Nice to see you posting here in person! 😀

As an autistic woman who was beyond inept at maths, I wish I'd had you as my teacher.

I can always remember the day when I found out I'd scored around 12% and 8% on my simultaneous equations homework, and the teacher went through it on the board... I was so embarrassed that I went bright red, and even worse, my glasses steamed up

I would love to understand and be able to do maths

Not as big as these

I like to fold paper receipts into pointy ends and use them to poke, stroke and generally pick at my fingers (usually my index), the good thing is that I can do it discretely in my pocket or under a table etc.

Foot tapping/bouncing too, and I also like to stroke my hair to remove dead strands and twirl the ends. Recently I've started to enjoy making a popping sound with my lips, but mainly when I'm alone as it's audible

I also have resurrected my childhood/teenage/early 20's blanket that I like to smell (I don't know if that's a stim exactly, but I enjoy sniffing it, and it feels comforting when I do this)

I'm wondering what the hell is being served for dinner....are they going to be eating roast dog????

A Christmas everyone will definitely remember lol

This would make a great film

According to wikipedia

'....they feed on bacteria and can become problematic...In small numbers, the larvae are sometimes considered beneficial, as their strong jaws can cut through the hair and sludge waste in drains which might otherwise form clogs....'

As to habitat prior to humans building drains and shower stalls etc, probably stagnant water, but I'm just speculating

edit according to wikipedia '...live in aquatic to semi-terrestrial or sludge-based habitats...'

That's fantastic!

Yep, a link to the original post and your user details

When I saw this as a thumbnail I thought I was looking at some strange beige snake with 2 toned eyes...

On closer inspection though, it's a beautiful piece of jewelry. Is it for yourself or a significant other, or a commission?

I met an autistic woman (same age, late 40's) and watched the Chris Packham documentary. I then began to research heavily into my new (special) interest, read how women present differently than men, did a few of those online tests, and then went to my GP to ask for a referral, which led to my official diagnosis

I think that I've always felt 'other' and never fitted in despite trying (masking) and also the fact that everyone I've run into conflict with has always said my communication (verbal) is poor, and that socially I'm either a bit 'weird' or introvert/loner etc, but also I don't really want to fit into the 'norm' because it feels fake, and stupid, and I feel like an alien anyway

Since then, I realise that my dad is definitely autistic (loves trains and his interests haven't changed since he was a child), friends I have/had, as well as the people I gravitate towards are also probably autistic. I'm fairly certain my boyfriend is (he is also convinced), and I look at my mother and also wonder...hmmmm

Every difficulty I've ever had including anxiety, problems interacting with others, depression, general stubbornness, weird moodiness that comes on for 'no reason' (basically misinterpreted sensory overload causing shutdowns/meltdowns), being bullied at every educational level plus work is me trying to mask my autism and fit in, while failing miserably....

It was a huge relief to read about autism in women, and know that 'these are my people' and I'm actually a just an autistic person :)

I also want to add, this is my first interaction with this community, although I've really enjoyed all the memes, some had me laughing my head off. I used to lurk and occasionally comment on some of the female autism subs on reddit, so I'm glad this place exists here, it's got a good vibe!

Was it this post by db0?

https://lemmy.ml/post/4027478