Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 3

Gingernutty

Nope. No baby sloth. There's a 25lb sloth who likes grapes.

whitewing

I have a lot in common with a sloth.

I feel considerably better now the days are getting lighter. DH has now agreed that we could (via a birthday present) get one of those SAD light alarm clocks.

I made a cake this morning as we had grandparents over. That got a lot of compliments. Didn't go completely right as some of the icing slipped off. That was the only bit that I didn't measure!

Gingernutty

I was wondering where everybody had got to.

I have done 1 load of laundry, vacuumed the flat and collected an unexpected parcel from a delivery company in an industrial estate in Oldbury.

I walked up to the town centre to find the giant Sainsbug's had closed 30 minutes prior and there was nothing else open.

With my bladder fit to burst, I walked back to the train station to find it was faster to get to Birmingham than it was to get home and there were no toilets at the station.

I went to Brum and went to tbe posh toilets at Grand Central.

I have no idea why Macmillan International have sent me this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unf-Your-Habitat-Youre-Better/dp/1509830200

:huh:

elsien

I'm sulking. I've just accidentally and irretrievably deleted the final episode of Z Nation from my hard drive.
Also been reading an article about girls with autism, and the possibility that the large discrepancy between girls and boys with ASD being diagnosed is because girls are better at disguising it.

jobbingmusician

Could you please send me the link for the article, elsien? A v g friend of me is having an assessment for autism tomorrow and it might be helpful.

Gingernutty

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/autism-it-s-different-in-girls/#

https://iancommunity.org/ssc/girls-autism-hiding-plain-sight

http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is/gender.aspx

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37221030

Try these jobbingmusician

elsien

The initial article was a newspaper one that mentioned professor Simon Baron Cohen as saying more studies needed to be done and was more anecdotal.
That then led me to this - there may be more, I've not got that far yet.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/autism-it-s-different-in-girls/

whitewing

Who is driving the need for the assessment - your friend or health care professionals, jm?


Whatever the outcome, she may like to volunteer at the Autism Research Centre.

Izadora

elsien wrote: »

The initial article was a newspaper one that mentioned professor Simon Baron Cohen as saying more studies needed to be done and was more anecdotal.

I've read a couple of his books and they're well worth reading, especially The Essential Difference.

calleyw

Morning my Lovelies,

Hugs and squishes and handshakes all round. Extras to the MIA you know who you are.

The day started well. got up went with Am to work so I could have the car. But since then gone down hill. Due to me be being very silly.

When we got to work a couple of AM's colleagues where in the car park. I hesitate getting out of the car to change seats. As did not want to meet them. Anyway came home. And text AM to see if any one commented. And he said no. I said I would have gone shy and hidden behind him.. he said you are lovely and strong.

And I have just gone in a funk. I said in text I struggle everyday why he is with me. As I don't like even like myself, so why does anyone else. And he said people do like you.

I am sat in the living room on the sofa close to tears. I am my own worse enemy.

At the moment I am very anxious about getting AM's sorted in time. We are getting rid of stuff but its just so much stuff.

Right need to go and do stuff. Catch you later. And I need to remember to go and pick up AM from work :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Everyone take care.

Yours

Calley