u/Any_Cheesecake7

So, my understanding is that trains are a common special interest for many ASD peeps. But I actually find them quite haunting and I get scared they’ll derail whenever I ride one.
Now planes? I freaking LOVE planes. I love watching them fly, marvel at the sheer insanity of such a giant beast actually defying the laws of gravity (I know they’re actually NOT, but you know what I mean) and could watch them depart and land all day.

I’m just wondering if the train thing is as common as I’ve heard or does it flow into other forms of transport?

So, I’m curious to see who else here feels there’s a chance they possibly have a resistance to addiction?

I (42f) have quite a few psychosocial disabilities and 1 physical one and in all my years I don’t think I’ve been unlucky enough to experience an addiction to any drug or substance. I have definitely had strong cravings to food (ie Chocolate or fried when it’s that time of the month) but nothing to the point of having withdrawals from not taking or consuming more.

I was on endone solidly for 18 months every day and then stopped cold turkey without issue when I found CBD oil did the same thing for me. I’ve been vaping pure weed (so no nicotine) for the past 3 years. Needed to stop cold turkey for 3 weeks when being admitted to a mental health clinic and again no problems. I consume Ritalin everyday and no cravings if I miss a day…

Just curious if this happens to anyone else?

The Australian Disability Pension is a joke. In order to be a successful claimant you have to prove you can’t work more than 15 hours a week. Like, make it 20 at least… the amount people get paid from the pension is so small, 15 hours paid work is nothing… and when you have psychosocial disabilities as your main troubles, some weeks I think I could only put up with 15 hours a week from dealing with others but some weeks I could put up with 20…

Far out