What have you achieved recently??

What have you achieved lately? List whatever you like, big or small…

I haven’t achieved much sadly. I was on a bit of a downer these last few months as Snowflake, my cat, died suddenly. As she was literally my only friend losing her has hit harder than I imagined it would.

Anyway, one thing I’ve achieved is that every Saturday I’ve been going in to town and having a hot chocolate in the coffee shop. This is huge for me. I always feel anxious and part of me says ‘Are you nuts!?’ but I make myself do it and generally I feel OK when in there and enjoy it.
The coffee shop has been doing an Autistic Morning every Saturday, like our local Morrisons where they dim the lights and don’t play any music so autistic customers don’t get overwhelmed. If they hadn’t done this I wouldn’t have stopped for a hot chocolate the first time.

Definitely a big achievement for me!

Parents
  • Why do we have to acieve things? Why can't we just bumble through our days?

  • I think it is more about helping to focus on things you can be proud of. This can be writing a book or even just stepping outside on a rough day. But it of course shouldn’t turn into pressure. This is quite a safe place to be proud of something others would think ridiculous. 

    Honestly, sometimes it can even be an achievement to simply bumble through your day without breaking down.

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  • I think it is more about helping to focus on things you can be proud of. This can be writing a book or even just stepping outside on a rough day. But it of course shouldn’t turn into pressure. This is quite a safe place to be proud of something others would think ridiculous. 

    Honestly, sometimes it can even be an achievement to simply bumble through your day without breaking down.

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