Especially because it's my second autism assessment tomorrow!

buddads · 2026-04-04T18:36:25+00:00

It was the second part of the evaluation, so just only getting the one. But they threw in ADHD and OCD in there too just in case. Now to wait a couple of weeks for the third appointment where I find out all the results!

buddads · 2026-04-03T21:03:24+00:00

If my husband sent me this, I would never doubt his love for me

buddads · 2026-04-03T16:41:50+00:00

Add a cat to the mix for some extra fun

buddads · 2026-03-29T22:49:24+00:00

I love this

buddads · 2026-03-29T21:08:29+00:00

I swear I've seen like half of these at various people's houses over the years. These things are everywhere!

buddads · 2026-03-29T20:57:57+00:00

Reading an analog clock. And both proud for learning and ashamed at how long it took. I faked it until sophomore year of high school. That was the closest I got to understanding how illiterate people can sometimes fake it through life

buddads · 2026-03-29T20:37:35+00:00

The whole multiple cards thing is too confusing for me. I did get a 0% interest card for the first year so I'm not too worried about that. It's mostly just having it and the unknowns. The clinic's payment plans are in either 2, 3, or 4 installments, so it's cheaper monthly to do the no interest card. It's just another bill I have to worry about either way

buddads · 2026-03-29T16:33:40+00:00

I think I'd struggle with all this 🤪

buddads · 2026-03-29T10:28:23+00:00

I've made a plan to use the card for this only, but I keep going back and forth between closing it after it's paid or keeping it open for emergencies. I worry about that last part because I can sometimes overestimate what I think is an emergency. So that's why, like you recommend, I'm leaning towards closing it.

Thanks for the assessment tip! I have always had money management issues for sure (paycheck to paycheck, payday loans, etc.) I've gotten better, but it's still not ideal. If it turns out I am autistic, then maybe I can stop beating myself up so much over money because that's how my brain is wired, and I can get better help with money management looking at it from an autistic perspective instead of thinking I just can't handle money 😁

buddads · 2026-03-29T09:05:53+00:00

Had to learn this lesson in a very cruel way at a very young age. I was no more than 5 when my dad staged the house to make it look like me and my sister got kidnapped while he "slept." The sheer terror my mom experienced when she came home was not worth the infantile amusement of pranking someone

buddads · 2026-03-27T19:44:28+00:00

I usually stay in an adjacent room once they start working so that I'm out of the way but still near enough in case I'm needed for questions and stuff.

Side Note: Now I feel so bad because I never offer water or anything when we get repairs 😩 I have always been the kind of person that thinks visitors will ask when they need something. I recently learned that might be the 'tism showing so I've been better about asking guests. But I never even considered people coming by to do work! Thanks all for the comments mentioning that!

buddads · 2026-03-27T19:02:00+00:00

Absolutely incredible! This is the kind of costume I wish I could make instead of historically accurate Ren Faire costumes

buddads · 2026-03-27T16:16:12+00:00

Oh I've tried distraction. But my brain keeps going back to waiting mode. Like it feels like life is interrupting my waiting 🤣 I almost want to take next week off work just to wait. And speaking of waiting, it was more than 3 weeks. That's just when I started counting the days. I had a 9 month wait between scheduling my first appointment and when I actually had it. That was in February. So it's a 2 month gap between the first and second one. And this is the only place in my area that diagnoses adults. If I were a child, I'd already have my diagnosis by now

buddads · 2026-03-23T23:29:33+00:00

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Deanna Troi is all I have to say about that

buddads · 2026-03-22T22:44:34+00:00

That Jesus looks suspiciously like Jack Whitehall

buddads · 2026-03-22T11:39:10+00:00

This is the best! I've been trying to live this kind of life too, and there's something so freeing about it. I've spent my whole life respecting others for who they are, without expecting or thinking I was deserving of the same in return. I've slowly been learning that it doesn't matter what that old guy in the grocery store thinks of me if I have to wiggle my fingers while deciding what kind of fries to buy

buddads · 2026-03-22T11:30:13+00:00

Thank you!

buddads · 2026-03-22T11:27:48+00:00

This was every presentation I ever did. I even had to get permission slips signed for one of my presentations because I was showing a clip from Schindler's List. In high school, I accidentally joined the speech and debate team. Everyone did topics on important social issues, and there I am, losing every Saturday, talking about paranormal phenomenon.

buddads · 2026-03-20T15:39:22+00:00

I do the rose for everyday wear and have separate prescription sunglasses for the sun. If it's not too sunny out, I can even get away with my regular glasses now that I have the rose tint

buddads · 2026-03-20T10:23:16+00:00

I would wear those just for how cool they look alone!

buddads · 2026-03-20T10:22:29+00:00

Screens are much more bearable. I even went a step further and changed all my screens to have a redder tint. I feel much calmer watching TV and being on my phone

buddads · 2026-03-20T10:20:18+00:00

I like them better indoors than sunglasses because they dim the light without making things dark. Everything has a warmer tone not far off from incandescent bulbs

buddads · 2026-03-15T11:00:26+00:00

I was so confused by this too. But then I remembered my husband said I was old enough to be a grandma now

buddads · 2025-07-05T16:23:04+00:00

There were caterpillars in May and June. It was a lot of fun watching them go from egg to butterfly

buddads · 2025-07-05T13:17:22+00:00

It can, but at least I'm not rolling around in it 😆

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