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Mux2000 (open set) (mux@swingset.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Dec-2025 01:57:49 JST Mux2000 (open set)
- Actually Autistics
Introducing: prepped.to
A service for and by #ActuallyAutistic people.
Ever wanted to know what a new place will be like before going? Noise levels, lighting, sensory stimulation?
Now we can help each other find our way and be prepared too!
@autistics
In conversation about 11 months ago from swingset.social permalink
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1. A six panel comic. Headline: prepped.to - how it came to be. Panel 1: A mother and a small child. The child is holding her hands to her ears in distress. Text: Little Rey needed preparation. Rey's mother realized Rey needed preparation before going somewhere new, otherwise everything was surprising and overwhelming. Panel 2: hands writing in a little booklet with drawings on it. Text: Rey's mother created little booklets to help Rey prep. Before going to a new place or activity, she created a little children's book to explain to Rey what would happen at the new place. Panel 3: mother and child reading a book together. Text: Before an outing, they'd read the book together. They went over details such as lighting, noise, human load, and how to get the service they came for, and prepped in advance with ear and eye protection, stim toys and scripting. Panel 4: An adult human. They are wearing sunglasses and headphones. Text: Rey is an adult now, but still needs preparation. Autistic kids grow up to be autistic adults. We go places on our own, but still get overwhelmed by surprising conditions and the uncertainty about how to get service. Panels 5 and 6: Two adult humans in conversation. One is showing the other something in a smartphone. They are smiling. Text: with prepped.to autistic people share and use information to prepare before going to new places. Users upload sensory descriptions, images, video and sound samples, and explain how to find the place and [...]
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