Note for Americans: here WhatsApp is the de facto communication standard. Literally nobody uses SMS/iMessage/Facebook messenger/signal. And carriers still charge 2 euro for a MMS which completely kills iMessage/RCS (if accidentally send MMS, it's expensive)...
My cable pouch (need a charger for a 20 year old iPod? I got you fam. HDMI? No worries. USB micro B? All good. For some reason I hate being caught out without the right cable).
My 60w UGREEN Gan USB A/USB C charger.
At the moment, the book I'm reading (Relativity Visualized).
My journal. I don't write in it every day but sporadically.
My medication.
Battery bank.
Laptop (ThinkPad T480).
Deodorant.
Hair wax.
Toothbrush.
A pen.
My home and work keys with tag trackers on each and a multi tool on my home keys.
The trigger warning is because the topic can be emotionally heavy for autistics since it talks about the social abuse autistics endure and how we react to it by masking. The guy has an apparent justifiably angry tone throughout the video. Otherwise, I think it is fine and there are no sensory issues to worry about....
Hello, I've decided to finally get the answer, and go get tested, someone posted a comic of @cypopps a few days ago here and I read all their creations because it connected a lot with me....
I'm going through the NHS and about 2 years into a 3 year waiting list. There's something called 'Right to Choose' where you can get a diagnosis/assessment (I guess there's a formal difference but effectively the same as far as I'm concerned) from some practices which are paid for through NHS funding. That tends to be quicker. There's quite a bit of information from people asking the same question on the autism sub Reddit. If you go private and not Right to Choose, I'd expect to pay between 1-2k.
Neurodiverse communication ( inv.tux.pizza )
If someone thinks that autists have trouble communicating, they just need to see us talk to each other!...
The Find My Device Network is holding back the true arrival of an 'AirTag for Android' ( 9to5google.com )
Syncthing saved my ass
Note for Americans: here WhatsApp is the de facto communication standard. Literally nobody uses SMS/iMessage/Facebook messenger/signal. And carriers still charge 2 euro for a MMS which completely kills iMessage/RCS (if accidentally send MMS, it's expensive)...
Google Pixel 8a announced ( 9to5google.com )
The Google Pixel 8a starts at $499 for 128 GB and $559 for 256 GB (Obsidian only)
What would an ENSH*TTIFIED Linux distro look like? [video] ( tilvids.com )
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Anyone else travel with a backpack nearly everywhere you go? If so, what's in there?
Let's see how much we have in common with our backpack inventories.
[Trigger Warning] Fawning Causes Abusive, Toxic Relationships for Autistic People ( youtu.be )
The trigger warning is because the topic can be emotionally heavy for autistics since it talks about the social abuse autistics endure and how we react to it by masking. The guy has an apparent justifiably angry tone throughout the video. Otherwise, I think it is fine and there are no sensory issues to worry about....
Getting a Diagnosis in the UK
Hello, I've decided to finally get the answer, and go get tested, someone posted a comic of @cypopps a few days ago here and I read all their creations because it connected a lot with me....