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Your studies are more important right now, and I'll look forward to when you start to post again 👍

That was an amazing read! Thanks for writing and sharing it. Two things that struck me are

PTSD has been documented in canines who served in the military. [1] Additionally, it is believed that dogs are capable of suffering from autism

I'm on the spectrum so the fact that dogs can be autistic is really interesting, and it's unsurprising about the PTSD, given the fact that they can have really bad anxiety and trauma if they experience their owner dying

You have a fascinating blog which I'm going to bookmark and explore, cheers for the share!

Thank you! 👍

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I learnt a lot myself when reading up on it, and as there are lots of different species of insects that are infected by cordyceps there's the potential for future posts

Thanks for the feedback! There are some really weird things out there, I happened upon a photo of a tropical frog with a little mushroom growing out of its side....I'll post it this week if I can find it again

Also this link has a time lapse video from the BBC for those who want to see the fungus in action!

Also this link has a time lapse video from the BBC for those who want to see the fungus in action!

Thank you again! It's just a bit of autistic burnout, I'm slowly coming back to being me, and hopefully will be back to 'normal' soon 👍

Thank you for this, it really means a lot....I've been putting a hold on posting for a couple of weeks in order to try and sort my head out a bit, and wasn't sure whether I was going in the right direction or not (I think I may have to do a community post for feedback)....

Either way, thank you again, it can be a bit like shouting into the void at times so it's nice to have a friendly word of encouragement 😀

I met my bf before I even suspected (and eventually diagnosed) as autistic. Now, he is likely to also be on the spectrum and a third party who has some expertise in this also agrees. I was attracted to him because he's kind and gentle and patient (also physically attractive too) and didn't fit into a 'bloke' stereotype (he's very emotional and not afraid to show this)

I was attracted to him because he was happy being himself.

I think i have an autistic radar where I'll make friendships with other neurodiverse people, because I feel more comfortable with 'my people'

Now personality and spectrum wise we are dissimilar, I'm more logical and spock-like and crap at communicating (I'd probably be happy being semi verbal for the rest of my life), he's all emotional, and talks and can handle people better.

Sensory wise I don't like hugs, noises, the sun, fairground rides, I love perfumes and smells...he loves hugs, hates smells, loves sitting out in the sun really loves fairground rides....you get the idea

Our autism presents very differently and I struggle dealing with him at times and he does with me....I didn't consciously think I want to have an autistic partner in life, we clash often, but we also come together and can stragegise our way through difficult people and situations using both our strengths

He pushes me (not in a bad way) to step outside my comfort zone so I do get to experience more things in life, and I do enjoy the fact that he can be very silly, and do odd things that make me laugh

I don't think any relationship is easy, and a double autistic or NT/autistic and NT/NT relationships all have their unique issues and difficulties. I just think that having someone who loves and cares for you, not matter how stressed/meltdowned/shutdowned you are, and is patient enough not to be angry or demanding, or controlling, and just cares for you despite your own weird brain acting the way it does....

Apologies for any word salad, and a wordy comment 😀

I'm really shit at working these sorts of things out, so no answer from me....just wanted to say that's a really beautiful image!

Is that a drain? Some beautiful sedimentation going on in there