#bad sensory apparently

[whumpy-wyrms]

whos otto

IM GLAD YOU ASKED.

okay so i’m gonna make an actual post introducing these guys in a lot more detail (since there is SOO much lore already) so i won’t explain much here but basically Ollie is a triplet and his two other siblings are named Otto and Oakley

this is Otto:

it’s a lab rat mainly used to test out all sorts of drugs that fucked it up a bit. it’s very unhinged and deranged and WILL give you rabies and is also emitting deadly amounts of radiation at all hours and is kept alive by this other test subject named Aster who has healing powers. do not get in within 20 feet of this thing or you will DIE /j. otto is such a specimen. the creature.

it’s transfem but only figures that out after it escapes being a test subject (and become a mad scientist!!!!!). but it’s actually fine with any pronouns, but the main ones are it/she (i’m also working on figuring out a new name for Otto since she definitely changes it to something much sillier after she figures out her identity more)

[theundeadgospel]

gathering necessities for my bedroom

you know. bed, computer, life size grim reaper animatronic, dresser, etc.

necessities.

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

prescription for wheelchair achieved. tomorrow i make sure they sent it to the wheelchair vendor. i would really like to have it by my birthday (mid february) but ideally as long as i have it for spring break in march i’ll be happy

[equalperson]

this is like, the worst take of the day for me. we have:

the use of psychological disabilities only for the sake of an argument

the weird idea that personal morals should trump evidence in labeling people as psychologically disabled

the extremely dangerous idea that anyone considered "disruptive" or "disrespectful" should suddenly be pathologized

the idea that the only people who are disruptive/disrespectful are marginalized people

the lack of distinction between being antisocial and narcissistic

all in one thread. i know that sanism and overmedicalization are normalized, but how do you type something this ignorant and not realize you're not making sense. and how did 24k people agree.

[blitz0hno]

I don't want to get off my phone I don't want to stay on my phone I don't want to pump gas I don't want to do deliveries I don't want to get ready for bed I don't want to write anything of substance I don't want to create I don't want to not create I don't want to be here I don't want to go anywhere I don't want to move I don't want to stay still my brain and body seem to simply want to sit here and Yearn

[jayykesley]

okay i’m getting to the point in Trying A New Hobby where i get angry

[pumpking64]

ohhh damn sensory overload is hitting hard today. why do people need to leave their house for fun on a sunday? if anyone has a go to trick to relieve this, i’d love to know

[inmirova]

giggling and twirling my hair and kicking my feet in the air while telling my therapist that I cried in the grocery store because they didn't have the matzah that I like

[rostii]

woman in my class playing her music out loud it is too loud AND she's singing along. that is at least one too many noises.

[cuckchair]

its honestly terrifyign to think that im experiencing such hardcore malabsorption that my whole shit is being fucked. and i FORGOT to call the clinic to make an appointment today ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ

[autism-corner]

hm

[ozzyfromthecafeteria]

man i wonder if i’m ever going to get those birth control shots or not. oh wait nvm appointment is soon

[steampunk-swift-arrow]

You know, with the amount of talking I've done with my sister today, you wouldn't think I was struggling to be verbal today

[ourceliumnetwork]

golly, y'all. I think i might have trauma surrounding family gatherings, and it manifests in extreme anxiety with regards to travel, and my adherence to strict dress codes according to Extremely High Standards (which tends to mean i Overdress constantly and that's more embarrassing than under-dressing imo)

[amphibifish]

sometimes i think i might have autism

[alexanderwales]

My son has been having some behavioral issues, so we've been doing arduous consultations and screeners and questionnaires to try to get some kind of guidance, which has been very frustrating. Everyone in the broad field of child psychology has said either "have you talked about autism" or "have you talked about ADHD", and sometimes both, because they're comorbid. But in order to get an actual diagnosis, you need to find the right people who are qualified to actually make a determination.

So a few days ago, this culminated in us finally talking to the guy who had the answers, at least according to modern child psychology, and he said that no, there's not really a basis for a clinical diagnosis of either autism or ADHD. There are still the behavioral issues, which are most of the reason we went for testing (along with some inattention, fidgetyness, sensory issues, and other things that are sometimes markers), but that's apparently something to work on with therapy and maybe will just go away as he gets older and matures.

But the other thing that the guy with the answers had to say was that maybe a lot of this can be explained by really high test scores in the cognitive stuff. We knew he was a smart kid, but the guy with the answers said that our son is three standard deviations above normal on all the cognitive tests, including an IQ test that I didn't know was a part of it, and that this is perhaps why he's so bored at school and difficult to keep engaged.

I think that's maybe part of the answer, but not the whole thing. I've been trying to prepare this child to not have gifted kid syndrome his whole life, trying to make sure he doesn't just breeze through everything and then crumble when he faces a challenge because he doesn't know what to do when something is actually tough. It doesn't matter how smart you are if you don't put in the work, if you can't overcome obstacles, if you coast through life. Those lessons do not seem to have sunk in at all, so I don't know.

But as we're getting ready to leave, my wife came in with her particular brand of humor.

Wife: So you're saying it's not too late to install some lead pipes in the house, right? That might be the solution to all our problems.

To his credit, the guy with the answers laughed, and then said, "yeah, or maybe asbestos".

Later, in the car:

Wife: Asbestos doesn't cause lower IQ. Me: Yeah, I know. Wife: I should have said something. Me: That would have been very awkward. Wife: Maybe he would have appreciated the correction. Me: I really don't think he would have. Wife: But you noticed too, right? My joke about lead was good, and his follow up about asbestos was bad. Me: My very first thought was "I hope she doesn't say something about this". Wife: You love me. Me: I do, but sometimes when we're talking to people together, I'm very aware of what you're going to say. Wife: It's not too late. I could message him. Me: I know you're joking, but please please don't. Wife: I wouldn't. Me: You wouldn't, unless it was funny. Wife: Yeah, and it would be hilarious, so ...

We at least know where the boy gets his tendency for pedantry from.