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i don’t see enough representation for physically disabled littles or littles who require accessibility or mobility aids. littles who are chronically ill and constantly dealing with pain or dizziness. littles with autism who don’t have stereotypical cutesy autistic traits. littles who can’t use gear for very long or at all for whatever reason.

as a little who has chronic fatigue syndrome and uses noise cancelling headphones as an accessibility aid, i don’t feel as seen in the community as littles who are able bodied.

and i can’t do a lot of things other regressors do. playing takes energy and exacerbates my CFS. using pacis for too long is uncomfortable because of all the dental work in my mouth. i have a hard time keeping up with things like my journals and whatnot because of low energy and brainfog. my regression can be impure and i throw tantrums easily because of my autism.

littles who are “different” deserve to be seen too. we’re just as important as other littles.

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a smol miku i drew a couple of months ago and reworked recently

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Pink and white agere board! 🩷

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🖤🎀Jirai Kei caregiver!🎀🖤

Just made it for my mama hehe, I love her a lot and I wanted to make something cute for them!!!! :D like or reblog if u save or use >:3!!!

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“ ugly ” regression

☆ it’s not talked enough in regression about the hard big angry feelings. It’s not always relaxing and playing

☆ I want to yell and cry

☆ Throw my toys and push you away

☆ I don’t understand how to process these big feelings

☆ I can’t verbalise what I want

☆ All I want to do is scream and tantrum

☆ Things aren’t going my way and I’m not spoiled for feeling that

☆ I wanna scribble all over my pretty drawing in a black crayon

☆ It’s okay to feel this way

☆ It’s okay to get those feelings out

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I've seen "I don't know how to play with toys anymore" a few times lately and just wanted to point out-

Playing with toys looks different for everyone, even actual children!

Playing with toys can look like: 🧸🪁🚂

Taking pictures of your toys and writing captions for them

Brushing or grooming soft toys or toys with rooted hair

Ordering or sorting your toys by colour/species etc

Making up stories, poems or comics about your toys

Dressing or accessorising your toys

Imagining your toys talking to you or each other, forming opinions of their own, etc

Drawing your toys

Taking your toys for a walk outside, even in a backpack or pocket if you don't want to carry them openly

Making lists of the toys you have and where you got them etc

Feel free to add your own ideas

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Benefits of an agere Journal! 💛

It's therapist approved! It's good to learn the triggers of your involuntary regression, and keeping a journal can help keep track of when it happens, how it happened, and any external factors that incited it. It's also good to keep track of voluntary regression, as the reasons you regressed/needed to utilize a coping mechanism are just as important!

Writing helps put emotions into words. It's often difficult when regressed to communicate what we need or how we feel. Journaling provides a neutral space where you can write anything you need to, and no one will see it unless you show them. It's a good way to get negative emotions out in a healthy way rather than a harmful one. And it doesn't just have to be words, using scribbles or stickers can be as effective as words when it comes to getting your emotions out.

It can be tedious to keep all your arts and crafts in one place, but it's very easy to put them in a journal! Coloring pages, worksheets, and holiday crafts can easily be glued into a journal for safekeeping. Sticker pages are some of my personal favorites, since I always have stickers and never know where to put them!

Feel free to add reasons why your journal helps you!!

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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I WANT

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(art credits to @.chocoperrito)

🪸 Welcome 🪸

Tidepool-daycare is a blog made by The Nurse Shark Infirmary system meant for our caregivers, age regressors and system littles/syskids looking to post things we enjoy!

This is a sideblog, our main blog is @nursesharkinfirmary where we will follow and interact from!