Cassie 🌻

#ActuallyAutistic | accidental runner | she/hers | 🏳️‍🌈

[Cassie 🌻 @asper_usual]

Been off sick from work for two days. In that time, I've watched four series of #Taskmaster. The theme tune is echoing eerily around my head, and I'm sightly concerned how invested I am in the slow-burn relationship between @AlexHorne and @gdavies.

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@Sara_Rose_G I have similar levels of subtlety when I am talking to my Spouse.

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Spent lots of today giggling at the fact there was once a 'Bishop Otter' in Chichester. I immediately wanted to tell Arthur Shappey. (@JohnFinnemore, could you let him know?)

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Been watching #Gogglebox - does Mary know she's got misophonia? I am flinching in sympathy every time her husband starts whistling or eating with his mouth open. 😟

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ETA: Their autism guidelines recommend reading @littlehux's Stim anthology, so I think we're good! 😃

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Really grateful for a four day weekend before I start my new job on Tuesday. It's going to be strange being the new person, learning new skills, new routines, but I'm excited.

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And then if they know, how's their level of knowledge around autism? Do they have more than a surface-level understanding? I have to be prepared to potentially educate new people, as well as just ... having a new job.

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@abi_angus Thank you! 😃

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@cjcrompton Thank you! I get to work with Excel all day, which is basically my dream. 😁

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@lisaharveysmith Yess, smashing it! :)

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@we_are_biscuit *pinches nose* I ... don't even want to know.

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@penelopefriday He also hates and despises all cats, so it's not just the allergy thing. 😂 But thank you!

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#AutChat
A1: *cries in lack of pets* I've had rats before, and they were wonderful! I think I could have done more with them to enrich their lives, train them, etc. but they were great. I had a hamster and the difference was staggering. She wasn't "there" at all; not like rats.

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Q1: Do you have or want pets? Are non-pet animals important to you? Which animals? #AutChat

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A2: This is why I think a caged pet would be better for me to deal with, because I like interacting on my own schedule. It's hard to balance up everyone's needs and make sure that you're providing a good home/life for your pet.
#AutChat

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Q2: If you have pets, how do you manage their care and interactions with your autistic or other neurodivergent traits? #AutChat

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There's a really good guide on the PSDA website about choosing a pet suitable to your space/energy/costs: https://t.co/ozx6UrkRAP

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A1: (cont) Sadly my husband is allergic to cats, because I think they'd suit our life really well. We're looking to move soon, and ideally we'll find somewhere with enough space for a guinea pig cage. (A proper one, with tonnes of floor-space for them all to run about.)

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#AutChat
I think that animals can help so much, provide stability and emotional calm and just utter delight. (I don't have pets at the moment, and can't touch strangers' dogs, and it's killing me.)

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

Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're tweeted to answer): 
https://t.co/Vkir5T3BQ1

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I am so looking forward to starting my new job in a couple of weeks! I am so excited about all the new things I'm going to learn about data and Excel. 😊