I feel like this happens so often to me, people think that I’m mad or that I’m sad or a lot of different emotions that they think I’m trying to express when sometimes I feel the opposite of how I am being interpreted.
My glow up included a few things. I changed my style and discovered how much better I look in deep winter colours, especially dark jewel tones. I got braces, removed my nose ring, cut my hair, coloured it black, and have kept it short ever since. I also chose to have my eyebrows and lips microbladed because of a condition called Fordyce spots.
Beyond the physical changes, I made health and lifestyle changes that have helped me feel more like myself. I am trying to honour who I am and move through the world with more confidence than I had in my earlier years.
the assembly is a tv show with autistic adults asking Canadian celebrities questions! I am on this show as one of the interviewers and I was just wondering if anyone has watched our show?
these aren’t all the pins I have but there was confusion on my last lanyard tour that I was a klepto because of the formatting of the pin but I am not I promise
some of my identities have changed since and I definitely could add more pins
Things that happened in school before I was formally diagnosed as autistic:
• Another student pretended to be my secret admirer because she felt sorry for me.
• My entire class turned against me whenever the teacher left the room.
• My school supplies were vandalized and destroyed.
• Someone I thought was my friend told me she had to secretly be friends with me outside of school.
• A student stomped hard on my toe through my shoe because I wasn't standing the way she wanted me to.
• My handwriting was compared to "Savage Beast Boy" writing in front of the entire class.
• I wasn't invited to birthday parties.
I'm sure there's more.
When people tell me my autism diagnosis is fake or that I'm "not really autistic," they don't see the years before I had answers. My diagnosis didn't create these experiences. It finally helped explain them.
None of this should happen to anyone.
This is why lived experience matters. It provides context that can't always be seen from the outside.
I found out today that stongs discontinued carrying the original cakery silk truffle bar.
i also had found it on the island at the market on Yates but they also discontinued it.
it’s purchased frozen and oftentimes bakery’s will outsource some things but These are so chocolatey and delicious.
It has a cookie base, a truffle like interior with a ganache top and signature white drizzle.
just wondering if anybody has seen these anywhere. Thank you!
