What’s everyone doing this weekend?

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Of course! I do like to help others where I can but I will also ensure to look after myself :-)

...Greets, or just now I might say: Hey, You, Miss Fantastic Fox...

Do not worry so much about it, I really mean that. Given certain other Threads I have just spoken to Your Good Self upon... do not worry about that at all. --- When "feeling nothing", do not stress about others too much or worry, so just step off from here if You feel like it, please, please look after Yourself first...! Thanks.

I've just searched 'Pokemon exhibitions' in facebook search and it came up with 'Pokemon Saturdays' at 'Ahh Geek Out' in Luton. I have absolutely no idea what this event is like though! Possibly a quick google search could find some smaller exhibitions/ events that aren't crowded/full of children.

Greetings back at You, Ma'am. Um... (*embarrassed*) I am glad that I could 'make You Smile', as You put it... but...

Kitsune said:

Autistic female facebook groups

...Gyaaak! *cough* wh-what...? Yes, I am a Female, but I hardly ever use My own Facebook account... I might be interested in such a link, though, Thanks... about Pokemon *only*, though. Facebook is too hostile for Me, though. I am well, and am glad that You may also be so. Though, am I using the word "though" a bit much now... I shall end this post now (!)...

Hello again and 'thank you' DC, you made me smile and I needed something to make me smile today :-) 

I'm glad that you got to play and finish the Pokemon game, I hope you enjoyed it? 

The Pokemon Exhibition that I saw being talked about was on one of the many Autistic female facebook groups that I belong to so I would like to think that it would have been reasonably Autism friendly, but I can't now remember which one I saw it in now and it was a while ago so I'm not sure that trawling through my facebook news thread to try to find it would prove all that fruitful.

I hope that you are keeping well?

...Ten Days Ago... Greetings again to THE Fantastic Mrs Fox --- not just any Fox, but to *The* Fantastic Vixen...!

...See the Pokemon Thread, about M'self and Pokemon. I just finished the game, so, now I am back in the real (internet) Worlds, like this forum... sorry I honestly did not see this post during that. I honestly lock Myself away for a time, apart from oozing out every now-and-then towards shops to buy Food, and My entire focus is upon Pokemon: 'How to beat that one? How to make that one My Friend? What if that does this to that and this to them and that to there and those things happen when where what why and how...'

...Pokemon is a roleplaying Game, and a 2-decades old favourite, and so, yes, it *is that complex*... but I like it!

...I accidentally answered Your first query. With regards to "Pokemon Exhibitions", if You are speaking about those which appear in London, then, these often appear prior to a new Game (Detective Pikachu, Sword/Shield). I never go to these, sorry, because of the crowds, they are oriented towards Children, and only last about one week or so.

...Unless You speak of some other exhibitions...? All I ever hear about is Promotions as I said. Keeping in mind that this is an Autism Forum and I am Autistic, I really avoid this sort of thing (especially hoards of Children). But, Yes, totally, Thank You for the reply.  (!)

Greetings DC :-)

Have you played the new Pokemon video game yet? If you did, ten how was it? I've seen a few Pokemon posts elsewhere recently, something about a Pokemon exhibition or something somewhere. Have you heard about any such thing?

I might aim for a summer visit then!

Oh my! A cow shed in field! Was it really that dire?

That's terrible! They should have discounted your tickets if you only got to see the 'not as interesting' exhibits!

Glad you had a good weekend!

The castle is nice - probably better in summer when they can do more outside entertainment like jousting.

The boat show - I was expecting something like the NEC - not a cow shed in a field. 

The car museum -  All the interesting exhibits were in storage. 

Other than that, an excellent weekend!

Greetings to The Fantastic Mrs. Fox...! I know I have said nothing here so far, but now I finally have something to say. A <>Yearly event, of high importance to My own Social Calender (i.e. - I have no social life but I care not)...

...This Friday there is a New "Pokemon" VideoGame Out! Huzzah!! (Anyone wanting to comment, I have a separate Pokemon Thread for that, m'kay?) 

Good luck! With both family and cake! :-)

What type of dolls do you have? Do you collect them?

I am absolutely green with envy at your visiting of Warwick Castle! It's a shame that it's not very original though! Did it have any decent memorabilia about Richard the 3rd or the Earls of Warwick circa The War of the Roses? I would have imagined that the 'International' Model boat show would have taken over a whole exhibition centre! How big was it? 

It seems like you both enjoyed the Motor Museum? 

This weekend I spent it alone. Well I was at home with my mother and father but mostly spent it by myself. I was in my room playing with my dolls having tea parties

We've just had a weekend in Warwick - did the castle - which is basically a big old wall with a fake 1870s Victorian recreation of the castle and the actual living quarters are quite modern.    The rain spoilt most of the outdoor activities there.     We popped along to the International Model Boat Show - much, much smaller than the name would suggest.      Aspie central!    Didn't buy anything.

We visited Gaydon motor museum where we re-lived our motoring past - we've both had a lot of BL cars between us.   There was a model train show being held in their 1st floor corporate spaces - again, Aspie central!  

Yeh. I'm offering up more info about myself now- will see how it goes

oooh! good idea with the butter. I'll try that. It's cake day today. More eggs/less butter day today :)

No worries! I also struggle to relate to situations which I am not in myself. I think that listening and giving your attention to the person who is in pain are really good traits :-) Perhaps your family need to listen to you? We can only begin to start to understand and support another person if we listen to their experience.

If you want pockets of warm gloopy almond butter in cakes, I would suggest making cupcakes and after you have put the mixture into the cupcake cases but before you put them in the oven, put dollops of almond butter into the middle of the unbaked cupcakes. Works well with chocolate so should work with almond butter, hopefully!

This is difficult to try relate as I'm on my own and have been a long time. I've not been successful in relationships and do now think post dx that I could have done more. I can certainly empathise but I am more comfortable to listen- to give my attention to the person in pain than being physically supportive, but I feel my family have just not known what to do with me over the years and it's all come to a full stop. What a mess :) 

I think I was expecting pockets of gloopy warm almond butter in the cake (OMG that would be so good) but I guess with all the liquids, it diluted. Definitely more eggs next time to start with 

This link might partly explain why non-autistic people find it difficult to understand the autistic mind set and conversely why we find it difficult to understand their mind set.

The issue that I’m having at the moment is surrounding empathy. My husband keeps complaining that I and my autistic friends are completely lacking in empathy. I will be honest and say that I find it incredibly difficult to see the world from someone else’s perspective. I have taught myself last year to try to imagine how I would feel in a situation so assume that this is how the other person might feel in the same situation BUT this takes massive effort and a lot of cognitive processing time and it is not something that I do either frequently or naturally. So I keep saying to my husband, ok so if you’re so good at being empathetic then show me how it’s done. There’s been a few situations recently where I’ve felt that he needs to try to understand either mine of my eldest daughter’s perspective better so I’ve asked him to try to put himself in our shoes and imagine how we feel in that situation and he literally can’t (or won’t)!!!

Pot calling the kettle black really, wouldn’t you say?

If you’re using the almond butter for the taste then might be better to use almond essence, or amaretto for a stronger almond flavour. Good luck with the eggs and purée