What links Tom Cruise, Monotropism and @jamieandlion.bsky.social ? Read my latest blog post to find out :o) tumblepenny.wordpress.com/2025/10/16/m... #monotropism #autism @monotropism.bsky.social

There's something magical about standing on a crest of a hill on the site of an unearthed Roman Villa listening to the ancient cries of the Carrion Crows.

So, I've started revamping and old blog site of mine into a Neurodivergent blog. Tumblepenny: Watch the penny drop. Let's see if I keep it going this time. #autism #adhd #neurodivergent Latest post here tumblepenny.wordpress.com

Only two days until I start the 100 miles in October Challenge for National Autistic Society. Hope this dry weather holds up. I don't want to get too soggy.

Just look at the surface tension on this puddle trying to form in the rain shower this morning.

If you interrupt my day by knocking on my day, do not give me a look of disgust when I answer in my pj's with hair everywhere and knitted penguin socks 😆

I have just signed up for this. Not done anything like this for years, please go take a look and see if you can support me. Anything you can spare is greatly appreciated. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Genuine question for fellow Autistics as I have never experienced this before, has it happened to you? I overdid it making notes outside for a form I need to fill. When I realised I had done too much and should stop, I couldn't navigate the patio. My brain was insisting that each slab was a step.

Struggling today to I have come to my "Nature Safe Spot" but all I can see is the future destruction as I know a road is going to cut through this field soon.

This week I finally recieved my official Autism Diagnosis at the age of 53. Massive thanks to @jamieandlion.bsky.social for unknowingly aiding my journey more than anyone could comprehend. Also to @robinince.bsky.social for being a strong voice for the neurodivergent late diagnosed.

I don't think any book that I have chosen NOT to read because I decided it wasn't for me has ever negatively affected me. #YouKentReadThatHere

When you have two tasks you want to get done but only enough spoons for one. So you use up all remaining spoons trying to decide and end up going for a lie down instead.

Just reading a passage by @robinince.bsky.social on meltdowns and it made me think: One of my early warning signs that a meltdown is imminent is "the sweats". I now wonder if this contributes to why I cannot tolerate heat... my body goes "uh oh, I recognise this, I know what comes next".

9-8-7-6-10 5-1-2-3-4 is the ONLY way to cut your toenails 🤣 Anyone that just dives straight in with the big toe just has way too much confidence.

Managed to nab a signed copy of "Normally Weird And Weirdly Normal - My Adventures in Neurodiversity" By @robinince.bsky.social . Not even half way through and I can already tell it's going to be my most important read of the year.

Weird question: Does anyone else find it harder to breathe when wearing Loop Earplugs? And before you say it, no, I have NOT put them up my nose instead of my ears.

So angry with myself but I know that's wrong... need to work on my self-acceptance. Only done 2 Things (booked MoT and failed to book GP) and now I have had to go back to bed exhausted.

Today's Supreme Court Ruling - which will decimate trans lives - is a direct result of a case funded substantially by J K Rowling. This is what we mean when we say support J K Rowling & Harry Potter has tangible harms for trans people.

Been really struggling since my PIP Assessment last week. Like it tipped my mind and body over the balance point that I have not been able to bounce back from.... oh well, only another 7 weeks until I get their decision.

I hope DWP doesn't stand for Dastardly Wicked Pirates. Just had a message that basically says "come to the docks, come alone and bring your passport". Glad I'm not in an 18th century novel.

Imagine scooping out the stuffing from pillows into the tumble dryer > that's how my head has been this week: overfilled with hot fluff that is of no use to anyone.

Stuck in a double-edged slump. Doing nothing hurts my brain... doing anything burns me out to the point of feeling sick 😕

I forgot to post my completed models. For the Death Star I went against everything I have seen and been told and did NOT use primer. I found it a much better experience ::shrug::

Accessibility in Norwich... come on people, do better. Every store and centre I went in today, the escalators where not working.

Done literally nothing today and that was too much 😥 Can I blame the Full Moon?

SUPPORT NEEDED I have just had my book announcement post removed by Instagram/Meta. It’s been removed for seemingly no reason the post and book are about 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ equality. Please tag @meta @instagram below and let them know they’ve made a mistake. Anyone who can help escalate this please get in touch

Overlaid one of my old digital paintings onto yesterday's sunset... just to brighten up your feed :)

It's been a week of admin/paperwork that has totally drained me yet it is still on 50/50 as to whether anything will come from any of it :(

Christopher Wren, Pooh, Piglet and Tigger rebuild St. Paul's Cathedral after the great fire of London - That's a new Disney movie synopsis we need.

I was first introduced to Spoon Theory by a close friend 25 years ago. Little did I know that many years later I would be using it myself and just how exhausting it us trying to balance each day on the end of that little spoon.

Now fully assembled but due to my haphazard glue technique and sausage fingers the paint is very sketchy. But I always expected to do further painting once glued together.

Been reading and thinking about lot recently about Monotropism and realised that I used to use an analogy in my presentations a few years back that fits perfectly: -> (1/2)

Managed some model painting today by utilising my own version of @jamieandlion.bsky.social "long hug" technique. For me it's a 45 minute long walk that gave me the power to do half an hour of painting before the burn out hit. Monday and Tuesday, however, defeated me.

I still can't decide if I have these mando figures in the right order.

Wicked lego set on a budget.

Yesterday it was still sunny and autumnal. Today is grey and dull. But at least we don’t have the snow . . . Yet.

Dear BBC quiz show creators. This week I have seen a few incidents that highlight your (probably unintentional) disregard for disability equality. There is no need for contestants to have to stand at a podium and it really exaggerates the contestants need for accommodations. Give everyone a desk.

Been doing nothing but still not regaining any Spoons

What's your favourite podcast and why is it "1800 seconds on autism" on BBC Sounds? 😁

The SpacePenguin has entered yet another corner of the Internet. Let's see what happens here. 🐧