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[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 3 months ago (12 children)

“the sticks” doesn’t mean poor

Is there an informal term that would describe poor rural neighborhoods similar to ghetto/barrio?

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 5 points 3 months ago

When you’re poor, everything smells like whatever’s on sale.

That's right!! For me, it was like whatever I had that was nice. If someone got me a nice shirt, I would protect that shirt and only wear it to special events that I knew would not place the shirt in any danger (physical activity, stains from cooking or painting, etc.). I kind of still do that and have a few shirts that are ~20 years old, a backpack that is 23 years old, and a multi-tool that's about 21 yrs old. Never though that was associated with growing up poor, but it makes sense now.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yooooo, I needed to hear a few of those. Thank you very much!

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 5 points 3 months ago

Same, but I didn't marry them. I became nearly completely useless. Lost almost all friends, hobbies, work, goals, dreams, and even desire. I couldn't recognize myself in the mirror. Coming back has been incredibly difficult since I didn't trust anyone to guide me nor myself. How do you get somewhere without direction? Lately, I think I'm on the right track, but I will never be my old self and that's okay. My old self got me in that situation, so the new one will be better.

Below are three songs that I found validating during these times. Two are in English and one is in Spanish. If you don't speak Spanish, I would happily translate the lyrics for you; just let me know.

Ren and Chinchilla

The Big Push

Residente

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 1 points 3 months ago

This is genius! thanks for sharing 🙂

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

you don't care about your produce! 🫢

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 6 points 3 months ago

Bupropion is the only antidepressant that works for my mood. The SSRIs and SNRIs make me feel numb and dumb, so I hate them. However, bupropion doesn't have any noticeable impact on my adhd. I gotta take ritalin for that.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 1 points 3 months ago

Thank you very much!

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I've heard that people use snow tires. How does that work? Does everyone have 2 sets of wheels at home that they switch with the seasons?

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 22 points 3 months ago (3 children)

auties usually spot other auties easily

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 3 months ago

autism beats narcissism by accident. oopsies!

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 3 months ago

right, me too! 😁

 

Looking for the perspective of anyone that has lived anywhere in the USA and moved to Puerto Rico. What's it like, what's different, what's nicer, what was unexpected, and would you recommend the move?

 

With winter coming up, I have two options for home heating.

Central unit

  • I can use the central unit and close/open vents throughout the house to heat up only the individual rooms I want. This would heat up rooms very quickly. However, to make this work, the living room with the thermostat will also need to be heated so that the thermostat reads the proper temperature. The living room is by far the largest space at about 2.5 times the size of the largest room.

Oil-filled radiator

  • I can use an oil-filled radiator to heat up an individual room. This would be much slower, but I wouldn't have to heat up the entire living room. However, the oil-filled heater might not be as efficient as the central unit. I don't know. I plan to rarely heat up the living, no more than once per month.

Edit: The central heating unit is actually a heating kit made up of a few coils that is added to the central a/c.

Edit 2: Where I live, it might freeze once per year over night for a few hours.

Which would be more efficient on the electrical bill, and would t be considerable or negligible?

 

Meme: Two panels.

1st panel

  • Drake in shunning posture
  • "With all that you have accomplished, you cannot be AuDHD. Stop trying to find excuses or pity."

2nd panel

  • Drake in welcoming posture
  • "I'm impressed with your accomplishments despite being AuDHD. You're an amazing person and could contribute even more with proper support. I hope whatever you achieve improves my life somehow."

Why is it so hard for people to work together and support each other? Why do things turn into competitions, disagreements, rigidity, who's right and who's wrong?

For all my autistics, ADHDers, and AuDHDers out there making it happen with limited support and extra barriers, I know you exist and I'm proud of you. I hope this post helps you feel seen today. ✊❤️

PS- I'm having one them days. 🌊🌊🌊

Bonus: Grateful by Kota the Friend (NSFW language)

 

Meme: Sad Pablo Escobar meme moping around

Caption: Me waiting for the hot water to reach the sink every morning

 

Meme: Sad Pablo Escobar meme moping around

Caption: Me waiting for the hot water to reach the sink every morning

 

The universe is humongous.

  • The hard drive space is practically limited to the Big Bang on one end and the heat death of the universe on the other, but it contains all of the data for everything that exists. That's massive.

  • The RAM is massive because it's handling all the variables and changes of the present.

  • The cache is much smaller as established by the study that found the universe is not locally real. Things only happen once they are observed, but it happens almost instantaneously. Still, the cache is massive because it is handling everything that is being observed at the same time. That's a lot of things.

All of the above are massive extremes. However,

  • The processing speed is limited at the speed of light. In comparison to the others, the speed of light is soooooo ridiculously slow, causing a bottle neck.

PS - Massive because it's mass I've observed. Not really tho, you silly goat. Big bang while I swig Tang and watch a twig hang.

 

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/15489513

Cheekily "fixing" this post

 

Obviously, I've heard of table salt (NaCl), but I've also heard of others substances being called salts. What do they mean by something being a salt?

There's the regular Clorox bleach that we use with whites, but then there is non-chlorine bleach. What is a bleach?

 

Meme: Screenshot of microblog post by @alanjack replying to @fotchi.

Caption: I still don't know why part of autistic/adhd diagnosis isn't putting you in a room with someone already diagnosed and seeing how quickly you bond.

 

Meme: Phoebe and Joey conversation

P: The social world is very confusing to me, so people like to take advantage of me

J: The social world is very confusing to you, so people like to take advantage of you

P: If I am being fun, free, and caring around you

J: If you are being fun, free, and caring around me

P: It's because I think you understand me and are a safe person

J: It's because you think I understand you are am a safe person

P: It does not mean I have a romantic interest in you

J: So you have a crush on me

 

Meme: Phoebe and Joey conversation

P: I'm autistic, so I depend on people to help me survive in social settings

J: You're autistic, so you depend on people to help you survive in social settings

P: I have found very few safe people to help me

J: You have found very few safe people to help you

P: I also feel emotions more intensely than others

J: You also feel emotions more intensely than others

P: When I lose someone, I feel intense fear and grief

J: So you're borderline

PS: This is not meant to insult or judge anyone that is borderline. It's expressing frustration with receiving hurtful treatment because the underlying issues are not the same.

 

Meme: Phoebe and Joey conversation

P: I am autistic. You are neurotpyical.

J: You are autistic. I am neurotypical.

P: Our brains work differently and have their strengths and disadvantages.

J: Our brains work differently and have their strengths and disadvantages.

P: I'm good at learning. You're good at socializing.

J: You're good at learning. I'm good at socializing.

P: It does not mean that one is better than the other.

J: So you're a genius that pretends to be stupid to get away with things.

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