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Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 13 Saturday 11/11/23

TL:DR Don’t write a diary entry on the back of 3 pints of cider & a Southern Comfort !
I need to write this diary earlier in the day !
My ASD has a hair trigger, a feather can set it off !

I just deleted about an hours writing , because it was too long & other frustrations have killed my chain of thought.
Slightly disappointed I have to admit but this is a perfect example of how my ASD derails my mind time & again!

It’s been, on the whole, a great day.
Did some cop with a friend on FO76 , which was great, but chatting with them vs txting with them is so different for me, & was the original heart of todays dairy. That chain of thought has been smashed because a whole load of very specific triggers have been pressed this evening.

I cannot write this because it breaches certain boundaries that my ASD will not allow me to breach ! This is highly frustrating !

My sense of order of how my world should work has been disrupted , tasks that should have been simple have been made complex beyond my comprehension . I truly cannot read people , even those closest to me !

Check out the Autistic Triad of Impairment model on any search engine but the busted gluegul and see if the above ties in to , at least 2 of the 3 are banged to rights & there is a thin but fairly decent link to the 3rd !

There, I have moulded pages of details that my ASD filter has censored & redacted into a vaguely comprehensible couple of paragraphs - yay!

So I leave you with this final chain of thought:
If you interact with an ASD person and they go off the deep end , don’t judge them, don’t be offended & don’t take the blame for upsetting them wholly on your shoulders. However if you knowingly trigger them then really, don’t do that!
ASD triggers vary from an item in the wrong place to a supposed slight because autistic folk struggle to read people to varying degrees. Triggers can include your reactions to certain events , even if those reactions are unintentional .
The more you understand & can compensate for / avoid the triggers of those you interact with on a regular basis the happier everyone will be.

Again I would ask my ND peeps to sanity check this & feel free to give constructive criticism. I’m still new to this stuff, treat me gently!

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

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