Hi from Wales

Ha! Ha! Wallets in the fridge, is that to make your money last longer?

Safe to travels to Brum.

Wow - that is quite a week! I have periods of distraction where I put things down in odd places and it can be hilarious (wallets in the fridge) unless you really need the lost thing quickly. At least you remembered to get something to eat in amongst all the craziness. This also sounds like a case of the struggles with modern life, which sometimes is a bit of a wrangle to stay in control of. 

My week is ending with having to drive to Birmingham on Saturday which I'm not looking forward to as there is an amber weather warning!   

Thanks, I think I have a preference for being near the sea.

Thanks, but I'm having a bit of a crazy week.

Bought a battery for my van last month and finally went to fit it yesterday in time for an MOT tomorrow morning only to find it was the wrong one as the power connectors couldn't reach the battery posts!  Luckily I had enough energy to enquire with Halfords if I could swap it at my local branch for the next model down which they agreed to.

Had a power cut after cooking my dinner in my air fryer last night, which tripped the fuse box! I reset the main fuse box but the electrics did not return, too tired at the time so utilised my battery power pack to power my camping lights, monitor and firestick for the evening. Luckily checked fuse box this morning and did a successful reset.

Went to Halfords this morning to swap battery and ended up joining the wrong one way lane for McDonalds! As I was stuck there queuing for 20 minutes I decided to get myself a burger and fries.

After returning home from Halfords I entered my house and placed my main phone in the cutlery draw and proceeded to install the new battery, inflate tyres to correct pressure.

When I entered my house I panicked because I only had my "car" phone on me and forgot I had stealthily placed my main phone in the cutlery draw! Took me 15 minutes checking everywhere in car, in van only to realise my stupidity.

My replacement broadband router which arrived on Monday has a fault that stops me being able to use wifi on any devices, after a fruitless 20 minute tech call, they are sending me a second replacement router next week! 

My week can only get better form here on out, wishing you a good week/end also.

Hello Mr T and thank you for the welcome!

We were actually staying about an hour south of Edinburgh so just went in for the day, and yes it was crazy busy, but manageable as we went back to the sleepy town we were staying in that evening.

Thanks for the shout out for legal services. In my experience, I've found a lot of the separation process totally unfriendly towards neurodivergent people - 90 minute mediation sessions with no break etc. It's made me want agree to anything just to have the process end. I've been asked by my ex's solicitor why autism is a barrier to work, why ND children have more or different needs to NT children. It's been endless!

It's been a pleasure to find this site, and I'm sure others must be going through similar.

Anyway, nice to meet you.

Hi and welcome to the 'Latelings' club.

Sorry I can not offer anything regarding legal issues or even talk about my experiences of lawyers.

Scotland can be a wonderful place at times. I am amazed you found Edinburgh less busy in August. That is when the festival is on .

Does anyone know any good legal services for us autistics?

North Wales is very beautiful. At least you are still near the coast in Southampton! We live in a very touristy area, so Scotland was a relief as it was much quieter when we visited in August. We visited Edinburgh for the first time since I was a child and absolutely loved it. Hope you are having a good week.

Hello and thank you for your message.

Thanks for the stress control tip - I will have a look and let you know how I get on. I've found grounding techniques helpful, but still struggle with de-stressing through breathing, so thanks. I am also now curious about seeing babies and dogs use this technique!

I live in Southampton now but used to live in North Wales; Colwyn Bay, Conwy and Llandudno.

Never been to Scotland as an adult but hopped over the border a few times as a kid when visiting family friends in Carlisle.

Hello Lawlozuk 

Thanks for the reply. Wales is a great place for living a slower pace of life. Whereabouts are you living now? I visited Scotland last summer and left a bit of my heart there too.

Hello Leni.  Welcome to this place.

In terms of stress control help, I am an advocate for the techniques disseminated by Dr Andrew Huberman.

I find his advice and insight on using breathing techniques really good (although his presentational style is not really for me!)

I use the "Physiological Sigh" quite regularly to help keep myself levelled when I feel triggered.  It works for me almost instantly.

I love this particular technique because I have watched both babies and dogs do it.........and I'm pretty sure they don't watch You Tube!!

See you around in here.

Greetings Leni!

Got a soft spot for Wales as I used to live there for a few years.