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Hmmm I like Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour BUT I always think that Anne Of Cleaves was the luckiest wife but my mum argues it was Catherine Parr.

Exactly! Mum thinks just because she outlived Henry she was the luckiest. Uh no. I wouldn't say she was lucky.

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Do you think the ghosts are meant to be Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard?

I DID IT. Lion Guard rant is posted on my personal den for anyone who wants to see! It is LONG

i love being autistic. yes it disables me and that it certainly is not fun but it is manageable. i love that being autistic because it lets me love something so much. i feel kind of sad for neurotypicals will not have the same kind of passion and interest that i can have. I love the furry fandom so much. it has brought me so much joy. my drive to go to college, have a good job, and do well in life rests on the fact that i want to own multicolorbark/autumnsfalling fursuit. They have been my favorite fursuit maker since i found out about them in 5th grade, when I was 10. I am turning 18 in two months. I have followed their work for 8 years now. I can identify all of their fursuits by name and tell you if it was a pre-made fursuit or a custom made fursuit. Whenever I go to furry conventions I make a point to go to the photoshoot and get as many pictures with multicolorbark fursuits as possible. I want to make a list of the measurements/dimensions of all of the fursuits too, but that will be more work than i can really manage right now with school. multicolorbark fursuits make me so happy. sometimes i think multicolorbark is my special interest, and maybe in a way it is, but my love of the furry fandom has persisted for so long now that I am aware it is furry itself, and not one fursuit maker that i do love so dearly. i should make my own den so i can talk about this lol. i love being a furry! i am literally not exaggerating when i say that i am going to go through college and life just so i can make money to attend furry conventions and own fursuits. this has been my thought process for years now. i would like to become a fursuit maker one day and spend my life working within the fandom but until then i need to have a more steady life plan.

i love being autistic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love being a furry so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love my special interest!!!!!!

Special interests are my super power and truly any downsides are outweighed by the upsides.

Feck Math though. The math disability do be a time.

real. a lot of the times im like, wow, i love being autistic. and then the disability will actually be disabling and i will be miserable, but most of the time im chill. so most of the time i love being autistic.

i thought i had dyscalculia for the longest time until i got tested ( and was way above age average ) and realized that i just suck at learning in a traditional class setting ... i hope u can find something that works for u   

Anyways going to be retaking the RAADS-R test. We'll see what happens.

Anyone else notice a weird disconnect between sensory extremes? For example I can’t stand bright overhead lights but I love the many varied colors of my dolls. I’m definitely a picky eater but I really like spicy foods. I don’t like most forms of being touched but I love getting back scratches.

Kinda related, but I also struggle with personal hygiene. I know I feel gross, but it’s always a struggle to actually brush my teeth or take a shower. I’m not sure if it’s executive function problems, sensory overload, or both. I did recently figure out that I hate the foaming action of toothpaste so I’ve found toothpastes with less of the foaming chemical. It’s definitely helped but it’s still a work in progress.

Oh, I see. Thanks for your advice, truly! Honestly the behaviour you described fits me completely, even if I don't like to admit it. The way I feel like I've been thinking about it recently is moreso, "you could've had this your whole life, why are you acting so different now?" I think I've also become overwhelmed with wanting to get a diagnosis, but I'm not sure whether I need it to know what's going on with me or if I'm just being selfish. I have accommodations for assignments at school, but most of the time I feel guilty using them. I know I keep replicating people's behaviours self-consciously, and I know I should embrace what I have. Currently I'm just in that grey area of learning to live with myself and denial since I just recently felt like I might be neurodiverse, even though I know it's nothing to be ashamed of.

I'm suddenly feeling quite low again. I went to see someone today to help me with financial stuff with the diagnosis and I had a folder filled to the brim with medical stuff that I use to keep everything in order and the woman was like "ah yes you're organised. That's a sign of someone with your condition" and when I mentioned I had food texture issues she said "I'm just gonna put down you don't like food smells." Which isn't what I even said.

Idk just....I feel really low right now.

Sorry for the rant.

Aww, I want the spider one.

I only have one:

New hyperfixation unlocked: historical and contemporary military music from different countries around the world. My taste in music is Very Normal. /s

I swear I’m still reading this thread but just haven’t had enough brain energy to jump into any conversations, if that makes sense. Words are hard for me rn. I figure you guys of all people would know what I mean ^_^;