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Tim McTufftyDiary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 506 , Monday 17/03/2025Monday followed Sunday as Mondays do, I slept thru until past 7am but was downstairs by 07:30.Breakfast & chores followed, with a little bit of time on here in between.Every time I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel it turns out to be another train. My hands have been very painful over the last week or so while cleaning the filter bed, I put this down to the cold exacerbated by constantly having wet hands. Now I’m getting pins & needles in both hands but predominantly my right hand. Not all the time but when I’m playing a game on the PS5 & especially when I’m in bed. I noticed it the last time I was driving too. It has been suggested that it might be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Reading up on this it could well be. I’m going to rest my hands until the weather is warmer & see if this persists, if it does then I guess I’ll have to go see the quack & get their take on it.Spent the day reading mostly, watched a couple of episodes of ‘Peaky Blinders’. Final Thoughts.I think the resting thing is working, I have not had any pins & needles in my hands today, just a weird feeling like they are full of air or something & might burst if I’m too rough with them. I know life would be boring without these little challenges, but I could go with like maybe a week of total & utter boredom, you know just for a change like! Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimsASDjourney</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMammutMoves</a>

\ˈthē-ˈˈärd-ˌvärk\Feeling really down on myself about my complete inability to be organised unless absolutely every meeting and task is in 3 separate diaries. I was late to a council committee pre-meeting and missed a doctor's appointment today because when they were set up, I didn't immediately put them into my work and personal diary. Because I didn't do it at the time, it didn't get done and by the time today arrived I'd forgotten about them completely. <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AuDHD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a>

Cynni's BlogChanges in me – procrastination… I've always been someone that put their words and thoughts into immediate actions. Too hyper and impulsive, sometimes driven by a narrow and strong (hyper) focus... It needed to be done now. It needed to be done to perfection. It could definitely not wait... This was before I knew that I was NeuroSpicy 🌶️. Ow, I knew that I was different, but I didn't know what, how, or why. When I got diagnosed, it started to make more sense... But, now I'm aging. I'm single. I'm in the Peri-menopause. My body is in need of another surgery. And I notice that the immediate drive to do it all and to do it now is not that present anymore. I seem to be "getting better" at procrastinating... Which I don't like at all! […] <a href="https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/changes-in-me-procrastination/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/changes-in-me-procrastination/</a>

:neuro: Pixy's Journey :v_bi::bear_love: Ello sweet and lovely Friendos :purple_heart_sparkle:Some moments, I love my brain, other moments, I really hate the way it treats me... :BlahajHoldingNeurodivergentSymbol: Like, I know I want to do something. Or I know I need to do something. I make this plan of how I want to do it all. And then I agree that it's a good plan.So, I start the plan. And it starts off well. Step one and two are a success. :bowie_stardust: So then, onwards to step three. And that's when part of my brain goes like "nah, I've had enough now, I don't wanna do that other thing, I just dismiss it and then stress over it later, as then it really needs doing".I just wanna do it as I planned it. Keep away the stress. Have it done ahead of time, so I can relax afterwards.Even if it's "just" something that I want to do for me, that won't impact others in any way... Even then, I beat myself up over it.Why does my brain think of this great plan, and then it won't want to finish all the steps? Why is it OK with the first two steps, before losing interest for the next one?:neuro: :neurodiversity: :ms_neurodiversity: Is this the part where my ADHD part is rebelling against the autistic bits? Where the ADHD (my "focus" is apparently on the H bit, according to the diagnosis) is losing interest, as it's focused long enough and, hey, I did those two things, didn't I?!Ah well, I pressured myself into not forgoing the third thing, and I'm doing it now. But I do hope I'll be able to focus enough on it to do a proper "job".Yeah, my brain can be my best friend at times, but also my biggest enemy (especially when it's inviting the dark monster back into my life)...Fankoos for your support :blahaj_heart: on my journey through life...🧚🏼‍♀️ 🍀 💜 🐾<a href="https://beige.party/tags/PixysJourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PixysJourney</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NeuroSpicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NeuroSpicy</a> 🌶️ <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyADHD</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAuDHD</a>I hope <a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/@altbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@altbot</a> 🤖 can help me with my image, then I'll edit the Toot to add the alt text.

Tim McTufftyDiary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 505 , Sunday 16/03/2025Sunday started around 07:30 & has been a quiet & relaxed day.I’ve read a little & we binge watched ‘The Long Shadow’.We had lasagne for tea & finished the evening with an episode of ‘Poirot’, the TV equivalent of a warm bath.Final Thoughts.Some days go really slowly, some in the blink of an eye. Today was one of the latter! Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimsASDjourney</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMammutMoves</a>

cm-t (arudy)This english speaking episode of Inclusive Design Quest is about the <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/38C3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#38C3</a> event and all the work about <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inclusivity</a> !<a href="https://sunny.garden/@Atypha" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Atypha</a> tells us about the excellent work at the congress to make sure all human are welcome. A lot of work have to be done, but this event put the level high ![EN] Episode 4: <a href="https://www.atypha.com/inclusive-design-quest/episode/bb3104bb/en-no-accessibility-no-peace-creating-an-accessible-and-inclusive-event" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.atypha.com/inclusive-design-quest/episode/bb3104bb/en-no-accessibility-no-peace-creating-an-accessible-and-inclusive-event</a>List of all episodes: <a href="https://www.atypha.com/inclusive-design-quest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.atypha.com/inclusive-design-quest</a><a href="https://octodon.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/NoAccessibiltyNoPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoAccessibiltyNoPeace</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/inclusiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inclusiveDesign</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcast</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/invisibleHandicap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invisibleHandicap</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/neuroSpicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neuroSpicy</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/wheelchair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wheelchair</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deaf</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/lsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lsf</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/l18n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#l18n</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/l10n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#l10n</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#a11y</a>

Tim McTufftyDiary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 504 , Saturday 15/03/2025Saturday started around 7am with the sun streaming in thru the blinds in my bedroom.It’s been a quiet day with not much to differentiate it from most days. I managed to read some more of my book, this time without any startling revelations so that’s probably a relief to regular readers! 😊 Cleaned some more gravel, but my hands are really not enjoying the whole cold water in cold weather thing so after about 20 minutes I’d had enough.Played some ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ once my hands had warmed up & the chilblains had passed. Mrs S got home around 1pm so we had a fairly light lunch then caught up on some TV.We had a Chinese takeaway for tea - I went for duck in plum sauce but I had forgotten that the takeaway we chose doesn’t do it very well - it was all soggy batter in a gelatinous goo. While the food was somewhat 2nd rate the movie that accompanied it was rather good, we went for ‘Gladiator 2’ which is a massive homage to the original but wasn’t at all bad as a sequel. It did not move me the way that ‘Gladiator’ did but then that was an awesome movie, one of those that is a true experience not simply a Friday night at the flicks! Final Thoughts.I was looking for something uplifting to end with & read that the chairperson of every political party in Greenland had signed a missive to the orange oaf essentially telling him to sod off & keep his pussy groping paws off their homeland! Go Greenland! Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimsASDjourney</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMammutMoves</a>

Heather Cook🖖Autistic CoachThe workshop recording and transcripts are ready! Practical Tips for Disclosing Your Autism<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIDawKhKms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIDawKhKms</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AuDHD</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutisticTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AutisticTwitter</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ND</a>

Tim McTufftyDiary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 503 , Friday 14/03/2025TL:DR A rare rant about the state of the world - if you don’t like politics look away now. Also it’s quite bleak.Woke just before 6am so rolled over & woke up again not long after 7.Felt like I was coming down with a cold, a bit snuffle, cold & a vague headache so, given the forecast for wintery showers I felt I was due a duvet day. Had breakfast & finished my chores then settled down with my book.10:07 reading my current book, William Horwood’s ‘The Stonor Eagles’ I have come to a passage that finds Jim Stonor’s dad going to the first Remembrance Day after WW1, when they laid the body of the Unknown Warrior to rest in Westminster Abbey. I feel a deep sadness for him & those that followed him in WW2 & yes even those of us who grew up in the distant shadow of the Mushroom Cloud & the Cold War. For we all thought that we had seen the last Great War, that we had learnt the lessons, that we would not make the same mistakes again! Those who lived thru WW1 are gone now, which is a blessing I suspect, as they must be screaming at us from beyond the grave not to make the same mistakes yet again! Last November watching as the Fascists stood, intermingled with those who should have stood up to them, around the Cenotaph in London. Their hypocrisy on full display as they paid lip service to the prays & joined in with those of us who joined the chorus of ‘We shall Remember Them!’. Even as they stood there they were formulating plans to overthrow the sacrifice that the Allied Nations made. For what, theirs will not be a 1000 year reich, climate change or the 6th Great Extinction will put paid to that if it is not overthrown by the generation coming to adulthood now, which is the more likely outcome.At a time when we should all be pulling together to fix the mistakes of our younger selves & our forebears, those with ultimate power grab for even more power and those that hang onto their coat-tails do so to grab at the scraps from their table. The rest of us watch on hoping that KFC don’t run out of chicken again. It all makes me terribly sad. And people wonder why I’m depressed. Had a light lunch & then watched a couple of episodes of ‘Peaky Blinders’.Ordered some pressies from the RNLI for Mrs S’s upcoming birthday, she’s into gifting via charitable causes these days so I hope that she likes what I’ve picked out for her.The afternoon ended with me playing some Fallout 76, season 19 is ending on the 18th so I thought that I best get the final few season goodies while they are still available.Pizza for tea while watching ‘Wakening the Dead’. Final Thoughts.If humanity could get past this urge to repeat the mistakes of the past we could really make a go of this ‘life’ thing! Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimsASDjourney</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMammutMoves</a>

Loki Gwynbleidd 🏴🎨😷I am a Warden. And always will be.(This is a very personal work) ⁨<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediArt</a>⁩ ⁨<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a>⁩ ⁨<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/KritaArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KritaArt</a>⁩ ⁨<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/NeuroSpicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NeuroSpicy</a>⁩ ⁨<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Skull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Skull</a>⁩ ⁨<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bird</a>⁩ ⁨<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/NatureMorte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NatureMorte</a>⁩

Heather Cook🖖Autistic CoachPractical Tips for Disclosing Your Autism <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIDawKhKms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIDawKhKms</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AuDHD</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ND</a>

Loki Gwynbleidd 😷🏴🎨I am a Warden. And always will be. (This is a very personal work) <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediArt</a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/kritaart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KritaArt</a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NeuroSpicy</a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/skull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Skull</a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bird</a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/naturemorte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NatureMorte</a>

Tim McTufftyDiary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 502 , Thursday 13/03/2025Thursday started around 7am, but getting out of bed was a bit of a struggle so I read until about 7:30.It has been a cold mostly grey day with intermittent showers! I did my chores & a few extra ones Mrs S had left for me then I had a ‘Peaky Blinders’ fest. I did go out around 3pm to clean a bit more gravel, it was so cold, about -1ºC with the wind chill, but I stuck at it until a hail shower stopped play about ½ an hour in. My hands were very cold, & very painful to warm up.Finished the day off chasing the mongols around ancient Japan. The game is getting harder with more enemies to tackle in the newly started Act 2.Final Thoughts.Thinking about what Sami & I spoke about yesterday I wonder if there is actually any help for me. Perhaps the help & guidance I’m seeking is not available. Perhaps I just need to suck it up & face life’s problems as best I can as I always have.Hey ho, day by day until the last day.Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimsASDjourney</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMammutMoves</a>

Tim McTufftyDiary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 501 , Wednesday 12/03/2025Wednesday has been a quiet day for the most part. Had a very disturbed night again but got up just after 7am just the same. Breakfast & chores followed.The weather was a mix of rain, sleet, hail & a couple of sunny spells for good measure, I went out just be fore lunch to clean another bucket full of gravel & empty the compost tub in one of those sunny spells. The gravel cleaning was cut suddenly short by a heavy rain squall! The fish seem happier & the pond water is crystal clear - which would be fine if it didn’t reveal all the gunge at the bottom of the pond! I will need to clean that once the weather is warm enough to evict the fish to temporary housing without them dying of shock! Had a talk therapy session today, it covered some more uncomfortable ground, I look back & it’s like I spend most of my time whining to Sami about stuff - I’m not sure if this is helpful.Started to binge watch ‘Peaky Blinders’ today, I had forgotten what a good series it is! Played a little ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ just before tea.Decided to ditch the pie & salad combo that Mrs S insists on getting & had the pie with some carrots, peas & baby potatoes. A nice change! We’ve finally gotten around to watching ‘Mr Bates v The Post Office’ - yes I know were very much behind the times - it’s a right eye opener, as a senior tech in the financial world I’m shocked at some of the practices that were going on - test teams with live access WTF! That said in one of my lives I had to come down hard on testing teams nicking off with production resources during overnight processing! Final Thoughts.I sometimes wonder if it wouldn’t just be easier to crawl back under the rock I hid under during the pandemic & hide away from the world. I have no clear idea of what I want or where I am going - oh I can spout the ‘required’ responses with the best of them, but thinking about it they just seem like rote answers. Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimsASDjourney</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMammutMoves</a>

Tim McTufftyDiary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 500 , Tuesday 11/03/2025Ohhh crumbs 500 days already! It’s a shame that it was such a normal day!Tuesday started around 7am, it took a little time to get out of bed as I had a bit of a rough night last night with muscles complaint & getting pins & needles in my arms every time I followed over to try & find a comfy position. Finally got up about ½ an hour later, went down got breakfast & then settled down with my book while I brank my coffee.I’m reading William Horwood’s ‘The Stonor Eagles’ a book that I got for my birthday as a teenager. It was a bit of a hard read back then but I must admit that I’m enjoying it a lot more second time around. I think that I struggled with the whole art world references back then & the book failed to hold my interest. I’m still not into art but I do appreciate the imagery that old WH is trying to convey now I’m older.Went outside at around 11am & spent an hour cleaning some more gravel - the sun was shining but it was cold, a little above 5ºC. I called it a day when the clouds arrived bringing their delivery of rain! Had soup for lunch & then read for a while again. Finished the afternoon with a quick trip to ancient Japan via ‘Ghost of Tsushima’.Final Thoughts.It struck me that sometimes books, like wine need one to acquire a ‘taste’ for them before one can enjoy them to their full. I’m glad I decided to read ‘The Stonor Eagles’ again, I know the first time I read it I largely skipped the parts about the humans in the story & concentrated on the story of Cuillin the Sea Eagle, I did enjoy that part because the memory of enjoying it stuck with me. This time around I’m enjoying the whole story, seeing how the story of Jim Stonor ties in with eagles & understanding the complex interplay between the different threads that WH wove.Perhaps there is a link here between my growing understanding of my ASD self & my deepening understanding of this book?Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimsASDjourney</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMammutMoves</a>

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Tim McTufftyDiary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 499 , Monday 10/03/2025Monday started at just before 7am. Breakfast was followed by some chores that couldn’t wait & then it was back out to the filter bed.So todays progress: *Water feed pipework reinstalled. *About a ⅓ of the gravel cleaned, enough to cover the pipework. *Trusty stress ball relieved of plugging duty & is back indoors drying out. *Pump running again & water flow restored. There are a couple more days of gravel cleaning to go, although it might take longer as the temperatures are due to fall significantly over the next week or so! Also there are a couple of rainy days forecast & I hate working outdoors in the rain! At some point I will have to replant the filter bed to get the full power of the reed bed back up & running.A naughty pizza for tea, I need to get back onto something like a decent diet or all this hard work won’t be reflected in my waistline! Final Thoughts.Quite pleased with my progress today, although I did have to stamp down hard on myself when I started hyper focusing on getting the pipework routed just so - sometimes I can get too fixated on one aspect of a job to the detriment of the project as a whole. At least now I know I’m doing it & why I’m doing it which goes a long way to being able to correct such behaviours! Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖 <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TimsASDjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimsASDjourney</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheMammutMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMammutMoves</a>

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