Sarah Owl

Sensory sensitive, passionate about quirky socks, owls, stories, and helping people. (she/her/hers and/or fae/fem/faer)

[USGS Aquatic Life @USGSAquaticLife]

This alligator snapping turtle is as excited as we are to announce that today is #WorldTurtleDay!

Overharvesting and habitat loss have threatened North America's largest freshwater turtle species. Learn how USGS studies this iconic species: https://t.co/gusTjbKk98

[🏳️‍🌈 Bark´s Bog 🏳️‍⚧️ @barksbog]

The worms are on sale now!!! Grab a worm today!

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

Also my IBS sometimes hates water from different places. It can be one of my worst triggers. Which means I don't drink which means things like POTS (or what ever I have) get worse. #AutChat

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

Relevant to today's #AutChat what do you do to keep yourself hydrated when drinking water is either not stimulating or for some reason grates on your sensory stuff?

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

Also I have IBS so that has an impact on what I consume, too. #AutChat /frustrated

[Tuttleturtle (@[email protected]) @tuttleturtle42]

I also want people to realize that this is *not only a long covid thing* because i've run into issues where people don't believe i can possibly have my disabilities because its not long covid. i want people to realize that this is a both and, taking all of us seriously #AutChat

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

A4. I wish I knew other things that trigger it so I'm not surprised. Honestly I'm scared that if I get covid I'll get worse (still managed to avoid it).

Like others have said, I wish people knew it's not just from Long Covid. #AutChat

[#AutChat mod @autchatmod]

Q4: What else do you wish you knew about dysautonomia? What else do you wish others understood? #AutChat

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

@endeverstar Hi! I actually remembered this because I found your Tumblr. #AutChat (wait that sounds weird... but it's true and happenstance I swear)

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

A0 Hi, I'm Owl, haven't been on #AutChat in years. I'm self-dx'd autistic, dx'd sensory processing disorder and ADHD. Also have dx'd EDS. Mom and sibling have POTS and EDS. Not sure if I do.

[#AutChat mod @autchatmod]

Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, Dysautonomia

Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're tweeted to answer): 
https://t.co/RQZ1V38d8b

[Callum Stephen (He/Him) @AutisticCallum_]

The autistic urge to believe you don’t take things literally, because it is said that autistic people take *everything* literally, and you only take some things literally - not *everything* - with one of the things you take literally being the word “everything” (in this context).

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

A3. My anxiety med is one known to help it. It does. I do eat saltier foods and drink electrolyte drinks when I can. #AutChat

[#AutChat mod @autchatmod]

Q3: What do you do to cope with your dysautonomia? What helps? What doesn’t help? #AutChat

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

A2. No. Mom discouraged me from getting one (we have a history of that...). My symptoms are mild/managed so I've never focused on it. #AutChat

[#AutChat mod @autchatmod]

Q2: Do you have a formal diagnosis for your dysautonomia? Have you tried to get one? Why or why not? #AutChat

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

A1. I definitely have symptoms of some sort of dysautonomia. I especially get the dizzy when standing thing, and have come close to fainting multiple times. #AutChat

[#AutChat mod @autchatmod]

Q1: Do you experience any form of dysautonomia? When did it start? Share as much or as little as you’d like. #AutChat

[MDJ | Danielle Jones, MD, FACOG @MamaDoctorJones]

All that to say…

US residents…

!!!!UNIONIZE. !!!!

US residents…you are the backbone of our System.

You hold the power.
Everything crumbles without you. Join together.

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

@itsafronomics Also a pastor's kid, agree with everything.

[The Spicy Teacher @msangieb31]

When teachers say students and parents need to be "held accountable," what does that mean? What does accountability look like? I ask that question often and rarely get an answer that isn't centered in punitive discipline or yt supremacy! 🤔

[Disabled Trash Witch♿ @StinkRatsCharms]

Plenty of people don't use academic accommodations because they've never been told they're an option

It's almost like when we learn something is a useful option, we can utilize that to bring a little more justice and safety into the world

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

@JSQ79 *unseasonal

[Sarah Owl @OwlStory]

@JSQ79 It's going to be an unseasonable 80 tomorrow. *sigh*