Alaskan Otaku @alaskanotaku - Tumblr Blog

I’ve started to say “I need time to process this.”

Not only do we take longer to process things, we can take a lot longer to *act* on things that we have processed, too.

We buy games we know we'll enjoy, try them out, then put them down for a month, 2 months, 3, 4, a year, etc, until we finally pick it back up and *actually* get into it.

We say we're starting a project we won't actually start or finish for months.

Our brains take a lot of time to *do* things, as well as understand them.

This often leads to situations where people will poke us about a project we said we were starting 2 weeks ago that we haven't actually started, and won't start for another 2 weeks, and just

Being ashamed

Because we couldn't start when we said we would.

Executive dysfunction and processing delays, both terrible. Bleh.

my-autism-adhd-blog

I made a LGBTQ+ flag for neurodivergents

Let me know what you think!

pumpkster-deactivated20250205

ayo i found 2 pages with head angles of humans and animals, could be useful to anyone reading this

hoomans

animals

netheritenugget

Holy FUCK, this is an amazing tool.

scrabbleknight

Reblogging for my artist fellows.

i-imade-a-thing

Reblog this!

amezure

Support me on PATREON or Ko-fi 💕

my-autism-adhd-blog

I Need Screen Time at Night to Fall Asleep As an ADHDer

AJ’s Brain

fablefancy

this this this this this this this this

My new psychiatrist (who I cannot stand) told me I need better "sleep hygiene" which means no screens for 2 hours before bedtime. The hell am I supposed to do for that amount of time while my brain runs absolutely rampant, usually with intrusive thoughts???

Also, unrelated, her advice for my financial anxiety and my worries about literally living paycheck to paycheck was to "just get a BJ's membership and buy in bulk." Lady, to buy in bulk you need to have bulk cash, which I just said I don't have. Also, I live in a tiny apartment with very little storage space--where the hell am I going to store the year's worth of paper towels that's supposedly going to fix all my financial woes???

my-autism-adhd-blog

Hi @fablefancy

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences! My mom always tell me to not use my phone when going to bed.

….ITS THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS SINCE I DONT HAVE MY ANXIETY MEDS.

mysteriouslyunlikelycloud

For anyone under 25ish I try to explain my need for stimulation to help me sleep as being like a screensaver on an old PC. From the outside my brain's way of not doing something looks a lot like it is doing something. If I don't have the right stimulation when I'm winding down then I'm stuck with the bees all night.

For anyone else in this position, if you can then it may be worth experimenting with screen free alternatives like printed books/ comics magazines, audiobooks, and sensory lights. I know that these work better for me, but they're also way less practical as I share a bed with someone who has different needs.

my-autism-adhd-blog

ADHD & Lack of Motivation

Future ADHD

theorahsart

Here's a comic I made a few years ago, explaining autistic meltdowns and shutdowns in detail! They can be pretty different to what you might expect- I didnt even realise I was experiencing them for years. I thought they were panic attacks that just happened to last much longer than an average person's, or that I was very sensitive- newsflash, it was actually autism lol

itsaspectrumcomic

Sometimes it feels like everyone around me is speaking in a secret language and I'm the only one who doesn't know it.

theorahsart

So the book is out since last week, but I didn't want to change these graphics :p

If you have an autistic kid in your life or want to get a copy yourself, you can find the book here!

itsaspectrumcomic

I'm sure a lot of you will enjoy this!

itsaspectrumcomic

I've been trying to get better at knowing my limits and following my instincts instead of always trying to keep up with everyone else

keatxu

abandonware should be public domain. force companies to actively support and provide products if they don't wanna lose the rights to them

omikronsoul

Game companies hate emulation, but none of them seem to understand that a lot of us would just buy ROMs from them directly if we could. I don't want a fifth remake of Final Fantasy IV, I want to pay five bucks for the 3MB file you already made bank with thirty years ago. Nobody who wants to play something for the purpose of retro gaming is going to consider a $40 remake as the alternative option, and we're certainly not going to let the original dissappear. They're crying about opportunity cost for a product they're not even selling.

justletmeremember

op i know you're probably talking about like, video games, etc, but this is also critical for research science - my lab has so much abandonware, either because the company's out of business, or the company decided to not maintain it, and it's a fucking nightmare. we have two windows 95 computers that are CRITICAL for performing experiments/data analysis because the software needed is abandonware. one of the main roles for a guy in my lab is to maintain these little dinosaurs because if they go out, we lose access to ~20 years of raw data for research. part of why is that these companies also make their own file types, and make it difficult-to-impossible to convert those file types without their specific software. by habit, i convert all research files to more generic versions (txt, pdf, tif, etc) so that i minimize risk of losing my shit, but some stuff can't be converted.

for example, we have a microscope that is perfectly functional, good microscope, but its software is abandonware because the company refused to maintain it. the company is still in business, still makes essentially the exact same software, but they made all of the old tech incompatible with new software to force people to buy the new microscope tech. it would cost a quarter million dollars to replace this microscope. this perfectly good microscope.

so like, i know a lot of people look at the original post here and go "well op just wants old video games to play" (which is valid! games companies should not be able to push shit to abandonware and then close it off) but also this is critical for like. biomedical research. if y'all had any idea how much basic infrastructure built on science relies on shit that is technically abandonware, you would probably be horrified.

nooblord9001

jfc...

penguicorns-are-cool

DO NOT DO THIS!!!

If a website has a paywall, like New York Times, DO NOT use the ctrl+A shortcut then the ctrl+c shortcut as fast as you can because then you may accidentally copy the entire article before the paywall comes up. And definitely don't do ctrl+v into the next google doc or whatever you open because then you will accidentally paste the entire article into a google doc or something!!!! I repeat DO NOT do this because it is piracy which is absolutely totally wrong!!!

charlignon

Also do NOT append "12ft.io/" before a URL ! Typing an URL like this https://12ft.io/<URL> will redirect to a site that would break the display of the page by removing the paywall !

cinoclexity

Honestly it's kind of prohibited to mash CTRL+P before some paywall windows can load in to get a PDF of the article. Really shouldn't be done tbh very dangerous🤷🏿‍♂️ ❌️

genericpuff

lucy8675309

OK Tumblr Geriatric Ward, let’s talk about your posture-

there are things you should be doing now to prevent yourself from starting to look like 🥀

Why does it matter? Future you would like to avoid the pain, limited motion, and fall risk that goes along with worsening posture.

What’s the focus?

1. Keep the flexibility in your spine

2. Stretch the muscles in the front

3. Strengthen the muscle in the back

Here are some simple things you can do daily while sitting and when you get up to go into the bathroom or the kitchen

Keep the flexibility by doing these repeated movements: 10 repetitions several times a day

The goal is to give yourself a double or triple chin. Keep your nose pointing forward, don’t let it tip up or down

Thoracic extension- use a chair with a seat back that comes up to the level of your shoulder blades. Try to bend back over the top of the chair without arching away from the seat back and without extending your neck. If the pressure from the top of the chair is uncomfortable you can place a towel there

Stretch the muscles in the front by using a door frame. This one will feel good afterwards

If this isn’t enough of a stretch you can do one side at a time. If you have the right arm up step forward with the right foot and turn slightly to the left. Then do it on the other side.

Strengthen the muscles in the back by squeezing your shoulder blades together for a count of 10 and then repeating 10 times. You can do this several times a day Hint: Don’t lift your shoulder blades up

There are lots more exercises for strengthening your back muscles but this is a good starting point and easy to do. I like doing it while driving

Tips:

Do the best you can

If it hurts stop

Envision future you saying thank you each time you do one of the exercises

brightlotusmoon

NOTE: I can do most of these with the cerebral palsy. In fact, a lot of these little exercises are automatically part of my physical therapy. My problem is I already have hyperlordosis, spine arthritis, and cervicogenic headache. These have helped me at least try to have a posture.

becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys

I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THIS ADVICE IS

thewickedwilds

This picture has been circulating all over social media and I have more to add:

Delete all period cycle tracking apps off your phone today.

Do not tell anyone why you want to take your trip, especially over text/apps.

Do not tell anyone the real state/destination of your trip.

Have everyone on your trip turn off their phones. Use written directions or a burner phone. Do not use burner phone to open any personal apps. Dispose of after trip.

Only use cash while purchasing ANYTHING on your trip.

Take “vacation” photos to post later. Be cautious of geo-tags/only post screenshots of the original photos.

Some people might say this is being extra or overly precautious, but this really is the reality we are facing. People have been imprisoned with murder charges in certain states- some for literal miscarriages. If you are a person that ends up in this situation, the state can and will use your data against you as evidence in court. Do not leave a paper trail. If they want to treat us like criminals, we’re gonna move like criminals.

alaskanotaku

Reblogging mostly for my own records of this. But Alaska is a beautiful place to camp!

angstalottle

Something really shitty has just been passed by the UK goverment.

A new bill that is stripping out human rights has been passed and we need to fight it before it costs lives. The new Human Rights Bill has made nazi Germans esc changes that will effect you or somone you love.

The most notiable parts being:

-If you are admitted to hospital with a disability or chronic condition a doctor can put a DNR do not ressusatate on you and you can’t appeal it.

-They are stopping woman from being able to move fowards with assault charges

- They are making it impossible for victims of terrorism to get justice. They won’t let people like the victims of the hillsborough disaster hold the people responsible

Please do your own research if you must but we can’t let this happen!

There a petition to sign that’s already half way there so please share it around and tell ppl in the UK what is happening.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/607712