Sometimes I wished I had something like this to just sleep in tbh

Medieval box beds were once cosy places to sleep, and they were extremely popular 600 years ago.

It trapped the sleeper's body heat, creating a cocoon of comfort and also provided privacy.

It is commonly stated that autistic folks have IBS. I find that I have loose bowels more often than constipation. Also, in my full burnout stages, I have incontinance. It’s worst when I pee while I’m driving. Anyone else have weird 💩 or pee issues?

I’m taking

So, I got this in our family group chat a few days ago from my mum. I understand that it must be difficult for parents of autistics, but considering I actually have PTSD and anxiety as a result of my disabilities, I wasn't really for hearing it. I responded saying, "yeah, us too," to which she said "I have it times three."

I'm not offended by it, and she's a lovely person who means well, but I was slightly pissed that she put it on a group chat with her three ND children. Am I being unreasonable?

AI generated images have flooded the internet and take away from human creativity. As an artist I am tired of seeing AI slop tagged as art. Whatever you can draw no matter how basic is always better than a soulless computer generated image.

Not to mention how bad it is for the environment.

I find that I struggle to explain complex topics verbally if I get an unexpected question at work. I'm very knowledgeable and I have zero issues explaining things in writing.

But when it comes to mouth words, it's a different story. I don't know what to start with, how much previous knowledge should I assume, I go on tangents, etc.

The attached meme comes to mind lol

Agreed & yes

I imagine this has been brought up many times here, yet I still see references to this saying that autistic people have a "superpower". Why did people start saying it?

To me - the way most people say it - it's like telling a child "hey, that's what makes you so special buddy". Like you're trying to pacify them more than engage with them.

I understand his emotion behind it (trying to make them feel good), but why is the word "superpower" used like this?

I don't like getting gifts, especially not surprise gifts. If it's for my birthday or Christmas, I can cope by rehearsing the response in advance. "Aaaaaw, how sweet of you, thanks" for smaller gifts, "Oh, wow, that's awesome, thank you so much" for larger gifts. I don't always get it right even with rehearsals, but surprise gifts are so difficult. It usually takes some time for me to let it sink in what I've been given, and I don't show the emotional response that's expected. Does anyone else struggle with this? In my mind me diving into the gift, saying thank you, and really showing interest in it would be enough, but years of "You're ungrateful" when showing too little emotions and "stop the sarcasm" when displaying too much (never been either while getting gifts)kind of makes me dread getting gifts. How about you? How do you deal with it?