devxvda

devxvda, 10 months ago

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic No booze, magnesium biglycinate (not oxide unless you want liquid shits), omega 3 fish oils, vitamin D, and Ashwagandha all seen to help.

Both mag and vitamin D are needed for melatonin production. Western diets are hugely defective in mag, and being Irish / in tech / ginger / autistic my vitamin D levels are always low without supplements

devxvda, 10 months ago

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic I have a theory that ND people seem to have a higher proportion of sushi lovers (it's on like every second Hiki profile) due to a lack of omega 3 fish oil in the diet.

Once I started supplementing with high dose fish oil my cravings for sushi stopped.

devxvda, 10 months ago

@niamhgarvey @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic sample size of 1, sadly.

Need to run an open label trial. Wonder if Bulk will sponsor the high EPA/DHA fish oil gelcaps they sell. 😂

devxvda, 10 months ago

@bike @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic I don't have a thyroid issue. I get tested every year as a family member does have a thyroid issue - I always get the one they have confused, it's the one that makes you thin.

Thyroid issues are somewhat "common" in Ireland, along with bowel cancer, asthma, and cystic fibrosis.

devxvda, 10 months ago

@niamhgarvey @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic The downside of having a vendor sponsor a trial, even open label, is bias.

Unless someone wants to pay me money to buy them myself and run the trial 😂

devxvda, 10 months ago

@marews @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic The upper tolerable limit for vitamin D is 4000 IU. UTL essentially is the max dose before side effects kick in.

I take 4000IU most days, occasionally 1600IU.(mixed with calcium) in summer. Made a huge difference to my sleep.

Dont mix magnesium and calcium at the same time. Both are absorbed by the same mechanism, wasting a lot of either mineral

devxvda, 10 months ago

@niamhgarvey @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic I'm only slightly joking.

There have been trials with omega3 fish oil for ADHD that have some contradictory results. Difficult to tell exactly why, but the trend appears to be "at least a tiny bit helpful"

devxvda, 10 months ago

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic My brain is wired differently. It has a lot more wires in some places, and less in others.

devxvda, 10 months ago

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic Dark room, weighted blanket, loop quiets.

If really bad hold breath and dunk face into freezing cold / ice water to trigger VNS

devxvda, 10 months ago

@jenandra @zenforyen @fishidwardrobe @actuallyautistic Masking, specifically a stupidly high CAT-Q score, is why I ended up being diagnosed with TRD, atypical high functioning depression, GAD, SA and panic disorder instead of the much saner autism.

devxvda, 10 months ago

@jenandra @zenforyen @fishidwardrobe @actuallyautistic "But you can't be autistic, you're normal!"

"Dude. I hear lightbulbs and attempting eye contact makes me absorb the other person's soul for Christ sake".

devxvda, 10 months ago

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic I was told I have "an abnormal gait" in a few shoe shops.

devxvda, 10 months ago

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic I also wear out the soles of shoes in... Not normal places.

My cobbler put Lulu¹ tips on the areas that frequently wear out for me first², as well as some small changes to the heel block.

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¹ A brand of metal half circles that usually go on the tips of shoes. She puts the "tips" both at the top of the shoe (as intended) and on the parts that wear out the most. This makes the dress shoes sound more clicky than normal.

² Except on rubber soles

devxvda, 10 months ago

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic Avoid Ryanair if at all possible

devxvda, 10 months ago

@alstonvicar @philcolbourn @actuallyautistic Very important call

devxvda, 10 months ago

@actuallyautistic OMG I love this woman. She knows I go non-verbal and messaged me if I could be verbal today.

Said no, exchange happened via text!

devxvda, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago)

@Cassandra @trestrantham @actuallyautistic same

devxvda, 11 months ago

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic the correct response to "how are you" is always "fine"

devxvda, 11 months ago

@NudelnAlDente @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic the English are the funniest.

"He's a bit poorly" can mean he has a cold or has had a complete nervous breakdown

devxvda, 11 months ago

@NudelnAlDente @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic and literally no inbetween

devxvda, 11 months ago

@Kencf618033 @NudelnAlDente @DziadekMick @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic I learnt a new word today - thanks!

devxvda, 11 months ago

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic yeah, and the "giving" makes you very easily exploitable

devxvda, 11 months ago

@dyani @actuallyautistic Orange.

Makes you look like you're in an Amsterdam sex shop window though