THANK YOU!! Brennan made 14 year old yet to be diagnosed ASD me feel seen when I started watching it - ASD was usually portrayed on tv by guys at the time, and usually ones resembling Sheldon Cooper. Brennan's confusion over seemingly "basic" things resonated with me a lot at that…Â
I was a children's choir kid, so have had numerous short term experiences with being hosted. I have sooooooo many interesting stories like the family in Italy who lived on a farm and borrowed the neighbour's house so they could host twelve (!) of us and the 15 year old in Slovenia…Â
My Alexandrine parrot, Tilly, cost me over $800 AUD in repairs after she decided that the screen on my laptop looked like good fun to bite. Those beaks will demolish a computer screen in one good chomp. Needless to say, she is no longer allowed near any of my tech products!
I was sent to a social skills group at 9 with a query of Aspergers (20 years ago, hence the outdated term). Speech Pathologist dismissed it as I was more socially capable than the other (male) group members. Diagnosed at 24 after a late diagnosis of ADHD (also likely discounted due…Â
I'm a girl, and I was suspected of having either ADHD or Aspergers at 9 (ASD is correct term, but back then I would have had the Aspergers dx), but when my parents took me to social skills group they were told I didn't have it because I appeared more social than the rest of the (entirely…Â
I hope so! I adopted my birdie Louie during the tail end of major lockdown #1 (I'm from a city which went through multiple, prolonged lockdowns). He is now one of three rescue parrots I adopted and is still my cuddly, sweet little man. I also started volunteering at the rescue he…Â
I'm not going to comment on guilt or innocence here but it was a stupid move on his/his lawyer's part. Ever heard of the Streisand Effect? Right now, media organisations across the world are publishing articles about him filing motions, likely accompanied by (you guessed it) images…Â
I also had a medical parent, who probably gave me a rather complete explanation of how babies were made including contraception when I asked one day. Problem is, I bet my little ADHD self only paid attention for half of it, because the answer I somehow took from that conversation…Â
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