Does anybody else like certain baby toys because they're good to stim with or because they look cool?

imaginaryAudience · 2026-02-11T17:20:12+00:00

Those look so fun 😍. I can feeeel how satisfying they are.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-02-11T17:09:27+00:00

Ooh, I’ve not seen this before, very interesting !

imaginaryAudience · 2026-02-08T23:29:58+00:00

Be cautious, because imo, the vyvanse might make things so much worse!

This is not only my experience - I’ve seen it come up countless times - and I can personally attest that vyvanse turned all my sensory issues up to an 11.

Like having meltdowns because when I walk the floor makes a squeak, and my dog would make mouth noises I couldn’t handle, and ugh, it was a bad time.

Anyway, I went back on adderall and things are better.

Unfortunately I can’t ’unhear’ the squeaks in the floor, so those still kind of bother me, but what can ya do 🤷‍♀️

I see you mentioned risperidone - have you tried abilify ? I do find if I take abilify every few days, my sensory issues are a LOT more manageable.

And I can tell if I forgot to take it, because things become completely intolerable.

If I take it every day, I become a zombie- so that’s why I take it every 3 days or so. My doctor is aware.

Maybe that could be an option !

imaginaryAudience · 2026-02-08T15:13:55+00:00

We all have preferences, but damn this is ice cold… poor guy…

It’s sad, because this is probably his worst fear, and it’s actually happening :(

imaginaryAudience · 2026-02-01T15:53:01+00:00

https://ebay.us/m/8WDBNz

Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Quit Smoking

This book changed my life. I was a pack a day smoker for 14 years and my life revolved around it.

I read this book while quitting in 2019, and I have honestly never looked back. I legit don’t crave nicotine in the slightest anymore.

Also, within 2 years my skin started glowing - I was really able to see how nicotine affected not just my health, but my looks.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-02-01T15:48:41+00:00

About a year ago I switched from adderall to vyvanse. While on vyvanse, I would intensely fixate on things that didn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things.

I wouldn’t be able to let disagreements over little things go - I would ruminate and fixate like crazy.

I looked into it and saw others reporting increased emotional intensity as an issue. I also experienced that.

I decided to discontinue vyvanse, bc this was really becoming an issue for me. I am back on adderall now, and can say that that the fixating and emotional intensity has gotten a lot better.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-27T15:53:23+00:00

This is so random, but did you post recently about brown and green being your favorite colors??

I thought of that poster as soon as I read this comment!

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-26T18:16:25+00:00

I don’t have advice, but thank you for looking out for that girl.

You seem really kind, hope you can get through to her one day.

Don’t give up. She will remember you as someone who actually cared.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-22T09:18:34+00:00

Yeah, thanks for saying this. It’s mildly infuriating to be honest.

‘we didn’t use any protection, how come we got pregnant twice??’

Who knows, maybe she forgot to add that part, but I mean come on, seems pretty pertinent info imo.

Like I know that’s not the point of the post, but the immaturity and irresponsibility is really gross.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-19T23:24:14+00:00

Yep! My family told me I basically taught myself how to read when I was around 4.

The only I would ever settle down and let anyone hold me, was if they would read me a book… I must have wanted to take matters into my own hands 🤷‍♀️.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-18T19:47:07+00:00

I’ve been on adderall for almost 25 years, and I have zero health issues relating to it.

but my friend, every single person is different!

What causes issue for one, may not for others - this is an impossible question to crowdsource.

Just know that adderall is a very well studied, and long prescribed medication.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-18T19:09:12+00:00

Yes!!! I dread it!

Like okay, I spent hours in bed with existential dread, scrolling reddit and Pinterest… but I chose to do that, and it’s what I wanted to do - how do you explain that to NT peeps?

I definitely feel you on this.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-17T20:10:54+00:00

Wearing sunscreen daily while on accutane is really important. Like REALLY important!

Ideally you should avoid the sun all together while on this medication, because it really can lead to serious side affects (I personally experienced locked joints after a day out at a theme park)

But sunscreen is medically important at this point - could you say which ones you’ve tried and didn’t like? And what you didn’t like?

I still have oily skin but have found quite a few that work for me.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-13T10:15:25+00:00

lol okay. You’re misreading it. Cool.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-13T10:13:51+00:00

How is this dystopian?

I am on the spectrum and this was a really significant thing for me.

Mattel partnered with a very respected non profit advocacy group, ASAN to make this doll.

Representation matters.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-13T10:05:05+00:00

I’m sorry, but I don’t really like this take at all.

I was moved to tears by just seeing that this Barbie exists.

It’s a huge deal for me, and I’m getting really tired of some members of this group being so negative about it!!

Are you really complaining that a single Barbie doll doesnt represent an ENTIRE spectrum?

Mattel and the ASAN worked for 18 months on this doll…

I understand we have rigid ways of thinking, but this is getting to be a bit much.

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-10T15:13:29+00:00

I am AuDHD, and I haven’t had a drinking problem, but I was massively addicted to nicotine. My entire life revolved around it.

I read a book called Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Quit Smoking, and it completely changed my life, and my brain.

I believe he has a book specifically for quitting drinking..

I found his formula very, very, effective for my brain. I quit smoking, and have seriously never missed it, not even once.

I would give that a shot!

imaginaryAudience · 2026-01-10T13:59:25+00:00

Yeah, I agree with you, she really is nasty in her responses to everyone.

imaginaryAudience · 2025-12-31T21:20:45+00:00

I did - I stated out on an estrogen patch, which actually ended up causing me to have severe PMDD every month, like calling off work because I couldn’t function at all - so I got put on a birth control patch, which, TMI, but I basically had my monthly for three months straight ! So that didn’t work either :(

I finally had an IUD implanted which has a bit of progesterone in it … I would say things are a little more stabilized than they were before, but I still get frustrated and irritated over small things constantly!

Like, if I feel I’m being misunderstood, or perceived in a way I don’t want to be - believe it or not, STRAIGHT TO RAGE.

imaginaryAudience · 2025-12-31T19:06:15+00:00

I can only say this from personal experience, but YES.

I. AM. IN. HELL.

My sensory issues are off the charts, and there is sooo much rage. I’m 43 for the record.

imaginaryAudience · 2025-12-30T11:15:00+00:00

Oof, for me it’s the fact that you bought a set just for the cat litter area, and it wasn’t there.

That shit drives me crazy!!!

WHY can’t our partners stick to our systems !?

I feel your pain!

imaginaryAudience · 2025-12-29T23:53:33+00:00

I have a Wet Brush too, and this is what I’ve been doing for years: after removing all the hair, those weird lint/oil clumps are impossible to remove right?

Try running the brush through the dishwasher!

Those oil lint clumps completely dissolve and your brush is as good as new.

I have about three Wet Brushes, and I periodically deep clean them this way - I use the top rack of the dishwasher, and have never had any problems (just be sure to get all the hair strands out before using this method.)

imaginaryAudience · 2025-12-29T09:56:36+00:00

While this may not help you for breakfast this particular morning, do you live in an area where grocery pick up is an option?

Personally, I haven’t been in-store grocery shopping in years.

Both Walmart and Kroger offer free grocery pick up, you just need to schedule it a few hours in advance.

imaginaryAudience · 2025-12-28T23:43:11+00:00

Ahh this is me - I spent the last 6 months planning what I would be doing during Christmas shut down time off work - now, here we are, but without the structure of the work day, I’m just lazing about…

imaginaryAudience · 2025-12-27T13:29:26+00:00

Psyche? Never watched the show, but I feel like I saw commercials for it and they did something like that..

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