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Aprilia

Hello everyone. My name is April and I'm autistic. I was diagnosed when I was 10 which wasn't that long ago but somehow it feels like it's been 50 years lol. I'm 21 now and my life feels so crazy it's hard to function at times! I'm working on self care as my anxiety can be overwhelming and I mask so much I'm trying not to do that either. I work just about lol but in my free time I enjoy being creative and watching fun films.

I'm autistic, a little eccentric and quirky; and hopefully always nice.

:) 

  • in reply to Aprilia

    Weather in the Midwest has been cold! We had a pretty slick snowstorm last Sunday, so it looks like autumn’s already over for us, unfortunately.

    That’s awesome that you can make clothes! I can imagine that’s some great gifts that you can give. I like to write music and stories in my free time, but usually it’s all just for my own enjoyment. I think my wife made a Christmas wreathe a few years ago and she really enjoyed doing it.

    I haven’t been up to a whole lot of exciting things lately, except about a month ago I finished writing a book trilogy lol. No idea what I’m going to do with that, though.

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    Hi ArchaeC, thank you! 

    How's your day been/going?

    Enjoy your afternoon!

    Best wishes,

    April.

  • in reply to profdanger

    Good afternoon from the United Kingdom! SmileyWhat's it like in America weather-wise today? In the UK, London, it's dry at the moment but cloudy here.

    profdanger said:
    That’s great that you are prioritizing self-care. Always remember that you can’t help others if you can’t help yourself first.

    Thank you. That's really good advice!

    I like to make my own clothes things like scarfs and socks. My granny taught me to do this, so I'm currently working on an Xmas scarf for my mum this year. I also like making my own cards and this year another small project maybe, I want to try and make an Xmas wreathe. I saw a course on Youtube so it's something I'm thinking of doing.

    What have you been doing lately? Anything exciting?

  • Good morning from America, Aprilia!

    That’s great that you are prioritizing self-care. Always remember that you can’t help others if you can’t help yourself first.

    What kind of creative ventures do you make?

  • Hello  Welcome to the community.

    I’m in my 60s and time continues to confound me after all these years.

  • in reply to Karin Mod

    Hello Karin Mod.

    Thank you so much! I'm really happy to be part of it.

    Best wishes,

    April.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    Time is a strange thing. It’s weird how some things feel like they take sooooo long and other things seem to fly by and I’m like how did that go so fast? As a child the days seemed never ending and I didn’t notice time but as an adult now I’m noticing how fast the time seems to go by, except for when I’m at work. I watch the clock a lot and its like it’s going in slow motion.

    I remember when I was a child probably about 7 or 8 and we went on holiday to the country side and that summer was just so carefree and fun and felt as if it went on forever. In a good way! And I remember it lasted weeks, the whole summer it just felt amazing from the start to the end. But my parents said it was just a week we were away and the rest of the summer we were cooped up inside the house because it rained pretty much the whole time.

    Stuart333 said:
    Depending on how your mind works, time can be distorted. I remember some scenes in good detail, plus the emotions I felt, they were 30 years ago but feel only 1. I have also lost big chunks on mush due to being too stressed.

    I feel you here. Stress can have such a big effect on your memory. I've also got ADHD and this affects my memory as well and added with the anxiety it's a bad combo to have.

    With some memories I have I can also smell things that were there at the time as well. This can be overpowering but also really nice at the same time.

    Sorry I've said a lot here. I just find it interesting!

    Have a nice day.

  • Hello, when your younger time seems much longer. When 10 a week seems forever. When 15 a month seems a long time. When 25 a year seems a long time.

    After 50 a year is the minimum unit of time. Anything less seems a bit too urgent. You mean to fix the fence and 2 years go by, you mean to read a book and never get around to it, you think a film came out 5 years ago but it was 15, etc.

    For you, your diagnosis was over half your life ago, so it will seem a long time, plus 11 years is not nothing.

    Depending on how your mind works, time can be distorted. I remember some scenes in good detail, plus the emotions I felt, they were 30 years ago but feel only 1. I have also lost big chunks on mush due to being too stressed.

    You can do something exciting and 2 days later if feels like a month ago. Like after a holiday, within days it feels like forever ago.

    Perception of time is strange. 

  • Hello Aorillia,

    Welcome to the Community. We hope you enjoy being part of it!

    Best,

    Karin Mod