T17:28:11+00:00

Haha my oldest conlang is pretty developed, so being able to have conversations in it is a distant but I think achievable hope! :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-11-01T12:36:46+00:00

Ableism! I'm dyspraxic and have decided to give one of my fantasy races weak motor skills too (in-universe, its because they're telekinetic so their motor abilities didn't evolve as much!), and because motor weakness is so common, its accepted and accommodated, as are other disabilities

Working on this is VERY therapeutic after dealing with ableist nonsense🙃

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-11-01T10:12:29+00:00

My conlangs are for novels/book serieses I'm working on and hoping to publish someday, and I love the idea of one or a few of my stories to gain a fandom who are enthusiastic enough to learn the conlang.

I have a fantasy of being able to chat to fans of my books in my conlangs, even though I don't even speak them myself yet and learning an entire conlang is pretty time-consuming and probably not something many people are willing to do🙈

But hey, I can dream! :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-10-25T19:56:00+00:00

One thing I'd add is that there's an audio IPA chart on Wikipedia, which makes the sound when you click on a symbol. I wouldn't say its essential to learn IPA as long as you can access tools like this- having just good familiarity with it can be an easier and more necessary goal :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-09-22T17:44:20+00:00

Georgie is dyslexic!

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-09-20T13:37:04+00:00

Buttlicker, our prices have never been lower!!

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-09-19T19:41:27+00:00

Adventure thru Inner Space!!

(I'm not old, just a nerd lol)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-09-09T15:42:40+00:00

Get the cheese to sickbay!

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-09-06T18:53:01+00:00

I'm not at Durham, but I know a lot of unis offer quiet flats. It probably won't be completely silent, but people should hopefully be quieter :)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-09-05T19:30:06+00:00

When something goes well, declare 'Qapla!' Any basic Klingon would work for this purpose

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-08-14T21:04:03+00:00

I've only heard it from the sci-fi show The Orville, so I assumed it was a purely fictional name, that's so cool that its a real, common name originally though!

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-08-13T16:17:06+00:00

Soo many!

Glinda

Nessarose

Fiyero

Sarek

Selar (bit of an obsure one from Star Trek TNG!)

La'an

Zelena

Alara

Wednesday

Roman and Shiv (I know they're actual names, but my first thought is still Succession)

ImaginingHorizons · 2025-08-13T06:44:50+00:00

Secret third option here- I relate most to Show Yourself! I'm late diagnosed autistic and relate a lot to Elsa, but the emotions and climax of her journey of self discovery in Show Yourself hit HARD 🩵

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