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Tim_McTuffty, 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 44 Tuesday 12/12/23

TL:DR NMS is game de jour ; If deadlines loom then locking myself away physically & digitally seems to be the only way to get me to concentrate ! ; Sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of old successes! ; Best friends rock n roll ! ASD assessments take FOREVER !

Morning chat with CDP 🧚‍♀️ ended up in an early morning NMS session, not co-op as I’m on with my expedition & she wanted to practice build & repairing. In the co-op save we have found a couple of ‘S’ class Royal Ships from the get go, which is fantastic ! Sadly mucho repairs required & a cold planet - which we will have to warp to another system to find !

CDP 🧚‍♀️ is still getting used to my quirky memory , with many a ‘oh another thing that I forgot to tell you earlier ….. “ driving her slightly nuts 😆

Went into DnD mode to finish the ASD self assessment form notes for this afternoons session.
Dug out the documentation from my TDB (Tape DASD Buffer) project, you know what, once upon a long time ago I was a shit hot Storage Manager ! Shame I’m now a house elf , but hey , memories ! 😊
Finished in time to have a chat before the meeting which was lovely!

The 2nd assessment session went really well, although I waxed so lyrical that a 3rd session is now booked to complete the S/A report!

I could finally relax after the appointment ended & I played a little more NMS .

Mrs Squirrel , who had been in the office returned & game had to go away , mask had to go back on & tea had to be made.

Final Thoughts:

I am so much better MH wise since I started this journey, yes there are episodes & triggers , but they are thankfully short lived & easier to cope with thanks to the support that I get from my Elephant riding friends !

I had forgotten why a major financial institution trusted me to ensure its key data was backed up in a timely & effective manner - I never realised it at the time, but I was a decent Tech back in the day !

One more Pre-assessment session then I’m assuming the real thing sometime in January / February ‘24 .
I hope that next year will be a turning point in my life - preferably for the better 🤞

Thanks to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you ! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #TheMammutMoves

Tim_McTuffty, 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 43 Monday 11/12/23

TL:DR My time management sucks ! ; I knew the positive streak was too good to last ! ;I’m totally focused . . “oh look , squirrel!’

Busy day today.

Up at the usual time, but mixed chatting with my bestie with a little NMS to try & get the Expedition moved fwd.
I’d like to say that I jumped to the whole ASD stuff after breakfast, but I’m back to being well enough for the game addiction to be present so lost another hour to that 🙄🤦‍♂️

I spent the morning fighting with the scanner to persuade it to scan the ASD Informant reports in & then collate them into the right order , came close to just chucking the thing out the window !

Spent a couple or 3 hours this afternoon playing NMS co-op , enjoyed it enormously , although did feel guilty that I had failed on concentrating on the ASD stuff left to do!

Late afternoon into this evening was spent summarising up my educational & employment history, boy have I done a lot of stuff ! I could have done without being reminded that 2012 was the last year I was able to work due to a massive MH breakdown.

A call with the elder of my sisters was a nice way to end the day.

Final Thoughts:

I rediscovered why I don’t work anymore, having fought with a mix of the technology , my stubbornness to cough up to renew our MS 365 sub. & reminders going off left right & centre for stuff I had put on a back burner for today , I was thoroughly frustrated with everything by the time my Sister rang this evening, to the point where the cats & Mrs Squirrel had vacated the immediate vicinity and various pieces of tech were in severe danger of being lobbed across the room!

I don’t do defeat, I do however work on the basis of a deadline to force me to do stuff, which then leads to frustration if stuff goes wrong!
To thoroughly misquote Yoda ,“Frustration leads to anger , anger leads to hate , hate leads to the dark side ! “

Tomorrow morning will absolutely have to be dedicated to finishing this flipping ASD Self assessment report !

I can prevaricate for England it seems !

Thanks to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you ! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #TheMammutMoves

Tim_McTuffty, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 31 Wednesday 29/11/23

TL:DR Today I proved I had a spine - a very sore spine, but a spine nonetheless !
(No Niamh not that kind of spine 😆 )

4am starts are becoming easier, even with a sleepless night due to severe back pain.

All the plans for today got brushed under the carpet as back pain forced a day of relaxed contemplation & a bit of a social media binge.

A couple of chats with my Bestie helped the day progress nicely.

This afternoon saw a bit of mischief & chaos over on @MaJ1 s a/c which helped to polish off the day. 😊

Final Thoughts:
Given the amount of codeine floating thru my system to keep the back pain under control we’re lucky I managed 1st thoughts , let alone final ones!

Hopefully tomorrow will be less painful & involve fewer prescription drugs !

Thanks to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you ! 😊🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #TheMammutMoves

Tim_McTuffty, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 25 Thursday 23/11/23

TL:DR I need a bright sunny day please Mr. Weatherman! ; I have been too long without a close friend , now I have one my inner child is reluctant to share them with others & has been sent to the naughty step to reconsider this opinion! ; I was struck by how much further I still have to go!

A grey & grisly day today, with that horrible cold rain that is just heavy enough to make walking really unpleasant , so me being the big wuss that I am decided that dryness was the better side of valour & stayed in.

Mrs Squirrel was out & about again today, it really seems that currently being on my own is fairly calming & helps me relax.

My bestie was out & about all over the place helping her parents so that kinda put the kibosh on gaming & or chatting with her for most of the day, but that is my selfish side talking, I am one of many friends she has & I need to remember that when I am disappointed that she is otherwise engaged !
Yes I am that distanced for socialising, I have been a virtual hermit for something like 5 years , the whole having close friends who wanna spend time with me is a bit of a novel experience !
I did sort out my EA online account , it took some major tinkering & the creation of a new email account , but we got there in the end !
Next time she wants a gaming session we can try ‘It takes 2’ together ! Huzzah !

Managed to catch up with my friend last thing before she went to bed, a brief laugh with her then good night. 😊

No news on the DA referral front but then I wasn’t really expecting any just yet .

Final Thoughts:
Hey getting this out a little earlier as I’ve actually started to do bits thru the day!

SAD & agoraphobia are still big things, the weather today just reinforced my current disinclination to leave the house. Well I honestly didn’t think things would be resolved overnight !

I have found an ND friend who understands a lot of what I am facing & allows me to help them as much as I can with the problems they face thru their autism & ADHD .
I have other close friends online but I feel too nervous to engage with them to the same extent as they are NT & I feel (possibly incorrectly) that they will find me too strange or too shy, 3 people have blocked me for being too me I guess, this discourages me from getting too close.

As with everyone life is a mix of light & darkness , I am fortunate that my ASD journey is allowing more light in & making the darkness less frightening!

Thanks to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you ! 😊🫶🐿️🖖

@actuallyautistic
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #TheMammutMoves

SteveClough, 7 months ago to bookstodon

I am onto a third level cache in my TBR pile.

That is, I have a TBR pile, and am now uto my 3rd level of next piles.

@bookstodon

DoubleTreble, 9 months ago to random

#Cupofteasocial
#mugshot
#Today
#humpday
Wishing ya'll a wonderful Wednesday 🥰
Hope all your shenanigans are underway and and going exceedingly well 💖

MaJ1, 10 months ago to random

Hey folks can anyone help @Lstn2urmama.

She has an android tablet and is using a browser to access internet banking.

She suspects that the page she is using is compromised.

I am an Apple bod & dont have the skill set to help on an android platform.

Please reach out to her if your able to help or boost this so it reaches someone who can.

Many thanks ! 🙏 🫶🖖

#TheMammutMoves

#Android #InfoSec #TechHelp

Rasta, 10 months ago to random

I love your dirty work pants.
They smell like Wild Kingdom!
#CatsOfMastodon #Mastocats
#Caturday #TuxCat #Teddy

The kind of work I'm doing, requires worn work clothes. In minutes, they are unfit to wear in public, well, except to Walmart 😜, but sometimes I'll wear them a second day for the same work. But lately, I've been changing into dry clothes, and my dirty work dress is piling up.
The cats fight to sleep on my work clothes. 😺

MaJ1, 11 months ago to random

hey peeps I’m looking for a decent alternative to google as an IOS search engine, thinking of maybe opera but wondering what others use?

#iOS