Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 228 , Wednesday 12/06/2024
Had a somewhat disturbed night, I experimented with having a full glass of water with my bedtime tablets to help hydrate me , what actually happened was rather than sleeping thru I was woken by the old call of nature around 3am & utterly failed to fall back into a deep sleep, tossing & turning for the rest of the night.
We won’t be making that mistake again unless there is conclusive proof it’s required (i.e. another gout flare up that can’t be traced to anything else!)
Finally got up around 6am , breakfast t etc ensued.
My feet are both sore , not cripplingly so, just enough to make walking unpleasant.
Spent a chunk of time on here today, honest I’m not addicted to Social Media 😆
Went to see a Social Prescriber this afternoon.
There are no services in local area that will be able to help me 🙄🤦♂️
The best she could off was a social cafe , with crafts & board games & coffee !
Is it me or does this smack of old peoples home ?
I have not said no , but we are going to review the situation in a month.
By chance Mrs S. in her official role received news of an Autism Hub that has opened this year about a hours drive away. So this maybe an avenue of opportunity.
Back on here again this afternoon / evening , currently expecting a spirited discussion on the state of UK politics on my other a/c.
@Tim_McTuffty@actuallyautistic
Oh, welcome to the 3 a.m. walking club. Lol. Husband often gets up, which then leads to my innards being jealous, so I have to take a turn. 🙄
Glad your day wasn't too bad. Sounds like I may need to scroll through more notifications this evening 🤣
I hope your feet are doing better. A social cafe? 🤔 Well, the information from Mrs sounds promising.
Have a good night, Sir!
@Tim_McTuffty@actuallyautistic
Glad the day went rather ok, even though the night was a bit disturbed... 😔
Hopefully you can find something that works for you. Maybe there's something to do online? Seeing your dislike for SM 😉 Hihi... You never know?
🤗 😘
@Tim_McTuffty@actuallyautistic
The hub sounds promising. The café may be geared more towards autistics who are also learning disabled in some way. Quite a lot of their activity groups tend to revolve around games and crafts.
I got the feeling that they had a broader client base, not just autistic folk but others in need of such services too.
I am not sure that it will be for me, but there is very little else in the immediate area.
I had hoped for something ‘more’ but cannot articulate what that might be.
The hub as you say does sound a lot more promising , I need a referral so I’ll take the details with me the next time I see either the GP , the MH Prac or the SP.
It’s a bit of a hike, but I guess it was always too much to hope that local MH services would be up to scratch.
@Tim_McTuffty@actuallyautistic
The back's getting there, thanks. Still not great, but much better. And adult autistic groups are pretty scarce all over, outside the major cities anyway.
@pathfinder@actuallyautistic Morning Keving 👋😊
Good to hear your back is recovering, these things take time, longer as we get older - thanks evolution!
This one is in the nearest city so you’re not wrong.