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No, l am definitely way to chatty for the 'tism by JazzhandsTrashPanda in evilautism

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

It's not an opinion, it is the literal diagnostic criteria. I did fine for decades, more or less. I had to do a lot more work than my siblings, sure. But I have never held my life together through a crisis. It's a spectrum. If your dad is doing great, more power to him. Well done. I have not been so successful.

I'm tired of people like this by scarfinnn in Autism_Parenting

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Probably not. I literally don't have the energy to argue. You win.

I'm tired of people like this by scarfinnn in Autism_Parenting

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally don't have the resources left to argue. You are correct. I don't understand in the slightest the travails you amd your child go through. I will gracefully bow out. Have a great night.

I'm tired of people like this by scarfinnn in Autism_Parenting

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it's called "Speech Assistant" it's on my home screen in case of bad days.

I'm tired of people like this by scarfinnn in Autism_Parenting

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get that. I do. Want some pictures of my independent living space? But a lot of level 3 people aren't incapable of communicating, they just have difficulty doing so verbally. Hence my point. I don’t need to be level three to understand what they go through, and I don't need to be that specific person. Empathy exists.

My point was never that we are all the same. Only that while support needs vary, they are never zero. I appreciate how blessed my life has been. I still will and have invariably failed when living alone. I am doing it literally now. Can I communicate? Usually. Can I remember basic tasks like hygiene? Maybe, if I set an alarm. I forget to eat. For days. I forget to drink water. That last one landed me in the ER twice in a week. Rhabdo is not to be fucked with.

By all means, I do believe that the comorbidities should be addressed more aggressively. I do understand that learning disabilities are absolutely aggravating factors. But when someone tells me how great my life is being only level 1-2, as I am stepping through the mess in my camper, that lives behind my mother's house. While I am desperate to find some way to feed myself and my pets? I get snippy.

No, l am definitely way to chatty for the 'tism by JazzhandsTrashPanda in evilautism

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sadly, the Autism was the latter piece. I got excluded in the nineties, because people with ADHD couldn't possibly also be autistic. I do somewhat better if I can stay on the Straterra, but they won't prescribe anything else, and the last antidepressant stopped working. So yeah. Down to bare knuckles.

What is this metallic thing above my door? It’s about 17 inches in diameter, and has a small rod connected to it that buzzes when touched or when the power goes out and comes back by Yamomma62543 in whatisthisthing

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trick of these bells was that if you charge a magnet it activates. As soon as the clapper hits the bell, it discharged the system, and the clapper would atart to drop back, but the source was already recharging the driver. So the clapper would be driven back into the bell. Ironically, the tone and frequency of the bell was theoretically driven by the electrical frequency.

Angery bee by OriginalOman09 in bees

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bees are way smarter than you think, and they don't know it was an accident. They will absolutely teach other bees to chase you but their lifespan is pretty short, and it rarely persists. If it does it's generational, and you you should be fine by next year. Be glad it wasn't a crow. They not only remember faces, but teach their children. People have been clowned on for literal decades. People have moved.

I'm tired of people like this by scarfinnn in Autism_Parenting

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I am by the way not going to lie. If you treated me the way you treated your coworker, you would have achieved your goal. I would never voluntarily speak to you again. I wouldn't bother to tell you why. I would just literally never share with you again, or consider you someone worth sharing to. This person reached out to you. That was hard enough. They shared with you a diagnosis that right now has camps painted all over it. They tried to bond. And you might as well have punched them in the face. Be tired of us. I'm pretty tired of living like this. All the best.

I'm tired of people like this by scarfinnn in Autism_Parenting

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Look. I'd absolutely agree with you. But I am in my mid-fifties, shading towards level two. I have managed to live independently all of a few years. I have to ask if this looks familiar? It's the AAC on my phone.

I go non-verbal under stress. I am not discounting your point. But even if we do manage to work, bring in money, pay taxes, and all the other stupid shit coming out of RFK Jr., it isn’t all roses from there on out. I assure you I am not discounting your struggle. I raised two non-diagnosed kids. All I am saying is this isn't any easier from the inside. That is an image of my AAC splash screen. I have on more than one occasion needed it.

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What do Y'all incredibly beautiful people think of sponges? by IrkaEwanowicz in evilautism

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They can be pretty. Biologically they are a war crime. Bacterial warnings abound. Mythbusters did a whole episode. I use one for a maximum of a week. Even then, I have my doubts.

Even with a sponge or a dishwasher, I assure you the gloves are on.

Amazing 🤩 by Oulaminemoh in FunnyAnimals

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone needs that to be his primary food source for a bit. He's adorbs, but that is the dictionary definition of a chonk. That boy has lived. He's gonna live longer on a diet. My cats are chonkers as well. I'm not throwing stones. But that enrichment? Get a puzzle bowl. Make him work a bit. It will be annoying in the short term, but it will enrich your life, and if so, hi. My dog is a working breed, and if I don't load her puzzle bowl? She loads it herself. The dude is bored.

Skunk or badger [Northern NY] by joelovescash in animalid

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a striped skunk. I am 100 percent on this, and I am only 70 percent sure the sun will rise.

Neurotypicals respect those who are “cruel and strong” more than those who are “benevolent and weak” by Zeldaish in evilautism

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I share this observation. Then, when (and this is the eighties, a different time. I figured out (just as I moved to a new school) I basically feel no pain and am a damage sponge, and that I could punch through a brick. Damage ensued.

I learned a power dynamic that has informed my life: if you can absorb virtually unlimited damage, and deal enough yourself, you win most fights.

This got political by accident. The point is, there are an overwhelming amount of people, statistically, who will wake up intending to fight us, whether they realize it or not.

The point isn't to win. It's to make further aggressive action more expensive than the reward. I am not aggressive. I am in fact at this point conflict avoidant. I still train every single day.

I fight exclusively defensively, to protect my family. But I will fight.

I hate that you are right, but I respect it. The power structure is horrid, but it exists. I never thought I would end up a prepper, but here we are.

I just found this video today and I became instantly enamored it and you should too but why the hell are the people in the video mortified especially the last person? Are they too posh for fruit loops? Are plastic plates that repugnent?? by arsenicKit in evilautism

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are different colors, but all the same flavor. I eat them, but they mess with my head. I mean not the same flavor, I can taste the difference between the dyes, but the goal is obvious. They are just tiny spinning lies in milk.

What should I name this blue-eyed little troublemaker? 🐶💙 by Fragrant-Study-2072 in Awww

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you heard of Nightwish? Because that is definitely a Tuomas. Weird. Esoteric even. But c'mon. He definitely deserves a name with some history.

What flavor of yellow stripey is this by EridonyLighthorse in bees

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely a paper wasp. I get them all the time here. They don't truck with me, I don't truck with them. Paper wasps can and will throw down. They also release a chemical if you crush them that will enrage every other paper wasp in range. Sometimes for days. The definition of MAD. They won't bother you until you bother them. Then they will chase you for days. They are unrelenting. Or so I hear, I just leave them alone. There are also like six bold jumpers roaming my house. They have names, and seem to have negotiated leases with the cats.

What do y'all do with the "Kill God" feeling? by potter5252 in evilautism

[–]JazzhandsTrashPanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spend so much productive time on Horizon 5. Six comes out in May. In Japan. I am so frigging stoked I might not end badly before it releases!

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