• RE: 17 years old and don't drink alcohol

    Well I like alcohol, but only on my own terms. I have a glass of decent wine with my evening meal, but don't like drinking more than that.

    So if out, I prefer apple juices and the like, in summer, maybe an alcohol-free beer or shandy. Or lemon juice…

  • Hot all the time

    I get this thing where I get hot all the time. My skin becomes hot and itchy, I hadn't properly noticed it until a few months ago and now it seems to happen to me all the time. I don't feel unwell with it but the itching can be annoying. Is this a woman…

  • RE: Coca-Cola

    Hi,

    Thanks for replying. It’s interesting to hear from others and makes me feel like I’m not the only one that has this problem. I never drink hot drinks being tea or coffee, I do occasionally have a tassimo hot chocolate Pod but I leave it until it’s…

  • RE: fudging hate halloween

    Stick a note on the door that says "No Trick or Treaters". 

    We most certainly would not have been allowed to do this as kids.  It can be very frightening for elderly people to be worried that if they don't dish out treats their home might be attacked…

  • RE: Food and Drink

    I too struggle with food although I eat as healthy as I can. I do eat bananas and apples but mainly pasta and potatoes as I struggle with some textures. I do enjoy Pip And Nut peanut butter and buy it in bulk for the protein. I bake my own bread with…

  • Advice about Access to Work

    I appled for Access to Work when I started my current job supermarket assistant in December. They contacted me yesterday, and they agreed to communicate via email so far. I'm waiting for next email, but in truth I have no idea what I could ask them for…

  • Anyone else like cooking?

    I love to cook, I think I'm going to be spending the next few days making pickled onions and chutney as I've just cleared all the tomato plants from the garden and have loads of half rip ones.

    I took a Yottam Ottalengi recipe book out of the library…

  • RE: When to pull the cord? Parents of ADHD/ Aspie 19 yo need help transitioning him to independence

    Now, probably close to that but as a child until he was maybe 11 or 12 much less.  He was always moving so early years were all out and about and then maybe  2 hours of TV max.  However I totally agree, my neuro typical daughter got apple gear for Christmas…

  • RE: Dairy free alternatives for autistic adults

    Not sure of the connection between autism and lactose-intolerance.  However, I use Aldi Soya Drink (apple juice sweetened) in place of dairy milk.  59p a litre is about as cheap as you'll get, and it tastes pretty good to me.

    You can buy dairy-free…

  • RE: Have you got a favourite mug?

    We had an amazing pasta dish at school dinners which I called tomato drainpipes. It had spam and onions in. I've tried to recreate it at home many times but failed to get it exactly right.

    Semolina at school dinners was dreadful - couldn't swallow…