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Recent content by calicoandgreen

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    So many questions...

    I've been told so many times by my therapists over the years how vile was my need for control over things that I somewhat had forgotten why it ever came to exist. But you've put it just the right way. I'll try to see mine and my daughter's controlling bouts with compassion and try to understand...
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    So many questions...

    They were supposed to leave yesterday but they're still here :eek: haha Dante sure knew some things about life. It reminds me of Jean-Paul Sartre 'L'enfer c'est les autres' (Hell is other people). Thanks for your compassion, it sure is appreciated! . I really like how you put it and I'll do my...
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    So many questions...

    Thanks so much for the reminder. In chaotic social situations (are they ever not chaotic anyways) I tend to forget this oh so important truth about her (and myself). I'll try to keep this in mind more actively so I am able to truly be there for her next time. Thanks to everyone who took the...
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    So many questions...

    My partner and I are both gifted and have an official ADHD diagnosis + are self-diagnosed with Autism + SPD. Turns out, our daughter is exactly the same as we both were as children, with of course some differences in the way things are displayed, but overall the very same as us. We know with our...
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    Bullying in the Autistic community

    @Atrapa Almas I know him! I think what he does is so very valuable from an educational perspective. I watch his videos with my 5 yo daughter :D Ok I'm not talking about it anymore here haha
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    Recruiting participants for a study on autism, emotion regulation, masking, and human-animal interactions

    Just wanted to thank you for talking about pets as being 'someone' in your survey, not everybody's able to recognize they have this kind of importance to many. This put a smile on my face.
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    Cheers from Canada

    Oh my gosh, the dream!
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    Bullying in the Autistic community

    Well I've definitely been treated like some kind of inhuman garbage dump by a fellow autistic person in the past. It was on Facebook I think, a 'friend' I had made in a group for neurodivergent people. It was like he didn't realize I was a human being and would tell me some horrible thoughts he...
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    Cheers from Canada

    Welcome! I'm from Canada too (Québec). Have you ever been to Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park? Getting to visit it and maybe be lucky enough to stumble upon some fossils has been a dream of mine since forever. My very first book was about dinosaurs and my favorite puzzle is one of dinosaurs...
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    If Aloe suddenly became real

    Thank you for this, this was absolutely dreamy to read. I feel like I truly met Aloe <3
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    Foods you like, but can't eat due to the colour

    Brussels sprouts have always been my absolute favorite food, even as a child haha I adore the taste, the texture and the smell of them. But I'm the kind of person who loves with a capital L the smell of fermented food so (*3*)/
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    If Aloe suddenly became real

    @Jeepcarpenter Your writing is absolutely divine, you have such a gift for words and reading you was absolutely pleasurable. . @UberScout Since fish and other underwater creatures are one of my special interests, with Betta being one of my favorite fish species to keep ( I currently have four )...
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    Foods you like, but can't eat due to the colour

    I used to be like this a lot as a child well into adulthood. I would separate everything on my plate to avoid color/taste cross contamination. And also eat every item separately starting with the less liked and proceeding to end my meals with the most liked item. Then at some point I started to...
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    Hello!

    Hi Foggy! It's nice to meet a fellow new member! . I'm also born female with big struggles about my gender identity. I tried for so many years to find a word, a concept that would explain what I feel I am and it was such a relief when I actually found something that fits. I now identify as...
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    Comment by 'calicoandgreen' in media 'Trevor'

    What a gorgeous picture of such a gorgeous creature <3
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