Dee Bee 🐝 ♾️
@deebeedee.bsky.social
#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD Unpaid Carer | Chronic Illness | Autoimmune | Feminist | Animal lover | Lover of all things cute 🥺
North West UK
North West UK
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Humans like this rely on plausible deniability to get away with it long enough for actual power to be well in hand.
No excuse for not seeing it.
None.
No excuse for not seeing it.
None.
January 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Humans like this rely on plausible deniability to get away with it long enough for actual power to be well in hand.
No excuse for not seeing it.
None.
No excuse for not seeing it.
None.
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1/ There’s been some discourse in the autism community lately about whether autism is a disability. Some say if you don’t consider your autism a disability, you don’t have to call it that. Others (myself included) feel strongly that autism is a disability. Here’s why:
January 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
1/ There’s been some discourse in the autism community lately about whether autism is a disability. Some say if you don’t consider your autism a disability, you don’t have to call it that. Others (myself included) feel strongly that autism is a disability. Here’s why:
Today is just going to be a day of recovery. I hate how I need to do that, even after doing something that was fun.
There are a few interesting events today that I'd love to have gone to, but it's just not possible.
I've not even got dressed or spoken more than 5 words so far 😞
There are a few interesting events today that I'd love to have gone to, but it's just not possible.
I've not even got dressed or spoken more than 5 words so far 😞
January 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today is just going to be a day of recovery. I hate how I need to do that, even after doing something that was fun.
There are a few interesting events today that I'd love to have gone to, but it's just not possible.
I've not even got dressed or spoken more than 5 words so far 😞
There are a few interesting events today that I'd love to have gone to, but it's just not possible.
I've not even got dressed or spoken more than 5 words so far 😞
Can you claim the money back if the return train journey you booked was cancelled and you had to get a later train in the UK?
It was only an extra hour but it was a change of plan that made me even more exhausted than I usually would be.
It was only an extra hour but it was a change of plan that made me even more exhausted than I usually would be.
January 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Can you claim the money back if the return train journey you booked was cancelled and you had to get a later train in the UK?
It was only an extra hour but it was a change of plan that made me even more exhausted than I usually would be.
It was only an extra hour but it was a change of plan that made me even more exhausted than I usually would be.
Managed to make it to Hebden Bridge yesterday. I'm absolutely exhausted today though. I don't have many words.
January 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Managed to make it to Hebden Bridge yesterday. I'm absolutely exhausted today though. I don't have many words.
We are going to Hebden Bridge tomorrow.
I've never been before and always wanted to go, but as usual the night before, I feel like I'd prefer not to.
This always happens, even the night before Disneyland.
I assume it's anxiety but I never can tell. I just know it's not a positive feeling.
I've never been before and always wanted to go, but as usual the night before, I feel like I'd prefer not to.
This always happens, even the night before Disneyland.
I assume it's anxiety but I never can tell. I just know it's not a positive feeling.
January 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We are going to Hebden Bridge tomorrow.
I've never been before and always wanted to go, but as usual the night before, I feel like I'd prefer not to.
This always happens, even the night before Disneyland.
I assume it's anxiety but I never can tell. I just know it's not a positive feeling.
I've never been before and always wanted to go, but as usual the night before, I feel like I'd prefer not to.
This always happens, even the night before Disneyland.
I assume it's anxiety but I never can tell. I just know it's not a positive feeling.
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A disabled person might be “able” to do one thing on one day.
Maybe they wanted to.
Maybe they had no choice and had to.
What it does not mean, is that they’re suddenly able to do it all the time, or that it’ll be “easier next time”.
“Able” is repeatedly, reliably, and safely.
Maybe they wanted to.
Maybe they had no choice and had to.
What it does not mean, is that they’re suddenly able to do it all the time, or that it’ll be “easier next time”.
“Able” is repeatedly, reliably, and safely.
January 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A disabled person might be “able” to do one thing on one day.
Maybe they wanted to.
Maybe they had no choice and had to.
What it does not mean, is that they’re suddenly able to do it all the time, or that it’ll be “easier next time”.
“Able” is repeatedly, reliably, and safely.
Maybe they wanted to.
Maybe they had no choice and had to.
What it does not mean, is that they’re suddenly able to do it all the time, or that it’ll be “easier next time”.
“Able” is repeatedly, reliably, and safely.
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My first instinct when I see an animal is to say "hello"
My first instinct when I see a person is to avoid eye contact & hope it goes away!! 😮💨😮💨😮💨
My first instinct when I see a person is to avoid eye contact & hope it goes away!! 😮💨😮💨😮💨
January 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My first instinct when I see an animal is to say "hello"
My first instinct when I see a person is to avoid eye contact & hope it goes away!! 😮💨😮💨😮💨
My first instinct when I see a person is to avoid eye contact & hope it goes away!! 😮💨😮💨😮💨
I found this toothpaste on offer at Boots the other day. I've always wanted to try it because I don't enjoy brushing my teeth at all, but it's quite expensive online. I got this and a cola flavour for £4.50 each!
I really like them as they don't make my mouth cold like mint does.
I really like them as they don't make my mouth cold like mint does.
January 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I found this toothpaste on offer at Boots the other day. I've always wanted to try it because I don't enjoy brushing my teeth at all, but it's quite expensive online. I got this and a cola flavour for £4.50 each!
I really like them as they don't make my mouth cold like mint does.
I really like them as they don't make my mouth cold like mint does.
Managed to have a bath today!
The gaps between them get longer in the winter as the sensory issues are much worse when it's cold.
I'm currently under the duvet trying to regulate but I feel clean and it feels good.
The gaps between them get longer in the winter as the sensory issues are much worse when it's cold.
I'm currently under the duvet trying to regulate but I feel clean and it feels good.
January 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Managed to have a bath today!
The gaps between them get longer in the winter as the sensory issues are much worse when it's cold.
I'm currently under the duvet trying to regulate but I feel clean and it feels good.
The gaps between them get longer in the winter as the sensory issues are much worse when it's cold.
I'm currently under the duvet trying to regulate but I feel clean and it feels good.
I'm going to be attempting to go back to college in February, just for a few months on an Animal Care course. It's only for 16 weeks but animals have been the one constant throughout my life and the only thing that makes me really happy.
Hopefully I gain a bit of confidence and structure in my life
Hopefully I gain a bit of confidence and structure in my life
January 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I'm going to be attempting to go back to college in February, just for a few months on an Animal Care course. It's only for 16 weeks but animals have been the one constant throughout my life and the only thing that makes me really happy.
Hopefully I gain a bit of confidence and structure in my life
Hopefully I gain a bit of confidence and structure in my life
Medium support needs autistic is an odd place to be.
Too autistic to work and have friends but not autistic enough to attend a day centre and get any decent support.
I just don't know what to do these days.
Too autistic to work and have friends but not autistic enough to attend a day centre and get any decent support.
I just don't know what to do these days.
January 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Medium support needs autistic is an odd place to be.
Too autistic to work and have friends but not autistic enough to attend a day centre and get any decent support.
I just don't know what to do these days.
Too autistic to work and have friends but not autistic enough to attend a day centre and get any decent support.
I just don't know what to do these days.
What am I supposed to do for a TMJ issue when my NHS dentist is now private only and I cannot afford private?
Gum shields do nothing for me and the issue is affecting not just my teeth, but my eustachian tube.
Gum shields do nothing for me and the issue is affecting not just my teeth, but my eustachian tube.
January 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
What am I supposed to do for a TMJ issue when my NHS dentist is now private only and I cannot afford private?
Gum shields do nothing for me and the issue is affecting not just my teeth, but my eustachian tube.
Gum shields do nothing for me and the issue is affecting not just my teeth, but my eustachian tube.
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#Thread
I’m an advocate for routine health checks for Autistic adults to be offered annually in primary care.
I did some policy work a few years ago which persuaded me of the rationale.
I’ve also discovered from my own lived experience that serious health concerns sometimes get overlooked.
I’m an advocate for routine health checks for Autistic adults to be offered annually in primary care.
I did some policy work a few years ago which persuaded me of the rationale.
I’ve also discovered from my own lived experience that serious health concerns sometimes get overlooked.
January 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#Thread
I’m an advocate for routine health checks for Autistic adults to be offered annually in primary care.
I did some policy work a few years ago which persuaded me of the rationale.
I’ve also discovered from my own lived experience that serious health concerns sometimes get overlooked.
I’m an advocate for routine health checks for Autistic adults to be offered annually in primary care.
I did some policy work a few years ago which persuaded me of the rationale.
I’ve also discovered from my own lived experience that serious health concerns sometimes get overlooked.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Longitudinal and Offspring Risk
* Autistics had a 2× higher risk of a later diagnosis of #OCD
* Persons with OCD displayed a nearly 4× higher risk to be diagnosed with #Autism later in life
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141703
* Autistics had a 2× higher risk of a later diagnosis of #OCD
* Persons with OCD displayed a nearly 4× higher risk to be diagnosed with #Autism later in life
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141703
January 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Longitudinal and Offspring Risk
* Autistics had a 2× higher risk of a later diagnosis of #OCD
* Persons with OCD displayed a nearly 4× higher risk to be diagnosed with #Autism later in life
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141703
* Autistics had a 2× higher risk of a later diagnosis of #OCD
* Persons with OCD displayed a nearly 4× higher risk to be diagnosed with #Autism later in life
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141703
OCD triggers are so weird.
Got a letter for a gas safety check which will be in Feb. Thought nothing of it until I got in bed and started feeling tired. Now my brain is trying to convince me that it's carbon monoxide poisoning and we are all going to die 😭
Trying so hard to resist the urge to check.
Got a letter for a gas safety check which will be in Feb. Thought nothing of it until I got in bed and started feeling tired. Now my brain is trying to convince me that it's carbon monoxide poisoning and we are all going to die 😭
Trying so hard to resist the urge to check.
January 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
OCD triggers are so weird.
Got a letter for a gas safety check which will be in Feb. Thought nothing of it until I got in bed and started feeling tired. Now my brain is trying to convince me that it's carbon monoxide poisoning and we are all going to die 😭
Trying so hard to resist the urge to check.
Got a letter for a gas safety check which will be in Feb. Thought nothing of it until I got in bed and started feeling tired. Now my brain is trying to convince me that it's carbon monoxide poisoning and we are all going to die 😭
Trying so hard to resist the urge to check.
My sensory issues are quite bad anyway, but why in the week before my period are they just unbearable? 😭
January 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My sensory issues are quite bad anyway, but why in the week before my period are they just unbearable? 😭
Just had to go to the supermarket, 2 days before Christmas..
I had a meltdown.
I shouted "I don't even want to be in here!" when my husband was asking me what I wanted to buy.
Thankfully he took over and I walked around in silence in headphones.
I stroked a lovely licky dog on the way out though.
I had a meltdown.
I shouted "I don't even want to be in here!" when my husband was asking me what I wanted to buy.
Thankfully he took over and I walked around in silence in headphones.
I stroked a lovely licky dog on the way out though.
December 23, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Just had to go to the supermarket, 2 days before Christmas..
I had a meltdown.
I shouted "I don't even want to be in here!" when my husband was asking me what I wanted to buy.
Thankfully he took over and I walked around in silence in headphones.
I stroked a lovely licky dog on the way out though.
I had a meltdown.
I shouted "I don't even want to be in here!" when my husband was asking me what I wanted to buy.
Thankfully he took over and I walked around in silence in headphones.
I stroked a lovely licky dog on the way out though.
Are you even British if you don’t stand shivering on your street in December, watching Father Christmas cruise by on a flatbed truck like it’s the highlight of the year?
December 13, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Are you even British if you don’t stand shivering on your street in December, watching Father Christmas cruise by on a flatbed truck like it’s the highlight of the year?
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life is really just passing the time in between petting various cats and dogs
December 12, 2024 at 9:11 PM
life is really just passing the time in between petting various cats and dogs
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Ofcourse, imagine ignoring a dog - how rude!
Anyone else just smile and say hello to the dogs when you are out?
I don't even look up at the humans 🤣
I don't even look up at the humans 🤣
December 13, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Ofcourse, imagine ignoring a dog - how rude!
Anyone else just smile and say hello to the dogs when you are out?
I don't even look up at the humans 🤣
I don't even look up at the humans 🤣
December 13, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Anyone else just smile and say hello to the dogs when you are out?
I don't even look up at the humans 🤣
I don't even look up at the humans 🤣