I have an ileostomy, so without large intestine my body does not accumulate shit inside, it just leaks out. One could even argue it is not really shit until large intestine handles it… Anyway this means you’re all wayyyy shittier than me

It’s easier to use your will power to not buy snacks at the grocery store than it is to not eat them once they are at your home.

Also it’s probably better to not start with tossing all snacks out altogether, as your willpower can only take you so far. Can be easier to switch to healthier snacks, then start leaving them out once you figure how to eat well enough on meal times

To be fair a lot of people don’t ask the latter questions either

I was a teen when I found the word asexual and knew what was “wrong” with me. I had known way before though, I just didn’t have a word for it. On the other hand I was over twenty when I finally figured I was trans too. In hindsight the signs were already there when I was six years old or so, it just wasn’t a thing people understood back then

Mine’s “never run after a bus”. It’s pointless; you won’t make it, just wait for the next one. Things go shitty because of that? Well, that’s life, just deal with it. Running after things just makes you out of breath and desperate instead of learning planning and patience

That’s me, ileostomy and any fresh vegetables. Tiny piece of salad? Fuck you, how about your guts spit out the piece and flush themselves empty in half an hour. Several bagfulls of yellow liquid. I don’t eat fresh vegetables anymore

I don’t disagree, so maybe I’m just using a wrong word? “Comfortable in their own skin and not made to feel lesser” and not being ashamed, is just what I was thinking

Sorry if I sounded like blaming you of something! The point I was trying to make was more about how many autists are ashamed of themselves because of discrimination; that maybe those with a more difficult type could be more proud if they were* treated better

Autism still isn’t a disease though, you can’t “cure” it, it’s something we are. Even with the most disabled we should start with accepting them and offering the help they need, not just immediately label them as defected and try to erase who they are. Sure, let’s figure out ways to lessen the worst symptoms, but how about if we’d just stop discriminating first and see where that leads

There’s plenty of positive advice here, so I’ll write some negative things. If you feel like the therapy is not working for you, as people have pointed out, change therapists. Go through multiple ones, don’t give up!

The reality still is though, that therapy isn’t a magical cure that fixes everything. Depending of your problems, it might not work no matter how many therapists you go through, no matter how many years of therapy you do. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try, no - absolutely do try. It also doesn’t mean the problem is you, sometimes things just don’t go how people say they should.

Therapy has not worked for me; it can’t fix my shitty physical health, and it can’t fix how unfit to society I am because of my autism. My friend did ten years of therapy, but still killed themselves. There’s no cure for everything, not everyone gets a happy ending. But maybe you do; you never know unless you try! That trying is a huge step you can be proud of taking, no matter what.

here will be pain, but it will be good for you

I’ll just add that it being painful in itself is not a sign it is working. Make sure you feel safe with the therapist you choose

I hate public places because people just smell so bad. You should bathe more and clog the damn pores, you all reek

Edit// And yes I’m autistic and hyper sensitive to smells Edit2// oh yeah and wash your teeth and mouths as well, goddamn

“Deodorant” itself, it’s just perfumes to mask the smell for a bit. What you want to prevent sweating is antiperspirant

Heartbreaking! Poor birds :(

Thus the “for now”

Oh that is an entirely valid point! And again, I definitely would not recommend birds to anyone, it’s that type of thing where you kinda need to stumble into by yourself. It’s just, like with rabbits, people still have misconceptions about keeping them in cages, and I’m always ready to correct facts about that… Since some people still get even those tiny round cages and put birds in them, it’s truly awful

Birds shouldn’t really be caged either, though it does create some problems how to keep them safe in your home (especially with other pets). Personally I have them just free in their own room, and they only sleep in their cages (for safety). If I couldn’t do that, I’d have them in an aviary when I can’t supervise them.

My advice is to never get birds, it is very different from other types of pets. I love having them, but it honestly requires a certain level of insanity. Which means keeping them is absolutely not for most people

Hell no. For now just gonna switch to some firefox fork that won’t include the AI.

Programs are like socks, once they get dirty, you change them. Do these people really not understand how this stuff works? Even giants can fall when enough people switch to other options