Bytes own blog!

Disabled animal with a service stuffed animal It/he/thing, 18 years old

[byte-sized-supports]

This is a sideblog I made to discuss my disability aids, being disabled, and keep track of my everyday life

I am a nonhuman transmasc being, Refer to me as Moth or Cowboy.

it/he/thing (anything but she/her really) + nonhuman terms (hands=paws)

Mainly a yellow throated marten and Wolfdog

Age: 18, November 2nd 2007

I don’t like sharing much info on my disability, but I’m neurodivergent, mentally ill, and physically disabled

I experience mobility issues, chronic pain, memory issues and brain fog, eating and nausea issues, sensory issues, and potentially small dislocations

I use my service plush Byte, a cane, pain medication, electrolytes, salt, and a knee brace to make it through my days

Byte is also a yellow throated marten, and is a plush I commissioned by SilversDenUS on Etsy for this purpose

Byte goes by they/them pronouns, agender. But I don’t really care what you call them

Birthday: December 31st 2025

Byte helps me with: Tactile support, outing support, species dysphoria support, eating and nausea support, anxiety and nervousness support, helping me feel less guilty about being disabled, and a pain spike distraction

Other posts of interest:

What is a service plush: here

essa vs dssa vs ssd/sp: here

Service plush misconceptions: here

My other blogs:

Petre blog: @a-little-moth

Main blog and alterhuman blog: @cowboy-canine

Vulture culture blog: @cowboys-collection

[byte-sized-supports]

Adding onto just getting Harbor I am quite nervous to take him out

It’s not about them being a service plush, Byte goes out in their gear that says service all the time and I’ve had zero issue, I just don’t wanna be interacted with because I have a popular “essa plush”

Harbor was not gotten because they are a popular plush and was gotten for texture and size, but I realized a bit after getting them there’s a higher chance I will get unwanted interaction with him (such as someone trying to be rude about him or a child trying to interact with me when I’m having a flare up or otherwise do not want to interact)

I’ve never really had these issues with Byte because obviously they literally cannot be a popular thing to see considering they are the only one, as well as them being smaller and such

I plan on adding patches to Harbors gear to hopefully avoid some interaction but unfortunately I know some people won’t read or will ignore it

Any tips on handling these interactions or possibly avoiding them?

[a-little-moth]

everyone meet Harbor! A potential ssd in training (“training” as in I’m still in the process of figuring out if they help me)

Unfortunately he barely fits in my bag so idk if he’ll get to go out often, but I’m hoping they will work out as a aid

[just-a-queer-person]

[byte-sized-supports]

Sorry I haven’t been posting here much, I do tend to find it easier to post silly videos and photos on my other social media then try to find things to talk about here, takes less energy lol

I am open to answering any questions about having a service plush just about whenever here, or if there is just any content you wanna see particularly (regarding disability and disability aids since this is my blog for that) feel free to let me know!

I’m gonna try to think of stuff to post here, but in the meantime you can find me posting on tiktok and instagram under byte.sized.supports (same both places) if you do genuinely wanna see more of Byte (and my other plushies) :)

it’s less serious there but when I can I try to educate others on my aids and such there!

here’s a photo of byte to end this lol

[mousegirlheart]

weird how abled people don't want you to have supports because it may Annoy Them. no, you can't have a shower chair, it'll get in my way. no, you can't put subtitles on, im here to watch a movie not read. because the needs of the disabled are somehow lesser than the wants of the abled.

[byte-sized-supports]

I find it INCREDIBLY frustrating how my family treats my neurodivergence compared to my sibling My sibling is 7 and I’m a adult so I understand there will be differences, but if I struggle with similar social situations and interactions he does, he gets a pass and they treat me like I’m doing it on purpose and get angry at me

I could get confused talking to someone and mix up my words or stutter a bit and they will get annoyed?? Even though they know I have the exact thing my sibling does and they don’t care as much for him

I also unfortunately will fact check things about my interests and share things about them when I can without thinking and they get annoyed at me there as well or laugh at me, even if I’m in my own home-

They also get annoyed at me for asking questions for some goddamn reason

I just wish they would at least give me a reason why me not always being able to mask everything is so frustrating or embarrassing for them unlike my sibling, and if that’s not the case why they always make it seem like that’s how they feel

It’s not like I’m trying to be rude or annoying, and if I see a genuine mistake I’ve made I will try to fix it. But if I’m ever at all acting autistic (because you know, I am) they constantly seem to want to correct it.

I’m glad my sibling seems to get more support for their struggles I really genuinely am, but with how they treat me it’s so frustrating to see the contrast.

[byte-sized-supports]

Bathed Byte and they turned out to be a lot dirtier then I thought, oops lol

[cgsdraws]

THIS IS YOUR REMINDER

Disabilities aids can be anything that helps you

ANYTHING

shiny rock stops panic attacks? AID! Allergy meds so you don’t sneeze? AID!

wheelchair? AID!

Stuffie that helps you? AID!

Glasses?! AID!!!!

CROCHET?! YEAH THATS AN AID TOO?!

NAME YOUR AIDS IN THE COMMENTS

I use an AAC, communication cards, noise canceling headphones, a SSD(stuffed service dog), a pain stimulator fidget, normal fidgets, loom knitting, braces, cane, anddd ESSAs!!!

YALL GO

[byte-sized-supports]

I mainly use byte my service plush, my cane, compression gear, my knee brace, fidgets, glasses, and headphones

[byte-sized-supports]

this tail I got is like the exact color of byte lmao

[im-staying-calm-this-time]

Chronic illness sucks because you’ll catch yourself thinking shit like ‘I wish it was possible to bathe regularly’ or ‘they should invent a digestive system that doesn’t hurt’ and then realise… that’s actually the case for most people. That’s the norm. Not only do most people have that, they don’t even think about it

[insidestory1]

And then I start thinking about how unfair it is that I didn't get to be one of those people.

[byte-sized-supports]

genuinely in so much pain rn, attempting to distract myself atm, so if anyone had any questions about byte/service plushies/assistance plushies I would like to answer em (if you genuinely have any don’t feel forced lol)

I may write about how byte helps when I feel this bad later as well but I gotta figure out how to word that

[byte-sized-supports]

I’ve been really struggling recently, with a lot of emotional stuff but also physical stuff and I’ve been really relying on Byte cuz of it

Unfortunately I am kinda embarrassed about it, I do my best not to be especially because I wanna be a example to those that struggle with it as well that they can use their plush to help despite what others think, but it’s hard sometimes

I just wonder if my friends and partner are embarrassed of me, I know they aren’t logically but it’s hard to have “what if” thinking

though the oldest person in my group has like a billion more plushies then me so if anyone was embarrassed they would have kicked him out a long time ago lmao

I hope one day I can be completely past this and have no worries or anything

[silans-inner-child]

hello 🖤

I really, really wanted to draw your plushies, so…

here they are!

@zetakkritters’s Volta, @byte-sized-supports’s Byte, @youplush’s Oscar and @p3tr1f1ed-p1n3tree’s Franzwick 🐾

sorry if I bothered you!! but I really, really hope that you will like it… 👉🏻👈🏻

of course, I’m not done yet :D let’s say it’s part 1, bc I wanna draw as many plushies from different people/nonpeople as I can, and I’ve got a few more planned.

for everyone else: even if I don’t follow you, feel free to send me your plushies through the ask box and I will draw them <3

(👆🏻it’s me btw, exсited to draw more plushies)

[byte-sized-supports]

ITS SO CUTE AWW

Thank you sm!!

[byte-sized-supports]

I made a more “professional” harness for Byte

I will still be using their more colorful one and whatnot, but having a less bulky and distracting harness is good for travel, long stressful outings, and sensory friendly when needed

It’s also good for settings where I may need a more direct and obvious “do not mess with this” look, like if I were having a medical emergency and needed to take them to a hospital or other things like that

I may make some kind of bag attachment like on their other one but I want to keep this one as light weight and slim as possible so probably won’t, but I plan on eventually buying a mini fan to clip onto their harnesses so I might make some form of pocket for it, I’ll see

[byte-sized-supports]

I’ve gotten a lot better about taking Byte with me places even if they are visible, it’s it’s been very helpful

The other day I think someone did give me a weird look but whatever I didn’t really care luckily

[byte-sized-supports]

My disability being one of the major factors I will never be very successful is so soul crushing

I will be stuck like this forever and not able to do what I wanted in life