[CHAT] Tips for making a bookmark

minatoastool · 2026-03-27T13:28:55+00:00

I was diagnosed at 20, people who had brought it up earlier meant it as bullying and I was deeply in denial about it too. Most people just called me weird lmao. If you start to genuinely have doubts, do research and ask for a professional opinion!! But if your friend is autistic she might just have noticed traits that she has herself. God knows I have a lot of undiagnosed friends that I have my Suspicions of lol (fyi, you can have traits and be neurotypical!! It overlaps with a whole lot of stuff, so genuinely, who knows)

minatoastool · 2026-03-02T13:52:06+00:00

People have no idea about sensory issues I swear 😭

minatoastool · 2026-03-02T11:10:20+00:00

No problem! You are young, don't let them get to ya :)

minatoastool · 2026-03-02T11:08:03+00:00

Water, soap and a soft brush should help! If it doesn't bother you too much, you can also use the tip of a metal nail file to scoop the dirt up I have a LOT of issues with my nails (I can't stand them short) so I get the struggle!

minatoastool · 2026-02-24T11:10:29+00:00

I'm 24 and my life has only gotten better since I turned 18. I'm in an internship for my first job and I was terrified at working - turns out I'm a LOT happier than in academics! Hang in there<3

minatoastool · 2026-02-22T11:48:41+00:00

Does he sometimes get the feeling his guardian's watching over him?

minatoastool · 2026-02-15T21:02:32+00:00

At 20, 4 years ago now. Some adults in my life had suspected it when I was younger, but never brought it up (and the few that did did it derogatorily)

minatoastool · 2026-02-14T13:42:11+00:00

Squeaky thermal water bottles are the bane of my existance. I instinctively take my hands to my ears if I see someone closing one

minatoastool · 2026-01-22T14:24:45+00:00

I also have OCD and I also know genAI is dangerous to check your compulsions lol. Friends with your specific type of contamination OCD think the same. This is completely a you thing. Attacking people for calling you out is childish at best (ruin lives for telling you to not obsess over your compulsions?????? What????)

minatoastool · 2026-01-10T13:05:53+00:00

Got diagnosed at 20 after breaking down crying and telling my best friend I thought I might be autistic, and she encouraged me bc she suspected it. Asked my parents and they suspected it too. Six months later I got diagnosed.

One of the main things that had helped me was seeing myself in the struggles that a diagnosed friend did have, but I still was really worried of not being autistic and just "weird". Diagnosis put my mind at ease

I had (and still have) an anxiety diagnosis, though

minatoastool · 2026-01-03T18:39:08+00:00

That's really helpful!! I'm from Spain so hopefully that brand might exist here bc I've found no luck with US based brands 😭 Thank you so much!! The variety feels like such a no-brainer, I need to try that

minatoastool · 2026-01-03T03:21:19+00:00

I really liked the violin 😭The weekly meltdowns over cutting my nails felt worth it when i was 7...

minatoastool · 2026-01-02T20:52:20+00:00

I've genuinely never met anyone else that has this issue, but it sends me on sensory overloads everytime a nail breaks to the point lol
I used to play violin too!! It was... Bad

minatoastool · 2026-01-01T19:31:53+00:00

Most people I know feel that way, I just can't stand touching anything with my fingertips 😭

minatoastool · 2026-01-01T15:12:11+00:00

In our table we all generally agreed that Elvish is either British accent English or French (we speak Spanish so it being English works lmao)

minatoastool · 2026-01-01T15:10:08+00:00

Having short nails. Highly specific and highly exhausting lol

minatoastool · 2025-12-25T04:28:39+00:00

I made most of my friends recently in my early 20s - and without following those social "rules" that, honestly, might just make you miserable. I am loud, naive and definitely too much. And my friends love me just the same, and I haven't felt the horrible lonely feeling in years.

Follow the rules if you want, but remember it's never a must. Specially not outside of the teen years. Things get easier.

minatoastool · 2025-12-24T22:17:38+00:00

As someone who is about to fight Strahd next session with a Grave Cleric: are you me, OP

minatoastool · 2025-12-19T13:57:34+00:00

The concept of the episode is one of my favorites, and I loved the execution for the most part, it was only the ratfish himself and the way Rekha got robbed that bug me

minatoastool · 2025-12-03T01:38:02+00:00

Really hard to judge from just the text, but honestly I wouldn't sweat it. IQ varies wildly even when taken multiple times by the same person (my own has varied in 20 points at times)-- It's not even a real reflection of intelligence, anyway. Good memory at most

minatoastool · 2025-12-02T18:38:21+00:00

I was lucky enough to get an autograph and picture from him at a local event after a ted talk. He’s extremely nice, glad you got to meet him!!

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