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Style

Hi I'm Lauren and I'm new here. I have autism, I was diagnosed in my early teens. I'm 18 now and life is tricky. I'm anxious a lot and I'm having to try and balance functioning and managing my anxiety and autistic struggles. Recently my mums become chronically ill and this is taking some processing too.

I'm in to drawing, music and collecting things. Oh and I love animals. Sometimes I think animals are better company than most people lol. They're easier to talk to for sure.

I'm hoping I'll get on ok here. Talking to people, even online makes me anxious. I've no idea why but it's always been like this for me. Be nice to meet others who are like me and get what it's like being autistic.

Have a chill day x.

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  • Hi Style, love your chosen profile image!

    We all work together to try to keep online here in our community a better Autism suited experience than on standard social media platforms.  I hope you will find that is so for you too.

    Thank you for the good wishes of "have a chill day" - that sounds really good advice on a warm day in my area of the UK. 

    One of our members, earlier this week, suggested making ice cubes for drinks with pieces of lemon and herbs in the ice cubes - I like the idea; so this afternoon I am going to try them out.  Simple fun in life is always valid at any age.

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  • Hi Style, love your chosen profile image!

    We all work together to try to keep online here in our community a better Autism suited experience than on standard social media platforms.  I hope you will find that is so for you too.

    Thank you for the good wishes of "have a chill day" - that sounds really good advice on a warm day in my area of the UK. 

    One of our members, earlier this week, suggested making ice cubes for drinks with pieces of lemon and herbs in the ice cubes - I like the idea; so this afternoon I am going to try them out.  Simple fun in life is always valid at any age.

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  • in reply to DormouseAtRest_25

    Hi! Thank you so much Smiley 

    Thanks I'm really excited to be here and I'm looking forward to being active here. It seems like a nice place to be and I already feel so welcome and like I belong here. 

    You're welcome. I hope you were able to stay cool today. It was so hot here, I was melting today. That's a really good idea of making ice cubes. I think I'll try that tomorrow. It's ment to be about 29 degrees here tomorrow.

    Too hot for me No mouth 

    Hope you have a lovely "cool" evening.