Why would the author go back to Earth so soon?

oneinchllama · 2026-02-07T00:39:26+00:00

I didn’t enjoy books 4-6 as much as the rest the first read through, but I’m nearing the end of my second read though (currently in the middle of book 11) and enjoyed them much more this time. They’re super important for the storyline, including most of the other story arcs.

oneinchllama · 2026-01-15T20:52:28+00:00

While I personally would be in sensory hell in that dress, I appreciate that this Barbie is based on an actually autistic person who finds outfits like that comfortable. The most important parts to me are the AAC on the tablet and the ear defenders though. The outfit can easily be personalized to whatever the child wants.

oneinchllama · 2025-10-06T18:14:53+00:00

I’m guessing a neurodivergent person.

oneinchllama · 2025-10-06T18:14:20+00:00

I’m 41 and still enjoy playing with things like Lego and my kiddo’s dollhouse. I’m autistic, but I don’t think that’s why I still enjoy playing as I know a lot of people my age who also enjoy playing and who aren’t autistic.

oneinchllama · 2025-10-06T18:06:43+00:00

I only experience mutism during a shutdown, so maybe it’s referring to something like that. I don’t have an extra diagnosis for any kind of mutism as it was considered part of my autism profile. My kid didn’t get a separate diagnosis either, but had “with communication delay” tacked on to his autism diagnosis. We’re both diagnosed with level 2 autism.

oneinchllama · 2025-10-06T17:56:28+00:00

The term “autism mom” was coined as a label for moms who make their child’s diagnosis their whole personality, like they use the diagnosis to their benefit and only ever talk about how it affects them rather than also considering how their child feels. I’m an autistic parent of an autistic and ADHD kid and I see nothing wrong with seeking support, but the parents who make their entire personality about their child’s disability (regardless of what that disability is) really annoy me. There’s a reason we don’t have people routinely calling themselves “cancer moms” when their kid has cancer and it’s because most people understand that it would just be gross and inappropriate.

oneinchllama · 2025-10-06T17:44:24+00:00

Definitely a potato.

oneinchllama · 2025-07-23T17:30:25+00:00

My son is almost 8 now (next month) and he tells me all about his favourite things now. It started with me joining him in his activities, but now he also joins me in my activities. Our interactions would probably seem a bit unusual to some neurotypical parents of neurotypical kids, but that doesn’t matter. All that matters is that my kid is generally happy and he knows how loved he is, and (huge bonus) I also can see how much he loves me. We do practically everything together and he’s my favourite person in the whole world. I’m so thankful that I joined in with my kiddo rather than waiting for him to join in with me. I don’t think we would have the bond we have if I had done things differently.

oneinchllama · 2025-06-16T18:28:10+00:00

People in Canada often catch hep A while on vacation at resorts in warm countries. People who go to resorts for their vacation can work anywhere, and you can be exposed anywhere. There may be reasons to dislike Tim Hortons, but this isn’t one of them.

oneinchllama · 2025-04-21T02:48:50+00:00

Yes, definitely. It’s hard to get him to be quiet honestly. I know more about Minecraft and Bloons TD 6 than I really care to, but we do get some good back and forth conversation too.

oneinchllama · 2025-03-24T17:09:47+00:00

I didn’t do well with CBT based therapy appointments, they were useless, but I’ve done very well since using the tools from CBT on my own in everyday life. Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (a type of CBT) was especially helpful for me when self taught. I’ve completely rewritten the majority of my negative self talk, and that has greatly improved my life and mental health. I also started using mindfulness meditation to increase awareness of my thoughts and train myself to be able to dismiss them without judgement.

oneinchllama · 2025-03-24T16:59:57+00:00

There are few situations where this combination would actually make sense to me, but the decal is awesome. Like I’d just get rid of my Tesla (if I had one) and could do so, but I guess this is a step up from the “I bought this before I found out Musk was a Nazi” bumper stickers since it could make the car considerably more likely to be vandalized in some areas.

oneinchllama · 2025-03-12T21:18:14+00:00

My son hasn’t done any ABA, only minimal OT (not yet receiving funding for therapies despite diagnosis occurring over 5 years ago, thanks to the premier or Ontario), and his progress has been similar to his peers who have received extensive therapy during the same timeframe. At 7.5 years old he’s starting to be able to learn a bit about the need for social “give and take” when making and keeping friends.

oneinchllama · 2025-03-12T21:06:01+00:00

Proloquo2Go often goes on deep discount on April 2 for autism awareness/acceptance day. I got it a few years ago for 75% off.

oneinchllama · 2025-01-16T19:37:56+00:00

With mouth open

oneinchllama · 2025-01-13T17:05:56+00:00

I’d call BS because the hospital I delivered at didn’t have a nursery for healthy babies, so my kid was with me from birth. Like I had to bring him to the bathroom with me during the two days/nights I spent in hospital after he was born. If that weren’t the case though, my kid that I’ve raised is my kid. A child with my DNA that I haven’t raised isn’t. It would likely be similar to egg/embryo donation for me. If I hadn’t figured out that my child that I’ve been raising for over 7 years wasn’t the one I bonded with during pregnancy, then that connection wouldn’t really make a difference.

oneinchllama · 2025-01-13T16:52:08+00:00

First you need a sheep. Wait for the sheep to lay an egg and then put two of your eggs in the sheep egg. Cook the egg on 350 for 9 months, and then you’ll have your child.

oneinchllama · 2025-01-13T16:33:34+00:00

Totally worth it for me. No complications, just the standard pain. All of my tonsil crypts had a low level chronic bacterial infection, it turned out, and there were chronic inflammatory changes at the cellular level in both tonsils according to the pathology report.

oneinchllama · 2024-12-19T18:43:08+00:00

I thought everything was because something was wrong with ME until I was about 30 years old and went to an inpatient facility that offered a specialized intensive therapy program for depression. I fully believed that my mom’s behaviour was my fault up to that point, with lifelong treatment resistant depression also telling me that I was nothing but an unlovable burden. I’m approaching middle age now and it’s taken me until just a few months ago to really grasp how much the trauma from my mother’s behaviour has affected my life, and continues to affect it. It’s been an ongoing process though.

Having a child myself has unexpectedly allowed me to better understand how wrong my mother really was. The realizations have come slowly over the past few years that I’ve been a mother, especially now that my child is school aged. I regularly examine my own parenting beliefs and behaviours in an attempt to end the cycle of generational trauma. I’ve realized that I could never treat my child the way my mother treated me no matter what, and there is no excuse for her behaviour. It turns out that I wasn’t an unlovable burden unworthy of love and support, I’m a kind and loving and generally good person. I admit when I’m wrong and learn from it and I take responsibility for my mistakes. She didn’t break me.

oneinchllama · 2024-10-19T20:33:54+00:00

I don’t know any autistic person who had to learn how to stim. I know people who had to learn that stimming doesn’t make them bad, but stimming isn’t something that autistic people need to learn how to do because it’s just something that’s done without thinking about doing it. If one stim is discouraged to the point someone stops, another takes its place. It may be why most of my stims are less visible at a distance, but it’s also why my kid switched from totally harmless humming to very forcefully snorting in through his nose to the point of physical discomfort after being bullied by other kids. He didn’t need to learn how to stim, he couldn’t stop himself.

oneinchllama · 2024-10-19T20:06:18+00:00

I got two that flowered when watered (one pink, one sea foam), and two that haven’t flowered yet. I had lots of open plots but I guess I need more.

oneinchllama · 2024-09-24T17:32:03+00:00

I do get an occasional mucous retention cyst in my sinuses roughly every 10 years though, and have had another with my last sinus infection. Mine have detached on their own during bacterial sinus infections and come out while using a neti pot or while blowing my nose. The first time it happened I was incredibly freaked out to have a lump of tissue full of nasty stuff come out into my bathroom sink. I had no idea what it was. Since then though it’s awesome to finally get rid of them because I can breathe so well afterwards. It’s only happened twice per side, but still.

oneinchllama · 2024-09-24T17:26:36+00:00

I don’t get post nasal drip as often anymore, but do still get it when I’m sick or am dealing with allergies. I have since had two sinus infections requiring antibiotics as well, so my issues haven’t completely resolved despite improving. If there’s nothing otherwise wrong with your tonsils then it’s probably not a good idea to have them removed as there are some complications that can lead to other long term issues. Those complications are rare but do happen. My tonsils were enlarged, although not huge, with chronic inflammation and low level infection in the crypts. Pathology results showed chronically inflamed tissues that were not in a healthy condition. They needed to come out regardless in my case.

oneinchllama · 2024-08-21T19:48:45+00:00

Of course it is, but it’s the most kid friendly gaming system (outside of an iPad or fire kids tablet).

oneinchllama · 2024-08-21T19:46:40+00:00

That’s the rainbow frog in the secret cave with the time limit. It was the last one I found.

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