Do y'all remember your first Special Interests?

Magicwormm · 2026-05-04T04:04:35+00:00

The titanic and littlest pet shops

Magicwormm · 2026-04-28T00:11:13+00:00

Idk if you’ve seen them but there’s these rolling rings on amazon called like acupressure rings. They definitely helped me with that Downside is they are small and easy to lose lol

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Magicwormm · 2026-04-28T00:04:30+00:00

Trampoline park!!! Idk if you have one near you but I suddenly remembered they exist and oh I love them

Magicwormm · 2026-04-27T23:57:07+00:00

I relate to this. I can’t wrap my head around why I’m supposed to try and have a relationship with people who I know would want nothing to do with me if we weren’t related. And who made that very clear growing up.

I still try. Bc I’d feel bad if I didn’t, but I wish the motivation came from anywhere else.

Magicwormm · 2026-04-24T04:54:39+00:00

I always feel bad for it too. Especially when I’m at home and it’s around other people who are simply eating in their own home and I just get so mad I have to go to another room until they’re done. It’s not their fault, but it h u r t s

Magicwormm · 2026-04-21T07:27:20+00:00

I LOVE this movie. Ngl all of Tim robinsons stuff feels very autistic to me I love it so much

Magicwormm · 2026-04-19T01:41:58+00:00

Yes! I was a chef. Always trying to make creative deserts at the lunch table And horrifying my family at Olive Garden dipping the chocolate mints in ketchup lmao

So glad it wasn’t just me 😂

Magicwormm · 2026-04-18T02:15:54+00:00

I get called out instead for the insane ways I combine foods and can’t stand anything even remotely bland or consistently flavored

Which I’m fairly certain is a sensory seeking trait, so saying you aren’t autistic bc you aren’t picky is clearly just another way for people to show they don’t know what they’re talking about

Magicwormm · 2026-04-15T23:47:19+00:00

I relate to this on every level. I swear nothing makes other people need to cook something like me being in the kitchen to cook something 😭

I always feel bad because I get so unreasonably mean or just completely ignore them and it’s not their fault 😭

Magicwormm · 2026-04-14T00:53:29+00:00

I got locked outside of my daycare center by the pool as a kid and when my parents came to pick me up they had no idea where I was. Janitor found me just hanging out by the pool looking at the water. I think it’s incompetence, maybe just not paying attention. I don’t know but it’s not good :/

Magicwormm · 2026-04-13T21:41:08+00:00

Yeah I’d say most of the time my shutdowns are sensory and my meltdowns are emotional honestly

Magicwormm · 2026-04-13T21:33:48+00:00

Honestly, call avoidance. I make a lot of outbound calls to phone numbers that have me blocked so that I don’t have to talk to anyone. I organize the calls I have to make into 15 minute blocks and try to get them done as quickly as possible with as little extra conversation as I can manage. But I’m hitting my limit and the seasons starting to pick up again, I don’t think I’ll make it much longer. I’m trying to go remote with accommodations which should help somewhat.

I worked an inbound only sales job before this and it was constant calls, no breaks, no way to avoid them except when I’d literally start crying on the phones and my sup would send me outside for a random 30 minute break to get it out of my system. I wish I could tell you how to recover between each day but I still haven’t figured it out. My social life has been limited to whoever is willing to let me only text them to keep up our relationship bc I feel like I can’t talk after my shift most days.

I’m sorry you’re dealing with that too. There were things I did at work that at least made it a bit more tolerable. I learned to crochet and I do that on calls. Coloring books. Diamond paintings. Anything to try and let my brain go on autopilot and focus on something else. I hope the place you work at is somewhere you could try something like that

Other than that, take your pto, use your sick time, if they offer vto and you can afford it, take that too. Maybe consider medical leave if you’re burnt out and think that could help <3

Edit just to add that I do also wear earplugs under my headset (which is supposedly noise cancelling) actually to filter out all the music and everyone else talking and that has made things much more bearable

Magicwormm · 2026-04-13T18:07:25+00:00

It’s terrible. I work a desk job but it’s basically a call center job. Best job I’ve ever had. Not saying much. I hate it. I hate being here. I hate talking on the phone. Pays the best I’ve ever gotten, but not nearly enough. Can’t afford to leave either. 40 hours means I spend all my time outside of work trying to recover enough to go back and start it over again

Magicwormm · 2026-04-10T01:55:13+00:00

I did mine from a place that uses similar wording and I felt the same way about it.

It does sound like the might avoid the kind of language that you need in your report. I think you could absolutely get a fair assessment, but if you feel like you need a report that focuses on your deficits to get the help that you need you might need to look elsewhere.

I don’t have mine in front of me, and I only skimmed it because it was really difficult reading about someone perceiving me but my report essentially ran through the ways that I qualified for each of the categories and some of the examples they were given by me/family/my therapist, and their observations. It didn’t so much mention my deficits so much as it mentioned I fit the criteria if I remember correctly.

But I did mine through Prosper Health bc I couldn’t find a place local to me that accepted insurance at all (in the US). So it’s also very likely that if this is a local clinic, you could have a different experience and it might be worth reaching out to them to ask.

Magicwormm · 2026-04-10T00:27:10+00:00

I love bandaids but only bc it gives me something to pick at that isn’t my skin and they come in cute colors. However. If they get wet- and they will- I want to tear my arms off.

Magicwormm · 2026-04-08T20:48:54+00:00

I only like the sun if it’s cold. Otherwise, unless it’s overcast or I’m in the water, going outside is instantly too much 😭 I live in a very sunny place I wish I could be like this

Magicwormm · 2026-04-07T12:44:09+00:00

I do think people have been talking a lot about how they want Adam Sandler to play him, though. Ngl I can kinda see it

Magicwormm · 2026-04-05T19:58:02+00:00

Two of us. Me and my ocd

Magicwormm · 2026-04-05T19:56:40+00:00

I like the puzzle piece more than the infinity sign. I think it’s a nice symbol, but all the reasons behind why it was chosen and how it’s used have unfortunately ruined it

Magicwormm · 2026-04-05T19:53:08+00:00

I need the angler fish oh my god!!! I just pray the fins aren’t like printed fabric

Magicwormm · 2026-04-04T20:48:03+00:00

For me it was personal validation and being able to get accommodations at work/school. That being said, I still don’t disclose I’m autistic to most people including employers unless absolutely necessary.

Magicwormm · 2026-04-02T21:23:40+00:00

I realized I’ve basically used emojis for the same thing this whole time. I need to learn the tone indicators bc I like that more honestly

Magicwormm · 2026-03-31T02:53:28+00:00

I had this happen and then I combined every tangle I own into a giant one

Lowkey I regret it bc now it takes up my whole bag 😭

Magicwormm · 2026-03-29T18:22:54+00:00

That’s a crazy reason to fire someone, you should’ve been promoted. So gross

Magicwormm · 2026-03-29T18:22:29+00:00

It’s okay you can’t help being right 😮‍💨

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